it's just a black eye for washington d.c. >>s a d.c. resident, i've been here nine years, it is getting a little old, yeah. >> reporter: megan odet is a nine-year resident and is tiring of the negative attention on d.c. leaders, but ultimately she says it's a good thing. >> my first reaction was lack of surprise, i guess, and my second reaction is that i'm glad at least that if he was doing something wrong, at least he's been caught and is stepping off the count. >> reporter: audrey barnes, fox 5 news. . -- off the council. >> reporter: audrey barnes, fox 5 news. >> could mayor vincent gray be next under allegations of campaign violations and one council member says enough is enough. david catania wants gray to come clean. >> the time has come for the mayor to provide answers to the questions people have regarding his campaign or to return as a private citizen and address those issues. >> we couldn't reach gray for comment tonight. he has not recently addressed the investigation. his spokesperson says gray has said all he can say and is

d.c. council. we expect to hear from former councilman kwame brown a day after he resigned. >> i'm so happy my mom gets to watch me every day. my brother. >> a big night for local nba start kevin durant. he helped lead the oklahoma city thunder to a spot in the finals. good morning, it's thursday, june 7. i am cynne simpson. >> i am steve chenevey. getting close to the weekend. let's start with traffic and weather as we do every 10 minutes. adam caskey is up first. >> almost friday. we are in the belfort furniture weather center tracking temperatures. no showers to speak of. clear skies. temperatures on the cool side again. 57 degrees in leesburg, 52 and fort washington, 56 in arlington. 55 in suitland. 56 in rockville to start the day. we will warm up to about 80 degrees. a few thundershowers possible, nothing stronger or severe, nothing widespread. just a few stray thunderstorms will pop up in the afternoon and evening. that's from 2:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., with a light breeze. near 90

d.c. council. former council chair kwame brown expected to comment on his resignation just hours after being charged with bank fraud. >> first lady michelle obama back on the campaign trail. she is stopping today in northern virginia. >> kevin durant did not turn the nba mvp title this year, but he is in the hearts of thunder fans and for many in d.c. the local star played every minute of the game last night to help the thunder to the nba finals. "good morning washington" at 5:00 a.m. begins now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good morning, washington. it is thursday, june 7. i am steve chenevey. >> i am cynne simpson. glad you are joining us. we want to get started with traffic and weather every ten minutes. we will check in with lisa baden to see how the roads are. >> fabulous. no problems on 95, 81, 70 in good shape as well as 66, all clear around the beltway to arundel mills. looks better than last night. we are good as far as the trip south into

d.c. water and sewer is that this break that happened yesterday could take several hours to fix. this break in the heart of dupont circle created quite a mess yesterday. could be seen gushing out of the pavement and slowing down the street. a few lines of connecticut avenue had to be closed so crews could fix the break. about 35 buildings were without water, forcing the closure of offices and businesses. >> no one is allowed in the building a. it's i will work from home, i guess. officials believe the 12-inch water main shattered early thursday morning. frantic efforts went on to try to drink several flooded parking garages. >> the water was halfway up the side on a couple vehicles. >> restaurants which rely on lunch and dinner business had to turn away customers. >> they're closed. >> officials from d.c. water and sewer authority said they will work around the clock until the problem is fixed. >> there's water inside. -- nop water inside. good lord. officials will be back out tomorrow to

flirting with d.c., and p.g. county, not moving there. >> a d.c. team that plays in maryland and practices in virginia. that stinks. >> and plays in prince george's county, their games. yeah. >> it is what it is. >> finally to the story. redskins training camp hitting the road. the skins moving from headquarters in ashburn to richmond in 1013 for training camp. mike shanahan has always wanted this. something the team explored several years. they don't know where in richmond they'll pull training camp yet. citi stadium is a possibility. it's not exactly a state of the art facility now. vcr also in the mix, including state money. $4 million going towards $30 million in upgrades at redskins park meaning their headquarterless stay put in ashburn and not moving to d.c. redskins general manager bruce allen discussing the announcement on espn 980 this afternoon. >> i only know football with the nfl team traveling away. it allows you to concentrate on your other family, which is your team and it's not just a cliche. there's a great bond between players and

the d.c. native played -- 698 yards. the d.c. native gets to suit up now for his hometown team. >> it's kind of surreal because i never thought i'd be back here playing, growing up here in d.c. i grew up 3 or 4 blocks down the street from rfk my whole life and going to virginia tech, you just never expect you'll be back here playing in front of everybody you grew up with. it's definitely been a blessing. i'm had. and focused and i'm ready -- humble and focused and i'm ready to do whatever i have to do to help this team win. >>> if you ask any hit ir, a knuckleballer -- hitter, a knuckleballer is really hard to hit and the nats know all about it. top of the 5th, no score. a runner on, two outs and duda, did you do it to right center? oh, yeah, into the front row it goes, a two-run shot, his t. of the year gives the mets a 2-0 -- his 10th of the year gives the mets a 2-0 lead. bryce harper was one of eight strikeout victims. top 9, nats down 3-0. there's harper off and running. he dives but not coming up with the ball. harper hustl

so did d.c. police chief kathy lanier. >> at this point it looks like he intentionally drove into the building. our initial investigation raised concerns for us the we want to make sure we have. people don't normally drive into a building intentionally like this. we want to get more information. >> the building has steel covered pylons outside. leaving a nearby gym when it happened, says the driver appeared to steer the vehicle between them. >> he just come, when it come it stop first after it go back and it go to this direction it go inside. >> police rerouted traffic along connecticut avenue. but the farragut north metro station remained open. right now connecticut avenue is closed southbound at l street northwest. there is definitely traffic backing up in the area because of that. i can tell you that -- this is still a very active scene. they are nowhere close at this point to removing that suv from the building. so, the streets, connecticut avenue, a couple streets around it are likely to rem

so now a superior court judge has found 11:00 pie d.c. protest -- 11 occupy d.c. protesters guilty of refusing police orders. they were either fined or ordered to make payments to a compensation fund for crime victims. >>> the board of the university of virginia is planning to meet on tuesday to consider reinstating ousted president theresa sullivan. as president of the charlottesville school. two weeks ago, sullivan forced to resign creating a huge uproar from the faculty. sullivan is the first female president ever at the university of virginia. brian. >>> new video released in the trayvon martin case. the man describing the deadly shooting, none other than george zimmerman. he told police at the shooting scene, and while he was hooked up to a lie detector test. and check out the run down. we're back.  >>> new details in the trayvon martin case. tonight for the first time we're hearing george zimmerman in his own words, describing the events leading up to the shooting death of the unarmed teenager. the new video released by zimmerman's lawyer s

former d.c. council chair kwame brown is expected to face two judges today on two separate charges. >> it seems like every other week someone else is getting into something. it is very tiring. >> brown is facing a federal charge of bank fraud for lying on a loan application. is also facing a misdemeanor charge for campaign finance violations. according to court documents during his 2008 election, he kept inside account and authorized a relative, believed to be his brother, to make withdrawals. >> very irresponsible. >> brown were resigned from the council. the ec leaders are trying to reassure residents but the city is still moving forward. >> i don't think there's widespread corruption here. before people done to conclusions, they need to look at how well the city is run. >> it's unclear as to how much or if any time he will have to serve. we will have to wait and see. meanwhile, the council has a meeting next wednesday and to appoint an interim chair. brianne carter reporting, abc 7 news. >> a

a d.c. superior court judge has decided the sentence for richard kim who is the owner of town square market in southeast d.c. convicted of selling alcohol to a minor. andrea mccarren has been with this one for months now and is live from the courthouse with what may be the final details on this fellow. >> reporter: at least in terms of his criminal issues, derek. it was a somber richard kim that told the judge he was sorry and he later told us he wants to sell his northwest washington liquor store. >> i'm still -- i regret i even opened the store. >> reporter: richard kim expressed many regrets after being sentenced for selling beer and vodka to a 17-year-old high school student. police witnessed the transaction in february and arrested the teen-ager and kim minutes later. >> i don't want to stay here anymore. i want to go back to construction. >> reporter: the judge gave kim a 30 day suspended jail sentence, a $550 fine, 24 months of unsupervised probation and 20 hours of community service.

>>> more d.c. council drama. >> the action of one councilmember leading to speculation he may be on his way out. >> a ton confrontation as city hall gets physical. >> more speeding cameras in the district will start issuing tickets today. >> one common excuse to get out of paying those may not work anymore. >> fox 5 morning news continues right now. right now. >>> good morning. what a beautiful morning it is. it is 6:00 on this wednesday, june 6th. you can see the sun coming up on the left of your screen. it will be a gorgeous day on your wednesday. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm allison seymour. >> let's day say hello to tucker barnes to get the latest on what is going on outside. >> nice start to your day. temperatures in the comfortable range in the 50s. >> it feels pretty good. >> almost light jacket weather to kids at the bus stop. it is hard to believe. going to be a nice afternoon. >> this is normal lit time of year the kids go in shorts. >> they're like oh, when is cool going to be out? >> you p

we know d.c. water has been dealing with this all day yesterday and overnight as well. 19th street, massachusetts avenue, all going to feel the heat today as people bail out and use that as their alternate route. no problems reported as you continue to work your way northbound i-95 continuing from woodbridge headed up towards dale city. no problems in both the express lanes and main lines. travel looks good on 395 headed out to the 14th street bridge. accident reported 301 at trade zone. here is the commute along connecticut avenue at due opt circle. no problems to report if you are traveling 355 and you will find your lanes are open south on 270 coming in out of germantown headed for the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >> thank you. >>> five children ages 1 1/2 to 11 years old all in condition after being hit by an suv in prince george's county. it happened last night on hannon city. police say a woman was backing into a driveway when she hit the children. we'll

i have the baltimore food trucks and the d.c. food trucked. you'll be helping to represent baltimore. about 20 trucks from baltimore. you have been around baltimore at least for a couple of years. >> we'll have our crab cake cone, which is world famous, at least according to me. our fish tacos are awesome. >> and chocolate-covered bacon. >> it is the best thing you'll ever have. you have to come down to westport just for this. >> you are representing d.c. what do you think you have to bring to the table? >> 20 of dc's best trucks. we'll take the trophy. >> uh-oh. >> absolutely. we will have eight flavors of cheesecake. mango. i think it will be a great day and a lot of fun to see what they have to offer baltimore. >> i hear the trash talk already. the orioles and the nationals are playing this weekend. this is happening this weekend from 11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. which is on 295. you can go to westportwaterfront.com./ i love this competition. >> that sounds great. i never heard of a crab cake cone. scoop.e bacon as a what do you think? >> i d

yesterday the d.c. council passed a bill to name a portion of mlk junior avenue after hopkins. >>> weeks after we reported they were moving out, protesters are coming back. they put up tents and hung banners yesterday. there's a sign reading, occupy d.c. here to stay. they were joined by a group of occupy protestors from san francisco. >>> it's 8:29 now. tucker barnes is here to tell us more about the hot and steamy forecast. >> yeah. unfortunately here to stay. temperatures later this afternoon will be in the upper 90s and close to 100. mix in the humidity, will feel like 107 degrees. why not? we can handle it. >> why not. >> see how we feel monday and tuesday. 82 in washington now. overnight lows in the upper 70s. probably will notice as soon as you step out this morning, the humidity has crept up and the humidity will be with us for the next couple of days. 79 dulles. 77 frederick. martinsburg, 88 for you. 86 winchester. we'll be well into the upper 80s, low 90 in a couple of hours. eventually near 1

we are live tonight in northwest d.c. >> kwame browns resignation is a litany ofn the d.c. government. harry thomas jr. was sentenced forhree years in prison embezzling city funds intended for a soccer program. pleadedaign aides charges. >> we are following another breaking story tonight. is a of a much lighter in nature. this. look at we are live under -- over the arundel mall. hundreds of people lined up around the mall to get their go inside the casino. it is the closest to the d.c. metro area. --ight's opening comes after we are inside the casino right now. we will have a live report in just a few minutes. we are on your side with an districttion into the thehow they are cashing in on speed and red light camera tickets. d.c. police unveiled 17 new cameras today, including the street bridge and the ninth street tunnel. the district has already issued nearly 50,000 more speed camera tickets this fiscal year than year. last that adds up to $40 million. at least one member of the d.c. council concedes making money is driver behind the expansion. >> it is more about money. i

around d.c. at the moment we are dry, but there are some areas of showers here and there and that's what we're going to be looking at in radar here as we give you first the wider picture and diminishing showers across montgomery county, a bigger batch to our south, but we'll start with what we see here in montgomery county and our approaching cold front triggering that. just a little south here between gaithersburg and rockville right on 270 looks like we're getting a good downpour. you can see it affected laytonsville over to darnestown. that is one area. it will probably head into bethesda. keep that in mind as this moves south. looks like there's a heavier patch in here. perhaps you'll pick up another good amount of rain. it looks deceiving with the bigger picture. you get in fighter and see there is actual -- tighter and see there is quite a bit going on in montgomery county. everything else is south of fredericksburg moving away. our frontal system which is just to the rest of ourself region

>> reporter: many protestors say d.c. leaders should know exactly how much wal-mart will pay before allowing them to build. matt ackland, fox 5 news. >> wal-mart says its new stores will generate huge tax dollars, close to $10 million a year for the district. >>> supporters of a lesbian scout leader demand she be reinstated. debra terrell was removed as a den mother of an ohio boy scout troop last april. today eagle scott zach walls helped carry 250,000 signatures in petitions saying a great injustice is being done. >> in the case of jennifer it's not like she was up waving a flag or anything. she was simply living her life, but when these executive council members found out it was a two-mom family, they decided to step in. >> the boy scouts have a long standing policy banning gays from being leaders and the specsman said they have no -- spokesman said they have no plans to change. >>> up first tonight, brian, banning oversize sugary sodas and drinks? no. 5 is part of new york city mayor's michael bloomberg's anti-obesity

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. >> reporter: d.c. never stops, even in the heat with joggers getting in their early morning runs out of the way, and tourists squeezing in some sightseeing before the sun becomes unbearable. >> we're planning to visit the white house, lincoln memorial and just as much -- trying to see as much as we can while the weather still allows us to. >> since 9:00 it's been very hot. so we're trying to hide in the shadows. >> we packed a lot of water. we're only here for a couple of days so we're going to see everything we can and try and stay in air conditioned buildings. >> reporter: pools are open for free swims. >> we've extended the operation of our pools because we know it's going to be super hot. >> reporter: you can see here the pool is empty. you see, the department has made some changes in order to keep folks safe during these scorching hot summer days. last year pools opened at 11:00 a.m. this year they're opening at 1:00 p.m. just so folks can stay out of the sun as long as possible. >> this year we a

d.c. mayor was with a group of activists and other city officials denouncing this secure communities of initiative. they urged some small level of defiance to the extent to which they can. the initiative basically requires local law enforcement to work with federal immigration officials to provide them with information on the immigration status including fingerprints. the goal of the initiative was to apprehend violent at -- offenders not in the country legally. d.c. officials are concerned that it may dissuade immigrants from working with police. >> our police rely on the trust of those community members that their immigration status will not be compromised. secure communities jeopardize that trust and makes everybody less safe. >> last fall, a d.c. opted out of the program but it is no longer an option. it is now mandatory said they are going with the immigration detainer compliance act that they worked on in the wilson building last fall. it basically limits the scope of this act. law e

you said you found out you're the first born and raided d.c. in the hall of fame -- raised d.c. in the hall of fame. >> i'm very excited. it's something no one else has done in the city. so i'm the first to do that, so i'm very excited. >> the induction is this sunday. are you getting nervous at all since it's come up or is the excitement building even more? >> it's very nervous, but it's almost like getting ready for a fight. you can't wait till it gets here, very excited, a lot of people who have been behind me my whole life. i'm just nervous and ready to go. i just hope i don't cry when i make my speech. >> nobody will hold it against you. rumor has it some of the big names in your era avoided fighting against you is. that true? >> yes. the big name guys avoided me. michael carbohall, but people understood my talent. >> you as we just said represent d.c. just like sugar ray leonard. what kind of impact did he have on your life and career? >> i think looking at a guy like that you always wanted to do better or be better, just to see guys like them on the stage. you wanted to d

just moments ago, d.c. mayor vincent gray sent out this message on twitter saying i'm shocked, ts did appoin s didisa. i nerve worry have imagined something like this. reaction on news 4 at 6:00 tonight. >>> police say excess ish speed to blame for a deadly accident in fairfax. >> a mother and her 6-year-old daughter were killed. two others in critical condition. >> richard jordan joins us live from the scene in fairfax with more on this investigation. >> reporter: that mother has been identified as 27-year-old dejohn williams whip her two young daughters faith and victoria, but tonight only one survived now at fairfax hospital in the intentsive care unit after a tragic impact right here. the honda civic left almost unrecognizable pap mother and her two young daughters had to be cut out of the mangled mess after fairfax police say their car collide wade van on lee highway. the 27-year-old mom and her 6-year-old daughter died. the 8-year-old girl and the other driver involved were pulled out of the wreckage

. >>> the news edge on d.c. now. if you live in or visit d.c., you experienced the limited parking, an issue in every part of the city. the problem is simple too. many cars and not enough space. city leaders hill the parking summit and matt ackland has more. >> reporter: it's a headache for d.c. residents that had a car and the population of d.c. is growing for years. did you know that 36% of all d.c. residents do not own a car? imagine the parking mess if more decided to get a car. >> reporter: for many of us, we have a love affair with our cars. in a populated area like d.c., limited parking is breaking hearts and that is one reason for the so-called parking summit. >> and that is -- parking. >> we need to recognize parking realities. there is never enough parking for everyone wanting it. >> reporter: some suggest the cost to park couldis if the problem n. d.c., a yearly parking permit for residential parking is $35. a private parking spot can cost more than the car itself. some believe because street parking is so

d.c. and arlington county police searching for a teenage girl who may have been forced at gunpoint into the trunk of a car. authorities say they received a text message around 8:45 tonight. telling them the girl had been forced into a burgundy nissan. it happened near the intersection in northeast. the teen apparently had been coming from crystal city in arlington. details still evolving, but we're told police are searching for two male suspects who are believed to be in that nissan. >>> the u.s. will stop deporting thousands of young illegal immigrants. people gathered for a summit in montgomery county today. that event hosted by the white house. surae chin reports, people reacting to the big policy change. >> bruce, it's what people were talking about at the summit held at montgomery blair high school. we found 19-year-old jorge who has been fighting deportation for much of his life. 19-year-old jorge steven has lived in fear all his life for a different reason. when he lived in columbia

the nominees include former d.c. attorney general robert spagoletti, laura richards and deny rae latham. all three are d.c. residents. c fur. >>> the aclu is putting the pressure on john leopold. it wants explanations about criminal history database searches of people on a so- called enemies list. the aclu says documents obtained through a public information request show unjustified background searches were conducted on several people. leopold is under indictment accused of misusing his police protection squad. the indictment claims leopold directed on-duty personnel to create dossiers on political challenges. >>> there will be a pivotal vote today on whether to keep a controversial union friendly contract for phase two of the silver line t would set wages and working conditions in return for smooth labor relations and flexible work schedules. opponents have argued it violates virginia's right to work law. both the governor and supervisors have threatened to withhold $350 million in pledge construction funds for the

the d.c. council, of course, big day for them, will take a vote on an interim chairperson. >> at least one member as the upper hand when it comes to replacing the disgraced kwame brown. sherry ly has the new developments. >> reporter: that vote for the interim chair for the d.c. council will happen at 10:00 this morning. it be filled by an at-large councilmember until the special election is held in november. right now, it seems that phil mendelsohn has the vote. the upheaval comes on the hoop dreams of two resignations. first, harry thomas rezoned, convicted on corruption charges in recent months and then kwame brown resigned and pleaded guilty to criminal charges last week. phil mendelsohn is expected to succeed brown as the interim chairman. sources say he is seen as someone who can bring stability and won't shake things up on the council. brown is awaiting sentencing for felony bank fraud and a misdemeanor campaign violation. currently, mary cheh is filling in but she is not in the running

. >>> the acting chair of the d.c. council circulated a resolution today to make council member the interim chair. he replaced kwame brown, who pled guilty to bank fraud charges. observers say he does appear to have more than enough votes necessary from his colleagues to become the interim chair. he also intends to run come the fall. council member, vince orange, is expected to be a candidate in this contest. >>> d.c. is one step closer to legal pot now that the health department, for medical marijuana dispensaries. >> i'm bruce leshan in downtown d.c. this location, just a few blocks from the white house, is one of four locations approved by d.c. today for medical marijuana dispensaries. legal pot in the district could now be just weeks away. >> you see the sign outside and the walk in? and they want to buy two or three bottles at a time. >> just like the moon shine he sells in his liquor store. marijuana is moving from illegal to legal. but sing says the city is enforcing far more restrictions on the marijuana dispen

our d.c. bureau chief is on this breaking news story live at the wilson building. >> kwame brown has not yet resigned but post observers believe it's just a matter of when and not enough. we have just learned he has a court date in today'

. >>> the man d.c. mayor gray would like to take over the housing agency here in d.c. is leaving a similar job in philadelphia under a bit of a cloud. staffers complained about michael kelly saying that he was having an improper affair with another staffer. mayor gray says he's my guy and i'm sticking with him. bruce, what's the deal? >> derek, one of those where no one doubts he has a talent to put more affordable housing, but the question is, can the gray administration afford another scandal? >> when you resign from his job as top administrator for the housing authority last week, michael kelly signed personal reasons. turned out that staffers there had accused kelly of having a sexual affair with a female staffer that he had appointed to a senior staff position, then approved her pay raises. >> he is a nationally respected professional. >> d.c. mayor says he nominated michael kelly to head the d.c. housing authority because of kelly's past work. and a hod investigation, which gray says cleared kelly of any wrong doing in philadelphia. >> can you afford to bring mic

. >>> a hail of gunfire in southeast d.c. leaves a group of kids and adults from a d.c. food program caught in the crossfire. a stray bullet struck two kid and one counselor at 19th and savannah street. they were all sent to the hospital. >> reporter: this is bruce johnson in southeast washington where earlier today some shots rang out, two of the victims 7 and 8 years old here for a free lunch program. >> the intended target believe was another individual running past about apparently being chased by other individuals. >> reporter: the shooting victims have been standing on the sidewalk on savannah at 19th streets when several shots rang out from nearby woods. the 7-year-old boy was hit in the shoulder. an 8-year-old boy was shot in the ankle. undealt male was also hit in the ankle. -- an adult male was also hit in the ankle. >> it's pitiful. the little kid can't even play outside -- kids can't even play outside. >> reporter: the adult is vance pain, page, a -- vance pain, a minister. -- vance page, a minister. >> for whatever reason innocent people get shot were babies

dozens gathered in northeast d.c. this afternoon to remember and honor a well known deli owner, 65-year-old june lim who was shot to death inside grace deli on h street thursday morning. fox 5's maureen umeh is in the newsroom with more on the vigil today. >> to her customers june grace lim was more than a business owner. she was a friend who cared and showed it in many ways. today it was their turn to show their family just how much she was appreciated and how much she will be missed. they kept coming, customer after customer. they were paying their respects to june lim and her family. >> it definitely will not be the same on this corner anymore. >> reporter: their grief could be felt and seen at a growing memorial outside the deli in northeast d.c., the place where she lost her life early thursday morning in a robbery. >> she would give you anything, shirt off her back. >> reporter: among the mourners lim's son peter who left a touching note. >> she cared about everybody. she was a wonderful person. >> reporter: jun

the national's welcome the tampa bay rays to d.c. tuesday through thursday. d.c. united is back in action on sunday, didn't 24th. -- june 24. it has been a great weekend >> it looks that we are cranking up the heat. >> tomorrow, wrote it will be below average one more day, so enjoy it while you can. after that, it is hot, hot hot. a few showers popping up across western maryland. we will take a look at that on doppler. 77 degrees that was the high temperature at breaking national airport. -- reagan national airport. beenbeen looking at temperatures across the area, 65 and leesburg. look at their high temperatures today, only made of to 72 degrees. temperatures will fall another five-seven degrees of the the next few hours. winchester at 66, manassas 64. southern maryland, 64 degrees. temperatures are a lot cooler off to the north. look at the heat and humidity. mid part of the country, this is what is on the way. by wednesday thursday, friday, could be looking at temperatures in the mid-and 90's. that is when it is going to feel really uncomfortable outside. satel

in the d.c. area. the survey was administered by the centers for disease control and shows an alarming number of teenagers have been victims. in the d.c. region nearly 13% of girls say they have been forced to have sex when they didn't want to. for high schoolboys it's about half that. when it comes to physical violence in virginia, 12% reported being hit or slapped on purpose by a significant other while 16% in maryland and just under 15% in d.c. the cdc says they're raising awareness about teen dating violence saying victims are more likely to struggle in school and to rot binge drinking -- report bin drinking, suicide attempts -- binge drinking, suicide attempts and fighting. >>> president obama receiving backlash after friday's public comments on the economy. his republican opponent mitt romney firing back with campaign ads. >> reporter: four hours after president obama said the private sector is doing fine on friday, he clarified that the economy is not fine because too many people are out o

la plata, d.c. at 80 degrees. same with fredericksburg. 75 winchester and gaithersburg and 80 at bwi. a gorgeous sky. just a couple of puffy clouds out there. nothing to worry b. 80 degrees -- worry about. 80 degrees. humidity only 39%. the dew points dropping into the low 50s and a west, northwest wind. stronger at national at 14. most areas seeing the northwesterly winds at 10 miles an hour. across the country, we've got some storm systems going across the northern part and also in the gulf coast. it's this guy which has kept the northwest unsettled and wet and cool. as it comes across the country, it's going to build an upper level ridge over us so our temperatures will warm over the weekend. another big area of unsettled weather from east texas across florida, the gulf of mexico. for us high pressure is building in. other than a stray storm on sunday afternoon, i think we're in great shape the next few days. today 85, warm. tonight 65 in town. upper 50s in the cool spots. not as cool. tomorrow 89. then sunday

. >>> d.c. mayor vincent gray wants to rename a portion of langdin park after brown. -- after chuck brown. chuck brown died on may 16 after bathing new money ya and he -- battling pneumonia and he was 75 years old. >>> sky 9 was over the scene after rescue in laurel, maryland. a worker fell ten feet down a hole on wfsc property on canada and way. rescuers pulled the man from the hole and rushed him to the hospital. his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. >>> a georgia law school graduate accused of killing a 27-year-old from laurel, maryland wants his bond reduced. stephen mcdaniel has been charged with the murder of lauren giddings about a year ago. her body was found in a garbage bin next to her apartment building. at a hearing today in macon, georgia, mcdaniel's attorneys will argue the $850,000 bond is too high. >>> nine years after the alleged crime, montgomery county police say that they have found a man wanted for attacking a woman in silver spring. investigators say that d.

also a former governor. >>> d.c. police looking for leads tonight trying to solve the murder of a much loved and now much missed deli owner. june lymphs shot to death this morning right inside her store. >> i don't know what to think. >> she was by all accounts a wonderful woman. >> i can't believe this has happened to her. >> and a generous member of the washington community where she worked for the past eight years. now, she's gone. >> this is just very surreal. >> 64-year-old june lynn, at the corner of 7th and 8th streets. >> no matter what you needed or wanted, she was there for community. >> shot to death around 6:00 this morning as she was getting ready to open the store. >> someone must have followed her in. >> a robbery turned extremely violent. >> june's son said his mother who would have turned 65 in three weeks is planning to retire with her husband sometime next year and live on the eastern shore. >> just before her time and why the individual or individuals couldn't take the money and left. >> tonight,

on july 25th d.c.'s alcohol control board will decide whether the town square market owner loses his liquor license. >>> the falls church man convicted of a sex offense after police tracked him with a gps is asking the virginia supreme court to throw out that conviction. the jury found david fultz guilty of abduction in '08. he was sentenced to life in prison. now his attorneys argue the case was inadmissible because police used gps to track him without a warrant and the u.s. supreme court ruled that's unconstitutional. prosecutors argue the crime committed of separate from the reason for the gps -- was separate from the reason for the gps. >>> growing but in danger, that's how federal reserve chair ben bernanke describes our economy. he was on capitol hill giving his latest economic forecast and said he expects moderate growth but added threats to the recovery are still out there. he outlined three of them, debt in europe and hire in this country plus what he -- here in this country plus what he calls

called the d.c. inspector general's office today, a spokeswoman said the probe remains active, but she would not tell us when that investigation will be completed. that's the story we're looking forward to covering. >> indeed we are. thank you. >>> we are also following developing news right now about the university of virginia. virginia governor, bob mcdonnell, is threatening to replace the entire uv board of visitors if the dismissal of teresa sullivan is not resolved quickly. he didn't want to move forward with the job until the board figures out if it's going to reinstate ousted president, teresa sullivan. supposed to start work august 15, but he will wait for their decision on tuesday. sullivan says she was forced out as president because of disagreements with the board other money issues. >> dick cheney's daughter has tied the knott. mary wed her long time partner in d.c. today. fox 5 in the newsroom now with details. >> the spokesperson for the former vice president and his wife, lynn, confirm

maureen bunyan add joined the d.c. jazz festival tonight. nearly 12,000 people came out at the sculpture garden. the d.c. jazz festival puts on these concerts' for free. they are really popular. you can see why on a night like tonight. >> wonderful weather. it was perfect weather. >> what about the weekend? weekend will be great. we will not see anything to spoil the weekend. outside today, we had a lot of sunshine. latter part of the day, just beautiful. .ooking out over our home town our temperature made into the 80's, above-average. do you remember last year? at 99 degrees. ofwere onto a record number 90-degree days. here we are. r high temperature is 85. at the mid part of the country. as we get on into sunday and monday, with a bit more humidity. nothing really oppressive. at 82polis right now, degrees. there is the only area of stormy well to our south. the jet stream is to -- is beginning to build. if you have not headed out to beach, a lot of your friends are out there. ocean city right now. 69 degrees. if you are heading up to the s

allows -- d.c. police arrested this guy, he's charged with blocking passage and possession with intent to distribute marijuana. >>> commerce secretary john bryson was charged with felony hit and run after two accidents on seared, but they parent were caused by a medical emergency. investigators say bryson hit a car and left the scene, then got into a second accident, about you he was found unconscious behind the wheel after the second crash and taken to the hospital. commerce officials say bryson was treated for a seizure, and kept overnight for observation. >> our traffic investigators at the scene did determine that at this point no drugs or alcohol was a factor in either accident. >> johns bryson is 68 years old. commerce officials say he has returned to washington. >>> hundreds of firefighters working around the clock tonight to stop a massive wildfire in colorado. that blaze now stretches more than 58 miles. it's burning near ft. collins and firefighters say it's still 0% contained. it has alre

. >>> tonight, the family of a d.c. man who died last week in police custody is calling for a full investigation into anthony chambers' death. as matt jablow tells us, police say chambers died after attacking several officers but the family is not buying that explanation. >> had he ever been in trouble with the law? >> no, not really. >> funny, caring and hardworking. that's how 38-year-old anthony chambers was remembered tonight by his sister. >> real nice guy, liked to rap, liked music. >> and by his 12-year-old daughter. >> i think it's sad, because my father didn't have to die. >> reporter: at a candlelight vigil and protest march three days after chambers died in police custody. >> racism must be stopped. >> amen. >> reporter: it was right around 3:00 friday afternoon when according to d.c. police, four officers were called to the unit block of peach street southwest to help several members of the department of mental health who are apparently interacting in some way with chambers. when police arrived, they say cha

d.c., maybe a spotty shower overnight. for the main action we have to look out through the ohio valley and tennessee valley. so far tonight we've had 96 reports of wind damage, no tornadoes, but a a lot of strong winds as these have been marching east. there is potential for severe thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon i think from 4:00 until 2 a.m. that's because there will probably be two waves of storms to watch. there will be some late in the rush hour, but damaging wind gusts, large hail, isolated tornadoes, maybe some flash flooding as well. this is a good time to remind you that our fox 5 weather app, if you aren't close to a tv or can't watch us tomorrow at 5:00 and 6:00, keep an eye on this. download the app for free. you can see radar and also see that big line of storms as it's getting closer to us. you'll know if there's a severe thunderstorm watch or warning for our area because we will alert you on the fox 5 weather app. you can go to the iphone store, android market or get it for

former d.c. council chair kwame brown was hit with another criminal charge today. >> on top of the bank fraud charge that forced him to resign yesterday. >> reporter: kwame brown resigned yesterday but his legal troubles are far from over. >> mr. brown, any comment? >> reporter: on wednesday, now former d.c. council chairman kwame brown resigned in disgrace after agreeing to plead guilty to a felony bank fraud charge involving his home mortgages. thursday prosecutors filed a new charge in d.c. sfror court charging brown with a misdemeanor for

. >> the d.c. council pass aid new budget today despite a cloud of speculation about the fate of the city's two top elected officials. and there could be more drama tomorrow. jackie benson is at the wilson building now with more on this. jackie. >> reporter: jim, i can tell you rumors are just flying around this place to night. as to whether there is going to soon be a decision in two separate probes. into the campaigns of d.c. mayor vincent gray, and council chairman, kwame brown. >> i am not going to answer any questions involving an investigation, anything that is currently taking place. >> reporter: after a day of denying reporters' pleas for a comment about an investigation into the finances of his 2008 campaign and other financial matters, d.c. council chairman, kwame brown broke his silence. but didn't say much. >> i've don't think i broke any laws in campaign. that's all i will say about the 2008 campaign. >> brown did address speculation he was about to step down. >> i have no plans to res

the d.c. taxicab commission imposed the fee in march 11, but with the recent drop in gas prices, the commission decided the surcharge is no longer needed. >>> we found tickets on ebay to the first showing of the dark knight rises for as much as $150. the movie hits theaters july 20th. >>> big changes for metro riders rolling out push plus to make things easier, but what do riders think? reactions after day one next. >> if you see a story we should look into, call 202-895-3000, fox5tips at wttg.com. ♪ [ male announcer ] from our nation's networks... ♪ ...to our city streets... ♪ ...to skies around the world... ♪ ...northrop grumman's security solutions are invisibly at work, northrop grumman. >>> this is fox 5 news at 10:00. >>> fox 5 monitoring metro and the transit agency's new rush plus program kicked off today, supposed to improve the commute for thousands, but more trains and fewer transfers. fox 5's maureen umeh has a look at day one. >> reporter: easing the crush of the rush hour

d.c. is known as the city of trees. this block of eighth street as an interesting and charming canopy to it. it lost a bit of itself with the storm. interestingly enough, this tree didn't have a large root base. it was contained to a tree box. that was taken up when that tree fell over. we've talked to folks who say they've seen trees that seem to have been pushed down from above. which would suggest a microburst. we can't confirm that. there are other thins that have to go into confirming such a weather phenomena occurring. but a strong intense wind over a brief period. we talked about trees coming down on cars even sinkholes. give you a sense of how devastating and how quick the storm was blowing through here today. a matter of time before they get out here and clear it. eastern market, the flea market is set up. if you are planning to drive down here, ju don't plan on parking in this part of "a" street because it will be blocked for a while. >> thank you so much, derrick. >> a short time ago amtrak announced it suspe

the d.c. metro area under a heat advisory for today and it is already under an excessive heat watch for tomorrow. want to let you know trash pickup in the district happening earlier today than usual. metro once again letting people bring water on to buses and trains. the dmv inspection station in the district has earlier hours today and tomorrow to try to avoid the heat. it will be open from 5:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. one of the right over to storm4 meteorologist for more on this heat wave starting today, tom? >> you've got to r-e-s-p-e-c-t this heat. you could get heat stroke, heat exhaustion, at least, if you have extended exposure to this kind of heat. already, off to temperatures around 80 around the metro area. higher elevations in west virginia are in upper 80s to near 90 degrees here just past dawn. and we have, in addition, some strong thunderstorms just crossing the bay. now moving quickly across the eastern shore. right now, just now pulling east of chester town and getting now into k

halpern a d.c. native who played with the caps twice this past season four goals, 12 assists. >>> 45 points, 15 rebounds, five assists were lebron's numbers last night. the last guy to put up those kind of numbers, wilt chamberlain. all those lebron haters hoping to pin this latest heat failure on lebron have to wait till game 7 saturday night. >>> french open semifinals. joe vick djokovic versus roger federer, no match for the no. 1 player in the world. joke erwins and will take on the king of clay -- joker wins and will take on the king of clay rafael nadal trying to win his seventh open final. >> love that big honking deal. that's all for 9 news now at 6:00. stay with us for the cbs evening news next and derek is back at 7:00 and at 8:00 join our mike hydek for a special cool schools presentation, the future is now. good night, everybody.

d.c. 12 for baltimore. those temperatures are climbing. wind flow is from the south at 12 miles per hour and the humidity has dropped somewhat. here is a look at area temperatures. still in the 80s and the 90s. i can't warn you enough that this heat can be dangerous. drink plenty of fluids, especially water. take frequent breaks if you are outside. check on your neighbors and don't leave your pets outside in this weather. don't leave your pets or children in cars for any length of time. mostly clear tonight. 72 degrees. we get cooler but changes as well. back to you, audrey. >> we look forward to that. >> a reminder, you can check the weather any time when you download the fox 5 weather app go. to the app store or the an detroit market on your smartphone and search for d.c. weather. you will find it on our web site at myfoxdc.com. >>> it was hot today. that didn't keep a lot of people in d.c. from getting outdoors. it was a busy sunny day in the nation -- sunday in the nation's capital. mo

in d.c., a yearly parking permit for residential parking is $35. a private parking spot can cost more than the car itself. some believe because street parking is so cheap, it encourages people to keep their cars on the street. >> a lot of people have a perception that parking is free. any developer can tell you that building a parking space under ground costs between $20 and $50,000. >> some parking issues are temporary. case in point, all the large construction projects taking place downtown these days. >> the bottom line is, we need some relief. we can't live like that. >> valentin lives near the redevelopment. he says out of town construction workers take up all the spots and don't get tickets. >> i talk to project contractors. i've talked to the construction workers. nothing is being done. >> but there is progress when it comes to parking. some at the meeting refer to younger residents who are making the choice to ditch the car. with plenty of bus, train, and now even bike transportation for younger city dwellers, that beats the spa. >> that wa