well, fairfax county fire responded. the swift water team actually deployed two boats an they were about to use the boats to rescue the two people trapped inside the car. fortunately they never had to do that. two firefighters were able to get over to the car, open the door and get the two people inside out. no injuries to report. everybody was fine. but unfortunately that car is not doing so well. about four hours later, the car was finally towed out from the roadway. that's how long it took to get it out of there. and the main reason why is because, you know, the water was running so swiftly that the tow truck couldn't get it out. that's the conditions that we are dealing with here as we head to the afternoon after a morning of very heavy rain. right now you can see -- actually there's nobody behind me right now but people have been making u-turns at this intersection throughout the morning. avoiding the high water. that's exactly what they want you to do. fairfax county fire says they have been working very hard this

fairfax is one of the wealthiest counties in the country. many folks who live there would see taxes go up if the bush era tax cuts go away as the president wants. but as peggy fox tells us, connellry is respectfully disagreeing with the president. >> reporter: when the press came to a fairfax neighborhood this week, he chose a place where a tax increase on the wealthiest americans doesn't sit well. >> i'm not sure if i'm in favor of that. i think it's worth looking at though. >> i want to see the bush tax cuts extended. >> reporter: the average household income in fairfax county is over $100,000. and though couples pulling in $250,000 or more may not consider themselves wealthy in this high cost of living region, they are and pay more taxes if the president has his way. >> but now is not the time to be raising taxes on any income group. >> reporter: congressman jerry connelly said raising taxes on the wealthy could hurt the economy, which is what the republicans have been arguing. >> if you look at the economic data, the top 5% income bracke

fairfax county says that the deer population is out of control. john ellis what was running an errand and she ran into a deer. >> she could not stop and she did it appear >> in fairfax county and other areas, we have -- she hit it. >> in fairfax county and other areas, we have a lot of deer. we have no cougars and no walls. >> so they need to kill some of. so controlled kills with bow hunters will take place from mid-october through february. jennifer lives within walking distance of one of the parks where the killed will take place. >> maybe they need to go down to where there are vast amounts of woods. i do not think there are not many woods or fields that are open where there are not many children. >> the county has come under criticism from animal groups, questioning how humane bowhunting is. county officials say, do not worry, the hunts will take place at times when few, if any, people are in the parks. >>> police have released new clues in a weakened hit-and-run in silver spring. investigators are still looking for a dark-colored older model

they include some [unintelligible] >>> coming up, criminals fight in fairfax county. how you can avoid becoming the next victim. >>> effort against the pope, he is in great britain. arrests were made. >>> we are miring a developing story from moscow or early summer casias -- where lisa murkowsky is trying to keep her job. she will start a right and campaign. >>> the pope is moving forward with his plans despite a terrorist plot against him appeared those men were plotting against him. the decals have not been released. -- the details have not been released. >>> the american hikers who was released from an iranian prison, she has agreed to speak publicly once she rides -- once scherr's in the u.s.. -- once she arrives in the u.s. she spent more than a year in solitary confinement. her fiancee and friend are still in iran and accused of spying. >>> police are looking for a burglar who apparently bricks into homes overnight and then vanishes into the night. a live report is coming up. >>> then affleck stars and directs in "the town." we have a preview coming up.3q this i

metro montgomery, fairfax, dc, prince georges, parts of howard county in to loudoun and fairfax and prince william, southern maryland down to fredericksburg, flash flood warning until 1 on which 45 an the eastern sections, dc east, a tornado watch until 1:00 p.m. a lot of warnings from eastern north carolina and southeastern virginia. we have had isolated warnings earlier across southern maryland. that's a problem, too, this morning. heavy rain out there. the momslikeme.com bus stop forecast, 59 to 73. today, rain and thunderstorms mid to upper 70s. maybe a little bit less action here late this afternoon. tonight, rain will taper to showers. breezy. 56 to 64. northwest winds 10 to 20. and then tomorrow, maybe some early showers east. otherwise partly sunny and highs near 75. 77 in cambridge. the warm air is streaming in from the atlantic coming up the bay. still around 60 in the shenandoah valley. we sit at 70-degrees in washington with the heavy rain. humidity is 94% and still a northeast wind where 77 cambridge. their winds are from the southeast and the moisture continues to stream up.

around town a couple of light showers are popping up in fairfax, prince william county. but everything is light. and light activity 95, leonardtown and southern maryland. heaviest activity by far is north and west of town and still, no exceptions. i mean this is heavy rain around charlestown, blue month, around -- bluemont, over route 7 and skim purcellville and head up to hillsborough and heavy up to brunswick. this is where the heavy activity is right now. west of town and east of town as we get in to the late hours on the and early tomorrow morning. all of us should allow extra time to get to work tomorrow, though. go to the computer now. the forecast for on the, flash flood watch is in affect, rain and thunderstorms some heavy and some severe. we have a tornado warning earlier today in howard county. i they were playing it safe but could be rotation with these storms. low temperatures 65 to 70. muggy and winds increasing. south southeast at 10 to 20 and gusty. we say this all the time and we will say it again. don't cross a flooded street by car or foot. check the su

almost 3 inches at fairfax station. rockville, almost 3 inches. two and three-quarters in the district. accident, maryland, is only 56 degrees at this hour. here is what is going on outside in terms of the latest watches and advisories'. a flash flood warning for the entire listening and viewing area. we have a tornado watch in effect for the next 40 minutes that includes montgomery, fairfax, prince william's, and points toward the east. a wind advisory for calvert county, and anne arundel county. two to 5 inches across most of the area. we will add to that overnight. showers will stick around for the day tomorrow. 75 degrees at reagan national airport. here is our forecast. 72, to 78. periods of rain once again tonight. for the day tomorrow, 72, to 76. here is a quick look at extended outlook -- high temperatures saturday and sunday in the 60's with lots of sunshine. >> looking forward to the weekend. that will be a nic host: could switching to geico really save you 15% or more on car insurance? did the little piggy cry wee wee wee all the way ho

so all these communities here near fairfax city to fairfax, oland, doneville, will oh woods, blue yokes, all of the communities here, many of the basements may be getting some water in them. that is tracking off a ltle bit farther to the north heading toward vienna. heavy downpours toward vienna and up toward reston and four corners region and tysons corner. this is wher they're getting very, very heavy rain and this is unfortunately not over yet. we've got this long train of rain tracking right along almost the same track over and over. waves of moderate to heavy rain into the metro area. i'll be back with another update shortly. eun? >> tom, thanks so much. a tornado warning has been issued for st. mary's county. joining us byhone is karen everett. good morning to you. >> good morning, eun. >> so tell us, how are you preparing for this warning, karen? >> well, we're using our procedures that we have drilled for, and thank you for letting our citizens know about the warning. the tornado warning is specifically for st. george's island, pa tux end river and california areas and will be l

manassas, fairfax, about 1.5 inches. we are going to add to this many parts of the area produce locally there is even more than that. we have a big change on the way for the day. rain is heavy at times. it'll become windy. temperatures today are 72 degrees to 78 degrees. we will take a bucket the extended aloe. >> good morning. >> good morning. right now they are dealing with a tractor-trailer accidents. allow yourself some extra time. in the crashes on the right side of the road with a bill with the rain, a you will find it extremely tedious. hydroplaning is reported in several areas. i-70 closed east of 29. here we are. rhode spray will also reduce your visibility. we will get more. >> it is 4:32. our storm watch coverage continues. we are live in old town alexandria where the water could rise rapidly as high tide rolls in. what is the situation? >> what now we are not seeing too much damage. the area is certainly is to flooding and water coming in very high. you can look at this marker over here. this monitor is how m

>>>obberies across fairfax county have been committed by the same person. police are worried because guns were stolen from some of the homes. jackie bensen has more on this story. >> reporter: open garage doors, fairfax county police say it's an invitation to an extremely prolific thief targeting homes. >> the suspect is entering unlocked doors into the home, going inside home to, retrieving car keys, entering the vehicles outside and taking items from in the car. >> reporter: the thief has been busy, very busy after a news story last friday warning the community about nearly four dozen break ins police think he committed nearly 20 more. this time he stole something more than purses and wallets. >> in the larcenies from vehicles he stole two hand guns out of those vehicles. we're asking residents to be extreme live cautious if they should encount the suspect. >> reporter: fairfax county police are urging homeowners to keep their garage doors closed at all times. in oakton a cul-de-sac with just six homes, two had open garage doors this afternoon. one was cl

. >>> big changes could be in store for the fairfax area. exxon mobile is studying whether to close its campus there. the 118-acre facility employs 2600 people. most work in management or government relations for the oil giant. the company says it is reviewing its real estate portfolio an could decide to down size in fairfax. >>> whole foods wants customers to know if there is something fishy about the fish itself. the popular chain is launching a ratings program that measures the environmental impact of the wild caught seafood. green will mean it is abundant, yellow indicates concerns with the way the fish is caught and red means it is suffering from overfishing. target stopped carrying overfished species and wal-mart dropped swordfish shark an orange rough any. >> give us something to think about. >> for more "living $mart" headlines, log on to wusa9.com and click on the "living $mart" tab on the front page. >>> a new study suggests hand sanitizers may not do much to ward off major illnesses. >>> and firefighters southwest continue their b

prince william county, fairfax county, even fauquier county. this is a flash flood warning. this is in effect until 10:45 a.m. this moons that flooding is imminent or has been observed already. you want to know that. flash flood warning in effect for essentially all of the area. and a tornado watch now in effect -- let's see. i'll let you know how long that is in effect just shortly. that includes washington, d.c., anne arundel county, prince george's county. that is in effect until 1:00. let's get to max 2. we can show you that map there. the areas covered by the tornado watch in effect until 1:00 this afternoon. what that means is that conditions are good for the possibility of the formation of tornadoes. this is a watch. if we get any indication that there is rotation in the atmosphere or anything like that. we'll get a tornado warning but right now, it is a tornado watch in effect for most of the area particularly from washington to points east and then the close-in counties to our north, south and west. that is in effect until 1:00. let me let you know that a flash floo

look at the rain totals. 6.2 inches in fairfax as of midnight. annapolis closing in on the two-inch mark and bethesda almost 1 1/2 inches since midnight. rain totals for today, impressive. anywhere from two-five inches of rain. heading toward the delmarva peninsula, could be looking to as much as six inches before the rain heads out. today, 72-78 degrees. conditions will improve during the overnight hours as the skies become partly cloudy and tomorrow beautiful. 72-76 degrees. it's going to be a breezy day with winds out of the northwest 10-20. once again a tornado warning for st. mary's and calvert counties until 7:00 a.m. this morning. we'll keep you updated. with traffic, here's lisa baden. >> and the hard rain coming out of calvert county and up to anne arundel county with a crash between 260 and talent bit road before you get to 258. be careful on the beltway. on the inner loop after the exit for 270 but before you get to old georgetown road. this has been with us al morning and only one lane to the left open. >> 6:22 is the time. 67 degrees

at&t. >>> fairfax county is the largest school sysm in our region. like others, it's facing tou times. despite it, the system ranks near the top of in the country when it comes to student achievement. the man in charge says it all comes down to the teachers. [ bell rings ] >> 177,000 students strong. fairfax county's a growing school system in a time of shrinking budgets. the landscape is constantly changing. but no matter the challenges, expectations remain high. >> we move from about 15% poverty level to 25s are. we have some schoolsn excess of 90% poverty. but we're seeing increased performance from our kids, the gaps betweenraditionally underperforming or underrepsented groups of kids are closing. >> he's been on the job for six years now. superintendent jack dale likes to fly planes in his spare time. he says to see students soar, you have to put the focus on teachers first. >> it's teams of teachers working on really individual kids. a whole flip of an organizational track. >> reporter: as in many systems, it's all about closing the achievement

fairfax county remains steady but at 1684 is the highest in the region. the national average was unchanged at 1509. >>> ahead in sports, after self rain delays there's finally a men's champion at the u.s. open. >>> and some smash mouth football to end the nfl's fist week. highlights from the ravens and jets are three minutes away. we'll be right back. think about the internet. growing, evolving, literally transforming our lives. now imagine the possibilities of what tomorrow could bring. at at&t, we support a core set of standards that will guide the internet into the future... to protect users, and reward innovators, for years to come. we support a fair and open internet - affordable and accessible to everyone. transparent networks, managed in ways that are clear to all users. we support the fcc's plan to bring high-speed internet to everyone in america by 2020. and we are committed to keeping the internet working, as the economic engine that's creating jobs now. working together, investing, keeping information and ideas flowing freely, we can ensure tha

the district of columbia, and in fairfax county. this is one band of a developing heavy rain band at's heading off to the north and west, and will continue to perhaps exacerbate the flooding. also some other areas ef heavier rain beginning to show up around charlottesville. areas to our west that havehad the lighter rain, another band of some heavy rain maying causing flooding out that way. theeaviest rain in anne arundel, calvert couies. >> thanks very much, tom. we will, of course, continue to follow the story all morning long, all day long, but for now that's "news 4 today." >>> good morning,

near 60 prince george's, arlington, fairfax and montgomery county. farther to the wefshths temperatures in the upper 50s and 60s. southern maryland anthe northern virginia is upper 60s. near 60 maryland and west virginia. a few locations dipped into the 50s. we have a few high clouds north andest on an upper level low. here's the latest with hurricane igor. it is a very well-formed storm. julie coming off to the right of your screen. not developing yet. igor is taking it north and west and near bermuda saturday midday. winds decreased, 135. it's200 miles southeast of ocean city. it looks like it will stay out to sea. he's how thgs are looking for tuesday, election day. great weather. temperatures in the upper 70s. low 80s by midafternoon. we'll have a crescent move in the sky after sunset. and then wednesday into the upper 70s to near 80 with sunshine. thursd, incrowsing clou. high mid-80s. jerry, how is the traffic? >> smooth sailing all jurisdictions. as we take a live look, capital and new hampshire. so far, so good. visibility much better than th

is so common fairfax county says something has to be done. signs warn drivers to be on the lookout as communities have sprung up around with portions of fairfax county, so have the number of deer collisions. >> in the past year i have had a deer fly in front of my car. >> i have only hit one but i have seen six on this street that have been hit. >> the deer population has grown to more than 100 per square mile. >> you tend to get decree's visitation -- decrease vegetation. >> conservationists survey at 6000 residents and many find hunting should be allowed at many parks. >>> they are dear, they are not hurting anybody. >> you can be over populated and it can be dangerous. >> bow hunters will use air rose to kill deer. a strategy that is safer for people but some residents have questions. >> i don't think there has ever been a history of a bowhunting fatality. >> that does not seem humane to me. >> the hunting will not just be a free-for-all. those who want to hunt in the parks will have to apply and go through an archery proficiency test. the

southern fairfax county, just outside of the beltway. down to stafford, heavy shower by you and west of spotsylvania. we have showers to get through. the forecast for today and temperatures will start to rise, especially once the sun comes out. by lunchtime mid to upper 70s down to tappahannock and this afternoon, sunshine. we will call it partly sunny anburiescy. highs in the low 80s. looks like a great finish to a cloudy start. >> we are here to alert you on the tieups to avoid. first is from sterling, virginia. we have a car fire. it is eastbound on route 7 at 28 an right now only one right lane of traffic is able to squeeze by. let's move over to the toll road where we have a report of an deb accident near 7100, the fairfax county parkway. definitely slowing down approaching that exit because we are losing a right lane and then approaching 495 a god amount of volume, as well. finally take the live conditions at 50 and 29 in fairfax. got the wet roads but right now traffic is looking good out this way. we'll be right back. a sip of my

>>> lock your doors is the order in fairfax county. >> everybody's lives are being affected or altered little bit. >> one man has been able to break into 70 homes. and and out of control car plows into a building and burst into flames. in the lindsay land might soon be out of jail. >> live, in hd. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> we begin tonight with a disturbing story in fairfax county. one man has been creeping in the homes of dozens of them while people ours beeping -- while people are sleeping. >> residents, especially in the northern part of fairfax county are certainly worried in the wake of these break-ins, many of them. police are worried that the suspect might be armed. >> how long can he go on, how is he getting out and -- in and out of these neighborhoods unnoticed? >> we have lived here for 13 years and never had a problem. it is a concern because it has always been a very safe neighborhood. >> but there is cause for concern in this and other area neighborhoods. police believe that one man started breaking into homes and cars, usually t

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pese a que los vehículos del condado de fairfax no requieren una calcomanía como prueba de pago, funcionarios aseguran que los infractores tambien enfrentan problemas al hacer otras transacciones. en el momento que ponemos dmv hold no puede hacer nada. es la forma de poder encontrar a las personas que han sido delincuentes. antes era visual hoy en dia es un hold electronico con el dmv. según representantes del departamento de impuestos a parte de las penalidades previamente mencionadas ellos pueden hacer embargos a su salario, cuentas bancarias e inclusive mandar la cuenta a colección. en fairfax, va-,stephanie martinez univision la canciller educativa (take vo) del distrito de columbia michelle rhee, dijo hoy que los resultados electorales del martes son devastadores para la educacion publica de la ciudad... reeh indico que las reformas no se deben detener y es tiempo de seguir hacia indico si permanecera en el cargo bajo el liderazgo del alcalde electo.... en aprietos, se vio hoy la junta dr directores del sistema de

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we will do your county close-up and we will start in fairfax. clouds on the increase tomorrow, i think we will be dry during the day, 75 in lorton, 75 in old town, looking at 74 in burke, 75 in vienna, 75 in fairfax. downtown mid-70s. clouds come in here too, 75 in capitol hill, 76 in cleveland park. we will work our way up the river, montgomery county, 75 in bethesda. we will come back and talk about the tropical system heading our way and talk about how much rain will fall. >> thank you, topper. >>> coming up next, the length some thieves went to to get their hands on those little debbie snack cakes. >> just had to have them, huh? >>> coming up new at 6:00. >> reporter: don't answer that phone unless you have a bluetooth. changes are coming. find out when and where coming up. >> and don't forget we are always on at wusa9.com. stay with us. we will be right back. >>> police in wichita kansas are on the lookout for thieves who were pretty hungry and craving some little debbie snack cakes. they were so hung agree that they stole a -- hungry that

that stretches back in western fairfax county. so these bands of very heavy rain continuing to come through. if you have a basement that is prone to flooding you definitely want to get items off thefloor, and get them into a dry location. not raining quite as hard to our west. but the heaviest rain, northern virginia, the district of columbia, and in to maryland, as these waves come on through from time to time. now we do have all these counties in red reporting flood warngs in effect from stafford and spotsylvania. northern virginia, the district, montgomery, prince george's, arlington, calvert and charles an st. mary's county. three to seven inches of rain possible throughout the entire region. look how much we've had already. nearly the inches have fallen in western fairfax, southern loudoun as well as montgomery county. other four inches in southern maryland, parts of calvert county. near quantico they've had over three inches ofrain. more on the way. temperatures 6s to near 70. mid 70s eastern shore. cooler out of the mountai

doreen, back to you. >> jackie bensen reporting from fairfax county. thank you, jackie. >>> the federal judge sordi is ordering the air force to reinstate a flight nurse who was discharged from being in a same-sex relationship. it haveviolated her first amend rights. it is the second one this month to declare the military ban on gays unconstitutional. >>> a candidate debate turned into a fight in las vegas. a brawl erupted last night fm people in the audience at a political forum. a woman there supporting harry reid said a man punched her in the face. the man is a supporter of sharon rangel. others say it was the woman who started the fight. no one was arrested. >>> president obama is blasting leader ahmadinejad for comments he made about the september 11 attacks at the united nations yesterday. ahmadinejad claimed the u.s. government orchestrated 9/11 in an attempt to boost the u.s. economy and to help israel. >> it was offensive, it was hateful, and particurly for him to make the statement here in manhattan was inexcusable. >> they also said ahmadine

dorothy spencer is at fairfax county atolice headquarters with more. dorothy? >> reporter: i spoke to one of those victims tonight. she had her purse stolen from her unlocked suv. she said her sense of safety is now gone. she is getting a home security system installed. residents in fairfax county felt so safe many residents didn't even lock their doors or windows. but a recent rashof burglaries has shattered their peace of mind. >> it happened once or twice and we thought, well, that's it, but they keep coming back, and that's what's alarming. >> police believe one criminal is responsible for 34 burglaries, thefts from houses and cars since august 24. they say he steals wallets and purses for the cash. >> it's just the information we're receiving from the neighborhood and just the typical oration of highway he's doing these larcenies and burglaries that lead us to believe it one person. >> they found a neighbor's purse in a yard. >> they had just taken the cash. the driver's license and credit cards were there. they just took the cash and dropped it and took o

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elsewhere, near 50 in prince george's. 40s in montgomery and fairfax couny. many areas in the 40s this morning. we sould warm to near 80 with lots of sun. tomorrow morning, near 60 under a clear sky. hotter in the upper 80s to near 90. we could get a shower on thursday. a look into the weekend in ten minutes. how is the traff now, jerry? >> very quiet between roslyn and georgetown. let's e how we're doing elsewhere. not to worry. beltway and the trip through greenbelt moving along in both directions. inner loop and outer loop both with little volume. >>> 5:11. 57 degrees. aheadon news 4 today, why the smart trip cardmay not be the smartest option for many commuters. and changes being made to the plans to tighten security at the mro station. >>> addressing a dproeg danger on the roads. who is tackling the problem of distracted driving. equals chili's $20 dinner for two. share one of five appetizers, like our famous texas cheese fries. then choose two freshly epared entrees from 14 chili's favorites, like our chicken crispers with new sweet & smoky sauce, our n

i'm watching northern fairfax county as this cell heads off to the east. it will be heading to areas like wheaton and sterlin then y can see in pennsylvania, that yellow shading around york, the lancaster area, there is a warning right now. there could be one issued for frederick county, maryland. the otherbig thing today is the heat. up around 90 degrees. most neighborhoods well abo the average. today, our th 90-degree day for the year. our latest 90-degree day last year was on the 27th of august when we got to 91 degrees. so we're at 93 degrees right now in the district, mount pleasant, 93. annapolis at 92. up fr the last hour. and 92 degrees currently in suitland and springfield at 92. isolated thunderstorms, you can expect these until 10:00 p.m. probably the worst prior to 9:00 p.m. and temperatures will be settling down to the mid 80s. the other thing with our wind out of the south, coastal flood advisory. that go until midnight. orms, coastal flood advisory and some meet will be-stick around for a little while as we say hello to fall. >> thanks, vero

western fairfax county, and another pocket of very heavy rain now in faulkeer county. all of this is continuing on this conveyor belt of moisture. meanwhile the temperatures are in the 60s right now. kind of a balmy, humid morning. in the mid 70s on the eastern shore. and for the rest of the day we are going to continue to have this heavy rain from tme to time all the way through into the afternoon. maybe with some thunder and lightning. a greater chance of thunr and lightning this afternoon into late afternoon hours. temperatures only reaching the mid 70s. flooding likely throughout the entire region throughout most of the day today. so if your basement is prone to flooding get any items you have off the floor of your basement, get them into a dry area, get them up to an upper floor of the house. you don't want to have any valuable items in your basement if it's prone to flooding. for the rest of the night this rain could taper off and end by dawn. it will be partly cloudy starting off by friday. we could have blustery winds along the eastern shore later today, gustin

mid 60s in fairfax, montgomery. mountains are cool. near 50. root near california' tidewater, upper 60s. view from space over the last 12 hours showing a few clouds drifting through. mostly sunny skies today with an afternoon high climbing to around 80 degrees. and we'll have it cool this evening. in fact, chilly by daw into the 40s. upper 70s on tuesday. lots of sun. hotter weather moving in wednesday and thuday. how is thetraffic, jerry? >> several significant changes. the only incident was an accident that quickly moved to the shoulder. lanes open all the way to the capital beltway. let's head over to maryland and see how we're doing on i-270. look at that. 6:00 inhe morning and it's already getting quite early heading en route to the beltway. no accidents to report. good news there. out on the rails, headed o to catch the train, metro is doing fine. vre, fredericksburg two, delays. trains 302 and 304. 890 the only reported. seven minutes behind schedule. joe? >> thanks very much, jerry. students at three schools enjoying an unexpected day o

now just in the last hour we've seesome heavy downpours developing eastern fairfax, western fairfax county. that's now moving up into southern frederick county, maryland. all this action isoving south to north. right now the radarhowing other areas of light blue and dark blue. this is light rain and moderate rain farther to the south from near stafford county and spotsylvania counties, farther down. rich monday, getting more moderate rain, but north of there, it's generally light rain. you see the light blue most of north virginia, panhandle of west virginia. but this is that one very heavy shower right now that moved just north of montgomery county into frederick county. there's also another moderate shower in gaithersburg, and that'going to track the same way. behind that, more coming through. some of the creeks and drains along this train of heavy rain could begun to get a lot of water, and we may see some flooding beginning along some of these creeks here from northern montgomery county down to eastern fairfax and right down near the title potomac just south of alexandria. so watch out

. >> ahead on "news4 today", a n concern over a string of burglaries in fairfax county. what police say was stolen. >>> we're keeping an eye on a developing story. a plane evacuated in sweden because of aomb threat. we'll ha >>>ood morning. welcome back to "news4 today." i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm kimberly suiters. it's saturday, september 25, 2010. all the news just ahead. first, those a quick check on our forecast with meteorologist chuck bell who joins us live now in the studio. what are we up to, 76. >> another warm day. ths is t last really warm day for at least a little while. i refuse to completely slam the door on potential for hot weather. the summer started early and stayed late. outside right now a few fair weather clouds over washington but no rainfall here in town anyway. a couple of sprinkles on the radar. show the house brief second. 81 in frederick, maryland. 77 in martinsburg. 75 in annapolis. 71 in fairfax. 73 right now in leesburg, virginia. ere's a check of the radar. couple of sprinkles up in the mountains of west virginia. they are falling apart as

arlington, alex andrea and fairfax and points east. a tremendous amount of pressure pushing up from the south. heavy rains across northern washington at this time. heading towards baltimore and the delmarva peninsula. but bands and bands of heavy rain throughout the afternoon. our weatherbug network shows almost 3 inches of rain near huntington is. prince frederick, wheaton, rockville, moderate rain that the time. to alexandria. oxen hill. the rain not quite as intense but fairfax county looking at heavy rain at this time. we are going to look at the potential for 2-5 inches of rain by the time the system moves out of here. locally, five inches-plus, especially across the delmarva peninsula. let's head over to lisa baden with a look at the traffic situation. >> i'm hearing about stalled car on the outer loop. so many things are coming in fast and furious. let's see if we can get a glimpse of a jackknifed between 270 and old georgetown road a jackknifed tractor-trailer. if you're on the inner loop and you come out of tyson's, you go acr

in fairfax, 80. these numbers is about where they should be. it will lead to a very chilly temperatures overnight, but it will be a great stargazing. jupiter is supposed to be an extra special site tonight. if you have a pair of binoculars, you should get a good view of it as well. just north of the border, 68 degrees. 72 in pittsburgh. that is the direction meanwhile watch. 91 in raleigh right now. wednesday, thursday, friday, it really pushing back into the upper 80's. 95 in atlanta. 100 degrees in a memphis right now. the cold front will bring a chance of showers and cooler temperatures this upcoming weekend. a couple of little showers moving across north of fort wayne. the high center is going to move offshore. that is where the big time warm- up is going to come from. warm weather on friday. over the weekend, a front comes through and that is when temperatures take a bit of a debt. tonight, 66 degrees. 76 at midday tomorrow. we will talk out about 82 degrees. -- top out. fall against on thursday night. -- fall begins on thursday night. >>

the two to three inch total from western fairfax through fredericksburg. go to the weather computer and show you the big picture. the moisture continues to stream north in a big way. there's the tornado watch box now. we think another will come to replace it as the storm lifts to the north. out in western maryland you have the light to moderate rain, as well. the national weather service has flood watches up and down the seaboard. no warnings yet. but with the totals we are seeing and heavy rains areas in st. mary's, anne arundel, calvert, maybe southeastern prince georges, charles, northern neck, you may get some flood warnings here in the next one 0 two hours if not sooner. things are starting to pile up down there. the momslikeme.com bus stop forecast for those who are making the trek this morning. heavy rain in many areas. upper 50sin the shenandoah valley to the low 70s in southern maryland and the eastern shore. sun is up at three minutes after 7:00. the day at a glance heavy rainfall throughout the day. perhaps it will taper off by 5:00 and we will

adding to the delays that we have coming out of center vil headed for fairfax. joe, back to you. >> thank you, ashley. we're continuing to follow breaking news from capitol hill. police say just a short time ago an offer shot a man blocks from the capil building near the intersection of second and c streets southwest near the rayburn office building. megan mcgrath joins us live for the latest. megan, good morning. >> good morning. i'm going to step out of the way so you can see the scene behind me. they have second street on the other side and c street immediately behind me here blocked off completely as part of their investigation. it happened a little after 5:00 this morning. a report of ape man in the area with a gun. alert went out. police officers began to look for this individual. they actually found him in the area of second and c street. that's just in between the backside of the rayburn house office building and the department of health and human services. according to police, that person brandished t gun, pointed it at theolice officers who had respond

fairfax is one of the wealthiest counties in the nation. >> if you look at the economic data, the top 5%, income bracket in america, it accounts for 30% of all consumer spending. we can't risk dampening consumer confidence at this time. >> economists disagree over whether increasing taxes on wealthy people will hurt or help the economy in its current state. >>> the army says two people were buried in the wrong graves at arlington national cemetery. today's revelation comes amid an on going revelation into the burial mix ups in arlington. tonight a family from ohio can rest easy about the remains of their son. scott and melissa warner came today for the exhume medication of their son's remains. heath warner killed in iraq in 2006, but recently missing paperwork raised doubts as to whether he was buried in the right place at arlington. today's exhume medication shows the young marine was buried properly. >> i can bring. i feel like-a-thon of bricks has been let off my chest. good news. >> private warner's remains were placed in a new casket and reinterred at the cemetery. >>> one minute

fairfax county is making note of some. there is also some in the maryland area, kinsington, where we are at beach drive and connecticut avenue. traffic is moving okay along connecticut but where we are is a cut-through for a lot of people. we're on beach drive. and if you take a look, i'll show you behind here. this is the area that is closed. i'm not sure you can see. but there is water starting to rise. but this is an area that does flood on a regular basis when we get rain like this. this has been closed since 1:00 this morning in anticipation of the rain that was coming in. so the beach drive from d.c. line to franklin avenue has been closed since about 1:00 this morning. now there have been very few people who tried to go through. i did talk with a bicyclist who rode through this area on hi way to work. he talked about what he experienced on his ride in. take a listen. >> pretty deep puddles someplace, especially along here on beach drive and right back here, look down here it's half a foot deep and on a bike you real

it's not so much the district in prince georges and montgomery and fairfax. it's west of that. let's start with a wide radar and this is going to show you what's to the south of us. now by far and away the heaviest activity is just offshore which is good because that is really heavy, and here is the deal. there's still activity down 95 and even down into north carolina. this is going to work its way northward. very tropical air mass but to think what's going to happen is while we'll get rain and showers in the metro area, heaviest activity is once again east of i-81 west of us. that said, i would still allow extra time before you leave tomorrow just because any time there's showers and the roads are wet it's not a good rush hour. let's go to live doppler 9,000 accessing it on our website at wusa9.com. light activity just starting to show up south of fredericksburg and that gets in here tomorrow, probably critical hours between 3:00 a.m. and about 7:00 a.m. let's go to the computer. for tonight our flash flood watch continues, breezy and muggy with rain and thunderstorms. low te

closer to washington, scattered light rain in fairfax. heavie downpours in montgomery county radly moving north. strong gusty winds associated with some of these showers as well. temperatures in the 60s to near 70. near 80 this afternoon as we ge sunshine breaking out. there's a risk, though, of severe storms on the eastern shore later today. then tomorrow afternoon, evening, a chance for more rain. >> 270 southbound accident at falls road had been in the local lanes. authorities just got them out of the travel portion. beltway, prince george's county, look out for an accident. outer loop at route 202 on the capital beltway. on the scene, on the outer loop. left side of the roway we are told now tied up. we'll keep you dated. >>> 6:42 your time now. 71 degrees. a big decision expected this week that will shake up the white house. >>> d.c. leaders respond to his blunt answer about the schools in the district. >>> a proposed airline four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax looph

fairfax is 69. 64 in laurel. 66 in brandywine. over to andrews and crofton as well 66 degrees. 69 at national. a few clouds. north wind at 13. that is the key. that's bringing in drier air and cooler air the next couple of days. you watch the dew point number drop as the drier cooler air filters down from the north. that front is south and east of us now. we will continue to watch the front pull away and stay south and east of us a couple of days. heat coming by midweek. in the tropics, this is igor north of bermuda. julia, julia is barely a tropical storm. just coming off africa again, this cluster of storms has the potential to become lisa in the next couple of days. one more look at igor. igor is about 130 miles or so north of bermuda. minimal hurricane. they had gusts over 90 as igor passed to the west of bermuda. wave heights over 30 feet. seven-day forecast, we are nice today and tomorrow in the low 80s. wednesday 90 degrees. could be a late day thunderstorm. same story thursday 89. friday 90. finally a front saturday. terra

. >>> a hostage situation in fairfax county is causing some major headaches. these are pictures just in to the abc7 news road. this is little river turnpike. a trucker got into an accident. another tanker was sent to the location to offload the fuel, and there is no word on when that road will reopen. >>> and we are tracking hurricane igor tonight as it is expected to make landfall in bermuda in a few hours. people are bracing for the worst. we are live with mike in the satellite center. >> there are already hurricane force winds and 15-foot waves, and they are using sandbags and stacking up on supplies, as public safety officials say the storm will be long and punishing. >> we hope for the best. >> this hurricane is heading straight for bermuda. most tourists have evacuated, but many of the 65,000 residents on the island are staying put, using bottled water and other supplies. >> i have been here 45 years. with this one, i feel very, very nervous. >> the airport was shut down and boarded up this afternoon after the last flight departed. >> you need to be out.

it is 77 degrees in fairfax now. in frederick, it is 75 degrees. showers have moved out of the metro-frederick area. curley, it is 77 degrees in prince frederick. there is a tropical depression located south of cuba. the wind is at 35 miles per hour. the hurricane models say this will develop into a tropical storm nicole. it also has some leftover moisture from tropical storm matthew of the weekend appeared this will -- weekend. this will aid into the moisture in south carolina. it will move from the mid- atlantic to new england. all this rain could be forced up in a very short time, and about 24 hours from tomorrow night to thursday night. excessive rainfall will be the story. flooding could be the probability in many areas. temperatures are in the 70's right now and will drop into the 60's this evening. there is very chilly air to the west. that will move in here over the weekend. this will not move in until this area of moisture and low pressure moves up the east coast. it will take until friday morning to get this all up. up to 8 inches are exp

. >>> there is a serial burglar on the loose in fairfax county. he is creeping into homes at night while the homeowners are asleep. it has happened more than 50 times. we have more on the burglars most daring night yet. >> it happened just recently. can you imagine waking up in the morning and realizing someone has stolen your purse that was on the kitchen counter? that is the target for this burglar. >> they are very brazen about what they're doing. >> the credits into the kitchen to still the cash from her purse, all while people were asleep in their bedroom. >> in this case became an one level, had to walk through another level, walk through the house to find anything that was something they were looking for. >> she is one of at least targeted this morning. fairfax county police believe this is the work of the same person or people that have broken into more than 50 homes, more than 20 cars since august 6 looking for cash. this map shows the scope of the crimes. all upscale neighborhoods, all at night when people are at home. so far no one has

i'm peggy fox reporting live in fairfax, back to you. >> peg, thank you. and let us take this opportunity to remind you about a very important campaign here at wusa9.com. it's called the great hang-up. it's our effort to get everyone to stop using their cell phones while driving. and if you've been affected by a distracted driver while talking or texting, share your story on the air. go to the great hang up page at wusa9.com or call us at 202-895- 5960. >>> the president of iran is in town for the u.n. general assembly. and besides the usual protests, the president is dealing with another controversy. >> reporter: iran's president is commanding the spotlight on the sea of world leaders at the u.n. for the annual general assembly. small groups of protestors are taking to the streets, objecting to ahmadinejad's appearance in new york. >> iran continues it's nuclear enrichment and ahmadinejad is till welcome at the united nations. >> reporter: a ahmadinej ad insists his country does not want nuclear weapons, only working to build power plants. they are alread

he swiped money from businesses in fairfax and loudoun county only striking between late morning and early afternoon. >> we're working very closely with loudoun county detectives on this because he obviously sees no jurisdictional boundaries so nther can we. >> reporter: police say the robber started his crime spree on july 26th when he held up chantilly cash and carry. he struck again on september 6th at this kfc/taco bell restaurant in loudoun county. he then hit three hair cutterys in fairfax and loudoun counties on september 7, 12 and 14. >> the frequencies have increased. the first case was more than a month ago and now he seems to be doing it within a matter of days. that concerns us. >> reporter: in each case the robber brandish a knife, grabs cash from the register, and runs away. >> establishnts seem to be centered around route 28. so anyone who shops or does business on route 28, we ask you to keep your eyes and ears open. call us if you see anything unusual. >> reporter: so far no one has been injured in any of these roberies but police are concerned that the suspect could

fairfax county a lot of green. light to moderate rain here. east of manassas and southwestern fairfax county lifting to the north and head in to montgomery and prince georges and charles. we have shower activity there. and out to warrenton we see in faulkier county seeing heavity sures north of 29 coming up 17 to the plains here and marshall in a while. may market has a little rain along with gainesville to the south. the momslikeme.com bus stop forecast, as you can imagine, it is a wet one this morning. showers and drizzle. in the 60s. sun is coming up. watch for the folks at the bus stop. 72 by noon and showers and storms are possible later on this afternoon. highs in the mid to upper 70s south an we will see some breaks at times. tonight, more showers and storms. some could be strong to severe. you need to stay up on the weather on the. hopefully you have a weather radio to help you out. 65 to 70. sunset 6:57 and mainly morning showers and storms for you on tuesday. high temperatures around the 80- degree mark. in the mid-60s here in washin

slow between the prince william parkway and 123 and approaching the fairfax county parkway. 395, drivers are also stuck in a delay stretching from edsall to seminary. 270 southbound is how we will wrap up. marylanders right now more drivers are hitting the road. we are tracking them from germantown road to 370. back to you. >>> at the top of the hour, here's a look at the stories happening today. treasury secretary, timothy geithner will testify later today before lawmakers. the obama administration is taking a tougher stand with china. lawmakers say china exporters have an unfair price advantage making it harder for for american companies to compete the u.s. >>> a relief well could be completed today at the site of the largest oil spill in the nation's history. the broken well that caused the spill in the gulf of mexico could finally be sealed for good by sunday. it has been capped since mid july. >>> new figures were just released for the cost of phase two of the dulles metro rail project. the metropolitan airport authority says $3.8 billion price tag includes a tunnel and underground