those charges, said he expects this case could be dropped. dop sure wood has more on this story. >> was it a weekend outing that went sour? or something more than that? right now, no one is sure. u.s. park police investigators were at the southeast home of the woman, donna watts, who was involved in this dispute. she was taken away to give a remoplatetreste ement tost thauie itors. ewreit ftle,he s,ol t n ds4 by telephone, i didn't intend for it to go this far. marion barry appeared in public for the first time monday. since saturday's domestic incident in which police wound up arresting him on stalking a woman with whom barry says he's had a personal and sexual relationship for many months. >> councilman barry specifically and vehemently denies staing anyone in the district of columbia or at any other time. we believe that the charge is

baseless. >> reporter: at his lawyer's direction, barry did not speak at the news conference, in part because it's not clear that the u.s. attorney's office will even file formal charges in this confusing incident that occurred july 4th in and around anacostia park southeast. park police say early saturday evening, an officer was flagged down by watts who aegedly complained barry was stalking her. the officer interviewed barry and watts who was with her ex-husband and charged barry with misdemeanor stalking. bar barry says the two had planned a weekend trip to ruhopeehoboth b returning to washington. the park incident, which no one has fully explained, occurred a short time later. >> we believe that the charge stems from a personal relationship that has gone horribly wrong in a lot of ways. >> reporter: in the three-page statement, donna watts mentioned

her relationship with barry, an interest in public affairs, but sheds no light on the saturday incident. barry, 73 and separated but not divorced from his fourth wife, has stayed at the watts home in southeast, according to many neighbors who often see his car there. donna watts' ex-husband, who apparently still helps her with her children, allegedly has exchanged hostile words with barry in the past, so much so that barry last week had him barred from d.c. council offices. barry has a court date for thursday. that's when he'll find out if he'll face formal charges or if this case will be dropped. wendy, back to you. >> thank you, tom. the district's bill that would recognize gay marriages that are performed in other states, it is due to become law at midnight tonight. it was passed in may. congress has 30 days to object to any d.c. law and so far it has not objected. a judge has already thrown out a separate effort that would put the gay marriage issue to a referendum. that judge ruled that a

referendum would violate the city's human rights law against discrimination. in moscow today, president barack obama and his russian counterpart announced a series of agreements. they agreed on a target for nuclear arms. they also announced a commission to work together on issues as varied as the economy and the environment. brian moor has our report from capitol hill. >> reporter: as the presidents of the united states and russia met in moscow, the recent iciness between the cold war rivals seemed to be melting a bit. >> the president and i agreed that the relationship between russia and the united states has suffered from a sense of drift. we resolved to reset u.s./russian relations. >> translator: despite of the fact that in several hours we cannot remove the burden of all the problems, we have agreed that we will go forward without stopping. >> reporter: they seined on

agreement on targets for cutting back nuclear arms. the u.s. military received permission to overfly russia on missions to afghanistan, and both agreed to work together for middle east peace. >> we've addressed the top priorities. these are not second-tier issues. >> reporter: there are still plenty of areas of contention, but president obama says there is room for compromise. even on a u.s. missile defense system, a sticking point for the russians. >> i think we can arrive at those kinds of understandings, but it's going to take some hard work because it requires breaking down long-standing suspicions. >> reporter: it could become an incentive for russia to get tougher on the lar programs in iran and north korea. >> let's sepout a missile defense system so that we can work together to make sure that none of us are exposed to either a renegade or rogue attack or an accidental launch. >> reporter: president obama diplomatically side-stepped questions about who was in charge of russia. >> my understanding is that president medvedev is the

president. prime minister putin and the prime minister. >> reporter: two former rival countries standing toe-to-toe together. president obama's next big meeting is will prime minister putin, the former president many believe is still running russia. news4 washington. during his week-long trip overseas, the president also will visit italy and ghana. seven american troops were killed in three attacks in afghanistan today. one soldier was killed in a fire fight with militants in afghanistan. rotw t wos kop arilden i derosib adomou b erghsth afta isot rnghe biom hpebinedn th e h.no diolwe ss erred leil wh en their vehicle hit a bomb. they were training afghan forces. >> their sacrifice will not be forgotten. they were working every day with the afghan national security forces to make a difference and to help the afghans. in another development, the

taliban website says that the group is holding an american soldier reported missing. a statement posted on the site said the taliban arrested the soldier five days ago and that he is still in its custody. no proof was provided and not an indication on what the taliban intends to do with the soldier. u.s. military officials said last week they believe a serviceman had been abducted by the taliba >>robert mcnamara died today at his home in the district. he served as secretary of defense for seven years, longer than anyone else since that job was created. president john kennedy recruited him for the post. at the time, mcnamara was president of the ford motor company. as secretary of defense, he was criticized for escalating u.s. involvement in the vietnam war. years later, he denounced the war as terribly wrong. after he left the pentagon, he served as president of the world bank. robert mcnumara was 93 years

old. al franken has arrived in washington. franken is scheduledo t bewo srn sinhik t see w a teeheon s d ec otestofrnnr mia. otri deg the s60thot ve that v credmones to pushr tneghou tough issues like health care. tracie potts has our report. >> reporter: his name is on the office now, so it's almost official. after an eight-month court battle over 312 votes, al franken arrived in washington today to be sworn in tomorrow as minnesota's junior senator. >> i'm ready to get to work. >> reporter: there's plenty of work waiting. franken brings the democrats' all-important 60th vote, providing a solid majority as the party rushes to pass health reform in the next month. >> a lot has been made of this number 60. the number i'm focused on is the number two. i see myself as the second senator from the state of minnesota. >> reporter: franken's promised he won't just be a rubber stamp for the democrats, but some analysts say every major

position he's taken as backed the party. >> a guy who became famous writing books with titles like "rush limbaugh is a big, fat idiot" doesn't sound like an independent thinker. he's a party line liberal democrat. >> reporter: harry reid said he promised he won't use franken's vote to push them out. >> they have the responsibilities to govern. that's why we have and will continue to offer senate republicans a seat at any negotiating table. >> reporter: franken could also be key in confirming judge sonia sotomayor for the supreme court. he's been assigned to the judiciary committee. i'm tracie potts, news4. franken may still only be the 58th vote to key democrats. ted kennedy and robert bird have been out ill. sarah palin is communicating through social networking sites after her surprise announcement last week that she will resign as governor. throughout the holiday weekend, paler provided frequent updates to supporters on twitter and

facebook. she talked about a higher calling to unite the nation. a palin spokesperson says the governor often posts messages online during the weekend and this past weekend was no different. a bankruptcy judge has approved general motor's plan to sell the bulk of its assets to a new company. that decision potentially clears the way for the automaker to emerge quickly from bankruptcy protection. under the deal, gm would sell its most lucrative brands, including chevrolet and cadillac, to a new company owned largely by the american and canadian governments. the rest of the company's holdings such as saab, saturn and hummer would remain under the old gm and would be sold. an appeal is under way from a law firm that represents people who have sued gm in several auto accident cases. still ahead on "news4 at 6," there is new information about the death of steve mcnair. police in alaska are getting ready for the masses of people expected to attend a memorial

service for michael jackson tomorrow. > we'll hear from law enforcement in south carolina about their search for a serial killer. we'll tell you about a high-speed chase through the streets of houston, texas today. >> beautiful out there, bob. >> it is. it's gorgeous. we got a few wonderful days. i'll tell you all about it. gh

a high-speed chase through the streets of houston, texas today. police say the guy they were chasing was wanted for burglary. he took off in a white minivan. that vehicle sped and swerved along a highway before it went into a residential area. the guy eventually drove into a parking garage and ditched the van. after a short chase, he then jumped off the roof of the parking garage. they arrested him right away. the guy was apparently injured as police did not immediately place him into a cruiser. the city of l.a. is getting ready for tomorrow's very public large memorial service for michael jackson. there was an important court ruling today over who will control his estate. a judge gave temporary control to two executors named in jackson's will. >> reporter: today a los angeles judge has ruled that for now,

michael jackson's long-time attorney and a family friend will have temporary control of his estate. >> we believe the judge did the appropriate thing. >> reporter: his mother, katherine, had applied to oversee the estate, but that was before a will was revealed that listed john baranka and john mcclain as straighteadministrat >> it's our desire to do everything we can to carry out michael jackson's wishes. >> reporter: hanging in the balance, according to recent estimates, is a fortune worth $500 million. >> no agreements can be fully entered into without presenting them to the court and without mrs. jackson's involvement. >> reporter: the legal fight is not over. a judge has scheduled another hearing for august 3rd to discuss permanent control of the estate. another nasty legal battle between jackson's family and his ex-wife, debbie rowe, could be brewing over custody of jackson's children.

>> are you ready for fight for your children? >> are you ready to get your butt kicked? don't touch me. >> reporter: rowe has indicated she might seek custody of her children. jackson's will calls for his mother to take care of the kids and she currently has guardianship. a hearing is set for next monday. a eet of satellite flews trucks is evidence that world is watching as his family and thousands prepare to say good-bye. fans who will be a part of a public memorial tuesday began picking up tickets and wristbands today. >> i got the e-mail yesterday from staples center. i was just blown away. i was so blown away. >> reporter: more than 17,000 free tickets will be given to winners of an online lottery. >> it's very important for me to be there. >> reporter: as they begin to lock down the area, a concern for police is that tens of thousands of fans who don't have tickets feel the same way.

now, we still don't have any solid details about the program tomorrow. nor do we have information about a private family servicehat many believe will take place before the public memorial. in laos angeles, gray jay, news. >> debbie rowe doesn't want to be a distraction and she will mourn jackson privately. ot'sot nlear if jackson's three children will be the. we'll bring you live coverage of jackson's public memorial starting at 1:00 tomorr o mesof the artists scheduled tome make appearances include justin timberlake, usher, stevie wonder and smokey robinson. there is word this evening that the woman found dead with former nfl quarterback steve mcnair recently had bought a gun. that is according to the woman's nephew. he says police told him about the gun buy. the woman's name is sahel kazemi and she and mcnair were found dead on saturday in a

condominium in nashville leased by mcnair. police say 36-year-old mcnair and the 20-year-old woman had been dating the past several months. authorities are calling mcnair's death a homicide. however, they have not reached any conclusions yet on the death of kazemi. a manhunt is under way in south carolina for a man accused of murdering five people in one week. officials are looking for a man who is in this sketch. all five victims were shot to death in the town of gaffney, south carolina. a vigil was held friday to remember those victims. one of the victims was laid to rest yesterday. the sheriff says leads continue to pour in and the shootings are linked through evidence. >> the investigators or the task force is building a case on him. we're just hoping we're inching closer to him. >> cherokee county authorities say the victims do not appear to have any previous connection to each other. more than 150 people have

been killed in riots in china over the weekend. it is the deadliest ethnic unrest to hit china in many decades. it happened on the streets of a city in western china. authorities say they expect the death toll to go up. the riots and the street battles injured more than 800 people. the violence began when tensions boiled over between china's ethnic muslims and china's majority people. the rioters overturned vehicles and attacked buildings. the violence began after police fired into a crowd of peaceful protesters. the main airport in honduras closed today. violence broke out there yesterday when the interim government refused to allow a plane carrying ousted president manuel zelaya to land. zelaya's supporters clashed with the police. at least one person was killed.

president obama and latin american leaders have condemned the coup. they are refusing to recognize the new government and they're calling for the ousted president to be restored to his office. when we come back, police are investigating a series of home invasions enwhich residents were tied up while robbers ransacked their homes. running of the bulls held today in spain, but the bulls weren't really running. we'll tell you about that. and bob is in with another check of our beautiful forecast.

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start july. >> welcome back from your vacation. >> where am i? >> it was a nice vacation. >> it was very nice. i'm very relaxed. >> outside, wonderful day. we had nice, blue sky. we see a blue sky in july and you say, oh, that's a wonrful day. and it is. we've had some of those hazy, milky skies. we'll have those when the humidity comes roaring back. outside today, would have been nice if it were yesterday. for everybody, especially for you folks at the beach with that cool, northeasterly breeze, 85 degrees. average high is either 88 or 89 for about the next four weeks. by the time we get into august 9th, 10th, the average decreases. our current temperature here in washington is still into the 80s. 83 degrees. got that nice, blue sky. because of the low humidity, the heat index is a little bit lower

than 83. it feels like it's 82. look to the south, though. 93 degrees. mccown, texas, 108 degrees right now. a july record. the same time yesterday, blacksburg was 64 degrees. boy, has it warmed up from yesterday. our temperature has gone up by 15 degrees. there's where the heat and humidity is. look at the dew points from atlanta south into the 70s. so we get that. that will be creeping back. we're still in a northwesterly pattern. that's where the spot where the rain is now. boy, they've been getting rain. once again, another batch moving in around tallahassee, albany, georgia. more down to the south around tampa where they've had some really heavy spots. four to five inches of rain in just the law few days through parts of the southeast. also in new orleans and mississippi. let me take you around the world.

nothing much going on in the tropics. there you can see that band of rains and clouds in the southeast. this is a few tropical storm out in the pacific. but moving away from any land areas, pacific and the tropics starting to warm up. look at the monsoon clouds in india and part of southeastern asia. and also lookt that area of cloudiness and storminess in europe. this is what it's been like. while we've been having a dray pattern, ougaustria has really n suffering under some heavy, heavy rains and flooding. some of the worst they've had in years, concern about the danube. they have to deal with the mud. so back home for us, we don't have any of that. matter of fact, our pattern begins to really take on a little bit of a drier pattern with temperatures in the 80s. remember back in june, how wet we were, we had an active jet, moisture and cool air above us.

we get the clouds and showers. now that jet is receding and moving back to the north. so overall, even into the latter part of the weekend, it's a dry pattern. look how much of the country is essentially cloud-free except for the southeast. over night tonight, high pressure in on us. beautiful evening. i'll show you later where to watch for the international space station at 10:45. lentomorrow, it's still a little weather front coming through with some clouds. temperatures into the 80s. close to average, but with low humidity or comfortable humidity. so this evening, beautiful evening. heading out, sunset at 8:36. temperatures in the next few urs will be dipping into the high 70s and clearing skies. be able to see the international space station. really beautiful at 10:45. look high toward the northern sky. 60 to 67 degrees tomorrow morning. temperatures tomorrow afternoon

will be into the low to mid-80s. some afternoon clouds. not much humidity, that will be fine. more of the same on tap for wednesday and thursday. the mornings in the low to mid-60s. the afternoons, a little bit below average into the low to mid-80s. the humidity, because it wouldn't be july without heat and humidity, wi be coming saturday and sunday. temperatures near 90 for the weekend with the humidity coming back. maybe an afternoon thundershower on sunday. >> beautiful. >> yes, indeed. enjoy the next few days. coming up, we'll tell you about a series of home invasions in prince georges county. officials say no one survived a weekend plane crash in virginia. the fourth of july holiday parade in fairfax turned into a medical emergency over the weekend. and we now know when virginia is going to be shutting down a dozen rest stops across the state. coming up in sports, tiger woods leaves his oun tournament

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marion barry was arrested over the weekend, accused of stalking a woman. that accusation came from a woman with whom barry has had a personal relationship. they were together saturday before police arrested barry. the former mayor denies any wrongdoing. president barack obama met with russia's president, dmitry medvedev today. both agreed to cut russia and american nuclear stockpiles by about a third. russia continues to object to u.s. plans for a missile defense system. sglrchlts the city of los angeles bracing for huge crowds at the staples center. more than 17,000 people have tickets to attend michael jackson's memorial tomorrow moing. stevie wonder, kobe bryant, brooke shields among the guests who plan to attend. policere looking for three men responsible for a series of home invasions early this morning. those guys broke into the houses, tied people up and

robbed them. police say it is not the first time that these robbers have struck. darcy spencer has our report. >> reporter: prince georges county police are investigating three home invasion robberies at they believe could be connected. they happened this morning at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00 a.m. residents are on edge. >> we saw a lot of police dogs and police activity. >> early this morning. >> it seemed like they were looking for something. >> they were definitely looking for something. my son was scared. >> reporter: the masked men broke into the homes, bound the victims and robbed them at gunpoint. at least one case, a resident reported that her big screen tv was taken. >> in looking into that, we'll see exactly how they got into the homes. i do know that there were homes belongs to three families and one family did have children. it's unknown at this time which location had the children. >> reporter: the robberies happened in the 6600 block of district heights parkway and the

2800 block of crestwood place as well as the 8600 block o fulton avenue. the homes are just a few miles apart. >> but as always, we want neighbors to be vigilant. we want them to watch out for each other, keep their doo and windows locked when they're home and when they're not. >> reporter: police say the victims were only able to offer vague descriptis of the robbers. there was no report of a getaway vehicle. back in may, police announced there had been a 50% increase in home invasion robberies in the county so far this year. in response, officials redeployed administrative officers to enhance patrol squads. police officials say the group of robbers responsible for today's crimes may also be responsible for other home invasion robberies in the county in recent months. they say it's possible the victims were targeted. they are stepping up patrols in the area. darcy spencer, news4. >> anyone with information about any of this is asked to call the

prince georges county police. john leopold is urging the district to do a better job securing its juvenile detention center in laurel. six teenagers escaped yesterday afternoon. they were later recaptured. new beginnings was previously known as the oak hills detention center. it was recently reopened. this is the second report of an escape from that facility in a month. they're trying to figure out what caused a deadly house fire over the weekend. it happened on saturday night on wheeling road. two bodies were recoveredrom that burning home. one of the bodies was found on the first floor. the other was in the basement. those victims have not yet been identified. the virginia department of transportation announced today that 18 rest areas are being shut down in an effort to save money. they'll be closing this month. plans were announced to close 19 rest areas. today they said 18 slated to

close will close on july 21st. the only exception is the west manassas welcome center on i-66. that stop will close september 16th. virginia is dealing with a more than $2.5 billion shortfall in the transportation budget. >> we're now learning the identities of the two people killed in a plane crash in southwestern virginia. the former chief executive of the checkers drive-in chain was the pilot of the plane when it crashed yesterday morning. his wife, cindy, also was killed. just before the plane crashed, the pilot had radioed that a piece of his plane had fallen off aha tt he would attempt to land at the lynchburg regional airport, but he never made it. the plane crashed on a farm in rock bridge county just north of roanoke. the men and women of the fairfax city fire and rescue department were forced to spring into action this weekend while they were participating in the city's fourth of july parade.

they were waving flags along the parade route when they noticed a man in the midst of a medical emergency. jane watrel has our report. >> reporter: it was an all-american scene. as firefighters from the city of fairfax greeted the patriotic crowds gathered at the annual fourth of july parade. >> it was pretty much waving at people and saying hi to the little kids and people telling us to hit our air horns. >> reporter: all of a sudden, the festivities took a dramatic turn as an nbc4 viewer captured what happened next. >> a woman had kind of run after me and actually grabbed me on the back of the shoulder and startled me and said that her -- her dad had actually had a heart attack. >> reporter: eight firefighters and paramedics sprung into action. before hundreds of parade watchers. they gave an on the spot demonstration in life saving. stabilizing the patient and loading him into an ambulance. >> we did it in front of a crowd and at the end of it, we got a

standing ovation. i don't think we've ever run a call where people actually applauded what we did. some people, unless they watch rescue 911 or see it, they don't know what we do. >> reporter: in a matter of minutes, the patient was on his way to the hospital. while the dramatic response created a long gap in the parade, firefighters quickly gathered up their medical supplies, jumped back on their trucks and resumed the festivities, knowing another life had been saved. >> but it was challenging enough that the public got to see their firefighters and medics in action and so we're very proud of them and are glad that the public got a chance to see them as well. >> the victim is in fair condition at the hospital recovering in no small part from the quick actions of the firefighters that were in and along the fourth of july parade. in the city of fairfax, jane watrel, news4. and it wasn't over for the fairfax city firefighters after that. it was a busy day.

they also helped another spectator who had fainted due to the heat. coming up, we'll report on a deadly accident on the monorail at disney world. firefighters are battling a fire at a meat-packing plant. and we'll tell you about a new way u.s. troops returning from the war are being recognized. t

good evening. bob ryan, storm center4. beautiful day. we've had a beautiful evening out there. look at the temperature in arlington. still into the 80s. that bupoint in the 50s. it is mighty comfy. later on we'll see skies clear

and with clear skies and excellent visibility for july, a great evening to see the international space station. very bright. it will get high in the northern sky about halfway up the sky. 10:46 it will be at its peak. and then it will move into the northeastern sky. next seven days, we'll be seeing more of the same. temperatures tomorrow into the 80s. back to you. >> thank you, bob. the annual running of the bulls will begin tomorrow in pamplona, spain. today, thousands of people squeezed into pamplona's main square to watch the traditional launch of the ni-day festival. the opening is marked by firing a rocket from town hall. although the square is crowded, there are reports that attendance is not quite as large this year because of the worldwide economic downturn. the unemployment rate in spain is now above 17%. the monorail at disney world

is running again, one day after the first deadly crash in disney history. the park was shutting down for the night. a witness says two trains collided head-on, killing one of the train operators. six park guests suffered minor injuries. the system shuttles thousands of visitors around the magic kingdking kingdom every day. extra measures are now in place to verify that track switches are operating properly. federal workplace safety officials are investigating. the mayor of a town in wisconsin has declared a state of emergency there because of a fire that's burning at a meat-packing plant. it's happening just south of milwaukee. evacuate. about exposure to toxic fumes and the possibility that containers filled with ammonia could explode. about 100 firefighters have been fighting that blaze. so far, no injuries reported.

when we come back, we'll tell you about a new program aimed at recognizing u.s. troop whose are returned from war.u (bell ringing)

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swarming. the roar that went up when he won, it was really cool to see. obviously tiger was thrilled. tiger woods having accomplished exactly what he came for rb, ton as the tournament host. he won in the final year before the tournament moves up to philadelphia. tiger had had joked before this tournament at how much he wanted to win his own one. couldn't wait to hand himself to trophy, he said. on seven, he hit a great approach shot. six feet for birdie. drained it. he had back-to-back birdies. tiger then on the 16th hole at this point, he was tied with hunter mayhan. tiger refocusing on the putt and look at this. makes the 20-foot birdie putt to take the lead. tiger holds on to win the at&t national by one stroke. i asked tiger what it meant to get the win at his own

tournament. >> it feels great to be greedy. it's very important to all of us at t foundation. you always like, you know, playing well and hopefully winning your own event. and this week it just came to fruition. the weather held out. everyone came out today. it was unbelievable, the amount of people that were here. >> tiger was pretty funny. he's so focused, but he has a great sense of humor. yesterday, he asked us to humor him for a minute while he took care of some extra business. >> as host, i always wanted to do this, okay. just bear with me. so, tiger, how did you play today? well, you know, it was a tough day. got off to kind of a slow start, but hunter really put the pressure on us. >> did he? what did you think about that? i always wanted to do that. thank you.

>> the older he gets, the looser he becomes. >> with the kids, too. ve heard that he's changed a lot. he got to host on "snl" in the near future. tiger woods sleeps three hours a night on average. that's very true. last night, one of his best friends, roger federer, said he logged just two hours of sleep. he took home his sixth wimbledon title. it took the longest fifth set for federer to beat andy roddick in the final set. federer's pregnant wife had to sit through a 4 1/2-hour match. third set, tiebreaker. federer serving in the far court. he comes to the net, blasts the forehand. federer takes the 2-1 lead. here's your championship point. a short rally ensues. roddick hits the long ball. federer wins the marathon match.

the longest set in history. federer passes pete sampras now with 15 major titles. >> i'm going to try to play as tough as i can and hope to win a few. it's crazy to have won that many grand slams. it'smazing to have won wimbledon again. the trophy means the most to me. >> roger federer also taking time just to talk about how much he admires randy roddick and his play yesterday. today jeff fisher talked about steve mcnair who was murdered saturday. fisher coached mcnair for 11 years. as people continue to share insight into the man that he was, police continue to learn more. the woman found dead at the scene had bought a gun two days before the incident. this is a photograph of sahel kazemi. she and mcnair dated for several mont. mcnair played 13 seasons in the

nfl, most of them with the titans. jeff fisher wants people to remember him for what he did on the field as well as in the community. >> the steve mcnair that i knew would want me to say i'm sorry, i'm not perfect. we all make decisions sometimes that are not in the best interest. please forgive me. the steve mcnair that i knew would want me to say celebrate my life. for what i did on the field. for what i did in the community. for the kind of teammatthat i was. that's what steve that i knew would want me tsay.

an emotional jeff fisher talking about his former quarterback. the nationals open a three-game series in colorado tonight. ryan zimmerman will take the field knowing he's an all-star. he found out yesterday he will be heading to st. louis as a reserve after providing one of the highlights in the national's struggli season. ryan zimmerman got off to a blazing start. he had a 30-game hitting streak. his offensive numbers better than last year's injury-prone season. so far this season he's batting .293 with 13 home runs. he's thrilled to represent the nationals at the all-star game next week in st. louis. >> you know, try and do everything you can. i think you might not ever get to do it again. so it's a huge honor. get my family to come out here. you know, you never know what's going to happen. take advantage of it and enjoy yourself and have fun. >> it's an honor because he was picked by his peers. so, i mean, the kid is being recognized now and i hope tt this is just the start of a

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tonight, there is a new way to recognize u.s. troops back home from the war. a man in rockville has created bumper stickers to identify where the service member fought. the hope is that people will see the stickers and then thank the troops for their service to the united states. >> reporter: it's become comm commonplace for drivers to advertise where they've been. but now returning troops and their families will have a way to spotlight their perilous journey. these are the work of scott craiger who was struck with the idea while simply struggling with a way to do something for returning vet. >> i was hearing all these stories about people buying people in uniform groceries or

gas or, you know, when their at a restaurant, pay their bill. but how can you identify these soldiers inyou know, if they're not in unifm, how do you know that they served? >> reporter: he launched his sticker website on the fourth of july. it features a choice of free stickers and an opportunity to donate to the effort. he's processing the tax deductible contributions. and in less than two days, he's already received about 350 sticker requests. >> tre are a lot of things i didn't think about. i didn't realize how many soldiers actually serve in iraq and afghanistan. so i'm getting requests for both stickers. >> reporter: there's one from a soldier in tampa, florida, who served two tours. others from family members awaiting a loved one's safe return. >> thanks. this will be nice for my husband to have on his truck when he gets home in september. that's nice. >> reporter: the ultimate goal of the stickers is simple, to

allow the public to recognize iraq and afghanistan vets and to enable them to acknowledge each other. >> somebody sees this on somebody's car. they should feel comfortable to be going up to them and thanking them for their service. i envision veterans going up, knowing what they've gone through, and seeing if there's, you know, anything they can do for them. maybe hand them a business card. this is a way to increase communication, increase networking. >> reporter: for the time being, his wife and two children have agreed to fill out envelopes to send up the requests for stickers, but if the idea catches on, he may need some help soon. news4, montgomery county. >> he has had another surprise. he says he's heard from some vietnam vets who are urging a special stick acknowledging their service. craiger says he might end up adding that to his printing order as well. let's get an update on the forecast from bob. >> good idea. and we've got some great weather

coming up. good ideas for your evening out there. temperatures by later on will be into the low 60s. by 11:00 -- well, before 11:00 it will be very clear with excellent visibility for july. great evening to see the international space station. fairly high in the northern skyb moving from southwest to the northeast. it will move into the shadow by 10:50 or so. very late. later on tonight, temperatures into the mid-50s. might be a little patchy fog in the morning. temperatures tomorrow afternoon will rise easily into the 80s. but the comfortable 80s with the low humidity. then later on in the week, humiditybegins coming in. no sign of real surge of 90s, but i think we'll see the 90s as we get into saturday and sunday. so far thi summer we've only had three 90-degree days. next chance for thunder showers will be sunday afternoon. and the humidity continues on

into monday. tell you more at 11:00. if you're buying sunscreen, according to the environmental working group, 70% of sunscreens contain uva filters compared to 29% from a year ago. but the group says 60% of sunscreens either don't protect skin from sun damage or they contain hazardous chemicals or both. the group says the government still has not issued meaningful sunscreen standards. coming up tonight at 11:00, the search for two suspects in the attempted abduction of a 9-year-old girl. and beyond the already well-known blackberry thumb. a look at the impact of texting on your health. the dalai lama marked his 74th birthday today. he celebrated the occasion with followers in new delhi. he has now spent 50 of his birthdays in exile in india. the dalai lama is tibet's

spiritual and political leader, but he was forced into exile after a failed uprising back in 1959. he now flies around the world teaching buddhism and highlighting the tibetan struggle for freedom. his advancing age and recent medical problems have raised concerns about who will advance tibet's cause after his death. but he greeted this birthday with some of the humor for some he is known. he thanked his followers with his prayers for his long life and he joked that they might help him to live at least 100. sglrchl that's our broadcast for now. "nightly news" is coming up next.