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around the world. we'll find out if they're still sitting together in an exclusive interview "early" this thursday sitting together in an exclusive interview "early" this thursday morning, august 12, 2010. captioning funded by cbs good morning, everybody. on a thursday. >> a very busy thursday. >> yeah. we want to get right to the news this morning. breaking news with a reports of a suspect arrested in connection with a string of stabbings in three states. cbs news correspondent ben tracy is here with the latest. good morning, ben. >> good morning, harry. the manhunt for this serial killer has gone on for more than two months. now authorities near flint, michigan, reportedly have a man in custody who could be the so-called serial stabber, although they stress that they have not positively tied him to these crimes. the suspect is apparently a local man who worked at a party store near flint, but he was reportedly arrested wednesday in atlanta. now, this is the police sketch of the man they say has attacked 20 different people in three states. five of them have died. all but one of the victims have been minorities, so please believe the attacks are racially motivated. most of these attacks have taken place in michigan, but also in virginia. the latest stabbing was saturday in toledo, ohio, when a minister was knifed outside his church. now, police say more than 500 tips have poured in and one led to a suspect at the party store. they say they plan to hold a press conference later today and we hope to learn a whole lot more about this person is they have arrested. we should stress again they are staying, they have yet to positively tie him to these crimes. that's what we know this morning. >> ben, that's so much. erica? we want to turn to new worries over the economy this morning. markets in asia fell overnight after the dow jones industrials fell 265 points on wednesday when investors showing jitters over weak economic reports. and signs of weakness continue this morning with the latest numbers on housing foreclosures. cbs news business and economics reporter rebecca jarvis standing by at the stock exchange. what happened to send stocks plunging? >> reporter: we have a combination of events, indicators that suggest our recovery at home is slowing. from the federal reserve saying that the recovery is weakening to a trade deficit, expanding to 18.8% in june, showing exports were far outweighed by imports. why is that important? if we're not exporting in this country, then we're not manufacturing thing. that means jobs and jobs that are not there. that figure was very important. on top of that, a number of economists yesterday, erica, came out and changed their estimates for the year for our growth. in many cases, cut them back very significantly, so that could play out very negatively as well, if they do, in fact, come true, erica. >> there are economists using the "d" word, deflation. remind us again what that means and how much of a possibility is this really at this point? >> reporter: sure. right now it is a possibility but it isn't necessarily being shown in the numbers as we speak. what's happening in deflation, or what would happen in deflation, is that both wages and prices would drop. and what's so problematic about that, is that on its face, it may sound like a good thing that prices drop, but what happens in deflation, is that prices keep dropping so much that jobs as a result are lost and it becomes a very vicious cycle and one that's hard to get out of once it starts. >> i just want to ask you one more time about that drop we saw in the dow yesterday. with a plunge like that, is this just a one-day occurrence or with more news coming today and tomorrow with more reports due s this a sign of the times? >> reporter: erica, volatility is certainly a sign of the times, but whether or not we continue on this downward trend remains to be seen. what traders are going to be watching in the next couple of days is reports on our jobless figures here in the, repor unit states, reports out of general motor, and from report showing banks are repossessing homes in this country at a speed not seen before, only once before have we seen so many banks repossess homes in one month. right now, what we saw in the month of july, were 93,000 homes repossessed by banks. >> and a lot of people will be watching that today. cbs's rebecca jarvis on wall street. now new details on the plane crash that killed former senator ted stevens. after two days investigators finally made it to the remote site in southwest alaska where the small plane went down. andrea gusty of cbs afill yeah ktva is in anchorage with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. weather and terrain continue to be challenges for investigators as they make it to the scene of this plane crash that killed five people here in alaska on monday. this as new details emerge of the fight for survival. a pilot flying over the crash site said when he saw a hand waving from the wreckage, he was shocked anyone could survive the crash. first responders say there was little conversation. only victims asking for pain medication. the single-engine plane has no black box or flight data recorder, so investigators are forced to rely heavily on eyewitness accounts and interviews with survivors to piece together what happened. >> we did attempt to interview some of the survivors, but due to their medical condition, we were unable to conduct those interviews today. >> reporter: simply getting to the crash site was arg use. they chopper to the area and hiked 40 minutes to the site, finally arrived for the first time 3:00 p.m. wednesday. >> the left wing is folded back at about a 45-degree angle. and slightly intrudes into the cabin area. >> reporter: the four survivors, 13-year-old willie phillips jr. is in good condition. former nasa administrator sean o'keefe is in critical. his son, kevin o'keefe, and lobbyist jim morhard are both in serious continue. the autopsy of senator ted stevens, the pilot terry smith, bill phillips sr., dana tindall and her 16-year-old daughter corey tindall have been performed and their bodies have been released. while the family of senator ted stevens has yet to schedule a memorial, the community here in alaska has come together to schedule one of their own. that memorial is set for noon on monday. harry? >> andrea gusty in anchorage this morning, thank you. steven wallace is a former director of the faa's office of accident investigation. he joins us from washington this morning. good morning, sir. >> good morning, harry. i don't want to speculate on cause, but i just want to go through a couple of we know for is sure. this plane ended up on a slop, cut out about a 100 -yard gash, fuselage separated from the cockpit, left wing partially torn off, there was no fire, no passengers were ejected. from those pieces of information, what can we at least think? >> well, we can think that the airplane was under control. that is to say that it was probably -- the pilot had not lost control of the aircraft, like stalled the aircraft or it would have gone in more vertically because of fairly long horizontal debris path and the fact that people survived indicates that the airplane was under some level of control as opposed to being upset or stalled. >> right. there is some speculation and some talk already from alaska about something called cfit, controlled flight into terrain. can you explain what that is? >> yes. cfit is a term used for just exactly what i described, that is that the airplane was not out of control. but rather, due to some error, most typically happens in instrument flight, whether visibility is restricted, some procedural error, the crew or -- there's some error that causes the airplane to strike an obstacle, terrain or water, but it's in -- basically some investigators say if the wings are level, it's a cfit. >> and some speculation also, the idea that because the weather was certainly dicey, it is possible, even with a pilot with as much experience as this guy had, that he may have become disoriented in the clouds. >> well, i spoke with some people familiar with the alaskan bush flying community. this pilot was highly, highly experienced and respected. retired alaska airlines captain who had been flying in the bush for many years. he was very respected and i understand even gave lectures on marginal weather flying. as chairman of the ntsb said, the investigation is just starting. everything is on the table. >> one other facts that's come out is this amazing number of small plane accidents that happen in alaska. it's more than 1 in 5 nationwide. and that is just because there are no roads and the only way to get from point "a" to point "b" so often is in airplanes? >> i think it's important to separate out the bulk of accidents in alaska, as opposed to those which involve fatalities. the challenge environment in alaska where off-airport landings are common, whether it be in lakes where you could hit a submerged lot or something or a gravel bar or unimproved strip, there are a very high number of alaska where aircraft is damaged substantially so it's classified as an accident and there are no injuries at all. that happens way more in alaska than in the u.s., so that sort of skews the data. if you look at the fatal numbers, they're not nearly -- there's not that disparity as compared to the lower 48. >> very interesting. steven wallace, appreciate your expertise this morning. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> you bet. want to get a look at some of the other headlines. jeff glor is standing by at the news desk. >> good morning, everyone. rod blagojevich is due back in court this morning with his corruption trial bogged down in questions and confusion. cbs news correspondent cynthia bowers has more from chicago. >> reporter: a nervous looking rod blagojevich came back to court for the first time since his trial ended two weeks ago. only to hear that after 11 days of deliberations, jurors seem to be deadlocked on some of the bribery and corruption counts. afterward, the former illinois governor said no, but his co-defendant and brother rob did talk with reporters. >> i don't know. i don't know. what do you all think because your opinions matter here, too? >> reporter: their accused of pay to play politics, including a charge blagojevich tried to profit off his power to replace barack obama to the u.s. senate. earlier in the week his attorney sam adams sr. suggested the lengthy deliberations indicated a hung jury. >> what do i think? i think they -- obviously there's some people for us and some people against us, and who -- we have no idea whether it's 11-1, 6-6 or what the line-up is. >> reporter: legal analysts irv miller says even if it is one juror holding out, that's all it takes. >> don't forget the government needs to convince 12 people of guilt. the defense only has to have one juror saying, hey, listen, i'm not going along with the program. >> reporter: aside from the jury, no one's sure what to think at this point. the jurors' note to the judge didn't specify which charges are giving them trouble. they'll clarify later this morning and then it will be up to the court whether to determine a mistrial, accept a split verdict or send the jury back to work. rod blagojevich's fate still hangs in the balance. cynthia bowers, cbs news, chicago. now to the manhunt for fugitive john mccluskey and his fiancee. u.s. marshals say they have changed their look. 45-year-old mccluskey has grown out his hair and beard, dyeing it black. 44-year-old casslyn welch now has blond hair. police admit they could be anywhere at this point. steven slater, the jetblue flight attendant who famously quit has been hailed by many as a working class hero these days. here's a live look at his home in queens, a media encampment. new details emerging this morning that may indicate otherwise on slater. >> reporter: everywhere he goes flight attendant steven slater is being chased by cameras. he's being called the new face of workplace misery. >> what do you have to say to all the people saying you're a hero? >> it's so encouraging and so special. some really great people out there. >> reporter: according to today's wall street journal, slate's story of suffering at the hand of rude, abusive passengers may be overblown. the paper spoke to one woman, a 53-year-old school teacher who said it was slater who cursed first at a female passenger who simply asked him where her luggage was stowed. another passenger reported asking slater for a towel to clean up some coffee on her seat. she said slater, quote, rolled his eyes in a real rude manner, then barked, no, maybe when we get in the air. i need to take care of myself first, honey. it wasn't normal. i felt so uncomfortable on that flight. still, other passengers reported that slater spent much much of the flight patrolling aisle, methodic ily opening overhead bins and slamming them shut. lauren wood blogged about his behavior ending with, this guy is not a hero. he's a jerk and an idiot. jetblue wrote on its blog, you can't make this shtick up. slater is charged with criminal mischooef and reckless endangerment. charles rangel celebrated his 80th birthday with a huge party. ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ >> despite the problems he's facing, rangel was joined by hundreds of supporters here in new york at a bash at the mrz. >> hotel. he's facing ethics charges. michael bloomberg joked about guests who said they could not attend. >> either they had to get a haircut unexpectedly or they were sure they'd have a headache. >> other prominent new york politicians on hand include attorney general andrew coupuom zsa zsa gabor returned home after she broke her hip trying to get her into wheel share. her husband says she was happy and even flirting with the men who took her home yesterday. 16 minutes past the hour now. lonnie quinn -- >> zsa zsa, what a hollywood name. let's talk about your weather headlines. here's how we see it. the hottest spot, blythe, california, 112 degrees. coldest, north bend, oregon, not out of the 50s. best weather today, chargers, san diego, california. the reason we're talking about great weather for san diego, california, is because there's nothing but clear air on the west coast. we're watching it from the top to bottom. as far as your temperature goes for san diego, about that's your latest weather. harry, erica, over to you. >> thank you. still ahead this morning, is this flight attendant a working class hero or was he to blame for the commotion on jetblue? 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>> no, absolutely not. it wasn't that i saw the story. the story was brought to me in a barrage of phone calls and media outlets on the lawn. it was surprising, to say the least. you know, upon hearing the story, i was surprised. this is really out of character for anything that steven would normally behave like. >> you haven't made the incident. you've made attempts. he's a little busy. you've spoken to his mother. >> i did. >> as the two of you were talking about this and details are coming forward, tell us, what is the most surprising thing about this, based on the man you know? >> i'm more surprised by the effect that nobody is holding this passenger accountable, just yet. i'm sure the media is bouncing this idea around that this person could be a problem. as far as the steven that i know, there is no way that he would like, snap, as they say, without provocation. i have no doubt in my mind that to get him to this point this passenger had to have been a nightmare. >> there have been some other reports coming out. there are some reports this morning, a passenger we've spoken with at "the early show" who told us in the past couple of days that the account we're hearing from steven slater's attorney isn't exactly what happened. saying he was acting odd throughout the flight, there was a gash on his head in pittsburgh, opening and slamming overhead bins throughout the flight and he appeared agitated, odd, one passenger described it. what do you make of those accounts? >> i read that as well. i really -- as far as i can see, it seems like an opportunistic path for some people to come guard right now. i have known steven to be only the consummate gentleman, a stellar flight attendant and a fabulous human being. there would be no reason for him to attack a passenger. if he was having an off day, it's a possibility, but there's to way that he would be verbally abusive to any of his passengers. he took his job too seriously. >> he did seem to take his job seriously. from the facebook postings it seemed he took pride in his job. what could have made him snap, if this is what happened? >> well, i think this is absolutely a sign of the times. judging by the media explosion and the overwhelming support by the public, it seems that other people can relate to the fact that we are overrun with rudeness in these times. i do believe that he just had enough. after 20 years of flying and taking care of passengers and taking care of customers with such esteemed care, to be pushed to this level, i think shows exactly what we're going through. >> you mentioned the outpouring of support from the public. there are the facebook pages, support, a legalenun facebook, a lot of people calling him a hero. also talk of what he could turn this into in terms of an opportunity. where do you see him going with this? even a reality show has been floated. >> wouldn't that be fabulous? he is a really wonderful person. i think that the world obviously is his oyster at this point, so he's going to make all the best decisions. will he handle it with all the grace that he has. >> in the past 20 years as he's been in this career, has there ever been a time he's expressed to you his frustration to this level, or if it gets to much, i'm going to go down that slide? >> no. i think it was a grand gesture. we can question his motives for doing the slide thing. it was a stylish exit. nobody got hurt. i can't imagine why there would be criminal charges against him. >> the karnlgz are very serious. he could face potential jail time here. do you think he understands the full weight of those charges and of what these actions could bring upon him? >> oh, i think he -- yes. he's very bright. i'm sure he understands it. i think he should be appalled and i think he should absolutely wonder why the passenger is not be willing held more accountable for this. i really believe that, you know, it's -- it's getting away with something for these people to be allowed to mistreat our service personnel. the faa has very strict regulations and protocols. if the flight attendants don't baif on a certain level there can be fines of the airline and serious injury. there are reasons you want you to have a seat until taxiing is done. so, i think there definitely should be more to this from the opposite side. >> and just -- so you think on the passenger, not his fault? >> absolutely. >> thanks for being with us. just ahead, why did fantasia take all of those pills? we'll get you the latest on her surprise overdose. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. 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that's all you got? you mean you wer ike struck -- you didn't have like a brain aneurysm and your brain exploded and i had to get out of the way for a second? >> no. >> it's like -- all right. now, let's go back to the tape, because there you are. your response, what did you say exactly? >> when i was going like this? >> yeah. >> can you say it on television? >> yeah. >> what did you say? >> i said, i told you i was going to get hit. >> you didn't use any bad foul language? >> it looks like i say the "s" word because of hit. >> but you didn't. >> no. >> because you're a lady. >> exactly. >> and you're a man. and the man gets -- the man is supposed -- that's what you do. you go to ball games. you're with a girl. it's like when you go to the carnival, right? you're supposed to win the big cupie doll, catch the ball and hand it to her and she goes, oh, oh. right? >> yes, sir. >> if you had it to do over again, what would you do differently? >> i'd stand and probably stand in front of her and let it hit me. >> yeah. like right square in the face. >> like in the back. >> oh, turn -- you'd turn, all right. so how shocked are you at the response to all of this? >> incredibly. like, i didn't think it was that big -- i mean, it's still not a big deal, it's just the fact -- well, it's not. it's not big news. but it's the fact that like so many people watched it. i didn't think that was going to happen. when we got interviewed by that lady, i thought it was going to on the big screen, but -- >> there you have it. are you a couple? not a couple? what's the status of this? >> all right. well, it's not over because of the ball. >> more than we want to know. there's more than we want to know. okay. thank you both for joining us this morning. we really appreciate it. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back. may not be getting the nutrition theyeed to keep their bodies strong. ♪ a nutritious start to the day is essential. that's why carnation instant breakfast essentials supplies the nutrients of a balanced breakfast. so kids get the protein and calcium they need to help build strong muscles and healthy bones. carnation instant breakfast essentials. good nutrition from the start. maybe it's because their department store makeup is so expensive. simply ageless with olay regenerist serum costs less and it won't glob up in lines and wrinkles. you'll look amazing and happy too. simply ageless, from olay and easy breezy beautiful covergirl. and they can without even trying. caprisun 100% juice is a full serving of fruit and no added sugar. so your kids get 100% goodness in the pouch they love. caprisun 100% juice. i can respect that. time to get your jersey shore on. >> who loves "jersey shore" more than jeff? >> jeff glor. he loves snooki. she get all the attention for her hair. what about the abs on thoiz boys? they work hard. >> i don't know the abs. >> you don't? >> i think you make too much out of the whole ab thing. >> are you feeling threatened by the boys of the "jersey shore"? more ahead on that? predecessor, its payload is still substantial. angus beef bundled with fresh tomato and crinkle-cut pickles in a sleek, snack-sized wrap. so it is imperative to keep the nose of the snack wrap elevated to ens-- pull up! pull up! to ensure the contents do not shift in transit. angus axiom number 81. please remain seated for the duration of the feast. mcdonald's new angus snack wraps. the simple joy of angus. ♪ [ where d.c. goes to get away.o busch gardens williamsburg, maybe it's because washington d.c. loves the legendary coasters. or that your entire family will have fun, even the little ones. it could be that water country usa has more of the waves, slides and rides everyone wants. so plan your getaway and come play. you never know who you'll run into. get started at buschgardens.com/dc. >> hello, again. we're watching thunderstorms right across d.c. and the met 'stro. the worst of it right on top of us. we send it off to the east through northern prince george's, and it is coming down in buckets, the same with the northeast side. forestville, that is the wind. and upper marboro, shady side, clinton, all of you could be looking at winds of 50 miles per hour or more. we have a flash flood warning in effect until 8:15. one thing with these storms moving southeast at 30 to 40 miles per hour, they have put down some trees in some spots and even hail up to three quarter inches in diameter and watch out for the high water. >> good morning. you know when we have weather like this, it impacts our traffic. 395 northbound is crawling from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. your total drive time is 30 minutes and growing. and 95 past 66. on the upper loop in maryland, look for a slow down from 355 to the temple. on the outer look, it is taking drivers 25 minutes from 95 to gave g. and then you're slow again from the spur to the american legion bridge. and finally we're going to wrap it up at 270, father hurley do the split, 20, 25 minutes. >> watch out for the severe thunderstorms for the next couple of hours. we stay in the 80s. more shower and thunder friday. we stay in the mid 80s and we still stay unyou believe over the weekend. a little sprinkle going on out there on the plaza. man, do we need the rain in this part of the world. >> happy to see it. >> welcome back to the "early show." i'm harry smith. erica hill. a young woman get a devastating diagnosis. she was told just two months ago she might not have long to liv. now she has new hope after thousands of people she's never meant started searching for the right treatment option for her. we'll explain how that unfolded in just a little bit. also ahead, i know you're a big fan of snooki. >> absolutely. >> who doesn't love jwoww, the situation, well, we're not the only ones. "jersey shore" is a smash hit. we sat down with the cast to discuss the whole situation. >> they're helping her out. they're helping her out. first, we want to get a check of the news. busy news morning. jeff glor is athe news desk. you. >> keep it covered. it's a family show. >> i'll avoid that. good morning. police in leesburg, virginia, announce a suspect has been arrested in atlanta following a serial stabbing case. this is the police sketch of the man being called a person of interest now. police say he's from michigan and was being held on unrelated charges. he's believed to be the suspect wanted for attacking 20 men in michigan, ohio and virginia. five of them died. virginia police say they have information the man may have been trying to leave the country. general motors announced this morning it made $1.3 billion, their second straight quarterly profit. they plan a stock offering planned tomorrow, hoping to raise enough cash to pay off $45 billion in government loans. a new report says american homes foreclosure surged in july. 93,000 homes were repossessed last month, up 9% from june. nevada had the highest foreclosure rate in july with one in every 82 households receiving a notice. teresa riggy has been charged with the murder of her three children. her estranged husband, from colorado, has now spoken publicly for the first time. cbs news correspondent elizabeth palmer is in london with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jeff. a very sad story. about a week ago police were called to a gas explosion, apparently. when they got to this apartment, mrs. riggy was lying on the ground, outside, badly injured and inside they found the bodies of her three children. they concluded that the children hadn't died in any explosion, though, and shortly after they charged her with murder. now, mr. riggy says the shock has been overwhelming. >> i was at the home when i heard about the news. it obviously -- when i was told there would be officers coming to speak to me in person, i didn't know what to expect. i thought, okay, something has happened that is not necessarily good. certainly would have never dreamed in a million years, you know, what they told me. >> reporter: they told him his 8-year-old twin boys, austin and luke, were dead and so was their sister, 5-year-old cecilia. the family had been living in this comfortable home in until the marriage broke down. with a bitter custody battle looming, mrs. riggi moved the children 10 0 miles away to this town house and mr. riggi said he hadn't seen his children in a month. >> i saw the children last on the fourth of july. so, we -- we had a nice outing that day. obviously, it it was a special day for us being fourth of july, independence day in the u.s. >> reporter: now says mr. riggi, he gets through each day thanks to his religious faith, his family and friends in scotland and the state. >> i just want people to know that i realize how they've been impacted. and i'm day i hope and pray that we'll continue to provide comfort and support to each other as we move forward. >> reporter: it's still not clear how the children died. probably the only person who knows is mrs. riggi, and she's still too ill in hospital to make a court appearance. >> elizabeth palmer in london, thank you. back home, thousands of homes are damaged and at least one death reported in the midwest after flooding. central iowa and eastern wisconsin appear to be the hardest hit by days of heavy rain. near des moines yesterday floodwater swept three cars off the road, drowning a teenage girl. two wisconsin counties have been declared federal disaster areas with tens of millions of dollars in damage. dave price is off this morning so lonnie quinn joins us with another check of the weather. lonnie, good morning. >> good morning, jeff. good morning, everybody. good morning to all the blue shirts. they are hooting and hollering. all the blue shirts are part of the pediatric cataract initiative. i know the lion's club is a big help with sight problems and now bausch and lombe is part of it. >> there's about 40,000 children in china sufficienting from preventable cataracts. lion's club is partnering with them. >> now you're going to do it. i like the sound of that. let's talk about some weather out there. here are your headlines. severe weather in the northern plains. cooler temperatures in the northeast. and tropical depression number 5. it will still bring a lot of rain from galveston over to panama city. half an inch to 2 inches. no longer has a number, doesn't look like it will get a name. here's an "early" look at what's going on in your area. carlos county, it is coming to you. it looks like this thing is just going to miss you to the north and ', but it is diving southeast about 30 miles per hour. we've had reports of tree damage in montgomery county and hail damage. on line with me now is the chef of police scott graham. give us the late ease. how bad has the damage been? >> good morning. the damage is pretty significant. we're at 511 south frederick avenue at the flowers apartments. it is a three-story garden apartment located in gaithersburg of montgomery county. between 7:30 and 7:40 perhaps the storm came through. we have about a three to four- inch -- i'm sorry. three to four-foot in diameter tree that was about 807 feet tall and it has fallen through the second and third particular of the garden-style apartment. we have approximately six to eight writerred persons that have already been evacuated from the building. we're treating them with montgomery county fire and ems. our or -- our urban search and rescue task forces that entered the building with the canine to do a more extense if search. we do believe we have persons trapped. we have good information from the bystanders. the urban search and rescue task force is entering the building we also have fire and rescue from our aerial services. just south of this building at 517 frederick avenue, we have another tree that's probably about the same size, maybe not quite so high, that it had also fallen into the building and it is is about 50 yards south of this building. so it was a pretty significant system that came through here. as i said, we're working to confirm whether or not we still have victims trapped in the building, and this will be an ongoing exercise until we have cleared the entire building. and for folks who know gaithersburg, what is the nearest cross street if they don't know the address? >> we're north of shady. the grandest intersection is shade yes grove and 355, but if you're familiar with the west deer park area, we're right at the intersection of west deer park and frederick avenue. >> we know exactly where that is. >> basically across from the high school. >> i know exactly where that is. other parts of the county have reported trees down and hail and flooding on kings valley road earlier in glass cues. do you have any other update ? >> we have several incidents going on now. we have a house fire, and we also have just been put out for a water rescue of sorts. the units are reponding at this time and that is in the area of slighto creek parkway. there can be cars stranded in the water and things like that. if we have anything more significant, i'll update you. this is our major incident that we're working right now. we have approximately 85 to 90 fire and rescue personnel on the scene. as i said earlier, we will continue until we have cleared the entire area. and good luck to you and we thank you for your time, and your firefighters this morning in helping the folks in gaithersburg. apparently the thrower apartments near the high school there taking a couple of large trees and potentially some trapped residents still in that building that they are efforting to rescue at this time. let's talk about the weather once again. we have these severe thunderstorms that are rumbling through the region now into prince george's, coming down route 1 here in southern fairfax county about to cross the river. charles county, you haven't seen anything yet, west of 301 might not get it too bad. and wall dore f, you might get clipped. i want to head over towards the annapolis region because you probably have seen the worst of this weather or just about. it is pushing through your down towards shady side. route 50, things start to improve. now that we're getting back towards d.c., we're seeing a lot of improvement very quickly, but this has been an unbelievable thunderstorm this morning and the threats of thunderstorms will be with us on and off throughout the afternoon. we'll get several hours before things at least fire up again. let me reiterate, until 8:15, we have a flash flood warning for d.c., and those environments, so 8:15. no more severe weather warnings at the moment. we're going to check the computer one last time before we go back to "the early show." the flash flood warn willing exspire at 8:15. we'll be back shortly with more on this morning's severe weather. for now, we go back to "the early show." >> my bones were sore because there was so much cancer in them. >> reporter: her cancer was so advanced, she flew home the next day to start chemotherapy. her teammates and the yale community -- ♪ let's go, mandi let's go ♪ >> reporter: rallied around her. >> it's amazing how much they're working to spread the word. >> reporter: more than 1600 yale students have had their cheeks swabbed to see if they're a match for a bone marrow donation. but her best match is actually from an umbilical cord. it has a higher chance of working. through facebook and mass mailings, tens of thousands of people in the hockey world are spreading the world to expectant mothers to help find mandi the perfect match. >> it's just like a waiting game and hoping someone will sign up to the registry that will be a match. >> reporter: if a perfect match isn't found soon, mandi will undergo a transplant with an imperfect match, which could prove fatal. back at yale, mandi's ion form still hangs in her locker, a symbol to her teammates that she has every intention of returning. >> for me, i just take it one day at a time. i don't really worry too much into the future. just hope that everything will fall into place kind of thing. >> there are almost 250,000 people in the u.s. with leukemia and it is the most common cancer affecting children, erica. >> it's a terrible story. she seems like such a strong young woman. why is it hard to find a match for mandi. >> she comes from a unique ethnic background, ukrainian and, which makes up your dna fingerprint. the closer that is to your own self determines its success. that's why cord blood is really her best option. >> like many people, if you're a mix of ethnicities it makes it harder. >> absolutely. >> you mentioned the cord blood. when my youngest son was born, we donated ours. that's one way she can hopefully find hers. >> there's a lot of myths. i've done hundreds of these. it is such an easy procedure. it involves collecting blood from the umbilical cord after the baby has been born. the cord is cut, the baby is detached from the mom, mplacent is attached. this drains the blood. the richest source of stem cells. it's about a five-minute procedure. >> that's if you want to do it -- five minute to do. you can donate it so it's publicly available to people like mandi or keep it private. >> public and private options. the private is more, costs about $2,000 and a yearly fee. public is free. again, talk to your obstetric n obstetrician. it can save lives. >> thanks. our best to mandi. for more on cord blood donation and how you can help mandi, logon to our website, earlyshow.cbsnews.com. up next,iercy shoer's endless summer. the cast is back and they're talking about the show, tanning, hair gel, abs, you name it. that's all when we come back on "the early show." >> announcer: "cbs healthwatch" sponsored by aveeno. the beauty of nature and 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"early show" contributing correspondent taryn winter brill sat down with the cast. good morning. >> good morning. great to see you, harry. love them or hate them, many say the "jersey shore" is putting the real back in reality. they've gone from unknowns to major celebrities overnight and they're holding on for dear life. >> reporter: from hollywood parties to magazine covers, and even the floor of the new york stock exchange, the eight cast members of mtv's hit reality show the "jersey shore" are a pop culture phenomenon and a huge hit. 5.8 million viewers, season premiere. >> that's the situation. >> reporter: best situation ever. mike sorintino known as the situation understands why it's the most watched reality series on cable. >> we have strong personalities but we mesh together. pauley is the cool chill one. vin vinny's the funny one. ronny, he's the big brother of the house. we all mesh in different ways. >> reporter: and then there's the ladies of the shore. jwoww, snooki, sammi and new cast mate dina. they have became famous for what they do best, partying, looking for love and, of course, tanning. you have always been this tan, even before the house. >> i have a tanning bed in my house. >> reporter: you have one in your house? >> i take my tanning seriously. >> reporter: the following should be excluded from the indoor tanning tax within this bill. snooki, jwoww, the situation and house minority leader john boehner. >> reporter: what is it like for you, snooki, to hear the president of the united states talking about you at the white house correspondent's dinner. >> the president knows who we are. that's a big deal. >> it's not a joke. it's an honor for the president to say our name. >> reporter: the cast is determined to cash in. they recently negotiated a new deal that will pay them each a reported $30,000 per episode next season. along with book deals, product lines and lucrative personal appearance fees, the "jersey shore" has become a piggy bank for these pals. what is it like to get paid to party? >> you're getting paid? >> reporter: while most is fun and games, occasionally things do get out of hand. the day after season two premiered, snooki was arrested on the beach for disorderly conduct. a lot of people say it was fake, a publicity stunt. was it? >> i don't know why they would say that. i would never do something fake like that. i would never go to jail. i had too many drinks. that's what happened. >> my friend drink too much, they get locked up. that's real life. >> i was only in there for four hours. i just had to sober up. >> reporter: scandal aside, their unique style is a big part of the show's appeal and i couldn't resist getting a few grooming tips from the group. pauley is known for his hair. >> reporter: that's like velcro. the secret, large quantities of hair gel. and snooki sports a signature poof adding a few inches to her 4'9" frame. do i have poof hair? >> you've been poofed. >> reporter: the "jersey shore" cast clearly lives for the moment and they realize this moment of fame could be fleeting. that's why they're making sure they enjoy every minute of it. i mean, your heads must be spinning. are they still spinning? >> i can't believe where i'm at. i can't believe like right now, i can't believe i'm here and you're asking me questions. >> i couldn't believe it either. we kept pinching ourselves. incidentally i asked the group what the future holds, where they see themselves two or three years down the road? their answer, they're taking it each day at a time, and jwoww says one day it's here, the next it could be ground. words to live by. i'm digging this. what do you think? extra hit. >> i like it. >> it is like a bump-it. >> not snooki-esque, but getting close. >> you may are to wash your hair three extra times. >> what happens when they say, it happens, you have a couple drinks, gets locked up. >> happens to your friend all the time. >> all the time? >> yeah, it happens. >> here's the thing, you guys, i don't know if you know they started their own voe cab braer that cemented itself in pop culture. a have a few terms. number one, gtl. what's gtl? >> i'm guessing the "t" is for tanning. >> yes. >> good tanning lotion? >> good tanning love? >> it's gym, tanning, laundry. the everyday chores. making it into an event. creep, a verb. >> oh, like somebody creeps you out. >> sort of. try again. >> no. >> i think it's mier than that. >> you like the song "creeping" from tlc. >> it actually means to cruise for women. >> creep? >> yeah, to creep. >> that sounds creepy. >> one more. >> the girls do it, too. what else? pump, what's a pump? >> fist pump. >> something working out. >> fist pump, the default dance [ female announcer ] welcome to busch gardens williamsburg, where d.c. goes to get away. maybe it's because washington d.c. loves the legendary coasters. or that your entire family will have fun, even the little ones. it could be that water country usa has more of the waves, slides and rides everyone wants. so plan your getaway and come play. you never know who you'll run into. get started at buschgardens.com/dc. >> hello, again. the thunderstorms are leaving d.c., but south and east, severe thunderstorm warnings for just about everybody in southern maryland now until 9:15. thank you ear moving south and east. and some people report a water spout over the bay. a situation like this is not out of the question. all sorts of damage in general manager county heading in towards d.c. with the flooding rain ins a few spots, hail. the potential for these storms. the weather service puts ping- pong-sized hail possible in the worst of these storms and winds at 50 miles per hour. let's show you two locations. we other going to stay on a little long right now before we get back to "the early show." it looks like charles, you're getting some of this, but off to your east, this is where it has been really coming down, up through 301 and brandywine, you see that purple. there could be small hail there. it is not out of the question with that. much of northern calvert county is getting lammerred right now. we'll go down into calvert county because it is coming. and be ready for this storm. take precautions now. and if you're upstairs, think about going down stairs, maybe just let there storm roll through you from a lower level in your house. we've had tree damage in the gastersburg area. montgomery county fire and rescue on the scene there looking for any other victims that may be under the trees and the debris there. chesapeake beach being pounded. we'll go farther north into anne arundel county now. up the bay we're watching this storm as it mos across the bay bridge, through chester and graysonville. you see these little red circles there? that is a signature we get on the radar that says, hey, there could be some rotation there, potentially tornadic rotation that could make it down to the surface. we want to caution you folks to watch out. this storm, regardless, will have winds 50, 6707 miles per hour and it it has already produced a lot of damage. the lighting with this thing has been phenomenal as it has been moving across the region. tremendous electrical activity with this storm. focus it down a little bit more to the south and east and you can see all of those white areas. the white ones are the up withs we're having. hundreds and hundreds of lightning strokes from this. as it is coming, i urge you to please stay hunkered down, travel through there is incredibly difficult with the blinding rain and also the power outages which have been causing problems in the intersections as they are dark. we're in the traffic center and we have more on the traffic troubles with all of the weather. >> thank you. the weather is causing lots of problems out there. we're seeing delays on all of our major roads, 95, the beltway is jammed inner loop and jupe. 70 -- 270 you're crawling. 95 in virginia. we also have downed trees. this is southbound 29 at lockwood drive and at new hampshire drive. so watch out there as you're making your way down. and to another graphic we see 270 south. i-370, it is blocking the two right lanes. you're jammed up there to father hurley. and into the district, at arizona avenue, we have an accident there blocking all lanes. you're going to have to take an alternate to get around this. the roads are really wet and slick. please use caution. and 355 at shady grove. we're getting reports of lots of power lights out. and the four-way stop and the police are not on the scene to direct traffic. >> all right, chris. we're still watching that severe thunderstorm as they're rumbling through areas south and east of town. awful of these sheer markers on the eastern side of this storm as it is approaching parts of the eastern shore, so please take cover. the winds are going to be a problem here sot of daniel, and they really could be spinning 60, 70 miles per hour as this storm is making a beeline towards oxford and easton. the northern half of calvert county is getting lit. and the northernhart of charles county. eventually st. mary's county, this is going to clip you also, especially the northern half of the county, in the next half hour. so if you're in mechanicsville, do keep that in mind. the severe thunderstorm warn challenge is in effect and they just issued another one for the eastern shores as the storms are moving east. the ones in southern maryland and st. mary's, there you go until 9:15. i want to show you the radar over the past three hours. this storm just clobbered us as it really intensified once it got past i-70. it has been a very warm, humid morning, and the fuel was there for this thing to really blow up and it did. and just to show you, here is a picture that was just sent to me on facebook. that is a tree on a house in gaithersburg. lots of reports of some very big trees that got knocked down. we heard about the damaged trees into the flower apartments, frederick avenue, 355. that was near the deer park road area, near the high school. it was hit hard as well that is it for now. we will be watching the storms for the morning. we will be back again in just a few minutes with an update. stay safe. for now, i'm howard bernstein. we're going to go live to lindsey mass sis who we have on the phone for current conditions. she is joining us from silver spring, maryland, on georgia avenue near the beltway. what are you seeing out there? >> reporter: georgia avenue, i have seen trees down blocking a lane. the traffic is going very, very slowly. and there is not all and cars are taking their turn, and not recommended going through the water. there are a couple of guys with their shoes off wading in it and it is up to their knees. there are also back streets. flay ear pretty much blocked if you want to go down that way because there are power lines down on some of these roads. trees down on some of these roads, and there are a lot of people walking around to try to see the damage. of course, if you're in this area and you need to get from point a to point b., it is just going to take a long time. you might have to find backways to do it. >> obviously you're in silver spring at this point. what has been the scene as you have driven through the washington area at this point today? >> so far people seem to be a lot more court yous than they were the last couple of storms. it seems people are getting used to this. but the same type of things where you have huge trees down on power lines, on cars, a lot of damage to people's vehicles. it is really the same type of storm damage and unfortunately it just keeps happening in the same area. >> we have obviously had flooding conditions on the roadways, lights out on the roads. are you seeing police officers on the scene helping to direct traffic? are you seeing any emergency workers out to deal with the power problems that have already cropped up? right now it is just people who live in the area that are trying to stop cars from going down streets an keeping people safe. it is the neighbors watching out for each other. >> we want to tell everybody to be safe and be aware of the travel conditions and the water conditions. when we see this type of flooding, people will often try too drive through areas that are flooded and lose control of their car. right now we're going to send it back to howard bernstein who has an update on the storm activity we're seeing. >> and i'm just efforting pictures. i saw it on twitter. rhode island avenue knew downtown, water knee deep. we saw the picture of the tree in the apartment in gaithersburg. these are big trees that came down. this is another house in gaithersburg. and it seemed like around the high school area. downtown, deer park road thrashings area just north of shady grove road has been hit hard. let's show you on live doppler 9,000 what is going on where the storms because as they're leaving d.c. and the sun is coming out, you'll see the storms that are now affecting southern maryland and the eastern shore. just south of mcdaniel being hammered here as the winds are pushing out. we don't have any warnings for tornadoes, but severe warning ins the eastern shore as well as southern maryland. lots of wind coming out of this storm. you can see as it is budging out here. it is budging towards oxford and cambridge. so we probably have winds in excess of 60 miles per hour as these storms are coming down. heavy, heavy rainfall. maybe some hail as well down in southern prince george's heading into northern charles county now. loop 5, a tough ride right now from call doff. and it is coming and ben direct, st. leonard, get red write, prince pred rick. these areas are being pounded t- storms are moving east at about 40 miles per hour, guff getting word that the cleveland park metro is closed right now. and forest glen also due oh the storms aftereffects. we'll let you know that if that flooding, trees or power all could be a possibility as these storms continue to drive east- southeast at 40 miles per hour. and i think -- we'll give you one more view of what is going on in the big picture and get back to "the early show." you're seeing these storms, they're clearing andrews air force base. i do want to tell you that we have the potential later this afternoon for more severe thunderstorms to be affecting the area. unusual to get storms like this in the morning. i believe we've guilty a representative from metro on the line now. good morning. [ no response ] >> hang on a second. we'll get him on in a moment. let's talk about the storms that are still occurring on the eastern shore in southern maryland. we have the severe thunderstorm warning. that is in effect until 9:15 for talbot, st. mary's, the northern half and the northern half and eastern half of charles county as these storms have produced quite a bit of damage and flooding rains across parts of montgomery county, howard county, prince george's and d.c. as well. the district has been hit especially hard. say that one more time? from metro joins us, steven, good morning. tell us about the closures. >> right now at this point we have two stations that are closed. we have the forest station and the cleveland park station. both of those stations have temporarily closed due to loss of power. also we are experiencing some high water issues also at the cleveland park station. so as a result the trains are passing through those stations without stopping. we have requested shuttle buses, and those shuttle buses will be there as soon as possible to help the customers get around the two closed stations. and in addition to that, red line trains are sharing one track from silver spring into tacoma because we're getting a report of a tree that is down on the tracks. it is about 1,000 feet south of the silver spring station. >> what sort of back-up power does metro have at their stations, if any? >> we do have capabilities to provide additional power or back-up power at those stations. however, because of the issues over at forest glen and also at cleveland park, a combination of power and water, those stations are closed, at least temporarily until we can get the water removed for water can reseed from cleveland park. >> you're waiting on, i guess, pepco and mother nature and then you'll have an idea of when you can get the stations reopened? >> that is absolutely correct. in the case of r forest glen and cleveland park, it may be a while to get the stations reopened. so for the time being, at least out there, the train also be sharing one track between silver spring and tacoma. >> we appreciate the information from metro. let's talk about these storms still hammering southern maryland and the eastern shore. lots of wind with these as they're pushing towards the bay and a lot of lightning. i want to show you that one more time as we push it become. this thing has been an incredible lightning maker this morning. that's one of the reasons we've had the power outages which have been affecting metro as you hear. many dark intersections as well. i always remind you to treat those as a four-way stop sign there. as far as any of the warnings, again, we're looking at 9:15 for the severe thunderstorm warning that is affecting areas in southern maryland right now and also on the eastern shore. we do have -- southern talbot county, they have actually issued a tornado warning in southern talbot county. that is across the way, across the bay bridge. we'll be watching that carefully with the storms. you see that red marker and that tornado warning goes until 9:00. oxford, and potentially that storm could be by 8:-- 8:50. so please take cover. this storm is moving southeast at about 35 miles per hour. and this is doppler indicated, by the way. when we say doppler indicated, the doppler radar picking up signs of rotation as opposed to having somebody visually seeing a tornado on the ground. we're worried about this area right here. let me zoom in just a little bit more with these storms that are coming down. tillman right now is getting the brunt of this storm. i hope you're taking cover now. get to the lowest levels of your homes right now, if you can, as this storm is moving off to the east, southeast with a tornado warning going towards oxford. thankfully it is a somewhat sparsely occupied area. cambridge, get ready as well along with other areas of the lower eastern shore and back into southern maryland, just the severe thunderstorm warning which is in effect until 9:15. wall dore f being pounded as we speak. jessica, over to you. >> howard, of course we want to bring people up to date on some of the disruptions because of the powerful storms that have been rolling through way a. area. we have seen power lines down, trees down, met 'stro stations closed, the forest glen and cleveland park stations are closed. we have a mark train delay, 30 to 40 minutes because of trees down on the mark train lines. we also have a water rescue apparently going on now. now we turn to 9 news correspondent for the latest on that. he is in upper northwest washington. armando whrarks is going on? >> reporter: i am leer at the intersection at 16th street northwest. this is very close to silver spring. and d.c. fire and rescue just finished a water rescue of two vehicles that got in trouble. they had to basically pull the people out because there was some kind of water rescue. they were not about to give me details, but this is happening right now as we speak. anyone who using 16th street to silver spring to head into the district or to come up from the district into silver spring, you can are going to be in a nightmare situation. there are trees down all along 16th street. once you get past walter reed hospital, it is going to be very slow going because there are trees down and there are also live wires down on several of the side streets. this is not a good place to be if you're trying to commute in and out of silver spring. 16th street, avoid it. as far as the water rescue, i can tell you we have seen at laos three, multiple water rescue engines from the fire department, including those rubber zodiac boats. but a.ly from what we have heard, everyone is okay. but the street around 16th closed off because of the storm. that is the situation up there in this part of northwest d.c. back to you. >> obviously the pictures you're broadcasting life are very dramatic, lots of flooding there in that location. we can see the car overturned in the water. have we heard any reported injury ? you said they seem to be okay. were they taken to the hospital? do we know anymore about the people in the car? >> i do not. as you can hear the sirens and the ambulances going off behind me. there are trees down on this part of town. you've got folks all around. in fact, the rescue here is heading up here -- [ pause ] i have been warned that i can not go up this perimeter. the fire and rescue engines, they're the ones who were called out. [ inaudible ] >> lorvely arrest plannedo is talking to us while the energy vehicles are on the scene, so it is kind of blocking out some of what we can hear on the cell phone. obviously a perilless situation with the trees down, the wires down, emergency vehicles trying to get to the people who could potentially have injuries because of the cars down. do we still have armando on the phone? >> yes, i'm still here. the fire rescue engine as you heard drove away, but here at 16th approaching west, the street is closed, at least three rescue vehicles, and there are all kinds of d.c. fire, ems personnel, the police have closed off this part because there are live wires on the roads. again, it is a very chaotic situation here. but i'm afraid i cannot get any closer to where the water rescue situation that you were describing from sky 9 because there are live wires on this part of the street. >> armando, your drive over to this location this morning whrarks did you see on the drive? >> as i said, on 16th street, all the way from walter reed head ing into silver spring and from silver spring down, traffic is almost at a stand still because you have downed trees. and, of course, you have all of the rescue vehicles going up and down trying to get to this location. you have live wires from several of the side streets that i was able to notice as i was rushing over here. down trees, and then, of course, there is a very heavy traffic corridor for people leaving silver spring and trying to get to the district and vice versa, is all of those folks caught unaware by this situation. you have hundreds of vehicles stopped in each direction as police and fire rescue personnel direct traffic. right now i walked all the way back up to 16th street and half a block heading into the district there was a downed tree on 16th street. so you cannot cross from 16th street past. you're being routed around, and that is essentially where the situation is. in fact, now i'm looking at some cars going on the opposite side of 16th street. so you have floret and southbound 16th street basically heading in one lane because they have one part of the street closed off. this is around the area where you have a lot of synagogues up here on 16th street. it is just a few blocks further down is silver spring. so it is pretty messy up here. >> armando, we appreciate your reporting. stay safe. obviously that is a fluid situation that we're seeing flooding on -- as you can see in the pictures on your screen, flooding in waterways throughout the washington area. there are reports of trees down, power lines down. we want to bring you the latest numbers that we just got in here to 9 news now from pepco. pepco is currently reporting over 9 7,000 outages, over 70,000,700 are in montgomery county. in d.c., close to 16,500 are without power, and over 7,500 outages in prince george's county. right now we turn to a representative from pope co- -- pepco. thank you for joining us. >> you're welcome. how are crews dealing with this situation? we have a situation unfolding, trees down, power lines down, the road roadways with the back- ups, how are you responding to this situation? >> our crews are ready and waiting to go into action. we have to wait until the storm passes obviously because we don't want them out there working with the trees falling down and the power lines. but we're ready to go and we'll go at it full force just as soon as we possible can. >> do we expect to see the type of power outages for the length of time that we've seen with system of the previous storms that we've experienced this summer? >> it is much too early to tell. what we'll be doing is assessing, seeing how much damage there is is. we'll be going all out 24-7 to get everyone up as quickly as possible. and if i could leave a safety message. we've talked about automatic of the lines down. if anyone see as power line down, please stay away from it. >> in terms of people on the roadways, what should they do in terms to their response on the roadway? >> absolutely avoid it. >> in the past we've had situations where pepco will get assist tans from crews out of the state. how do you work that? >> it is my understanding we've already made that request, so that will be happening probably as we speak. we'll have crews mobilizing, come coming to our area to assist us. >> crews have been working hard this summer to get the power back on because of the powerful storms we have been having. it is the month of august, vacation time do you have enough manpower on hand to deal with the situation? >> yes, we do. that's where the mutual assistance crews come through. if one area is hit, people from other areas come in and help. our crews, for instance, have gone as far as texas and florida in times past and now it is our turn to be helped. >> we appreciate it, pepco. and now we're going to send it back to howard who has an update on the storms we have been seeing in the w. way area this morning. >> we're getting the damage reports now a wind gust in washington at 67 miles per hour. that was just southeast of silver spring in d.c. even up in frederick county, around 75 and 80 there, green valley area. all sorts of gloading reports. we're going to go do live doppler. we have pictures that have been coming in, too. and we talked about it really budgeting out as it heads towards the eastern shore. that sort of bow out like that, just a real clear signature that we have serious winds with this storm coming toward the eastern shore. in oxford, talbot county atornado warning issued in the 9:00. i'm going to zoom in there a pretty serious situation. we'll switch it over to the velocity. we're looking up the wind speeds. when you have winds toward and away, you can imagine you have that rotation going on right in those areas where you'd be going this way and this way. aened this is why we're concerned for oxford right now. there could potentially be a tornado if that circulation works its way down the ground that's why the eastern hoar is around staid warning until 9:00 so you folks in oxford, even cambridge, easton, anyone here, take coverage. tilman is being pounded. there may also be some hail with these storms as well. i want to take you to southern maryland where the severe thunderstorm warnings continue until 9:15. be glad this storm missed you. it is pounding areas in la plata. you get south of la plata, you're in good shape there. benedict, megaicsville right now, look at the motion of there as this is moving off to the east and the southeast. it is going to be a close call. i think you'll see a little bit of there. but st. leonard is also getting pounded very much so by this storm. and a couple of new cells ton backside. you can see them pop doctoring around brandywine. there ask so much lift in the atmosphere aloft that when you get the storms to pass, the new cell also pop just to the south of danville. so it is going to be a little while still there northern charles county. maybe another 20, 30 minutes before this gets out of your neighborhood. let's go to the weather computer. we'll talk about the warnings that we have on the eastern shore and also for southern maryland. apparently the tornado warning may have been dropped as we're just seeing severe thunderstorm warnings there. the radar going back the last three hours. incredible the way this storm went from thunderstorms with lat of lightning up in tread rick, maryland to severe, damaging, torential storms once again pushing across the metro. this is is about the fist time in two and a half weeks we have been dealing with some of this. these are some of the pictures we're getting from our viewers. i thank those folks contacting me. this is that apartment building where the rescues are going on there. this is in gaithersburg, i believe the flower apartments. this is rhode island avenue knew, just a little while ago. it looks like the water a flee deep at least. jessica, back to you. >> the disrumtions with traffic, that is going to be coming up. right now we're going to return you to "the early show." hello, again. we're watching the severe storms and the damage has been extenned once again. the third time in the last two and a half weeks we're damaging with thunderstorms and damaging winds. it the still pounding areas where we have severe thunderstorm warnings. the lower eastern shore and winds gusting to 60 miles per hour or more. torential rains, unbelievable lightning and we've had reports of hail along with the damage. this storm is budging south and east now. they continue to drive off to the east-southeast. the sun is coming out across parts of montgomery county, but wall dore f, you seem to be out of the worst of it. with the northeastern part of the county is going to be dealing with the severe thunderstorm. and this warning goes until 9:15. we have all sorts of problems, especially with damage and flooding, and for more on that, i want to get a traffic update first and i'll throw it over to chris snead in the traffic center. >> thank you. >> reporter: we're seeing major problems now in the district. we have lots of flooding on the main roads, side roads, down trees and wires, dark intersections. we're going to start with cameras here in montgomery county. the beltway is jammed from 95 all the way around past the american legion. i have flooding on different parts of that, colesville, and please use caution. don't drive through standing water. you don't know how deep it is. we're going to check out a couple of the dark intersections here. 355. you can see the lights are out. we're also checking out georgia avenue. and then you can see here what happens when you drive through that standing water. we're moving to a live shot now of a car overturned in standing water. the problem we're having with downed trees, people are swerving out of the way. so please use caution. try to stay home if possible. we're going to take it the district right now. we have down wires there. and canal avenue, macarthur boulevard, 16th street, you know, connecticut, just stay off the roads is all i can say. please check out wusa9.com for all of our traffic info. howard? we're looking at the doppler. there is the doppler still across southern maryland. the warnings go until about 9:15. right now jessica doyle is standing by with more. we want to bring people up to date with some of the disturbances we are experiencing. coming at rush hour couldn't be a worst time. we're going to take a look at pepco's power outages. they are currently reporting 9 7,000 households without power in the washington area. it seems like montgomerie county has gotten the brunt of in, like the last storm. montgomerie county having about 77,700 anales. d.c., about 16,500 and in prince george's county, 7,500 outages. those are for pepco. now we're going to move to system of the other utilities that are reporting outages. allege r. allegheny county has about 7,500 customers in the dark. bge, big number, 13,155. dominion virginia power, right about 1,500 people at this point reporting no power at their homes, and another, we're currently seeing about 1,100 people in the dark. we want to give you some other advisories. we have an advisory into the station here talking about obviously the power lines being down, the limbs being down in the roadways. a couple of advisories that they're issuing. they're telling the motorists to call 33 -- 311. obviously a very difficult situation. we spoke with pepco earlier this morning and they advice folks. obviously if you see power lines down and the roadways or on the sidewalk, you want to avoid that. use heavy caution because you do not know are live wires. also, motorists are being advised to use a lot of time. we're seeing a lot of lights being out. a lot of situations with intersections where people don't really know what is going on. so we want to give people four- way stops at those intersections. again, call 311 to report any downed trees. we're also seeing problems with metro. we've had the cleveland park station close close there had because of flooding. the red line trains are currently being single tracked and we're going to

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