roll into your neighborhood. in your skywatch forecast. back to school shopping just got more affordable.when you can buy school supplies. tax free. and. a school under fire this morning.the test they re making female students take that s gotten the a-c-l-u involved. 3 3 thursday, august 9th 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 maryland lawmakers are heading back to annapolis, toda. today. a special legislative session convenes, this morning. as lawmakers decide whether to add table games and a sxith casino in maryland. the governor called the special session two weeks ago. with hopes of maximizing casino revenues. but critics are shaking their heads. (3:33) we re going to do this in a whirlwind session in the middle of the summer when people are on the beach or on vacation. its going to have zero accountability and zero scrutiny. it really is kind of a scandal. scandal. even if lawmakers approve the measure, it must still be approved by voters in novembee. 3 the investigation continues this mor
steam heat. temperatures right now are near the low to mid-70s in washington and the nearby suburbs as well as around the bay, much of the eastern shore. however, piedmont regions of virginia and into western maryland and panhandle of west virginia, much of that region in the mid and upper 60s. some of the high spots out in west virginia only near 60 degrees this morning. and here s your day planner. we will have our temperatures by 7:00 this morning in the mid to upper 70s most areas, a mostly clear, steamy morning. then by noontime, into the 80s, a hot and humid middle of the day and a hot, humid afternoon, peaking in the low to mid-90s by 3:00 or so. back down to near 90 by 5:00, partly sunny and about a 30% chance of an isolated thunderstorm popping up, perhaps the late afternoon. could get some strong storms perhaps tomorrow and maybe some tonight, too. i ll show you the evening planner in ten minutes, a look at your first 4 traffic this thursday morning with danel
right now, though, off to a smooth ride on this thursday morning. we ve got a clear sky, for the most part, beautiful half moon in the southeastern sky, southwestern sky, i should say, and in the eastern sky, we ve got jupiter and venus this morning! and temperatures are down into the 60s once again. out of the mountains, all the areas in green, parts of the piedmont, shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia in the low to mid-60s. beautiful start there, but closer to washington, we re in the low to mid-70s in montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george s counties, the district, much of southern maryland right around 70, eastern shore in the low to mid-70s. day planner for this thursday. by 5:00 a.m., we ll be in the still low 70s and a mostly clear sky. then by noontime, we ll be into the upper 80s, near 90, and it will hover in the low to mid-90s by mid-afternoon. heat and humidity. and then late afternoon is when we ve got a chance of an isolated storm. a look at y
federally arms dealer. it was absurd to think that that could be left out in the hallway, first of all, and that this kind of mix-up could happen. reporter: after calling the police, the responding officers confiscated the weapon and confirmed it was illegal in the distribute of columbia. the mystery remains. why was it sent to horvitz and is it legal to ship a gun like this? not many restrictions. you can t ship a handgun through the postal service but you can ship it by any other common carrier. rifles and shotguns, even assault rifles can be shipped through anyone. reporter: this was suppose go from licensed dealer to licensed dealer. how did it end up in washington, d.c.? according to the florida gun exchange, the rifle was shipped properly, according to law with the correct address on the box. in transit, they believe that the label with his address came off of the box with the television and was attached to the box with the gun. whoever made the mistake, it
here next. warm and humid start. partly sunny at times today just like yesterday. we ll have a lot of clouds around, as well. and we ll see one or two additional showers a thunderstorm later today in the summer heat. 79 right now in washington, 75 ocean city. 69 in hagerstown. you will notice that humidity out there with your sunshine, highs in the low 90s later today. 92 washington and 90 in baltimore. more details on the forecast, good news, less humid air and cooler air on the way. details on that in just a minute. back to you. new this morning d.c. police are investigating a robbery where the victim was attacked with a hammer. this happened around 12:45 this morning at 14th and irving streets in northwest. police are searching for four suspects. the victim s injuries are not considered life-threatening. a 25-year-old chillum man is charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting two young girls. police say charles amofa abducted the girls from an thrift store on unive