>> this is abc 7 news washington weekly. >> the race for the white house is getting tighter. a bad week for the president could be good news for the republicans in 2012. >> president obama was having a bad week before he made things much worse friday. >> the private sector is doing fine. where we're seeing weaknesses in our economy, and has to do with state and local government. >> republicans have called him out of touch ever since. >> the president and his allies believe success in government is defined by how many people are

dependent on programs. >> scott walker be back an attempt to recall him as governor in wisconsin. delivering a huge blow to the government employees and a democratic candidate president obama supported. mitt romney had outraised by 16 million. >> i am glad the alarm bells are ringing in june and not november. people are wide awake now. they now have to fight. >> that president had backtracked on his campaign sector comment. >> they're more eager to have a debate over and out of context clause in his remarks than the substance of what he said. >> the issue has not gone away. today, the romney campaign

released this new video blasting obama of. the latest average has mitt romney of 51% point in the presidential race. that is basically a tie. >> joining us now is jake sherman. obama had verbally. will this make a difference? will this make any kind of impact? >> you do not want the narrative to slip away. things of that nature stick with you and the become campaign ads in the fall. the narrative could switch quickly and mitt romney could have a bad week. >> i am sure the of volek campaign wants to stop it before it gets to that point. they are pouncing on their marks about the economy. >> obama came out right away and

reversed what he said. hours later and reversed his talking point. the romney campaign is all over it. circuits -- circuits are out there. very reminiscent of john mccain in 2008 when he said the fundamentals are sound. trying to take advantage of it. nothing obama's campaign will lead to a gun. gregg sheppard republicans say the white house leaked this generation. the this come back to hurt him even though the white house is denying this? >> the president has to forcefully -- say the intervention did not come from the white house. it wanted a way -- and they want to take away a strong point. he has been good on national security. killed osama bin laden.

they can use this as an opportunity to hit him on that and take down his numbers but people care about jobs and the economy. people are not concerned about whether there conservative or not. president obama is giving congress on holda hard time. >> he cannot drive their numbers any lower. he is running against mitt romney. he has to come after and his supporters say the same thing. congress is not to and watch. that is the truth. thank you for being here with us. the sexual abuse trial against former penn state coach gerry sandusky gets underway first thing in the morning. he is a -- charged with abusing

boys. they are trying to figure out how to handle the jury with strong connections to the university. the trial is expected to take several weeks. we can learn more about whether a uva student can get every trial. the conviction should stand but his defense team said errors were made before and during the crile -- the trial. harry and the defense motion is separate -- a hearing on the defense motion is later this month. >> the price for regular is $3.56 a gallon. down 19 cents for 30 cents since

they peaked in the eighth row. airliner of their -- a reminder of the committee. the city is on pace to bring in twice as much as last year. the city's budget is dependent on leadfoots. that was one reaction as to how much the city had raked in. that is a $250 a pop. >> people are still spinning. >> d.c. conducted -- raked in $40 million. >> we're nickeling and diming their residence. >> this is the biggest in the

area. >> it was put in to balance the budget. it was for safety reasons, it would've been done in different way. >> a different tone than the mayor were singing. >> the camera locations are coming online today. part of the effort to add $30 million according to the budget. some drivers say it is one thing to put speed cameras in residential and school zones but another to put them on main arteries like the 14th street bridge where the speed limit drops down to 35. >> it is too low. i would go 45 or 50 anyway. >> he is not alone. before evening rush, we collect many drivers on the bridge at 45 65 miles per hour. over the posted speed limit. >> people coming off the bridge, there is a tendency to go faster than you should. >> that is why people say the

city is adding cameras to places like these. >> if you do that put that the there, that is where we have a lot of collisions. >> speed is a serious issue at the site. >> go ahead. a look at the week ahead include a list of selections -- specials elections. >> was it hot enough for you today?

>> here are some of the stories that will be making headlines. tuesday is primary day. the biggest race on the ballot

will be for the republican nomination for u.s. senate. george allen is againstup against three other candidate. the former governor is unopposed for the democratic nomination. a special election will be held for the seat vacated by gabrielle giffords. she is stepping down to concentrate on her recovery. president obama will travel to new york city to attend fundraiser at the home of actress sarah jessica parker. the other was in california with a gay-rights group. here to look at what is in on this week for our sports teams and they come home with the games against the yankees. the team will be taking on the philadelphia union at 7:00 p.m.

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>> here is another look at tonight's top stories. a man had opened up a dunkin donuts shop earlier who was killed. police released a sketch of the man they think is responsible. police say a man who drove a gasoline-soaked suv through building on friday has a long criminal history. he and his girlfriend had -- his girlfriend had filed a restraineing order. no one else but him was hurt. a second day of temperatures in the '90s caused people to seek

relief. we will want to keep that on hand tomorrow. >> temperatures will be a couple of degrees cooler. it will feel hotter and outside. there is a heat index to deal with. >> i like when it is cooler and drier. not a cloud in the sky. it will remain like this for another six or seven hours as we move through the overnight into the early morning. still looking at a lot of sunshine and by the rush hour commute home, look for more clouds. 92 for the high. that is the second time we have had 90 degrees or better. 83 is the average. 46 in 1913. 80 at the airport.

dew point levels in the mid- 60's. when we get to 70, that is what it feels not so nice out there. arlington and washington at 79. 70 in maryland. -- walker's bisville. notice the cooler temperatures. only around 62. they had heavier rain earlier. a lot of thunderstorm activities. all this moisture moves off into a our direction. the humidity will increase tomorrow but the storm in this will hold off until tuesday. it looks like we could be looking at some stores storms across the mid-atlantic. this is what the futurecast looks like.

we're looking for the best chance for thunderstorms during the afternoon hours of tuesday and by tuesday we could be looking at starter storms and by wednesday morning, everything will start to clear out. mainly clear. 62 to 70 degrees. a warm and humid day. the heat index will make it to a couple degrees -- feel a couple of degrees warmer than that. daytime highs will be in the 80's by thursday. once we get through the stormy this through the early part of the week and the middle, the upcoming weekend looks beautiful. wonderful beach weather ahead. wjla.com. you can check out our blog.

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>> a loudoun county mother set out to prove her children's bus stop was dangerous. when she caught on camera surprised even her. >> it is an accident waiting to

happen. people are flying by there. >> here they come. >> this mother of two is on a mission. >> that is the bus stop. >> heather taylor began recording her children pose a bus stop and she produced this video. over the last year, she caught one car after another zipping past the bus even with its warning lights flashing. >> i was shocked as anyone. how many people have run the bus and how many of the same cars run it regularly? >> this is not a divided highway. the law is clear. >> all vehicles in all directions must stop. >> if we see it, we will write a ticket. >> the greatest fear is one of

those cars will come down the road texting or fooling with the radio and they will look up just in time to see my child. >> the communications director. >> it is a free country. we want to look for a solution. >> school officials deemed the bus stop safe. >> we never want a child to be injured. we never have had a child injured in that way. >> the district is trying to find an alternative and taylor is vowing to keep shooting videos until something changes. taylor wants loudon county to install