still ahead a fire destroys two apartment buildings in woodbridge. officials say they know what caused the blaze. nearly 1 foot of rain falls overnight in southern >> a propane and grill is what caused the fire at a woodbridge apartment complex earlier this week. the grill was on an apartment on the third floor. 100 people had to evacuate because of the fire. three firefighters were taken to the hospital for injuries but none of the residents were hurt. the fire also spread to a nearby building. both have been condemned it. tommy wells appears to be throwing his hat in the ring for mayor. he is already organizing a campaign staff for the election. he decided to run after an outpouring of support from people all across the city. a new database and prince george's county as people see who has been convicted of gun crime. they passed the law last month allowing police to operate the registry. it will provide names and addresses of gun offenders in the county. taking a look at some news from around the world tonight. in the black sea region, more than 10

that's gotten more intense from manassas back towards woodbridge, straddling i-95. are these going to go in the next hour? this is going to move eastward across woodbridge and eventually into charles county. these storms will eventually move over the bay but notice they hold together very well in terms of their intensity. a bigger, wider picture with the lightning on it. you can see the storms now essential running down 95 with that trailing storm back towards manassas that will roll through woodbridge in the next 20 minutes. right now a live weather cam. 75, dew point 7 2. the good news is this is as low as it's been today. our new low temperature for the day. flash flood warnings until 1:30 in the morning. strong storms possible on friday. not as hot friday. that's good news. and cooler on saturday. we've actually lerred the temperatures on saturday. in fact, the next three days looks like this. we're dog go yellow, yellow green for our 9 weather alert code. showers on saturday could affect little league games. down to 79. 88 sunday, code green. 88, an average day

inside nova.com reports there will be a press conference today in woodbridge. it will announce a public- private partnership for a development deal at the stone bridge town center. that's just east of i-95 at opitz boulevard. the website reports the site will be named as the new home for the p-nats. the owner of the team hopes to have a single a team playing in the stadium by 2014. >>> a 62-year-old man is recovering this morning after two pit bulls attacked him over the weekend. his son, however, stopped the attack from becoming even worse. the dogs attacked max fernandez when he was getting out of his car. the son ran around the neighborhood trying to get the dogs' attention. the wife is still traumatized by the whole event. >> i wish i didn't see those things. [indiscernible] >> the dogs bit the man 14 times. police had to shoot and kill one of them after a dog began attacking them. the fate of the surviving pit bull is yet to be determined. the owner of the dogs may also be facing charges now. >>> almost 6:34. we have a commuter alert for you. some relief f

coming up from woodbridge to springfield. on the northbound side a little bit of sunshine but not really causing any problems. main and hov lanes to the 14th street bridge. a quick look at another map, i want to let you know everything is doing well. route 5 out of brandywine and over to andrews air force base. we'll go to the north side of town at 6:25. >>> it is 6:19. coming up next in sports, learn how far back the gnats are turning the clock back tonight. >>> right now it's time for another check on the question of the morning. 75% of families on vacation do which of these things. is it a, turn around to get something they forgot? b, drive to their destination or c, get less sleep than they do during a normal week? >> no vacation for our facebook friends. diana says it is all three. for me it's a. >> keep posting your guesses.

apartment in woodbridge. it was an accident. happened while she was cooking eggs on the stove. >> i was cooking and i just, under the fire. boom. we just ran out. my husband was home. my parents were also home. just run out. >> she and her family are originally from ghana. >> where are you staying? >> with family members. family members want us to live with them. for now, we spend the nights with a family member last night. so we are just going to, i don't know. >> sky fox flew over the scene around 8:00 last night. you can see some of the flames that consumed huge parts of the roof. it was brutally hot for all those firefighters down there. three suffering from heat related illnesses. and it was frightening for the people who live here. >> i live on the other side of the neighborhood. when you were standing on the stairs, you could see the flames raising up and it was scary. >> despite the loss and uncertainty of life now, she considers herself lucky. >> it's good for the life of my parents. my kids, my husb

this fire broke out around 9:30 last night in a building on gemstone drive in woodbridge. no injuries reported. investigators are trying to find what sparked the flames. a dramatic scene earlier in the day. flames tore through the house and prince george's county. the fire started yesterday evening in a home on temple hill. a woman was able to make it out safely. two firefighters suffered minor injuries. it cost $100,000 in damage. the cause is under investigation. >> in about four hours the president will leave the white house four campaign stops in san antonio and austin, texas. this comes as the attacks intensified between the president and mitt romney over romney's time at bain capital. yesterday romney's swung back in a new ad attacking the president's record and commitment to the middle class. today romney will attend a rally in pennsylvania. first lady michelle obama will make two campaign appearances in virginia this week. this comes a week after her arrest and spent two days in the crucial swing state. president obama's campaign confirmed to appear in charlottesvi

apartments on eisenhower circle in woodbridge.eso said it was an accident, happened while she was cooking eggs on the stove. >> i was cooking and i just had a fire. it just boom. we just ran out. i took my two kids. my husband was home and my parents were also home. we just run out. >> reporter: she and her family are originally from ghana. where are you staying? >> family members, family members who asked us to live with them. so for now we spent the night with a family member last night. we are just going to -- i don't know. i don't know. >> reporter: sky fox flew over the scene around 8:00 last night. you could see some of the flames that consumed huge parts of the roof. it was brutally hot for all those firefighters down there. three suffered from heat-heated illnesses and it was frightening for the people who live here. >> i live on the other side of the neighborhood, but when you were standing on the stairs, you could see the flames raising up. it was really scary. >> reporter: despite the loss and uncertainty of life now, a

in woodbridge around 3:30 p.m., a 4-year-old child died. >> a heartbreaking scene here in the woodbridge/dail area of prince george's county. there's a blue pickup truck parked in front of a home. prince william county police say the little boy who lives in a home somehow got out of the house and into the pickup truck where he found a loaded handgun. the gun went off and the child was hit in ahead. he did not survive his injuries. authorities tell us it appears to be a tragic accident. it remains unclear who owned the gun to my wife was loaded, and why it was in a location accessible to a 4-year-old. we do know that date -- an adult family member was looking after this child at the time of this incident. charges could be filed. >> the investigation into the person who abducted the mother of cal ripken jr. continues. police found his mother, violet, after she had been abducted from her home early this morning. she was found in harford county. the exact location has not been released. the ripken family has released a statement saying they are grateful and relieved she is back at all unsafe

northbound 95 has a normal slowdown out of woodbridge to get up to the beltway. it typically takes about 17 minutes to get from dumphries to this, but we will add a couple minutes. maybe a 20 minute ride from dumphries up to -- out of woodbridge to get to springfield. back inside. >> 6:14 is the time, 72 degrees right now. turning a learning disability into a community for people connecting with others going through the same thing. >> hand how sf x: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering so, i'm walking down the street, sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering just you know walking, sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering and i found self in the middle of this parade honoring america's troops. which is actually quite fitting because geico has be serving the military for over 75 years. aawh no, look, i know this is about the troops and not about me. right, but i don't look like that. who can i write a letter to about this? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insuran

sky fox was over the woodbridge station complements and this is about 8 last night. firefighters brought in fans and worked on a rotation to work the fire and we told they were treated for a heat-related illness. they were told the fire started in with an electrical problem and that is still under investigation right now. >>> it's been a week and almost 10,000 in the dark. dominion power said less than 900 without power. bg&e are saying 1500 are waiting for the light and air conditioning to come back on. a lot of people are clearly frustrated as power crews show up and then leave because the trees are down. the tree trimmers come and leave because the power lines are down. the president of pepco tells us why that happens. >> and there is an extreme amount of coordination involveed and customers don't understand what that process s the tree sess where they have to come in, the line mechanics come in, one group to de- energize, another group has to come in to trim the trees and another group has to come in to do that rewear -- repair work. >> pepco will do a performanc

the flames destroyed the fourth floor of a building at the woodbridge apartments. the fire damaged the building next year -- next door. investigators are still looking for the cause of the fire now. >>> it is time for the latest your money report of the morning. >> how about positive numbers? >> reporter: it is a rare occasion lately when wall street focuses on our own economy. except for primarily focusing on something in europe. ahead of the news, stocks were mixed after signs that miles per hour are spending a lit less. the dow stands this morning at 12896, it dropped about 47 points in trading yesterday. the nasdaq was flat on the day and the s & p 500 was down six points. >>> economists expect the report will show a slight pick up in hiring last month. 90,000 jobs created, not enough to knock down the unemployment rate seen. a privately compiled report was a bit stronger than expected. so who knows? fingers cross snood and checking on the music business we are still buying less cds. album sales dropped but digital album sales are up more than 13% over a year a

southbound 95 and 295 out of laurel, 50s quiet and to virginia, 95 is an easy ride and to past woodbridge and there is a portion shut down in the heart of richmond and that is due to flooding and that is a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> and there is some good news on the health of the chesapeake bay. the multistate effort to restore the bay is at track. >> and he more for us from the eastern shore. >> reporter: if there is a common bond flowing through maryland, virginia, and the district, it's the chesapeake bay. >> and we never had such good news. blue crabs are at levels they haven't been seen at in 20 years. the native oyster is starting to survive. >> reporter: the maryland governor and d.c. mayor joined for an al upsummit on the health of the chesapeake bay. >> and our oyster population has the highest survival rate on record in become the years -- 26 years. the blue crab population rebounded to a 19-year high. >> by better managing our local rivers and streams and for us is the anacroftia river and the potomac to some extent and we'll be better equipped to continue the ef

look at the tra headlights woodbridge. 270 traffic moving away from us the way down to the beltway.eorge weston parkway. spot ran there is down. traffic has to exit into town. on normal service systemwide. >> thank you. 5:54. >> thank you. 5:54. >> some p excuse us, while we change into something more comfortable. cool. introducucing, the square sunnyd bottle. >> police say a trail of potato them to a burglary suspect. a man broke a glass door of a subway and try to open a cash register. he allegedly left with nine bags of potato chips. police fall the trail of chips police followed the trail of chips. >> he deserved to be arrested. >> a deadly police-involved .hooting in mount vernon more on the damage police in

southbound i-95 in woodbridge. if you are planning to head around town, be careful with all the debris in the road. lots of intersections with lights down. 69 intersections by the way affected in the district and they are telling us some are powered by generators and some have been outfitted with stop signs. 69 intsections still without power. you want to treat those as a four way stop. again no hov restrictions inside the beltway. back to you guys. >>> even with all of the outages in your area and many of you still have to report for work today. if you have to go in you are asked to consider using metro and remember metro fares increased on sunday. >> if you are thinking about ditching the car and taking mass transit here's what you need to know. >> as of now the transit will operate on a normal schedule. but it is telling customers allow additional time for your commutes. storage damage could create big delays. >> metro has enough power to run all of its lines. several stations, however, are still on back-up powe

we still have a couple thunderstorms, right around woodbridge, just basically south and east of manassassee a couple of these storms moving basically off to the east. and so we could still see a couple of showers and storms headed out toward clinton. here's a look at the radar and lightning. we saw a lot of lightning with these storms. what we saw is a cold front coming through, clashing with the unstable atmosphere. so we did see some pretty good storms. had quite a few warnings earlier tonight in frederick, prince william as well. here's a look closer in, maybe even around rockville, laurel, fairfax and manassas. this is just round one of severe weather. tomorrow the cold front will actually come farther south, and that could also trigger more severe storms tomorrow afternoon and evening. we'll talk more about that a little bit later. firsti anita and derek, back to you. >>> they're fast, sneaky, and on the run from cops. some purse snatching thieves targeting women at gas stations. ken molestina is here to explain. >> reporter: anita, in all these cases it's been unsuspecting women wh

sky fox over eisenhower circle in the woodbridge station complex around 8:00 tonight. firefighters say the flames started in one building, jumped to another. one resident told us it looked like a scene from a movie. >> i seen people running, crying and everyone was pretty much in shock staring at the building in disbelief that it was happening. >> the temperature near the fire was so intense firefighters brought in cooling fans and worked on rotation. two firefighters were taken to the hospital treated for heat exhaustion. residents say they were told the fire started with an electrical problem, but it's still under investigation. >>> the other big story tonight, a 12-year-old boy charged with murder. police say he killed a 2-year- old girl who lived with him in foster care at a ft. washington home. audrey barnes has more from the newsroom. >> the family that took in that little girl had three biological children ages 15, 9 and 12. the children were home alone with the toddler at the time of the incident and when their father returned to the family's home on taylor ave

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. >>> firefighters in woodbridge, virginia are trying to figure out what sparked an apartment fire. fire gutted the fourth floor atwood bridge apartments thursday night. two firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion, no residents were injured. >>> the district wants to bring some high-tech taxis to the city. the mayor showed off the new equipment. the tax says will have tv monitors, gps, even panic buttons for both the driver and the passenger. each driver will pay $500 to install the equipment and riders get a 50 kept surcharge to pay for it. >>> jessica doyle is watching your money and the latest unemployment reports. >>> last time they came out we were a little disappointed. what are we expecting today? >> okay. not great not horrible. there is some reason to believe we could have an upside surprise this morning. recent reports have looked pretty good. layouts hit a 13 month low in june. the downside here, companies may not be firing a lot of people. ad psays companies added 176,000 positions in june, very strong and better than expected. the official expectations for today's

in problems on 95 coming up from woodbridge to springfield. all lanes open heading to the 14th street bridge. i'll be back with more on that accident on 270 at 5:10. >>> so many redskins have been waiting for the if irgs day of training camp. >> -- the first day of training camp. >> this is the full first squad practice. delia goncalves live at redskins park out in ashburn. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike. what's a little heat for redskins fans honestly. they will be here in droves i can assure that it's quiet now but the park soon will be buzzing with activity as folks prepare for the rush of fans that will likely head here so they can see their first glimpse of their new redskins. hopes are very high as they always are every year but extra high this season. it's riding on the back of rookie quarterback robert griffin iii. on july 18rg3 signed a $1.1 million -- $21.1 million four- year contract with the redskins, including a signing bonus. of course rg3 has been a high profile player since the draft appearing even in gato

no problems to report coming up from dale city to woodbridge and springfield. we'll take a live look at 395 over at duke street. running smoothly both in the main and hov lanes as you head for the 14th street bridge and into the downtown area. i'll be back with more traffic coming up once again at 4:55 with maryland traffic. in the meantime, federal officials have announced new safety standards for rail transit systems nationwide. the safety measures under consideration include crash worthy rail cars and data recorders or black boxes. the safety measures also call for improved work rules, including hours of service limits which are designed to make sure that employees are well rested. transit agencies which didn't meet the guidelines could lose federal grant money. >>> metro is trying to figure out what brought the red line to a halt at the dupont circle station yesterday morning. at 8:33 a.m., the system tweeted out about a brake problem on a train and then at 8:47, a tweet said the station was closed. 8:51 a third teet said the station had re-- tweet said the

the latest on a tragic shooting in a four year-old boy in woodbridge, virginia. prince william county police have searched his home for any signs of abuse or neglect. but left empty-handed. four-year-old kyrell mcneill climbed into a family member's truck, found a handgun, and accidentally shot and killed themself. police are continuing to investigate. turning to the presidential campaign trail, mitt romney insists that he will release just two years of tax returns. he is under fire from both parties to release more. in an exclusive interview, abc news asked him if he ever paid less than 13.9%. >> i am not calculated that. i'm not going to go back and look, but my view is i've paid all the taxes required by law. from time to time i have been audited. >> of our come mitt romney has released his 2010 returns and released hisfor 2011. republicans going after the people of supported barack obama in 2008, many of them women with new ads telling them it's ok to make a change. one of them describes the buyer's remorse that some voters feel about president obama. another

leaving woodbridge it is going to be off and on, and beyond that oneched up again in springfield. northbound 395 approaching and passing edsel road it is going to look like this most of the way past duke street in landmark before the pace picks up at seminary road. no problems on the dulles toll road and 66. the beltway west side of town looks great. 66 in centerville more heavy traffic in manassas than in centerville looks pretty good as you approach 150 and route 23. back to you guys. >>> thanks monika. this morning we are going to get an inmate look inside the white house. >> charlie rose sat down with the first couple. >> good morning mike and jessica. we visited president obama and the first lady at the white house sitting down with them in the blue room. we asked about the key differences with mitt romney and what he hopes the significant achievement of a second term will be. >>> also this morning james carville in studio 57 with the advice he would give president obama and mitt romney. all of that when we see you at 7:00. >>> charlie i expect it to be a calm and reactioned

a propane grills is to blame for the fire at a woodbridge week.ent complex this spokeswoman says theirl was on the third floor. nearly 100 people had to their homes. three firefighters were taken to the hospital for injuries. the fire also spread to a nearby building. it has been steamy, hot, miserable. >> sweltering. >> suffocating. >> better weather on the way. get through a few homes before that. great new photo gallery. check it out. 20 dozen people have already at this over the past two hours. are some of the fantastic pictures that were taken by greg johnson, a professional storm chaser. high temperature today, 105 degrees at reagan national airport. for one minute, it may be of to 106. look at the temperatures, up 100 martinsburg, quantico 106. now 91 degrees at the airport, but it feels like 102. temperatures are slowly cooling into the 80's. winchester, 81. fredericksburg, 84. the bigger story, what it feels like outside. it feels like 103 in frederick. look at the cool air will to the north of us. the heat has broken in detroit. are in the upper 70's. a few thunderstorms th

it broke out last night at the woodbrige station apartments on eisenhower circle in woodbridge. three firefighters suffered heat related injuries. one resident was treated at the scene. an 11-year-old may have prevented a tragedy if by banging on doors and pulling fire alarms. >> i was trying to save people's lives because some of my friends live in that building and i did not want to see my friends die. >> well done. 25 units and two buildings ended up being damaged. it started in an attic above where sprinklers could reach. investigators are trying to figure out the cost. >> maryland governor martin o'malley will hold off on calling a special session on gambling. he had planned to bring lawmakers back to annapolis next week but the washington post reports that he will continue to seek consensus on a plan developed by his work group. it proposes authorizing a new casino and table games at existing casinos. it is nearly 80 degrees on this friday morning. >> it will be hot this weekend. there's proof you can buy just about anything on the internet. a woman selling her sfx: sounds

. >> in woodbridge, va., the we love gardening.. yeah, but the feeling wasn't always mutual. i want you to grow big! if you grow for me you'll get cookies for free. nothing worked. ♪ ♪ but we started using miracle-gro garden soil. you just mix it with your backyard soil... and it feeds your plants for up to 3 months. my plants grew bigger... more beautiful... with more flowers and vegetables. guaranteed. everything changed with miracle-gro. for you are these flowers, like soap is for showers. everyone grows with miracle-gro. >> an update on the metro trains derail meant it. three cars derailed near the west hyattsville station. no reports of injuries but 55 passengers had to be removed through a shaft. green line service is suspended. no word on what caused the derailment but we have reporters on the way to the scene. we will have information coming up in a bit. 100 families are out of their homes tonight but not because of last week's storms. >> an apartment building caught on fire last night. tonight fire investigators believe they know what started the costly fire. gail pe

nothing complicated on 66. 95 in virginia, we're looking at delay is forming out of woodbridge to getthat will carry you into springfield. i-395 is open to the pentagon and metrorail is on normal schedule. >> we will star with news from prince george's county. first responders their said emergency crews could not revive a teenager at the bottom of a pond. john gonzales has the latest. >> residence here at the willow lake apartments say they always to the teenager's playing at the pond, collecting turtles and the outcome was a tragic last night. water rescue teams searched for his teenage boy for nearly two hours. he was reported missing at around 8:45 and was last seen inside the pond. the young victim went under water according to witnesses and never came back up. search and rescue used helicopters with infrared equipment and high-powered lights and about 80 minutes later, the boy was found under the pond, he was unresponsive. he was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was later pronounced dead the boy's agent identity had not been released. we understand investigators will be back

northbound i-95 looking good into woodbridge and springfield. more on traffic coming up once again at 5:38. back to you. >>> will we learn more about the corruption scandal following vincent gray today? >> jean clark awaits sentencing after she admits she helped raise a shadow campaign. she met gray january 10 to discuss what to do with vouchers from this shadow campaign. the mayor told associates that was when he first learned a shadow campaign even existed and he immediately contacted an attorney. >> the u.s. attorney said we had a tainted election. there was election fraud and in my mind, when there is cheating there is a whole question about legitimacy. >>> mural bowser who plans to run for mayor is one of three council members who called on gray to resign. legal observers say the case will most likely hinge on when gray found out about the shadow campaign and when he took any action to try to cover it up. >>> metro is still trying to figure out what caused the entire train system to shut down twice over the weekend. >> reporter: the story d

trying to land ed davis airport. >> dozens of people are temporarily homeless after a fire at a woodbridgertment building. residents reportedly jumped from balconies as trying to escape the flames on gemstone fraud. no one was seriously hurt. >> the extreme heat is now back with us and temperatures will be near 100 again today and tomorrow. towns and cities across the area are trying to keep people cool by extending pool hours and opening more cooling centers. >> the battle of the sexes -- who is smarter -- men or women? we have a definitive answer. researchers say the answer is women. a new study finds that women score higher on iq tests than man. >> the study only targeted 15-18 year olds in australia and new zealand and south africa and argentina. female teenagers in those countries are indeed smarter >> i think the take away is this was conducted all around the world. it is not specific to the united states. >> and i think that take away is i will stop talking. let >> get a check on traffic. >> we are shining our lead on newschopper7 who is looking at 395 northbound near edsall road wi

>> i'm watching for an accident on the shoulder, northbound 95 heading out of woodbridge to get to 123. i'm watching normal volume on 66 eastbound out of manassas in centreville and at 50 fair oaks. that's what's happening on 270 with a brief delay between 80 and 109. but look, with sunshine in our eyes not slowing us down a tad. we're moving back to news. >> all right, thanks so much lisa. 6:49 right now. we want to say congratulations to kate lin summers. this morning she won four tickets to the montgomery county fair. she's getting ride wrist bands and $25 to spend on fair food as well. >> congratulations. she's our first fair winner and we're going to have a bunch more too. you can enter tomorrow. just go to wjla.com/facebook tomorrow morning. >> we look forward to meeting you out there. >> 6:50 now. it's a rather comfortable 70 degrees. >> a live roundup of today's top stories is coming up next. you're watching "good morning washington [ crows cawing ] [ male announcer ] strange things happen in the black forest. [ metallic bell toll ] [ car speeding down the road lightning strike

you have initial delays in woodbridge and 35 still looks good heading up to the 14th street bridge. i'll have more at 6:12. back to you. >>> pepco says more than half the people who lost power in friday night's storm now have it back. >> that does not make it any easier for the more than 100,000 customers still without electricity. pepco's president says this is the worst damage he has seen since hurricane isabel. >> what is the progress delia? >> reporter: your wish is my command. the lights are on. literally, just about four or five minutes ago the lights came on. as i mentioned in our previous hit, we have been seeing pepco crews literally inching their way. we have been seeing the lights turning on, traffic up and running at normal speed. maybe a little too fast. but you know, progress is being made. and fairly quickly. because we are four days out of the storm, and now we are finally back up and running, in regards to traffic. but of course, we know lots of neighbors and neighborhoods are still in the dark and folks are still frustrated, a bit, with some of the conditions they

but you have the slow traffic forming on 95 in the woodbridge area. 395 running smoothly again. end with a live look on 270 southbound with the hov restrictions lived, things are looking good out of frederick. not hearing of any major slow traffic down to the.where the lanes divide. but safety and pair sheens, give yourself some extra time this morning. a lot of your secondary roads will remain closed through this week because of all the trees and wires down. coming up in my next report, another look at area roads. back to you guys. >>> here's a look at what other stories are making news now. more than a dozen people are dead as a result of storms that moved through the state in the eastern part of the u.s. trees knocked down power lines. officials warn it may take awhile due to the sheer volume of customers with no electricity. >>> the news is better in colorado where more people are being a loud to return home. 7000 more residents could go back to their places on sunday. the fire has been about 55% contained. hundreds of homes, though, have already been destroyed by the flames

this storm still severe now, moving into downtown woodbridge, lorton, springfield area. in mt., be on the lookout. this may very well produce some small hail and wind gusts of 50 or perhaps 60 miles per hour. so be on the lookout. that strong to severe thunderstorm will be grazing into southern portions of prince george's county in the next 45 minutes to an hour. upstream from there, another band of thunderstorms about two to four hours away from the area. scattered storms around here for the remainder of this evening. temperatures back down to the low 80s by 11:00. the london forecast for tomorrow, clouds and rain showers moving in for the second half of sunday over in london. for us, evening thunderstorms will fade away. we may have to contend with a lit t bit more in the way of rain chances tomorrow. sunday, monday, tuesday looks pretty nice, a little chance for showers on tuesday. but better beach weather than not. tonight, passing clouds, overnight lows 70 to 76. for tomorrow, a little lower chance of rain. it doesn't look like a big deal like today. and then rain chances

. >>> a propane grill on a balcony is to blame for a massive four-alarm fire at a woodbridge complex. a building across from the plaza shopping center. three firefighters went to the hospital. more than 25 units were destroyed leaving 100 people with no place to live. grills are not allowed in apartment balconies if there's a roof over that balcony. no word if charges will be filed. >>> a frantic 911 call that led to a shoot-out with police in college park. >> it's my son. i think he smoked some pcp. please don't shoot him. please! oh, my god. >> shots fired. >> that's the mother of 21-year-old andre mccoy who says she was scared for her life as her son dragged her out of their home at gunpoint. that tloedled to a shoot-out wi police. he was shot by police several times the and tased twice and he still managed to steal a police cruiser and crashed it moments later. >> he just provoked superhuman strength. we see it, we see people take their clothes off, they sweat profusely. they're difficult to get under control. >> me, i'm trying to figure out what was on his mind. >> mccoy faces mu

dale city, woodbridge on 395, we'll go there now. look at that at duke street. nice and light hov restrictions back in effect today on awful roadways that have hov including 395. now we'll go back to our maps. no problems to report here as well. route 50, bw parkway all looking good on the east side of town. a live look here in the landover area, no problems to report. coming up in my next report, we'll go to 270 at 5:25. andrea, mike? >> thanks, monika. >>> the orioles seem to be righting their ship. >>> plus, for the fist time a double amputee will be competing in the summer olympics. i'll go east coast for the philly cheesesteak omelette. no, let's go to the heartland for the midwestern meat & potatoes sandwich. wait umm, yeah. try the seven regionally inspired dishes of the tour of america menu. only at denny's. >>> 5:22 now, hop -- hope you had a great july 4th. lower 90s in the suburbs. we'll make a run toward the 100 degree mark. an isolated storm can't be ruled out but the big story is the heat advisory in effect at noon. back to you. >>> the nationals a

it happened in woodbridge on eisenhower circle. three firefighters were injured. at theident was treated scene. old rylton thomas may tragedy byted a pulling fire alarms and banging on doors. to save people's lives. in thatmy friends live building. to see my friends go. 25 units in two buildings damaged. the fire started in an attic above with sprinklers could reach. to findators are trying out what caused it. is 4:35.me you can expect more regulation cheap busdirt- services. plus, job growth returns for the presidential campaign. go to bloomberg headquarters in new york. it is about jobs today. the labor department releases the monthly unemployment report in a few hours. we do have stock index futures little changed. mentioned, president hisck obama is wrapping up in ohio and pennsylvania. the jobless rate is expected to steady at 8.2%. monster.com is that with its own report. military-specific occupations show the most growth. the d.c. area is among areas show -- a slowdown in growth. president obama is expected to sign off on transportation legislation today. t

northbound i-95, not busy, not right now and leaving woodbridge.ctivity along 234 at bristol road and that is a check of the fox 5 on-time traffic. >> and thank you, julie. >>> one fox reporter took to the streets for u.s. history and government trivia. >> you think you know more than a citizens to be? and bill griffin asked a few folks from the citizens test. take a look. >> reporter: 236 years ago, the image of an american was a man fighting with a musket. we celebrate that with funnel cakes and beat each other with inflatable bop toys. have some of us forgotten what our forefathers gave us? we asked people questions from the u.s. citizens test to find out. let's start with history. >> who did we declare independence from in the declaration of independence? >> starts with a b. >> oh, boy, let's try someone else? >> england go. great britain. >> there are a few winners. >> let's stick with the history. >> 13 colonies. >> and name three of them? [ indiscernible ] >> and -- . >> organization? >> wrong coast, ma'em. let's ask a seven-year-old. >> vir

this blaze broke out last night in woodbridge, and as firefighters rushed to the scene, rylton thomas rushed through the complex, banging on doors and hitting fire alarms. >> some of my friends live in that building, and i did not want to see my friends go. >> three firefighters suffered heat-related injuries. one resident had to be treated at the scene. the fire started in the attic and they are still working to determine the cause. >> we are over 90 degrees, and after what you said earlier, i am pulling for 95. let's set a record. >> no, let's not. >> eight consecutive 95-plus days, and today would make it 9. that would be their record- breaking part of the day. record high temperatures would be tomorrow. we might exceed it by decree or two. the potential exists. big shift in our weather pattern. let's look at the sunrise. you know i love our time lapses. high thin clouds set the stage for a beautiful and colorful sunrise over our nation's capital. total sunshine now, blue skies and a little bit of haze and humidity in the air. tree and weed pollen moderate, and mold on the low end.

. >> we are following breaking news that northern virginia community college woodbridge has been evacuated because of a gas leak. it has been shut off but the building still needs to be ventilated. students, faculty and staff are out of the building, but should be back soon. a young girl is dead and members of her family are in the hospital after an explosion leveled her house. there girl appears to be between 12-14 years old. the family's propane tanks but because of the explosion is unknown. two people are dead in a car pileup in texas. many drivers were caught up in a dust storm-a which turned into a thunderstorm. firefighters had to pull to people from their cars. two others were taken to the hospital in critical condition. arlington leaders have now signed off on a plan to let streetcars to the columbia pike. it will cost more than two and $50 million. -- more than $250 million. >> traffic sharing the road with modern-style streakers. >> i always thought it was a good idea because are lean -- because arlington its unique. >> the arlington county board agree to move forward with an amb

no worries the through woodbridge.ngs have changed for us on 95 northbound at 7100 with a collision, the two right lanes closed. plan extra time to get into springfield for now. >> a judge is ordering an audit of chris brown's progress. >> because of a discrepancy the work. he did not appear yesterday in l.a. but the george ordered him to appear at the next hearing on august 21. the singer remains on probation for beating his girlfriend rihanna in february 2009. >> a virginia judge has tossed out a lawsuit against a guitarist from a journey for $50 million claiming he scheme to break up her marriage so he could reap the profits. the judge ruled that the allegations -- it was not a business lawsuit. more good news for good morning america, it topped today in total be worse than younger viewers. >> very proud. the first time since the very 2006 "gma" won a monday. that was the day should there was a new co-anchored. >> hopefully she stays. >> continued success to "good morning america." you could help a d.c. woman get a

it happened yesterday afternoon on empire street in woodbridge. police say the boy somehow got aheld of a handgun and shot himself. they say a relative found him inside a parked car. no one else was hurt in this shooting. police still don't know who the gun belongs to. >>> tomorrow marks one week since 12 people were shot and killed in a movie theater in colorado. there will be more funerals today. >> investigators are still trying to pinpoint the motive of thalled gunman. the denver post reports that the university of colorado in denver confirms it received a notebook mailed by james holmes. there are reports that the notebook outlined plans to kill people but the school would not confirm its content. the university says it was delivered monday, refuting reports by knocks news that the notebook was delivered several days before the shooting. >>> the survivors of last week's shooting face a lifetime of recovery too but many will not have to worry about the burden of medical bills. three of the hospitals caring for victims say they will either limi

no problems leaving landmark headed up to the 14th street bridge. 59 still quiet leaving woodbridge headed out to the beltway. the hov restrictions have also been lifted this morning again on 270. so far, so good. no problems to report there. a number of signals still dark. no problems reported on the beltway. 95, 295 still quiet leaving columbia and jessup headed down to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> in maryland, crews are working hard to turn the power back on as well. in many towns, power crews have now arrived from other states to help. melanie alnwick is live in bethesda with the latest now. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are here in bethesda. this is one of those situations that, as you can understand, is what really causes a lot of frustration among homeowners they see what look like a catastrophic dangerous situation here with major tree down, power lines all across the street. it has been taped off but the residents here say they've been calling and calling and they can't get any response. that is the kind of thing that the maryland pu

dale city, woodbridge, newington to springfield. we'll take a live look outside on the the northbound side of 95. lanes are open. it's just that volume trying to get on to 395 and slow again as you approach duke street to seminary road. well owe go back -- we'll go back over to our maps. 95 looks great between baltimore and our beltway. the utter lop slows that stretch from 95 to georgia avenue and a little beyond there, an accident near connecticut avenue. let's go outside live again. here's what it looks like at georgia. looks like things are clearing out in silver spring. more traffic coming up at 6:26. >>> it is 6:20. next in sports catch the nationals in action. last night's all-star game and see the part of bryce harper's outfit that has people talking. >> first, we have another check of the question of the morning. a recent survey suggests when women want to feel better, they eat which one of these things? is it a, ice cream, b, brownies, or c, macaroni and cheese? >> facebook friend jason says a ice cream is the right answer

on the northbound side of i-95 you see this yellow early morning delays into woodbridge. again at the fairfax county parkway. we'll take a live look there right now. there had been an accident along the right side. it's already looking better on the northbound side of i-95 as you pass 7100 up into springfield. let's go back over to our maps. this time we'll head out west. no problems to report coming in on the dulles toll road, from the airport, 66 in from manassas, centreville and fairfax. we'll take a live look right at 66 and the beltway. looking good here whether you're going through the beltway to annan dal or tie -- annandale or tysons or inside to the district. back to you. >> thanks, monika. >>> the phrase that now being tossed around when it comes to the investigation of d.c. mayor vincent gray shadow campaign. >> the latest former gray campaign aide to plead guilty admits she helped run such a campaign. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live outside the wilson building with more on the plea and its implications. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning

the storm itself will weaken a little bit and move south, southwest through woodbridge.ok for a wet commute if you are heading down 95 south, especially once you get past the springfield, the mixing bowl. 84 bethesda. 85 in vienna. looking at 85 in baden and 89 out toward college park. so here's the deal. temperatures still manageable. ice lited thunderstorm possible tonight. a bit muggy downtown tonight. holding in the 70s. seasonal tomorrow and seasonal again on thursday. for tonight, mostly cloudy and mild. isolated shower or thunderstorm. mid 60s in the suburbs, but low to mid 70s downtown. tomorrow morning, skies return partly cloudy. grab your shades. winds southeasterly at 10 and by afternoon, partly cloudy, seasonal, and an isolated storm possible. high temperatures in the upper 80s and winds easterly. so let's go ahead and break it down for you. 66 to 74 to start. and then by noon, low to mid 80s. by evening, 85 to 89. maybe a thunderstorm again tomorrow evening. now the next three days, we are going to keep it code green for now in our 9 weather alert system. 8

if you're planning to head in from dale city, woodbridge, springfield, it's that summer traffic pattern. you'll see some volume. we'll go to our camera on the northbound side of i-95. the lanes are open both in the main and hov lanes as you head for 395 and up to the 14th street bridge so we can deal with this. let's go back over to our maps this time heading in from the west. no problems on 66. you're going to see a bit of slow traffic forming manassas into centreville. we'll take a live look outside once again. you'll see traffic is moving well. here at falls received and river road no problems to report as you come in from montgomery county. i'll be back with more traffic coming up in a few minutes. back to you guys. >> thank you, monika. >>> just about 5:31. later this morning accused theater gunman 24-year-old james holmes will make his first court appearance today. he will be formally charged with shooting and killing 12 people in friday night's gunfire incident at the latest batman movie. delia goncalves joins us live from the satellite center. she's been track be the story and j

the woodbridge station apartment complex at about 8:00 tonight on eisenhower circle. no one was hurt, but as many as 100 people are displaced. the red cross is providing assistance no, word yet what sparked that fire. >> the extreme heat making things difficult for those firefighters as well as the thousands still in the dark tonight. good evening. i'm brian bolter. >> i'm laura evans in for shawn. it's going to get hotter the next few days with temperatures topping the century mark. fox 5's gary mcgrady is in the weather center with the details tonight. >> today we made it to the century mark here at national airport, only the second time so far this year and certainly this summer season, but this year. remember last week we had that day where temperature was up to 104 degrees and i do believe as we get to saturday we'll probably be threatening that number. the heat index will be even higher. it was hot everywhere today, reagan national 100 did he, dulles 98, bwi -- degrees, dulles 98, bwi marshall up to 99 degrees, still toasty out there this evening, temperatures h

after retirement, bear lived with his partner lieutenant john zuka and his family in woodbridge. >> goodtonight for potomac national's baseball fans and commuters thanks to a public-private partnership, the potomac nationals will build a new stadium at the stone bridge town center. vdot will build a park and ride garage. that garage will have 1,000 spaces and will provide direct access to the hov lanes on 95. the county gave the land for the stadium. >> this is already becoming an entertainment hub on i-95 attracting residents not just fromwilliam county but from northern stafford and especially fli southern fairfax and even up into arlington and alexandria. >> the project still needs environmental approval and the public will get a chance to weigh in, too. the stadium expected to be completed by 2014. >>> the abrupt closurest national breast cancer support group called y-me left hundreds of breast cancer survivors and volunteer counsellors from our area in the letter mucl lerch. julie carry joins us with this story. >> dor reen, why-me was unique among breast cancer organizations becaus