66 degrees in fairfax. low 70's at reagan national airport. temperatures by midday will reach the mid 80's. daytime highs will be in the low 90's. downtown temperatures could be a couple degrees warmer. coming up, for a look at the beach and boating forecast and extended outlook and what to expect for the start of the upcoming school begun monday. now an update on traffic. southbound baltezore washington parkway has a crash at route 415 in carrollton. the clare barton parkway is that the open near glen echo. at the occoquan river, there is a blockage. in chantilly there's an accident blocking westbound lanes. the eastbound side of the roadway will be open. there's a delay on the green line between greenbelt and college park. pepco's prevention sand, under fire for its response to the outages all summer, or company has unveiled a new strategy to keep the lights running. stephen tschida has the details from northwest and what customers are. saying. >> pepco responded in a big way to all the complaints, but so far today the response from customers is kind of mixed reviews. after a summer of aggravating power outages, pepco customers are fed up and what the utility's manager and to know it. >> i think they could step to the plate a little more. i am sure they are doing what they can. >> and lack of good communication with customers has to change. the company announced a five- year, $256 million plan. >> to have to rebuild our system three times in two and a half weeks is a source of frustration. >> it calls for more aggressive tree trimming, fixing the worst performing feeders, expanding the system without spending money, hi-tech automation that would speed up restoring service, replacing underground cable, and $15 million a year to bury select lines underground and upgrade substations. >> trees are very important. they allow shade and they do other beneficial things to our valuable water stream. >> through a region where there were chronic outages in the past 10 years, residents would often say to us, when are they going to put the power lines underground pools $15 million for the problem areas, those lines will be put underground. a lot of people wondering whether those will be in their neighborhoods. stephen tschida reporting live. pepco officials will be facing another state panel, this time at the heart of the problem. maryland's public service commission has scuttled a second reliability hearing on monday, august 30 in rockville. it will be open to the public. a funeral mass will be held today for one of the victims of the alaska plane crash. montgomery county attorney bill phillips. four others were killed, including former senator ted stevens. mike conneen tells us how phillips is being remembered. >> montgomery county resident bill phillips was a lobbyist and lawyer who served on ted stevens staff five years. last week he died in the alaska plane crashed. >> a really nice guy. ashamed to hear that. it is terrible. >> 5 died in the crash, four survived. his son, a 13-year-old willie phillips, was one of the survivors, the only one who was mobile after the crash and tried to help the others as they waited for help. >> it is terrible the way they were killed. >> family and friends will try not to dwell on the crash. they will remember bill phillips mostly as a good father. >> he brought the kids up the way that they should be and they are good people. i am sure that he did that. >> our lady of mercy catholic church in potomac at 11:00 for the funeral mass. instead of flowers, the stanford athletics emergency fund will accept donations. three of his sons played division juan football. a candlelight vigil is set for tonight for a teenager shot and killed this week in southeast d.c. 16-year-old anthony barnes was shot wednesday along fairlawn avenue. a vigil is at 7:00. today the fenty administration will announce the temporary home of wilson high school. students will attend classes in building 525 on the campus of the university of the district of columbia. a repeat of last year's scheduling confusion is not expected interest george's county schools. last year 8000 students had no schedule when fall classes began, because of a computer glitch. some students i've waited days with no class schedule. school officials say that no major problems are expected when school begins next week's. a developing story from arizona. an escaped inmate and his fiancee have been captured after weeks on the run. john mccluskey and casslyn welch were arrested in an arizona campground after a forest ranger spotted their stolen vehicle. two inmates who escaped with him in july have already been captured. authorities are trying to a identify remains found in lorton last month discovered along furnace road. the medical examiner says the remains belong to a man murdered. he was in his mid 30's or early 40's, five feet, 3 inches tall, he was wearing a t-shirt with a classic hot-rod and pajama pants with a skiing design. police raided the home yesterday in the 4600 block of 6th street and found seven pit bulldogs, some of them just puppies. they found materials and items commonly used for dog fighting. no one has been arrested so far. the dogs are being treated for injuries. more now on the massive aid recall. a salmonella outbreak linked to the tainted eggs of is expected to grow. the cdc says illness is occurring after the middle of july have not been reported yet. about 2000 cases were reported between may and july. if the outbreak is blamed on eggs that were shipped by an iowa company. go to tbd.com to learn more. still ahead, another black eye for major league baseball, why roger clemens could trade yankee pinstripes for prison stripes. giving back to a good cause, how you can help save a life today. a sneak peek at the weekend forecast, when we checked traffi since fog advisory until 9:00 to the south and west of d.c., culpeper, orange, and madison county's. code orange air quality today. take it easy. temperatures will rebound to the low 90's later this afternoon. mainly clear this morning with plenty of sunshine from the mountains to the beaches. here's a look at the express forecast. temperatures by midday in the mid '80s, high temperatures in the low 90's. a bit warmer closer to the city. let's get an update from jim russ on traffic. a couple of overnight incidents have been cleared up. carl barton parkway south bound at the clinical turnaround, has been reopened -. baltimore washington parkway has been reopened following an overnight accident. still dealing with a problem on southbound side of route 1 at the occoquan river. a big piece of metal was sticking up. a serious crash on route 55 westbound at les corner before 28, traffic is getting by on the service road about an accident investigation. back to you. >> thank you. the need for blood donors it's a critical high during the summer months. we want to invite you to join our partners at wtop and help save a life today. there posting their annual in the summer blood drive at tyson's corner mall. for if you would like to be involved, go to the fairfax county community center between nine and five today. the goal is to raise 100 points this year. make sure you go up to the second-floor and it is across from the gap. >> you did this last year. >> several years. it is a great event. we are there, people from tdb and wtop are there. 6:13. >> it is friday. >> 70 degrees. >> still to come, american airlines is in big trouble. why the airline could face a record fine. >> let me be clear, i have never taken steroids or hgh. >> the smoking gun in a major- league steroids scandal. the rocket could face prison time now. >> a desperate plea for help in time now. >> a desperate plea for help in a gecko: ah, thank you, sir. as we all know, geico has been saving people money on rv, camper and trailer insurance... ...as well as motorcycle insurance... gecko: oh...sorry, technical difficulties. boss: uh...what about this? gecko: what's this one do? gecko: um...maybe that one. ♪ dance music boss: ok, let's keep rolling. we're on motorcycle insurance. vo: take fifteen minutes to see how much you can save on motorcycle, rv, and camper insurance. you love at a price you chcan afford without haggling.s carmax is the smart choice because all carmax cars come with comprehensive inspections, thorough reconditioning and guaranteed quality. in our top stories, pepco has developed a plan to improve its reliability. the utility says its $250 million plan includes more tree trimming to increase the space between trees and wires, replacing underground cables, and improving substations. and it will study distribution lines. funeral services will be held this morning for germantown manlove died in the plane crash that killed ted stevens. -- a germantown man who died in the plane crash. the united nations has met its goal of raising $460 million to help the victims of the deadly floods that ravaged pakistan. the pakistan government says more than 20 million people are in need of food, shelter, and clean water. it is 6:15. a grand jury indicted roger clemens yesterday on several charges, ranging from obstruction of congress to perjury. the indictment stems from allegations that the rockets used steroids while he was a major-league player and denied the claims before congress. he could serve 30 years in prison, if convicted. local residents mourning the loss of a beloved high-school football coach. cliff has since died tuesday night when his car drove into a guardrail. -- cliff haskins. he was an assistant coach recently at flouris high school but formerly worked at oxon hill high school. >> he will always be part of my family. i will not forget. >> he had a reputation of helping troubled young athletes turn their lives around. he also worked with the u.s. marshal service and was a retired detective with the d.c. police. he was married with three children and was only 59 years old. now to the oil disaster, scientists have found an invisible oil plume in the gulf of mexico. they have mapped a 23-mile-long, 1-mile wide cloud of oil made of droplets to smallo for the eide to see. researchers say the chemical ingredient still persists. the faa said its sights on american airlines. the jobless claims jumped and send stocks down. rob nelson has those stories and more. >> fresh evidence that the economy has stalled. asian markets are falling this morning after a down day on wall street. that followed a report showing initial claims for unemployment benefits rose 12,000 last benefitsto 500,000, as level since november. despite an unemployment is a sign private employers may said jobs this month for the first time this year. more americans are tapping into their retirement accounts to pay their bills. according to a report out this morning from fidelity investments, a record number of people made a charge of withdrawals from their retirement accounts in the second quarter the number borrowing from their accounts if has reached a 10-year high. american airlines may be hit with a record fine from federal regulators for maintenance violations. faa officials are ready to propose a penalty of $25 million or more for lapses dating back to april 2008. the airline improperly fixed electric wiring, forcing it to ground 300 planes and cancel thousands of flights. technology giant intel has made a major acquisition. it is purchasing software security firm mcafee for over $7 million. it will help the company improve the security of its chips, which are currently inside 80% of the world's computers. joint products from the company will begin appearing next year. flu shot season is beginning at next week. the early start is a response to last year's swine flu outbreak. coming up on "good morning america" today, the dangers of printing pictures on line. -- posting pictures on line, why it could tell a cease a lot about you. i am rob nelson. 70 degrees on this friday morning. we are hoping for clear weekend. >> it is going to start off pretty nice. a 30% chance we will see anything at all this weekend. don't plan on it. enjoy it. school is starting next week in the district and prince george's county. the sun will rise in 10 minutes or so officially. mainly clear skies at this hour. the temperature is 69 degrees in indian head. 67 in herndon. temperatures across the mid- atlantic holding in the mid to upper 60's, low 70's. 73 at reagan national airport. there is a dense fog advisory to the south and west of us. if culpeper, orange, madison, rockingham counties have a warning until 9:00. clouds are allowed to the south of the d.c. metro area. clear skies from the delmarva beaches to the mountains. fine weather at the beach is expected today. 85 degrees. that is saturday.dors fro chance of storms on sunday. temperatures today in the low 90's for us, mostly sunny. upper 60's-low 70's tonight. let's get an update on the morning rush hour or commute. serious crash incidentally on route 50 westbound before rd.e 28 at lee's corner the accident is under investigation. delays will begin at the greenbriar shopping center in westbound on route 50. elsewhere, not bad. 270 traffic is slowed briefly getting past 109. looks good to the beltway. no accidents on the beltway. 95 in virginia and maryland in good shape. back to you. >> thank you. 6:21 on this friday, 70 degrees. when packing a lunch for work leaves a bad taste in your mouth. life and death interventions, on tape, today at 4:00 on abc 7. celebrity cancer survivors including lance armstrong, christina applegate, and robin roberts will be among those appearing on a telethon to raise money for cancer research. stand up to cancer will air simultaneously on abc, nbc, cbs, fox, and several cable channels on september 10. a lot of workplaces, the contents of refrigerators are worse than ever. >> everybody is always afraid of the work refrigerators. experts say that because of the economic downturn, more people are bringing their lunch to work and companies are cutting back on cleaning companies that in dallas to refrigerators. many workers forget that they put the food in there. we looked inside at least one office refrigerator and found food worthy of a hazmat team. >> i don't keep stuff in there because everybody else puts stuff and there and stuff is leaking and their stuff all over the counters. >> if you have had the food more than two or three days, get rid of it. that applies to any food beyond its expiration date. it is respectful of your co- workers. tried to remember that you put something in there three days ago. >> it looks like our break f room. >> no comment. there you go. >> another half hour of good morning washington ahead. >> in the next half-hour, a daring rescue on the river. it was just in the nick of time. a few good samaritans helped save a woman's life. >> i am steve rudin in the belfort furniture weather center. lots of sunshine is on the way today. what about the upcomin live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> i think they could step to the plate a little more, but i'm sure they're doing what they can. >> pepco details a new storm response strategy, but not everyone is on board with the plan. good morning, washington. welcome back on this friday, august 20, i am alison starling. . >> i am scott thuman. we will check with steve rudin for a check on the forecast. everyone looking forward to the weekend. >> it is going to be dry, right? >> 30% chance of a few thunderstorms on sunday. temperatures will be well into the 90's once again today and tomorrow. at this hour there is a cool start to our friday, 65 degrees in fairfax, 66 in leesburg. there will be a rapid warming up this morning. there is a dense fog advisory in madison, culpeper, and orange counties until 9:00. code orange inequality today for the metro area. great weather at the beaches tomorrow. we will talk about the forecasts in much more detail in a moment. now an update on traffic. >> 50 westbound has reopened at in the chantilly area. the police have left the area and the road is open again. delays should begin easing up quickly. let's go to the beltway to show you the pace on the outer loop getting from college park toward silver spring, still pretty good, no accidents. 270 looks good out of hyattstown. 95 and 395 in virginia still in good shape. back to you. >> thank you. pepco's new strategy to prevent and respond to power outages, under fire for its response to the back-to-back storms, pepco has unveiled a new plant. stephen tschida is live in northwest to tell whether this will index of goodwill. -- win back some good will. >> some. but a lot of people think it is a little late. >> eight times in six weeks, at least. you lose count. >> residents tried to make the best of the days when they have electricity. >> when the electricity is on, in this neighborhood we think, do laundry, run the dishwasher, because we don't know when it's going out. >> pepco officials finally responded. they announced a five-year plan to improve service, a more aggressive tree trimming program that would go outside its right of life, fixing the worst performing feeders, continuing to grow the system but with no new money, idec automation that will speed up service, replacing old underground cable, and a $15 million a year plan to bury lines underground and improve substations. >> it is like getting dirty clothes back from a dry cleaners, i would switch dry cleaners. i cannot do that with pepco. >> some customers are wondering at what point during those five years with their power become more secure. our region is still cleaning up from the damage caused by the storms that drenched our area earlier this week. trees are buckling in d.c. and maryland because of saturated ground. 6:33 on this friday. a potomac man killed in a plane crash in alaska will be laid to rest today. bill phillips was on the father- son fishing trip with former senator ted stevens and seven others when the plane went down. he is being remembered. >> montgomery county resident bill phillips was a lobbyist and lawyer who served on ted stevens'staff five years and last week died in the alaska plane crash. >> a really nice guy. i know his kids. >> four survived. his son, 13-year old willie phillips, tried to help the others as they waited for help. >> it was the way people were killed like that was terrible. >> at today's funeral mass, they will remember bill phillips as a good father. >> he brought the kids up the way they should be and they are good people. >> the funeral mass begins at 11:00 a.m. at our lady of mercy catholic church in potomac. in lieu of flowers, the family is asking that donations be made to the stanford athletics emergency fund. 3 of bill phillips'suns played 1 football.an footbai derek meffert was in a car driven by stefan dixon when an accident happened. both were killed. the visitation for derek meffert is at a funeral home in manassas today. scheduling confusion is not expected in prince george's county schools when classes begin. last fall, 8000 students had no schedules because of a computer glitch. some students waited days with no class schedules. school officials are expecting things to run smoothly when school opens next week. today the fenty administration will officially announce whether wilson high school students will attend classes. the school in old west is being renovated. during that time, classes will be held in building 52 on the campus of the university of the district of columbia. investigators are trying to find more about what they believe was a dog fighting ring. police raided the home yesterday in the 4600 block of 6th street in southeast. they found seven pit bulldogs, some of them just puppies. police found materials and items commonly used for dog fighting. the dogs are being evaluated and tr