To help kids maintain what they learned throughout the year. We joined those kids for the first day back. Summers over here at Samuel Tucker elementary school. The front office has a buzz and school is in session here in alexandria. Okay, questions, go ahead. If you are saying, school, already . Youre not off. It was a fiveweek summer vacation, and just four weeks for staff. Out of 14 Elementary Schools in the division, tucker is the only one in class today. Principal renny pascal. The statistics have not confirmed anything other than what common sense already shows teachers every day, that when our kids come back to school today, theyre ready to go. Theyre going to be pretty much right on mark with where they left off on june 22nd, which was our last day of school. When i walked into the first grade class, it looked like any other day. The hunter searched for whales in the cold seas of the far fourth. Al san diaw Public Schools leave it up to each school to decide what works best thei
Well have upper sex by 8 00 a. M. A lot of sun during the morning and by noontime for your lunch hour, it will be in the low 80s. And it will be a little humid this afternoon, but still comfortable. A few clouds popping up pup by the time youre heading back home, well be having temperatures hovering in the mid80s. Warmest day from the last several days. Right now, though, it is rather cool. Shenandoah valley, many locations there the mid50s. Closer to washington, closer to 60. Melissa, any delays . Right now were looking okay. A little slow in some spots because the construction here and there. All that hopefully wraps up at 5 00 a. M. Beltway at good luck road, moving right along. A wider look at things, no major issues into or out of town. Another look at 66 and 95, we are just fine. But the construction tom was talking about, 395 northbound between edsall and the hov lane, the right lane blocked there. A trip down 270 coming up at 4 41. The key witness in the mcdonnell corruption tr
Is coming across as a reluctant santa claus. The prosecution is walking him through every gift request of the mcdonnells and for most of them he comes through and, in fact, today the jury got to hold and touch one of the most talked about gifts, that rolex watch. Jonnie williams admitted on the stand today that he knew what he was doing was wrong, maybe illegal. He lavished mcdonnells with expense gifts, 120,000 in loans, golf outings, stays in his vacation home, a new york shopping spree, use of his ferrari. He said he gave the gifts to get the governors help in securing state funded studies on his companys Star Scientifics Health Supplement called annatto block. Never got the study. William said he did not tell Star Scientific about most of the gifts including that 7,000 rolex watch he gave to the governor because he said, i should not have had to buy things like that to get the help i needed. I made a mistake when i bought it. I knew it was wrong. Williams expressed regret for all t
New hampshire avenue. The inpact damaged a guardrail impact damaged a guardrail and light pole and spilled some kind of chemical on the highway. Only the Left Shoulder is getting by the scene of the crash at this time. Drivers are being diverted on to colesville road. Three people involved in the crash were taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. In upper marlboro, a pedestrian is dead after being struck by a Prince Georges County county transit bus. It happened at the intersection of main and water streets. Authorities say the victim somehow became stuck under the bus. Police are on the scene investigating. Drivers should avoid this area of main and water streets in Prince Georges County. Prince georges county detectives are still on the scene of a very disturbing murder. It happened inside a home in the 9900 block of chessington drive. Scott broom is live with the latest. What do you know . Reporter there are a lot of relatives of this victim standing by. I have talk
But ill tell you what, in a couple of hours, it is getting to feel so uncomfortable and very cold. Even agent bit of sunshine coming out here after the rain pushing off to the east. 47 degrees. Notice the winds. Theyre picking up and the strong northwesterly winds are going to ush near a lot of usher in a lot of cold air. A lot of rain to the west of 95, germantown and south of frederick, its pretty light. Not a lot is reaching the ground. Its farther south, east of 95 some good heavy rain pushing through leonardtown and reedville and over to delmarva. Its really coming down here. Look how were drying out along 81. You do see a little bit of snow going on through pennsylvania and parts of West Virginia. I dont think its going to make it to our area. Well see clearing skies and very strong winds later on today, even higher than were seeing right now. Look how warm we are. Fredricksburg almost at 50 degrees. 41 for gaithersburg. Its a short and brief while that well stay into the 40s. Th