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he since received several death threats. religious leaders here in washington are keeping a close eye on the story and they dont like what they see. as alex reports, they are calling for an end to antimuslim bigotry. >> either because politically or religiously, they simply do not like muslims. >> the message, hatred against muslims will not be tolerated. >> religious leaders cannot stand by in silence. >> top christian, jewish, and islamic are standing by. its his way to protest the...

for summer fun. >> the remnantses are making big waves at ocean city. while it has proven challenging for many swimmers, other vacationers dont seem to mind. >> it is a beautiful day. >> absolutely gorgeous. >> we came right down here, no problem with earl or nothing. >> reporter: on a all right to high risk for rip currents, a new batch of lifeguard trainees are finding earls extra challenge exhausting. there are a lot of rips out there. like, waves head high. >> how tiger is it. >>...

doesnt seem to be the case. a couple of things will stay with us throughout the hour at least. first on georgia avenue southbound. we want to watch for lane closures between wayne and boifant. we are losing a right lane out that way. in maryland we are moving at speed from 95 to georgia. in to dc, something that will be with us for quite sometime, the new traffic pattern, the construction going on at the ninth street bridge affecting both sides of traffic. and finally 395 northbound, l...

this point at duke street to seminary. okay still approaching the pentagon. now, back to you. at the top of the hour, heres a look at the stories happening today. a group of scientists from georgia is challenging the governments estimate that most of the oil from the b.p. spill is no longer in the gulf. the experts say as much as 80% of the oil is still present, just below the surface. president obama is traveling for the next three days. he kicks off a fund-raising trip in wiscons...

window was opened, cashiers manning it said they didnt see anything but a man nearby did where calling 911. >> and he ran into the chinese store and he told the owner to call the police. and it was one of those things that you dont know what to do. it all happened so quickly. >> reporter: so quickly that a second witness says she couldnt even make out the type of vehicle. a dodge charger. >> she just kept screaming. please call the police. she was hollering. she says please call the po...

michigan, ohio and now leesburg, virginia. so far five people dead, ten others hurt. wisdom martin has the news edge in virginia. >> reporter: heres how this investigation progressed. they searched databases and contacted their sources and thats how they were able to link leesburg attacks to the attacks in flint, michigan. chief joe price says the suspect is creating terror in the community, and tonight the naacp reacts to the news of a serial killer on the loose. >> my daughter came i...

the motive, perhaps racial. >> i gave it a thought, but i dont know. >> the attacks almost all of the victims were or appear to be african-american. sometimes he strikes up a conversation. sometimes he comes with no warning. >> i dont know where this guy is. he might as well be like the sniper in dc. jumps out of nowhere and stabs people for no reasoner the surveillance camera in the most recent attack captured what is believed to be the suspects vehicle. it is similar to this four doo...

humid day across the region. get set, folks. the heat and humidity have returned for the workweek. lets take a look at the current temperatures ash the region. we are in the 60s and 70s, many. us in the mid-70s. 75degrees if washington. 7 # up in baltimore. s are -- 72 up in baltimore. there are some clouds out there. the problem is the haze with the humidity that we have. our humidity levels are around 80 to 58% early this morning. so it is kind of thick out there. you will feel it as...

well have plenty of heat and more humidity. well take a look at current temperatures. we are doing one of those where we dont cool off a whole lot overnight. still not bad out there. temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s. 76 here in washington. that is one of the warmer spots. 74 as you start your morning in hagerstown and 69 in ocean city. what you are going to notice, our dew points are on the rise, you may not notice that, but you will realize that the humidity is becoming incre...

target of his attacks are african-american males. >> authorities in michigan believe the suspect there has killed five and aimed at least 10 people. >> this is an extremely violent individual. >> another similarity between the leesburg attacks and those in michigan -- the suspect in leesburg drove a dark-colored chevy s-10 blazer, similar to that of the vehicle described in michigan. all the victims but one in michigan are black. tonight, there is fear in leesburg outside the particula...