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virginia right into the southern states and extending to the gulf. there are different waves of low pressure. it brings us more and more rain. these are some of the totals we ve accumulated. four and a half inches. is vern na park three and a half. salisbury almost three. dover, two and the flood watch is in effect through late tonight for the areas in dark green, heading on into the panhandle of west va. for now back to you. we continue live in north baltimore. we have more on the hardest hit areas. reporter: some of the suburbs around the washington, d.c. area. some areas feeling sog gi. rain came to southern maryland and northern virginia. flash floods wreaked havoc, washing out entire roads causing several road closures. it was raining. i got my car stuck here. reporter: clogged storm drains added to the flash flood problems where bike riders and drivers braved the high water. already, the wet roads appear to be a factor in several crashes in our ears, inclu ....
totals that we ve been seeing. this is just a sampling. four and a half inches in college park. we ll elaborate that more in the forecast. okay. we ll be waiting. first warning weather coverage continues with derek valcourt with more on the impact of this storm. reporter: has tim was saying, some of the worst flooding is in the southern area, the d.c. area. just about the entire state is feeling warm and sog gi. storms brought heavy rains to the state and northern virginia got hit by the rainfall. flash floods washed out entire roads, caution several road closures and forcing firefighters to rescue more than a dozen motorists stranded by the rushing waters. it was range. the water come up really fast. reporter: clogged storm drains added to the flash flooding where people braved the high wart. already the wet roads appear to be a factor in several crashes, including one at green spring and northern parkway. across baltimore umbrellas a must have with the flash ....
72 ocean city. 75 winchester and 73 to start the day in fredericksburg. your forecast for the remainder of the day, partly sunny, hot and humid. get outdoors and enjoy a refreshing sprinkler. 90 degrees. winds five miles an hour. i will be back in a couple of minutes and have details on the weekend forecast. i know a lot of people have outdoor plans. fred is the floor director, right? right. thank you. we have new developments in that gushing oil well in the gulf of mexico. there s a new containment device in place this morning. the b.p. executive says the cap is collecting some 0 of the oil. how much is still to be determined but there s this is a little good news as president obama prepares for a trip to the gulf coast later today and fox doug luzader is live on captiol hill with more on that. good morning. reporter: the cap is in place and apparently it is collecting some of the oil but it may be later today before we find out how much of it is being coll ....
accident should serve as a reminder. a message for parents and for adults make sure kids have their bike helmets. have supervision. and try to train the kids not to run out into the street because it could be tragic. i m going to pray for the family and pray for him and ask god to accept him, which i know he already have him. reporter: police have not publicly identiy ied the little boy. just before he hit the child, the driver stopped at a stop sign that neighbors had lobbied for years to have installed. they wanted that stop sign there to make the street safer. anita. gary, strong storms swept through our area tonight leaving damage and power outages in our wake. parts of virginia is still without power. andrea joins us with the latest. reporter: anita, kind a storm that moves through here. dominion power tells us electricity has been restored to all but a few customers. but ironically earlier tonight lightning struck a woodbridge power sub station, and that ....
a live look at chinatown or actually 66. if we can switch over to downtown, i can show you the traffic is great between h and 7th. and outer loop, volume is picking up past new hampshire avenue. delay is on the way. over to you. the legal battle over the i- 95, 395 hot lanes project in arlington is heating up. a group of business leaders is urging the county to drop the lawsuit holding up the project. 9 news now reporter kristin fisher is live in arlington with the latest on the brewing legal battle. good morning. good morning, andrea. both sides of the brewing legal battle want the same thing, which is less traffic on these roads, but they disagree on the best way to go about it. the local business leaders argue the hot lanes project is the best way to do that, especially when you are trying to absorb thousands of new workers coming in to northern virginia, but the arlington county board argues the project could likely make all of the congestion even worse. the who ....