if you go to west virginia, democracy essentially doesn't exist. if you are a property owner, you have no right to stop corporations from raining boulders, poisoning your children and wells, drying up your streams. you don't have the right to participate in local democracy, which is the fundamental zoning laws and planning laws. in west virginia, you can't zone out these kinds of corporate activities. the transparency has disappeared in government, which is the hallmark of democracy. the agencies that are supposed to protect the west virginia public have become the instrumentialities for the companies they are supposed to regulate and the judiciary and virtually every elected public official has been corrupted by big coal. 2/3 of the people in west virginia want to see mountaintop removal banned and this is what happens when corporations take over government. you see the tea party out here saying big government is a big threat to democracy and i agree with that. i agree. when we have a government that tortures bill, suspends our bill of rights and

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well, you know, that's how democracy works in west virginia. it's really not a democracy anymore. you have a few large coal companies who have subverted democracy at every level. they've corrupted the judges. they've corrupted the public officials. and as we showed, two-thirds of the people in west virginia oppose mountaintop mining, but there is not a single politician that opposes it because they've been purchased by the coal industry. that's not a good thing for american democracy and a democracy is supposed to be about people, not about how much money you have. >> but the recent decision of citizens united says the corporations are people, too, and the aim of money they have determines how much speech they have, and so corporations just happen to be better at talking than people are. >> well, that's a good point actually. >> thank you, thank you. so few people say that. thank you, mr. kennedy. robert f. kennedy, jr. the movie is "the last mountain" opening in select cities this friday. we'll be right back. ♪ knock, knock ♪ who, who, who, who, who, who's there? ♪ ♪ laffy taffy

but in west virginia they blown up 500 mountains. they buried 25 feet but 2500 miles of rivers and streams and they over the past ten years have flattened an area larger than the state of delaware. the oldest mountain range in the northern hemisphere and it's all illegal and the only way they get away with it is by sub verting democracy. i debated don blankenship who is the ceo and made $190 million in personal salary over the past ten years. i debated him on west virginia tv last year and i said you are by your own admission your companies had 67,000 violations of the clean water act over the previous five years. you had tens of thousands of violations of other mine safety in health laws. is it possible for your company to make a profit without violating a law? >> i'm going to stop you there. we have another clip of the film that i think also shows people what exactly what you are talking about here. let's take one more look. >> our last great mountain here in the coal river valley that hasn't been blasted to ashes. >> i know we liv

blair west virginia. now that second battle of blair about ten pits protesters against corporate interests protestors bringing attention to claims of horrific working conditions and the mountaintop removal mining techniques in the area which has a lot of allegedly polluted water cause health problems even death earlier i spoke with journalist the labor journalist mike and he helped me put this struggle which is a local struggle into a broader context darting with unions and mining in general here's what he said in the study that came out last week that showed that union mines are we safer. but fifty percent safer than non mountains and these situations constantly it's about safety it's also about providing for somebody's situation and unions really provide of ways for people to express themselves on the job and this is what's really at stake what about me it's a symbol but for what i understand there are union mines in blair mountain where the show union mines and blue mountain i mean there are throughout

in the mountains of west virginia a battle is raging. for the feet of a mountain it's cool it's joe. and it's. of resistance in appalachians the same cause let's see. more than three hundred miners activists and environmentalists marched at blair mountain to demand an end to mountaintop removal. technique that blasts right to get a call seems within which environmentalist say send debris reading down causing flooding in contaminating rivers water through water they retrace the steps of more than ten thousand coal miners who in one thousand twenty one took up arms for the right to unionize and survive to fifteen thousand coal miners forming an army and marching up the mountain that's right behind me you know and fighting you know against an army paid for by coal operators chuck amy's great grandfather led the charge is the president of the west virginia miners union but it's a history he didn't learn from textbooks this is a history that has been concealed from west virginians the only time you see the word union in the book is when they

, parts of west virginianear the bay, temperatures in the upper 60s. lower part of the eastern shore away from the waters it's only near 60. so quite a pleasant start to this monday morning. meanwhile, out of the mountains in maryland, west virginia, upper 50s to even mid-50s a few locations in western maryland. and a bit steamy to our south where temperatures are near 70 in the carolinas. but that steam is going to stay away from us today. we have a tphoenorthwesterly fl loft. a few clouds kwopg. a live picture from city camera. sunrise, 5:43. by 9:00, bright and sunny sky. we'll be in the mid-70s by then. by noon time, 80. by midafternoon, into the mid-80s. by late afternoon, back down into the low 80s. overnight tonight we'll have our temperatures in the upper 60s early part of the evening. a mostly clear evening by midnight, near 70. a few clouds starting off tomorrow morning. ought to be in the low 60s as we start off tuesday. then a little bit hotter tomorrow but still not real humid. up near 90 degrees

blair west virginia. move over tea party here comes the tequila party that's right there is yet another new political movement named after a drink. in this country and this one if you haven't figured out is reaching out to the hispanic community and it's not about supporting one party or the other it's about getting the growing hispanic population to actually go out and vote and let me give you a few numbers so you understand just how many people we're talking about the latino population grew from thirty five point three million in two thousand to fifty point five million in two thousand and ten the number of latinos eligible to vote went from thirteen million in two thousand to twenty one million in two thousand and ten and yet in last november's midterm elections only thirty one percent of latinos actually cast a ballot so it seems like the only way to get politicians to move on immigration reform is for the hispanic population to move to the polls forced but do they actually want to do it joining me to

, western maryland, panhandle of west virginia. some of the high spots in west virginia in the low 50s. a mostly clear sky. a few high clouds drift anything from an area of some showers up into ontario. those were streaming down on upper level winds. high clouds with us from time to time. in addition, poor air quality this afternoon. code orange. if you have a respiratory ailment stay inside this afternoon. there's the first light of day showing up on the eastern horizon. washington monument under a clear sky. sunrise, 5:43. by 9:00, upper 70s. a peak of the low 90s by midafternoon. overnight tonight will be clear. a warm evening by dawn tomorrow, near 70. during the day, weapons and thursday, hazy, hot, and humid. upper 90s. a bit cooler friday with a chance of storms mainly in the afternoon. it looks cooler for the weekend. a chance of storms and thundershowers each day. how is traffic? >> in town, new york avenue looking pretty good as we get under way. very minimal traffic light delays through the work zone, bladensburg, florid

blair west virginia. the second battle of blair mountain deals with protesters panem against corporate interests and what activists call her if it were king conditions and the mountaintop removal mining techniques in the area that have allegedly polluted the water and cause health problems and even death now this case affects local residents but here to put these issues in context in the united states is labor journalist michael has covered a number of these stories also has deep roots in the labor struggle movement i would say that you think that's fair my question to you in that case you have miners pitted against corporate interests and of course the issue of corporations putting profits before people of profits before safety this is just one case but i'm curious of how representative you think it is of the modern day struggle in the labor movement in this country and you know certainly you know being there was a study that came out last week that showed that union mines are received than up fifty perc

we have a lot of needs in west virginia as all america does.uch better job back home. we're facing financial challenges, and i think our war on terror should be very direct. i know we can do that mission. we did it, we found osama bin laden. they can't hide. we have the greatest special op forces in the world, and they are quick, mobile, and fluid. i think let them do their job. we shouldn't be there trying to build a nation and place they don't want us anyway. >> is your position pull them all out now, and if so, is there a risk in your view that immediate withdrawal will cost the united states more in the long run if we have to go back and clean up the aftermath? >> joe, here is the thing, i have never nor have i attempted to tell military experts and generals and all the forces we have so much expertise how to do their job. i know one thing. when the civilians give the military in america the mission to be done, it's accomplished and it would be done in the best manner that possibly could. so i would not advocate any of the things that would

paid for by a coal operators chuck ynys great grandfather led the charge is the president of the west virginia miners union but it's a history he didn't learn from textbooks this is a history that has been concealed from west virginians the only time you see the word union in the book is when they used union carbide the chemical company my great grandfather my grandfather my father bob schultz worked in the mines for thirty seven years and we all know that's what we did this house in the city. i got it from the very same core that gave him black lung making breathing and working difficult there were a doctor that means. i agree and i can work in iraq. mr schultz is not able to work. but coal companies like yours say it's not because black on his wife debbie says he's paid with his health. but that he can't do what he wants. can't go where he wants to go like a prisoner and his own home perhaps family fight alongside checks in the minors war but bob won't be marching they want to save blair mountain which i agree with. but they want to stop me and my friends and my family from mining and that's

it's the covenant house of west virginia.with homelessness get out of that desperate situation, find a stable home, and the comforts therein. a covenant is defined in the dictionary as a binding agreement, and the covenant house is a place where people in need can go to get a promise of help. charleston, a city of about 50,000, lies within the appalachian mountain range and boasts a coal mining culture, but also a high percentage of people who live below the poverty level. so this non-profit has lots of work to do. >> covenant house was founded in 1981 by groups of faith organizations and concerned citizens who were really seeing many people asking for financial assistance, asking for food, asking for clothing. in 2010, our doors opened more than 25,000 times. >> reporter: this drop-in center is the heart and soul of the covenant house. >> they know they can get help and not be judged for whatever their struggles are, they come through to take a shower, to do their laundry. >> they allow people to do one load a day for free,

that was from a complex of storms moving south through west virginia and a little bit of a debris cloud got on top of us. we're not going to have that tomorrow. that was a nice thin veil that helped temperatures to not get

succeed robert gates but first d feel compelled to respond so the statements while the senator from west virginia is characterized the isolationist withdraw, lack of attitude that seems to be on the rise ofator america. inst case the senator from westn virginia forgot or never knew we would draw from afghanistan one time. and we would journal from that can stand and tell them became followed by al qaeda and by attacks on the united states of america.rom west the senator from west virginia has expressed his admiration fon the men and women serving.i hope i hope he would pay attention tl the finest military leader who a would now be the head of the pea cia, general petraeus pool i his think knowledge and background may exceed that of the senator from west virginia.e wes will repeal the lessons of history and it is not our expens expenditures on afghanistan than experiencing the budget difficulties we are experiencing i placed the senator from west virginia went to afghanistan cou once.ltth i would suggest he can with the people who know best but since e 2009 the surge began and we had success on th

yesterday, we had the cluster storm, went down toward pittsburgh and through west virginia. as far as the future cast, high pressure off to the south, winds turn southwesterly. through midday, look how quiet it is. isolated shower might try to pop out toward charlottesville. perhaps mount jackson. but we're quiet today. then tomorrow afternoon, here it comes with the daytime heating, the showers and storms by 5:00, especially north and west of town. some of these could be on the strong side. that front just off that, will cool us down a little bit by friday. 98 today. 98 tomorrow. a better chance of storms on thursday afternoon and evening. friday, some scattered storms. only 90 degrees. how about the weekend? we've got celebrate fairfax this weekend. scattered storms saturday and sunday. mid to upper 80s sunday. still in the 80s monday and tuesday. it is 4:48. angie goff is in with your timesaver traffic. >> we begin with an accident alert. we're just 12 minutes away from the 5:00 hour. we're hearing from a reporter live at the scene that the situation is that they're proba

it will be on 70 west to west virginia this afternoon. so, this is just quite a sight to see as it is on its way to a museum in north carolina. sully was the pilot there. >>> let's take a look back in our neck of the woods. 95 north of van dorn street, we have some construction going on. on the loop at telegraph road and the traffic pattern is changing. only the center lane has access to the local toll road. so, be aware of that. also, 495 at 50, we have some interloop activity there on the right shoulder. stay to the left, if you can. back to you guys. >> okay. thank you. >>> a traffic alert, if you take the 14th street bridge, you'll soon see more construction changes. the final phase of the two-year construction project is about to begin. crews will begin setting up for the new configuration tonight. you'll city the changes when you travel on the bridge tomorrow morning. the construction zone will shift to the right center lane of the d.c. side of the bridge. three lanes will be routed to the left and one lane to the right. this final

>> it wasn't in west virginia, it was in l.a.d he pay or did he make you is split the check? >> i don't know. it was a surprise he was coming. we were all sitting. we had bread and whatever. j.j. walked in and then we were all just sitting there and then steven walked in with his baseball cap and his leather jacket and everyone was like looking at him. >> jimmy: do you know to be excited that steven spielberg was there or do your parents tell you to be excited. you're so young you missed most of his stuff. >> we have all seen "e.t." and l that. >> jimmy: congratulations. this is a cool thing. this is a photo of -- tell us what this is here. >> that is me. >> jimmy: that's you. >> i'm giving a thumbs up. that's me getting a mold, because in the movie i have to hang upside down. i hung upside down for a little bit of it. >> jimmy: for real? >> for real, other parts, it would be too dangerous because all the blood would drain to your head. they made a dummy. that's the dummy. that's not me. >> jimmy: this is not you? >> that's not m

those temperatures are mainly in the 50s right now from western maryland into the northern part of west virginia as well as the shenandoah valley in virginia. around the bay, eastern shore, around 60 degrees. over the haze, a mostly clear sky. we'll have hazy sunshine this morning. a live picture from sky watcher camera. this time we're looking toward arlington in the distance. you can see that backe of fog right over the potomac river where the american legion bridge crosses. that fog will be around for another hour or two. we'll have temperatures by 9:00, mid-70s. we'll have it up near 80 noon time. peaking in the mid-80s by midafternoon. not very humid. not the sweltering humidity we're so used on. that's coming later this week. a look at night planner at 6:41. jerry, how is traffic? >> busy at the american legion bridge. a little bit of volume both directions. generally speaking, pretty smooth sailing. good monday morning. outer loop, river road moving nicely. around the tysons corner area there has been a ton of it that's all picked up. about an hour ago. that's no longer a concern. you're

petersburg, west virginia quarter mile visibility.an improvement from zero readings that were coming in in the past hour. 67 at national. dew .64. there is only a 3-degree spread, giving us a relative humidity of 90%. low level moisture around right now. last night we had an isolated shower. there to our east on the bay, north and west of chicago, we'll be headed toward green bay and milwaukee and even chicago in the next few hours could be affected by that. that could slow things down for air travelers. looking at the future cast, relatively quiet. tried to pop a shower on the models, i think that's probably not going to happen. we stay quiet today into tonight. tomorrow afternoon you'll notice with the daytime heating north and west, we're looking at showers, thunderstorms potentially developing. there for the afternoon and evening hours, that settles down on the afternoon. then probably do the same thing wednesday, although maybe a little closer to the district wednesday as we have high heat and humidity returning. 85 today, tonigh

and they need an example of where our economy is well look no further than west virginia archers and miners prepare for round two in the battle for blair mountain will have been on the ground look. it's friday june tenth eight pm in washington d.c. i'm christine for watching our team. i want to start out by taking a look at what you might have seen if you turned on some of the mainstream cable networks here in the united states today what the other guys are talking about take a look. wiener gate as it's come to be called just keeps getting more bizarre and must be mattering photo back and i mean i'm going to be what i am because i'm ready to hurt the democratic party if he doesn't resign casey anthony back in court she is accused of killing her two year old daughter in two thousand a timer and of yesterday was harsh today was just awful sure that she was sick as much as sick of the testimony she has been so stone faced so cold so callous maybe the gig is up and maybe that's why she's crying. casey anthony and winner date i want to tell you what they're not talking about an event that

c., we are watching some showers and storms up across pennsylvania and west virginia. we'll let you know how much of that may affect us this afternoon. and we need some rain. because some heat is coming. needs to stay cool and clean out the atmosphere. look at the grass pollen. still in the high category, trees are moderate, weeds and mold are low. doppler radar and a hot seven day forecast when 9news now returns. >>> the fight for african- americans to obtain equal rights in this country was a turbulent and violent journey. one battle is won, but another movement is brewing. the push for economic empowerment. lesli foster brings us the story of how one local architect's family helped to break down bare years and provide a -- barriers and provide a road path. >> i started with $1,000. really good business plan and a lot of passion. >> reporter: darrell heads one of the leading woman and minority owned architecture firms in america. her company is the architect of record for the memorial that bears martin luther king, jr.'s name and likeness on the mall. that dream was

to cross the delaware bridge around 10 and it will travel on interstate 70 and interstate 68 in west virginia. that's perhaps when you can catch a glimpse of it. linda so, abc2 news. >>> today people opposed to the state's proposal to hike toll fees are going to gather at a restaurant to try to figure out if they can stop this from happening. workers, fish hermen and business people and elected officials will gather at lindy's restaurant east of the hatem bridge in cecil county. >>> testimony resumes in the trial of a baltimore city police officer accused of killing a marine. a state witness testified there was a struggle between tshamba. the state maintains that the multiple gund shot wound in the neighborhood of 12 that brown suffered occurred he's retreated from the officer. >>> today maryland lieutenant governor anthony brown will be talking about maryland's use of electronic health records and how it is going so far. brown will be at the charleston retirement community center which is located on maiden choice lane in catonsville. doctors and health leaders will be around to speak about t

at last the state of west virginia cut vickie a check, one of the largest unclaimed property cases ofia is one of the most efficient aggressive states about reuniting people with their unclaimed money and property. and every now and then treasure remember john perdue likes to do it in person. >> and today we have put this check together of 14,87$14,876.55. >> thank you. thank you. thank you. [ applause ] >> all right, vickie what do you plan to do with that money. >> i think they're thinking family vacation. >> oh. >> can i come along? >> yes, yes. >> it's like a gift from mom. that's exactly how i feel. it's a gift. [ cheers and applause ] >> so you see, even if you don't think you've left any of your own money lying around it's a good idea to see if deceased family members have left money for you and we will link you to a couple of websites where you can do that research. >> it's pretty common. >> it certainly is. i mean, have you left a list of your assets somewhere that your heirs can find it if you die? i haven't but i will now. >> ali will make me now. thanks each eli. a complet

a touch of fog in the mountains of west virginia. we've got temperatures at the bus stop we'll be in the 63 to 73 range. right now, some upper 50s. with your sunrise, we'll start to come off the lows a little bit by bus stop time. our day planner will be near 70 at 8:00. lower 80s by noon. winds out of the southwest at 9 miles per hour. the southwest winds continues at 4:00. probably be a high then around 91 degrees and 83, down to 83 as winds become southwest to southerly. low 60s there on the delmarva. delaware and salisbury. we've got upper 60s from the pax river naval air station and also at national and culpepper, 57. oakland, 59. we're down to 59 at the reston town center. fort belvoir at 50. college park and columbia this morning, 63 degrees in alexandria and baden at 64. national though, 6 9 with a light southwest wind at 5. clear skies and a barometer continues to rise. 30.01. showing you national temperatures because if you think about this, it is 3:45 here minneapolis time. 82 degrees here this morning. lots of warmth in t

petersburg, west virginia back to a quarter mile.er has been bouncing from around half-mile to two miles. one half in haze and three miles. cambridge also by the way. reported quarter mile visibility. 68 at reagan national. the south-southwesterly wind at 7. that's a warm direction for us. as you look at temperatures out to the west, there is a ridge in the upper levels of the atmosphere. temps in kc, little rock, 74. minneapolis. right now. 80 degrees at this hour. that's where the heat is. the storms going up and over the ridge here. up toward the canadian border. coming out of toronto look how these things are diving off to the south through ontario toward ohio and pennsylvania. this stuff is going to weaken. we may see some of the clouds from that. we get enough clouds, that may keep a slight lid on the temperatures today. it will be on the warm to hot side. 91. call it mostly sunny. we may have to watch the high clouds though. tomorrow and thursday, mid to upper 90s. it is going to be hot. better chance tomorrow will be north an

the manager for the west virginia power got fired up and was tossed.ater, a player from lexington, knocked an opponent to the ground. then it erupted into a brawl. eight players face suspensions and types. those guys are yaly tough. only thing that can compare is the pork shop that my wife made for dipper tonight. >> you're going to have a rough l ght tonight. 'ligwebe we'll be right back. go! go! completing an atm deposit in record time... that's a step forward. go! go! with deposit friendly atms, you can make ultra fast, secure deposits with no slips or envelopes. take a step forward and chase what matters. >>> couldn't we all be this lucky? a san diego man cashed a $153,000 check from the state lottery after ten years of playing the same numbers. he got the numb frers a fortune cookie he brought in 2001 and has been using them ever since. he says he will buy a new car and put the rest in the bank. good for him. >> thank you very much for joining us.

even though we have a touch of fog in the mountains of west virginia, that will be burning up here. in the next hour, 90 minutes or so. 73 degrees by 9:00. we'll warm up pretty quick with a southwesterly wind bringing on the heat. that's upping the humidity levels. by 1:00, mid-80s. some spots, upper 80s. the high today around 91. southwest winds 5 to 10. we're still in the upper 80s with a few more clouds. a slight chance to see a thunderstorm pop in the mountains later on. your temperatures, look how cool. georgetown, delaware, 53 in the delmarva. 57 out in culpepper. 59 in gaithersburg. a comfortable morning. reston also in the 50s. while at 63 for bethesda and college park. in columbia, 63. heard from e.j. he's 62 with the dew. bowie, terry said 61 there. partly cloudy with south- southwesterly winds. the dew points yesterday were in the 50s. this morning, they're in the low 60sment we've got 50s and 60s here. chicago, 77. st. louis, 79. memphis, 81. a lot of warmth building off to the north and the east. while we see the storms diving to the south, maybe western pa to west virg

boy there have been some big storms and some high winds coming south out of ohio down through west virginia weather there. that was even the early part of the day. our best chance of rain comes friday and saturday. but note that there's a slight chance on thursday. big story, first, though, again the heat. that's going to be expanding still off to the east. you are looking at the temperatures. nation's midsection from omaha to wichita, kansas, st. louis, missouri, and memphis, tennessee. currently it feels like 100 to 101 degrees. that's the heat out ahead of this cold front. that again will be expanding off to the east. so our biggest days to worry about the heat, tomorrow and thursday. all right. let me take you through the next 48 hours. high pressure moving out tomorrow. just another hazy day for us. i think any storms will be isolated and remaining off to the west tomorrow. as that cold front draws near, we have a slight chance for picking up some showers and scattered thunderstorms during the afternoon on thursday. again, a better chance for friday. and especially on saturday, as our

started after the manager for the west virginia power got fired up about a call and, well, promptly gothrown out of the game. minutes later a player on the opposing team, lexington legends, knocked an opponent to the ground. a brouhaha lasted for 10 minutes. they are playing nice here now. but eight players were suspended -- maybe not. no, not so nice here. not i know more. >> at first it looked like they were just talking. now they're swinging. >> that's what happens. they start jawing a little bit and they all go to work here. but eight players suspended as a result. and now they face big fines, as well. >> 4:55 now. >>> the weather may make you forget but independence day is actually monday. the 4th of july holiday coming up this weekend. >> and here's just a reminder. there are plenty of displays scheduled throughout the bay area. we have compiled a complete list of bay area fireworks and other 4th of july celebrations. all you have to do is visit cbssf.com/4th. >>> it's a double whammy for california students. how the new budget deal could drive up tuition even more. >>> millions p

at last, the state of west virginia, cut vicky a check. year. >> helping west virginians, return their money. their money. it's not the state's money. >> reporter: west virginia is one of the most efficient aggressive states about reuniting people with unclaimed money and property. every now and then, treasurer john purdue likes to do it in person. >> today, we have put this check together, of -- $14,876.55. >> thank you. thank you. thank you. >> all right, vicky, what do you plan to do with the money? >> i think they're thinking family vacation. >> awesome. can i come along? >> yes, yes. >> it's like a gift from mom. that's exactly how i feel. it's a gift. >> wow. >> free money. >> yeah, i know. that's pretty amazing. how many other families like that are there? >> absolutely. there are tips on finding unclaimed money with maybe your deceased family members, just go to abcnews.com. >> very important. we'll be right back. we'll be right back. ♪ spiderman spiderman does whatever a spider can spins a web any size ♪ ♪ catch a thief ♪ look out

satellite radar picture showing some active weather, mainly to the west out -- towards west virginia. then as we look up into the new england states, a couple showers towards new hampshire, could it hug the coast and bring a couple showers? possible. i don't think it is likely. we have the hot ridge building across the east. that's going to make a move over m maryland. look for noticeably hotter weather towards midweek. our future cast and terms of rain chances slim into the day on monday. a hit or miss shower possible. going into tuesday, a sunnier scenario but heat surges in tuesday into wednesday. overnight, down to 62, partly cloudy, a slight chance of a shower and a slim chance tomorrow. we'll call it mostly sunny. a passing shower at times, cannot be ruled out. seven-day forecast, looking ahead, what do we see? heat. one word. wednesday into thursday, the ridge builds in, could push triple digits, but a cool front on friday and next week will be a lot like this one. a slight chance of showers. we saw a few last evening and some this morning. most of the weekend was decent. >> it

the worst is heading towards west virginia and ohio. we have air quality alerts. code orange for poor air quality today. this is what's going to continue for the next few days because of the heat starting to build. it will take over. for more on that, here's marty in the out back. >> reporter: take a look at the current temperatures in the area. and, you know, bernadette just said that the temperatures are starting to build. 86, well, yeah, okay, we knew it would get warm, but we'll tell you how much warmer today than yesterday. wow! we're up 5 degrees right now. if you want to exstrap late that out. remember on daylight saving's time, it's 3:00 in the afternoon, it will be 5 degrees hotter than yesterday. frankly, what we're concerned about is at our doorstep. we have a push of warm, humid air coming our way. we're going back into the upper 90s with the heat index in the low 100s. how steep will it get? bernadette woods will have the discussion coming up shortly. now, we'll throw it back inside. >>> if you drive hard, watch out. this summer, the police are cracki

how can we increase exports from west virginia? which is not a rich state.he fact that if you have, in the case of some of these countries, if you do not have a trade agreement with them, they maintain anywhere between 15% to 50% tariff on any product that you try to sell in their country. if you have a trade agreement with them, those tariffs disappear, not all of them, but it shortly. that makes our products more competitive. those folks in west virginia were galvanized by that and into. they expect us to be doing that. i am not disturbed -- my wife shares that feeling. we are being held here for a week. what disturbs me is we could be making progress on export promotion which is what the people of west virginia expect us to be doing because that is a ray of hope for west virginia, and we do not have a lot of them. >> mr. chairman, first of all, thank you for the extraordinary diligence that you have shown in bringing these agreements before us. that is a real accomplishment and it is absolutely in the national interest, and you should be commended for it.

farther west we're in the 50s in many locations of western maryland and west virginia. and right around the bay, southeastern virginia mid and upper 60s. a few high clouds streaming from the north. those will be with us into the afternoon where we will have an air quality alert for the afternoon. code orange. heart or respiratory ailment stay inside. the sun is up over washington. live picture from tower camera. by 9:00, near 80. by noon time, mid-80s. ought to peak in the upper 80s and low 90s by midafternoon. we're going to be about 10 degrees warmer than average this afternoon. a look at the night planner at 6:11. now let's check traffic for this tuesday morning. how is it looking 1234. >> following breaking news. chopper 4 over the scene of the accident. it will affect your commute from 198 westbound on the ramp to go southbound along had i-95. very carefully to the left side of your screen you can see the police tape. the call originally came out as a car fire. right now the ramp from 198 westbound to southbound i-95 is closed. we'll keep you updated on that. news

mountains of west virginia zero from petersburg. oakland and cumberland and winchester at ten.ern maryland andrews two and a half miles. visibility prince george's county, dew being reported. the temperatures in the 60s, philip newman, 53. cross junction from steve 57. winchester 59. and 68 degrees on the bay this morning. 66 mostly cloudy skies at reagan national though. look mostly sunny on the weather terrace with a light northeast wind. barometer rising at 30 inches even. on the national satellite and radar, high pressure in the middle of the country. yesterday houston shattered their record at 105 # at bush airport in houston. you notice the storms in wisconsin toward chicagoland. high pressure is in control. i'm not expecting much to pop here today. tomorrow north and west in the mountains where we potentially will see storms develop. for this afternoon sunny and warm, 85. a little bit humid. 60s tonight, hot tomorrow, near 90 with an afternoon storm possible, wednesday mid to upper 90s, we'll duplicate it thursday to 97, aahing pie heat wave, in the 80s this weekend with

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it is moving across portions of ohio and west virginia. we call these a cluster of thunderstorms. the big part is -- the good part looks like the heaviest storms will miss us. that does not say something might not develop on the east, but this passes off to the west of us. some of the high, thin clouds are certainly drifting into central maryland, obscure in the sunshine, and holding temperatures back. it is still 86 of the airport. it is 82 in westminster. the clouds are thicker. everybody will make it into the mid-80's, and most of you to around 90 degrees. i call it a mixture of sunshine and clouds with about a 40% chance of thunderstorms. the humidity is not that bad. that will start to go up late tonight. chance for an evening thunderstorm, and then clearing overnight. during the day tomorrow, we will turn up the heat. high pressure will anchor itself off of the east coast. the high pressure will come out of the southwest, and the heat and humidity will work its way into the mid-atlantic region. it will be mid-90's wednesday and thursday. the actual temperatures will not be t

it will reach baltimore and head coast on interstate 70 and 68 into west virginia. it is traveling a massive flat-bed truck taking a lot of back roads to avoid overpasses. until now it had been in a warehouse in new jersey. a flock of geese knocked out power to its engines. >>> this morning d.c. council member harry thomas junior denies allegations that he used money meant for children to finance a lavish lifestyle. ward 5 council member used his nonprofit as a personal bank account. he secretly diverted $300,000 in district money meant for youth baseball programs. he's accused of spending money on golf outings and pebble beach in los angeles and a $60,000 audi suv. the district is suing thomas for a million dollars to recoup the money. he will fight the lawsuit and will not settle it. >> i think my integrity is more important than anything. not my integrity for the public i serve. i think my b my children first and my family legacy first. i think about what made me who i am today. that's what i will continue to fight for. i think that's the message i will send to a

much of western maryland and into west virginia. around the bay, eastern shore, most locations in the 60s now. over the last 12 hours, upper level flow out of the north and west, bringing in high pressure that's going to be over us giving us sunshine for the next couple days with only a bit of humidity in the air. not very humid. and then, though, that humidity is going to be building as the day progresses. there is the view from tower camera. that sun beginning to flood the eastern sky with sunlight. by 9:00, mid-70s. mid-80s by afternoon. tonight mostly clear. 70s in the evening. by dawn tomorrow, low 60s. it's going to heat up tuesday. not very humid, up around 90. it will get very humid, oppressive humidity. both days into the upper 90s. but then by the end of the week and into the weekend, a break from the high heat. passing showers and thunderstorms each day friday, saturday, sunday. >> tom, certainly increasing volume. that's bit. no major accidents. any overnight road work that could cause you some issues. as far as we can te

. >>> wow, 70 all the way to 68 and west virginia and down to charlotte. >> they have to look for big overpasses. >> right! >>> bernadette woods will join us with the first warning weather forecast in a few minutes. first, here are today's midday stocks. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a nice place to be is on the wear -- water. we have comfortable temperatures. we're at 81 in baltimore and the dew points are in the 50s. it's comfortable outside. this is going to change. enjoy the numbers now. 76 in westminster and 81 in columbia. the winds are light out there. they're generally around to the north east. they'll change throughout the day. tomorrow, they'll turn down to the south and this is where the air is coming from. it's in the 90s in memphis and 80s in kansas city. these are the record highs this afternoon and we have a lot of moisture and the dew points will be highier and there's a lot of humidity where this is coming from. this is all moving in our direction. we have a few thunderstorms around yesterday. they got out of here and out to the west, there's a warm front. now, it's the wa

but, kiran, what i do have like most west virginias, common sense and saying enough is enough after tening more money than ever. i was there in 2006 as the governor the state of west virginia thanking our national guard, the greatest national guard in the country thanking them for what they do and went back as a senator in 2011. i saw firsthand and spoke to the general and the troops and all of the different people i could and i was able to come to my own conclusions and speaking to west virginiians who truly we have a need in west virginia and a need all over this country for the roads and water and sewer and bridges and schools and helping our seniors, and everybody. and then, all of a sudden, we have spent $443 billion to date in afghanistan. on track to spend another $485 billion. i just think it's time to refocus and rebuild america. >> right. . let me just ask you about that. i mean, we all are acknowledging this is a war worry country as well. a poll, 74% of us want all or some troops out. those that were pulled. you pointed out. we spent more than 400 billion on the war and our

there were a few storms west of us, garrett county into west virginia.we're done with that complex. tropical air continuing to build. big ridge of high pressure, a very summer-like pattern that will build in at least through the end of the week. i got tell you some indications that cold front will not make this down for a few days. so muggier and hotter tomorrow, maybe another round of showers or storms west of us like hagerstown, westward. as we go into your thursday, more likely we'll see pop-up storms and that intense heat of the day, thursday on track to be the hottest. overnight 67. a few clouds, a little balmy. how about 96, sunny, hot and humid. with the increasing humidity, it will feel moore like 100. drink extra liquids. tomorrow night 72 with a few clouds. more moisture coming in. no one likes to hear that but that's the reality. seven-day forecast, a couple of scorchers. saturday and sunday, indications are we'll drop back into the mid-80s. so the next few days, though, here comes the heat. be ready for it. >> we got some tips. you can get lo