the sun is not up yet. it has been all summer long. sun gets up early and now it is coming up later. good morning. i'm sarah simmons i'm wisdom martin. tropical storm isaac is expected to make lapped fall somewhere on the gulf coast later tonight or early wednesday possibly as a category two hurricane packing winds around 100 miles per hour. >> as we just mentioned, new orleans is in its path right now and isaac could strike seven years to the day the city was hit by hurricane katrina. this may be the first major test of the city's levees since they were rebuilt after katrina. there is? good news in this. isaac could bring much-needed relief to the drought stricken mississippi river area. lets acheck in with tucker and get the latest on that. >> and about one year to the date that irene impacted our area. >> oh, wow. >> i think they're going to get hit worse down there than we were. >> certainly the potential for a big storm down there. still a tropical storm. maximum winds, 70 miles per hour. on our last couple of frames, really noticing an eye trying to develop. any time you get an eye development with a tropical storm, that usually indicates strengthening. we'll do more on isaac coming up. we've got rain showers moving in. this is actually good news because these rain showers indicating some cooler and drier air trying to work in from the north and west. not so much going to be cooler today but the air will be drier so once we get this frontal system south an east of us, we'll have morning showers and some clouds around, we'll break out in the sun this afternoon and we'll be in for a really nice afternoon. very comfortable with less humidity and high temperatures in the upper 80s to about 09. nice-looking tuesday. let's do temperature right now at reagan national. 76degrees. baltimore, 75. ocean city, 73. forecast for today, for the kid are headed out to the bus stop here in the next hour or two, particularly washington and point south and east, necessity might want to be ready for a few showers. but by later this afternoon, lots of sunshine and the morning showers will be out of here shortly. >> all right. thank you, tucker. >> time to take a look at what is happening on the roads. julie wright , good morning to you. >> lanes are open, no problems reported but again heavy slow and steady is how she rolls before you reach 109 continuing out toward the truck scales south of 109 and a backup starting to form in germantown approaching and passing 118. the ride northbound along i-95 here in virginia as you make your exit from prince william parkway continuing across the occoquan. the lanes are open. traffic remains heavy and slow eastbound along 66 in manassas and again leaving 50 headed eastbound towards 123. just volume delays there. traffic flowing freely at the wilson bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. at at republican national convention in tampa, organizers are downplaying the possibility that tropical storm isaac will force him to change plans that have already been altered because of the storm. >> ann romney, the wife of soon to be republican presidential nominee mitt romney will speak at the convection today. the event was scaled back when it looked like isaac would impact tampa. mitt romney is arriving today, two days early are than originally planned. his wife will give her speech tonight. new jersey governor chris christie will also speak giving the keynote address. romney will officially accept the republican nomination for president on thursday. on thurs new this morning in arlington, hazmat crews have cleared the scene along the 800 block of north monroe street. they now say it does not appear that there were any hazardous materials inside an apartment there. this reportedly began as a call identify domestic disturbance around 10:30 last night. when police officers furred the apartment, they saw what and to be a meth lab and called the fire department. there does not appear to be any danger. a prince george's county police officer killed in the line of duty is being remembered today. >> funeral services for 23-year- old adrian morris will be held at 9:00 a.m. at wood stream in mitchellville. mother morris was killed last monday while pursuing robbery suspects. rest accident say the officer made the ultimate sacrifice to keep them safe. >> this affects every one of us because he is representing us. he took his time to go through school and go through learning and he gave up his life for etch other of us. so i'm here to support him and his family. >> officer morris will be buried in the afternoon at lakemont memorial park cemetery in davidsonville, maryland. there will be extra police officers at a baltimore high school in the wake of a shooting on the first day of class. police say a 15-year-old student walked into the cafeteria at perry hall high school and shot a 17-year-old student. he is in critical condition. some fast-acting staff members grabbed the teen and the school was evacuated. boy's father admits the son was the shooter and that he had been bullied. a day care opener in woodbridge, virginia is facing child abuse charges. it is one out of a home in the 1900 block of brook farm. police say valerie hjort tied a 4-year-old's arms back and put her in a use till closet for 10 minutes as a form of discipline. there were other children at the home at the time but no other abuse was reported. making headlines, the faa is looking into relaxing a rule that is an annoyance for many airline passengers. >> also ahead, he was part of the raid that led to the death of osama bin laden and he is sharing his story in a book that is set to be released next month. but there may be more drama surrounding its release. we are coming back in a moment. a book about the raid that killed osama bin laden is now being looked at by the cia. no easy day is set to be published next month butt author did not submit it for review ahead of time by the military. they want no know if it con taupes any classified information ads say he could face charges. preorders have already put it amongt top sells on amazon.com. a court in israel ruled that the death of an american student in 2003 was an accident and it reject ad lawsuit by her parents. rachel corey was 23 years old when she was crushed by a bulldozer during a protest. she was part of a group trying to stop the demolition of palestinian homes. an israeli judge ruled the bulldozer driver did not see her. addicted to technology? you may be pleased to hear that the faa is reviewing its policies regarding the use of electronic devices during flight. agency says it is trying to found a balance between safety and new technology. officials say they will not consider allowing voice communications during flights. coming up next, what a new survey says about drivers in d.c. >> and speaking of driving in the district, this will make some people a little happy especially care actual she has a couple of 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taking a live look at lake ponchartrain down in new orleans. things kicking up there with tropical storm isaac and moving ever so closer. the waves right there just from all the wind really kicking it up there in that area. it is approaching so it is only expected to get worse. tucker has been tracking it for us all morning long. >> it is still about 120 miles to the south an east of the mississippi river where it meets the gulf of mexico. so another 12, 14 hours before landfall and it is a slow mover. moving only 12 miles per hour so it won't be -- this story will be developing over the next couple of days and it continues to look like it is strengthening. right now, a very strong tropical storm, likely to be a hurricane here shortly. >> you said within the next couple of hours. >> i'll show you why? just a second. we'll take a look at it on radar. -- i'll show you why in just a second. this is good news here. this is a cold front working through the region as we speak and when it gets south and east of us a little later today, guess what? we'll be in for drier air. i mean noticeably drier air. temperatures overnight hanging out in the 70s with lots of humidity. our dew point temperatures will start to fall behind this front and things will gradually get more comfortable out there by late lorne, early affect. a little bit of shower activity, enough to wet the roadways for your morning commute. behind this front, you can see just a thin band of showers. behind the front, we'll start to get the drier air working in. not going to be so much cooler today. our high temperatures will be in the upper 80s to about 90. behind this front, we'll be set up for a nice middle and end of the week featuring sunshine. we should be in for a nice afternoon. let's get down to the gulf and take a look at isaac. watch the last couple of frames here. you will see an eye start to develop. you can kind of see it right there. any time we get an eye developing, that indicates to us that the storm is strengthening. it is still a tropical storm overnight. but every indication is with the water temperatures in the mid-80s, this storm will be a health care reform, like lay i strong category one, perhaps approaching 100 as it moves onshore here during the late night hours tonight and early tomorrow morning somewhere near new orleans. this is going be for a long duration event. six to 12-foot storm surge expected. up to 20 inches of rain across southeast louisiana and mississippi. it will be a big story here as it continues to track off to the north and west at about 12 miles per hour. there is a slightly closer look. there again, you can see the eye trying to develop. maximum winds, 07 miles per hour moving off to the north and west at 12. it will start for move into central portions of the country and curve to the east here as we tbeet into the weekend. it could bring is a period of rain and perhaps thunderstorms towards the end of the weekend. we wouldn't be dealing with a tropical storm and here but we could be dealing with some rain by sunday, perhaps monday with the remnants of isaac. today, 90 degrees. generally good news. breezy and less huge you had once we get rid of the early showers. plenty of afternoon sun. should an nice day for us. later today, clear skies, comfortable temperatures, 69 the overnight low. looking for a couple of great days. mid-80s tomorrow with lots of sunshine. we'll warm it up near 90 again by friday and saturday. we'll keep the humidity in check and we'll have to see towards the end of the weekend if we get the remnants of isaac. let's see if julie wright can deliver with traffic. >> a lot going on right now. westbound span of the bay bridge is currently closed. that is due to bridge inspection work. that will be with us through outthe rest of the morning commute. eastbound span is available for two-with a travel with veryling delay at this time. we do have problems to report on metro's blue-orange line. they are single tracking on the blue and orange line between eastern market and stadium armory. outer loop of the beltway checking for the stalled car reported near route one in college park. other side of town, you will find that your lanes are open, northbound i-95 as you travel out the dale city trying to get past the prince william parkway. heavy volume across the occoquan leaving 286 headed up to the capital beltway. 66 remains close in centreville. fair oaks to 123 and approaching 495. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. all state is out with its latest list of the best drivers in the nation and guess where d.c. ranks? how about last. no surprises though. rankings are based on the number ever collisions the average driver experiences, along with d.c., guess wholes is on this list? baltimore also gets bad marks. now, when it comes to the safest drivers, sioux falls, south dakota gets the best grade are there any people there driving any cars? >> you didn't say that. >> i've never been there. >> you did not say that. >> don't send me any letters if you're out there from that area. >> i did not get in any fender benders until i moved here. i will say that. people are just -- move slow are out there or there are fewer of us. >> man that is what it is. >> more open space out there. >> people have more patience. >> the roads aren't as crazy and it's in the as congested. let's talk about d.c. two groups will hold the first of several meeting to talk about parking and traffic camera tickets. councilmembers marry cheh and tommy wells are looking into ways to reduce speeding and red light camera ticket fines. critics point out they are up to $250 in the district but similar tickets are only $40 in montgomery county. d-d.o.t. will be meeting today to discuss parking tickets in the district. coming up in our next hour, councilmember wells will be live here in the studio to talk about the task force that is looking at ways to lower the signs without compromising safety on the roads. but when you see 40 in montgomery county, that is the maximum and $250 in d.c.? why this is such a large difference between the two? >> two words. cash cow. >> i know. coming up next, we'll go live to fox business network in new york. besides having good drivers, another good reason to move out he is, --too move out west, especially if you're young. >> we'll be talking about something else that involves bacon and coffee. we'll be right back. if you are young and just starting on your career path, you may want to look out west. we'll have more on that in just a minute. first, let's take a look at the market. >> good morning. so trading yesterday was both flat and very light. not a huge surprise there given that the jackson hole symposium is at the end of this week where fed chairman ben bernanke will be speaking sort of in a holding pattern waiting to see if he will speak on new stimulus measures. the recession in spain is worse and the ecb has too much work on its hands to come to the symposium. other news for today is japanese government cut its view of the economy there for the first time in 10 months. all of these things are weighing on the markets today. we are seeing fairly flat to the down side numbers pretty much across the board. >> let's switch to some good news for young americans anyway. if you want to be financially set, apparently, you need to head out west. >> that's right. so we're always talking about how bad the recession has been on young adults but apparently not all states are create equal when it comes to that. money rates.com took a look at. this they hooked a-- took a look at. this they looked at the unemployment rates. >> a good place to be in you are a young american. >> thank you, we appreciate it. talker has the latest on tropical storm isaac as it continues to threat be the gulf coast potentially hitting new orleans seven years to the day katrina struck. fox 5 morning news is back in just a moment. bye, mom! we're here! these days, 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landfall somewhere the on the gulf coast late tonight or early wednesday possibly as a category two hurricane packing wind of around 100 miles per hour. >> new orleans is in its path right now and isaac could strike sent years to the day the city was hit by hurricane katrina. this may be the the first major test of the city's levees since they were rebuilt after katrina. there is some good news though in this. isaac could brick much-needed relief to the drought stricken mississippi river area. let's take a live look downthere right now in new orleans. this is lake ponchartrain as the storm approaches. you can see the wind whipping the camera around and the waves kicking up as well down there as the storm moves close are and closer and could gain hurricane strength in the next couple of hours or so, you said. >> yeah, looking that way. we'll take a look at the satellite signature of it in just a minute. you will notice that there is an eye trying to develop. when an eye develops, you are closer to the hurricane. you can see that trying to develop. the clouds and the system right around eye wall, that is where the most significant wind are. so that is where the win will most likely increase as that eye gets going and still pulling in dry air from the north. it is not perfectly symmetrical tropical storm but it will likely cause very significant damage as it moves onshore over the next 4 hours. more on isaac coming up in just a minute. let's do some local weather. we have showers moving through. still light but we are not getting showers in northwest washington. just across 95 push,ing into -- up towards laurel look like we're getting some rain showers and out to the wet, out towards reston, sterling, all associated with a cold fronted coming through. not going to be much cooler today but the air will be drier. hang in there. we'll have morning clouds and we'll break out in the sunshine around here later with high temperatures about 90 degrees. not a lot of humidity. currently, 75 in washington. 72 in dulles. here is your forecast for today. lots of afternoon sunshine. less humid but warm, highs about 90 degrees in washington. i'm out of breath. >> it will be a drier 90 degrees. >> coming up, we have ask tony and tucker. a good question about the hurricane. let's check in with julie wright and get the latest on traffic. how are things moving out there. >> we've got some problems to report over at the bay bridge. bridge inspection work is now blocking the westbound span of the bay bridge. eastbound, one lane is able to get by in each direction so eastbound, the eastbound span is carrying two-with a travel. westbound remains closed until further notice for this ongoing bridge inspection work. now, out on the beltway, you will find outer loop flowing from kenilworth avenue around to route one in college park. southbound # 7 -- 270 the brakes leaving 85. so far, i'm finding slow traffic head out towards the scales. we'll let you no he what we find in our next report. 66 remains slow traveling in from centreville, fair oaks to 123 and again at the capital beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. now to our top stories this morning. thousands of officers from around the region are expected to gather this morning to bid a final farewell to a prince george's county police officer killed in the line of duty. >> melanie alnwick is live in mitchellville with more on the plans for the funeral service for 23-year-old adrian morris. >> reporter: good morning. thousands of officers are expected to come here to the woodstream church in mitchellville, maryland to attend the funeral of the young officer. last night, his family and the community gathered to remember his life. a police escort brought the family of prince george's county officer adrian morris to his wake last night. two lines of prince george's county police officers flanked the door of the funeral home in beltsville as the relatives entered. morris was killed in a car crash last monday while pursuing two robbery suspects. both have been arrested. officer morris was only 23 years old when he died. it's death that is particularly hard hitting for many of the young police explorers who are also turning out to pay their respects. the assistant chief says owe indications like these are necessary and sobering reminders for everyone who takes an oath to serve and protect. >> to reflect and to celebrate the life and the lives of these dedicated officers but we also try to become better at what we do and in our profession. >> reporter: funeral services are scheduled to begin here at 10:00 this morning. officer morris will be buried later this afternoon in davidsonville. >> thank you. the big story, tropical storm isaac gaining strength and headed to the gulf coast. >> prep rigs and some evacuations are under way in louisiana, mississippi and alabama. fox's elizabeth prann is live in new orleans with us with the latest. set the scene us for, how things are looking right now weather condition-wise. >> well, you can see that we are getting about 25-mile per hour wind gusts right now. certainly nothing compared to what we're going for see in the near future has the storm approaches. we will see sporadic bouts of rain. that is very character of thetic of this storm. the bands come in sporadically. they hit hard and we know that the rain system is going to be hovering over new orleans for quite some time. we'll see anywhere from 18 to perhaps even 22 inches of rain for folks in low-lying areas. they are under a mandatory evacuation. if there was any evidence, yesterday, we did see very long lines, people getting out of town. we know that people did heed the warnings. people would feel like their homes can survive this storm, perhaps they survived hurricane gustav in 2008, they are hungering down. they are boarding up their homes. we saw the lock gas lines and people at home depot preparing for anywhere between 24 to 72 hours. this area did not suffer from the drought of 2012. the earth here is saturate so the rain has nowhere to go. so for the folks here, it is a long road ahead. >> he with just want to ask you. i know of a been talking to the residents, was the mindset of some of the people who are staying behind? do they feel confident that they are prefared to deal with whatever the storm may bring? >> i do hear a lot of confidence. yes, there is'itey. yes, it is the seventh anniversary of katrina but the fact of matter is the biggest memory after katrina aside from the mass devastation, loss of life is the fact that those levees failed. since 2005, that levee system has gotten a $15 billion face- lift. the 133 miles that surround new orleans as well as a number of other surrounding parishes has new reenforcement walls, a little bit higher, new floodgates. there is also a water pump system to pump out water. 150,000 gallons every second. so there is a lot of trust in the fact that these levee systems have really got i'm face-lift by the army corps of engineers so people say, if they are within that system, that they feel and they're confident that they will be able to stay safe through the storm. not dry but safe. >> all right. thank you so much. stay safe down there. >> thank you. >> thank you. some big speakers or tap at the republican national convention tonight. >> it is the convention's first official day. fox's jennifer davis is in tampa with more on that story. >> reporter: mitt romney and paul ryan arrive in tampa today as republicans work to get their cop vehicle back on track. even as everyone here keeps a very watchful eye on tropical storm isaac. the gop chairman gaveled the start to the 2012 republican national convention on monday but it was brief. a majority of epees and speeches happen today. while all are keeping one eye on tropical storm isaac, delegates say there is a job to be done here in tampa this week. we came here for a particular purpose, that is to elect romney as president. >> we can't not do it. >> reporter: with monday's rain day behind them, mitt romney says he is ready on get the convention back on track. he expressed great faith in his wife ann who is slated to speak to the convention tonight. >> reporter: chris christie is gearing up too to deliver tuesday's keynote speech. >> another badge of honor fay republican. >> reporter: even as they focus on the business their party, gore romney says everyone continues to think of those on the gulf coast. >> our thoughts are with the people in the storm's path and hope they are spared any major destruction. >> reporter: romney will be in tampa to see his wife address the convention this evening. other speaks are include new jersey governor chris christie and romney's former challenger, rick santorum. details "major recall of a popular summer fruit. >> also ahead, a panda pregnancy watch. >> oh, boy. >> more signs that tai shan's mama could be having a new panda cub. we're back in a 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summer fruit bowl, you may need to look at where they're coming from. giant supermarkets are part of the recall. giant says the mangoes were sold between july 12th and august 24th and had the look up code sticker of plu4959. it is that time again, panda pregnancy watch at the national zoo. mei xiang, the zoo's female giant panda, is showing high levels of pregnancy hormone. but it is not easy to tell if a panda is actually pregnant. it will take 40 days or so to be sure. now, officials will try to inform an ultracounseled sound later this morning. they tried -- an ultrasound later this morning. they tried yesterday but smog would not cooperate, something that zoo keepers actually take as a good sign. >> it is called a pseudopregnancy. they act exactly like a pregnant panda would. at the end you know becauseeth either she is done, she gets up, rubs herrizes and she's fine or we have a cub. >> now, mei xiang has not given birth since 2005 when her only cub was born and that was tai shan. >> who we miss so much. we continue to share your first day of school photos. let's take a look at our own little cubs we have here. a lot to choose from now that so many districts are back in session. this is austin, a seventh grader at thomas johnson middle school in frederick, maryland. i can't tell is he excited to go back to school in he may be excite about school but i'm not sure for he is excited about taking this picture. >> it's early. >> the kids are like please, not again. they are all embared. >> right. >> we hope you do well in school, also tip. i'm sure you will. send in your child's book to school picture at school pics at wttg.com. you remember those days when you hated having your picture taken. you're like mom, just stop. >> i always loved getting my pick taken -- picture taken. >> it was the getting up early. >> did i ever tell you who my first grade teacher was. >> you tried to tell me. >> no, my first grade teacher was my grandmother. >> you still don't know the kindergarten teach engineer my tenth grade teacher was my mother. >> small town -- you still don't know the kindergarten teacher. >> my tenth grade teacher was my mother. >> i think there are rules now that prevent that from happening. >> i'll do the weather forecast. hope you remember your grandmother's name. we've got rain showers moving through. these showers are very light. not going to amount to much but enough to wet the roadways there. this raid or overdoing t this is good news because this is a cold front that is trying to come through. not going to be much coomer today but the air behind this will become drier and drier as the wind picken out of the north and west. ing with be in for a agreat- looking afternoon. morning clouds, a few showers. -- we'll be in for a great- looking afternoon. a nice such days here in the forecast. there it is. you can see the thin band of shower activity. again, not going to amount to a whole lot and it should be south and east of us shortly. southern maryland, lower eastern shore, you will get a chance for a few showers here. we should quickly break out into clear skies and nice conditions around here. quickly want to get down to the gulf here. right there, see what is happening. that is an eye trying to develop. if we get an eye going with this storm, it will likely intense identify into a strong category one. lots of warm water. still plenty of time before it makes landfall in about 12 to 18 hours. we'll likely see a hurricane here today. we've been talking about the issues in the gulf. up to 20 inches of rain. the storm will be a very slow mover unlike katrina. they will be dealing with isaac and its aftereffects here for the next couple of days down in the northern gulf as it pushes off to the north and west. you can see there is the latest. here are or current temperatures. we are off to a warm and humid start. 75 in washington. highs later today, upper 80s to about 90. tomorrow looks fantastic. the cooler air will start to get in here tonight with overnight lows in the mid-60s. close to 70 here in town. there you go. wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, lots of sunshine. dry conditions. not i awhole lot of humidity. next chance for rain could be the remnants of isaac and that could arrive as soon as sunday. it will be the remnants. we wouldn't be dealing with a tropical storm but maybe some rain around here sunday, maybe monday. maybe not too. we'll have to see how close it gets. >> we'll wait a little longer and see. >> let's for the wait any longer for the favorite segment. >> it is now time for ask tony and tucker. >> we need a longer intro. >> we need to remix that. >> i like it. i like it. >> i like it better today. >> this is the segment where tucker barnes and i put our recently renamed big heads together to answer your questions, weather-related or otherwise. today's question is weather- related. it comes from sergio h in gaithersburg. his question is, historically, which is the best performing hurricane model and why? >> great question. >> very good question. od quest you hear us make reference to the model are coming together in terms of predicting this hurricane, what direction it will go and there are many, many, many computer models and the like that forecaster use to try to predict how a hurricane will intensify and more specifically where it is going to go. >> are we talking about like dozens of models? >> well, i guess you could say that. >> yeah. >> yeah. there are six big ones that are used on a daily basis. and then there is what is called an ensemble. they will run at several different time with several equations put in to see what will come out. >> let me just say this. there are what is called dynamic models which essentially use the physics of what is going on in the atmosphere to try to predict where a storm is going to go. essentially, what did storms like this in that location do before. those models try to predict it that way. >> i don't think there is a best model. there is a best model for whatever the situation is. some of the models perform differently depending on where the storm is located, what time of year it is. there are a lot of different factors involved. in fact, let's go to the graphics. for those of you what report quite sure what we're talking about. we are talking about what we call the spagnoletti yet i models or the computer models. each one of those lines you see is the run of a different computer model on where isaac will track. and you can see they're tightly clustered. so how close together they are over the near term and look how far apart they get as we get farther out in time. this is what the challenge is for forecasters at the hurricane center and really for forecasters around the country is to sort of pick the best of what those models offer. what they'll often do is pick a path that is right down the middle. so they'll get rid of the outliers and pick a path down the middle. they really use all of the computer models when we're looking at this information. in my opinion, there is not a best model or a go-to model. there is a new model called the hurricane weather and research and forecasting model, hwrs if you want to do more research. >> that came out like in 2007 or 2008. >> that model is considered to be top of the line. what that model can do is it is doing a nice job predicting the future untense at this of tropical storms and hurricanes. most of these models aren't doing a good job of that. this new model has been doing a pretty good job. one other model is called the gfs. it is an american weather model. it is also good for mid latitude systems. it does a nice job depicting the atmosphere. >> what is a mid latitude storm? >> like in our area. >> like a regular old storm? >> right. >> and something tucker opportunitied on is forecasters will tend to like one more than another just based on that are history and what they've seen it do. the key to this, you can see with all the tracks and the different models, the key is a good forecaster who knows the issue is, knows the region that you're talking about and has some experience and can kind of of say well, you know, other models aren't taking into consideration this or that or that. so it is really a skill. >> for each region. >> like if you have experience being in new orleans and have been there a long time -- >> you mightened certain things a little bit better. >> great question. we thank you very much for the question, sergio h. if you have a question that you want answered, go to myfoxdc.com and click on the weather tab. there you go. >> fascinating stuff. >> time now to say hi to julie wright one more time to talk about the traffic. >> just one more time. >> well one more time right now. >> many, many times. >> this hour. >> is there something i need to know, wisdom? >> we can't get rid of you that fast. >> julie, you are irreplaceable. >> we tried and we can't do it. >> you know, that tony perkins. all right. let's say good morning to our crew in sky fox who i couldn't do my job without them. they help us out quite a bit. northbound 395 north of the beltway trying to get past duke street. no accidents in the wake, just volume to accompany this trip. you slow again crossing over inbound 14th street bridge. we've got problems to report for those continuing out at the bay bridge. here is what we've learned. overnight, there was construction set up on the westbound span of the bay bridge. crews then noticed some kind of vertical movement on the bridge. they have cleared the bridge and we have a team of inspection workers out there at this time. westbound span is blocked. no one getting by on the westbound side. this is a delay coming from kent island leaving route 8. travel is getting by in each direction using the eastbound span of the bay bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >> all right. holly is live at the shakespeare theater company this 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water tradition since 199 -- washington tradition since 1991. this year the show is all's well that ends well. this morning we're going back stage to hang out with the costume director and find out the ins and outs of dressing the show and on stage with the artistic director and managing director and three actors to talk to us about delivering classical performances to a studio audience. so to be or not to be involved in the family fun that is the question this morning. sarah and wisdom? >> thank you. that is it for the 6:00 hour now. >> let's send it over to tony and allison. the gang is all back together. >> all here. >> yeah! >> good morning. good to see you tony in person. coming up on "fox 5 morning news" on a tuesday morning, all eyes on isaac. the tropical storm is on the verge of becoming a full-blown hurricane as it rolls towards louisiana. a live report from new orleans as people in the gulf states prepare for the worst. >> and isaac may have delayed the republican national 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