in williamsburg, he got involved in politics. he was a professor at william and mary and that is where he met thomas jefferson. jefferson was 16. his dad had died two years earlier. he comes to williamsburg and he is looking for instructional guidance academically. he was looking for adult men to serve as a second father. george wythe had all these proteges and some lived in his house or nearby. he said that even though these people were very smart, he had never met anybody his equal until he met thomas jefferson. the two of them were like that. after college, jefferson became his law clerk for five years. there were with each other all day. in jefferson got elected to the state legislature in virginia where george wythe was a member. they became extremely close. >> how did he get to know james monroe and henry clay and john marshall who was the longest serving chief justice? >> they were enrolled at william and mary as students and they saw him out -- they sought him out. he had stripped tutorials that he held at his house to te

this is the williamsburg inn. >> that's not too far away. >> not at all. foliage peaks in virginia the end of october, beginning of november. >> you want to plan because if you plan to spend anytime there you need to reserve a room. make a reservation for dinner and lunch and make sure you have got the place. >> although this time of the year for the first time there are rooms available during foliage because of the economy and because of the way things are going in the mark place. there's still rooms to be had. >> all right. let's take a little tour as best you can. on your website you have 12 great spots to enjoy the foliage and you start at the top and name down to virginia. what are your favorites. >> in maine a wonderful place in kennebunkport which is where the bush's have their summer home, called the captain lord mansion and that is a beautiful place. northern vermont the rabbit hill inn which is wonderful and moving down to virginia. we just visited a place last month actually called labersche pro-even call. and we revisited colonial williamsburg

he freed a handful of other slaves from his home in williamsburg. he sold his plantation and all of the slaves and it to get rid of slavery from his life. by his early 60's had eliminated slavery. >> why didn't he freed the slaves before he freed the plantation? >> it is a tricky answer. something to do with the legacy. >> what proof is there that thomas jefferson was against lipari >>st slavery? >> he had written about a lot pennit a lot. all of his life he had the slaves. i think jefferson once in his 80's and never freed his slaves. he was hypocritical about that. >> sweeney was found not guilty. what happened to him? >> they said all of the united states is a cast you got out of this. someone will kill you. they gave him a horse and money and he disappeared. and he went to tennessee and people lost track of him pegg and a few years later she did several years in prison for horse thievery in tennessee. people had a sense that he had at least been punished for something somewhere. to>> is it true that lewis pal would ask if they knew george? if th

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides...nd everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's n for all! ♪ >>> devastating storms yesterday that did damage. here's a look at areas that got hit. frederick county, two ef-1 tornadoes. one where winds were 90 to 100 mile-per-hour. 125miles wide, the path of the tornado. 2 1/2 miles long from tab hear road i think it's called to masuter road -- carroll coin also got hit -- carroll county also got hit. and that had winds 75 to 80 miles per hour and the length of that one mile long. so a lot of cleanup going on as a result of that. we're keeping our eye to the ies now because of another system that's heading our way. we've got this front that's going to roar through. that's setting us up for strong storms. we could see some early, as well. take a look at max radar. we've got storms tonight to the west. you can see a line of storms from culpeper stretching to the minority ahead this frontal system. that's the front -- north ahead of this frontal system. that

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides...'s sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> it's time for 9 sports with brett haber, the best sports in town. >> just as the nationals were starting to peak your sp, just as you were starting to feel optimistic about next year, we get the news tonight that the team's number one pitching prospect had be out for the next year and a half. the nats announcing tonight that the rookie jordan zimmerman will have tommy john surgery on his pitching elbow and will miss the next 18 months. he consulted with a famed orthopedist who confirmed the original diagnosis of the team's doctor. there is an 85-90% success rate in returning pitchers to their original condition after tommy john surgery and he expects zimmerman to be 100% by spring 2011. nats off tonight. o's hosting the a's. birds down 3-0 in the fifth and it's about to get worse. mark ellis with the bases loaded. two runs come across after a rain delay in the 7th, they come back and the o's lose 9-1

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides...e's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ . >>> this is geico sports extra when joe gibbs returned as redskins head coach back in 2004, one of the free agent signings was cornelius griffin. there were a few changes after that, but one of them left the tackle. more on why why they didn't have to worry about filling that position. >> reporter: of the redskins training camp, you could say this one was looked at with a lot of respect, more than any other. he has never been to a pro bowl, nor has he provided big numbers, but for six seasons, cornelius griffin walked the line. >> i enjoy being here and playing the teammates, i enjoy being here. part of the team. everybody has a job to do and be accountable for their position. >> reporter: yes, the man he will line up next to, albert haynesworth, received the richest contract provided for. but the man in the middle, staying quiet except to the teammates behind him. >> he does a lot of the tough work,

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides...sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> it is summer. let's get some relief from that heat and humid today as we welcome you back to the "early show." coming up, we have an amazing story. a young couple from montana had just gotten married, literally minutes after their marriage. they're on their way reception. they saw an accident, jumped out to help. you'll meet the newlyweds and the little girl they helped. they may have, in fact, helped save her leg. >> yeah. saved her foot. that is amazing. not all brides are thinking like that. >>> speaking of couples, more and more couples are relying on in vitro fertilization to get pregnant these days. is that the answer to their problem? we'll talk to one doctor stirring up controversy by saying those couples might want to hold on to their money. >> first though, a father's heart-breaking custody battle. his little boy was taken to italy by his wife. now the 8-year-old is living in an orphanage. hun

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> i don't want government bureaucrats meddling in your health care. >> how in the world can a private corporation providing insurance compete with the enity that does not have to worry about making a profit or pay local property taxes? >> the president taking health care rear form to e people -- reform to people holding several town halls across its country. the white house and house and senate all have plans for reforming the system. fox news sunday is breaking it down to separate fact from ction. chris wallace joins us with a preview of today's program. and chris, you've taken on a big challenge, something none of the town halls have been able to accomplish. >> well that's exactly right, melaniech and it's because of the up to halls we have decided to do it. there has been so much emotion and legitimate concern from americans about the president's plan, that we thought, let's try to find

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides...nd everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >> and welcome back to good morning, washington. 6:30 is your time on this tuesday, august 11, i'm alison starling. >> and i'm pamela brown. doug mckelway has the morning off. >> time now for traffic and weather every 10 minutes. brian joins us with more on your weather. >> you feel it this morning. clear skies outside but that's a sign of the sun being down. >> brian you said we could wear culottes? >> yes >> what are culottes? >> i thought they were the skirts that look like a pair of shorts? >> i'm impressed. >> i'll have to wick media that. i'leannounce it rhenn woue it wu wear it is the question.on thisrtrtta this low 90's, h tot a ould cool us off with a nice little downpour. >> mr. jim, what do you think the ladies should be wearing? >> i don't think the culottes are good under anybody. that's so 1980's. >> getting past the interchange of route 109 here. slow further south as you head t

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides...one's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> washington is one of the three finalists for the 2014 gay games. this is an olympic-style event. if chosen, ward and 80,000 bizevisitors are expected to flk to the deaf -- to the district. a good time. >>> looks like everybody was having some fun. a story about the nationals. they suffered a big loss today. the pga comes down hard on >>> just when things were looking up, the nationals get bad news. jordan zimmermann at the doctor evaluate his arm, and he needs reconstructive elbow surgery. bad news for the nationals. a bad night for the orioles. ellison takes this pitch to left field. will not in a couple of runs. a huge night for the athletics. the athletics beat baltimore, 9- 1. the redskins went out at 8:30 in an effort to beat the heat. it was some kind of hot. well the receiving corps has problems, the offensive line is really banged up. randy thomas participated in drills today. >> we have t

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides...nd everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >> time for abc 7 sports. >> with all the big ticket off season editions for the redskins. you'll be glad to hear in day four of redskin's camp, defense seems to be having their way. we have a lot of offense in the first few days. when you have a lot of stress, it's hard to free up mentally. there's a lot right now not stringing a lot together but each does a lot of play. hopefully as we go along, we'll repeat a lot of contact septembers we put in the first few days. the nets were able to salvage something from pittsburgh. bottom of the third. droifing to the left field. way back in, gone. the blast and the pirates up 2-1. firing into the dug out. top of the seventh. having a good run lately. that is a two run blast. that takes the lead. aid reen gonzalez take that's right down the line. a fan goes out there and touches a ball on the field. they add another and win this game 5-3. >> tiger wood

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides...nd everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> welcome back. new york's governor has declare states of emergency because of flooding damage. storms sent water and mud in to homes. two des are blamed on the storm and some roads are impassable. >> you know, andrea, it always seems to catch people by surprise but the number one killer when it comes to weather events is flash flooding. so you have to be careful. obviously lightning you have to be careful but flash flooding is a sneaky killer when it comes to weather. >> a lot of sparks but i didn't get anything over my house. >> fairfax county certainly got it. it was hit or miss. came late in the day for my taste. it would have been nicer in the afternoon and i think the timing will be earlier. as you make the afternoon plans i would plan on a window between 3:00 and 7, certainly to be getting wet. great to see you. if you follow me on twitter you know today will be steamy but no records

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides...nd everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >> president obama hitting the road again for healthcare. today's stop, grand junction, colorado andthis time, it's getting personal. >> president obama is using his own experience of losing his grandmother just last year to convince the crowd that an overhaul would not include so- called death panels. here's the latest on the health care battle. >> reporter: old faiful bubbling up as the president and first family look on and plenty of emotions spilling over at a healthcare hall in colorado. >> let's not start yelling. >> reporter: the president attempts to lay out his message on healthcare reform at a time when he said his critics are spreading misinformation like government death panels that would decide whether when to euthanize the elderly. >> every time we're inside of reform, special interests start fighting back with everything they have got. they use their influence, they run their ad

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides...nd everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> the philadelphia eagles' coaching staff looking to find a way to fit michael vick in. tomorrow morning, he will suit up and attended his first football practice in two years after serving his time for his involvement in a dogfighting ring. he says, most importantly, he is happy for a chance to rebuild his life. >> i am blessed to have the opportunity to be here with this organization. my goal is to come back and get acclimated, and whatever the coach says, that is what i do. i am just here to contribute and how to win a super bowl. >> some good baseball to report to you, the nationals snapping their losing streak in cincinnati. let's go there. for the skipper signaling, what type of game and this will be a. they get the game started, a better life than -- better late than never. it would stay that way until the seventh. will has been working out with milliard. the nats and hold on to beat

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at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides...nd everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> a greenbelt residents finished a successful run on "who wants to be a millionaire? " he was asked which state voted for the winning candidate of 24 of the last 25 presidential elections. >> 'c', final answer. >> no, it is 'd', nevada. >> he left with $25,000 and says he is going to use his winnings to go on a honeymoon he never had. >>> the $100 million redskin it will not play tomorrow night. i have the latest. the nationals are trying to start another when the street in atlanta but instead walked into another loss with braves. th lowe's has just been named 2009 energy star retail partner of the year. with an energy star washing machine, you'll have roughly enough for 16 rounds of golf, 94 movie tickets or 3,382 text messages. cool. (announcer) come to lowe's first for energy star appliances. >>> it is time now for abc 7 sports with tim brant. >> after last night's loss in atlanta, the na

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> tonight on "nightline," the little princesses. makeup and spray tanning. tiaras and tantrums. we go inside the competitive world of child beauty pageants. but does the pressure to win come at a serious cost? and are parents going too far? >>>. >>> and as the debate over healthcare spins out of control, president obama tries to take hold of the message and a new film offers a blunt diagnosis. money, not medicine, is driving the american healthcare system into the ground. >>> plus, the heist. a dapper pair walk into a store in broad daylight and walk off with tens of millions in expensive gems. no hollywood movie. the biggest heist in britain's history. captions paid for by abc, inc. >>> tonight on "nightline," the little princesses. makeup and spray tanning. tiaras and tantrums. we go inside the competitive world of child beauty pageants. but does the pressure to win come at a serious cos

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today he was honored in williamsburg, pennsylvania. good for him. >> nice. >> you want to talk about the fires in california. >> the district only covers 84,000 acres so 80% of the district on fire. that's huge. we actually have a touch of fall here. for the most part a very nice night. here is your forecast first. nice day. 76. more clouds south. showers should stay to our south. tuesday beautiful. sunny and 78. that's spectacular an even wednesday will be nice. partly cloudy. high temperatures around 80. so first few days will be below average for us. the weekend is flanking me and it is a big weekend, actually. labor day weekend coming up. left and right. we will do the forecast in detail. partly cloudy and much cooler. low temperatures 56 to 66. winds out of the north east at 10. live doppler 9000. been quiet except for one shower and we will take you down to southern maryland. in portions of calvert county primely in st. mary's county. everything pushing across the bay and that is about it. i think most kids will have a dry return

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides...nd everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> here's your weekend forecast. 88 degrees. it's goingo be warm tomorrow. a little warmer on sunday. i think you would call that down right hot at 90. >> thank you. >>> we told you about a illinois man doing three weeks behind bars for yawning. he was in court for his cousin's trial. he yawned. the judge got mad and found him in contempt of court. now he's out of jail and speaking out for the first time. >> he said thank you

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides...nd everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> well, brian is a solid gold human being. the honor student at texas engaged to be married. as polite as you can imagine. we found one character flaw. he was out to dinner with his fiancee in texas when he found ut he got a $20 million contract from the redskins and he made her pay for the dinner. the important thing is he's here now. ending his holdout after one day. the deal 20 million over five years. 12 million guaranteed. he's ready to reek havoc on opposing teams. >> the defense is very sound as far as the leadership we have and for me to fit in and do what i do, just fly around, young legs, fresh legs, just do what i do best. >> you'll never find. [ laughter ] >> it just makes you want to sing in big bass. of course everybody wants more production out of jason campbell this year. but half of having a productive passing game is just half. the question is by whom? a lot of people hope

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides...veryone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> i'm meteorologist topper shutt. next three days. 86 on wednesday. 85 on thursday. 87 on friday. temperature on friday may be a little bit warm but you get the idea. we will leave the 90s behind. we will have the chance for showers and thunderstorms though pretty much each day. front going south of us dropping us into the 80s but close enough to us to provide showers and storms. weekend flanking me. forecast in detail overnight. partly cloudy and muggy. few thunderstorms possible. a low temperature 68 to 76. winds out of the north at about 5 to 10. live doppler 9000. had showers off to the west. for the most part -- part cumberland. more in the morning. back to the computer we go. talk about temps. better than last night. 70s. 77 in brookville. bell haven 78. chesapeake beach 78. 75 out in charles town. a little more comfortable. tomorrow morning we added the chance of a shower or thunderstorm.

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides...nd everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >> two russian fighter jets collided outside of moscow. those jets with were part of an elite team. the pilots were practicing a routine where five jets changed formation and that's when two planes collided. two pilots were ejected. they were found in satisfactory condition. one pilot died in the collision. there's just four days left until afghans head to the polls to choose a new president. today they debated on television and that's something that wouldn't have been possible under taliban re. the taliban has promised to disrupt the vote. that's not stopped the campaign. candidates are meeting excited crowds wherever they go. mexico has launched a new effort in its war against drug smuggling. the government replaced all of its customs inspectors with agents trained to fight smuggling. the agents underwent background checks. soldiers were also sent to airports and to border crossings to retri

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides...nd everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> it's time for 9 sports with brett haber, the best sports in town. >> and welcome back to baltimore, everybody. the redskins didn't want him and that's saying something for baltimore signing everyone under the sun. it only takes one team and tonight we found out who that one is. after two years away from the game, most of that in prison, michael vick is, once again, a football player agreeing to a two-year deal with the eagles. he can play in the regular season starting in week six. d'angelo hall was a teammate at virginia tech and the falcons. he spoke tonight about his friend's return. >> we got to see him twice a year. [ laughter ] >> so i wish him all the luck. but we're still going to be competetive and hopefully we won't see him too many times out there. >> in terms of vick's return, october 18th is week six. that's his first week of eligibility. the following week the circus comes he

at busch garde in williamsburg. th four family-fridly rides...nd eryone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> good evening. i'm dave feldman. the redskins and ravens will hook up tomorrow night in baltimore in the preseason debut for both teams. among the redskins you will not be seeing, lbert hanes worth, clinton portis and most likely santana moss. the n.f.l. 's leading rusher last year in the preseason, 317 yards, 66 carries. after being cut last year by the red skins, he was on the practice squad on both the ravens and the jets. but the red skins thought enough of him to give him a third shot with the team. what are marcus' chances of sticking? >> they're good. i mean, i didn't know he was on the bubble. but i thinkarcus mason came in last year and did very, very well. it was hard to see him go, even last year. so that's one ever the reasons he's -- of the reasons he's back. he works so hard. he's earning his right to be here. >> i'm happy to be here. they're helping me out, giving me confidence

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... d everyone's sesame . ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> carlos rogers returned to pads and extra today, the first time -- and practice today. the first time. santana moss did not wear a pad. he's protecting a tweaked hamstring. devon thomas also had a bad hammy. he missed practice today and was limited to light work on the side. denot play in saturday's scrimmage but hopes to play in thursday's preseason opener at the baltimore ravens. he's competing for the second receiver's job. so devon is missing -- devin is missing time -- -- missing time in pads an issue? >> i'm not concerned. i know what i can do. when i get out there i'll show it. i'm keep working hard and when it's time it's time. >> right now we're still trying to get devin's hamstring, all the treatment and things like that, to get his hamstring up to speed and see how it goes. >> to maryland football. they held their annual media today. ten starters returned from last year's team that went 8-5. n

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at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendlride.. everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggl ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> welcome back. it's 7:14 now. wicked weather has been wreaking havoc in japan. this morning in japan mudslides have left many flooded. and a building toppled into an over flowing river. the damage was caused by a different typhoon. no one was hurt because people haveh been evacuated. dozens of people are missing. some reported 80 inches of rain. dangerous stuff there. we have our own dangers closer to home to worry about. >> they have been hit with storm after storm. very unlikely atlantic tropical storm system where we have had nothing. >> it has been quiet. there is an indication it could change this week. we might have something to talk about tomorrow. but your right, the heat is the story today. >>> i just stepped outside. not too bad. >> try it again in a couple of hours. >> right. i'll be saying please, let me in. 70 degrees now at reagan national. dulles is at 73 and bwi marshall has com

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at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >> steve's back with a final check of the forecast -- a hot one. >> very hot day tomorrow, and on monday. daytime highs tomorrow in the upper 90's with a heat index around 100 degrees. same on monday. thunderstorms late tuesday will cool us down to the ay's's hurs coultie te record morrorow at dulles. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- there's something big happening at pizza hut. - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... and our personal panormous pizza starting at just $5. the big eat tiny price menu. only at pizza hut. there are some things we know for sure. there will still be weddings, still be babies, and still be bright futures. that's why new york life has been helping families plan for the expected and unexpected for 164 years. backed by the highest ratings for financial strength. be too

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> 9news is sponsored in part by your toyota dealer. >> in thailand this weekend it was a contest of ear splitting proportion. 1500 people completed for a chance to break the world record for the loudest scream. 11 people made it to the finals including a russian. he managed to go home with some $882 and said he would return next year. the world record by the way, tony, was set in 2000 by a british woman whose screamed pierced 129-decibels. >> thank you for warning me. hi my ear piece turned up before you started that. you could have said something. funny. >> what makes people ent? >> who knows. >> how do you side? tony, i've got something for you? >> i think i found something you do really well. >> i've got this contest for you. they made it on channel 9 news, right? >> absolutely right. >> if not anything else they made it on the news. weather wise we had big thunderstorms the last couple day

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> pit bulls kill a dog then a man who tried to intervene. neighbors say they had no idea that this danger was next door. good evening. i'm wendy rieger. jim and doreen are off tonight. >>> we will first get to the heat. it is 11:00 and it remains hot and humid in the nation's capital. we are living up to our summer reputation. derrick ward will show us how people are trying to keep cool but let's head up to bob ryan. bob? >> you can see some showers knocked the temperatures down. germ germantown, 74 degrees. these are showers in prince george's county. theyre a long way from loudoun county but they have been moving rapidly east with cloud-to-ground lightning. that is the good news. how does this compare? we had our hottest day of the summer so far, 97 degrees. remember, two years ago it was 102 degrees. right now only 81. that's how it feels in washington. the temperatures in many spots ar

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ . >>> he knew right away he didn't like it. a final 75 for woods, 37-year-old finishes with a 2-under-70, a victory er woods. redskins on the field for two practices for the first time since tuesday, high humidity, in the morning. the afternoon? 92 degrees. a hot day for guys coming off a bad losfor the ravens. >> even though it is hot, muggy, at ties you don't want to be out here but you know every man out there is counting on you to do your job, you count on them to do their job. it is like a chain. as long as every link in the chain gets strong, then the team is strong. >> nats and cincinnati, top of the 8th, pinch hitter, zimmerman, two in's, two outs, adam dun scores, willing ham, nats beat the reds, 5-4 to take the last three games of the four-game series. tonight on geico sports extra, we'll spotlight one of the redskins on defense who flies well under the radar. back to you. this is

let's go to our williamsburg network for you -- weatherbug network for you. 93 in palmer park in the western section of prince georges county. 99 is how it feels. a few more stops for you. e the heat advisor is still in effect until 8:00 tonight for up and down the 95 corridor. farther north and east, parts of jsey, philly, they're under an excessive heat warning with a little hier temperatures and dew point. we've had a bit of a change in the pollen index. the past week or so we were deal with high mold spore. now that's settled down. no it's weeds on the rise and over the next week or so ragweed could become significant. 95 in la plata. a little cooling showing up behind that cold front. 79 in columbus. 81 in cleveland right now. the big picture shows all the heat and humidity getting cut off at the pass as this cold front comes in with a better chance of showers and thunderstorms -- don think anything severe -- late tonight and predawn hours tomorrow. tomorrow another day of muggy conditions, low 90's, heat and humidity. then the thunderstorms come in the afternoon and a noticeabl

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at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> good morning, america. and this morning, recovery. the fed issues its most optimistic view yet on the state of the economy. the recession may be ending, but at what price? >>> hillary clinton in the hot seat. she compares nigeria's politics to the controversial bush/gore election here in the u.s. did she go too far? >>> a well-known basketball coach accused of out of bound s behave i don't off the court. rick pitino on the sex scanned that will could sideline him. >>> and tainted fruit? are you eating pesticides with every bite of that peach? the governments new warnings on what's really in the produce the governments new warnings on what's really in the produce section. captions paid for by abc, inc. >>> good morning, everyone, alongside chris cuomo i'm robin roberts. diane sawyer is off on this thursday, august 13th. >>> mixed signals from the economy, we're seeing signs we're pulling

at busch gardens in williamsburg. th four family-friendly rides...me street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> there is concern for d.c. residents as a mask with the agent mustard -- a flask with mustard has turned up. the army corp of engineers found it last week in what was once a testing ground known as pit 3. it's not the first munition to turn up over the past three years but the corp says the flask did not pose a threat to the neighborhood. >>> raise your taxes for legislation. creigh deeds told the richmond times he would sign a tax for bills. he says he does not want to move money from the state's general fund to pay for road work. >>> it is 7:30. let's check in with tony. the temperature has held steady. >> it has held steady all morning long. 73 degrees. earlier we showed you on one of our new radar systems the fog forming out to the west. the national weather service has issued a fog advisory for areas way out to the west. and this is the central atlantic and this is tropical depression number two. it's j

at busch gardens in williamsburg.veryone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> a world leader with a case of the swine flu. the costa rican president confirms he has the h1n1 virus an is being quarantined at home. he says he has a fever and sore throat and is being treated with an anti-flu medicine. the president is at higher risk than most because he suffers from asthma. >>> whitehouse e maims show that karl rove was deeply involved in the firing of at least one u.s. attorney. the documents reveal extensive exchanges between rove and then white house counsel harriet myers about federal prosecutor david iglesias. he was one of nine u.s. attorneys fired for apparently not being loyal enough to the bush administration. then suing controversy led to the eventual rest us nation of attorney general albert owe gonzales. >>> funeral arrangements are now set for eunice kennedy shriver. there will be a public service tomorrow in massachusetts. a funeral mass will be held in o. fr