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WUSA Wusa 9 News Sunday At 7am August 30, 2015

Heading back to school. Go figure. Good morning. Welcome to the best place for sunday Morning Television on wusa 9 and cbs throughout the morning. Good morning, erika. Good morning. My kids are going back to School Tomorrow and they are so excited and so are all the parents. Its the most most wonderful time of the year. Its going to be a hot start to the school week for the kids. Lets take a look another our day planner. Temperatures rising into the 90s today. It will be 86 degrees at 1 00, 90 at 4 00, 86 degrees at 7 00 with just a few clouds from time to time. You will see the dew points increasing throughout today and tomorrow as well. That will make the heat index increase. It will be a factor into this afternoon. Right now 68 hagerstown, 64 frederick and gaithersburg, 64 leesburg. Notice the temperatures are warmer than this time yesterday. Still dry on satellite and radar. A cold front approaching from the north and west will try to bring us a thunderstorm this afternoon. Ill show you where theres a chance for a storm this afternoon in the first alert 7 day forecast. Top story now, the all hands on deck has come to an end this morning. You might have expected crime to decrease but the violence continues. There was another shooting over night. Two people were rushed to the hospital after they were hit by gunfire. The initiative to flood the street with Police Officers, was it a success at all . Certainly metropolitan police will have to take a closer look at the missiontive, the successes and failures after this weekend. Since all hands on deck went into effect friday through this morning weve had 8 shootings, two fatal. That brings the death total the 105 so far this year. This spike in crime has alarmed many in the community. Relatives of 26yearold omani johnson, one of the two men killed last night, wonder where all the officers were. If the police were out and about the way they needed to be maybe this could have been avoided. They show up after the crime takes place. They need to walk block to block so these people dont have to keep burying their children. People have long criticized all hands on deck. They say its a stunt. The Police Department tweeted this picture out last night, the chief pictured with officers and children and adults in the commune any. Coming up, Police Officers could take a no confidence vote this weekend. Today a Memorial Service will be held for an American University alum stabbed to death. Kevin southerland was stabbed after being stabbed july 4th. This afternoon American University will host a celebration of life event on campus. We are tracking the remanence of what was Tropical Storm erika. Its a tropical wave thats going to move towards the florida keys. Before erika fell apart it caused problems for cuba and haiti. In haiti they said one person died in a mud slide and four were killed in a traffic accident. Many parts of the caribbean will begin clean up efforts. Even though erika is no longer a Tropical Storm it could still have serious impact on florida. Its still possible for widespread flooding. Home Improvement Stores were full. People stocking up on everything from flashlights to batteries to tarps. The ground is saturated so i just want to be ready. The shelves where the generators should be were cleaned out in a few hours. Another shipment is expected to arrive today. A suspect is behind bars charged with shooting a sheriffs deputy outside houston, texas. The arrest of shannon miles 24 hours of after he gunned down deputy gofort forth. Police believe he was targeted because he wore a under form. A uniform. He came up from behind the deputy, shot him multiple times. Miles does have a previous criminal history that includes charges for resisting arrest, trespassing and disorderly conduct. Helping protect our older citizens from financial abuse. Leslie fosters consumer alert is straight ahead. Hundreds rally against the check thats making it difficult for samesex couples to get maryland. Who are the migrants who died trying to get a better life in europe. Its going to be a nice afternoon to go down to the ball park as the nats are talking on the marlins. You will want a misting fan as temperatures will be around 95 at 1 35 p. M. A heat every cup has a story. Dunkin kcup packs in my life were a good fit. A single serving for myself, its pretty special. It is like having a dunkin store in my home which is what ive always dreamed of. Bring home delicious dunkin kcup packs today. Your coffee, your dunkin. Dunkin has a dark roast coffee thats deliciously roasted just right for a bold start and smooth finish thats never bitter. Put down the dark roast youve been putting up with and reach for the one you deserve. First alert weather time. The heat is back. Its going to feel like summer again. It is still august for a couple more days and we are going to notice it. We are definitely going to notice it because it was so pleasant last work week. It will be a shock to the system when that humidity comes crawling back. Youre going to feel it tomorrow morning as youre sending the kids off to the bus stop for the first time in many spots. Lets take a look at the weather cam and your day planner. Temperatures in the 90s today. By 9 00 a. M. 74 with partly cloudy skies. More sunshine around noon, 85. Still 95 at 5 00. Right now 69 degrees, the dew point is up to 64. Were seeing an increase in the moisture. 64 fairfax, 66 ashburn, 61 germantown and 65 in owings. You can see that rotation. A big area of High Pressure off to the east of us is bringing in that southern flow. The flow around High Pressure is clock wise. Were going to see that increase in moisture coming towards us from the south and southwest. It will be sufficient to trigger an isolated storm in the mountains today but not for us in the immediate metro area. On monday well start out with some clouds in place, maybe a sprinkle as youre sending the kids off to the bus. I dont think that will be a big threat. Into the afternoon well see a better chance for an isolated spotty shower or storm. Most everything stays to the west today. A high of 92 degrees. Back to 90 on monday with another chance for an isolated shower or storm. That activity will be anywhere in the metro area but not last night. Its hot again on tuesday with a high of 94. In the 7 day forecast well stick with the mid 90s through thursday and then it starts to cool down towards labor day weekend. Police in austria say they are struggling the find the body of 7 immigrants found decomposing in the become of a semitruck. Police say the migrants which included eight women and four children, appeared to have suffocated in the become of that abandoned truck. Police have arrested four people. Turkey has joined the fight International Space station isis. On friday turkish jets used smart bombs. They said the sites pose a risk to their national security. Could better wifi be coming to the friendly skies . How soon you will get a connection right from your airline seat. Next, a new president ial race poll number show troubling News Campaign trail this morning. A new poll shows Hilary Clintons numbers are slipping in iowa. As her team is scrambling to lock if that support the president the Democratic Front runner is taking hits. Iowa caucus goers generally favor clinton favorably but her support has dropped 20 over the summer. Bernie sanders has doubled his support since may trailing clinton by only 7 points. Vice President Joe Biden comes in third with 14 . Clinton is still the partys front runner and the focus of rival democrats as well as republican president ial hopefuls like donald trump. After a fiery speech today attacked clinton for compares republicans position on women to those of terrorist groups. I heard what Hilary Clinton side about terrorists and republicans and terrorists. She should take it back. On friday she challenged the gop front runner. Trump actually said he would do a much better job for women than i would. Now, thats a general Election Debate thats going to be a lot of fun. Speaking at the Democratic National Committee Summer meeting clinton cast herself best fit to go up against the republican nominee. First she needs to get the nomination. A loss in iowa could be devastating to clinton. Clintons campaign was working to build a firewall of support including a speech by clinton. The poll also shows the controversy over Hilary Clintons email serve ser a not an important issue for iowa caucus voters. The poll os shows that what voted clinton and biden favorably. They said the controversy over clintons private email server isnt an sposht issue. That backs up what shes been saying. The legal bath kopts for that kentucky who who revases to issue samesex county marijuana license. She same sex county marriage licenses. She wants asylum for her conscious. What shes doing is not liberty and justice for all, not equality. Its disobeying the law, discrimination and its not okay. Davis stopped issuing all marriage licenses after the supreme courts ruling in favor of samesex marriage. Its a warmer and slightly more humid start than yesterday. Already up to 68 degrees in wind chester and 61 in cullpepper, 69 in downtown washington. A good chance for a storm, especially the further south today. 89 degrees in cumberland,up to 90 degrees in hagerstown today, 91 wind which wind chester. Just hae send it just hazy sunshine and some clouds. 89 closer a water. It will be muggy. 19 in downtown war or and 92 in frederick. Cumberland ill let you know how long this forecast for the work will last. They live on a fixed income. When a crook scams therdly ott you of their money it could be financially devastating. Leslie foster tell us how we can all look out for the better people in our lives. It takes a village to keep our older citizens safe. Start by checking changes in their financial situation. Look for miff differents in thats wills or pors of toerp. Dhek for any money activity they couldnt have oshlg straited itself. Look for different wills. Leslie foster. Continuing our look at your money, good news for in flight passengers who use wifi. The faa has given gogo the approval for technology that would increase the current wifi speed on flights by 20 times. The Faster Service could launch as early as next year. Arbys has become the latest franchise to jump on the snack band wagon. They will announce sliders. Other fast food chains include taco bell. A new version of the good year blimp technically not blimp because it wont deflate. Faster speeds at up to 70 Miles Per Hour and an all glass cockpit. Thank you for waking up with us. We are just Getting Started this sunday morning. Still to come some dc officers are questioning their leadership and telling the dp so by voting. A possible no confidence vote on chief cathy lineri coming up. You will need tickets when pope francis is here next month. They are free but heart to get. More on the hottest ticket in town. Stuck in traffic. Sobering statistics about the cz clogged red wis. Lets just say theres a reason for those fourletter words. A shark gets too close for comfort for beachgoers in california. Next, the two bigger burger change if you missed it heres whats trending on our social media pages this week. This one is about dc traffic. Thats right. If dc traffic drives you crazy theres a reason why. A new research from researchers in texas found that dc traffic is the worst in the nation. Rush hour congestion is 82 hours each year. How does a mcwhopper sound in burger king proposed to mcdonalds to come together combining the big mac and the whooper. Dont get too excited. Mcdonalds did not agree to the idea. Might teeth good though. I am sfriezed about this fight be might be good though. Im surprised about this one. Instagram said you can share a photo thats not a square. A texas couple a making a statement on their lawn with two metal dine sore metal dinosau r sculptures. Its time now to take a look at the best caught on camera videos. A 10 store building gone in seconds. Several highrise buildings demolished. It was loaded with explosives and with a pump of a butt top its gone. The this is right is wore ing the second building to come down in the neighborhood. Now a scare for beachgoers in california. A large hammerhead shark was spotted. The 8 to 120 long shark forced the bach to be clezed after the circle gentlemaned around. Our top story coming up at 7 30 this morning. We will hear from viewers who spent the weekend celebrating the life offense a tv crew gunned down on live television. Plus, dra video of a heart dramatic d plus dramatic video of a driver. Highs in the lower 90s. The people that have a potential to see a shower or storm are along the blue ridge west. The you exercise. You choose the salad. Occasionally. But staying well physically, financially, emotionally its hard on your own. So cignas got your back, and your knees, 24 7. Cignas there to answer your questions. Or when you need some coaching. In sickness and in health, cignas there, helping you to get well and stay well. Thats having a partner, whos with you all the way. Cigna. Good sunday morning. Could the dc police chief about to lose the support of her rank and file. A look at how far theyve come as new orleans marking 10 years since Hurricane Katrina. The city marks a decade of recovery. Researchers call it a game changer in Breast Cancer detection. Ill have that story coming up. Im first alert meteorologist erika grow. A heat wave begins today. Summer not over yet. How long this heat and humidity will last coming up in the first alert 7 day forecast. Good morning. Theres no better place for sunday Morning Television than wusa 9 and cbs throughout the morning. Thank you so much for waking up with us. In case you didnt hear yesterday Tropical Storm erika is no longer a Tropical Storm. Thats great news. Right. It sizzled. That does mean that we could see some of the rain from erika eventually making its way towards us. That will be good news for people who want the rain. In the meantime its going to turn steamy. At 10 00 it will be 78 degrees with clouds and sunshine at noon, 86 at 1 00, 90 at 4 00 and your High Temperature 92 degrees. We will reach that between 3 00 and 4 00 p. M. Right now its currently 64 degrees in frederick and gaithersburg, 68 in front royal and winchester and 69 in downtown washington. You can see a cold front on the way moves through pittsburgh and central pennsylvania. On satellite and radar that front is slowly sliding this way. It will trigger a shower or storm in some spots later on this afternoon. Exactly where ill tell you coming up in the first alert 7 day forecast. Its called all hands on deck where dc police hit the streets. It didnt work. The police union criticize ed d this Initiative Since it started in 2007. Now officers are questioning the departments leadership as well. Good morning, tray chin. Reporter good morning. Union members could take a no confidence vote on cathy lanier. Polling is gong on among dc officers. A third party is conducting the vote online. Some members say this summers rise in crime is no coincidence saying its poor management from the mayor and police chief. On the Union Website they said they have been losing experienced officers in droves and remaining limited resources arent being used effectively. The public is demanding they do something about the violence but a proactive policing strategy, leadership and units are continued failed strategies like all hands on deck. Its unclear when we may know the vote. They hope it will send a strong message that things need to change. A chance this weekend for the community to come together and remember two journalists shot dead. On saturday many in the Roanoke Community got a chance to visit wdbj and a memorial for Alison Parker and adam west. Both were killed on. Air wednesday by a form er colleague. It shows respect and support to two lives that were lost. As part of the community i thought it was my obligation to come out. Its one of the tragic incidents that weve had here. Members of the community will attend a candle light vigil tonight. The redskins won their preseason game last night against the ravens in baltimore 3113 despite rg3 being sidelines. Its kirk cousins standing in for rg3. He was pulled from the game after a neurologist said he had not recovered from concussionlike symptoms. Coach gruden plans to look at his health before choosing a starting quarterback. American pharaoh finished second behind keene ice at the stakes in saratoga on saturday. It snaps his 8race win streak. Saratoga got that nickname when another horse fell. A deadly fall during the braves game at last night turner field. A man in his 60s was heckling Alex Rodriguez and he fell. Emts gave him care but they couldnt save him. Dc traffic, the delay in the capitol of the united states, is as bad as it gets anywhere. Anywhere. Thats right, in the whole country according to a new stud by the texas a m traffic institute. Drivers waste an average of 82 hours per year stuck in traffic. Thats almost 3 and a half days. Not far behind, los angeles, san francisco, new york with 74 hours and san jose of 67 hours lost stuck in the commute. Heres what some drivers have to say about their commute behind the wheel. You waste all your life pretty much just driving in traffic. The worse road in america is 66. Ive been up and down the whole east coast and its just terrible. You sit for hours. Just to the packing the airport you spend 20, 30 minutes. Its crazy. Again there are all the statistics. 82, 80, 78, 64. Just too much time to be stuck behind the wheel. Thats why i live close to work. Keep an eye on the lefthand side of your screen. Thats smoke from a vehicle from a dashcam cruiser. A

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