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good morning, washington. >> and welcome back to good morning, washington. on thi tuesday morning. right now 5:40 a.m. adam caskey live in fairfax corner. you know this morning is a lot like yesterday morning. good thing is this afternoon will be a little bit cooler than yesterday afternoon. we made it up to 97 yesterday which broke a record at dulles airport. we'll probably be in the lower 90's so don't get me wrong. hot, but not as hot. checking in at 78. another muggy daynd cstryal yl armand maryland6a lpl 7ata, la plata, . on one of the we could find on our weatherbug network. so here's the forecast for today. becoming partly cloudy. scattered showers and thunderstorms later this evening as a cold front drops into the region. high of 93 today. tomorrow a little bit cooler. back in the mid 80's. ahh, that will feel nice. back to jim russ and a look at our commute. >> thank you. traveling on the northbound side of route 212 a car fire extinguish nedow off to the side. our callers reporting the left side of the roadway tied up. route n 29 a crash near route 1 police will have to d

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and other areas have a partly cloudy start, but it's mostly clear right over washington now. 72 in washington. temperatures in nearby suburbs upper 60s to near 70. we did have a little patchy fog in some of the rural areas this morning and we'll have a few clouds around. temperatures with the dew points is feeling rather humid. the dew points are in the mid and upper 60s. that's moderate humidity. over the last six hours we've had a few showers on the eastern shore. those have pretty much dissipated. there's one shower just now crossing the lower bay. by later on today, highs in the mid-80s, moderate humidity, partly cloudy. a slight chance of an isolated thundershower. highs in the upper 80s and partly cloudy tomorrow. just moderate humidity through the rest of the weekend, into sunday and monday. hotter sunday and monday, highs perhaps into the low 90s. tuesday, upper 80s and getting more humid again next week. maybe some mid-week thundershowers. now let's check traffic. jerry, good morning. how's the friday commute? >> good morning. out on the interstates doing pretty well. good morning, e

they still had to move to washington. washington is such a funny part of the story. when i was writing this book, "ladies of the day," which goes from adams to adams, people arrived in washington and say, where are we, what is this place? it is awful. there is nothing here. it is tree stumps and mud, miserable. then it would get used to it and start writing letters saying, the circus comes to town -- [laughter] and there is a theater now. there is racing. they knew people would arrive and say, where are we, this is horrible. of course, she famously moved into the unfinished white house. it was cold. they cannot keep it. they cannot do anything really to make it habitable. and still, though, the minute they got there, the ladies of washington or "impatient for a drawing room,"

you're watching "good morning washington." >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington," with doug mckelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, weather, and lisa baden, traffic. this is "goomorning washington," on your side. >>> it is time for a look at the top stories. >> family and friends will spend the next three days paying tribute to senator ted kennedy. he will lie in proposed today and tomorrow. there will be a funeral mass on saturday. >> the number of prince george's county high schoolers still without class schedules has reportedly dropped to 2,000. a computer system failure is to blame. >> health officials are treating a possible swine flu outbreak at the university of mary washington. four students are suspected of having the virus. >> 8 teenager suspected of stockpiling weapons. he has been charged with the robbery and attempted carjacking of an elderly man last summer. police found weapons at his home >>> whether they knew him personally or not, lots of people will miss senator ted kennedy. >> to pamela brown joins us with their stories. >> many

cloudiness in washington. south and east, we have had passing showers in southern maryland, the northern neck of virginia as well as the eastern shore. there is an area of rain just about to come up towards the western part of the northwestern neck. this one probably passed south of fredericksburg. and then after that, things should clear out there, but further to the west and north, no precipitation. the sun broke out across northern montgomery county and 15 miles west of washington. the sun broke out and temperatures are in the upper 60s. under the clouds, still in the mid-60s. 66 in washington now, and eastern shore in the upper 60s. they had a few passing showers there. it has been a cool morning out of the mountains. it was down in the 40s in many locations. and over the last six hours, we have seen the showers moving southeast and northwest. and we have a chance of a few showers south and east of washington for the afternoon. temperatures will be cooler there. where the sun breaks out, it should make it

>> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> good morning, washington. 6:00 on this friday. i'm doug mcelway. >> and i'm alison starling. great to have you joining us. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> there have been some big problems on 395. it appears to have been cleared up. let's start with brian. >> some moisture will be lifting into the area. we erndmshustor. rdwavierst bvieaerand band usp u into pennsylvania. ea hvy heavy inhe terth low toins. s.it will feel pretty muggy because of those showers. let's talk to lisa baden. >> watch this. i am exhaling. the crash between duke street and seminary road, watch, you do not see it anymore. they have opened all lanes. more on the traffic, so stick around. back to alison and doug. >>> the body of senator ted kennedy will lie in proposed for one more day. >> more than 20,000 people have paid a final tribute to a man they have never met but will never forget. on saturday, his body will be laid to rest alongside his brothers. >> crews are working hard to make sure everything is ready. pamela

tonight, on "washington week." thousands of mourners paid respects today to a man who lived the past and looked to the future. >> this november, the torch will be passed again to a new generation of americans. >> ideas and ideals are stamped on scores of laws and millions of lives. gwen: ted kennedy's passing was not unexpected but it leaves a void. on domestic issues like health care. >> my hope is that this will maybe cause people to take a breath, step back and start talking with each other again in more civil tones about what needs to be done. gwen: and on bipartisanship. >> he was never small. and in the process of his doing, he made everybody he worked with bigger. gwen: as massachusetts and the nation mourns, what comes next? in other news, attorney general eric holder goes toe-to-toe with c.i.a. director lee on panetta over detainee interrogations. >> threatening a prisoner with electric drill isn't torture, i'm not sure what is. gwen: how far will the investigation go? and as fed chairman ben bernanke wins

now 74 in washington. weather watchers checking in this morning reporting less generally than about .1 of an inch of rain that's fallen from this. some of the heavier downpours in southern andmtd, the eastern shore have unloaded quite a bit of rain in a short amount of time. later on today, maybe a passing thundershower, mainly south and east of washington, highs near 80. sun breaking out by this afternoon. clearing tonight, low humidity in tomorrow. then heat and humidity build for saturday and sunday. a look at next week in ten minutes. back to you now, barbara and keith. >> okay, tom, thank you. >> thanks, tom. the wet roads already cause ago mess out there on the roadways. jerry edwards in the traffic network. >> good morning. tell you, could be a tough commute. please be very careful this morning. outer loop of the beltway, couple of accidents to watch for. outer loop between georgia and connecticut, that accident just moved to the shoulder. another one outer loop at river road, that one's to the shou

to "good morning washington." 6:00. is to time on this wednesday morning. i'm alison starling. >> and i'm doug mckelway. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. we have been watching the development of this hurricane. but i think we are out of the woods. >> it is to our east and west of igrmuda, the woo hese hurricanes are pretty om and it is agocaryte>> this ir ise ss hifoinrn there is some fogis touthere ts morning. fog and hayes. through the afternoon, the temperatures will be climbing -- fog and haze. head to the pool. only two weeks before it shuts down. >> a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on constitution and 14th street. that has been resolved. they were taken to the hospital. this is 270 near urbana. we see traffic on 270 in germantown, maryland, now moving at speed. an earlier crash in damascus, and do not worry about it. 27 ridge road close to brink road. >>> swine flu is getting lots of attention. >> health experts are meeting in the district to talk about preparations for a pandemic. brianne c

good morning washington saturday starts right now. >> this is good morning washington, on your side. >> good morning to you, washington. thank you so much for being with us on this saturday, the 8th day of august. we'll get to the morning's top stories in a moment but first a check of the forecast. dave, how is it looking for the weekend? >> good morning, pam. well, it looks like we will get some of the hottest air of the season tomorrow and we will get a taste of it today. what a beautiful day we had yesterday. a big change out there this morning. let's show you on storm scan. you will be able to see that there are a few light sprinkles out there this morning. don't be surprised if your windshield gets a bit wet. those showers will dissipate as to go through lelot's ok at temperatures this inok it is already it is 70 is 70 inti porson ports upnnto the low 60's. our forecast today, high temperature today from 86 to 90 degrees but that's just a taste of tomorrow when we could have temperatures up near 100 degrees tomorrow and monday both. make sure you find a swimming pool and air-con

," on your side. >>> good morning, washington. i am doug mckelway. >> and i am greta kreuz. alison has the morning off. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> we have talked through the week that we would see the drier air moving in. this morning, some 50's on the map. los 60's in rockville. with low humidity, it feels so good out there. your forecast today, lots of sunshine, mostly sunny. a few passing clouds. it feels great. a light breeze. we do have a major heat wave possibly arriving this weekend. let's say good morning to lisa baden. >> we have one minor crash on the georgetown pike near old dominion drive. we are fabulous around the beltway. i will take you to a couple of pictures so you can get a feel of the paste. the pavement is dry. headlights on 95 virginia out of springfield. our next camera takes us to 270 at democracy boulevard. now to the news desk. >> thank you. >>> we are a few hours away from a report to be released on last week's fire in northwest. >> neighbors are worried because of low water p

"good morning washington"star trek now. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good morning, washington, we will get to the top stories in a moment but first a quick check of the forecast. adam caskey is live in the weather center. >> good morning to all of you. it is a little damp outside with leftover moisture from yesterday. we still have clouds and it is humid and muggy. a cold front will move in later tonight and that will pave the way for much more comfortable and a sunnier sunday. there's not much in terms of fall locally. the header action is off to the eastern shore. that as a result of danny which has become a tropical depression. it is weakening pretty quickly. that will push off to the northeast and keep the heavy rain away from us. we can expect a little development throughout the day. right now, it is 73 and ronald reagan national airport. here is the forecast today -- a few sunny breaks here and there but a few scattered showers and thunderstorms. i don't think it will be happy a

"good morning washington" continues right now. >> and welcome back to "good morning washington." thanks for joining us at 6:00 on this friday, august 14. i'm alison starling. >> and i'm julie parker. doug mckelway has the morning off. time for traffic and weather of 10 minutes. we'll check in with jim russ in just a minute, but we want to start with meteorologist brian van de graaff because it's friday and we want to know the forecast, brian. >> not a bad looking next couple of days. this morning, we have clouds overhead, as we did yesterday morning. we have a slight breeze out of the northeast, so it's actually still fairly comfortable outside early on this morning. take a look at some of the numbers around the area. upper 60's from alexandria to fr la plopa,n la plata, cd trilletoc c m to easterly wind. so today we'll look for sunshineed

tonight, on "washington week." gwen: the questions are coming fast and furious... >> why are we inviting 15 million illegal alie-invaders, who broke federal law, into our health care system? >> why do you continue to support a nazi policy as obama has expressly supported the policy, why are you supporting it?" >> on what planet do you spend most of your time? gwen: but who do you trust to give you the answers...? the president is trying... >> we're going to have to cut through a lot of nonsense out there, a lot of absurd claims that have been made about health insurance reform. gwen: but is it too little too late? >> call your senator. stop the government takeover of health care. gwen: we asked for your questions and hundreds of you responded. tonight's answers come from the reporters who have been covering the story... ceci connolly of "the washington post"... peter baker of "the new york times"... naftali bendavid of "the wall street journal"... and jeanne cummings of politico. >> celebrating 40 years of journali

good morning, washington! >> at 5:42, welcome back to "good morning washington." yes, good week to check occupant the fair. definitely summer kind of winding down, but the heat still pretty intense this morning. outside, we have temperatures in the 80's still. humidity, boy, can you jusfe itr macok,ar8. 7here? n fderericksb7 al iaan78, . , we haven't seen too much fog this morning, maybe a little pocket here and there. the deal today is we'll see a couple of thunderstorms, as we had the last couple of days. but today's storms could pack a punch. th could be on the strong to severe side. some storms will linger tonight into tomorrow. saturday, kind of rainy, but cooler and more refreshing by sunday. kind of a split decision for the upcoming weekend. lisa, things heating up on a friday morning. >> yeah, that's true. i was thinking about what you said, brian van de graaff. summer winding down, that means traffic patterns are going to start to change, especially for next week and then for the next few weeks, actually, with the schools that are starting to go back into

washington boulevard at 2nd is closed. columbia pike is closed also and columbia pike at south 8th road is shut down. i will have more details coming up. >>> in the news now this thursday morning family and friends gather to remember four people who died in a helicopter crash in maryland. booth, jeff nordaas and george worked for advanced helicopter concepts. they were plying back from a charity event with a passenger kim felix. all four were killed when the chopper crashed. the ntsb is still investigating the cause of the crash. >>> police need your help finding a 12-year-old boy. kieonte sims was last seen inentown, maryland. he takes medication regularly but he does not have it with him. if you think you have seen this child, look at his picture on the screen, please call montgomery county police. >>> iowa wants have a new way to make emergency calls, text. it is the first in the country to accept emergency calls via cell phone text message. they hope it will help people with speech and hearing impairments and those who

again, if you have never been to washington, an absolute must see. there incidentally the very simple. a place of robert f. kennedy. just about 100 yards or so from where his brother jack is buried. the tomb of the unknowns where there is an honor guard but is there 24 hours a day, seven days a week, through rain and snow and sun and heat and cold. it is sacred ground. it is hallowed ground here or it is part of the american story. and there you see a sign pointing to the tomb of the unknown. if you have been, go again. if you haven't been, please visit. it will give you goosebumps and a sturdier blood and make you very proud to be an american. i know it always does for me and my family and over the course of their lives drag each of my children in the heat of a washington summer to see it all and they began by oh, death, and by the end they all say you know what russian ark is prequel. steve, your thoughts? >> he mentioned secretary stans and who said let's make mr. lee's 200-acre farm on perhaps the most beautiful vista in the entire area, a gravey

"good morning washington" continues right now. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> good morning, washington. i'm doug mcelway. >> and i'm alison starling. it is back-to-school time for many kids around the region. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> things are starting out with a bang in southern maryland. >> there was a warning tt haju t expired. the mnants ofh tish storm are the eastern shore. we have other areas of light ininea nr eala plata and waldorf other parts ar southern maryland. despite some early morning rain showers, temperatures are in mid 60's, a very pleasant. fort washington, 70. partly cloudy and we will see some sunshine today. highs in the mid 80s and comfortable. we will talk more about the extended forecast coming up. >> the commute is starting to heat up. we have a heavier volum of traffic on 95 and 66. no problems through rosslyn on or near the pentagon. there was a crash on route 4 near the pentagon and it. ploms cnttaiou no complaints out of waldorf or

it is 74 in washington. near 70 from trinidad to brandywine and laytonsville. farther west, it is in the 60s. around the bay and the eastern shore, the mid-70s. it is steamier out at the mountains in the low 60s. we have a few showers moving from southst to northeast out of eastern kentucky into southern west virginia. that's ahead of a cool front that will sweep through this afternoon. as it does move through, it could trigger passing thundershowers. i don't anticipate strong storms, just straight down heavy rain and thunder and lightning. all the way into this evening, we have highs in the upper 80s. maybe a rain delay for tonight's nationals/marlins game at nationals park. a look at the forecast in ten minutes. >>> we'll look at the roadways right now. jerry edwards is in the traffic center. >> good morning. good traff so far. we have to love summertime around washington. not too much to worry about along 395 northbound from the beltway headed on up to landmark, shirlington, all the way across the 14th st

baltimore washington parkway, a wreck southbound. nothing to report on the beltway at the american legion bridge. traffic slowing on the outer loop down to georgia avenue. accident and georgia avenue moved out of the way. now to breaking news. >>> we have this story of three big storms that have made landfall. >> claudette is dumping big rain. one of the other two is the first hurricane. matt brock has more. >> that is the breaking news. bildt was upgraded to a full- fledged hurricane -- bill was upgraded to a full-fledged hurricane. claudette did not make it up to hurricane status. slow to start, but the storm system is under way. there was little time to prepare as claudette world in. >> i would doing what i have to do. >> trying to secure a sailboat with heavy winds, and this is before the worst of it. >> i keep getting blown off. >> claudette could deliver as much as 10 inches of rain. >> you have to prepare yourself for the worse. >> ana and bill are in the atlantic. this time of year, you never know, even if the season starts t

good morning, washington! >> at 5:42 on monday morning, welcome back to "good morning washington." meteorologist brian van de graaff outside our studios, where you can cut the air with a knife. let's take a look what's ppening this morning. tydypr et w tewrechwart' is 80downtot's 80e r. leesburg at 74. rockville comi e'h here's your maper. we have a heat advisory for t metro. in o tspowe t,st just the f the b ome anef eltway and then east he taye bth b at t ielfe likeel.elikema m temperatures climbing through the afternoon. it will be a hot and sticky one. high today about 9 , but it will feel more like 105. lisa band's out, how is the commute looking? >> 95 in virginia, we have construction. first of all, 270 in montgomery county, pretty good shape heading down toward the beltway. w we will look at the 95 pma and show you we've got an oacntden the northbound side near the interchange at dale city tying up the right side. and southbound south of fredericksburg, spotsylvania interchange, there is a road work area where the right side is tied up. that should be cleared out very short

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, washington. it is now 6:00. i am doug mckelway. >> and diane greta kreuz. alison has the day off. -- i am greta kreuz. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> it is refreshing. it feels crisp because the air is not full of humidity. it will shift back into mbs erinow lo'0' 6 60's. 62 in riverdale. dew points are low and are indicating the air is much drier. los mid 80's at lunchtime. a few passing clouds here and there. lots of sunshine. it's going to feel like a great day. some dangerous heat during the weekend. >> accident on 66 between nutley street and the beltway. eastbound 66 traffic, everything has changed out of fair oaks with a crash after nutley street. good on maryland from the beltway. this is 66 traffic close to glebe road, moving nicely through rosslyn. >> thank you. >>> we are a few hours away from a report on last week's devastating fire in northwest. >> neighbors are worried because the low pressure is blamed on making a fire even worse. pamela brown is live with m

"good morning washington" continues right now. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> good morning, washington. 6:00. i'm doug mcelway. >> and i'm alison starling. thank you for joining us. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> we start with brian van de graaff just as the weather begins to heat up. >> we have some things happening. isis it will not be songoore fkr a as a cold fronto e area. ont i area. a be l a otautifubeshot from frederik this morning. it will be a mostly cloudy day. upper 60's 4 brandywine. limited sunshine today. warm and humid. temperature-wise, upper 80's. a warming trend for the weekend. >> our big warming trend is in the form of volume of traffic. on 95, you'll find a heavier volume as you leave dale city and head io springfield. eastbound 66 after 28 there is a wreck. it is moving on to the left shoulder. nothing out of southern maryland. we are good in southeast washington. this is landover near fedex field. it is quiet. >> thank you. >>> we have a developi

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., this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>. >> good morning, washington. we will get to the morn's top stories in just a second but first a quick check of the weather. dave, we woke up to lightning and thunder this morning. how long is all this going to stick around? >> it was quite an evening, a sound and light show. it is wet this morning. look at the temperatures this morning, temperature to 70 to 75eg drees. caok tal des we tn alli tes we y d s t morning, almost four inche rain in cofnra i pn portions of montg unty countyco a wndde' adi ang to tht tally this mningng let's shou what isou happening. rain came across prince geors county now moving toos the easternhore. take note of the.i lght blue l arand san y s see the big ctpi ureeast ofe a hweave ach inodll 5:00 this evening. because of all the rain that is falling and all the raine expect today, the possibility of some urbaned intoing is very real. temperatures today and tomorrow very similar, 85 to 86. today is the most uncomfortable. tomorrow the humidity starts to drop a little bit. >> thank you s

good morning, washington. ouch. >>> forecasters are keeping a close eye on hurricane bill even though it has been downgraded to a category three. computer models continue to keep the path away from the east coast of the united states. >> powerful storms have pounded much of the midwest. several tornadoes in minnesota, wisconsin, i will, at an illinois toppled trees and power lines. more bad weather is predicted for today. >>> 6:12. time for your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> the forecast is coming up after this. >> it is right here. >> there is brian. your turn. >> i need help little drum roll. it does feel nasty. humidity is heavy. we do have some fog in some places. it will be a partly cloudy day. it is the sampetitive pattern into pattern into il surday s u ant co front swings thro inn front . 72 in warrenton. near 90 today for a hike with afternoon storms. saturday, the front will swing through with low to mid 80's. it looks spectacular. traffic was not looking so hot. >> traffic is mov

we take a look tonight on "washington week." as the president's popularity begins to slide, the tests narrow down to the the future of health care. >> nobody is talking about some government takeover in health care. i'm tired of hearing that. >> the only problem with having a bipartisan is cooperation in the senate. >> congress is in such a rush to pass any reform rather than the right reform. >> the trouble is you folks are looking for news and there ain't no news. gwen: but there has been news, and it's all about complicated choices, whether it's about reviving the economy -- >> we now have problems. we're going to have to tighten our belts. we can't do it in the middle of a stimulus. we can't do it in the middle -- just as the economy is coming out of a recession. >> he's taken a bad economy and made it worse. gwen: or tackling racial reconciliation by photo-op. whatever happened to the summer doldrums? covering it this week is charles babington of the associated press, dan balz of "the washington post" and alexis simendinger

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there's washington. this is a tropical wave that could turn into a tropical cyclone later today if it does get going. it may track just to the east of the outer banks by perhaps saturday morning. very slow moving with a cluster of thundershowers right now and may become a tropical storm perhaps over the next few days. it does not like to be as strong as bill was last week. now, if you are traveling today, could have thunderstorms causing flight delays in florida and georgia and north carolina as well as from new england and the great lakes region. the central plains and desert southwest shouldn't have any prlems. for us, whave an area of high pressure just to our south. there's a front now triggered the thundershowers around northern michigan and northern illinois ahead of the front. we still have quite a bit of dry air across the eastern half of the country, but it has turned more humid overnight. as we go through the next 36 hours, we'll have a few clouds this afternoon. overall, quite a bit of sunshin

bob woodward is associate editor of "the washington post." gloria borger is senior political analyst for cnn and joe kleine is a columnist for "time" magazine. the excitement of the news business runs in the american bloodstream. movies celebrated newspapers and on tv, we love watching this. >> mr. white -- >> who gave you permission to barge in like a bull? >> there's a dirigible with a guy hanging over a rope. >> you get down there, lois, and assign a tote graffer. two of them -- a photographer. two of them. chris: we're down to 1,400 dailies. this year alone five including denver's rocky mountain news and the seattle post intelligencer have printed their own obituaries. major cities like san francisco and boston may soon face a future without a single daily broad sheet. "the san francisco chronicle" and "the boston globe" are in big trouble. they're institutions really, as much part of those santos as rice-a-roni. bob, we're getting down to it. in the seven years this program has been on every week we've lost a fifth of circulation of sund

temperatures 74 in washington. from anacostia to brandywine, franconia and dah mass cass it is rather humid and near 70 degrees. farther to our west, weather watchers reporting temperatures in the 60s. weather watchers southern maryland, around the bay, eastern shore reporting low 70s. lar on today, highs climbing into the low 1069 wi90s with lo sunshine. wednday and thursday, a pretty good chance of passing showers. maybe a shower friday as well as saturday but lower humidity. drying out sundayr nd monday. latest on hurricane bill in ten minutes. jerry, how's the traffic? >> a live look here loading up and slowing down along 395 northbound. folks over at vdot adjusting the camera here as you head north through landmark and shirlington. may know something we don't but we'll check on that, let you know. certainly beginning to load up quickly in volume, if nothing else. at the wilson bridge, no worries. 270 incident-free. checking report of a police activity new hampshire avenue near route 108. barbara and joe specif

"washington journal" continues. host: at the table now, mark plotkin, a political analyst for wtop radio here in washington, d.c. and tony fratto, currently contributing editor and atcnbc, formerly deputy secretary for the george w. bush administration. here is this headline in the paper this morning. it says that for nancy pelosi, recess means selling the health plan. but we begin with you, tony. what do you see happening in august? all of a sudden august is imported. guest: yes, usually it is important by accident, but this time by pimm. members of congress from both sides will be out there tried to talk to people in their district. you'll see lots of campaign- style ads to sway public opinion concerning the president's health care reform. it is something to host: follow what would it take for republicans to win this battle? guest: win might be the wrong way to think about it. republicans do want some kinds of reform. there want to push the positive message. the problem for democrats is they do not have a unified

good morning, washington. >>> 5:40. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> it is back-to-school day for students in montgomery county. it will feel a little bit like fall out there at the bus stop. >> we have some cool numbers. we have a refreshing hint of fall weather. i want to hone in onomef o coth .e cool responstrorol,ya 57 damascus,. ki ng 5 nggegeor geor,ge, 65. southern maryland, you can see some showers. in the metro, our morning clouds will give way to some sunshine. low to mid 70's. it does not get much better. enjoy it. you can give your airconditioner a rest. >> ok. i am trying to find a leader in on them. let's go right to the map. it is working. traffic in the normal pattern as far as 66, 95, and i-395. no complaints on the dulles greenway and the dulles toll road. good on 5, 301, up to 10. all quiet in the district. all quiet on the american legion bridge. this is beltway traffic at university boulevard. this is the inner loop. they are on their way to college park. everybody is moving in

washington, maryland. a search is under way for the the remains of a missing woman who disapared 13 years ago. herself confessed killer claims to have buried bell's body in that area. >>> the fate of a popular fruit and vegetable stand in bethesda is going before a judge today. the stand has been serving customers on river road for the past decade. now maryland officials call it a safety hazard and say that farm stands a not allowed in a state right of way. the owner of the fruit and vegetable stand wants a hearing on the matter. this morning a judge is deciding whether that will happen. >>> the army corp of engineers is halting work after a dangerous discovery in a neighborhood in northwest washington. they found a flask containing traces of mustard gas in the spring valley neighborhood. the flask had been buried right behind american university's campus during world war i, scientists produced an experimented with chemical thhaanrg in charge of the di sheays t army needs ors n dstogr to regroup and review

. >> in washington and points west and north. but in southern maryland, northern neck they're getting some thunder and lignihtng rig now. take a look at the radar at this hour. nd torerhum st r ndhuinerstorm warninhurcounty.ty coun. there is ay ponretttr sg tr thunderstorm now just crossing the tidal potomac heading to the coming d east, just now into southern st. mary's county with 60-mile-per-hour winds. very heavy rain, frequent lightning. maybe even some hail. we also have some rain just now nntobeg ein movgi in to c mhaes 'sy ty, and as wellrne hencgeric heov erutso t prntrince george's cou over the next few minutes. temperatures aro 6 t n0so t nea. it's 71 in washington, but in the cool 50s out in t tamos, mountains, near 70 on the eastern shore. these showers and perhaps a little bit of thunder this morning coming through along a stalled front just sthnd a f ea ostus o so some morning showers are possible, especially south and east of washington as well as this afternoon, but west and rt h sh ld stay dry today, highinpp th

. >>> good morning, washington. i'm doug mceay. >> and i'm alison starling. thank you for joining us. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> let's start with brian van de graaff and find out what we can expect today. >> temperatures will feel much like they did yesterday. we will talk about bill coming up. it looks like it will be a major stormw fe higha few high partly cloudyon n falls chch. sunshine mixing with clouds with high heat and humidity. good morning, lisa baden. >> one of the trouble spots is out of waldorf to get through brandywine. this is kind of dark. do not freak out. this is 301, route 5 northbound near shortcut road. it looks like we're moving at a good pace. stay with it. i will slip on over on 95 traffic to get into springfield. i have an accident after the truck scales on northbound 95. it has been moved to the shoulder. >> thank you. >>> metro rider ship is falling. >> new numbers show a drop in summerme travel. matt brock has the story. >> talk to those who take the train and there is simply a sense of unease. since the

," on your side. >>> good morning, washington. it is 6:00. i'm doug mcelway. >> and i'm alison starling. thank you for joining us. the scare right to your traffic and weather. >> we do have some slick roads out there. >> we will not get a ton of rain. maybe a 10th of an inch. it will make the pavement we. it may cause some issues. you see green here and there was some heavier bands around charles county getting ready to work their way towards waldorf. they are pushing out to the bay. we will see showers off and on. temperatures in the 70's. the payoff is tomorrow with sunshine and low humidity. checking on the commute. >> moving slowly. northbound 95, apparently between lorton and 7100 there is a construction truck with lights on in the eyes. it is behind the barriers. it is causing a delay and a distraction. there were two wrecks earlier on the beltway but they have both been resolved. i will take you to a live picture. look at the delay on the wet pavements, southbound 270 heading 2109. more to come. >> thank you. >>> more cash

still cloudy in washington. it's a cool 65 degrees in washington. looking at radar right now, we don't have any rain in washington but where you see this color in southern maryland, northern neck of virginia, this is some light rain there. where you city green, coming down harder. this is passing north and east, moving across the eastern shore, toward delaware, passing well south of washington here over thnext several hours. we'll stay dry throughout the day here as well as west and north. those areas south and east may have some passing showers as the day progresses. low an mid-60s in prince george's county, in fairfax, arlington, montgomery counties, low and mid-60s. upper 50s parts of northern montgomery county, loudoun and frederick, howard county. farther to the west and north, too, mid and upper 50s. under a partly cloudy sky, it's even cooler. in fact, out in the mountains this morning, temperatures there are down into the mid-40s if a few locations in western maryland where they have a few clouds as well. where you see this color, this is li

some point, washington never wants to go there. a johnson kept telling everyone that you can't have guns and butter. we can have it now and 2009. but saying this to the american public is difficult. >> let me get a sense out of you. the iraq war. just a sentence. >> my feeling is that we made a mess that diverted us from the war in afghanistan, the war we thought we had one eagainst the taliban. thanks to a lot of brave and persistent troops, we have cleaned up the mess. history will progress. >> a sentence about today in afghanistan. >> i think it is an unholy mess and i think that the bombing administration is one to have to decide what its goals are -- is going to have to decide what its goals are. it is a mess. the corruption, they don't have any kind of troops to speak of that we can train any efficient fashion. >> what will you do if the president of the united states announces another 20,000 troops in addition to what is already announced? >> look at it very carefully. around the time that barack obama was inaugurated, the m

there's a live look at the washington monument. sitting quietly on the national mall right now under the mostly clear sky. a beautiful night outside. a warm day. high made it up to 89 degrees after a 72 degree start this morning. it has been dry around here. august rainfall total less than .8 inch for the month of july, our fifth driest july on record, barely over an inch. combined that's only 1.86 inches since jy 1st. 65% below average. so yeah, if your grass has stopped growing a couple weeks ago, that's a big part of the reason why. temperatures right now, 78 here at nbc4 in northwest washington, 68 degrees in at andrews air force base, 77 degrees at dulles airport, 73 in frederick, maryland it, 74 in beautiful southern maryland. oh what, a nice day we had outside today. look at the clear skies extending from the mid-atlantic and pennsylvania all the way out into the ohio valley. did have a few lonely showers in the mountains of west virginia today and that will be repeated again tomorrow. just lonely little showers at the most.

"good morning washington saturday" starts right now. captioned by the national captioning institute -- www.ncicap.org -- >> good morning to you, washington. thanks for beingere with us on this saturday, the first day of august. i'm pamela brown. we'll get to the top stories in a moment. first a quick check of the saturday forecast. adam caskey is live in the weather center. how is the weekend shaping up? >> it's looking pretty good. tomorrow anticipated cloud cover but a very nice and calm day today, especially what some of us went through yesterday. possibly a tornado nearea era fainllom sof t the rainfall totals fr yesterday. esederick pied up over on.chd mesan i.es ga rsheburg.uhe.rg d.tlitetlitev 1.25-inchesing,prl noticehe temperatures right now. esmfortable, mid 60's, hepeally northwest ofci t me otr aear.he sl morning. a weak c fldoro pushed through overnight. here's our forecast today. a lot of sunshine. scattered clouds developing. 88 the highemperature. again, slightly less humid compared to the past couple of days. increasing