my finger doesn't swell anymore. >> reporter: andrea roane, wusa9. >> now they're telling us cryotherapy is not for everybody. the health spa owner advises consult with your physician before you get in there and freeze yourself. i don't know. >> how could you stay in there for very long? what if you're already cold? i'm always cold. >> andrea says it's not that bad. >> i believe andrea. >> i believe her, too. i'm just thinking that seems like unbearable cold. >> 200 degrees. >> you're not in contact with it. on a day like today maybe walking into the fridge or freezer is a good thing, too. heat index was over 90 this afternoon. >>> the heat and humidity are around the rest of the workweek. with luck we'll get a front to slip in over the weekend, but that's in doubt. harrisonburg, charlottesville and closer in like fauquier, rappahannock county. this stuff is trying to make it up in toward how done. we'll see if it can make it. every time it crosses route 17 it full 17 -- fizzles moves off toward the north. even this guy into northern fauquier weakening approaching i-66 west of marshall.

. >> andrea roane tells us how stem cell technology is playing a role in cartilage replacement procedures. >> reporter: cartilage replacements have been around a while, but advances in fern lied medicine are -- personalized medicine are making these procedures more effective. at inova health systems sports medicine they're very optimistic about the future advancement of cartilage replacement techniques. >> newer cartilage can produced with stem cells. >> reporter: this is more durable in the joint. >> that's on the forefront where we're going with cartilage replacement. >> reporter: there procedure is typically done in younger more active patients. it's typically useful after someone has an accident and they sheer a piece of their cartilage from a particular joint like a knee or elbow. >> older patients typically have more arthritis than have diffuse cartilage loss, which we can't replace. typically they need a knee or shoulder replacement. a lot of things to take into consideration when you talk about individualized medicine and what technique is going to be the best for them. >> reporte

. >> andrea roane shows us how a local dermatologist uses a procedure that can literally sap the sweat away. >> i take my suit on and there are sweat bands right there. >> reporter: john move fat says excessive sweat asking embarrassing. >> you go into a meeting and shake someone's hands and they look at you. sweat stains. not good. >> reporter: hyperhidrosis is a condition where sweating causes problem. many people with the condition are unaware of all of their treatment options. >> what we think is undertreated and underrecognized. we are excited about this mirror dry. >> reporter: it uses microwave energy to deliver heat to the sweat glands from the underarms. >> it injures the sweat glands so they no longer can produce sweat. >> reporter: it provides a long lasting sweat reduction from the underarm, but it is important the body sweats in other areas to maintain its ability to cool off. >> reporter: fortunately the underarm area is only 2% of your body surface area. by removing the ability to sweat from the underarm area, you are still able to sweat elsewhere, you are still able to

that's andrea roane reporting. it is a technology that is based on the ice baths that athletes have used for years to shorten recovery time after a tough workout. >>> in our second half hour, a billing nightmare as a local woman fights hundreds of dollars in utility costs. >>> plus the death toll rises in texas as flooding continues. but could some relief be in sight? >>> here in the metro, we are looking for the threat of thunderstorms. you got them to the west of the metro, today they will make their way in here, i'll >>> schieffer's sign off as the face of the nation's political coverage misses a beat. >>> rivers rise in texas and the death toll rises in texas. when will the water recede? >>> i'm meteorologist erica gross. when we get relief from the heat and humidity. sue rae, it looks like we are dealing with this for one more day. are you ready for relief? >> i am ready. yesterday didn't seem so bad. >> that breeze helped. shade helps. today very similar. you want the shade, you wanted to seek out the shade,

. >> andrea roane explains who is drinking temperature. >> reporter: some men are drinking it. you'll see how breast milk can enhance workouts often touted for high carbs, fat and protein content that's supposed to do a body good. others warn not so fast. in gyms across the country there are men lifting their way to a bigger body and some are willing to try anything to bulk up including breast milk. >> being in the lifting world fitness world anything that gives you a step up on your recovery, increases muscle, i've tried new things. whatever works. >> reporter: they buy it on the internet. it's not illegal but does come with some risks. >> the way breast milk is processed is not always safe. >> reporter: which means you could be getting a mouthful of any number of viruses or bacteria. dr. gagan cites a study in the journal of pediatrics which tested 100 samples of breast milk. >> they found most of those samples are contaminated with bacteria and there were also a few samples that were contaminated with salmonella even. >> reporter: as for breast milk's ability to grow bigger

i'm andrea roane. my producer thinks it's cold and i think ipt' just a little chilly out-- i think it's just a little chilly outside. >> we have erica grow wearing her jacket. she's live outside dupont circle. larry miller, allyson rae in house. you drew a good assignment on what is a solid start to the day and a true spring day. >> it is a little cool out there but i think it's a welcome cool for loot of people because it's not going to be muggy today by any means. perfect. we are starting off cool but by the end of the day it's just great. i don't know of any other word, gorgeous, fantastic, perfect day. cool to start and warm to end the day. look at the sunrise, it's beautiful as well. just a few high thin clouds out there. we'll see a lot of sunshine today. 54 degrees but as you head outside of the beltway, we have dropped into the 40s. that's what dry air will allow you to do. the dew point 3 degrees. winds are still breezy for thousand but as we head through the rest of the afternoon, they will s

i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm nick giovanni. it is back to business tuesday. in the words of larry miller, we enjoyed a nice holiday weekend. allyson, the heat is on to welcome everyone back. >> it is. you are going to be grabbing the umbrella, not only today but the coming days. our summer pattern is here for a while. let's take a look how we're starting off on our beautiful michael & son camera. by this afternoon temperatures are going to warm up by 20 degrees. another day with southerly winds at 13 miles per hour right now. so breezy at times. high pressure to the east feeling the srl winds setting the stage for showers and storms this afternoon. i'll track them for you coming up. in the meantime grab the umbrella and your high today 88. larry, over to you. >>> thanks. metro riders off to a good start. the trains and buses running on schedule. it's in lanham where we have an issue this morning. two lanes blocked on the outer loop of the beltway. our traffic camera shows the delays in that area. that is the situation here. you see police on the scene traffic

i'm delia goncalves in for andrea reason. -- in for andrea roane. larry miller is here with traffic but we begin with allyson rae. a great day shaping up. >> one of the best days going forward. if you like summer weather, you're in luck for the next couple of days. today we're looking dime. if you're headed to thele pool or afternoon barbecues or the parades to celebrate memorial day, we are going to be looking a little bit better. warmer, dry and breezy. yesterday we were only 82 degrees. today we'll head up to # 8 degrees. 6 -- to 88 degrees. 67 degrees. winds out of the south. notice the dew point at 58. that's not too bad. that's pretty manageable. it is going to be more humid than yesterday but nothing like what is going to come in the days ahead. 54 for frederick. 59 for martinsburg. pretty cool but comfortable out there. 64 for annapolis and we are headed to the upper #s on for areas -- upper 80s for areas in the district. suburbs mid-80s. not a bad day at all. breezy, dry, sunshine. enjoy your monday, enjoy your memorial day. as we head to t

. >> i'm andrea roane outside -- i'm andrea mccarren outside the watergate where some residents tell us they're angry frustrated and inconvenienced by the water collapse. >> i feel a little bit like i'm living in a tepee right now. >> reporter: after a weekend without air conditioning, the watergate is now without hot water. >> haven't washed my hair yet but i'll get around to doing that in cold water. >> very upsetting. >> reporter: many residents still can't retrieve their cars from the severely damaged garage. >> the main setback for me is the parking. my automobile is in the graumg and -- in the garage and i can't get it out. >> reporter: the garage shut down roughly eight businesses and left others struggling. >> we have to tell the people who deliver us gas to not deliver the gas because we're not selling enough to get another load in. >>> we hope you liked the weather today. showers and storms are coming our way for tomorrow. topper has got more on the wind and exactly where. >> we are in fine shape this evening with temps in the 80s. primarily we're concerned about showers an

i'm andrea roane. >>> starting the day at 74 degrees. you know we're in for another hot, humid stormy one. >> we're already in for a long day on the roadways it looks like. larry miller is tracking some incidents on the beltway. you certainly need to know about it if you're going to join us in just one moment. allyson rae and erica grow looking at summer like conditions yet again. >> a couple more days of summer like activity but there is hope in sight. >> just got to make it to the weekend. >> you get the nice breeze sometimes with some of the thunderstorms. we are going to see a change in the forecast after sunday so keep the umbrella with you today. take a look at your michael & son camera. here we go again with showers and storms this afternoon but similar to day's past. sometimes you get a downpour and sometimes you don't. 74 degrees out there. winds out of the south, southwest at 10 miles per hour about. we're going to continue to see the southerly component throughout the next few days as well. upper 60s, lower 70s. it's warm, hum

i'm andrea roane. this is a look at the site of that deadly amtrak derailment in philadelphia, one that we've been following all morning. >>> i'm nick giovanni. we have all hands on deck now this morning. larry miller following your morning commute. allyson rae and erica grow tracking a drastic drop in temperatures but we are going to begin with that breaking news, the very latest on train 188 from overnight. we have a crew pulling up to the scene in philly. we'll hear from them in just a few minutes. >> our coverage from philadelphia begins with christy grimes thompson. >> reporter: train cars tossed like toys, mangled metal, the frajtsic search for survivors. >> we were -- frantic search for survivors. >> we were just on the train and all of a sudden it started to shake and we were in the front seat and this huge red suitcase just ceag flying at me. >> reporter: this -- came flying at me. >> reporter: this passenger described the horrific scene after their amtrak train violently veered off the tracks

i'm andrea roane. today is going to feel more like summer than spring. we're talking temperatures approaching 90. >> brace yourself for the warmest day of the year. here to help you prepare accordingly, we have larry miller and allyson rae. allyson, you're tracking a huge temperature change. >> we're going to be almost 20 degrees cooler through the afternoon. what a difference it will make. i think that spider lives there. maybe we'll see him again before the morning is over. 71 degrees. we're going to see sunshine today and if we do see a stray shower, it will be through southern maryland and the northern neck as the front comes through. otherwise dry, sunny and very breezy and hot of course. 79 degrees by 9:00. by lunch time # 6. it -- time 86. it will be near 90. once we get past 86 it will be the warmest day of the season so far. >>> want to let metro riders know everything is running on schedule this morning. metro center is now back open as a result of that fire activity yesterday. buses running

i'm andrea roane. the disappointing news is we could see some rain out there by the evening. the good news it will be dry all morning and afternoon it will be warm and you don't have to pay for the water to water your lawn. >> but fog is still in effect for some of us. in that note it's bringing our team of trackers so you can prepare accordingly. allyson rae, erica gray, larry miller. the question is when is the rain going to become a factor again? >> we're still looking at the same time frame, the early dinner hours between 5:00 and 7:00 things are really going to get going with the heavier downpours w. that said we could still see a few light showers ahead of that. if you're headed to the nats game, pack the rain gear just in case. it's warm and still humid but we'll start to see a couple showers trickle on in as the afternoon unfoaldzs. let's -- unfolds. let's take a look at our visibility. brand new information here. we are seeing fog around the area. most areas are looking at a good amount of sunshine as the sun continues to come up but we are seeing some dense fog. the

andrea roane has the details on that and the annual food bank fund raiser by d.c. lawyers. >> reporter: good morning. there are two new cases of h.i.v. every day in the district. to fight this spread the d.c. center for aids research is being established at george washington university. it will include over 200 researchers and clinicians from three gw schools and five major d.c. research institutions. this is made possible through a $7.5 million grant from n.i.h. >>> hundreds of local families and lawyers are volunteering with the capital area food bank. 50 lawyers will compete to raise the most money to fight local hunger. this campaign lasts all through may and the kickoff is today from 10:00 until noon at the food bank community marketplace on l street. i'm andrea roane, wusa9. >>> we have some fun for a good cause for you right now. d.c. moms are going to trade in their day jobs to take to the catwalk all for a good cause. >> it's called runway mops for the cause. here to tell us more is event organizer lara. welcome to the studio. >> thank you. thank you very

i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm nick giovanni. this morning baltimoreans are waking up with theirs first night without a curfew in nearly a week. we'll get a live report from delia goncalves in a moment. but first we want to bring in allyson rae and larry miller tracking conditionsout side. the heat is rising. >>it's going to be another warm day, feeling almost summer like out there for this afternoon once again. yesterday mid-80s. today no different. we're starting off beautiful with a gorgeous sky. take a look from our michael & son camera. just a few fair weather clouds out there. that will be the trend for this afternoon. with sunshine and winds out of the south, southwest all day, yeah, we're just going to see that temperature soar into the mid-#s on. highs for this -- mid-80s. highs for this time of year are usually around the lower 70s. 58 degrees, winds out of the south, southwest. here's what it is across the area. cooler once you head out into the suburbs. you might need the light jacket. 50 for manassas. front royal at

i'm andrea roane. soak it all in. a beautiful start to the day. gorgeous sunrise over the metro area. we're going into the #s on. >> one more -- into the 80s. >> one more time now. a beautiful start. synchronized. >> you didn't do it? i did do it. >> larry is on board. we're all making the same motions in sync. >> it's going to be a great looking day, great looking afternoon. you can leave the umbrellas at home. we're headed to near 80. cooler than where we were yesterday but we're still above average. that's going to be the trend through the weekend. let's take another look outside at that beautiful sunrise from our michael son camera. you might want to grab the light jacket for at least the morning hours because the afternoon we're going to warm right back up. 63 degrees. out in the suburbs we're looking at temperatures into the 50s and a little bit of patchy fog through the shenandoah valley. that's it. everywhere else is looking at ample sunshine. 57 for leesburg. 57 for manassas and culpeper. waldorf 66. it's been luray and front royal that y

i'm andrea roane. we're in for a warm day. >>> but still weeks away from the hurricane system, we have a tropical system on the way. we want to start by asking how much rain are we going to be seeing from from this subtropical storm? >> not much for sure. we are going to see a better chance on sunday but really for areas south. that's where you get the better of the chances. really through richmond and points south, that's where the steady rain is going to be. i'll have more details on your weekend forecast but let's take a look at ana as it heads well off shore of the carolinas. we are going to see a nice day. we're starting off a gorgeous sunrise as andrea mentioned. 65 degrees. we're headed to the lower #s on once again -- lower 80s once again. 57 for front royal. we do have some dense fog once again through the shenandoah valley and we are going to be headed to 82 or 83 degrees today. all right, larry, over to you. >>> metro riders, want to let you know everything is running on time for your trains

i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm nick giovanni. let's turn to the professionals to help you prepare for the day ahead. we have larry miller and allyson rae both in studio. when are the storms going to roll in. >> after 2:00 for areas in west. sunshine will rule the morning and the early afternoon for most folks. the first half of your day even actually most of your day is just fine. temperatures are going to increase pretty fast. we're at 65 degrees. we're already above where we were yesterday. it's just going to be warm and very humid. 59 for frederick. 57 for gaithersburg. temperatures headed to the mid- 80s and well -- and we'll have the showers and storms. i'll track them on your futurecast and also the seven- day but first over to larry miller with traffic. >> thank you. want to talk to my metro riders let you know everything is running on schedule so we're off to a good start. metro bus on schedule as well. in virginia we have an accident blocking the right lane on i- 95. this is the northbound side bet

i'm andrea roane. you can see the haze settling over the city. another warm day on tap. with some storms could make it a wet afternoon commute. but relief. we've got it coming. >> that's right. thanks for parking it right here, just got to ride the heat wave for a few more days i think. allyson rae and if erica grow -- and erica grow tracking the commute. but again that commute is going to be a hot one yet again. >> ac is going to be on. today and tomorrow are going to be the last bit of real hot days at least within this seven day forecast. and now we're going to see some changes arrive. so i think it's a welcome king. especially by sunday night. let's take a look at the allergy report. this might look different on monday into tuesday with some more rain headed our way. just some isolated showers and storms this afternoon. the grass, yeah pretty high everything else is moderate. we are going to be looking at showers and storms again this afternoon. 75 degrees. and winds out of the south later on today. here's your planner. near 90 degrees we'll track the showers and sto

i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm nick giovanni. if you haven't stepped outside yet, it is a muggy morning. how long is it going to stay sticky outside, allyson? >> it's a little soupy. we'll stay humid for today and tomorrow and more comfortable weather is headed your way by the end of the week. look, is it cloudy out there and some fog as well along 66 and 95 for areas south of the district. not so much as you travel off to the north. 71 degrees. it is quite warm, quite humid. we're headed to the mid-80s. areas in delmarva, northern neck going to be as warm because you have a better chance of rain and a couple of showers. this is at 11:00 some showers. also through the mountains you have a good chance of rain. not everyone will see rain but there will be spotty showers, even a rumble of thunder. highs today into the mid-80s. larry, over to you. >> your time 6:01. metro riders want to let you know everything is running on schedule this morning. there we go. okay. thank you. okay, metro riders, everything running on schedule. buses running on schedule as well. folks are starting to wake up

i'm andrea roane and today will be a nice warm end to the workweek. a not so bad start to our weekend. but -- there is rain in the forecast. >> there is indeed. we have our starting five huddled up together here to get you exactly ready for that weekend here with again, a nice little mix. we've got larry miller in the house, erica grow. and allyson rae. let's see if we can say hello to every everyone there. hi. i think we're going to wreck out the boxes just so everyone can wave real quick. larry and erica grow. can we see you guys? >> they're there we promise. >> but again up and down weekend but warm. >> it is going to be very warm. and a little bit more humid as the weekend progresses. so today not a bad day. it's just not a picture-perfect -- >> "pitch perfect"? >> erica. we're making "pitch perfect" references this morning. it's not picture-perfect as it was yesterday. you can't beat yesterday. but today not too bad. we're looking at upper 70s some clouds out there. and relatively dry for most areas. let's take a look how we're starting off from

i'm andrea roane. we begin with a guilty verdict today in the trillion of a prince george's police officer accused of assaulting a high school student. the verdict for charles piccard was announced this morning following a bench trial that ended wednesday. officer piccard was working as the school resource officer in 2013 when he reportedly assaulted the student and ultimately placed the student under arrest. this case was brought to light after an internal review. >>> the curfew has been lifted and the national guard is going home. signs that life in baltimore is returning to normal. however the state of emergency is expected to remain in place for a couple more days. brooke is here with more from charm city. >> reporter: fewer police are on baltimore streets overnight after the city lifted a mandatory curfew. earlier in the day national guard troops in the area to enforce the curfew began pulling out as tensions over the death of freddie gray subside. >> we are going to continue to keep officers in a

. >> yes, but as andrea roane shows us, a staple in the dentist's office could take the edge off labor and delivery. >> reporter: margaret, who is this in your arms? >> this is rose elizabeth. >> reporter: 2-month-old rose elizabeth is margaret's fourth child and third baby delivered at a birthing center. her first child was safely born in a hospital, but she felt the environment just too intrusive. >> finding a lot of pressure to have intervention. >> reporter: having a really natural birth experience brought her to special beginnings birth and women's center in arnold, one of two birthing facilities in maryland and the only one to offer nitrous oxide, laughing gas, to help women power through contractions. >> labor can be long and difficult, but this gives them an opportunity to get through the rest of their labor without having to be transferred to the hospital. they feel more relaxed and they're disassociated from the pain. they're like okay, yeah, i'm there, but okay. >> reporter: a birthing team including a registered nurse and certified coach are standing by with the mom who is

i'm andrea roane. >> and i'm nick giovanni. and the chihuahuas will run at some point during the show. cannot wait for that one. with allyson rae. just what? >> he just lost a light. >> allyson rae our sunshine over here is coming around right? >> not going to see much sunshine today though. hate to be the bearer of bad news. a little dreary to start but a good weekend for sure. we're going to see temperatures climb both saturday into sunday. and a lot more sunshine than what we'll see today. so something to look nor ward to a little wet out there for some. some are just dry and cloudy. let's take a look at doppler 9000 right through the district some light rain and south of 66 and really just along 95. really light rain. this is not the heavy soaker that we saw yesterday. and everything is quieting down not too much of any thunderstorms. we did hear one rumble of thunder earl already this morning. so that might be that -- earlier this morning. so that might be the case. but things are going to be drier come mid-morning. here's

i'm andrea roane. the calendar says it's not summer yet, but it sure feels like it. and rain storms this afternoon could really pack a punch. right, allyson? >> that's exactly right, andrea. we're in the summer-like pattern for a few days. a lot of the storms are going to come right through the district for your drive home. we are starting off warm and humid. temperatures at 83 degrees. definitely feels like summer, especially if you don't get a shower or thunderstorm to help cool you off. the heat and humidity is just going to build throughout the day. across the area we're at 08 for white oak. 84 germantown. fairfax 82. reston you're at 83. we already have showers well off to the west, west of 81 through the panhandle of maryland, romney rkt cumberland and notice the red, orange color. that indicates downpours. the difference from yesterday, some of the storms are going to make their journey from the west all the way over to 95 this afternoon. so count on seeing some storms, especially between baltimore and d.c. areas farther south there might be a little more -- t

i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm nick giovanni. just within the last hour philadelphia mayor michael nutter got a president from president obama who offered the full support of the white house when it comes to the recovery and rescue efforts still under way this very minute at the site where amtrak train 188 derailed last night. >> we also learned the train's black box has been recovered and sent to delaware for analysis. here's what else we know. amtrak train 188 from washington, d.c. to new york city derailed at 9:28 last night. 238 passengers and five crew members were on board. six of those have been killed, including a midshipman from the naval academy. dozens more were sent to the hospital. >>> taking a look now at the crash site, the train had just left the 30th street station when it crashed in the port richmond section of town coming around what appeared to be a very sharp curve. now investigators from the national transportation safety board have been at the site since 4:00 this morning trying to figure out what caused th

i'm andrea roane. a prince george's county police officer is now charged in connection with the deadly shooting in waldorf. richard travis conway is being held without bond at this noon hour. he's held along with his mother, 51-year-old caroline conway. she was arrested last week in the shooting of the mother of her grandchildren in a mcdonald's parking lot. the victim's husband, 25-year- old robert mange died in the shooting. it stemmed from an ongoing custody dispute. the ammunition used in the shooting is consist went richard conway's service revolver. he was off duty at the time of the shooting. >>> to texas and the deadly flash flooding. let's go to allyson for what's going on in the midwest. >> we do have that frontal boundary out into the west. that is just staying there. that's why they have all the flooding problems and another round of severe weather possible later on today. now, for us, we are stuck in a different pattern. we're stuck in a summer like pattern all connected. we'll have the sa

andrea roane, wusa9. >> baby caylee's middle name is ray. also rachel and her husband chris are documenting their experience as new parents for a new cable television serial rees slated to air this winter. >>> always watching always tracking, wusa9's first alert weather, d.c.'s most accurate. >> how did we do with our 3- degree guarantee? >> pretty well. we forecasted a high of 90 degrees and that's exactly what it was, so we get it correct. we're seeing the ball almost as big as bryce harper, not quite. observed highs, 88 in leesburg, manassas. our average high is 75, so this is way above average, no records set today. it was 90 up in frederick. let's start with a live look outside, our live michael and son weather cam, 79, our current temperature will end up being the high today. very dry air mass, winds northwest at 18. grab a sweater and shades for tomorrow morning. bus stop temperatures 54 to 64, a bit chilly wednesday night, 40s and 50s and very nice the rest of the week. we're in a great pattern. we actually need some rainfall. we've

i am andrea roane, wusa 9. >>> bo derek returns to tv as she goes swimming with the sharks. we will find out about her new role next. >> and we will tell you why this mom and daughter-separated for decades. >>> first, we would like you to take a look at some mom's day pictures. this one from miss rita. she has an ms. it doesn't have her. >> and this one from ron. my mom is the best. always there to help anyone. i am fortunate to call her my mom. >> and thank you, nicole thomas, are for sending this -- for send this picture for you and thank your mother. >> yes. meredith, thank you. this is me with my mom and we love the washington nationals. boy, you had a great day i love the taste. always smooth, never bitter. my cup of coffee is always awesome when i go to dunkin'. man: i see the steam rising off the cup 'cause you know it's a fresh pot. man: one cup a day for sure. two if need be. and it's usually "need be." dunkin' -- your place for coffee. people of the coffee drinking world, dunkin' has a dark roast coffee that's deliciously roasted just right for a bold start and smo

i'm debra alfarone in for andrea roane this morning. >>> i'm nick giovanni. we'll get to the breaking news from overnight in just a moment. first let's get straight to our team of trackers. larry miller watching your morning commute. erica grow tracking a warm-up in time for the weekend. >> absolutely. yesterday was dreary, drizzly, a nasty day to spend outside. temperatures holding in the 50s. today we'll rise into the 70s back where we should be for this time of year. let's get started right now with a look at michael & son weather cam and our day planner. 58 degrees at 8:00. 71 at noon 76 degrees at 4:00 with tons of sun dropping from a high of 77 degrees. it is going to be gusty. check out the winds at 15 miles per hour through the afternoon hours. coming up we'll talk about a great memorial day weekend in the first alert seven-day. right now time again for timesaver traffic. >>> metro riders, no issues on the trains or the buses this morning. certainly off to a good start there. we do have an issue going on on i-66, the eastbound side between the fairfax

here's andrea roane with more. >> reporter: ryan pryor was a busy student. he was council president, captain of the cross-country team and played soccer. but during his junior year, everything slowed down. >> just walking a couple hundred yards would be hugely draining. >> reporter: after months of low energy, muscle pain and mental fogginess, doctors still couldn't nail down a cause. >> i had to see an infectious disease specialist, a couple of rheumatologists, neurologists, a psychiatrist. >> reporter: he was eventually diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome or cfs. the doctor of the comprehensive sleep care center in arlington says to diagnose cfs, the fatigue must have been around for over six months. it can't be explained by another medical or psychiatric disorder. the fatigue has to be interfering with day-to-day activities, and the patient will have four out of eight physical symptoms. >> swollen, tender lymph nodes, recurring headaches, if they have pain in their muscles, in their joints, if they have problems with short-term memory or something wha

. >>> i'm debra alfarone in for andrea roane. larry miller is here with traffic but we'll begin with our weather team erica grow and allyson rae. you said rain. is it coming now? >> some areas are already seeing rain. when you go out to lunch, you want to have the rain gear with you. some areas already seeing the light rain. some areas are dry. we're dry right here on the beltway but not for too long. areas off to the north and off to the south have some rain. we're sandwiched in between there but we will see light stuff in just about an hour or two. it is pretty light. the heavier stuff will come after lunch time and really for areas off to the south through fredricksburg and through southern maryland, that's where the heaviest stuff will be. frederick seeing light rain and also farther south near fredricksburg headed south of la plata and mechanicsville. count on rain through the midday but we're not going to warm up much. we'll stay in the 50s to lower 60s. clearing out for your drive home. >>> we're off to a great start. no i

i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm nick giovanni back with our friends allyson rae, erica grow and larry miller here to get you ready for the day. the afternoon commute may be affected by ain't? >> typical -- affected by the rain? >> a typical affected pattern. today i think the beltway could see good downpours later on this afternoon and could impact your travel home as well. so let's take a look how we're starting off temperature wise. this is the 24-hour temperature change. so this time yesterday, we were almost 10 degrees cooler. it's warm and it's humid and you're going to notice a difference when you step outside today but we are staged for another round of showers and thunderstorms. get used to the heat and humidity and get used to the umbrella because we're going to see a similar forecast each day till possibly sunday night. 76 degrees, very warm, very humid, winds staying out of the south. thatth bit after breeze will help cool you off but also some rain but it could come with a price. we could see stronger storms later on this afternoon. i'll have the futurecast so you can see where t

i am andrea roane. wusa9. >>> such an intriguing story about ebola. for the first time it's discovered in the eyes of a patient months after the virus was gone from his blood. the case concerns the doctor an american physician who caught ebola while in west avenga. he was treated -- africa. he was treated and released and no longer contagious. two months later he developed an inflammation and very high blood pressure in one eye. and tests showed that it was ebola in his eye. >>> so do you've runny nose? are you sneezing itching? for a specific reason this year allergy season is called a pollen tsunami. late arrival of spring is being blamed on high pollen count and you can run your finger across the dining room table or look at your car. everything is covered in that green dust. >> grass and pollen levels are at the highest so he far this year and could -- so far this year and could get worse. >> we are seeing both patients who had allergies previously but never have had such severe allergy symptoms as they are spoarnsing now. and we are -- experienci