is a bellwether of american society. its effect on our cultures in the 60's and 70's was a measurable and its disappearance in the early years of the 21st century was limited to the united states. cultural commentators to look for trends and unemployment numbers, presidential approval ratings or housing and car purchases are missing something fundamental if they don't consider statistics on drug use. little tells more about the state of america than what americans are doing to get high. life in the united states of course a similar in many ways to live anywhere in the developed world. but our nation diverges sharply from the rest of the world in a few crucial ways. americans work hard. 135 hours a year more than the average briton, 240 hours more than the typical french worker and 370 hours, nine weeks, more than the average german. we also play hard. a global survey released in 2008 found americans are more than twice as likely to smoke pot as europeans. 42% of americans have puffed at one point, citizens from various nations were all under 20. we are also four times as li

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 pressure made a bad fire worse. pamela brown is live with more. >> when firefighters arrived on july 29 and hooked up to the fire hydrants, there was a big drop in water pressure and at one. the water ran dry. they had to go five blocks to get water. the fire on july 29 swept through the home

. notice the dew points, in the mid 60's, which indicates very soupy air mass. lo alot yo dato y.it le ik le this, hea so viad ry adviso fmro nn ootiunl 10:ry00 1. s 05 s like i05. es r temperatures in . nd sticky outrehe t. first let's check in with jim russ, tpwhuse for lisa. >> the rush more starts off quietly. we're going to start off in springfield looking at 95 northbound, heading towards the beltway, where traffic is in good shape. in maryland, we'll take a look at 270 southbound. that's in pretty good shape as you travel southbound toward the beltway. all lanes are open out of frederick through gaithersburg and germantown. and finally, out toward dulles airport, tollway and greenway combination also quiet all the way around the beltway. back to you guys. >> hey, jim, thanks. nice to see you this morning. as brian mentioned, we are bracing for one of the hottest days of the year this morning. the dangerous combination of heat and humidity as agencies around the metro springing into action. kathy brock is live with some of the agencies. >> the district is preparing by opening up coo

have ana. upper 60's. not to muggy out there. maybe sme patchy fog this morning. of little bit more humidity. temperatures in the low 90's. the he is on. lisa baden is back from maine. >> we are all set to go. no problems to report as far as beltway travel. it looks good through springfield. nothing to report on 95 and the baltimore washington parkway. a good ride across the american legion bridge. now to the news desk. >> thank you. >>> our top story, three big storms are threatening the florida coast. >> one has turned into the first hurricane. matt brock is a live with more on how the sunshine state is getting ready. good morning. >> we were not talking about this on friday. here it is at 5:00 a.m. on monday and one tropical storm has already come ashore. the calm before the storm is now over. just ask people off the panhandle about claudette. it is the first named storm to come ashore with the threat of 10 inches of rainfall. >> we usually experienced this this time of year. >> people had about adair so to gear ready. >> we do not know what is going to happen. -- people had abou

york in the 19th century, drug experimentation in the 1960's and the debates about the legalization of marijuana. he explains why certain trucks popular at certain times in history and gives his thoughts on the government's war on drugs. back pages books in massachusetts holds this event. it lasts about an hour. >> i'm constantly asking myself what is the point of the reading and how we make the idea of an author talk or reading sound less boring and the issue is so few of us have the time in a date to peace these things together six hinckley and brilliantly and watching ryan talk about something as boring as government policy but how it really represented something on a map, a shift in how drugs mover of this country and with their related to in terms of what we need and what we use, what we desire and how we tried to get it is a truly brilliant thing. it does change the way to view this country and how we deal with people. so this is an honor to might, it's an important and necessary book, "this is your country on drugs" is something everybody can read so there's no reason without fu

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and cool. low to mid 70's and downright comfortable. >> downright quiet. there was some overnight work on the beltway at river road. everything is gone. nothing out of the norm on 270. this is springfield. headlights north on 95. everything good on 66. no complications in and out of baltimore. newschopper 7 in just a little while. >> thank you. >>> this is the first back-to- school for students in montgomery county. >> more than 100,000 students are due in class. what should your students be -- which of your children be expecting? courtney robinson has more. >> a big day for thousands of students in montgomery county. mccormick county is expected to add several thousand to their rosters -- montgomery county is expected to add several thousand to their rosters. it is back to the books. the school system is working to balance a much tighter budget. >> it has to maintain itself for the whole year with fewer funds. you have to be cautiously optimistic. >> the school system has promised not to increase school sizes. any open positions will now stay vacant except for principals. for his an a

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person in the other boat was killed. or f tigators are looking gunman who s ahotnd killed a man steps from his silver springs home. the 63-year rankin was pronounced dead at the scene. officials say the area is a magnet for dominos games and loud parties. >> i don't step out unless i am going to the grocery store. investigators don't know if the incidents are connected to two other men that showed up at the hospital with gun shot wounds. >> this is the front grille of the toyota suv or pickup truck left behind. the driver hit and dragged the two women. the women were take tone the hospital with serious injuries. new at 121, a memorial killed while bicycle riding in d.c. has been removed. her family wants to know why. >> that really became part of the landscape. it was a sigh lent reminder of people riding bicycles to be careful. it can be a dangerous intersection. there is a bike way that runs in the middle. the people we talked to today are not happy it was removed. there is something missing from the corner of connecticut and r in dupont circle. in it is plays, a small sign of prote

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 more. good morning. >> when firefigers arrived here on july 29, it took them nearly two hours to bring in water from other fire hydrants because those closest to the home did not have enough water pressure. the fire on peggy cooper cafritz july 29 debt swap to the cooper has left neighbors with a lot

right now. it holds true for the overnight hours. they drop down to the mid to upper 50's. lower 60's with winds out of the norther hour. coming up, we'll take a look at the extded outlook, we have a cool down and warmup and wouldn't you know it in time for the labor day holiday weekend, i'll have more in a few minutes. >> thanks, steve. coming up on abc 7 news at 6:30, the "extreme makeover: home edition" team has been hard at work in d.c., did they make their deadline? plus, seven people found dead inside a mobile home. investigators search for answers. and a dreyer loses control of an s.u.v. and plows right into a home. the dramatic picture next on abc there are moments in time when the paths we take do determine our future. today we are communicating with each other as never before - and that requires a seamless network that is constantly growing better, smarter, and more secure. that's why our scientists and engineers in our labs, are taking the fastest technology in the world and making it mobile, better and faster - to keep pushing the internet further than anyone dreamed. last

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in the low to mid 70's. we have a repetitive pattern. we will be near 90 with scattered thunderstorms. another round of today. big changes for the weekend. >> a complicated scenario for anyone driving along 66 in vienna. a tow truck was hauling a dump trucks and exiting onto 495 north, this side that would take you to tysons, except the tow truck broke down. replacement tow truck is on the same. for now, you can not to exit from eastbound 66 on to either side of northbound 95. both exits are closed. you can go inside the beltway to route 7 or go south on the beltway and get to 50 and turn around. no exit on 66 on 2495 north onto tysons. now to greta and doug. >> thank you. >>> we have a developing story out of afghanistan. >> voters are casting their ballots. the taliban has said it will try to keep voters away from polls. a young child was killed when a rocket landed near the voters in the southern part of the country. hamid karzai it is expected to win the election. we will have more this -- more on this in a live report. >>> more drama on the roads of virginia. >> a l

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were in the upper 50's. official high at reagan national made it up to 87 after a morning low of 69. the record high for today 102 set back just a couple years ago in 2007. leaves not a problem. grass not a problem. the mold in the moderate category for today. we're looking at temperatures that are much cooler to the north of us. 73 in state college. pittsburgh looking at 76. reagan national 84. look at all the heat and humidity to the south and west of us. this is what's moving in our direction for the daytime hours tomorrow. wind will change direction, out of the west-southwest and we're going to warm things up into the upper 90's with a heat index just around 100 degrees. we can thank high pressure that's going to slowly move offshore. there was shower activity to the north of us that passed the great lakes region earlier today. this, the southern tier of it could give us showers over the next couple of hours or so but otherwise we will clear things out for the day tomorrow. lots of sunshine. rapid warm-up through the 70's into the 80's. we'll see mid 90's by about 3:00-4:00 in t

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in the mid 80's today. quite a turnaround from where we were yesterday. 76 degrees downtown. los 7's. -- los 70's. -- ow y70's. -- low 70's. a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms. not the best beach state on ocean city. the slight chance of showers and storms. it will be cooler on the shores of the atlantic. 87 is the forecast i there. -- a forecast high there. 65 degrees is our general overnight a=low. -- low. we are sitting one batch of klaus skirting through here. -- we are seeing one batch of clouds skirting through here. this is tropical depression number two. it is expected to be tropical storm anna. mid 80's. some storms this afternoon. >>two credit card companies will ditch their over the limit fees. american express and discover have got some criticism for this. this an express and discover have got some criticism for this. this will affect how customers are charged for fees. they were previously charged $35 for going over their limits. the summer restaurant week has been extended in baltimore. you can find great deals that some of the best hot spots in the city. you c

, 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 clouds tonight and we can't rule out an isolated shower during the early morning hours. near 70 tomorrow. mainly cloudy. a few peeks of sunshine, few scattered showers and possibly severe thunderstorms southeast of the metro area. >> ok. thanks so much. the national weather service is headed to frederick county today to find out if a tornado caused all of thatut destruction yesterday. trees snapped like twigs there and all across the region during heavy storms, including across i-66. our kathy park is along the highway in arlington with our wild weather wrap-up. >> well, less than 24 hours ago the region saw some severe weather. and this weekend residents will most likely be picking up the pieces and cleaning up here in arlington, right along i-66. there were some close calls yesterday as storms toppled

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 for clunkers and a possible new supreme court justice. >> the senate has many votes to get through. pamela brown has more. >> good morning. senate leaders have a lot on the table before they head to summer recess. judge sotomayor is expected to win the vote today. we are calling this nomination history making. the first hispanic and third woman to join the u.s. supreme court is going towards eight certain confirmation. at least seven republicans say they will vote in favor of her. >> there has been no significant finding against her. there has been no public uprising against her. i d

70's outside. that is the weather. >> traffic is fabulous. they did some overnight construction they are clearing out of the way. beltway traffic is clear. things are good heading in and out of the district. this is traffic on the beltway at new hampshire avenue running smoothly. no problems on 95, 66, and 395 from springfield. >> thank you. >>> a quick check of the tropics. hurricane bill is gaining strength. >> it is a category two storm expected to gain speed and moving near bermuda by the end of the week. two other storms have fizzled out. >>> metro rider ship is falling. >> new numbers show a drop in summer travel. matt brock is live with a breakdown. >> let's talk about transit. in june, ridership went up about 300,000 until the june 22 crash. that's when those numbers began to fall. look at july, there were almost 500,000 fewer riders than the year before. after the accident, commuters have become nervous and perhaps more willing to think about driving. >> i thought about driving this morning. >> passengers have become whistle blowers capturing drivers texting on the phone. th

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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-conditioner for this weekend. >> in just a few hours from now, the u.s. supreme court will welcome its first hispanic justice. sonia sotomayor will be sworn in at 11:00 this morning. sotomayor won confirmation thursday. she will be the 111th justice and the first high court member to have her oath taking televised. a prominent member of the kennedy family is in critical condition at a cape cod hospital this morning. family members of eunice kennedy shriver have gathered by her bedside. we will have more on the impact she has had throughout our area. >> eunice kennedy shriver is from the 88-year-old who is in stable condition at a massachusetts hospital. members of her family flew in to a cape cod hospital to be with her. shriver is best known for helping to start the special olympics in 1968. the organization helps 3 billion peopl

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inhe t extreme southern maryland, a few showers are possible. to d away to sunshupper 60's down. 60's and 50's for this morning. partly sunny overall and rather comfortable. temperatures are 10 degrees cooler than yesterday. >> eastbound 66 between nutley street and the beltway, a broken-down truck is blocking the road. james madison street, an accident. authorities say that the highway is open. nothing to report on 95 between richmond and baltimore. we take you live to a camera on the beltway here at new hampshire avenue moving up very nicely. >> thank you. >>> this is the first day back to school for students in montgomery county. >> with big budget cuts, what should your children expect? courtney robinson is live with a preview. >> good morning. in just about an hour and a half, students will be walking through the school -- through the door. this is one of hundred schools opening their doors in montgomery county. this is part of about 3000 new students attending montgomery county schools. the school system is operating on a tighter budget. it is back to the books. the school syste

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, costco better b.j.'s wholesale club, the two largest warehouse stocks. even though their trade-down plays, they don't rely on castoffs, they drive low prices home to the manufacturer. they rely on operating efficiencies, bulk warehouse store model, keeping prices low so they both have more control of their destiny. neither stock has run very much since the march 6th lows. costco is up 27%. s&p 500 is up 51%. costco has been doing awful in the last year. none of those are like the over at tjx. that's another reason why i decided that's not the right one. why wrou plays? because as the economy recoveries, companies that hit their customers with membership fees are more likely to keep those customers, you know, whereas, you know -- if they have more money and can afford to shop somewhere else. good or bad picture? can't tell. once you pay for the membership you're not going to not shop at their stores. how do we tell which one is better? in a steel cage death match, which one would come out on top? i think b.j.'s is the better of the two wholesale club stocks, and that means i'm puttin

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 developing story. the two american journalists held in north korea are now free and on their way home. >> it culminated with a trip from bill clinton and it appears to have saved them. matt brock has the latest. >> we have an emotional reunion on deck. it looks like laura ling and euna lee will be on american soil in just an hour or two. they appear healthy. two american journalists cents to 12 years of hard labor are soon to be back home. there were pardons -- >> it has been the worst time of my life and now i'm looki

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woodstock. could it be important politically. back in the 1950's, graham nash told bryant gum ball that woodstock gave rise to the 1970's and 1980's. >> important work is still going on. the spirit from woodstock still exists today. chris: and gene mccarthy that made his anti-war campaign just the year before woodstock said its influence lived on. >> the people involved in the 60's were changed by it. there's something in their spirit that still has meaning for america. chris: by the time george w. bush was in office, pat buchanan was still seeing the ghost of woodstock. >> i think the people that believe as i do, traditionalists catholics, old school, america first types, we're dying out. i think that the cultural -- culture of the 1960's, its values, i regret to say are prevailing. chris: in the last campaign, john mccain got a big laugh with this. >> a few days ago, senator clinton tried to spend $1 million on the woodsto concert museum. my friends. i wasn't there. i'm sure it was a cultural and pharmaceutical event. i wasee -- i was tied up at the time. but the fact is -- chris: whe

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r t, hea and more humidity. temperatures in the 90's. there will not be a storm today. >> we're heading up to the beltway, 95, 66, no accidents to report. nothing on the beltway at the american legion bridge or at the woodrow wilson bridge. we will give you all the all clear. 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. >

the mid to upper 60's hornblower 70's in downtown, winds out of the southeast at 5 miles per hour. coming up, we will take a look at the extended forecast coming -- mid to upper 60 palfrey yes to lower 70's -- 60's to lower 70's. >>> officers are investigating right now what led to this accident. it is not clear if the driver will face any charges. >>> also tonight, michael phelps will be cited one day after he was involved in a car accident area offices say stobbs will be citedor driving without a valid license and failure to establish residency in maryland. police's say that phelps presented them with an expired license from michigan, which is where he lives last year. they say the crash was not his fault, and the driver ran a red light, which caused the crash. >>> michael vick is now playing for the philadelphia eagles, and he had something to say. horace holmes has more on what michael vick is saying. >> when talking about the past, he talked about an apology, and when he talked about the future, and how the plans to live his life, and he talked about second chances. he walked

, tech and financials leading us through some key technical levels on the s&p 500. does the smart number see the summer rally getting even hotter? let's get "in the money now" and call it the rally that just won't quit. traders continue to buy stocks. since hitting its low in march, the s&p 500 is up 45%. the gains continuing again this week. we saw volatility move sharper as well. is this this a sign there's nervousness creeping in the in options market? >> absolutely. actually, there's been some nervousness for a while now. we keep hearing a lot of people saying smart money has been a little bearish. one of the things we noticed this week is s&p 500 was rise and the vix didn't fall. that's usually the relationship we would expect and the relationship we've been seeing very steadily since the low we saw at the begin of course march. what is this telling us? people are thinking maybe this market is ready to take a lit bit of a breather here or even take a step back before it goes higher if it is going to. >> at the same time, how much more can volatility come in? we've seen it col

suburbs into the city. d.c.'s lead agency on the environment has proposed a so-called live near your work program to the u.s. energy department. the program would a $90,000 pilot for about 30 district workers. it would help expand d.c.'s income tax base. the u.s. energy department has not yet decided, though, if that program is worthy. >> class is back in session in the district this coming monday, and teachers have been working to make sure that they make the grade. a new evaluation system is being put in place for d.c. teachers this year. chancellor michelle rhee says that master he had tarets have been hired to train and to improve teacher performance. meanwhile, construction crews of d.c. officials are scrambling to make sure that the schools themselves are ready to open on time. yesterday councilmember mary cha took her annual tour of schools? ward three. she plans to visit 10 schools total and mack a list of any improvements that still are not complete. crews are working around the clock to get the classrooms ready. >> college students are getting ready to move into the dorms,

, but don't be deceived. if you live out on the outlying areas, dealing with upper 50's here on tv hill. so very cool start for the day and certainly much cooler than is normal for august. august 7, and we're going to see a high of only 84 today after we only hit 78 with all the clouds around. we're seeing a clearing trend. high pressure that's centered takeover upper midwest. our winds today are going to be out of the northwest, and that's going to help keep us quite pleasant with lower-than-normal dew points and fresh air over us in august. 60 out at the airport and low 60's on the eastern shore and only in the mid 60's in york, pennsylvania. so taking the statewide tour. almost a spring-like day out there. plenty of blue in the skies. here in baltimore up to 85 as is typical around the bay today but absolutely nice day for you this friday. one of the nicest we've seen so far this summer. surf temperature has dropped to 69 but temperature will be rising by the second half of this weekend. balmy in the waters, 71 in the harbor. and winds on the chesapeake at 10 knots. the record f

. >> good morning. i'm sarah caldwell. >> brian scoi'm stan stovall. >> it feels great. mid-60's's right now. it is so much drier. there is a tropical air mass we had on a weekend that's gone now. mid-60's's i feels good. low 50's tomorrow in the outlying suburbs. mid to upper 50's downtown. 74 degrees this afternoon with partly cloudy skies. slight chance of a shower for the south and southeast of the city. more on how long the trend will last is coming up. now to kim dacey and traffic. >> happy monday morning. we have some good news reports. a couple of long standing problems in the city to report. west saratoga at green street is closed because of a water main break. that's between green and mlk. alternates will be pennsylvania. there's a gas main break as an area, between fayette street -- on fayette street between park avenue and utah. live drive times looking okay. on the outer loop on the north side, 11 minutes between 95 and 83. 95 southbound, 10 minutes. harrisburg expressway north of the beltway looking good in both directions. 95 to fort mchenry told plaza, north and sou

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for "good morning america." we'll have an exclusive look at the top five places to buyho e s house right now. it's not necessarily where houses are the cheapest. >> that's coming up ontodgo " >> just moments away on good morning, washington, a heat wave across the metro region and we'll see when some relief is in store. >> and the debate in the aisles of congress. >> plus, did you get a chance to see it? well d.c.'s marion barry makes his mark on hbo. good morning, washington begins right now. captioned by the national captioning institute -- www.ncicap.org -- >> and good morning, everybody. welcome to good morning, washington, on a tuesday, i'm alison starling. >> and i'm pamela brown in for doug mckelway, and we begin this early tuesday with your traffic and weather every 10 minutes, first here's meteorologist brian van de graaff. how's it looking today? [no audio] >> all right. and oui looking pretty good out here this morning. the roads are dry around the city. no early morning accidents to romp. might find a stray puddle around here from those who got a shower last night. from

8d s'90d ''s. e. feels pretty humid out th the heat index values are in the upper 80's at low or 90' s. --ndow lerow 90's. they have a lot of rain in them, and they could get closer to the metro area. it is possible those could approach the area a little bit later tonight. it is good news, because it will put an end to the excessive heat and humidity. >>> an investigation into how metro train was allowed to leave the yard with to many cars as revealed an employee was using drugs. the green line train that left the station last month with 10 cars. the system can only accommodate trains with a maximum of eight cars. a worker tested positive for drugs. that person is now in rehab and is not drawing a salary. >>> and ocean cy had to be evacuated for h hh levels of carbon monoxide. officials evacuated the hotel oo the boardwalk this mornin g. three people with symptoms of nge er sent to the hospitalnt with -- r observation. fire officials are looking for the source. >>> new clues in the murder case of an acupuncturist in fairfax county. >> this is a significant development. what you're a

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downtown. 98 degrees in ocean city. we are still in the low 90's today. we expect some showers this afternoon. it will briefly closed down. the showers are ahead of a cold front which will change our weather pattern by the middle of the week. 80 degrees and ocean city this morning. it was 109 yesterday at one time. more clouds this afternoon and scattered showers and storms. details on your seven-day forecast coming up. >> good morning. we are dealing with an accident on 295. southbound has some enclosures and some delays. it stretches back to 100. you may want to take i-95 beshore alternate this morning. a nice ride in other areas. the drive times a looking pretty good. a 10 minute ride on the beltway. here is a live view of traffic as you are headed out on 29 south5 fell. it is inching a long -- 295 southbound. it is inching along. that is the latest on traffic. >> thank you. of a big story this morning, angry protests have been disrupted -- erupted at town hall meetings. >> senator bankcard and felt the heat of the demonstrators last night. -- ben cardin felt the heat of the demo

d.c.'s 32 year- old handgun ban. they're going back to court to take the right to on a handgun one step further. >> of the limitations of that case were that we wanted to secure the right to keep arms. we wanted to secure the other part, the right to bear arms. >> it prohibits gaum -- it is up to the city council to regulate carried arms, something that will not happen without a supreme court fight. the attorney general called the lawsuit and absurd. he is not alone. [unintelligible] >> some we spoke with agreed to carry a firearm on the streets is a bad idea. >> there are police officers on the street already. >> they point to the second amendment's right to bear arms. >> the criminals are going to have guns no matter what. >> we had a chance to talk to him over the phone today. the one city in the world you don't want carrying concealed weaps is the nation's capitol. three of the plaintiffs filed for applications to carry the guns outside. they were rejected. >>> at low water pressure and inaccessible fire hydrants may have hampered efforts to fight a massive fire on july 29, whi