it is up 18% this year, the s&p up 17.5%. the 15-year rate hit 53.53 and the 30 year 4.51%. the federal government is in the money again for a few weeks it was. in june the treasury reported $117 billion surplus rare thanks to more revenue and less spending. for the weather we have chat myers. hello christine. little bit of rain in d.c. overnight has slowed down the commute there for sure. airport delays atlanta, new york city, philadelphia, charlotte and d.c. today, heavy rain event across the southeast for this weekend, sunny and nice across the northeast but a lot of rain coming in, even more flooding rain from d.c. southward through the weekend, expect that. it s the top of the hour and i know where we re going now. thank you so much, chad. it is the top of the hour which means it s time for the top means it s time for the top news. captions by vitac www.vitac.com