bay as well because this whole line of showers and thunderstorms will be moving through. you can see things have calmed down at least from the perspective of our tower camera in northwest. just a few minutes ago that was blowing in the wind. we could hardly see the cars down on wisconsin because of all the rain, but right now that has moved on through. so we ve gotten dramatically better. nope the lightning in the distance, though. it s almost notice the lightning in the distance, though. it s almost nonstop. even if you were back out to the west. we were just talking to will thomas out in fauquier county in darnton, he s still seeing constant lightning warrenton. he s still seeing constant lightning back out to the east and that will continue probably the next hour or so. this lightning will get on the eastern shore and we ll still be seeing it. we won t be hearing it. look at one of the transformers blowing right now with probably some of the wind and maybe potentially
the funeral began, the father presiding over the service apparently learned barbara was involved in a romantic relationship with another woman. i am a lesbian. a life long catholic and former catholic school teacher, barbara says she hadn t considered her sexual orientation would be a problem with father marcell until she stepped forward to take communion. he said i can not give you communion because you live with a woman. though shaken by father marcell s action, barbara says she tried to compose herself to give her mother the dignified funeral she deserved so a few minutes later, barbara began her eulogy. at which time father marcell left the altar and did not return until i finished my eulogy. according to barbara, the story gets even worse because after first refusing to give barbara communion and walk off the altar, father marcell refused to accompany barbara s mothers body to the cemetary in aspen hills. barbara was told father marcell had suddenly become il
you. do you think this is rue? [laughter] true? [laughter] and finally, this is from matt in trenton, new jersey. have you ever been there? geoff: oh, no. craig: dear craig and geoff. i m going bald and have recently started wearing a toupee. am i over the hill? no, but you are fodder for children s laughter. we have got to go. good night, everybody. there are a few moments in life sadder than the passing of your mother but now imagine facing that reality along with the heavy dose of catholic rules that could make someone feel left out. that s what one northwest washington woman says happened to her as she was trying to lay her mom to rest. matt dablow picks up the details in a story you ll see only on 9 news now. reporter: its been an extremely difficult week, perhaps the most difficult week of her life. i feel very sad. it all started on saturday at st. john newman catholic church where friends and family gathered to say goodbye to barbara s mother, who died last
and killed. paul wagner is here with more. reporter: frankie rivas just finished distributing the flyers advertising pizza specials and was waiting for a ride when a gunman walked up and shot him in the head. nothing was taken and, at this hour, investigators say the case is wide open. frankie rivas was a baby in the family of five, described by the older brother as a free spirit. it took a beautiful person to not just because he s my brother, everybody that he said i had to could just feel the energy that he was a great, beautiful person. reporter: at midday today, the d.c. police were gathering information trying to learn what they could about frankie and sharing what they could with the family. they say it s attempted because pretty much everything was on him. [ indiscernible ] correct. nothing we say? no. reporter: frankie rivas was alone on foot near the intersection of 10th and gall u den streets when he was shot. a neighborhood of modest homes off of
falling later today and possibility of a late day thunderstorm, more details on the forecast coming up in a couple minutes, julie wright what s up. a lot of slow traffic as you make your way around town travelling northbound i-95, delays from the wood bridge area, prince william parkway, up towards springfield. lanes are open inner loop of the belt way slowing from robinson terminal. 66 on the brakes in manassas and as you work your way east of centerville. southbound 29 at randall of, big delays before randolph headed down towards the right side of the highway. northbound you will find all your lanes are open. that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. a bullet hit a window at the white house. now investigators want to know if that is connected to a recent shooting on constitution avenue. live with more on our top story, stacy. reporter: well, if it is not connected it is strange to have gunfire and bullets around the white house and not be connected but there is q