regan national, 72 baltimore, another morning here just not cooling off 70 fredericks burg and 73 hagueers town. forecast today, more heat and humidity than yesterday afternoon highs expected to be in the mid-90s. by 5:00 p.m., 93, 94 degrees. again just the chance for an isolated, late day thunderstorm north and west, more details coming up traffic and julie good morning. >> all right tucker so far so good no incidents reported at the wilson bridge. northbound 5 and 4 looking good out of wall door of. you will find lanes open as you travel westbound 495, silver springs no incidents reported volume delays, 95 and 295 open for business, sky fox was showing us a drive inbound on 50. headed into northeast, back inside update the ride northbound 395, duke street toward seminary road all your lanes open no incidents reported, springfield and of course 66, flowing east of 234 leaving the traffic rest area. that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. all right julie thank you very much montgomery county police are trying to piece together a deadly pedestrian accident german town route 118, aircraft drive before 1:00 a.m. appears a man was trying to cross the road when he was hit the striking vehicle remained on scene the victim was taken to local hospital where he later died. later this morning we will learn more details about the suspects accused in the murder of a korean business owner. he was found unconscious inside his burning convenience store back in april over the weekend police announced an arrest in this case and scheduled a press conference this morning 11:00 a.m. our top story this morning president barack obama is holding another news conference in just a few hours after more negotiations last night at the white house. >> despite a rare weekend meeting with top lawmakers apparently they did not make much progress. stacy live at the white house good morning. >> reporter: well, clearly this is an issue in which time is of the essence, congressional leaders were at the white house to meet with president obama to discuss the debt ceiling he is reportedly pushing for a major deal his package would include huge spending cuts as well as tax increases now that rare sunday night meeting is demonstrative of the enormous task at hand the president has to try to get democrats and republicans to agree upon a way to resolve trillions in differences, slash the deficit and increase the nations borrowing limit. >> everything they have told me and the speaker is to get a big package would require big tax increases in the middle of an economic situation extraordinarily difficult 9.2% unemployment. it is a job killer. >> we need to do something very big, substantial to bring long term debt down overtime we have to do that in a way that is good for the economy. >> reporter: of course there is a difference in opinion what is exactly good for the economy, house speaker john boehner said look the republicans are not going to agree on any package that includes any increases in taxes therefore the republican package is $2 trillion where as the deal the president has been pushing is a $4 trillion deal we should learn more at the press conference scheduled here at the white house 11:00 a.m. three small planes in three separate incidents had to be intercepted by fighter jets this weekend each plane flew too close to camp david. the first around noon saturday another later that night the third happened late yesterday morning in every case the planes landed without incident president obama spent much of the weekend at camp david. three rockets hit baghdad's green zone during a visit by the new u.s. defense secretary no reports of injuries. he is in baghdad to discuss the possibility of keeping some u.s. troops in iraq beyond 2011 he made an unannounced trip to afghanistan to meet with the troops. in a sign of worsening relations with pakistan the u.s. is withholding $800 million in aid to the country's army they want more aggressive action taken against the taliban and not happy about their decision to revoke visas for american military trainers according to reports by the new york times white house chief of staff william daily talked about the tricky relationship this week. obviously they have been an important alley in the fight on terrorism, victim of enormous amounts of terrorism but right now they have taken steps that give us reason to pause on aid we were giving to their military and we are trying to work through that. tensions between the two nations have been on the rise since u.s. navy seals killed osama bin laden during a raid on pakistani soil in may. another big story this morning, remembering betty ford the former first lady died friday she was 93. >> funeral services will happen tomorrow in the meantime sarah simmons is back with how folks are honouring her memory. >> betty ford broke down the barriers of sensitive topics most notably drug and alcohol addiction and breast cancer and did so thanks to her role as first lady a job she never thought she would have she once said when her husband gerald ford ran for congress she didn't think he would win she thought she would have a simple life being married to a former college football star, lawyer in grand rapids michigan but he did rise to majority leader then president and vice president but it is what happened in her white house yearafter that what she will be remembered for. addiction to painkilleralcohol lead her to seek treatment now she would later found the betty ford clinic which has treated tens of thousands over the years from celebrities to every day people a cancer diagnosis in the white house lead to a mast text my and she was very -- mastectomy and she was very candid about it. >> i think there are literally millions of mothers and daughters and sisters and aunts who are alive today because of that courage. >> by her legacy building the betty ford center she helped many people over the years. and over the weekend in grand rapids hundreds waited to sign a book of remembrance at the gerald r ford presidential museum they had a local tie to northern virginia as well they lived in a house on crown view drive alexandria for more than 20 years while gerald ford was in congress through his vice presidency and early days of his presidency. also, just down the street from that home is president gerald ford park a private funeral for betty ford is planned tomorrow in palm desert where they retired after public life. on wednesday the casket travels to grand rapids for a private burial thursday alongside her husband. thank you very much. a look this mornings other top stories, dc police looking for suspects in a shooting that killed two people and injured another the men were gunned down early saturday morning on park wood place in columbia heights sources tell fox 5 the shooting may have stemmed from a gambling dispute investigators are going through the footage from a crime camera posted nearby. >> still no arrests in the shooting death of a man in district heights early sunday morning 12:45 a.m. 1900 block row shell avenue, 26- year-old dwight hicks where has found with a gunshot wound and pronounced dead at local hospital. anyone with information is asked to call police. teenage bicyclist is in the morning after collide being a hit and run driver alabama and stanton terrace southeast late saturday night the 17-year-old was critically injured police caught up with the driver they believe hit him in prince georges county shortly after the incident no word on charges or identities of the suspected driver and injured bicyclist. we know the cause of an apartment fire that displaced dozens in alexandria an accidental electrical issue is to blame flames broke out early sunday morning moments later, residents rushed down the stairs some lost almost every thing but are thankful no one was hurt. >> we thank you god, thank you to god because my apartment is all my bed everything mixed up by thank you god we are alive. >> officials estimated the cost of the damage stands at $125,000. all right 7:10 a.m., 77 degrees on monday morning home prices across the nation continue to fall house prices here in dc are on the rise. what experts say helps the local housing market straight ahead. plus a strange sound over parts of our area this weekendly let you know what it was and why it may benefit your health coming up. ♪ [ music ] >> i was just listening to maroon 5 over the weekend. >> we get a live lookout side the latest weather and traffic from tucker and julie coming up next, 7:11 a.m. a look at this mornings top stories, final vote on a water rate increase. the proposal would increase service rates by 8% over each of the next 3 fiscal years, if passed the quarterly 3 month water bill would increase between 2 and $7 for the average household. despite economic concerns across the country it appears things are looking up for the housing market in the district a new report from real estate tracking firm clear capitol says while home prices are going down nationwide the group predicts they will rise here 3% and homeowner uhs could recoupe nearly a third of the value they lost. >> i have lived here 4 years i have seen the good and the bad times and it definitely i think is a good time. i have seen properties around the last couple months where for sale signs and i have seen sold within a couple weeks. >> i think we see a light at the end of the tunnel with the economy i don't know what light that is but we see something and we know that it is going to get better. >> so what makes dc a buyers market? experts say due to fewer jobs, lost because of the federal government, but also realtors say buyers report feeling better about spending again. is it a buyers market or a sellers market? >> well, they are trying to say sellers but i would imagine a buyers market too big time. >> and yeah. >> sellers market in dc but overall a lot less expensive to buy a house than it was -- >> generally speaking. >> okay. well, that is good news. >> that is great news. >> yeah, so subjective though. some people are still really hurting in dc. >> i mean it is good new that is you are able to sell and recouping some of what you lost but just recouping a third is not great. >> no. >> but better than nothing. >> all relative. there is a light at the end of theton until we don't know what color it is. >> we will find out. let's find out what color our weather maps will be, they will be red everywhere lots and lots of heat starting our morning on the very warm side here and muggy washington, 76 degrees, want to mention that the real focus of the heat the next week or so will be out to our west look how brutal these temperatures are this morning, st. louis is currently 85 degrees, 80 little rock, 80 dallas, some section of the country have a heat advisory 100 plus later today mix it with humidity will feel like 110 kansas city, st. louis, little rock down to dallas. really that heat will stick around 7 to 10 days we will get a taste of that but certainly not going to be as extreme as our friends west. we don't have a lot to show you, very quiet conditions in washington. should be mostly sunny, a dry day today too with exception of one or two isolated thunderstorms north and west but the next rain maker here is a cold front out through chicago that will bring us a nice cool down. until then get used to heat around here 94 this afternoon a hot one isolated thunderstorm late. 97 tomorrow, no thanks, heat index 100 plus and then wednesday, thursday and friday gradual cool down it gets better. >> we will hold out hope for that. thank you. let's find out what is happening on the roadways julie. >> all right you guys big problems to report right now outer loop of the belt way georgetown pike as traffic travels southbound off 495 you will find the mainline remains open coming from the american legion bridge headed down towards 66 lanes open but the service road is tied up because of this accident axe tiffty, one car at the end of the -- activity one car at the end of the jersey wall that is hung up causing the problem. some traffic on this service road can sweep by to the right but it is causing significant tie ups, across the american legion bridge. service road only one lane to the right able to get through. lanes open travelling on the other side of town. college park, coalsville road headed over toward georgia avenue, all your lanes are open. broken land parkway, 79, authorities checking for a crash at that location. thanks we continue to monitor metro for you this monday morning riders at the foggy bottom station have a brand new esculator to use. [ applause ] >> yay it opened last night even though it was scheduled to open today this esculator should help relieve long lines people face as they walked up and down stopped esculators, broken esculators, work now moves to the second one. here is a look where metro's esculators stand, 480 of transit agencies, 588 esculators are working 108 under repair, 18% of metro's esculators won't be in use for today's commute. we ask you to monitor metro if you find safety concerns or problems, e-mail us your story pictures video send them to fox 5 metro@g mail.com. >> if you are driving along the i-95 corridor maryland yesterday you may have seen a plane flying close to the ground part of a nasa experiment. improving the air we breathe. karen grey houston takes a closer look [ high pitched whistling sound ] >> reporter: the eerie sound emanated from a hidden location, howard university's beltsville campus. >> it is going that direction. there it is right on top of us. >> reporter: like a magnificent bird nasa's four engine t 3 b flew overhead its job measure air quality. >> a lot of small particles suspended in the atmosphere most from pollution and some of these will have a great impact on air quality. >> scientists and students from east coast school track the plane's flight path collaborated with nasa on detecting levels of ozone and other pollutants in the atmosphere. >> we are able to monitor the atmosphere, we are able to launch balloons which provide information on profiles of relative humidity, temperatures, of ozone. >> it flew at altitudes as low as 1,000 feet on the ground students prepared instrument that is would also take measurements. >> here we go. >> they would be attached to a balloon sent up just before the plane arrives, to get an ozone sampleling. >> the average person may be wondering what is the purpose of all of this measuring wind speed, temperature humidity, ozone levels well, there is a point. >> because when we inhale ozone, that is not good for our lungs. >> sunday's ozone levels were above 78%s per billion in the code yellow zone headed toward orange where people with respiratory problems should limit prolonged outdoor exertion. nasa is hoping the multiyear study will help improve the the ant of satellites to detect -- ability of satellites to detect pollution near the ground. >> 77 degrees. 7:22 a.m. on monday morning rue earth murdoch bid farewell to his newspaper in london and he is already got a bid on something else who is looking to block that deal coming up next. >> holly morris live at the fancy food show, sharing products from around the world we will check with her when fox 5 morning news continues, coming up on 7:23 a.m. right now making headlines thismorning the search continues for survivors of a boat accident in russia, hope is fadeling for 90 people after a crews ship sank on the river yesterday. many of those missing are children nine people are confirmed dead 80 people rescued it is still not clear exactly how many people were on the ship. rue pert murdoch is in -- rupert murdoch is on damage control in london. sunday the news of the world tabloid owned by news corp., fox 5s parent company hit news stands for the last time now murdoch is looking to take over british sky broadcasting the british government is said to be looking at ways to block the deal. the deadline is fast approaching and seems as if little progress was made during yesterday's debt crisis meeting. coming up a closer look at what the president and congressional leaders discussed next in our political round up. >> as we take you to break, a live lookout side weather and traffic, tucker and julie, coming up next 7:27 a.m. good morning atlanta and a special good morning to you sandy. >> that was great a nice high energy song for a nice day >> we didn't hear the song there but crew of space shuttle atlantis woke up to tough something by chumbawumba. >> if we can work it in lets. the four man crew is unloading a 21-foot canister full of supplies with a robotic arm and installing a multipurpose lodgistic module. can i ask a stupid question. >> sure. >> what does it look like up there at the international space station. >> what do you mean? >> does it look like the scene in star wars like the bar scene. >> no but here is what i wonder they have added so manycompartments and stuff i picture it as junkie and chunkie looking. >> old magazines, 1986, ranger rick. >> meantime here on earth we are going to be hot very hot humid, high temperatures mid- 90s. >> okay. >> and yeah, i think we will be dry maybe an isolated storm north and west generally dry hazy hot and humid. yesterday, nice one. weekend turned out great. regan national 92, 92 at dulles i show you these numbers because we are going up, up and away from here mid-to upper 90s time tomorrow before the cold front gets in here. here we go, 77 alison mentioned lucky number 77 washington, 77 currently in annapolis, 73 leonard town a typical july morning temperatures don't just bottom out in the 60s overnight lows, 70, 74 hagueers town. 71 martins bird. highs going to jump quickly, -- martins burg, highs going to jump quickly. 90s here. another quiet one expected mostly sunny skies a few fair weather clouds move in during the course of the day generally speak should be a good one our next weather maker the cold front north and west of chicago, means business. late in the day tomorrow and tomorrow night it will gradually cool us down, wednesday, thursday, friday high temperatures only mid-to upper 80s we got to get there first the front won't get in until late in the day tomorrow get ready for a hot one heat index pushing 100. forecast, mostly sunny skies, hot and humid, code orange air quality alert. high temperature, 95 degrees winds out of the south, 5 miles per hour warm and muggy could be an isolated storm best chance north and west of the city 76, your overnight low another warm one overnight winds out of the south, 5 to 10. humid air, 97 tomorrow our hottest day this month so far 89 wednesday, thursday, friday back into the mid-80s less humidity. let's look at weather on time traffic and julie there she is. i can't believe it they don't know the song. ♪ i get knocked down, but i get up again ♪ >> your dancing is better than your singing. >> julie that is not saying much. >> all right on the roads, the outer loop, the crash in the service crash, where we will find a lot of this activity the car involved in this crash, on the guardrail literally stuck here on the guardrail traffic in the service road is able to squeeze by single file to the right big delays carter rock as you travel out of maryland down to virginia. over to the maps those travelling inbound along 66 delays as you travel in out of monassis. capital belt way, about a 25 minute trip leaving fair lakes county parkway that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. julie thank you. after a sunday meeting at the white house not much progress made between president obama and congressionalleadership over the nations debt crisis this all as the clock is ticking joining us more, john, political editor human events newspaper and white house