This afternoon on your future cast and time it out. Here is larry miller, good morning. Your time right now, 6 01. Northwest d. C. Where we have fire activity or a fire being put out on butternut street between 7th street northwest and 9th street. It will be a huge presence of firefighters that are currently on scene. Commuters will need to stay away from this area as fire crews work to battle that fire. Another issue going on. This is northbound between malcolm x avenue. Be mindful of that. We have some delays out in that area. Well have an update for you in ten minutes. Well send it over to you. Following breaking news from the koreaen peninsula. North and south korea engaged in an exchange of artillery fire. South Koreas Defense Ministry says soldiers returned fire after north korea shot a single artillery shell at a border town. The Defense Ministry says it fired dozens of shells at the location of that north koreaen shell. Were also following breaking news out of northwest d. C. Firefighters are battling a fire in the 900 block of butternut street. This is a live look at the scene. No word of any injuries or how that fire started. New this morning, unrest in st. Louis, missouri, after yet another Police Involved shooting. Yesterday, police shot and killed an 18yearold black man after they say he pulled a gun on them. Police say the man was one of two suspects running away from a home where they found crack cocaine. Nine protesters were arrested in the aftermath. Police used tear gas to clear a street after demonstrators ignored commands and threw glass bottles and rocks at the officers. 6 02 now. This is mike hydeck. The raging wild fires in Washington State claimed three lives last night. The initial reports say the firefighters were in mt. Initial attack phase near the town of twisp. Investigators believe that vehicle was most likely overcome by the flames after the accident. Even as the people mourn the loss, the fight goes on because the flames are still marching across the landscape of Washington State. Were trained to do a job and you know, theres just times when, you know, some things go bad, but the fight still has to go on. Wow. The people are going to rebuild and now theres been loss of life. Its like horrible. Now the dry conditions and strong winds are making it very difficult to fight these fires. Right now, more than 100 fires are burning out west. The flames are store sping a d. C. Police putting their money where their mouth is. Not only asking people to come forward with tips to help solve this crime, now they are offering more cash for your information. Police have increased tips to get illegal guns off the street. From 1 ,000 we reported now to 2500. They added a new reward of 10,000 for information leading to the arrest of someone involved in a shooting and of course, 25,000 for murder arrests. Anyone with information can call 7279099. Were told you can also send unanimous tips, text them to 50411. Police are hoping these increased rewards will help skeptical residents come forward. Nobody cares. When time and time again, we have seen instances where police have been the dominant structure. We have to think about what we can do, what individuals can do. What can churches do . Whole Community Effort and folks are helping police in this partnership and they made some progress. Well have more on that coming up in the next half hour. Were live outside of d. C. Police headquarters. And violent summer in baltimore. 211 people have been killed there this year. That number almost matches the total number of murders from all of 2014. The Baltimore Sun reports the latest victim was found dead with a bullet wound in a vacant road house during the pharmacy. So far, there is no word on a motive or suspects. A heartbreaking loss for the High School Community. Long time principal, dr. Michael doran was found dead in his home yesterday. Doran was no ordinary principal. Proof is this makeshift memorial students made in his old parking space. There are flowers and cards and even artwork set up here to honor him. One thing is clear in this community, no one will be able to fill his spot. Doran was found dead yesterday in bethesda in his home. His cause of death is not known. The obvious impact he had on his students is clear. He had an 18 year career here at month phenomenonly county. Its rare for positives to have so many positive things. Typically the person you see when youre in trouble. The principal is so high up, students dont get to spend quality time with them. Principal doran cared about his students. He went out of his way to get to know them, even had lunch with some of them at school. Great conversation, joked around. Didnt matter where you were, if you were an athlete, everyone had a special connection with doran, including myself. Former Montgomery County superintendent, joshua starr, said doran knew almost student by name and even something about them, grief counselors will be here today and tomorrow from 9 00 until 2 00 p. M. There will also be a special vigil to honor doran tomorrow at 6 00 here in the stadium. Now when the news first broke, it spread on social media. Ill share some of those touching responses coming up. Live in Montgomery County, wusa9. Anne arundel county is taking aim at raccoons. The Health Department plans to start deploying rape containing a rabies vaccine starting december 1. The bait will be distributed by teams on the ground or from a low flying helicopter. The vaccine is not harmful toff raccoons, pets, or other an mals. Rape allegations at one of the nations boarding schools. New information this morning that shows the school has long known about a tradition known as the senior salute. Here is erica with a look at the forecast. It is a muggy one out here. It feels so humid. Just like it was yesterday. We are tracking a few light showers, but a Flash Flood Watch is in effect for both beltways because of hof rain expected. High temperatures today in the upper 80s; a refreshing air mass arrives tomorrow. Well talk more about that coming up in your sevenday forecast. Oh my gosh, its the guy from last night. What . can i jump on your wifi . Yeah, you can try it. Hey i had a really good time last night. Yeah, me too. The only thing is that. The only thing is what . Whats the only thing . Oh my gosh hes married. Hes a kleptomaniac. Hes a pyromaniac. Hes a total maniac. Hey hey go back to your wife you sociopath leave slow internet behind. The 100 Fiber Optics Network is here. Get out of the past. Get fios. Tea . Now 79. 99 a month. Go online or call now. Call the Verizon Center for customers with disabilities at 800. 974. 6006 tty v welcome back. It is 6 10. Im erica grow. A very warm and humid start, just like yesterday. We do have some areas of fog as well southwest of the beltway. Its 77 right now in Downtown Washington and in fredericksburg. 75 in manassas and 75 in gaithersburg. You can see all the clouds in place on the michael and son weather cam. No rain falling at the moment. Thunderstorms arrive this afternoon. The heaviest risk for those thunderstorms will arrive during the p. M. Commute from 5 00 p. M. On ward. High temperatures in the upper 80s and see a cooldown as we head into the weekend. Mainly its just going to be a drop in humidity. Well talk about that in the first alert sevenday. Larry. Erica grow, thank you kindly. We are working with a beltway inner and outer loop with no problems. We have some earlier issues. One we told you about that fire that was going on in northwest d. C. So thats going to have an impact and talking about the issue on anacostia freeway. We have some volume. Want to give you a live look and show you how things are shaping up where we have volume on northbound and southbound side. Watch out for wet roads. Well send it over to you. His personal weight loss story turned him into a popular pitchman. But today, jared fogle is preparing to head to prison. And president obama is preparing to visit new orleans for the 10th anniversary of hurricane katrina. Were back after this. Its 6 12. Do you like the passaaadd . Its a good looking car. This is the model rear end event. The model year end sales event. Its year end its the rear end event. Year end, rear end, check it out. Talk about turbocharging my engine. Youre gorgeous. What kind of car do you like . New, or many miles on it . Get a 1000 volkswagen reward card on select 2015 passat models. Or lease a 2015 Passat Limited Edition for 189 a month after a 1000 bonus. Always watching. Always tracking. Wusa9s weather. D. C. s most accurate. 6 00 a, if you see rain this afternoon, just know that may be the beginning. One of the heaviest this morning. We did have a couple showers this morning, were going to have a cup showers sprinkled throughout the day. Later on today where the heavy rain will come on through and track some thunderstorms with this approaching front that is going to set us up for a gorgeous weekend. Hold on, its all worth it. A little wet at times for the day and really tonight. These showers pushing through are quickly exiting the region, annapolis to Chesapeake Bay bridge, youll see some showers. Flash flood watch in place between baltimore, d. C. , its surrounding areas. This is where we are expecting the heaviest rain fall to occur. Not saying it will rain other areas, we will see the heaviest between baltimore and d. C. As this front approaches. 77 degrees, its cloudy. Setting the stage for showers to pop up throughout the day. Ahead of the line of thunderstorms that will form. 4 00, thunderstorms beginning to form through winchester. East of 8 a 1. As we go through that 6 00, heavy rain from frederic down along 270. Also, you will see some heavier downpours. After the hoffier rush is over, were looking at some downpours by 8 00. By midnight, still another round of storms as that front comes on through. By first thing tomorrow morning, very breezy. Wet tonight, 89 degrees, 87 for tomorrow and saturday. And sunday. Not too bad at all with that low humidity staying hot and humid. Nice again by next week. Your time right now, 6 17. A close eye on the freeway, this is northbound between malcolm x avenue where we have delays as you ready to head out the door. Account for that. Mark train riders, certainly god to see. Down toward the capital beltway. Just the typical thursday grind with the volume mainly in fairfax. To lee highway, a 31 minute commute. Traveling northbound on 95 mawking your way toward the interchange and from Prince William parkway an 11 minute commute with volume as you get closer to the wap tall beltway. A 16 minute commute. Well send it over to you. At 6 17, heres what is in the news right now. A defense lawyer will resume questioning the teenage girl who is accused of graduate of an elite prep school of rape. 19yearold owen was two days away from graduation last year when the girl says he raped her in a building at st. Paul school as part of senior salute ritual. He pled not guilty. A former spokesman for aysa least five years in prison. Jared fogle agreed to plead guilty to paying for sex with girls as young as 16 and receiving child pornography. Prosecutors say he used his trips to new york on behalf the charity he set up and subway to seek out child prostitutes for sex. Due in a charlottes courtroom today, jesse matthew, the man accused of abducting and killing hanah graham. Testimony is expected for the first time during pretrial motions. Matthews trial scheduled for next july. If convicted, he could face jail time. Died back in february after being tased four times. Happened while six guards worked to move her from her cell. The county is conducting its own internal investigation. Dramatic moments as a former Fairfax CountyPolice Officer passes out in court after hearing he was denied bond. Adam torres was denied bond during his First Court Appearance yesterday. Thats when he collapsed and fell to the ground. Torres is accused of shooting and killing an unarmed man, john gear, in 2013. Torres trial has a december 14 date. A Court Hearing has been set for virginias exlady of her corruption conviction. That day will come september 29. A jury found maureen and former governor guilty of doing favors for a supplements executive in exchange for 165,000 in gifts and loans. Marking the 10th anniversary of hurricane katrina, president obama plans to visit new orleans next week. The white house says the president plans to meet with new orleans mayor, mitchland mitch la in, dru. The president plans to speak about the regions rebirth. It is 6 20. Later this morning, former president , jimmy carter will talk about his cancer diagnosis for the first time. This comes one week after he announced his cancer has spread. Caitlin ross from our sister station, wxia in atlanta joins us outside the carter center. Any idea what the former president is going to say . So far, not yet, nick. Everyone is waiting to see how serious this is and what his treatment plan is going to be. Already so many people are send roughing help, and he will kick it, hes in church every week. He taught sunday school last weekend and people go there say he actually comes and fixes things with his own tools when something goes wrong at the church. So hes really been in very good health. At his 90th birthday a few weeks ago, his son was saying he reads, he walks, he has great conversations. So, this diagnosis did come as a surprise, but not a surprise for the family who has a long history of cancer. His father, two brothers and sister died of pancreatic cancer. So far, we dont know what type of president the former president is suffering from. Give that updot at 10 00 a. M. And well be there all morning. Thank you. Republican opposition to the president s nuclear deal is growing. Fueled by a secret Side Agreement. Well look at that report by the so he shoulded press. And im live outside of d. C. Police headquarters. Officers are working to get a handle on this violence that is happen ling on the city, offering an incentive to help. Details coming up. And a High School Community is mourning the loss of their longtime leader and its clear this was no record anywhere principle. Ill tell you what happened and how hes being remembered. A few morning showers will give way to thunderstorms as we head into the community. Tracking those storms with you, as you can see here, 6 00 p. M. , a line of storms heading toward the beltway. 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. At 6 25, heres something you may have missed. Republicans are criticizing a Side Agreement of the iran nuclear deal. According to the associated press, a deal with the u. N. Will allow iran to use its own inspectors to investigate a site that has been accused of developing nuclear weapons. A number of lawmakers appear to support the deal. Courtney reports. The 100 page agreement between the u. S. , iran, and several other world powers is complex. Wednesday night senator who says hell vote for it tried to break that agreement down. And what he calls misconception. I think one of them is that this is a deal between obama and the iatola, its just u. S. And iran, france, germany, england, the United States, china, and russia brought these sanctions, all entered in negotiations and those other countries have approved it. Former democratic senator, george mitchell, claims opponents are distorting what the deal actually does. The opponents have made the American People, have made American People believe that all of the inspections are subject to a 24day waiting period. Known and declared Nuclear Sites are on demand. There will be cameras, full inspections. Critics say this is a bad deal because it doesnt entirely dismantel the countrys nuclear program. And they believe gives too much power to iran to selfregulate. But senators king and mitchell insist the way its written, if iran cheats, well know it. If iran cheats, the agreement will be over and the United States and its lies will have available toall options, including military. What will california look like in a few years if the drought persists . Thats what a new study out this morning is trying to predict. The report by the Public Policy institute of california says those consequences include dying wildlife, bigger wild fires and dry farm towns. Right now, the biggest toll is on the states farmers. It is such a big issue that we dont know what number two and three are. Our trees are dying. We are operating year to year. And if we dont have water next year, we stop operating. Many consequences of the drought are being seen. Part of the Central Valley is starting to sunk because of the billions of gallons of water being pumped out of the ground. Potential breakthrough in the fight against obesity. Scientists at harvard and m. I. T. Say they now know how the gene makes people fat. It could open the door to a new approach to the problem. Researchers have known for years the gene called fto was related, but until now, they werent able to connect it through known factors. Meanwhile, fret si soon they could be breaking out cigars. For the first time, the developing fetus, based on the size oaf that fetus, veterinarians estimate that she could give birth as soon as next week, or possibly in early september. Today, u. S. Soldiers will join the fight against dozens of wild fires burning from california all the way to Washington State. And its a yellow alert day. Our First Alert Weather Team is tracking showers and then