there's not any virginia any more. over jenna lee the district of columbia was the full ten miles square that the constitution allowed and part of that was south of potomac including alexandria. the episcopal church in alexandria. among other things that would have said how internal authority would work in this the episcopal parish, and certain welfare functions to them in colonial america especially in the episcopal colonies. if you were blind or retarded or a widow who couldn't take care of herself and was the local episcopal parish that would handle these functions. they don't have a welfare state. they're handled through the church. congress envisioned having that continue. this is unconstitutional. we can't have congress telling this episcopal parish how it will function and can have the congress delegating these civil functions to declared church -- the church. madison had a second opportunity to consider the meaning of the establishment clause and what happened is congress had given land to some mississippi bapt

you cannot do in virginia in appalachia what you can do in charlottesville or in northern virginia or tide water. if you think of legos and building, you have different building blocks to work with. and so we're trying to build from the ground up the delivery system that makes some sense, and we're not sure that there is yet an evidence-based model from top down that will work in all places. so we're spending a lot of time and energy on that area as well. >> i want to bring in our other panelists and remind this is supposed to be an interactive conversation. so you should all have note cards by now that were passed out at the beginning of the event. and in a little bit we're going to get to questions. we're going to ask -- we're going to collect the note cards and pass them up in a little bit. we're hoping you'll have a chance to get some of your questions in as well. the other thing i wanted to mention is for anybody watching the live stream, you can follow at #prohc. ron, i'd like to ask you as you listen to this and you look at the landscape of what the states are doing on exchange

a new way that the virginia company was settling virginia. and jamestown was the seat of the government. so that would have been representatives from that area in the first representative assembly. there was always some kind of connection. then it went on to be a plantation during the 17 the century. >> how far is the original historic jamestown from the current seat of government, richmond? how far down the james river? >> 50 miles. i guess 50. >> sebring, florida next up. georgian. >> go ahead. >> georgiann. go ahead. sebri sebring, florida. >> caller: i was fortunate enough to bring my children from the ipswich and felixville area to virginia. so they got to see where the settlers came from versus where they were coming to. and they knew that they lived in big mansions in england and over here we were living in mud huts. and i would also like to know if you are checking around in gloucester around paul tench chimney where chief potench had his home. and if so are you -- >> no. well, at another site. excuse me. at another site where rakamik

senate race in virginia. i'm told that right now, you're looking at the george allen race and he is winning with 4% of the precincts reporting. 59% of the vote goes to george allen. it wasn't thought that any of the others could provide him. only 4% reporting. that seems to have been the case. but of course, we'll have a lot more on this on 9news now at 11:00 when more results will be in. susan page, thank you so much for being here. we appreciate it. >> thank you, derek. >> let's turn to topper. there are storms out there bubbling and boiling our way. >> they are. if you're around the immediate metro area, it's pleasant. the breaks in the clouds, sun northwest. but that said, here's a look at live doppler 9,000. we have been tracking these for three hours now. right now, nothing severe. you are going to get hammered with rain fall in winchester. an inch per hour over the next 40 minutes or so. they will roll into front royal. so we're not done with the storms just yet. the front back to our west. 77 downtown

i'm from virginia. virginia is the cradle of liberty, on this day, june 16, 1607, they completed the fort in jamestown. that's where all of the principals of our country began and through the years, as well. virginia was started as a commercial venture and free-enterprise started in virginia. the concept of representative democracy started in virginia with the first legislative body and through the years, the religious freedom was authored by thomas jefferson who was so proud of it that on his gravestone he had his three proudest accomplishments and the staff uft religious freedom and the declaration of independence and the founding of the university of virginia and so these foundational values are at stake today. the theme of this conference is that america's at a crossroads and indeed we are. the choices that are going to be made in this year's elections are going to determine the course of american history, whether we continue to decline or i think we believe we autopsy to begin ascending once again

virginia. some locations in the 60s, central shenandoah valley, the 60s. so a pleasant start this morning, although the air is thick with humidity, and we're going to stay steady here, in the low 70s, mid-70s, for another hour or so. then it's going to rapidly jump as the day progresses, thanks to deep high pressure. and as a result, we've got a heat advisory until 10:00 tonight. the afternoon heat index 100 to 105, like it was yesterday. it again includes all of northern virginia, just about all of maryland, including the district and the eastern shore, except western maryland, shenandoah valley, points west. the higher elevations are always cooler, and certainly this type of weather. we've got this deep high pressure over us circulating. we've got a hazy, clear sky right now. "day planner" for this thursday. it will be in to the mid-90s by noon and then peaking near 100 degrees by mid-afternoon. by late afternoon, back down to the mid-90s. so a hot and very uncomfortable day on the way. i'm b

i'm surae chinn with that -- of virginia.'m surae chinn with that story in dale city coming up. >>> back on 9 news now it's an update on the campaign for president in the critical swing state that also happens to be right next-door. a new poll shows the race between president obama and republican candidate mitt romney is tightening up in virginia. this poll from quinnipiac university shows the president with a five-point lead with virginia voter over romney, down from an eight-point lead from that poll in march. >>> today the first lady out trying to reverse the trend. michelle obama hit the campaign trail stumping for her husband and surae chinn was in dale city where the first lady was out trying to energize the volunteers. >> reporter: the first lady kicks off her solo campaign tour this week with a stop in virginia for her husband's reelection bid trying to energize supporters and volunteers at the veterans of foreign wars post in dale city. >> we have to keep moving forward. >> reporter: virginia is not only a battle gro

virginia drivers are also paying seven cents less this morning and west virginia average is down a nickel. >>> one win was not enough for broadway hit at the tony awards. >> the tony award goes to "once." >> the bittersweet romantic musical picked up eight trophies including best lead actor in musical. best lead actress in musical was named and nina won best leading actress in a play beating out stiff competition. shocker of the night. right here. went to james cordon nabbing lead acting in a play award for one man two governors beating out phillip seymour hoffman who was the favorite in that category. >> the tonys like to honor new talent. >> very nice. all right. 4:55. coming up, if you are not a big fan of birthdays, turns out your not alone. >>> the journey that's about to take place for once and for all find out what happened to amelia ♪ >> that dancer won't be back. did you see that? one of lady gaga dancers hit her on the head with a prop while performing in the middle of her "born this way" ball in new z zeala zealand. you saw her stagger. she told the crowd i did hit my head and

we want to keep your talents and your dreams in virginia. we want you to pay taxes in virginia. so thank you students for your hard work these last four years. or five years. or six years. you've gotten to this day with the love and support of your families, your parents. the members of the board. the president, the faculty. many have loved and nurtured you to get you to this day. so i say to you, go be great. go make a difference. go captains! god bless you. [ cheers and applause ] >>> baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake addressed the class of 2012 at st. mary's college of maryland in mid-may. she's the -- a look now at live coverage on the c-span's networks. the u.s. house gavels in at 2:00 eastern to include spending on energy and water projects. that's on c-span again starting at 2:00 p.m. eastern. the u.s. senate is live on c-span2 at 29:15 when they wrap up debate on a general pay discrimination bill before voting at 2:30 on moving forward wir the maesher. live tonight at 8:50 with a discussion between warren buffett head of berkshire hathaway and david rubenstein, a

as well as panhandle of west virginia.se in washington, too, down to just 52 at the airport there. it's only in the mid 50sed a prnlg county, arlington, fairfax county, also just the mid 50s right near the bay waters. in the 60s. away from the waters, 50s. with the strong june sun by noontime, 70s. winds out of the northwest gusting to 15 to 25 miles per hour. we'll have the low humidity in place throughout the rest of the day with the bright sun during the afternoon. we'll peek in the low 80s by mid afternoon. by then, back down to the mid and upper 70s. and then by midnight the 60s and then all of the way back down again tomorrow morning into the 50s. a bit warmer tomorrow. still low humidity. another gorgeous day with lots of sun. just a few midday clouds like today. lighter winds and then on thursday, it's going to start getting a little more humid. morning lows, though, still pleasant but still not sweltering humidity. hot during the afternoons around 90 or so. lots of sunshine. then the big heat and the big humidity

of every four of those dollars ends up here, in northern virginia. that may explain why students in the area are willing to give the president the benefit of the doubt. >> given the state of the united states and the economy that he came in with, he's done a wonderful job so far. it wouldn't have been easy to turn this around no matter who was elected. >> reporter: but the president isn't taking votes here for granted. since he was elected, he's visited northern virginia community college campuses five times. and even here, with all the federal spending and an unemployment rate around 4%, his handling of the economy is a tough sell. >> everyone that i've known in my class that have graduated, they are working like unpaid internships, which is kind of like feeling like an indentured servant. >> reporter: the president may be popular here, but for students, the thrill is gone. >> now they are really reevaluating, i think, how they are going to vote in the fall, whether they are going to continue to participate. >> reporter: get away from a college camp

a few clouds coming across virginia, maryland, and to west virginia. be with us off and on through the afternoon. look at the areas in dark green, in the 50s. the shenandoah valley, west virginia, most of maryland and northern virginia, right at reagan national and the tidal potomac, in the bay, near 60s. and the rest of the day, clouds in and out. a small chance of a sprinkle, shower, maybe an isolated thundershower popping up this afternoon. highs reaching upper 70s. tomorrow, more clouds. still just a slight chance of a shower or thundershower. and then on wednesday, a little greater chance, maybe 30% chance, of an afternoon shower or thundershower. milder on thursday. below the average high of 81. a greater chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms. looking delightful for friday, saturday, and sunday. highs in the low to mid 80s. danella has traffic. >>> good morning. still looking at this eastbound route 6 at washington avenue. all the eastbound lanes are blocked in la plata. let's continue to head north. a crash in southeast d.c. on 7 go ahea

the state registrar will advise no indian tribes in virginia. despite the response, federal government officials and the virginia tribes conducted interviews and photographed people, places and things, substantiating their existence. they supported the fact that indiana tribes are doing under time. and tuition for the ipdia iandi to attend the high school in oklahoma. in addition to oklahoma, the commonwealth paid for indians to attend schools and other states. additionally to provide funding for the schools. at one hand, we were acknowledged by both the federal and state government. the most telling testimony of the current system, the 1999, the head of the bia, the indian triable delegation that many of the people assembled on that day would not live long enough to get federal recognition through the administrative process. we have had many chiefs since then. the administrative process for people in the southeast has been very low. several factors contribute to the low success rate. lack of resources needed for the information to be complied o

many locations in the west virginia. a few spots there be in the upper 30s here in some of the high lans in east central, west virginia. elkins, only 42 degrees now. dark green areas are in the 50s. that covers most of maryland, most of virginia away from the waters including southern maryland, parts of the northern neck. right around the bay, too. right on the water, it's in the 60s. but away from the bay, it's down into the 50s. by 9:00, though, near 70. 70s by noontime. lots of sun today. northwest breeze gusting to around 25 miles an hour. we ought to reach the low 80s by mid afternoon. low humidity in place. absolutely gorgeous day. i'll be back in ten minutes with a hometown forecast. danella, we've got traffic trouble. good morning. >> that's right, tom. big trouble on i-270 southbound in germantown road. the crash there just in the shoulder lane here, but the damage is done as you make your way southbound. the delays are pretty serious. seeing them at clarksburg road over eight three miles on i-270 southbound. ma

virginia and d.c. declared states of emergency tonight, and maryland has plans to follow suit. >> also, water restrictions are in place in mount gumry, brins george's and loudoun countys and local 911 systems had a host of problems today. the situation in fairfax county is so bad, residents have been told to go to the police or fire station to report their emergencies. tonight we have eight reporters fanned out across the metro area including tisha thompson in virginia, derrick ward in d.c. and darcy spencer in maryland, but we want to get right to storm 4 meteorologist time kieran who sakei tom therien. say it's not a repeat performance. >> thankfully not the widespread wind damage like last night. we have a strong thunderstorm that is developing. it has been developing and growing over culpepper county. there's a close-up view of the radar and this storm is beginning to develop and is pushing off to the south and east. right now raining really hard in culpepper county as well as just about to move in

this is a severe risk zone, and it includes all of virginia, all of maryland, all of west virginia. so we're not done yet. this is a sthooorm we do get sts around until midnight tonight. i'll be back with another update coming up. back to you. >> thanks, tom. >>> watching tweets from pepco. all hands on deck as they begin to restore power right now to about 3,000 customers, restored in just the past 20 minutes or so but asking for crews throughout the northeast and canada to come in and help. checking the other updated numbers. workers still trying to get power back to about 411,000 people. dominion, virginia, has been 376,000 outages. >> and bge is working on about 189,000 ku69 mers without electricity also reporting, 650 crews total. the outages are in anne arundel county alone. smeco, things looking good from this morning. still, massive numbers of people without electricity. patience is wearing thin for drivers in montgomery county. >> power outages making the scene at gas stations and stores as well and four-way intersections all a little hecht tick. jackie bensen is live in be

most of maryland, virginia, and west virginia in the 50s. even some places here in west virginia are down into the low to mid 40s this morning. and by noontime, though, with that strong june sun we'll be in the low 80s. still low humidity just a few clouds popping up. then mid to late afternoon we'll peak in the upper 80s. low humidity, lots of sun. a day for the sun block. 8:37, a beautiful evening coming up with low humidity and temperatures. we'll be in the 70s by late evening. then near 60 by dawn tomorrow. during the day on thursday, still not very humid. afternoon highs, low 90s. lots of sun and it's going to get very humid though quickly late thursday night and into friday. and the weekend each day sweltering humidity and torrid heat during the afternoons. highs near 100 degrees on friday, saturday, and sunday. lows in the steamy 70s. only a slight chance of an isolated thunderstorm popping up each afternoon. still rather humid, it does look like at least it will be cooling down a bit. highs to low 90s on monday, perhaps near 90 on to

that's way off to the west and southwest and west virginia and southwestern virginia. but closer to washington, getting a few sprinkle here in the district now and in fairfax county, prince william, charles county, this area in yellow, there's moderate showers now just northeast of fredericksburg, crossing the potomac, heading up toward point tobacco, st. mary's and charles county, drifting to the north and east. and a little wet pave frmt prince william to stafford and spotsylvania. this area in yellow is the risk zone later this afternoon. 5:00 p.m. to as late as 11:00 p.m. that's when we could get strong thunderstorms producing damaging winds, hail, and perhaps enough heavy rain to cause flooding. stay tuned, we'll keep you posted on that. i'm back this ten minutes with a look at your day and evening planner. danella's here with traffic. >>> good morning. traveling on the roadways this morning, making your way southbound at 301 at trade zone avenue, still have all of your southbound lanes blocked. a workaround for you. make a right on central avenue, a left on churc

virginia is considered a swing county. at a vfw post in dale city is the first public campaign trip for mrs. obama without her husband. she was with the president when he launched his re-election campaign in richmond early last month. >>> parents may want to consider other options before having their kids undergo a ct scan. a new study finds they increase a child's risk for cancer. a study conducted by researchers in great britain say the scans cause small but significant increases in the risk of leukemia in children. researchers say the results do not mean that ct scans should be avoided entirely, however, they say the test should be performed only when necessary and with the lowest possible dose of radiation. >>> later today more than 2,000 former nfl players and their families will file a lawsuit against the nfl over concussions. the players are consolidating close to a hundred lawsuits. they say the nfl deliberately hid the link between concussions and long-term disabilities and injuries. they say the league glorified

tom roussey reporting from charlottesville, virginia. >> a d.c. teenager recovering after a stabbing that happen before 4:00 yesterday afternoon near 48th and of minnesota in northeast. a suspect is in custody. a police standoff lasting more than 24 hours in falls church has ended peacefully with one man in custody. it started around 4:00 p.m. monday with a domestic disturbance call in the 600 block of hillwood avenue. police found a man with a gun barricaded in a home. he poured gasoline on himself and throughout the house reportedly. residents have been able to return. in business news, google has something new to show off. >> and netflix has a hearing on the hill today. linda bell is live at bloomberg headquarters in new york. good morning. >> hello. representatives from the paid television industry will face off at a hearing before a house subcommittee today. it was called to examine changes since the last broad revisions to cable law that were made in 1992 when a few consumers used internet streamed video. cable tv companies used to control 9

so much of virginia, much of maryland, and into west virginia, in the low to mid 50s now. right in washington, along the tidal potomac, near the bay, eastern shore, low 60s. 63 at reagan national. day planner, a breezy and cool morning. low 60s by mid morning. and then by middle of the day, the low 70s. ought to be holding steady in the upper 70s during the afternoon, into late afternoon under a partly sunny sky. i'll be back in ten minutes with another update. here's danella with an update on traffic. good morning. >>> good morning. thanks, tom. if you're traveling in la plata, maryland, we have reportedly a utility problem. working to get more details now. utility problem blocking all of your eastbound lanes. this is route 6 at washington avenue. again, eastbound lanes are blocked. i'm going keep updating this in the morning and let you know how it goes and when you get lanes back open. traveling on i-95 in maryland as well as 295, no issues -- actually between baltimore and the capital beltway down here, i'll give you a live look at i-95 and 100 making your way southbou

temperatures into the 50s most of maryland, virginia, and into west virginia. near the bay water, tidal potomac, low to mid 60s. here is how your day is taking shape. by 9:00, partly cloudy, into the low to mid 60s by then. and our sunrise at 5:44. that's getting earlier and earlier. by noontime, partly sunny to mostly sunny. we'll be in the low 70s by then. mid-afternoon ought to hit the mid to upper 70s. then by late afternoon back down to the low 70s under a partly sunny sky. only a slight chance of an isolated shower this afternoon as well as tomorrow and then wednesday, maybe a little greater chance. still not much of a chance. partly sunny tuesday and wednesday. low 70s for highs tomorrow, mid 70s wednesday. these are cooler than average temperatures. average shy 81. and by thursday, we do have an increased chance of some mainly afternoon showers and thundershowers. highs upper 70s. finally up near the average high on friday, saturday and sunday looking great. friday, saturday, sunday, sunshine, into the low to mid 80s on saturday and sunday. looking deli

much of virginia, west virginia, and maryland. closer to washington. right around the beltway and inside the beltway. generally around 60 degrees in arlington, southern montgomery, and in far western prince george's county. southern maryland, most locations, mid 50s. near the warm waters of bay, mid 60s and reagan national, near 70 degrees there on the warm waters of the potomac there. but just a mile away from the potomac, it's down into the 50 nasdaq many locations. and it's dipped down into the 40s, parts of west virginia, elkins, west virginia, 45 degrees. around our region we will have lots of sunshine through the morning hours by 9:00 we'll have just a few light breezes with sunshine. still very pleasant. low to mid swechbts by mid morning. then by noontime for your lunch hour, it's going to start getting a little hot. up around 80 degrees or so. we low 80 was a northwest breeze around 10 to 20. a few clouds popping up. during the afternoon, mostly sunny. we'll be reaching the mid and upper 80s for 3:00 to 5:00 to 6:00 and then drop back down to

west virginia parts of west virginia in the 50s. hometown forecast is la plata. by noontime into low 80s with partly cloudy skies and by mid to late afternoon mid 80s. by early this evening, ought to have showers and thundershowers moving through. they'll continue off and on the rest of the evening into this time tomorrow morning. a look at the rest of the week and weekend in ten minutes. danella, how is traffic now? >> we had road work shutting down a few lanes actually if you were trying to get to i-66 from the outer loop of the beltway. road work was shutting you down. that ramp has reopened. let's head to inner loop of the beltway. earlier you were forced on 395. that has cleared as well and you can continue your commute traveling on inner loop of the beltway continuing on the beltway or get on 395 if you want. aaron and eun, back over to you. >>> it's now 5:12. the announcement from apple today that fans may find disappointing. >>> a lot of parents can relate to this. what the prime minister of ♪ [ kareem ] i was fascinated by

eastbound departure from martinsburg, west virginia.ntgomery county stops in both directions. the new schedule will take effect on july 16th. >>> this morning house republicans are already putting into motion a plan to repeal president obama's health care law. republicans say they will vote july 11th to repeal the now constitution allow. it comes just a the supreme court 5-4 decision to uphold the law, most controversial tenet, the individual mandate which will require all americans to have insurance. the court ruled that the penalty is for anyone who chooses not to get insurance will have a tax. the attorney general, the first state attorney to file a lawsuit against obamacare says lawmakers misled the public. >> because they all wanted to avoid being accuse of voting to raise taxes and, in the, what the court said today is that's exactly what they did. even while they lied to us about what they were doing. >> he will hold a press conference this morning to discuss how this new law hurt job creation. >>> thank you for starting your day

petersburg west virginia is 44 degrees.oughout the day, temperatures will climb with a northwesterly wind. we will have low humidity today and temperatures will be in the upper 80 pause, warmer than yesterday but comfortable. in our area, the eastern flank of the high pressure loads good but on the other side is where the high heat is. all kinds of records were set out westchester day and that he did headed in our direction. upper 70's today an increasing humidity levels and lower 90's tomorrow and upper 90s, friday saturday, and sunday with possible thunderstorms. some areas met -- may get close to 100 degrees saturday and sunday. i will -- i will have more coming up in about 10 minutes. >> look at those shades. >> these are daring. you can hit by what with all the sunshine and beautiful weather. i have a couple of pictures to show you what to expect on the highway. things are in our favor as far as interstate travel. this is the 14th street bridge with a normal delay forming. delays on the outer loop or new hampshire aven

virginia. closer to washington, montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's counties near 60, and near 70 right on the tidal potomac and near the bay. "hometown 4-cast" for waldorf, near 90 by noon and mid to late afternoon, the mid-90s with a few wispy, high clouds coming in. by 11:00, it's just going to be 80 degrees, so a warm evening and humid conditions coming in tonight, and in place for friday and the weekend, that's going to be the peak of the heat wave. we'll look at that in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >>> still pretty good in our area. not seeing a lot of things to warn you about, things like accidents, delays, not seeing any of that right now. overnight road work looks to be completely gone. we'll take a look if you're traveling along i-95, this time in virginia. in fact, here's the camera right now for you. as you make your way northbound and southbound past the weigh station, nice and clear. no issues to report. your travel speed, in fact, heading from quantico to the

it's a project of preservation virginia. the first statewide historic preservation organization in the united states. it is confuse iing that there a so many jamestowns. and many people visit jamestown, and it turns out that they never went to the real place, the place where all the history happened. so there's a jamestown that's a living history museum, jamestown settlement, and they interpret jamestown, and they have three wonderful ships. and they've reconstructed a fort and an indian village. and they have a huge museum over there. that is a state-run organization. so they get state funding for that. then the island itself, the original site of jamestown, is co-managed by the national park service and preservation virginia. so it's an unusual private-public partnership that goes on here. the park service owns the majority of the island, 1,500 acres. preservation virginia has around 23. but their 23 acres incorporates the site of the original fort. the church. the church tower. and the last government building that was on

>> it's true and easy that there is a busy day throughout virginia, with six u.s. house nominations decided and some of the most well-known include some primary challengers to the likes of northern virginia and jim moran and the majority house leader eric cant, r and his district is in richmond. clearly moran and canter are expected to retain their seats and the strongest, not overwhelming favorites for re- election next november. >>> and we will have some results from today's virginia primary at 10 and go to our website, www.myfoxdc.com. >>> and president obama on the campaign trail and making stops in major east coast cities and is in philly. earlier he was -- and pointed out the 4.3 million jobs created in the private sector over the last 27 months. >> and does this make us satisfyd? no, not when we have so many folks looking for work and when so many homes are under water and states are laying off teachers and first responders. this crisis didn't happen overnight and won't be solved overnight. >> and mitt romney hammering away at the newest talking point. the p

the average in virginia is $3.22. $3.53 in d.c., $3.35 in maryland. the cheapest gas in the region is south of us in fredericksburg. $2.99 a gallon for regular which is not bad. reporting live in arlington, jummy olabanji. >> where are you going after the show? i am headed to wawa. >> 64 degrees outside. >> and which the local spots made the list of the cleanest beaches. clare tropical storm debby is headed now. >> a live look outside. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> welcome back. tropical storm debby has weakened to a tropical depression. and it's still poses a risk in parts of florida. north of tampa there's massive flooding. it drenched the state at least four straight days. it is expected to head north while picking up speed. 5:09 is the time 63 degrees. >> adam caskey spend plenty of time in florida as well. when they have a slow-moving storm in that state, it is terrible. >> it is. so many of those leg olocations cannot handle that amount of water. it just keeps coming. this was barely a tropical storm and th

, and into west virginia this morning. morning hours, it's going to remain cloudy. a small chance of a few scattered sprinkles around through mid morning. we'll be into the low to mid 60s by then. by noontime, might have a few breaks in the clouds. it will be milder, up around 70. a northeast breeze and then during the afternoon hours, we'll have that continued northeast breeze. but a little more sun breaking out. highs reaching the low 70s. dropping back to the upper 60s by sunset at 8:30. around 6:00, if we have breaks in the clouds, we'll have an opportunity to see a rare sight, something we won't see for another 115 years. that's when venus will be crossing the face of the sun. of course, don't look directly at the sun. you need protection. and it's about the same size as the earth. 24 million miles away. a celestial sight and a rare thing to view. and then tomorrow, partly sunny, the mid 70s. might get an afternoon shower. greater chance of an afternoon or evening thundershower on thursday. and then warming up to the

covers most of northern virginia. covers parts of eastern west virginia as well as much of maryland and the district of columbia. the heat index, that's how the air feels with the humidity factored in. it's doing to be over 100 by mid afternoon. the record highs today. we will be near record heat. 99 in 1931 on this date was the record high. the record high for thursday is 98 setback in 1988. we're going to be near record highs for today and again tomorrow. nowing looking at what's been happening over the last 12 hours. we've had a generally clear sky but it's hazy. we've got patchy fog, especially in parts of virginia and around southern maryland where temperatures are in the low 70s. 75 at reagan national. low to mid 70s near the bay waters. away from the waters hovering around 70 for most of the region. out of the mountains, 60s. it will heat up rapidly. by 9:00 we ought to be in the mid 80s. and then by noontime the low 90s and then soaring to the upper 90s by mid afternoon. that is when you need to stay in the ac

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martinsville, virginia, gene, hi. >> caller: calling from western virginia, and mr. kelso, i have your book. i enjoyed reading it. i have two questions. i'd like comments. when the jamestown settlement took place, it was a period of drought. i think the little ice age was going on, and the indian people had very little corn. and how did this drought affect the jamestown settlement? and number two, i want to comment on the indian people. you're close to two indian communities at jamestown and charles city/county, the chickahominy, over 1,000 people, and the settlement of jamestown and their ancestors. have the indian descendants been involved? do you get feedback, participation, from the indian people there in the community? thank you so much. >> well, i can speak to the second question first. and that, yeah, there's much interaction with our project and the current united tribes. in fact, today there are some members of the tribes on the site demonstrating, and some in the original dress of the virginia indians. so they're as interested in what we are finding here an

this includes products sold in six states that includes virginia. on the recall, kroger flesh selections leafy romaine, kroger fresh selections greener supreme, and walmart market side leafy romaine. all of them have a use-by date of june 19th. dole says the veggies are at risk of listeria, a food born illness. but the company says there have been no reports of anyone getting sick. >>> a warning before you head outside. mosquitoes in northern virginia have tested positive for west nile virus. according to the washington examiner. prince william county officials say mosquitoes tested positive for the disease in wood binlg. they say they found four groups of mosquitos that also tested positive. maryland officials have not yet started testing mosquitoes. the west nile virus killed one person in maryland last year. symptoms include fever, headache, anausea. having such a warm-up so early on, we heard that the bugs were going to be worse than ever. and are bigger than ever. a lot of big bugso out there. >> sure sign of that, it feels more spring outside

theresa sullivan is once again a leader at the university of virginia.rday, the board of visitors unanimously voted to reappoint her as president. earlier this mark she was forced to resign due to what they were saying were philosophical differences. the dismissallen fewer yait -- the dismissal infuriated students, faculty and alumnae alike. >> i think the unrest has not been particularly healthy for the university. i have aasked them to come out with a clear statement about the future leadership of the university and than allow the university to be able to move on. >> after the vote of course the governor thanked the board for bringing matter to a close. >>> new developments this morning in the republican veepstakes. virginia governor bob mcdonnell now says he would consider being romney's running mate for ask. over the past few months, mcdonnell has repeatedly said he wasn't actively seeking the position and he was planning to finance -- finish his term as governor. >>> the montgomery county board of education has banned nonprofits from distributing le

delays began well in virginia. we estimated the 20-mile delay taking 1 mile and a half to get through there. some serious accidents in some areas as well. specifically 395 and also a crash we are working on near randolph road. >> thank you. patient is the operative word. >> when you hear 20-mile backup the know it will not be a good thing. >> we have been telling you about the situation on metro. here is a picture that was tweeted out. the tree is down on the orange line at stadium-armory and cheverly. they have had to suspend service. we know they are turning trains around and there are lots of delays. here is a map so you can see the location between cheverly and sadium armory. once again there is a look from somebody who is

across much of northern virginia and into west virginia and the shenandoah valley. mid 60s in washington and later today, we'll be holding in the 60s throughout much of the morning hours with possibility of a passing shower. then by noontime, near 70. might have a shower or two by noontime. have an umbrella handy. afternoon, isolated chance. highs, mid 70s. i'm back with the hometown forecast in ten minutes. >>> 5:32 now. in just an hour at 6: 30 metro's new rush plus service will start. the effort is supposed to add more trains to some of the busiest lines. not everyone understands all of the changes though. >> to be honest, i've seen the signs and symbols. i don't know what it actually is. >> a lot of people i talk to say it's confusing because they're used to getting on the train and now they have to actually pay attention to what train is coming so they won't get on the wrong train. >> many trains are heading to new destinations. you need to pay attention to the destination signs so you don't end up at the wrong station. to help explain the changes, here's danel

we will take you to traffic in virginia, moving very smoothly.ke the pavement is dry and washington boulevard. how about the action on the weather side? >> glad to hear the g.w. parkway southbound has reopened. there's some rainfall along interstate 70 from frederick into baltimore, and down 95 from the beltway into baltimore. we're getting a break around the beltway, but still somewhat roads because of the showers. now moving into a manassas, manassas park, crossing over 66 a market and bristow. leesburg into frederick and eastern washington county, especially jefferson county in west virginia, light rain. you could call occasional showers and a few thunderstorms today. unit, near 80 degrees for the high temperature, that's below average. lingering showers into the early nighttime, and clearing the. a good amount of sunshine tomorrow. it will be a little gusty on wednesday at times, but it will be refreshing, pushing in lower and humidity levels. fairly low humidity through the rest of the week. high temperatures around 80 degrees through friday

and yet another area back towards west beginning to enter virginia from west virginia. this one right now into northwest washington right along 66 and route 50 up towards the north around silver spring right around georgia avenue. no lightning right now. there has been a bolt or two-out of this line as it made its way to the south and east. you will see the quick shower. this has been a bit stronger earlier beginning to make its way towards fredrick county, virginia. still very heavy rain associated with this as it also moves to the south and east. take a look at the rainfall totals. not much around washington. over an inch around martinsburg. many areas did see some much needed rainfall. overnight tonight all of this rain will move out of here. the showers moving out as the cold front moves through. tomorrow rather breezy. temperatures around the 80 degree mark. a little bit below average but with the breeze of 15 to 20 miles per hour not a bad afternoon. thursday looking at sunshine and the northeasterly wind. thursday could be a little cool especially if we get cloud

as far as virginia, just wrapping up construction. moving just fine through springfield in this picture. we will have more on traffic, but now back to news. >> don't be surprised if your co-workers are talking about a strange sight on the beltway last night. >> reports of what some thought was a ufo near college park. maryland state police have confirmed the aircraft is a military airplane that was being moved from west virginia to the patuxent river naval air base in southern maryland. it's 82 feet long and over 30 feet wide and 14 feet high. i can see why some folks might be confused. >> that is an unusual shape. >> crews working to restore power to a rest an apartment complex after an explosion and fire left dozens of people in the dark. >> this happened yesterday afternoon. an underground power line exploded, sending flames shooting out of the ground sending residents flying from their homes >> . it was crazy, i was running with no shoes. >> i saw the people screaming. >> no one was injured. smoldered for hours before crews could

all across virginia, much of maryland and west virginia, we're already into the 90s and as we look at the heat index, look at the heat index now reagan national is at 103. heat index is what it feels like with the combination of the temperature and the humidity. so, for the rest of the afternoon, we'll have our temperatures peaking in perhaps 101, maybe even 102 in a few locations and the high humidity in place and then dropping back down to the upper 90s by early this evening. how much longer is this going to last? i'll have all the latest on that coming up in just a couple of minutes. we'll look at that and the fourth of july holiday weekend. back to you, erika. >> this heat wave isn't just uncomfortable, down right dangerous, folks. richard jordan joins us from washington hospital center with more ways to beat the heat. hi, richard. >> hi, erika. the hospital here says they have not seen a spike in heat-related illnesses yet. doctors want to make sure that people don't become victims to the heat. they say the most important thing to remember is to have water. the blazing sun likely