superiority if jobs are cut. >> is the chancellor stronger in her authority under this contract? >> i think there are good checks and balances on both sides. i'm lindsey mastis. lightning hit the roof of this school causing a fire. >> it sounded like a gunshot. >> firefighters took these photos. >> the library was struck twice. >> reporter: the principal said it happened very fast. >> smoke, darker smoke and then visible flamessism there were roughly 200 teachers and another 100 students inside. >> its closest shelter that we had was the fieldhouse, which is a lower one-story building. >> we walk outside and it was absolutely pouring. >> fire travels the length of the ridgeline of this housing unit on top. >> reporter: the fire captain said there is $15,000 of damage. the school is almost out for summer but lightning safety is one lesson they won't soon forget. and the scattered storms are still out there and they could cause problems in parts of area again don't. topper is trapping the storm alert. >> we're in good shape around the immediate metro area. all of the thunderstorms are west of i-81 so kind of a break around the immediate metro area. here is your forecast. for tonight, partly cloudy and mild. low temperatures 66-72. and winds southwest at 10. a pretty nice evening. looking at temperatures on the muggy side downtown but mid-60s in the suburbs is nice. temperatures in the mid to upper 80s and we're looking at teams generally in the mid to upper 80s across the board. now we'll come back and we will talk about the potential for big thunderstorms tomorrow and we'll talk more about lightning safety tips as well. well crews are hoping finish cutting the pipe leaking oil into the gulf of mexico sometime later today. the efforts were at a stand still for most of the day when the saw crews were using for the job got stuck. but they managed to free it about three hours ago. so once they are done with the cutting, they are hoping cap the blown-out well. it is the largest explosives bust in d.c. history. and federal agents say there were enough professional grade fire work shells stuffed in the northeast apartment building to nearly blow it apart. authorities said they seized dozens of class a explosive shells like it one, the kind limited to licensed technicians at aerial displays like the 4th of july on the national mall. but the bureau ofal toll, tobacco and firearms and explosions said 61-year-old la quinn williams was selling them in a liquor store parking lot. the man who answered the door at his home declined to give us his name. >> it's flash powder. it's not tnt, it's not c-4, it's not dynamite per se, it's flash powder. there's a big chemical difference. >> according to our explosive efforts, it would have put on a heck of a show and put on a heck of a show in the apartment. thankfully it doesn't go off. >> it is said he had enough fire works in his vehicle to turn it into a truck bomb. one of the suspects in the natalee holloway murder is wanted in peru. police say stephanie flores' body was found in a hotel in lima. she was last seen enter the hotel with van der sloot. flores died five years to the day that holloway disappeared in aruba. a tenant living in the basement apartment of the rowhouse of a prominent d.c. lawyer was killed took the witness stand today at the trial investigating the cover- up of his death. sara morgan said one of the three men facing obstruction charges gave his brother a key to the home and the alarm code. so far no one has been charged in the murder of robert wone. a virginia man is facing animal cruelty charges tonight after police say a kitten interfered with his video game. investigators say 21-year-old bruce jamar walston of stanton through his girlfriend's kitten against a wall after the animal disconnected the game. his girlfriend said it happened right in front of her children. let's get outside and see the traffic center with patranya. tough night on the water main repair, that's right. >> crews had hoped to get the water main break repaired before the rush hour. this is 1600 block of new avenue. crews are still blocking lanes at montana. this is where traffic is being detoured off to get away from the repairs. but we want to tell people to avoid new york avenue altogether and here is why. you're looking at the delay. right now backed up to 9th avenue and way back to 3rd street trouble -- 3rd street tunnel. so do avoid new york avenue and take rhode island or bladensberg to get east out of the city. and other routes. 495 still below speed from 267 to springfield. also 66 heading west. all lanes open but slow for drivers as well. that's the latest on your roads. derek, back to you. investigators now trying to figure out if the body found along the potomac river today is that of a missing mother or perhaps her daughter. that body was spotted around 2:30 this afternoon by crews searching via helicopter and it is right near loch 6 of the canal. that mother and her teenage daughter disappeared on monday after being pulled under in the river. repair work being done at the jefferson memorial will strengthen the foundation of the sea wall. that wall has been slip ago way from the memorial plaza for years now and alex trevino has the details on the project. >> this is an international icon. >> reporter: people from all over the world visit the jefferson memorial. but this year tourists have to stroll around the construction site on the visit. >> it is to remove basically the timber piling that's were installed in 1967 and 1970 to hopefully shore up the sea wall. >> reporter: crews are replacing the old timber with steel beams to support the sea wall. preserving this part of the plaza is a project that's been in need since the national park service noticed the sea wall sinking four years ago. officials were concerned visitors were at risk. >> there is obviously a tripping hazard there, and when the project is finished, the concern will go away. >> and the concern for the tourist is getting the picture without the construction mess in front of the jefferson memorial. >> the construction takes away the beauty of the washington monument when the tourists are taking a picture of the jefferson memorial, they have to take a picture that way and the construction blocks it out. you see the little nets, the three nets, it's terrible for the picture. >> reporter: the park service said the jefferson memorial is on solid foundation and does not shift. work is expected to be complete before next year's cherry blossom festival. in washington, alex trevino, 9 news now. >> the jefferson memorial plaza sea wall project cost $18.5 million. you may not want to volunteer to get bumped the next time your flight is over sold. how much the government wants to give you if you are forced to choose another flight. that's coming up. and first to boldly go where no iguana has gone before. we'll explain. p/c> ♪ [ male announcer ] we make them 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once the ticket is purchased. new rules are expected to go into effect later in year. be careful of drying in -- driving in high. in a five to one decision justices said an officer's visual estimation of speed is enough and there is no need for an independent verification. so what do you think about this? is an officer's radar eyeball enough to justify a ticket or do you think they ought to have some proof, like maybe an actual radar gun or at least driving behind you for a minute or two? share your thoughts with mcginty's mail bag. the woman in charge of getting aid to haitian earn quake victims is also battling breast cancer. her inspiring story ahead. and topper is back with a full forecast. stay with us. 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and she said absolutely positively not and then i was able to focus again. >> reporter: in that instant she became the one woman in eight diagnosed with breast cancer every two minutes. she felt lucky. this tumor was half the size of a pencil eraser and nonevasive. in 2006 she was diagnosed with an unrelated breast cancer. >> this was stage zero cancer so you can't get better news if you are getting breast cancer news. >> reporter: and she had a lumpectomy my. that was followed by six weeks of radiation and now she's on medication. except for a few weeks off for her operation, she continued to keep an active schedule. >> and i knew i had flown through it last time and even though i'm four years older now i assumed i would get through it easily again. >> reporter: it's this calm in the face of disaster that has those who know her confident that if anyone can handle these twin challenges in their personal and professional life, mcgovernor can. and a return trip to port-au- prince made her even more determined to folks on haiti's needs. >> it took me five minutes of being in haiti to realize that i almost felt cheapish worrying about my own situation. i came home from that trip and i was so grateful for the medical care you can get in this country. i was so grateful for the fact i could stand in my shower and have clean potable water that my own situation frankly seemed almost trivial compared to what i had seen. >> and andrea tellsez president mcgovernor said the red cross will not pull up in haiti until needs, shelter, clean water, jump starting the economy and creating a culture of preparedness. years ago susan g comeen changed breast cancer awareness. you can register for the race for the cure. channel 9 is the proud broadcast sponsor. and watch impact, make one, will air here on saturday 8:00 p.m. june 5th or you can watch it online at wusa9.com. okay, the heat is still on. but that's not a bad thing. it wasn't humid today. it will be more humid tomorrow. and we'll try to keep the showers away for the cure on saturday. here is your forecast first now. for tomorrow, temperatures will be up around 90 once again. and a really good chance of showers and thunderstorms. some will be heavy and a few could be severe tomorrow. and even into friday and saturday, we still run the risk of leftover showers and a few storms. don't see anything severe friday or saturday and neither day will be a washout but some scattered about. temperatures still remain warm in the 80s. mid-80s on friday, upper 80s on saturday. and in the morning on saturday, probably get the race in and it will just be muggy. showers should hold off until after the race though. tonight partly cloudy and mild. mid-60s in the suburbs. and low 70s downtown. winds out of the southwest at 10. a nice evening. temperatures are still well into the 80s right now. 86 downtown and 84 in arlington. 88 in college park. 87 in bowie. we're looking at 86 down toward fort belvoir toward 95 and out to the west still cooler, but still 80s. 81 in reston and 85 in sterling. thursday morning it will be very warm by lunchtime. temperatures in the 70s and 80s. air quality index will be code yellow. that is moder at. and unless you have respiratory ailments you're in good shape. tomorrow thunderstorms, some heavy and some severe. and winds out of the northwest and 10. and mid-atlantic and the eastern corridor under a slight risk of severe weather tomorrow and we think the threat is going to be wind and hail. so hot tomorrow, one ingredient. timetable 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. tomorrow. strong winds and hail are a threat and storms linger into friday and saturday and we don't see those as severe thunderstorms. there is a big front back in the plains and great lakes. it will take several days to get through us and we'll have a disturbance tomorrow that will trigger the showers and thunderstorms. tonight storms are north of us and south of us. next seven days, 89 tomorrow and storms. 86 on friday, some storms. 88 on saturday with some showers and storms. not a wash out. a better chance of storms and showers on sunday. a little more cloudy too on sunday as well. and then cooler. temperatures back around 80 on monday, tuesday and wednesday with afternoon storms by next wednesday as well. a reminder, celebrate fairfax, it's a week from this friday, june 11th, 12th and 13th, go to our website wusa9.com for tickets and to volunteer. good music, good food, good fun. >> thank you, top. from our weird news file, where were you when he proposed? your favorite restaurant or the eifel tower or a rollercoaster. well to jolly old england where stewart got down on the knee and he asked carolyn paine and she said yes in front of the other tourist. it's was only later in private when she wept his behind. no. i'm just making that last part up, or am i? the gas prices are going down, they go back up again. we know saving money is important. this summer, shop with your giant card and save on shell fuel. earn one point for every dollar you spend. every 100 points earned gets you another 10 cents off per gallon. the more you spend, the more you save. i'm saving money at the store, i'm saving money at the pump, and that works for me. more savings every time you shop, only with your giant card. how many ways can you be comfortable? an energy efficient infinity air conditioner by carrier can save you up to 56% on your cooling costs, while also reducing your impact on the environment. which is better for where you live, and better for where we all live. turn to the experts during cool choices and get up to $1200 cash back on an infinity system by carrier. and don't forget to join andrea, howard and angie for the news and traffic you need at 4:25 a.m. in the mail back, d.c. goes buck wild with traffic fines including a ten fold increase in the fine for passing a stopped school bus with the red flights flashing. mark in falls church said bring it on. passing a stopped school bus with flashing lights does nothing but show a lack of concern for the safety of our children. part of that fine should include mandatory duty as a school crossing guard for a few days. tourists crossing in the middle of the street, a double ticket. jay walking and impeding the flow of traffic. bicycles weaving through stopped traffic to then run a red light, ticket. police turning on lights to get through an if intersection, suspension. well mark, don't hold your breath on the last one. meantime mirra in d.c. said if you don't want to pay, don't break the law. where do people need to be they can't afford to wait for a stopped school bus or a pedestrian crossing its street. take a stopwatch and make a note of how long the wait actually happens to be. also the people who don't pull over to the right and stop when an emergency vehicle with sirens and lights goes on by deserve a big fine for impeding the progress of the emergency vehicle. those sirens aren't for show. but creed said it's all to make money but so what. the increase in fees is only designed to increase revenue for the city. drivers should be less concerned about the fines and more concerned with obeying the traffic laws. well i guess the point is no one is perfect. so when you do make a mistake and break one of those laws, how much is a fair penalty and how much would be gouging since they know you have no choice but to pay. well we hope you make the choice to right mcginty's mail bag. the address is mail back -- mail bag at wusa9.com. i'll be lack here tonight along with anita brikman and log on any time at wusa9.com. we'll see you later. have a great evening. bye-bye. ♪ home is where i want to be. ♪ the only place that feels like me. ♪ ♪ the world outside just melts away ♪ ♪ relax, unwind, wrap up the day. ♪ ♪ where i spend the night and start the day. ♪ olympic premium paint, environmentally preferred. zero vocs. all this at a great price, starting at $17 per gallon. home begins with an olympic finish. how'd you do that? 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