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here's brian with the news edge at 11:00. thousands of people crowded the mall in dc tonight for one of the most spectacular fireworks displays in the nation. will thomas is down there now live, and will, housz the great escape going? >> reporter: if you ever wondered how long it takes for at least 600,000 people to leave the mall all at the same time in an orderly fashion, i base that number on some of the metro numbers from last year. let me tell you, it takes about an hour and-a-half. that's what it takes to clear the national mall. the big crowds now probably on metro trains, p...

messages telling me their dogs are pacing and hiding under the recliner. i'm happy to say none of the storms are severe. they're just producing heavy rain and occasional lightning and thunder. live digital doppler has you covered. i-95 from baltimore to d.c. and alexandria. this is not a severe thunderstorm but a nice soaking rain. if you live in burke, chantilly, the clearing line coming up pretty soon. 72 degrees. humidity, 90% up. just ticked down to 71. winds southwest at 10. here's the first batch of rain that is coming through right now. we're going to get a lull in the action ...

the vast distance involved. this crash actually started back there at the intersection, almost a block away at a speed bump. it hit one speed bump and then another and left the road. it ended up in a stand of trees. very tragic and deadly start to the weekend here in southeast with the loss of three lives. it was just after 3:00 a.m., police say that the mitsubishi was traveling west on mississippi avenue. investigators say speed was a factor. >> there is evidence of alcohol. but we can't say for sure if that played a factor in the crash. >> reporter: the car hit a speed bump and the...

but prosecutors admitted the strength of their case is now in jeopardy. that after the credibility of strauss-kahn's accuser came into question. >> we are absolutely convinced while today is a first giant step in the right direction, the next step will lead to a complete dismissal of the charges. >> reporter: court papers showed during the prosecution's investigation, the hotel maid's account of the attack was inconsistent. prosecutors also say she admitted to lying on her asylum application to come to the u.s. including making claims she was raped in her native guinea. there are als...

handly. >> we have breaking news at 5:00. it's in northwest washington. two row houses on fire. in the 900 block of decatur street off georgia avenue, d.c. firefighters were just called in a few minutes ago. and just seconds ago, this fire went to two alarms. these pictures are from our tower camera. you can see some smoke there in the distance. this is the best shot we have for you for now. but we do have a news crew that just arrived on the scene. we'll get those pictures in as soon as we can and update this for you shortly. and breaking news in annandale. firefighters just put o...