>> the celebrations continue tonight germany. i'm sure there is no shortage of beer after the team won the world cup. it's germany's fourth world cup title and its first as a united country. michael with the recap. >> with the world cup on the line, it was a frustrating half for both finalist. argentina's forward missed a chance to get on the board first, taking a shot but shooting it wide of the net.

then he found the net but the goal was ruled out for being off sides. germany nearly scored in minute 37 but andre was denied by argentina's goally. in the second half it was more missed opportunities. argentina's linele missed a chance. in extra time germany broke the scoreless tie with this goal. the world cup belongs to germany. >> wonderful day there. >> a local man who doesn't consider himself a runner recently competed in a 100 mile race to raise money and awareness for a cause close to his heart. jay joined him on what would be a remarkable and emotional journey. it's a story you will see only on 7. >> just before dawn last month, hundreds of runners started the 100 mile trail race in ohio.

>> how are you feeling? >> good. >> we killed four miles. we got four miles down. we got 96 more to go. >> the man known for his skin markings is running this course with training partner for 100 heart wrenching reasons. each mile is for a different child who is battling cancer or has died from cancer. >> the race is a fundraiser for his foundation still brave which formed after his daughter died five years ago of cancer. >> i haven't gotten over it. i haven't pushed past it. >> still brave you is plice non-medical needs to families whose children are battling cancer. this race represents the anger, fear and pain that comes with cancer. at the halfway point mitchell starts to suffer. >> it hurts to run like this.

but these kids go through worse every day. >> ellen and mark miller, their daughter was the local 10-year-old who despite fighting cancer was an out spoken advocate for more peed trick disease research. he dedicated this race to his friend on the day she died last october. >> what tom is doing is amazing but because our daughter is dead. >> lap three would be the crack in his inked armor. >> adam dropped out at mile 77. mitchell feared he could not finish by himself which led to this out burst. >> how many race versus you run? >> i haven't run any. >> stop saying you know i got it. somehow he pushed past his exhaustion. at mile 99 he greeted them. >> with only 30 minutes to spare before reaching the deadline he

crossed the finish line. >> as i was running after adam dropped, i got really scared and really lonely. i said i don't know how this being dead stuff works but i need your help. i can't finish this race by myself. i know i can't finish it by myself and all of a sudden people started popping up and they got me across the finish line. >> what a good story. >> a group of people handed over more than 50,000 signatures to the board of elections. they want legalizing marijuana to be put on the ballot for residents to decide. now what supporters faced with their pot petition. >> holding two boxes of petitions, members of the campaign for legalizing marijuana in d.c. walked into the headquarters seven hours before the deadline with more

than twice the signatures needed to get the initiative on the ballot. >> this is about residents having the right to live freely and not fear the police are going to break down their door. >> it's initiative 71 and would allow you to posses up to two ounces for personal use and grow up to six plants and give it away though not sell it. yes.st we met said >> it's apparent drug arrest affect young black men. >> we can put those resources to better use. we can add tax revenue. >> they watched as they hand counted the petition sheets. at least 22,200 of the signatures must be valid which is why they collected up to 57,000 in case some are not valid. not everyone supports legal marijuana. >> you are put something that is

not pleasing to god in your body and that leads to other things, crime, your actions, everything. >> and on capitol hill committee chairman held up a fake joint expressing his concern. another republican andy harris got d.c. decriminalization law killed in committee. so legally lighting up in d.c. is by no means a certainty. >> just ahead it's been nearly three months since a terrorist group kidnapped more than 200 school girls. learn about an effort to find them. and what are you willing to endure for a cheaper flight? how about standing the entire time? >> and we had severe storms earlier. the severe threat done for now. we a risk for storms tomorrow and tuesday. deta

>> another bring back our girls rally is set for tomorrow in northwest d.c. it will start at 11:00 a.m. it has been more than two months since the girls were kidnapped. protest or thes want nigeria's government to increase effort to try to find those young girls. 54 children from across the country will attend a kid's state dinner at the white house this friday.

michelle obama will host the event. the children ages eighth through 2 are the chosen winner of the time challenge. they're recipes were chosen based on taste and originalty. the 1/3 are holding triouts for the 2014-2015 quad this saturday. if you think you have what it takes to dance and cheer on the team, auditions will be held at trinity washington university in north east. registration givens at 8:30 in the morning. the fee is $10. still ahead get ready for big changes in the work week still ahead get ready for big changes in the work week forecast[ horns honking ]

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landing. that would mean delays would be even worse if you are standing. >> speaking of flights, that could slow people down tomorrow and tuesday. this is not only a front that will impact us and the threat for severe weather, it's going to be all across the east coast so travel delays are likely. check ahead if you have travel plans. we had pretty strong storms roll through the area earlier this evening. things have quieted down a little bit. we're in for another round of strong to severe storms tomorrow and again on tuesday. much quieter now than it was a few hours ago. scattered showers as you continue up i-95 around baltimore and heavier downpours moving out of lou don county and western parts of montgomery county. there are a few scattered showers for the remainder of the

overnight hours and the lightning is all done as well. look at the storm reports. all those little blue dots indicate where the national weather service received reports of wind damage. 50 of those. this is just preliminary. i suspect we'll see more of these storm reports for the day tomorrow and tuesday. and unfortunately it's going to be a rough go. but things quieting down. the severe thunderstorm watch that was in effect earlier has been dropped. the only active watch is across the chesapeake bay. today we hit 94 degrees. we'll stay in the 90 for the day tomorrow and tuesday as well. since we had the rain and nighttime hours lost the sun, temperatures now in the 70's. the dew point temperatures remain in the upper sibts to low 70's. as this cold front slowly inches toward the east, we have a lot of heat and humidity ahead of it. that will fuel strong storms

tomorrow afternoon. we won't tap into this cooler and drier air until wednesday. it will be welcome after two days of nasty weather. we have a slight risk for strong to severe storms tomorrow. this is courtesy of the storm prediction center. the storms that develop tomorrow could contain gusty winds. hail, and an isolated tornado not out of the question. make sure you have plans in place. know where to seek shelter if you are outdoors. temperatures tonight falling into the 60's and 70's. tomorrow hot and humid. middle 90's. it will feel close to 100 degrees with the high humidity. keep an eye on the sky for the storms tomorrow and tuesday. by the middle of the week it's going to be phenomenal. temperatures in the low 80's. few spots in the upper 70's with sunshine and low humidity. something we don't normally see in mid july.

>> the weekend forecast looking good as well. >> thank you. >> 7 on your side. hook casmoking is gaining opularity aamong high school seniors. one of five used the pipe within the last five months. it has many of the same health risk as cigarette smoking. in other health news, alcohol advertised in magazines are the same brands preferred by underage drinkers. is is the finding of a new study. researchers called the industry advertising guidelines inadequate. alcohol companies can only advertise in magazines whose under 21 readership is below 30%. >> we know that water is best during and after a workout but a cup of coffee may the best thing before you hit the gym. this is according to a new study

that finds athletes who consume caffeine before exercising burn 50% more calories than those who took a pla seen bo. >> good to know. >> learn what is being done to make a popular road

>> breaking news from new

jersey. 200 passengers were evacuated from a train that derailed tonight. it was a path train that struck a box truck that was crossing the tracks. four people were treated for minor injuries. back here at home. d. dot is beefing up safety barriers along the stretch of pennsylvania avenue biker lanes. cyclists say the new additions can't happen soon enough with a car hitting a cyclist there just a few days ago. >> i think all kinds of illegal behavior. >> a biker was hit by a car on tuesday in the bike lane. the driver was later ticketed. other riders are not surprised. they have rain ined about illegal and dangerous u turns here, some caught on camera. >> drivers are a little crazy. >> even those traffic humps

don't stop drivers. they were installed but only between 12th and 13th street as a d. dot project. >> they go around. >> d dot officials acknowledge the see brass are too spread out. >> the ones we put out on pennsylvania avenue are are are about as tall as you and i tpwhrfment they are six feet long with only eight feet between each barrier. it's solid enough it provides a barrier to automobiles from crossing it. >> some are not convinced though. >> you think drivers will still go over them? >> yeah, they do what they want. >> meanwhile they remain committed to enforcement and ucation in the area -- >> officials say they have

already approved the park it's. they will be installed by the end othsummer. >> we are going to take one last