This afternoon on your future cast and time it out. Here is larry miller, good morning. Your time right now, 6 01. Northwest d. C. Where we have fire activity or a fire being put out on butternut street between 7th street northwest and 9th street. It will be a huge presence of firefighters that are currently on scene. Commuters will need to stay away from this area as fire crews work to battle that fire. Another issue going on. This is northbound between malcolm x avenue. Be mindful of that. We have some delays out in that area. Well have an update for you in ten minutes. Well send it over to you. Following breaking news from the koreaen peninsula. North and south korea engaged in an exchange of artillery fire. South Koreas Defense Ministry says soldiers returned fire after north korea shot a single artillery shell at a border town. The Defense Ministry says it fired dozens of shells at the location of that north koreaen shell. Were also following breaking news out of northwest d. C. Firefighters are battling a fire in the 900 block of butternut street. This is a live look at the scene. No word of any injuries or how that fire started. New this morning, unrest in st. Louis, missouri, after yet another Police Involved shooting. Yesterday, police shot and killed an 18yearold black man after they say he pulled a gun on them. Police say the man was one of two suspects running away from a home where they found crack cocaine. Nine protesters were arrested in the aftermath. Police used tear gas to clear a street after demonstrators ignored commands and threw glass bottles and rocks at the officers. 6 02 now. This is mike hydeck. The raging wild fires in Washington State claimed three lives last night. The initial reports say the firefighters were in mt. Initial attack phase near the town of twisp. Investigators believe that vehicle was most likely overcome by the flames after the accident. Even as the people mourn the loss, the fight goes on because the flames are still marching across the landscape of Washington State. Were trained to do a job and you know, theres just times when, you know, some things go bad, but the fight still has to go on. Wow. The people are going to rebuild and now theres been loss of life. Its like horrible. Now the dry conditions and strong winds are making it very difficult to fight these fires. Right now, more than 100 fires are burning out west. The flames are store sping a d. C. Police putting their money where their mouth is. Not only asking people to come forward with tips to help solve this crime, now they are offering more cash for your information. Police have increased tips to get illegal guns off the street. From 1 ,000 we reported now to 2500. They added a new reward of 10,000 for information leading to the arrest of someone involved in a shooting and of course, 25,000 for murder arrests. Anyone with information can call 7279099. Were told you can also send unanimous tips, text them to 50411. Police are hoping these increased rewards will help skeptical residents come forward. Nobody cares. When time and time again, we have seen instances where police have been the dominant structure. We have to think about what we can do, what individuals can do. What can churches do . Whole Community Effort and folks are helping police in this partnership and they made some progress. Well have more on that coming up in the next half hour. Were live outside of d. C. Police headquarters. And violent summer in baltimore. 211 people have been killed there this year. That number almost matches the total number of murders from all of 2014. The Baltimore Sun reports the latest victim was found dead with a bullet wound in a vacant road house during the pharmacy. So far, there is no word on a motive or suspects. A heartbreaking loss for the High School Community. Long time principal, dr. Michael doran was found dead in his home yesterday. Doran was no ordinary principal. Proof is this makeshift memorial students made in his old parking space. There are flowers and cards and even artwork set up here to honor him. One thing is clear in this community, no one will be able to fill his spot. Doran was found dead yesterday in bethesda in his home. His cause of death is not known. The obvious impact he had on his students is clear. He had an 18 year career here at month phenomenonly county. Its rare for positives to have so many positive things. Typically the person you see when youre in trouble. The principal is so high up, students dont get to spend quality time with them. Principal doran cared about his students. He went out of his way to get to know them, even had lunch with some of them at school. Great conversation, joked around. Didnt matter where you were, if you were an athlete, everyone had a special connection with doran, including myself. Former Montgomery County superintendent, joshua starr, said doran knew almost student by name and even something about them, grief counselors will be here today and tomorrow from 9 00 until 2 00 p. M. There will also be a special vigil to honor doran tomorrow at 6 00 here in the stadium. Now when the news first broke, it spread on social media. Ill share some of those touching responses coming up. Live in Montgomery County, wusa9. Anne arundel county is taking aim at raccoons. The Health Department plans to start deploying rape containing a rabies vaccine starting december 1. The bait will be distributed by teams on the ground or from a low flying helicopter. The vaccine is not harmful toff raccoons, pets, or other an mals. Rape allegations at one of the nations boarding schools. New information this morning that shows the school has long known about a tradition known as the senior salute. Here is erica with a look at the forecast. It is a muggy one out here. It feels so humid. Just like it was yesterday. We are tracking a few light showers, but a Flash Flood Watch is in effect for both beltways because of hof rain expected. High temperatures today in the upper 80s; a refreshing air mass arrives tomorrow. Well talk more about that coming up in your sevenday forecast. Oh my gosh, its the guy from last night. What . can i jump on your wifi . Yeah, you can try it. Hey i had a really good time last night. Yeah, me too. The only thing is that. The only thing is what . Whats the only thing . Oh my gosh hes married. Hes a kleptomaniac. Hes a pyromaniac. Hes a total maniac. Hey hey go back to your wife you sociopath leave slow internet behind. The 100 Fiber Optics Network is here. Get out of the past. Get fios. Tea . Now 79. 99 a month. Go online or call now. Call the Verizon Center for customers with disabilities at 800. 974. 6006 tty v welcome back. It is 6 10. Im erica grow. A very warm and humid start, just like yesterday. We do have some areas of fog as well southwest of the beltway. Its 77 right now in Downtown Washington and in fredericksburg. 75 in manassas and 75 in gaithersburg. You can see all the clouds in place on the michael and son weather cam. No rain falling at the moment. Thunderstorms arrive this afternoon. The heaviest risk for those thunderstorms will arrive during the p. M. Commute from 5 00 p. M. On ward. High temperatures in the upper 80s and see a cooldown as we head into the weekend. Mainly its just going to be a drop in humidity. Well talk about that in the first alert sevenday. Larry. Erica grow, thank you kindly. We are working with a beltway inner and outer loop with no problems. We have some earlier issues. One we told you about that fire that was going on in northwest d. C. So thats going to have an impact and talking about the issue on anacostia freeway. We have some volume. Want to give you a live look and show you how things are shaping up where we have volume on northbound and southbound side. Watch out for wet roads. Well send it over to you. His personal weight loss story turned him into a popular pitchman. But today, jared fogle is preparing to head to prison. And president obama is preparing to visit new orleans for the 10th anniversary of hurricane katrina. Were back after this. Its 6 12. Do you like the passaaadd . Its a good looking car. This is the model rear end event. The model year end sales event. Its year end its the rear end event. Year end, rear end, check it out. Talk about turbocharging my engine. Youre gorgeous. What kind of car do you like . New, or many miles on it . Get a 1000 volkswagen reward card on select 2015 passat models. Or lease a 2015 Passat Limited Edition for 189 a month after a 1000 bonus. Always watching. Always tracking. Wusa9s weather. D. C. s most accurate. 6 00 a, if you see rain this afternoon, just know that may be the beginning. One of the heaviest this morning. We did have a couple showers this morning, were going to have a cup showers sprinkled throughout the day. Later on today where the heavy rain will come on through and track some thunderstorms with this approaching front that is going to set us up for a gorgeous weekend. Hold on, its all worth it. A little wet at times for the day and really tonight. These showers pushing through are quickly exiting the region, annapolis to Chesapeake Bay bridge, youll see some showers. Flash flood watch in place between baltimore, d. C. , its surrounding areas. This is where we are expecting the heaviest rain fall to occur. Not saying it will rain other areas, we will see the heaviest between baltimore and d. C. As this front approaches. 77 degrees, its cloudy. Setting the stage for showers to pop up throughout the day. Ahead of the line of thunderstorms that will form. 4 00, thunderstorms beginning to form through winchester. East of 8 a 1. As we go through that 6 00, heavy rain from frederic down along 270. Also, you will see some heavier downpours. After the hoffier rush is over, were looking at some downpours by 8 00. By midnight, still another round of storms as that front comes on through. By first thing tomorrow morning, very breezy. Wet tonight, 89 degrees, 87 for tomorrow and saturday. And sunday. Not too bad at all with that low humidity staying hot and humid. Nice again by next week. Your time right now, 6 17. A close eye on the freeway, this is northbound between malcolm x avenue where we have delays as you ready to head out the door. Account for that. Mark train riders, certainly god to see. Down toward the capital beltway. Just the typical thursday grind with the volume mainly in fairfax. To lee highway, a 31 minute commute. Traveling northbound on 95 mawking your way toward the interchange and from Prince William parkway an 11 minute commute with volume as you get closer to the wap tall beltway. A 16 minute commute. Well send it over to you. At 6 17, heres what is in the news right now. A defense lawyer will resume questioning the teenage girl who is accused of graduate of an elite prep school of rape. 19yearold owen was two days away from graduation last year when the girl says he raped her in a building at st. Paul school as part of senior salute ritual. He pled not guilty. A former spokesman for aysa least five years in prison. Jared fogle agreed to plead guilty to paying for sex with girls as young as 16 and receiving child pornography. Prosecutors say he used his trips to new york on behalf the charity he set up and subway to seek out child prostitutes for sex. Due in a charlottes courtroom today, jesse matthew, the man accused of abducting and killing hanah graham. Testimony is expected for the first time during pretrial motions. Matthews trial scheduled for next july. If convicted, he could face jail time. Died back in february after being tased four times. Happened while six guards worked to move her from her cell. The county is conducting its own internal investigation. Dramatic moments as a former Fairfax CountyPolice Officer passes out in court after hearing he was denied bond. Adam torres was denied bond during his First Court Appearance yesterday. Thats when he collapsed and fell to the ground. Torres is accused of shooting and killing an unarmed man, john gear, in 2013. Torres trial has a december 14 date. A Court Hearing has been set for virginias exlady of her corruption conviction. That day will come september 29. A jury found maureen and former governor guilty of doing favors for a supplements executive in exchange for 165,000 in gifts and loans. Marking the 10th anniversary of hurricane katrina, president obama plans to visit new orleans next week. The white house says the president plans to meet with new orleans mayor, mitchland mitch la in, dru. The president plans to speak about the regions rebirth. It is 6 20. Later this morning, former president , jimmy carter will talk about his cancer diagnosis for the first time. This comes one week after he announced his cancer has spread. Caitlin ross from our sister station, wxia in atlanta joins us outside the carter center. Any idea what the former president is going to say . So far, not yet, nick. Everyone is waiting to see how serious this is and what his treatment plan is going to be. Already so many people are send roughing help, and he will kick it, hes in church every week. He taught sunday school last weekend and people go there say he actually comes and fixes things with his own tools when something goes wrong at the church. So hes really been in very good health. At his 90th birthday a few weeks ago, his son was saying he reads, he walks, he has great conversations. So, this diagnosis did come as a surprise, but not a surprise for the family who has a long history of cancer. His father, two brothers and sister died of pancreatic cancer. So far, we dont know what type of president the former president is suffering from. Give that updot at 10 00 a. M. And well be there all morning. Thank you. Republican opposition to the president s nuclear deal is growing. Fueled by a secret Side Agreement. Well look at that report by the so he shoulded press. And im live outside of d. C. Police headquarters. Officers are working to get a handle on this violence that is happen ling on the city, offering an incentive to help. Details coming up. And a High School Community is mourning the loss of their longtime leader and its clear this was no record anywhere principle. Ill tell you what happened and how hes being remembered. A few morning showers will give way to thunderstorms as we head into the community. Tracking those storms with you, as you can see here, 6 00 p. M. , a line of storms heading toward the beltway. Every cup has a story. Dunkin kcup packs in my life were a good fit. A single serving for myself, its pretty special. It is like having a dunkin store in my home which is what ive always dreamed of. Bring home delicious dunkin kcup packs today. Your coffee, your dunkin. Dunkin has a dark roast coffee thats deliciously roasted just right for a bold start and smooth finish thats never bitter. Put down the dark roast youve been putting up with and reach for the one you deserve. At 6 25, heres something you may have missed. Republicans are criticizing a Side Agreement of the iran nuclear deal. According to the associated press, a deal with the u. N. Will allow iran to use its own inspectors to investigate a site that has been accused of developing nuclear weapons. A number of lawmakers appear to support the deal. Courtney reports. The 100 page agreement between the u. S. , iran, and several other world powers is complex. Wednesday night senator who says hell vote for it tried to break that agreement down. And what he calls misconception. I think one of them is that this is a deal between obama and the iatola, its just u. S. And iran, france, germany, england, the United States, china, and russia brought these sanctions, all entered in negotiations and those other countries have approved it. Former democratic senator, george mitchell, claims opponents are distorting what the deal actually does. The opponents have made the American People, have made American People believe that all of the inspections are subject to a 24day waiting period. Known and declared Nuclear Sites are on demand. There will be cameras, full inspections. Critics say this is a bad deal because it doesnt entirely dismantel the countrys nuclear program. And they believe gives too much power to iran to selfregulate. But senators king and mitchell insist the way its written, if iran cheats, well know it. If iran cheats, the agreement will be over and the United States and its lies will have available toall options, including military. What will california look like in a few years if the drought persists . Thats what a new study out this morning is trying to predict. The report by the Public Policy institute of california says those consequences include dying wildlife, bigger wild fires and dry farm towns. Right now, the biggest toll is on the states farmers. It is such a big issue that we dont know what number two and three are. Our trees are dying. We are operating year to year. And if we dont have water next year, we stop operating. Many consequences of the drought are being seen. Part of the Central Valley is starting to sunk because of the billions of gallons of water being pumped out of the ground. Potential breakthrough in the fight against obesity. Scientists at harvard and m. I. T. Say they now know how the gene makes people fat. It could open the door to a new approach to the problem. Researchers have known for years the gene called fto was related, but until now, they werent able to connect it through known factors. Meanwhile, fret si soon they could be breaking out cigars. For the first time, the developing fetus, based on the size oaf that fetus, veterinarians estimate that she could give birth as soon as next week, or possibly in early september. Today, u. S. Soldiers will join the fight against dozens of wild fires burning from california all the way to Washington State. And its a yellow alert day. Our First Alert Weather Team is tracking showers and then storms. Hello again, im andrea roane. Im nick giovanni. Its the rush hour edition of the news. Take us through this yellow alert day. Were starting off with showers and the last bit of showers for the Morning Hours is going through annapolis and pushing off to the northeast. Everybody else is dry, except for the roads still might be wet. Watch out for that. As we head through the afternoon, more showers and storms will develop. Especially for that evening time frame. 77 degrees. Cloudy and very uncomfortable and very muggy as far as the humidity is concerned. Its a little uncomfortable. Flash flood watches in place after 4 00 due to the heavy rain and thunderstorms that are going to come on through. Trying to drive home, it will come as early as 6 00, along 95 and carry on through the evening. Ill track it for you coming up. First, here is larry miller. Metro riders, just a quick update for you. There are delays on the blue line to the largo metro station because of an earlier issue. Be mindful. A few minutes to your commute time this morning. No major issues around the capital beltway and earlier issues have been resolved. You will see some minor slowdowns, particularly on the southbound side of the bw parkway as you approach d. C. Be mindful of that. No major issues along the bw parkway as you travel northbound toward baltimore. Well have an update in ten minutes. Well send it over to you. Were following breaking news. Firefighters are battle ago fire in the 900 block of butternut street. He was awoken by someone else in that house who told them there was smoke. When i went up to the second floor to check, i saw the fire. I ran back downstairs and got the fire extinguisher and at that point, i came back and tried to put the fire out. The fire was in the same area as the fuse boxes upstairs. But once the fire canister was empty, there was nothing i could do. No word on injuries or how the fire started. Well keep an eye on this and pass along any new information as soon as we have it. New this morning, another Fatal Police Shooting in missouri and another protest in the streets. Im mike hydeck in the newsroom. It was the st. Louis police who were met by those protesters. As officers tried to clear the street. The officers used tear gas and at one point, a heavily armored s. W. A. T. Unit was there. The initial shooting happened as police were trying to enter a home where drug activity. As they went in, the suspects ran out. Officers in the rear alley ordered them to stop and drop the gun. As they ran, one of the individuals turned and pointed the gun at the officers. An 18yearold black man was killed. Police found crack cocaine and weapons in the home. They made nine arrests during the protests. Continuing our coverage of the violence in d. C. Police are working overtime and soon will be going to an all hands on deck operation to try and get a handle on oth growing situation and troubling trend. Now, they are trying a new tactic. Cash. Thats right. Police are increasing the reward for tips on illegal guns from 1,000 to 2500. A new 10,000 reward for information leading to shooting arrests, a 25,000 for murder arrest. If you have any information, heres the number to call. 7279099. You can also send anonymous tips to 50411. Police hope the reward will encourage folks to come forward. So far, they recovered 944 illegal guns and they made four murder arrests since monday. The motives for the cases that weve talked about over the past several weeks range from somebody throwing rocks at somebody else, to somebody losing a craps game, to somebody wanting to take someone elses winnings in a gambling game, to a baby crying. So far, 99 people have been killed here in d. C. Outside of police headquarters, wusa9. After allegedly shooting a burglary suspect, prosecutors say officer wesley kagle shot Michael Johansson back in december. Johansson had been shot by a other office everiers. Faces Assault Charges in this case. Closing arguments are expected this morning. Darren sanders. He faces sexual Assault Charges after he accusations. Yesterday, sanders took the stand in his own defense. Not only did he not touch the woman. He rebuffed her advances. The army is facing a wrongful death lawsuit. The suit was filed by family members of Kristen Hernandez who died from brain cancer about seven years ago. The suit sited ground water contamination from chemicals buried decades ago. Heartbreak from the community after the loss of their principal, dr. Michael doran. Its clear that this principle was no educator. Proof of that is the old parking spot. Flowers, cards, notes, all heartfelt tributes. He was found yesterday in bethesda. The cause of death not known. What subpoena clear is the impact dr. Doran had on his students here. He had an 18 career. 12 of those years he was the principal. Most students only talk to their principal or a passing conversation in the hallway. We talked to several of his current and former students and parse all grief terrific, shocked, and in agreement on one thing. This principal cared about his students. He is. He was. And i cant believe he was gone. I was pries presence. The fact we were able to turn to our principle for help and guidance is a blessing. Now i want to share a couple social media tributes. This one says thank you for being the best, funniest, most caring principal. Heres another one. Rest in peace principal doran. Heartfelt tributes. The cause of death not yet known. Grief counselors will be here today from 9 00 until 2 00. Same again tomorrow and a vigil tomorrow night at 6 00. Live in Montgomery County, im nikki, wusa9. Turning your attention now to the race for the white house. Republican president ial candidate, donald trump, traded jabs with jeb bush. Meanwhile, trump is standing by his latest comments on immigration. He says children of Illegal Immigrants who were born in the u. S. Should not be citizens. Iffy if you are born here, youre an american, period. I dont think they have american citizenship. One new poll showses the challenger, hillary clinton, to just 6 points. Are you ready to rock out . You could win a pair of tickets to see van halen. Glm august 29, you want in, text the keyword to van halen to 25543. Im erica grow. This very warm and muggy start that we have is going to set the stage for rain and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. The evening commute look st wet. Thats why its a yellow alert temperature. Refreshing air arrives i bwe invented theca. Lightbulb we built the first skyscraper and the assembly line. We were the first to fly and walk on the moon. And made the first cellphone; and dreamed up the internet. Then why cant we lead on energy . Clean energy when we lewead, put america to work. That means jobs. Lots of them welcome back. Its 6 40, it feels steamy out there right now. The humidity is so high. We have dew points well into the 70s and your temperature is in the mid to upper 70s. 75 right now in gaithersburg. 73 in frederic. 77 in several spots like washington, fredericksburg, and leesburg. Right now, were looking at cloudy skies over the beltway. But another sprinkle or shower is possible this morning and then thunderstorms develop this afternoon. The critical times from 5 00 onward. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect as well. Well talk more about some dry air moving in just in time for the weekend in the first alert sevenday forecast. But it is larry miller time and time saver traffic. Erica grow, thank you so much. Appreciate that. All right, want to let you know that we have a disabled vehicle blocking the right lane of the southeast, southwest freeway at the memorial bridge. Causing some delays to the 14th street bridge. Be mindful of that. Add a few extra minutes to your commute. On route 5, some delays going on. Not sure if its related to an accident as we havent heard any official word yet, but commuters will be mindful this morning. Traveling inbound, no major issues as you go through f o tb into mitchellville toward the capital beltway. All lanes are open. And for those of you traveling along i66, no issues for you. Well send it over to you. Every parent knows the battlefield known as bedtime. Putting small children to sleep can sometimes be a struggle. Coming up, the new tool that promises to make bedtime a little easier. We shall see. vo you can pass down a subaru forester. dad shes all yours. vo but you get to keep the memories. Love. Its what makes a subaru, a subaru. Welcome back to wusa9. Our time is 6 45. For many parents, getting children to fall to sleep is a struggle. A new book promises to end the bedtime battle for good. It can be a nightly battle. Handsful with ten day old toby to get their threeyearold son, jake, to sleep. Sometimes trying to put him to bed is challenging and can take upwards of an hour. After hearing the buzz about a book by swedish psychologist, carl johan erlin, they decided its worth a shot. It shot to the top of amazons best seller list. The tail of roger the rabbit. This book promised one read through and it would be lights out. Thats pretty tempting. Is. Many parents down loaded the digital version. Psychologists say that the cadence can have a hypnotizing effect. We had them put it to the test. Jim settled in with jake. At first, he was his typical self in trying to get him to sit still for long enough to read the book. Once i started to read the book, he wanted me to continue. It took awhile for him to settle down. Pace of the book and the way they have you read the words, its all about emphasizing falling asleep. With a few breaks, it wasnt quite 7 minutes, more like 20. One read through and it was asleep. He was longing for his warm, comfortable bed. In her most serene. 6 46, time to see what our partners are covering. Charlie rose is live in new york with our preview, good morning, charlie. Good morning, nick and andrea. Were in Washington State where three firefighters died battling this fast moving fire. Plus, john oliver takes on by joining them. The comedians push to expose how some are catching in on e th fateful. Also, one year after the ice bucket challenge, what could be a major breakthrough in the fight against als. And, this, actor Patrick Stewart is in studio 57. The news is back in the morning. Well see you at 7 00. Is. All right, charlie, we will. I love patrick sir when he says, make it so. Have a good morning. Thank you, sir. Allison allyson rae back with us now on a rainy day. Its also game day. How will that affect our fans . Do they need to break out the poncho . I think the tailgating will be fine. The only thing im tracking the heaviest stuff is going to be between d. C. And baltimore. Im hoping it kind of skirts on by with a nice shower. We are running the risk of rain for the game tonight. Lets take a look at first alert doppler. Were seeing showers get out of the way for annapolis. Thats what is left over from the morning rush of showers. But after that, we are going to see much dryer weather for a couple of hours. Wet roads out there, be cautious of that. As we go through the day, before the line of thunderstorms arrives tonight, well see a few hit or miss showers. You cant rule it out. 77 degrees. The winds are staying to the south. A lot of rain headed your way in a short amount of time. We have a Flash Flood Watch in place in baltimore and surrounding areas. This placement of the Flash Flood Watch. Still going to be thunderstorms further south. Youll see that here on your future cast. Cloudy skies, southerly winds, going to reach the mid to upper 80s today. Here come st somehow the showers starting to develop. By 4 00, as we head through 6 00, watch 66, wet roads there, 270, 70. And as we head through 8 00, here come some thunderstorms pushing through the district. As we go through the overnight hours, more thunderstorms as that front gets on through. First thing tomorrow morning, different story. Sunshine, breezy, low humidity for friday and into the weekend. 89 today. Those thunderstorms will come on through tonight around dinner time and thereafter. 87 for friday and into the weekend. Hot and humid di monday. Larry miller, over to you. Your time right now, 6 49. Northbound on i395 at exit 3. We have two lanes closed because of a disabled charter bus causing delays on the 14 street bridge for our large stretch of that section. Heres a live look at our camera right now. This is the bridge, significant delays as you make your way into d. C. Account for that by adding 20, even 25 minute to your commute time. It is certainly going to be a wait. Going to impact drivers traveling northbound on 95. Want to let metro riders know, we did have earlier issues on the blue line. Buses running on schedule as well. Traveling southbound, wet roads will be an issue. Take it easy out there. Down to the beltway, a 20 minute commute, volume is the problem on i66 as you get toward the capital beltway. Mainly in fairfax, to constitution avenue northwest. A 40 minute commute northbound on 95. Up to i395 and an 11 minute commute and westbound on 50 from mlk highway to penn street northeast, a 20 minute commute. Well send it over to you. Transportation leaders want to close a historic train station. They would like to hear from you first. Coming up, where you want to be tonight if you want to stop the closure of the laurel train station. Were back after this. Did you know gabby street caught a baseball . Hall of fame dodgers broadcaster, vince scully told the story while calling the nationals game in l. A. Last week. Street made a bet with a journalist that he could catch a baseball from the 555foot drop. Street stood at the bottom of the monument, glove on his left hand and 13 baseballs are dropped. Street later told the Washington Post that he missed 11 of them, but caught balls 4 and 13. This is one of them. And thats your nats inside pitch nchts 98 people have been killed in d. C. So far this year and police are working overtime to get a handle on this violence and now trying a new tactic, increasing their cash rewards for information leading to an arrest or getting illegal guns off the street. You can call 7279099. You can text to 50411. Well have all that Information Online and on our wusa9 mobile app. Back to you. Some 200 active duty soldiers are expected to provide relief today to crews struggling to contain wild fires in Washington State. Yesterday, officials urged people in the tourist towns of twisp and winthrop to evacuate. Three firefighters died battling a fast moving fire. The fires are among dozens burning in several western states. Authorities in st. Louis are asking for Community Support this morning on the heels of yet another officer involved shooting. Police shot and killed an 18 yearold black man. Officials arrested several demonstrators. At 10 00 this morning, president jimmy carter discussed his cancer diagnosis. Last week, mr. Carter revealed doctors discovered cancer had spread through his body. The finding came after the 90 yearold underwent surgery to remove a mass from his liver. The Laurel City Council wants to hear from you. The Maryland Department is opening a stop at a new planned development. The meeting starts tonight at the Municipal Center on sandy spring road. The council has four more town Hall Meetings planned. Okay, we are tracking some fog for areas south and west of the district. Be cautious of that. Most of the rain is gone, except near annapolis. More rain and thunderstorms, heavy rain in fact later on today. Until that line of thunderstorms arrives, we could see a few showers here or there. It is quite muggy out there. Larry. We have an issue on the northbound side of i395 causing delays all the way up to the 14 street bridge. So, this accident or disabled charter bus actually exit 3. Add 20 minutes to your commute time. A possible accident on the inner loop at Georgia Avenue where we have delays there this morning. Heres a live look from our traffic camera, we have no issues there, but just account for that by adding additional time to the morning commute. Busy out there. Cbs this morning is next with more on the guilty plea from former subway pitch man, jared fogle. And a town hall trump style. At the exact same time with jeb bush. And get your news, weather, and traffic 24 hours a day on the mobile app, because the app is where its at. There it is. Thats how you start a thursday. Every cup has a story. Dunkin kcup packs in my life were a good fit. A single serving for myself, its pretty special. It is like having a dunkin store in my home which is what ive always dreamed of. Bring home delicious dunkin kcup packs today. Your coffee, your dunkin. Dunkin has a dark roast coffee thats deliciously roasted just right for a bold start and smooth finish thats never bitter. Put down the dark roast youve been putting up with and reach for the one you deserve. Good morning. It is thursday,ug aust 20th, 2015. Welcome to cbs this morning. Fastmoving flames kill three firefighters in Washington State, and overnight more towns are forced to evacuate. Republican rival polls. Jeb bush says trump is unelectable. How some are cashing in on the faithful. But we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Were professionals trained