ths 6:00 it is 6:00 and rain is coming down. i hate when we get it back. as forecast, more rain in the area this day. we re going to see a chum peeks of sun. if we do, i ll guarantee in the mid-atlantic could see a gusty thunderstorm. this easterly flow is keeping most of the mid-atlantic under gray skies. the actual day shows a 67 lunchtime reading on its way to a high of 71. note along the delmarva and western side of the bay. we ve got a zillion counties lit up. could be some coastal flood issues down the ocean and along the western shore of the bay at high tide. everybody else pay attention. rain is expected to fall. you may sew some ponding in the roads and lawns. don, take it away. thank you. where s this morning s traffic trouble? we have new information on 895. we now know that a lane is blocked. the accident is on 895. it is block the right lane causing a backup. we ll show you a live look in just a second. meantime, watch for debris. taking a live look. that
haguerstown area. just to the north of martinsburg into west virginia. more rain down to the south. look just to the south of fredericksburg into spotsylvania county. i spect more storms to develop and move over areas that have already seen heavy rain. that s why we have a flash flood watch until 2:00 a.m. for the entire area. but notice the areas in the red. culpeper, manassas, including fauquier. but also winchester, martinsburg and hagerstown all under flash flood warnings now. they ve seen heavy rainfall. some flash flooding going on in each of those locations. be care philadelphia you are driving out to the west. watch out for the rest of the night, too. i ll let you know what i expect for the rest of the night and tomorrow coming up. floodwaters from the mississippi river are pouring into more communities and farmland across the south. and more and more residents in the path of all that water are trying to get out of the way. jay gray is in melville, louisiana, right
new, a local woman s fight to honor her mother s memory. it s a story that starts in the south during world war ii and ends with a woman who died more than a month ago and hasn t been buried. reporter: during world war ii lieutenant louise lomack was one of the few african american to serve as a nurse. she hoped to be buried at arlington, her only child has been fighting to make it happen. this is my mother. she was in her early 20s here. reporter: she grew up in southern virginia and tried to join the army. her daughter said because of her race she had to fight to get in. she didn t talk a lot about it. i saw her scrap book. reporter: as that scrap book shows in 1943 she was assigned to an air base in alabama. she was discharged ten years later, got married stayed a nurse. as her health went down she and her daughter discussed her wishes. she said well, my first choice was arlington. reporter: many of the airmen are buried there but space is limited so there
his wife went to meet him. i was getting worried. reporter: on the surveillance video, she says she doesn t think he was acting abnormally. i read that he was disoriented and that sort of thing. but he wasn t. reporter: it s unclear why wheeler never made it back on the train. his wife said she did see his body. and he had bruising on his face. his head was swollen. she thought the major blows were to the upper torso. she said the revealing points were his class ring. but was he targeted? working for three presidents and helping create the vietnam veterans memorial? his wife said he made enemies but none that would kill him. i think he was afraid. reporter: a neighbor said he thought he found wheeler s home in disarray before he left. none of it fits together. it s like a jigsaw puzzle, but most of the pieces aren t there. reporter: wheeler s family hopes by speaking out a new clue will help solve this case. nobody ever expects to have answers. it can t
susquehanna hanna river is phylicia barnes. her brother told wjz the search for his sister is over, that investigators have confirmed her identity. it is undescribable. reporter: the medical examiner used dental records to identified the mangled body to try to bring some closure to her family. her parents have pleaded for her safe return. what s baffled police is the complete lack of evidence they found since she disappeared from this apartment almost four months ago. going door to door, putting fliers on cars, trying to generate as much intelligence as possible. reporter: police have been cautious. two conowingo dam workers found the body yesterday. barnes is from monroe, north carolina, was visiting her half sister. she hoped to attend towson university. we have children here, you know, and we just pray. that s all we can do is pray. it was a shock to everybody around here and everybody was trying to figure out where could she have gone that fast. reporter: th