sutro make his initial fortune by being the engineer who figured out how to ventilate the mines at virginia city? >> that is the way he would phrase it. >> he drained them for water, not for air. >> he got backers for the tunnel. he said, we need this tunnel for safety, for air, for ventilation. he got this tunnel built and he got people to back it. just before it opened, it was proved to be not real helpful. he got out with his money. >> i bring it up as a reference that he had the engineering history, which allowed him to figure out how to do it. >> he was good that creating large, engineering marvels. >> this was one. the largest indoor pool. >> it might have been. it became an ice skating rink. i was there when it was an ice skating rink, probably the year before it was burned down. the mummies were there. >> he had that victorian style of stuffing everything he could into this place. he had seashells and jaguars and everything he thought might be interesting or educational to people. people would come over to swim, but they could also see a huge tableau of "the last supper." >> right over h

anniversary of the social security act next month, the afl-cio will host a fundraiser in 14 west virginia cities plan to donate all the proceeds to the bureau of public debt. there's something to consider. i don't think they should hold their breath waiting for speaker boehner to accept the invitation. and for our big number. to go back how far our government's debt goes, believe it or not to 1790 when the government bonds were issued to pay off the revolutionary war. how much is owed to people in the george washington administration? $55,757. i wonder what the founding fathers who have to say about that one. that is tonight's big number. that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. chris will be back on monday. up next "your business" with j.j. ramberg. gas and bloating. with three strains of good bacteria to help balance your colon. you had me at "probiotic." [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. you had me at "probiotic." diabetes testing? what else is new? you get the blood, hope it's enough, it's-- what's this? freestyle lite® blood glucose test strip. sure, i'll try it, but-

anniversary of the social security act, the afl-cio will host a hot dog fund-raiser in 14 west virginia citiesthey plan to donate the proceeds to the bureau of public debt. i don't think they should hold tharl breath waiting for speaker boehner to accept the invitation. >>> we want you to know how far back our government's debt really goes. believe it or not, back to 1790 when the first government bonds were issued to pay off the revolutionary war. how much is still owed back to the folks in the george washington administration? would you believe $55,757. i wonder what the founding fathers would have to say about that one. that's tonight's big number. >>> up next, record heat across the country. is overpopulation partly to blame for global warming? you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. you name it. i've tried it. but nothing's helped me beat my back pain. then i tried this. it's salonpas. this is the relief i've been looking for. salonpas has 2 powerful pain fighting ingredients that work for up to 12 hours. and my pharmacist told me it's the only otc pain patch approved for sale using the

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anniversary of the social security act next month, the afl-cio will host a fundraiser in 14 west virginia bv citieshey plan to donate all the proceeds to the bureau of public debt. there's something to consider. i don't think they should hold their breath waiting for speaker boehner. and for our big number. to go back how far our government's debt goes, believe it or not to 1790 when the government bonds were issued to pay off the revolutionary war. how much is owed to people many the george washington administration? $55,757. i wonder what the fo that one. that is tonight's big number. that's "hardball" for now. chris will be back on monday. up next "your [ male announcer ] we asked real people if they'd help us with an experiment for febreze fabric refresher. they agreed. [ experimenter 1 ] relax, take some nice deep breaths. [ experimenter 2 ] what do you smell? lilac. clean. there's something that's really fresh. a little bit beach-y. like children's blankets. smells like home. [ experimenter 1 ] okay. take your blindfolds off. ♪ hello? [ male announcer ] and now new and improved febreze fabric

there will also be an independence parade in dale city, virginia, at 10:00 this morning. if you're looking for a little history, you can attend the reading of the declaration of independence at the national archives between 7:30 and 11:30 this morning. there will also be a big bash on the white house lawn today. the first family will host soldiers and their families with a big barbecue on the south lawn. administration members and their families are also invited to attend. >>> president obama once again embracing social media to reach out to potential voters. the president is holding his first ever twitter town hall on thursday. the cyber event will feature questions about the struggling economy and the job market. president obama's answers won't be subjected to the site's 140 character limit, and questions will be selected by twitter's founder jack dorsey. >>> 4:49 is the time today. the crew of nasa's final space shuttle launch will arrive at kennedy's space center in florida. four astronauts are scheduled to blast off on friday in shuttle "atlantis." the crew will brin

virginia, as well as the national average, are all up from a week ago. what is causing this latest increase? news 4's megan mcgrath is live in crystal cityvirginia, with the answer. good morning, megan. >> good morning, joe. there are a couple of different reasons, but if you're watching the prices go up and down, it can make you down right sea sick, they're changing so often. in the latest fluctuation, the price of crude oil is again on the rise. looks like it's heading toward the $100 a barrel mark. crude is rising despite the fact the u.s. and other nations agreed to release millions of barrels of crude from their emergency reserves. the u.s. has agreed to release about 30 million barrels. that may seem like a lot, though, but actually, if you put it into context, 30 million barrels is less than two days worth of domestic consumption in this country. really only a drop in the bucket. why are the prices going up? of course, it's summertime. that means that demand goes up, just historically that happens every year. also, the economies around the world appear to be showing signs of recovery. that increases demand and drives up the prices

virginia. >> reporter: nor did city council member marion barry. washington should never under any circumstances be in the business of dealing guns. >> if you propose that the dc government is going to become a licensed dealer, that's craziness. >> reporter: we were unable to reach councilman mendel tonight. the city council could take up the amendment next week. we will keep you posted. >> thanks. >>> we have more late breaking news for you. this time it is out of grand rapids, michigan. right now a man holding one person hostage after going into two homes, killing seven people, including two children. the suspect's name roderick danceler. he led the cops on a high-speed chase before breaking into another home and we have a standoff. now, officers say he shot two other people during the chase. they're expected to be okay. >>> new at 11:00, one of the victims hurt in a violent crash on 495 and college park has died. now, you saw this first as late breaking news at 7:00. the man had pulled over on the shoulder trying to change a flat tire. and that

. >>> and this comes to us from wbir nbc 29 in charlottesville, virginia, where in nearby charles city a large crowd witnessed the highly anticipated send-off of a few celebrities. a trio of young eagles soared to new heights after their release into the wild. thousands kept tabs of them after their birth on a web cam. after their mother was killed, they were adopted, and they were taught to fly by animal rescuers who marvelled at the sights of their star pupils spreading their wings. >> now it is very common they have is a lot of nests like that. >> when you see them from that small growing up and finally spreading their wings and leaving is an emotional moment. >>> i'm amara sohn, and this is "early today," your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> an english youth soccer team received a warm welcome in columbia yesterday. security staffers and a parrot mascot greeted the team with an impromptu dance party. the england squad had just arrived to compete in this year's under 20 world cup. the players were definitely a bit hesitant at first, but eventually loosened up an

as we come out wider the only other area of unsettled weather besides way down in virginia is actually north of ocean cityere up into the delaware beaches. people getting thunderstorm now. hopefully this will clear by later on this evening. temperatures hot. 90 or so in most spots. upper 80sss to the baltimore area westward. the humidity continues to push into southern maryland and then drier air creeping in. it is interesting. we have the dry line right across the state so the heat index value is 91 in dc. it was a steamy night on the mall. tonight looks generally storm free. tomorrow looking back to work. 88 in bells point. 90 in federal hill. should see sunshine mixed with clouds. better chances of more to what we see from the south, a better chance wednesday afternoon and wednesday evening. across the entire east coast it is interesting. most of the northeast cities and points south and east are dry. we have one cluster of storms that is going to spoil 4th of july plans in much of north carolina and virginia tonight. it is clipping western maryland tonight. it could bring in a stray shower this evenin

. >> the red light cameras in the city of fairfax virginia are now operating. there are two of them. one at fairfax circle. the other at university drive at north street. you'll get a warning from now until july 31st. and after that, it's a $50 fine if they catch you running a red light. >>> when students in montgomery county return to class after the holiday, they'll have a new superintendent. dr. joshua star officially took over as superintendent of the county's public school. he arrives in rockville after leading schools in kentucky and he takes over for dr. jerry wees who led schools for 12 years. >>> coming up on 9 news now, mending those that protect all of us. we'll show you a special program that is helping all of the brave men and women hurt while serving our country. >>> but first, fire racing towards a nuclear lab. the race to put out one of the worst wildfires in new mexico's history. >>> welcome back. firefighters in new mexico say they're confident that a wild fire will stay away from the town's nuclear lab. crews clear trees and brush around the

. >>> in virginia falls church city police are investigating a business accused of selling k2. a search warrant was served at ther rot tay tobacco shop. -- at the erotica tobacco shop. it is illegal to distributor sell synthetic pot in falls church virginia. >> we have had overdoses and possible overdoses of adults and juveniles inhaling and ingesting this substance. it's very dangerous. so for public safety and health, the reason that we did the search warrant was because we knew that this tobacco shop was selling the substance. the tobacco shop is in close proximity to a high school. >> no arrests were made during the seizure, but the investigation continues. >>> thinking about taking in a theme park this summer? you could be in for sticker shock, but no worries. fox 5 has you covered, hips how to plan a great tip without -- tips how to plan a great tip without breaking the bank coming up. >>> this fox 5 stock market report is brought to you by your lexus dealer. live live heroically. >>> want to give you an update on breaking news that just came into the fox 5 newsroom. case

if you're looking for a parade, dale city, virginia, at 10:00 this morning. you can get a taste of history by attending a reading of the declaration of independence in the national archives between 7:30 and 11:30 this morning. >>> 5:55. fireworks will be going off all over the country tonight, but one that is getting the most attention or a lot of attention is in new york city. that's the site of the macy's fourth of july fireworks show, which will air right here on nbc. marc barger has a preview of the star-studded affair. >> reporter: for 35 years, fireworks and macy's have been synonymous on the fourth of july. >> when i do this show, it's not just putting fireworks in the sky. it's putting fireworks in the sky that can almost make you cry. >> reporter: once again, the hudson river will be command central for the production, which has kept fireworks technicians busy for the past week. >> six barges, two miles long, 40,000 shells bursting almost 1,000 feet in the air, 17 colors and a myriad of shapes. >> reporter: the host for the telecast, singer nick lach

virginia. >> it's a fortress city on to itself. >> we would like to see this as a small economy within a smallity. >> the pentagon is the world's largest low rise office building one the leaders never have to leave, for dinner or dry-cleaning or almost anything. patrick works at the mayor ace oversees everything. >> you specialize in shorts? >> yes, shorts, military style, yes. >> and a million donuts are sold every year. with 25,000 employees, each one has to eat 40 of these. >>> and best buy, several clothing shops and a post office. there is even a virginia dmv. >> best part about it, no lines. >> the troops can linger over fine dining, caught without flowers on valentine's day? no problem. >> it's handy for other holidays, too. >> i'm at the entrance and one benefit working here, on the 4th of july the best place in washington to watch fireworks is right here. it's hardly compensation for repeat tours in iraq but if you return to duty here, membership does have its privileges. >> back here is hot weather is not your cup of tea, just a few hours from skiing and snowboarding in the sierra. f

city. no problems on the virginia beach expressway to 54 as well. now to the other side of town, if you're planning to held to the beltway, this is what it looks like on the west side, same on north, heading to 95, which is where i'll take you now. 95 there are no problems up into baltimore, and new york, the vw parkway that is heavy before the pace improves, and 95 is not too bad right now from the beltway down to the triangle. one thing making it easier for drivers along i 95, a new lane. fourth lane on the southbound side opened today, just in time for holiday traffic. the 6-mile stretch is part of $123 million widening project. v-do the says you'll still see some crews working on lighting, pavement marking and cleanup. back to you. >>> thank you: rape case against dominic strahs-kahn teters on the end of collapse, as prosecutors admit they have got serious questions about the credibility of the accuser. the judge today released the former head of the international monetary fund from house arrest, and he walked out of the courthouse in new york w

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family says that the city of baltimore is working with them financially and logistically to try to get the body back toa bam -- to alabama. >>> reporting live in winchester, virginia, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> city police are still looking for the person who shot this 4-year-old boy. kevin benson. also downtown, the 40 of july, -- 4th of july. his father just sent these. one shows the two walking on light street just before the child was struck by a bullet in his leg. the bullet narrowly missed an artery. the child was released from the head hospital today -- the hospital today and is recovering at home. >>> trial begins for legendary baseball star rocket clemens. >> both sides are raising the prospect of calling a roster of former baseball stars as witnesses. clemens is accused of lying under oath to a house committee in 2008, when he said he never used performance-enhancing drugs. the trial began with an intensive selection process, expected to last into next week. some of the witnesses who could be called read like a who's who of baseball legends. and former oriole rafael palmeiro. >> clemens maintains much of the evidence in the case was manufactu

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the stragglers, if you will, down across the northern neck of virginia and extreme southern maryland for solomon, southgate, and st. mary city. up to the north we have one little thundershower south of harrisburg. it looks like it is raining itself out. so we'll keep an isolated shower chance during the overnight hours. but by and large the severe weather threat is over for the rest of the night. i'll be talking about what happens tomorrow for the july fourth holiday weather forecast when i see you in just a little while. >> all right, kim, thanks. >>> tens of thousands are stilt without power right now. at last check more than 19,000 dominion power customers in northern virginia were in the dark. pepco is reporting more than 10,000 outages, while novec has more than 1,000 customers without power right now. >>> there are a full day of 4th of july celebrations planned for the national mall tomorrow. the mall opening to the public at 10:00 a.m. there are special family events at the national archives and white house visitors center. the smithsonian folk life festival will start at 11:00. then just before noon the independence

. >>> the red light cameras in the city of fairfax, virginia get turned on today. there are two of them. one at fairfax circle, the other at university drive and north street. you will get a warning from now until july 31st. after that a $50 fine. >>> this morning, police in hyattsville, maryland are investigating their first homicide of the year. >> a man was stabbed to death in a fight and four other people were hurt. >> this happened at the university town circle. lindsey mastis is there live with the latest. >> reporter: supposed to be a nice night out. it happened around 6:30 right down here at the theater. police say two groups of young people and teens got into a fight. now basically a man in his 20s was stabbed to death. four others were also stabbed. they're in the hospital. prince george's county is doing the investigating because hyattsville doesn't have a homicide division. >> officers discovered two groups of individuals were fighting. one of the suspects pulled out a knife and the victim received trauma to the upper body. he was transported to the --

. >> you can sell it for so much more per pound in new york city and in virginia than you can here in california, because of the glut in the market here in california. it just moves. if you can't sell it here, move it over there. here's a grow, here's another one... there's a grow. >> we're walking north up east fork of the cotton creek in shasta county. >> montgomery: back around the emerald triangle, national demand for california pot is now attracting a new influx of growers to these forests. they come in from out of state-- often from out of the country-- and try to turn a fast profit. >> there's plots like this all the way up for half a mile. they get them in quick-- three months, turn it around, get another three-month grow out of it. and that's what we're starting to see more and more. >> montgomery: even seasoned drug agents have been surprised by the scale of these massive new pot grows. >> our numbers are already skyrocketing. in the last three weeks, we've done 140,000 plants. >> montgomery: last year, they seized seven million plants, which they say would have been worth s

mainly storms in virginia beach, cape hatteras, temperatures into the 90s there. ocean city and rehoboth should see some storms. we'll have a dry day in cape may. but bethany also a chance of storms. some of these are 20-30% chance. so a severe thunderstorm watch for tonight, over. for your july 4th, mainly a chance of storms to the south. remember that. and here is your five-day forecast. it's a little unsettled from wednesday to friday. but at least tomorrow should be okay for the district. >> okay. >> we're going to keep our eye on it. >> thanks, gwen. >>> the world best-selling online game is launching into the real world. angry birds are partnering with retail stores to offer players exclusive game features and as money reporter melanie alnwick explains, these little birds are big business. >> reporter: the mobile game angry birds is unquestionably a smash hit. >> how often do you play it? >> every day. pretty much day and night. >> reporter: 250 million down loads in less than two years. mayors on touchscreen -- players on touchscreen devices hold back birds and launch

the thunderstorms will do some cooling and drop out of the great lakes and right through virginia, the new york city area will drop in temperature a bit tomorrow and everything north of it but the heat will come right back up. just a temporary break. >> all of america's weather coming up in the next half hour. oh, robin. >> oh, sam, we are thrilled to have the entire u.s. women's world cup soccer team right here with us. we'll talk to them all just ahead. say hello to mom and dad. give them a wave. but abby wambach is going to join us, and she just, you know, first of all, can we just have a little applause for this tremendous team and effort?? all right, people. i'm telling you. abby, i'm looking in your eyes. this is bittersweet for you. you sat down and like oh, you know, it's got to be tough. >> it is hard. the bitter part is obviously not winning and not bringing home a cup for our country. and the sweet part is the reception that we've gotten all across this nation. we got back here in times square yesterday. couldn't believe the crowds. it was amazing and honestly as tough as it is to lose, i

there is no doubt the in rural virginia and some central cities the prosperity is not shared. we have work to do. host: father-in-law, and son-in- law false serving as governor of the same state? there would be two. my father-in-law, and the other one was thomas jefferson. he was the second gornor of virginia. his son in law was the governor. we are the two pairs. i'm not sure about other states, but that is the virginia record. host: so your wife grew up in the governor's mansion, and live there what your governor. guest: i will tell you a funny story. the day we were inaugurated, and i was inaugurated in williamsburg, the first governor to be inaugurated since jefferson in williamsburg. we came to the governor's mansion the day after, and we walked in and around midnight, and everybody who works in the house this said to me welcome home, and is said to my wife, welcome back home. it was a cool experience for her and for my kids. they heard the stories about what like -- le was like for their mom. the kids had a cool experience. host:-owns just -- joins us. caller: there is n

city, 105. norfolk, virginia, 103. washington, d.c., triple digits. in central park and philadelphia. we had the heat spreading is in in different spots. arkansas, 107. topeka, 106. missouri and new jersey, you see in some of those spots in the triple digits in those locations. we are going to see exchanges getting a little better and the reason why is we have that high moving a bit farther to the south. that's going to allow this area of low pressure and this cold front to drift and sag into the northeast. that's going to make a major difference in your temperatures in parts of new england and new york and perhaps in the mid-atlantic. 94 degrees in washington, d.c. better than yesterday. 94 in denver. rather 94 in memphis and 90 in denver. that's a quick wrap on your forecast. we also talk about the slight chance of seeing storms pop up across the landscape later today. certainly some this morning that will get back pretty soon. t.j. >> republican old, appreciate you, as always. to our viewers, take a look at the screen. what does this look like to y

. >> long-time ivy city residents remember a different era here along west virginia avenue. >> all these places here were occupied by businesses, legal businesses. not shops like this. you had clothing stores along here, schools. >> reporter: now another kind of business. >> on sundays all the way to church, i come down montreal avenue, and the first thing you see is a person waving at cars. this is sunday morning. >> residents say back in 2007 there was hope. there was an effort to open up a new dancing establishment, and it was turned back. and a vocational school opened up a new beginning. these residents thought the becoming of new beginnings meant a new beginning for the whole neighborhood. little did they know events across town would have bearing on what happened here. it all started with the building of the new nats stadium. >> no other strip club has relocated from where the ballpark used to be to any other ward. they're all being forced into ward 5. and, you know, we don't want that to happen. >> reporter: and when the alcoholic beverage control boards granting of a liquor lice

virginia beach, atlantic city, and cape cod. 79 degrees in cape cod with a 20% chance of storms in theexpected high. 89 for minneapolis. 99 in denver and salt lake city, 94. 73 in san francisco. 75 in seattle. 80 to 90-degree heat. 90 in miami. washington, d.c., nation's capital, about 92. 84 in boston. and in new york, 88 degrees can be expected. 88 again in new york, you'll find the rest of our show for "american morning" coming right up here on cnn. tion of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for greater access to all the things you want, whenever you want them. it's the at&t network... and what's possible in here is almost impossible to say. ♪ it's the ♪ t network... ♪ ♪ introducing purina one beyond a new food for your cat or dog. got the mirrors all adjusted? you can see everything ok? just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. and leave

much of the region in maryland and virginia right near the bay, wind off the water, 82. ocean city's at 86. a breeze coming off the ocean there keeping it a bit cooler and the temperatures elsewhere out of the mountains, a bit cooler. much of west virginia in the upper 70s, while southeastern virginia around the bay, into the 80s now and it is steamy all over the region. we have a weak front that's sort of stalled out now and that will likely be the focal point for some showers and storms. in addition to a disturbance coming into the midwest, that has been producing some showers and storms across kansas and nebraska, now coming into missouri. that's going to be tracking our way here. as it moves through later today, that's when we'll like lick have showers and storms coming in. especially this evening. and the areas of color, where we could get showers and storms. tomorrow, we're going to be cloudy. the front will still be draped over us. as a result, we'll have scattered showers, thunder and lightening. eventually, this front is going to sag to the south. that would allow us to get

but i think this is in some ways for americans reminiscent of both oklahoma city and virginia tech. and i think in a country like norway, quite a shocking and horrific set of attacks. >> absolutely shocking, absolutely horrific. juan zuerte, thanks for joining us. we appreciate your insight. >> thanks, rebecca. >> now russ. >>> to the stalled talks. the talks collapsed on friday when john boehner walked out. the first debt default is ten days away. johnson is at the white house with the latest on the debt showdown. good morning. >>> good morning to you. well, this is a major breakdown. president obama and house speaker john boehner have been discussing a large scale deal for weeks. the talks fell apart over issues that have long divided the two parties. entitlement programs and taxes. >> i've been left at the altar now for a couple of times. can they say yes to anything? >> a clearly fed up president obama chastised john boehner from walking away from a deficit reduction deal worth nearly $3 trillion in the next decade. it included $1 trillion in cuts to discretionary spending, $650

his family says that the city of baltimore is preparing to work with them on paying to have the body moved back to alabama. reporting live in winchester, virginia, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> mike, thank you. >>> if you know anything about either of these incidents, you're asked to contact city police. you can remain anonymous. >>> a plane flipped over at martin state. but thankfully, nobody is hurt. police say a student pilot landed and lost control of his plane. sky eye chopper 13 flew over the airport, shortly after it happened. the runway was closed for about an hour. the student was taken from middle river flight services. >>> new information tonight about the man charged with secretly videotaping women in their anne arundel county home. denise is in the newsroom to explain what happened in 40 today. >> a crofton man had just pleaded guilty to 10 charges after he was caught with videotapes of naked women. police arrested 35-year-old charles novak in december, when a weapon caught him sitting inside a car in her garage. officers searched the area and found him with a video camera, and several videos showed him changing clothes. n

the defense department and the city of alexandria only recently agreed to the finding. >> it is going to be difficult. >> horrendous. >> one virginia congressman estimates that every one of the 200,000 people who passed -- a travel past seminary road will take an extra hour to their commute. a lot of changes. >> that hurts when traffic is already so bad. >> that is it for abc 7 news at 5:00. the debt showdown news from capitol hill to the white house. >> it is just unbelievable. >> six days to freedom, the latest reaction in the case -- as casey anthony learned her fate. the news at 6:00 starts right now. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> live and in hd, this is abc7

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city were both expatriots. the mayor is an accountant from virginia, an african american -- and they were family friends of the karzais with his approval put in that basically he ran both the city and the province and was very influential in police appointments in every kind of appointment and business dealing. >> ms. johnson, tell us more about how he operated. you have examples of what he did to exert his control over the area, over people. >> let me put it this way. to understand the politics, the security, the economics, the basic situation in kandahar and kandahar city, you have to know three things. you need to know the relationships between the different powerful families, clans and tribes. ahmed karzai was a very prominent tribe in the south. the second thing you need to know is the relationship, the elicit business relationships. he was a entrepreneur, he was involved in cement and trucking. he had land reaches all the way up. two years ago a very knowledgeable person told me that if land had any water near it, ahmed wali karzai probably owned it. with wealth come powers when you're the half brother of

city. 86, a frederick. the clouds are a little heavier. satellite pictures showed a bigger storms are in virginia. they are headed toward southern maryland and the lower eastern shore. that line of storms, that stuff is drifting in this direction. here is baltimore. it could be kind of close. a cold front is just south of us right now. there really dry air is in pennsylvania. it will take a while for that's less humid air to move in. no big storms less -- was of that. thing should quiet down for a day or so. overnight tonight, mostly cloudy skies. thunderstorms mostly to the south. here in baltimore, it could be a close call this evening. if you are going to be out this evening, fireworks watching, you might want to bring some kind of portable rain gear just as a hedge. by 8:00, we do have most of the activities south of us. at 9:00, the computer says nothing close by at all. if you can believe the computer. this is the one that froze on me just an hour ago. tuesday, range chances stay south of us. the skies began to clear. 87 to 91, the high. water temperatures are right up around 80 degrees or s

pretty quiet right now with nothing going on around the city weatherwise so you're good to go with evening plans. into the eastern panhandle, west virginiawestern maryland we've had some thunderstorms tonight and that's where they are right now. we started at 68. right now the dew point is at 60. it's starting to get stickier out there and it's 81 degrees. here's a look with it. will it rain this holiday weekend? we've been talking about the chances for rain mostly tomorrow and the forecast is pretty much staying on track for that. there's a 50% chance of thunderstorms tomorrow. the fireworks displace 9:00 on monday evening should be dry. southern maryland, northern neck of virginia, there might be an isolated thunderstorm or two in that area but widespread, no. not looking at that. how about the radar? where is it raining tonight? a handful of storms are right here toward hancock, maryland, good evening. and out into west virginia. but other than that it's quiet around the viewing area and the beltway so you're in pretty good shape tonight and tomorrow morning as well. tomorrow the temperatures will ease back down into the lower 70s in

city in such turmoil. that was one of the really momentous nights in my life. when that happened at virginia tech, also. >> amazing moments and an amazings career. you'll be with us a few days aweek, right? >> yes, that's right. >> we have to finish on a bright note. >> if you're wondering where you need to go over the weekend, go to hershey park. >> harry, you're a class act, we'll miss you. that's it for us at 6:00, we'll see you in a bit.