grant to bring resources to his army of the potomac campaign. on in june, july, and transferred to the six core of the potomac which became a centerpiece of the shenandoah valley campaign in the fall of 1864. 19thlso the eighth and the core -- the 19th core outside of richmond and petersburg -- they were detached to washington and the shenandoah valley as well. at one point, lincoln actually suggested grant put everything in neutral to come north to defend washington himself, an idea that grant very gently set aside with very tactful language. in july and august, 1864, it is instructive in this regard. it was only once grant insisted appointment of philip chariton, after david hunter generously stepped down, that commandnally have the he wanted, and then, having been toen instructions, he had say the people in washington were interfering with him putting sheridan in charge of that army. haunted by what is going on in the shenandoah valley. is washington sufficiently protected? they faced a lot of common problems. all of this, i want to suggest f

the current potomac is very strong. so they got as much out of the current as they could. , theis the building site carvers and the stone dressers. they were again in evaluating. williamson --john they were thrown out. these are the accepted ones in the excepted size. the rest was rough. here he is carving. , he is fascinating to me has the drawing, these drawings to work by state. thereould have the border . it might be for stones. was all fitted together and it looks like one carving. there were not many tools documented. byst two tools were brought blacksmiths in georgetown. and they ordered hundreds of chisels. here is a chisel, which is a way of cutting down the stone. mallet, there wasn't a lot else. there are huge numbers of this place. they were carving anionic capital. wind.g the base of the here is my favorite picture. it shows the moldings and a banker mark right here. wasn't known until the 1950's. when they finished a job there were paid by payment. it was trying to put them on wages and they wouldn't hear

many of the regiments were west virginia troops and a number were maryland troops such as the potomac home brigade and in 1864, there were a large number of regiments sent from ohio, known as the 100 day men and they came in to fill the gap as the army needed to be recruited as the three-year enlistment ran out. a number of these 100 day ohio regiments guarded the bno railroad between baltimore and cumberland and the points west in the last virginia. here we have the pioneer, the pioneer built in 1951 was owned by the cumberland valley railroad, conlon valley railroad harrisburgst west of down the conlon valley to hagerstown, maryland through chambersburg. as you can see, this is a very small locomotive that pull only two or three railcars and the problem was that the conlon valley rail system, the tracks and the ties were very poorly constructed, and it couldn't handle anything larger. rather than rebuild the tracks, they simply bought small locomotives. by this time the war began, the regarding their system, with his engine was still in service. in fact, in 1862 after the antietam c

quarryfrom the cynical -- seneca quarry of the potomac. a lot of it was used on the additions, but it turned red and became the famous washington brownstone that you see around on the buildings, people loved it. the smithsonian building was built out of it, the oldcastle. hoban just did it white. just painted it white. [laughter] >> this is the north portico. this was long planned. people look at the virginia capital and of jefferson, hoban claimed he did it, drawings of it. somethinglfinch had to do with it, the famous boston architect. this is all stone from bottom to top and was added after the fire. is that the last one? maybe it is. in 1798e was finished and whitewashed. it was whitewashed to secure the --ne and philippa craddock's fill the crack's so that in the winter, it would not split. it would wash off and leave the whitewash. thick the scots actually published it in the local newspaper. no president i guess wants to live in a dirty house, so it was whitewashed again. , the fire in the british invasion of 1814, the house was so

this is the view across the potomac at mt. vernon. dominion energy wants to build a gas station directly aoss the river. the mt. vernon ladies association saiden that develowill threaten the view. >> it is quite a spectacular view. from both sides. mt. vernon particularly is very lovely. >> george washington owned 8,000 acres at one point. a crazy amount of land. >> stalk a staycation, that's a place worth visiting. >> it's so fu super nice there. for locals you can get a year-long pass a go anytime you want to. and today might be a fineay to go visit george washington's house because it will be a relatively dry dayompared to how rainy it's been around here lately. when i tell you, a little rainy, that may be a wild understatement. over the last 40e days peo are looking for wood to start building their ar we've had 25 rainy days out of the last 40. and rain fall amounts have been inpress ive impressi up to 13 inches of rain. today a i little break action, the weather front which brought us rain last night, that'sng settust to our sout

the first score of the army of corp ofmac -- the first the potomac was in the middle. this work requires hard of fighting because the enemy will throw everything it has at you. advancerote that the force must contain groups of all arms and its strength proportion to that of the main forth with consideration given the more or less resistance of an independent character it may be required to make. so whatever we will require him to resist an enemy attack, we have to make sure he has enough people and equipment and ordinance to do that. truethey said, and this is of both, that if you move a force anywhere from five miles ahead to 20 miles ahead is appropriate. ahead am a you go longer it will take the enemy to fight its way back to the main lines of your army. ahead --g is 10 miles 's miles ahead of meade headquarters. he says that the task of the troops is to observe the enemy and slow down its advance. not even the first of the tasks smallbe served by a detachment, partly because it would be more easily driven back than a large one and probably means would be powerful.

it was from the cynical quarry -- seneca quarry of the potomac. a lot of it was used on the house and later additions, but it turned red and became the famous washington brownstone that you see around on the buildings, people loved it. the smithsonian building was built out of it, the oldcastle. undaunted, hoban just did it white. just painted it white. [laughter] >> this is the north portico. this was long planned. people look at the virginia capital and of jefferson, hoban claimed he did it, drawings of it. charles bulfinch had something to do with it, the famous boston architect. this is all stone from bottom to top and was added after the fire. is that the last one? maybe it is. the house was finished in 1798 and whitewashed. it was whitewashed to secure the stone and philippa craddock's -- fill the crack's so that in the winter, it would not split. it would wash off and leave the cracks with thick whitewash. the scots actually published it in the local newspaper. no president i guess wants to live in a dirty house, so it was whitewashed again

n> develop overnight montgomery county, a massive fire at a home in north potomac. fire fighters are sti on the scene at this hourlong the 14 thousand block of keen ran circle. the fire began in t garage o the home and spread to the main partf o the house. 14 people were iide the home at the time.an thully everyone made it out safely. no word yet what sparked the fire. >> our country, we want them to come in through merit. >>resident trump in las vegas inhe nevada state gop convex as the immigration battles continues. newboetails a the migrant childreneparated from the parents under the mi adstration's zero toll reins policy. five 22 kids have been reunited with theires fa, more than two thousand remain in facilities across thecountry. here's dan springer. >> on immigration we have to be very strong. >> preside trump in las vegas saturday tryingo separate criticism suggesting first in a tweet that it was former president obama who kept migrants, quote, rapid in file and cages. >> inact, they said look a this site. look at president trump. look at this picture. was 2

high water on the potomac. eun. >> all right, melissa. thank you. it's 6:01. >> primary decision 2018 in maryland happens tomorrow. more than 18,000 voters aren't properly registered because of a computer error at the mva. >> news 4 nicole jacobs jounz us now liv to explain how you can make sure that all of your information is correct before the vote tomorrow. hi, nicole. >> thousands of people havingor incorrect ition in the computer system. some skritices say this is a political ploy to confuse vers which they believe could suppress voter turnoutor tomorrow, but mva and election officials say they're doing all they can to remedy this problem. voters can do their due diligencng as well by g to the board of elections website, to the lookup website. type in your information. you'll then seet exactly w information is under your name, if in a information is incorrect you have the ability to change that. maryland state election officials are also holding a hearing next month. they say this is the last thing they want to happen during the generalelection

well, that's exactly what happened for this potomac bride. her home wentme up in f hours before the ceremony. the fire completely destroyed the house it was on kennelling circle. luckily, though, the bride to be had put her dress in the trunk of her car thebe night re. firefighters were also able to save the groom's suit. the couple then decided toesake the of a bad situation. everyb out.s able to make it that's great news. as far as what started it, it t was was a cigarette t tossed into a recycling bin. >> the woman now known as permii patt defending her decision to allegedly call the police on an 8-year-old girl sel water. allin approached her and asked her for a permit. when she pretended she was calling the police, the girl's mother started recording. the girl's mother claims the ca was racially motivated. when she preend itted she was calling police, shet says i was not true. she says she was only doing it because the girl and her mother had been making noise for ho ns. officeer showed up to the scene. >>> a transgender woman employee a

a cl for safety on the water after ari boating t turnshe deadly on potomac. >>> and world cup fever some stunning finishes today in russia, we'll show best moments from the tournament so far. >>> wning for boaters after an accident on the potomac river leaves two men dead. police recovered their bodies near cob island in charles county today. they're issuing a call for safety toveryone heading out on the water. here's fox 5 en lambert. >> reporter: here along the potomacomiver in montgy county. this areas serves a staging area for water rescues. maryland natural resources say so far based boating deaths they've seen t iy expectt to be a deadly one on maryland ters. simple to prevent that and it ware a life jacket. the water on the potomacno is cm right but maryland natural resources police say in minutes an accident could put boats in danger, thi t weekend,wo brothers from silver springs, franklin and eriberto f irufino bothn their 40's, died after it appears their small fishing boat hit something near cobb island inharles coundy. they were eject policeou differ f their bodies sunday mor

white'serry closed o the potomac. debris.anding water and debris dunkirk four northbound before caution there. injuries. 50 wide opened by sandy t point. sol me that you were atll the beach weekend enjoying yourself nowou're headed to work. traffic on 50 headed toward bowie looking nice. noem probl if you start the beaches.minor delays picking yon five northbound coming up from 301 into brandywine. few extra minutes needed there. that's your look at traffic. i'll let you know if anything else picks up you need to be aware of. >> tha you erin. it is 6:27 right now. luxury resorts are fed up with instagram models. >> they are apparentlcashing in on their beauty for some freebies butre the freebies over for the social media, air quote, influencers. details ahead in trending. >> ♪ does your business internet provider promi a lot? let's see who delivers more. iv comcast businees you gig-speed in more places. the others don't. o we offer up to 6 hf 4g wireless network backup. everyo else, no way. we let calls from any of

that fall of 1862, as you know, the army of the potomac had a new commander. the memorably-whiskered ambrose burnside. he wasted little time drawing up plans for a campaign on the rappahannock river. and almost predictably, as if to mock the federal war effort, burnside's plans came to grief it at december of 1862 in a costly battle at fredericksburg. for john west haley, fredericksburg was a true baptism by fire. 13,000 union soldiers. blue coated division after blue coated division after blue coated division. advancing across the wide-open plains that extended. planted artillery batteries. today's most exciting and eventful one. a mere taste of what's to come. robert e. lee inches -- and stonewall jackson were quite literally outflanked. the horrors of gettysburg. a fence called roses woods. southern fringe. they held a thin line at a horrific human cost. course are subject this morning. that grisly drive that led from spots and was the spots in pennsylvania to economy creek. i think it's safe to say that a battle tested battle hardened veteran like john wes

fr the potomac, sherree burruss, news4 sports. doug's phone sounds like he's >>> tonight the f biggest chanor the supreme court in half a century. swing justice anthony nnedy announcing retirement giving president trump another seat to fill and could dominate the hiest court. >> we will begin our search for a new upustice of the united statesme court that will begin immediately. >> how it could impact abortion, guy rights and much more. >>> stunning priry upset, how a newcomer knocked top democrat and what it s mer the critical midterms. >>> treme weather, the family terrified as a tornado comes gh rit at them and

the brewing battle over pla for a proposed energy plant across the potomac from m vernon. >> and lands situate watts has e fox5xclusive tonight. >> we have' been working this for weeks. it is a major scandal involving brzeery and and tonight we have deals from a whistle brewer. >> we arewe trackingrs and thunderstorms that are going to be visiting us on wednesday, spoiling our run much two gorgeous days. when you can expect them and what to expect when we through them. >> coming up on the final five, ru pop star who head arrange that infamous meetiew has a n music video and it features trump onimators, hillary clinton impercent nateors and much more. catch the final five tonight at 11:30. at havertys we know it's hard to get a goodhavertys mattress sale is here to help. d with our wide selection of top brands goodhaand our price matche is herguaranteen d yofind the perfect mattress th for everyone in family. right now get a ee box spring when you purchase a serta icomfort co or iort hybrid mattress.er it's timyone got a good night's sleep. havertys. life looks good >>> now to a fox5 ex

. >>> warning after an accident on the potomac river leaves the two ad. >>> police recovered their bodies in charles county, first responders are issuing a call for safety to everyone heading the water. fox 5la evan ert has more. >> repter: along theotomac ver in montgomery county, this area serves as a staging area for water reses maryland natura resources police say so far based on boating deaths they've seen, they expect this summero beeadly on maryland swater. you can domething simple to life ja.that and it's ware a the water on the potom is cold. but maryland natural rords police say in minutes be an accident could put boaters in danger. this weekend, twothers from silver spring, franklin and eriberto ferrufino both in their 40's died after it appears their small fishing boat hithi sng in charles county. they were ejected saturda and p bodies sunday morning >> the boat was found going in a circle >> a spokes womanur f resources police says the summer to come is looking like it will be deadly for boaters in maryland. in the last 18 months 16 people have died on maryland waters. not on

tourname >> yes. >> in potomac. >> 1:00 in the afternoon it's going to be awful outside. >> welcome back, by the way.qu just realk, welcome back. happy to he so you. >> i was golfing in obviously, tiger woods and all those pro golfs, they're used to it. that's where they do a lot of their stuff, but here, this is going to be florida weather over the next several days. yes, this afternoon it's going to be hot. it's going to be humid. you just wait until the weekend. by sunday especially we can be feeling ovr 100 degrees. it's really going to get muggy around here. today, though, hre's your weather outlook. for this morning a chance of some showers around. we have a couple of showers on radar by lunchtime. warm and humid. exercise today will be stiouy, and ifre heading to the pool, that's a good idea. you do want to stay hydrated. we'll be dryer this afternoon. here's a look locally. we are dry right now. we have some showers up to our north and west. the best chance of showers going to be before about 10:00 a.m. this morning. then after that looks pretty go. have some showers heading towa

derrick ward is there on the banks of the potomac where t finals of the race start soon. what do you know, derrick?ep >>ter: hey, you are right. these are the finals of the dragon boat o races the potomac. they had the preliminary racey. yesterda you're seeing the best of the best here. some teams going toward the bridge. go there, turn around. we're pretty much at the finish line. we have video from previous races here. it's interesting this started as a tradition thousands of years ago in china. it has some pretty dark origins to it. turns out ahere w dynasty, a ruler that was cruel. killed.n of the people the body dumped into the water, villagers went out with dragons mounted on tm to scare away the fish. they found the body, brought it back. fast forward 1,000 years, there's a happierradition as we hear from the spokesperson from the organization behind us. ta a look. >> a sportsnt e that brings everybody together, it is a diverse group. >> reporter: we have teams made up of breast cancer survivors, hearing impaired teams, visually impaired teams. all are here for a g

we're teaching tnd x os of how to play the ge, but also yoff whose kins started theonwh game in potomac. it's a place wherehey try to provide a more social setting and where gamers can learn to play more responsibly president you need coaches, mor sponsors and parents becauselw can't as do it because you're dial with digital immigrants and digital natives. what we're figuring t is that there needs to be a translator between the digital immigrant and the digital native and that's where we come in. wo pdwide onlyercent of gamers are thought to have this condition, but the world health organition says there are think to out for. if youam put video g before other activities. if you continue playing despite consequences and if it imp personal and social functioningment in potomac, anj hemphill, fox5 local new it's the war of the row as. we'll have a preview in the district when we (sound of) (sound of car door opening) (car door closes) (sound of en♪ ♪ starting) (sound of footsteps) f (soucar door opening) (car door closes) (sound of engine starting) >> all right we are just a few days a

the fountain that is on the observation desk and overlooks the potomac and national skyline. chris has the latest on this. >> reporter: wendy, today we learn ad second child was injured at the same time. it happened just beforeear that that is lit up at night attracting families and their children. today, that area is closed to theublic for this investigation. te acciden happened here, by the outdoor fountain on the mg s deck overlooking the c y. apparently, two children were holding a handrail with lights embedded underneath and got shocked by electricity. mgm nationa harbor sent us this statement saying this is a horrible accident and we are heartbroken. we offer our support and prayers for the family. we are fully cooperating with the prince george's county ems fire department. people are wondering how a handrail could have been so dangerous. >> i think mgm could have done a better job protecting kids. >> reporter: a source with knowledge says the children are brother and sister, ages 5 and 6. the mother grabbed the little boy and aasino security guard pulled the little gi

they're f.ting the bill all-star week kicks off july >>> it's the same view of the potomac that george washington had more than 200 years ago. aroup in virginia says a new factory could ruin it. now, they're fighting to preserve the fiktu tupicturesque please keep your shoes on! stop messing with your sister! hey! hey! don't make me come back there! so? feels really good.... yeah, i'm gonna y it. (vo) customer service that goes the extra mile. enterprise makes it easy. i like tand i like theseng award-winnincheddar puffs. first place. both events? boo-yah. we're an awards family. you'll like them both, but love our price. award-winning organic cheddar puffs, from aldi. mply smarter shopping. >>> if you've ever been to the mt vernon estate, you know it offers visitors a piece of vstory and aw of the potomac beloved by our founding father. the view could change. those pcharged with preserving mt. vernon say a gas plant may be built across the river. at is at stake? >> reporter: this family among the 1 million tourists whoill visit mt. vernon this year and take in the view, one that georg

and they sunday it's going to feel well overre 100 d in to pom ma -- potomac maryland. we keep the heat around as we t head int holiday next week. tomorrow temperature 82 below average, but right back above average. 93 on friday. there's that 95 on saturda the heat index over 100 in the sunday.saturday and sunday it could be close to 105. also very hot and humid monday and tuesday. slight relief into the middle of nextil week. on the warm side fornt sure. movingthe month of july. that's kind of known to be hot and humid in the area of washington, d.c. >> i am sweating just thinking about it. doug, thank you. >>> a temrared celon today. that's probably the best way to describe today's the university of maryland's new athletic director. sherree burruss joins us live with more on the new a.d. arrival on the heels ofst an ination involving a football program. >> as with the media and her supporters at today's press to put maryland at the forefront of nge big ten conference. the first t he talks about today is the recent death of a member of the football team. 19 eacnair. cu

now it appears the media giant is ready to invest the other side of the potomac. irginia governor northam says discovery will p$16 million into expanding its technology and operatinsub in loudoun county. that project will me 240 new jobs for the commonwealth. loudor beat out bids maryland and new york to get in investment. >>> as a local businessman and community fixture, he's raised money for a number of charities over years. >> now jack taylor's latest cause is close to his heart. our david culver on the illness that slowed h down and the accelerated effort he's leading to help find a cure. >>> and new at 6:00, scott mcfarnd shows us what local school districts are doing now ex make kids safer n aruna miller: almost every law i write comes from listening to peoples' stories.mi i'm aruna er, and growing up as an immigrant, i know we have the power to improve peoples' lives. that's why in the state legislature, i fought for more computer science in our schools.ng gps tracor domestic abusers. and some of the strictest gun safety laws in the nation. in congress, i w

. >> meanwhile, across the potomac, star power on the campaign trail in maryland. comedian dave chappelle stumping for gernatorial candidate been jellis. turns out they have been friends for a long time. and as you know, chappelle grew up in our are t here's what d the crowd. >> i'm sures. he ca i'm sure he has everybody's best interest at heart. he's my brother. i love him to death. please welcome, god willg, the next governor of virginia. >> the primary is set for june 26th. the winner faces incumbent governor larry hoggan. >>> after the break, this next story will definitely motivate you. >>> you're looking at a modern miracle of medicine. how is body builder in alexandria returned to the gym after losing an arm in a terrible accident. >>> anthony bourdain's death still resonating. he had a scial connection with r part of the world. his favorite spots in the district. you're watching "news 4 this you're watching "news 4 this o tomany devices on your network could mean you see this that's why you need fios-the 100% fiber-optic network. that means more speed for m

a trip down the potomac to visit mount vernon. at the president's order the press is to be suppressed. the englishmen were taken on a tour of the house which the prince did not find impressive as he wrote to the queen, "the house in itself is unfortunately in very bad repair and is rapidly falling into decay." oh dear me. there is the east room. --t is the problem, best this does not seem to be working. this is the prince at the grave. graveisited washington's and, at the request of the president, the prince planted a horse chestnut tree although it the one that he is not who actually got his hands dirty. that he was off to philadelphia, boston, and new york where an ball had a all -- floor collapsed. cheering crowds pushed and shoved to catch a glimpse. the duke of newcastle compared the crowds to madness. a popular humorist compared -- said that "he would consider himself a lucky lad if he escapes a nomination for president." the next royal visitor was another prince of wales, this time the future kid at -- king edward the eight

the following day they sailed down the potomac on the presidential yacht sequoia to mount vernon. they did not visit washington's grade. -- grave. rather, they went to arlington cemetery, where the king laid a wreath on the tomb of the unknown soldier. the royal couple traveled by train to new york, where they briefly visited the world's fair, the suppose it reason for their visit, and then were driven to hyde park. they had an informal dinner at the roosevelt house, after which the king and the president stayed up late discussing the crisis in europe. the ident ought war was inevitable. the king thought it might be averted. sadly the president was the better forecaster. the third of september, 1939, the united kingdom and empire were at war with germany and soon with italy and japan. the following day, the two couples, the president's mother, and guests enjoyed a hot dog picnic. which occasioned the 1939 equivalent of a media frenzy. [laughter] after which the president drove the two couples around hyde park. it was a memorable drive for the queen, who later claimed the president

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across the potomac, the star power on the campaign trail in maryland. stumpingdave chappelle for democratic gubernatorial ben jealous. ey've been friends a long time and chappelle grew up in our area. here's what he told the crow >> i'm sure he cares, i'm sure he has everybody's beste sts at heart. and he's my brother. i love him to death. please welcome, god willing the next governor of maryland, mr. ben jealous. >> the democratic primary is set for june 26th. the winnerac incumbent governor larry hogan. el> after the break, this next story will definmotivate you. >> you're looking at a modern miracle of medicine. how this body builder in alexandria returned to the gym after losing an arm in a terrible accident. >>> anthony bourdain's death still resonating. he had a special connection with our part of the world. his favorites spots in the district. you're watching "news 4 this week." ♪ we know nobody tells a story like dad. we know the great outdoors. we love the great outdoors. ciis year, show dad he's s with great gifts from bass pro shops and cab

. >> potomac nationals could ve a new stadium class a affiliate perha to move from woodbrge to fredericksburg in 2020. the club's home since 1984 was deemed not a up to standards by minor league baseball forcing team to fupd a new >> coming up on "fox news rning" virginia governor signs scuff order to help out new and growing families. >> new warning fromte virginia about quality of bike helmet. >> his ishampshire avenue. time 4:51, 1 is the mperature. time 4:51, 1 is the mperature. back aer this. we like to party♪ it's a party happening here. welcome to "fox 5 news morning". it's wednesday, june 27, 4:53. looking at this morning's eaalth hines. faerps that work for state of viinia have a new benefit. they have eight weeks paid throve care for newborn or child. >> he hopes is accept ane ex paid leaf is critical ti. meanwhile with summertime heating up ankids hing ploutside to bike or safe sti imrtant as ever new research shows 2.2 million kids injured in bike accidents every year. >> children's hospital shows every hour 25 kids are treated in emergency room bike related injuries. half invol

>> it is a nice day to be on the water because it is so hot.ic de ward is live on the banks of the potomac where there might be a slight breeze but plenty of cool boatsut there. >> reporter: nice day to be here when the sun goes behind the clouds. take a look s you ca one of the teams going there, they've gone under the bridge there. we have video of more competitive heats. it has beend some goo races. yesterday was the qualifying race. today is the final. it's always good participation here as we hear from one of the organizers. >> it was wonderful. everybody so energetic. they come together and want to events.of the some of the teams come back, some of the teams are new. theew teams wanted to come next year to keeppa parting. >> you've got teams from all walks of rtlife. cen corporations have teams. we have teams of breast cancer survivors, hearing impaired, visually impaired, everyone can take part. there's dark origin that stems back toss oppe regime thousands of years ago. fast forward another thousand years and it is a festive event, dmed at bringing people together,playing teamwork,

whites ferryves closed o the potomac. high standingater and debris. caution. metro rail line is on time.ur northbound before route 260 crash with injuries from. 301 is still quiet. we're seeing quiet conditions on 50 westbound right now. no problems maryland 410. s kenilwouthbound typical volume picking up. 95 camera is a little bright but you can see traffic is slowing as you make your way toayhe to the capital beltw no problems on 270. normal volume starting to increase. the beltway itself super pleasanty nd quietnew hampshireve ae. inner loop looks great po baltimore-washinarkway. airports you're in forty eight shape agreatshape. any questions at erin fox5 d.c.. so far so goodn 295. back to you. >> 5:56 is thene time. ro barr is breaking her silence in her first interview since the fallout over herra st tweet. >> roseanne ss she's sorry the tweet and she's upset people aren't believing her that ambien played a part. we're going have more details at 6:00. >> weay not be f away from using robots to help us with everyday tasks but americans weigh in and it loo

take a live look at the potomac. reagan national airport on the right sidef your screen, as meteorologist somara theodore show us a heat advisory is coming into effect. >> it looks good from that view as long you're inside from the ac, but if you're out there, it's sweltering. rough. the heat index has moved well beyo the 90s. but here's the big news, it's getting hotting. just wait. tomorrow, we've got a heat advisory going into effect for sund beginning at 1:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. that heat index is anywhere from 100 to 105 degrees. what it's going to feel like for your sunday afternoon. currents temperatu right now, 90 degrees in washington, d.c., 93 in gaithersburg. not quite as hot as yesterday still hot nonetheless once you pass the 90s. dining out this arening, w dry, plenty of sunshine heading into the evening. very warm out there overnight. 80 at 10:00 p.m. oming up, i'll have a look at your july 4th forecast and tomorrow's planner. back to you, leon. >> thankyou,somara. those conditions did not help in wha

the following day they sailed down the potomac on the presidential yacht sequoia to mount vernon. they did not visit washington's grave. rather, they went to arlington cemetery, where the king laid a wreath on the tomb of the unknown soldier. the royal couple, accompanied by the president and first lady, traveled by train to new york, where they briefly visited the worlds fair, the suppose it -- supposed reason for their visit, and then were driven to hyde park. they had an informal dinner at the roosevelt house, after which the king and the president stayed up late discussing the crisis in europe. apparently the president thought war was inevitable. the king thought it might be averted. sadly the president was the better forecaster. fewer than three months later on the third of september, 1939, the united kingdom and empire were at war with germany and soon with italy and japan. the following day, the two couples, the president's mother, and 150 guests enjoyed a hot dog picnic. which occasioned the 193 equivalent of a media frenzy. [laughter] >> after which the president drove th

the following day they sailed down the potomac on the presidential yacht sequoia to mount vernon. they did not visit washington's grave. rather, they went to arlington cemetery, where the king laid a wreath on the tomb of the unknown soldier. the royal couple traveled by train to new york, where they briefly visited the world's fair, the suppose it reason for their visit, and then were driven to hyde park. they had an informal dinner at the roosevelt house, after which the king and the president stayed up late discussing the crisis in europe. the president thought war was inevitable. the king thought it might be averted. sadly the president was the better forecaster. later, on the third of september, 1939, the united kingdom and empire were at war with germany and soon with italy and japan. the following day, the two couples, the president's mother, and guests enjoyed a hot dog picnic. which occasioned the 1939 equivalent of a media frenzy. [laughter] after which the president drove the two couples around hyde park. it was a memorable drive for the queen, who later claimed the pre

point ferry shut down because of high water on the potomac. woodyard road as has the only left lane open. right now the right side is blocked. rest of the route looking good this morning. 210 , branch avenue also looking okay. in new carolton, the inner loop at annapolis road with just the right lane getting by.ed that has cleut of the way. inner loop and outer loop at the beltway looking od. 66, 95, no big issues there. >> all right, melissa. thank you. >>> some weekend release at the pump for driv ps. the averace of gas has dropped 6 cents over the past two weeks to $2.95 a gallon. that is the first decline in nearly four months. triple-a reports the avege cost i maryland is $2.80. in virginia it's nd$2.61, gas in the district is around $2.99. analysts say the drop could be temporary since the price of oil jumped aftou opec said it limit production. that could cause gas prices to increase again. >>> starting in january jefferson davis highway will have a new name. over the weekend the alexandria city council unanimously voted to rename the m

. >>> a scary scene this morning on a busy bridge over the potomac river. connecting virginia to d.c. and maryland. explosions, fire and thick smoke on the woodrow wilson bridge as a tractor-trailer slammed into highway maintenance trucks. a tanker and three other vehicles engulfed in flames. underneath the bridge, three highway workers were left hanging over the river. they were stranded in a bucket at the end of a boom. police boats had to come to their rescue. >>> recreational weed will soon be legal to the north of us. canada's senate cleared the way making canada the first advanced industrialized nation to legalize marijuana nationwide. it goes into effect on october 17th. >>> it's a first for the u.s. postal service which rolled out a collection of scratch and sniff stamps. just in time for summer, the theme is froze entreats. there are ten different stamp designs. they were created by an artist in santa monica, california, giving ordinary postage something extra. >>> when we come back, those who serve. the doctor who found a way to continue his missi

families of two men are in mourning tonight after they did not come home from a boating trip on the potomac river. heriberto and serafino lived in silver springs. their family confirmed they were brothers. police found their empty bo rning in circles near cobb island in charles countyas night. divers later recovered their bodies. it is still uncle exactly wh happened. officials in maryland say 18 people have died in bting accidents just in the last 18 months. all right. we are working to learn more about a marijuana bust in d.c. police say they arrested 30 distributors and seized marijuana from more than two dozen vendors. take alook at these pictures from police. news 4 was told they busted the marijuana plot and they also recovered threel guns. e say the event was in the 2300 of 26th place in northeast th near blatensburg road. the sale of any amount of marijuana in the district of columbia is illegal. >>> a longtime ally of president trump is now under scrutiny by special cunsel investigating russian election meddling. roger stone apparently had a previously undisclosed meeting with a ru

general meade did not get along with almost anyone in the army of the potomac at this time, but he dide was especially, not think very much of burnside. corpsas entirely a ninth operation. and when grant turned to meet and said we are going to make the mind the center of an assault on petersburg on july 28, meade rides over to burnside's headquarters and tells general burnside that black troops cannot leave the assault. he explains that these men are so inexperienced, absolutely and experience to combat. it was much too dangerous and complicated an affair to trust to green troops. and moreover, if the assault failed they would be accused of caring nothing for the black soldiers and they politically could not accept that risk. vigorouslyotested that his other divisions were not capable of making the assault. to thede relented, extent of agreeing to go to grant and ask a's idea on what to do. burnside never heard anything from meat on the rest of the day and the next morning, july 29, still no word. he began to agree grant -- he began to believe grant was going him, but then 18 hours befo

willard marriott and this wife alice next opened hotels just across the potomac river and are low. and as noted oil prices are up seven percent in a week and thirteen percent over the past year prices have not been as high as yesterday's close it's twenty fourteen a number of factors may be fueling the surge including reports that mr trump state department will demand that european allies end all oil imports from iran by november fourth or face u.s. sanctions whether mr trump is affective or.

what's i'm going to happen to reje ferry in poolsville closed after heavy rain caused debate in potomac river. this ison thed time it's been closed this month, following all this heavy rain. in response to that devastate flood in ellicott city.rn go larry hogan is requesting a presidential disaster decanration for baltimd howard counties. that request was gnted today. >>> lucky to not have a major e rain i forecast right now. >> i'll tell you what we're grateful toea todayutiful weather and the do-over we're getting tomorrow. i do have a little bit of rain in the forecast. t i'll give yoils in j n te . >>> let's get you through your headlines because it will be a night when we still had the t humidity arouhe comfortable tonightly and whilehere are places seeing due points climbing into the 60's, i think you'llt find i fairly refreshing compared to where whave be we'll keep the humidity olon th r side again tomorrow. wee willa few more clouds around like we had today and then wednesday we change things up a little bit. it will be warmer as the warm front comes on through.ou it couldch of

a truck and several vehicles colliding above the potomac. three workers were trapped under the bridge, rescued by nearby fire boats. the one death is believed to be the truck driver. eight more were injured. >>> a desperate 911 call was placed in court in a child abuse case that made national headlines. 17-year-old daughter calling for help after escaping the paris, california, home, with david and louise turpin, reporting that two siblings have been chained for punishment. the teen describing malnourished and filthy conditions. the parents have pleaded not guilty. a judge will now decide if there's enough evidence for trial. >>> pope francis is punishing a catholic archbishop for a decades-old sex unit abuse allegation. the pope removing cardinal theodore mccarrick from public ministry after a, quote, credible and substantiated allegation involving a teen when mccarrick was a priest in new york city 40 years ago. mccarrick, who served as archbishop in washington, d.c. from 2000 to 2006, denied the allegation, but he accepts the pope's decis

willard marriot and his wife alice next opened hotels just across the potomac river in arlington virginia. and as noted oil prices are up seven percent in a week and thirteen percent over the past year prices have not been as high as yesterday's close since twenty fourteen a number of factors may be fueling the surge including reports that mr trump state department will demand that european allies and all oil imports from iran by november fourth or face u.s. sanctions whether mr trump is affective or not it will certainly irritating offend allies who are already fuming about his decision to sabotage the nuclear agreement with iran brokered with the help from european allies as well as russia and china and while ministers of the organization of petroleum exporting companies opec countries rather opec and others reach an agreement last week to increase production some market watchers clearly think the additional supply may make a difference so for more on this we turn to rajit horner again the futures and currencies expert at simpler trading who joins us from new york rajiv thank you as alw

- that he did take his own life by his own hand using pistol that was in the family overlooking the potomac river. it was a great tragedy. ut we looked very carefully at including i should say i had a very confidential interview. we had a more public interview so to speak with his widow lisa but i personally met with her privately at her request and received further information that simply confirmed that vince foster took his own life. host: tweet to you mr. star. w many investigation guest: we had 14 criminal convictions. and that was then sitting governor jim guy tucker. james mcdoogle who is deceased. and susan mcdoogle. that was after a very long almost three-month jury trial in little rock. we also had a number of guilty pleas. there were other indictments including one of susan mcdugele for obstruction of justice and criminal contempt and then of two bankers in a small bank on who owned the small bank outside little rock for banking violations. those did go to trial and resulted either in acquitals from some towns or a hung jury, a divided jury in others. host: north carolina, good mo

willard marriot and his wife alice next opened hotels just across the potomac river in arlington virginia. and as noted oil prices are up seven percent in a week and thirteen percent over the past year prices have not been as high as yesterday's close to twenty fourteen a number of factors may be fueling the surge including reports that mr trump state department will demand that european allies and all oil imports from iran by november fourth or face u.s. sanctions whether mr trump is affective or not it will certainly irritating offend allies who are already fuming about his decision to sabotage the nuclear agreement with iran brokered with the help from european allies as well as russia and china and while ministers of the organization of petroleum exporting companies opec countries rather opec and others reach an agreement last week to increase production some market watchers clearly think the additional supply may make a difference so for more on this we turn to raji horner again the futures and currencies expert at simpler trading who joins us from new york rajiv thank you as always

a truck and several vehicles colliding and bursting into flames above the potomac. three workers were trapped under the bridge, rescued by nearby fire boats. the one death is believed to be the truck driver. eight more were injured. >>> a desperate 911 call was played in court in a child abuse case that made national headlines, the turpins and their 13 children. a 17-year-old daughter calling for help after escaping the perris, california, home, with david and louise turpin, reporting that two siblings had been chained for punishment. the teen describing malnourished and filthy conditions. the parents have pleaded not guilty. a judge will now decide whether there's enough evidence for trial. >>> pope francis is punishing a catholic archbishop for a decades-old sexual abuse allegation. the pope removing 87-year-old cardinal theodore mccarrick from public ministry after a, quote, credible and substantiated allegation involving a teen when mccarrick was a priest in new york city 40 years ago. mccarrick, who served as archbishop in washington, d.c. from 2000 to 2006, de

drivers to expect congestion across 450 across the potomac river. d-dot is consideri ordering new lanes to the bridge. but as adam tuss explains, . rginia can't do >> love 'em or hate ep aem, more express lanes could be on the way. >> wre lookingg at extend two lanes of the current expressway to the vicinit o the american legion bridge. it doesn't matter what time of the day you go. >> mayor lan driver being. >> and that's what this environmtal study is all about. it's a new and early look at what it would take to extend thy embass press lane. legion rive around the bridge area, you know it's become one of the biggest bottlenecks in our region. this project requires a bit of diplomacy bec ase maryland virginia have to work together. susan shaw with v-dot. >> we understand to truly have a big impact on traffic john jestijest i --ongestion in this area, we need to have a bridge across the river. >> and neighbors have been come paul ryaning because some still idon't like thea of being able to pay your way through traffic. >> it gets expensive sometimes

willard marriot and his wife alice next opened hotels just across the potomac river in arlington virginia. and as noted oil prices are up seven percent in a week and thirteen percent over the past year prices have not been this high as yesterday's close since twenty fourteen a number of factors maybe fuel.

so, why don't you just cede the land west of the potomac back to virginia and then we can participate in the election of not only representatives but also two senators. we'll get to participate in that. since you're not using the land. well, of course nowadays the federal government's using a lot of that land. you have not only reagan national airport, you have arlington national cemetery, the pentagon, so many other things across the river. but back in the late 1840's, that was ceded back to virginia. people look at a map of the district of columbia, it's no longer 10 miles by 10 miles square, it's uneven on the west side because it follows the potomac. going back to that ceding of land, back to virginia. so the bill i filed before. i am not going to file again because it didn't get much support at all. we drew a line with metes and balance description around all the nonresident federal buildings in the district of columbia, would keep those as federal enclaves, and then cede all of the other land east of the potomac back to maryland. and i remember my friend from the district of col

. >> well if trump decided to start walking on top of potomac river, and cross it they would say, trump can't swim, that is just their instinct to be again anything he is doing. and if this was obama, dealing with iran, obvio dog to put pressure on them, they just gave confessions, they all justified that foreign policy elite in washington, justified obama's actions they are lining up against trump because they don't like them. the fact is that summit was historic, brought to bear by the leadership of donald trump. and thessure campaign that they economy -- eckerted for over a yr. lou: i didn't hearm mitch mcconnell about how great the president success was in singapore, not the house speaker acknowledge applaud or anyway acknowledge the success. i have not heard as a matter of fact from chamber of commerce, business round table, not heard from, leadership, not heard from the council on foreign relations, the quiist i quiet ih sides, it and i am sure, knowing this president, he is getting great fuel from it but it is embarrassing to every one of these people that i mentioned, leadership

somethg terrible happened to one potomac bride. her hom went up in flames just hours before the ceremony. the fire completely destroyed this house. the bride had put her dress in the trunk of her car the night before. firevaghters sd the groom's suit as well, and the couple decided to make the best of a difficult situation. >> we're very pressed. everyone got out okay. the dress is okay. we're very lucky. >> 17 people were inside the c home when ght fire. everyone made it out. the fire is believed to be started from a cigarette tossed into a recycling bin. >> an unbelievable bold online scam is getting worse. and it involves one of the most expensive things you'll ever buy. chris clackum has more. >> an apb has been posted for consumers looking to buy a car online. >> it's a very effective scam. >> reporter: edmonds.com says the scam has the a fbi edmunds teaming up to alert car shoppi consumers. crooks are posting online, cars for sale that they don't actually own. le the link to the veh history report may be a gitimate vehicle hi