>> reporter: u.s. capitol police say this they did everything they needed to do in order to make sure that their officers were protected. i did sit down and talk with the white family and they are saying that everything that happened yesterday jus doe not add up for them. police say 27-year-old kellen anthony white is the man who was shot and killed by u.s. capitol police yesterday. u.s. capitol police spokesmen say white shot at officers first and after a bust. traffic stopped. >> a routine traffic stop the officers and capitol police were trying to initiate hardly en got a chance to do that because the suspect's vehicle began to take off immediately. >> family members say that's not the kellens they know. >> we wish to extend our deepest sympathies injured during yesterday's unfortunate incident. we are certain that none of the injuries that were inflicted were intentional and as the matter is being investigated, we shall refrain from making further comments at this time. >> reporter: shortly after 5:00

p.m. yesterday, u.s. capitol police officers say they attempted to pull white over near union station. they say he sped away erratically in the white mercedes benz he was driving. he nearly ran over two officers. police claim white then hit this parked car just towed away this afternoon and then hit a parked capitol police cruiser before police say he fired a weapon several times at officers. capitol police returned fire, killing white. the family members say what happened yesterday does not add up. you don't think this is something he would have done? >> we know that this is not his character. >> reporter: now, white is the father of a newborn 4 week old child and comes from a very athletic family. two older brothers who played in the nfl. he played college ball and graduated from high school where he also played football. he also had issues with the law.

according to his criminal record he had a number of motor vehicle and driving violations which resulted and him being called into court and he didn't appear in court on a few occasions that actually had outstanding warrants. he also had a weapons charge and assault and a minor drug charge at prince george's county. the family members say that while he wasn't hurt they do not believe that all that happened yesterday should have resuld in him killing -- in him being shot by police officers. tracee wilkins, live in prince george's county. back to you in the studio. 4-yearld girl survive ad 25-foot fall from a second-story window today. it happened on home acre terrace in beltsville. the officials say the little girl was leaning on a window screen when the screen gave way. she landed on the back deck and taken to a children's hospital and is expected to be okay. it was an emotional day in the courtroom for banita jacks as her mother took the witness stand today. she was called as a witness for the prosecution but ended up

speaking out in support of her daughter. pat collins was in that courtroom today and joins us now from northwest with the latest. pat? >> reporter: craig, the mother on the witness stand, the daughter on trial, and tears in the courtroom and testimony begins in this bizarre case. mame jacks the mother o banita jacks, calle as a prosecution witness today. but in court, under oath, she had good things to say abouter daughter. she said that banita took excellent care of her children. that she never saw her mistreat her children. she said it would be way out of character for banita to do anything to harm her children. 35-year-old banita jacks charged with killing her four daughters. now as january 9, 2008 the marshals came to evict jacks

from her home on sixth street southeast. inside they found the bodies of her four girls, ages 5, 6, 11, and 17. they say that the girls had been dead for months. in superior court today, for the first time, a show of emotion from banita jacks. as her mother took the stand and began identifying photos of the girls, banita jacks cried. she was handed tissues. the judge called a recess so that she could regain her composure. under questioning by the prosecutor, mame jacks said she had not seen banita jacks and her children since 2005 and called social services to have them check on the welfare of the girls in 2006. mamie jacks said had banita called her to ask her for help she would have been there.

jesse fogle is the grandmother of two of the children. in 2007, she said that she made several attempts to see the girls. but she says that banita jacks told her to stay away. she says that banita jacks told her "i will kill you." craig, back to you. >> pat collins in northwest. thank you. a water main break caused a traffic mess in fairfax county today. 12-inch main broke overnight in annandale. it caused traffic backups in the area during the morning rush. dozen customers temporarily lost their water service. a spokesperson with the fairfax water authority said the broken pipe is fixed and water service restored. good evening. bob ryan, storm center 4. a lot one today. our temperatures with that sunny skies, humidity is down a bit.

we are still 93 degrees here in northwest washington with the heat is one lonesome shower or thundershower around spotsylvania and that's it. temperatures to our west are in the 80s. our dew points into the 50s looking out over the hottest day we had so far this summer compared to other ones. 96 last year made it up to 98. i will tell you about more heat. also, a chance for more widespread thunderstorms tomorrow. on this day, four of the confirmation hearing of sonia sotomayor. this afternoon new york district attorney robert morganthal praised the former assistant saying sotomayor will be an outstanding member of the high court. and she also got a ringing endorse many from the new york mayor, michael bloomberg. >> judge sotomayor has all of the key qualities i look for when i appoint a judge. first, she's someone with a sharp andage i'm mind.

distinguished record and her testimony, i think, made clear. and as a former prosecutor, commercial litigator, district core judge, appellate judge, she certainly brings a wealth of unique experience. >> also testifying today, connecticut firefighter frank richie who told the comttee his story of the reverse discrimination case, serving as a federal appeals judge sotomayor ruled against the white firefighters. the supreme cour recently overturned that ruling. pete williams,bc news justice correspondent here to talk us to about it. we heard from firefighters and opponents as well. anything surprising at all about the testimony today? >> no. because this was basically groups that had been invited by the two -- republicans and democrats. they wanted to give the folks their say. one thing that came out today, not in the hearing room, separately, i think that the republicans will care a lot about, natural rifle association after initially saying it wasn't taking a position said today that based on her testimony it will oppose her nomination and

that may be important to some republicans because gun rights has been a big question in these hearings. >> frank richie did testify today. he was one of the people. >> he did. >> she had a response to this recent supreme court ruling in this firefighter's case. >> she's basically said that the tests she -- here's the issue. new haven said we got this test here and none of the african-americans would appear to qualify for promotions. something must be wrong with the test. if we don't throw it out they will sue us for discrimination not by intent but by effect. and she said, you know, that was the law at the time. now the supreme court has a new test saying you can't throw out a test like that unless have you compelling evidence that it would be discriminatory. she said i didn't have that available to me at the time they changed the rules. >> it was interesting also to watch lindsey graham from south carolina. they would grill her but at tend they would all but -- all pretty much said we will -- support you. it was -- >> not coburn.

i think you are right about that. i got the sense the republicans were basically rehearsing the statements they will make when it comes to time to vote. it appears lindsey graham will support her. he said -- republican senator from south carolina, he said that he's convinced she's not an activist and he believes that she will basically if asked to support a right, agree it is there, if she thinks it is law leads her in that direction, whether it is something she would want for herself or not. because she's -- he says she's not an activist, some one that will impose her own will. he thinks she's open-minded. the question is how many committee republicans will vote for her and i think we just don't know that yet. >> does he have that influence -- influence a lot of people, his opinion? >> probably not. the vote on her confirmation in the committee will be next week. it looks like the full committee, full senate, will vote in early august. and that head republican on the committee said today he would not support any filibuster. >> we think at this point she will be in place for the time -- the session starts. >> i bet you money on it. a lot. >> okay.

>> wow. >> m en otoday'sn confirmation hearing coming up on "nightly news with brian williams" starting at 7:00. it has been another good day for the market. the dow jones average gained 95 points tolose at 8711. gains in tech stocks helped fuel the rally today as did remarks from economist rubini. he says he believes the worst of the financial crisis may very well be over. the unemployment picture also showing some glimmers of hope. new figures out today show the number of people filing unemployment benefits for the first time fell to 522,000. the lowest level it has been since early january. the unemployment figures beat expectations. economists predict it would rise to 575,000. the drop is a good time. the economy is still in rough shape. yesterday the fed predicted

unemployment would hit 10% before the end of the year. boeing cutting jobs in the defense division. the company says lit have to cut about a thousand jobs because of cuts in the pentagon's budget. a memo sent to employees said that the layoffs are necessary to keep that company competitive. this is just the latest round of cuts for boeing in january. the company announced it was cutting 10,000 jobs through attrition and layoffs. it is unclear whether today's announcement is part of the 10,000. still ahead, trouble on the tracks. safety inspections caused headaches for red line riders. thousands of search of a career turnout -- new career turned out for one of the largest job fairs in years in the district. bill gates is trying to control the weather. he created something that could impact hurricane season. a once popular pair of shoes could be on theirast leg.

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it is hard to find a job in just about any field these days. but today job seekers in our area got help. one of the area laernlgsest job fairs was held at the d.c. convention center. at one point the line to get in stretched out the door. megan mcgrath was there. >> reporter: the line started at exhibit hall c. then it went on and on, all the way to the other end of the building. and then it kept going. right on out of the convention sent zper on to the sidewalk.

>> what do you think of the line n. >> it is something else. i feel like i'm in line for "american idol." >> reporter: congressman eleanor holmes norton held this job fair before. but the turnout today was huge. more than 80 businesses and agencies with jobs came to meet perspective employees, despite the long lines, and there is a lot of hope. >> wide open. something material. something like that. you know, maybe government, you know, civil service. something along those lines. >> right now, something in the hospitality area. construction. those are two fields i have been working in. >> reporter: there are jobs. thanks to large-scale construction projects and millions in stimulus money. the department of homeland security, for example, is bidding a $ 1 billion head quart others the ground of st. elizabeth's hospital. and millions more will be spent on the renovation of federal buildings. >> first building, of course,

got a billion dollars for, buildings, all three buildings mean 38,000 jobs over seven, eight years. >> reporter: robert arthur came prepared and he's hoping to score one of those jobs. >> i got my resume, i got -- doing a lot of job searches lately. i have skills in construction, demolition work. hoping i can get a job. >> reporter: the job fair was only open to people who live in d.c. folks who turned out for the convention center and there were thousands of them and had to show proof of residency. in north west, megan mcgrath, news4. another job fair is under way right now. 76 government agencies are participating at a federal job fair. thousands of young job seekers are expected to be there at the job fair that runs until 7:00 tonight. the famed watergate hotel on the auction block that will be auctioned off next week. the sale comes five years after monument realty bought it. with the hope of restoring the watergate to its original glory.

but like so many other properties in our region, the hotel is now behind on the mortgage payments and it is now in foreclosure. the auction will take place on tuesday and it is hoped some one with enough capital will be willing to invest in the washington landmark. the hottest day of the year so far. >> yes, indeed. we may be saying that a few more times. 96 high temperature out there. we have a breeze. humidity is down a bit from this morning. outside now, there's our sky watcher. looking out over national airport. one lonesome shower and thundershower. folks around spotsylvania. i think there will be more tomorrow. our temperature outside right now, 94 degrees. the high. 96. do you remember the -- 104 degrees? that was our third highest temperature of all time. one time we got to 106. 105. but 104 in 1988. the folks say does the bay have an influence on our weather. i want to show you a dramatic picture. from the great terrace satellite. here we are in washington. see all those clouds we could see out there.

well, with the warm westerly wind, comes across the bay. there's chesapeake bay. look at the eastern shore. folks over at eastern shore saying what clouds. ahead the clouds here. then the -- not quite as much lift because of the cooler waters of the bay and clouds and essentially disappeared. the bay indeed has an influence. as everybody that has the nice cool breeze coming in off the bay knows about our weather. 94 here. look at the 90s and 80s. 100 in dallas-ft. worth. a brutal summer with not only heat but humidity and also drought conditions. our heat index is 93 because of the lower humidity. look at dallas. feels like it is 107 degrees right now. you can see those southwesterly winds but to our west, there is a little weak weather front coming through. along that, we will see a little area of low pressure and that's the reason i think tomorrow afternoon we will be seeing an increased risk for nasty thunderstorms. boy, the rumbling around all parts of the country now. look at the line moving through central missouri. under a severe thunderstorm

watch until 11:00. other thunderstorms to the south, birmingham, alabama, moving on in towards atlanta, and another batch now into the coastal areas of north carolina. moving into the myrtle beach area. then to our north, there is if severe thunderstorm watch until 8:00. parts of new england and the hudson valley p. upper hudson valley. silver spring. meanwhile, right around us, there's that lonesome one right now. still to the south of fredericksburg and that's it. look at how much rain is falling out of missouri. we have been so dry here. roland, missouri, six inches of rain. i think it will be a good weekend out of the beaches, 92 degrees. out of ocean city right now. here is why. overnight tonight, there comes that area of low pressure and watch as it moves up and over us during the afternoon. look for nasty thunderstorms. by the weekend, it is up into new england and so we will see drier air coming in on us. for this evening, though, no problems. temperatures will be still 85 to

90 degrees. summer evening. tomorrow morning, when you get up, head ou humidity will be back a bit. but not as much as this morning. nonetheless, it will be partly sunny and warm with temperatures high 60s to near 70. then by tomorrow afternoon, and tomorrow evening, some thunderstorms, some of which could be strong, i think likely to be popping up but then they will move off tomorrow night and so if you are heading out for the beaches here is how it looks. around the bay, good sailing weather, i think, on saturday. can't rule out completely there wouldn't be an afternoon thundershower. nice breezes and then at the hepeacemre tturas will be into the low 80s. with a fairt atu omounf shine a that slight chance on saturday. something might pop up. sunday looks fine. temperatures in the high 70s to 80. >> 96. >> 96. not extended heat wave. this is it. >> thanks, bob. when we come back, massive tanker fire nights up the night sky. donald trump's war over an

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set to dock at the station tomorrow morning. meanwhile, astronauts are inspecting "endeavour" for any significant damage that may have happened just after liftoff yesterday. engineers found foam insulation broke off the fuel tank and hit the shuttle. some scuff marks were spotted. but nasa believe it is damage is minimal. the space station provides a more thorough inspection of the shuttle before it docks. five police officers have been shot and two suspects are dead following a violent early morning shoot-out in new jersey. investigators say that around 5:00 this morning, officers spotted a vehicle connected to an armed robbery in jersey city. when they tried to pull it over they say the suspects opened fire. two of the officers are in critical condition. one of them was shot in the face. the other was also shot in the face. part of an interstate near detroit remains closed after a horrific accident yesterday. three vehicles were involved, including a tanker truck carrying 13,000 gallons of fuel. the tanker exploded and caught fire on i-75. the heat from the flames was so

intent it caused an overpass to collapse. the three drivers involved in the accident escaped without serious injury. transportation workers were examining the roadway today. it is unclear when that section of i-75 will reopen. social services in spain says that there -- not going t take custody of the world's oldest mom's children. she gave on birth to twins in 2006 and was 66 at the time. shortly after giving birth, she was diagnosed with cancer. she died last week. she underwent in vitro fertilization at a clinic but lied to the doctors about her age at the time. she told them she was 55. her relatives say they will raise the twin boys. apparently the donald doesn't always get his way. a judge in new jersey has dismissed a lawsuit donald trump filed against an author that wrote trump is a millionaire, not a billionaire. trump says he's worth between $5 billion and $6 billion. he claims timothy o'bryant acted

maliciously when he reported in a book trump's worth was more like $150 million to $250 million. the judge ruled that o'bryant did not intend to harm drum and threw out the suit. going up on our half hour, headache for commuters on the red line as the station shuts down for safety tests. the sign of the times, bottle shops in our area closing. leaving some brides-to-be looking for another option.

welcome back to the second halfour of "news4 at 5:00." i'm wendy rieger. >> i'm craig melvin. coming up, during the tough economic times, bridal shops in our area are closing. leaving some brides-to-be scrambling for other options. bar codes you see in the grocery store are not poppi-- now popping up in doctors' offices and hospitals. why kids are staying inside to learn how to cook. first our top story. trouble on the tracks important some metro riders today. as investigators try to point exactly what went wrong when the two metro trains arashed last month, commuters e walginith someg big s.he ache hu s down in hu toth directions between fort tittndenveil sril springtaon and ipesap hning a oinapn saturday. michael flynn has the story from the takoma metro station. >> reporter: the search for answers into last month's deadly metro crash means another disruption on the red line. metro shut down the takoma station starting at 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 m.m. so investigators can conduct

'tises on the tracks at the crash site. >> well, i understand why they would have to in order to investigate the accident properly but it is a big inconvenience to the commuters and the users of the system. >> i'm glad that they are closing it down so it won't happen again. the fact they are putting this much time into it i appreciate it. >> reporter: the ntsb is conducting tests along the tracks starting just after 10:00 metro started running shuttle bus tows get rail riders around the takoma station. some passengers moved out of their train at takoma just before 10:00 a.m. complaining that the wait important the shuttle was too long. >> we are still waiting. trying to make it all the way back to gaithersburg. >> ridiculous. fort totten and takoma. >> reporter: the june 22nd rail wreck killed nine people and injured 80 others. investigators say a faulty circuit on the track could be to

blame. many rail riders say they don't mind the latest disruption if it helps to determine what caused the crash. >> safety obviously is a real concern. and it would be nice to see the delays stop and athing they can do to make that happen faster. i think i'm in support of. >> reporter: what's more drama around 10:00 this morning when metro officials say a man jumped on to the tracks and say they had to turn off power. the man simply took off after that. the takoma station here remains closed until 3:00 in the afternoon and will close again this saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. again, all connected to the crash investigation. in northwest washington, michael flynn, news4. re aro>>et m inspections slowing your commute? that's our question of the day. give us your opinion at nbcwashington.com. good news for the foggy bottom section of d.c. mayor fenty helps plan to build a new fire station and library for the west end community. it is going to be built at 24th and l streets northwest.

the new project will house the library and fire station and in the same building. 10sy says he hopes the project will spur new economic development in that area. and early proposal to develop the project fell apart after the community opposition. bids for new development will go out this fall. you may think that nothing could stand between a bride-to-be and the perfect wedding gown but the recession has hit area bridal shops pretty hard. julie carey is in the newsroom to tell us about the latest round of bridal shop closings. >> reporter: that's right. one store in bethesda already closed down. another in northwest washington is slow lip winding down its business. and one of the oldest bridal stores in northern virginia will close for good at the end of the month. in a half century of business, thousands of brides walked down the aisle in a gown from this arlington boutique. nancy griffin owned the store for 12 years along with a different bridal salon in waldorf. at the end of the month she will close the doors at this higher end store for good. the victim of a recession that

hit luxury retailers especially hard. >> it has been almost two years we have seen this slide of not as many brides and those that have come in. we have them fill out a card and ask them what their budget is. we have seen even them -- check off my budget is less and less and less. >> reporter: brides that at one time would have considered a $3,000 gown are now spending half that. for a bride that just received a store closing letter, there is a new wrinkle in the wedding planning. while griffen promised to make sure all the clients get their dresses and alterations, she worries. >> i'm very anxious. we are already cutting it close as far as time frame for alterations. my wedding is in september. i have been told that i'm already right on the cusp. so i'm really anxious to get it as soon as possible because i will need alterations. >> reporter: lady hamilton is at least one of three bridal salons closing in the area. in chevy chase there was a time no one could have imagined seeing these kinds of signs posted at this boutique.

after running the store for three decades, she says facing the decision to close was difficult. >> very. i have never been in that position before and i was shocked. what is happening? what was i doing wrong? >> reporter: statistics tell the story. luxury retail sales are off 18% from last year when they had already started to dip. >> that was the first got hit the high end. walmarts, they are doing fine. >> reporter: kassman holds out hope her store may somehow weather the recession after all. in the meantime she, too, is taking care of her bridal clients still awaiting their orders while offering real deals to a future bride that is willing to buy off the rack. coming up at 6:00, i will take you to a bridal store that expects to weather the recession but not without making some big adjustments. back to you. >> julie carey in the newsroom. thanks, julie. fast food iset coming to th htir.onalboar prince george's county planning board okay'd plan by the developer to build a convenience store gas station and fast food

restaurant at the harbor. some objected to the idea saying that having a fast food place on the property will diminish the upscale nature of the place. and to track from his store sites near the property. the compromise the store, gas station, fast food joint will be built away from those sites. hottest day of the year so far. that's happened every year in -- 96. and with -- one lonesome thundershower, you can see a bit of lightning to the south of fredericksburg. let's zoom in on that and it is diminishing a little bit. but it is still moving off to the south-southeast. moving slowly. folks that are under that are getting some -- in a way needed rain right now. south of fredericksburg and heading towards bowling green and into the northern neck. for us, here's what our rainfall has been in washington. remember how wet it was. we went back into that wet pattern as we got into may and

then on into the middle part of june. since then, our -- rainfall has been well below average. our departure is still a bit above for the year. nonetheless we could use a bit of rain. overnight tonight we will be seeing partly cloudy skies. it is going to be warm night in town only about 73 degrees. tomorrow look for thundershowers and i think during the afternoon especially some of those could be locally strong. we will keep an eye on things. after that, i think the weekend shapes up nice with temperatures into the low 80s. certainly not as high as the temperatures are right now. and then the next chance for any needed showers, thundershowers, probably not coming until about the middle of next week. back to you. >> thank you, bob. still to come, bill gates wants to control the weather. how the computer giant might impact our hurricane we like to use our cell phones by the beach and sometimes by the pool. and it is -- it happened to all of us. sometimes they get wet. bo

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tower say they don't care what the sign says. it will always be sears to them. >> this year's emmy nominations are out. it is another record setting day for tina fey. her sitcom, 30 rock" received 32 nominati nominations. that's the most any show has ever received. it will be up against "the office." both nominated for best comedy. the biggest star in music continues to be michael jackson. three weeks after his death, the king of pop's old albums continued to dominating the charts. fans have snatched up more than 2 million of jackson's albums since he died. that's just here in the u.s. that does not factor in the albums sold worldwide. still ahead on "news4 at 5:00," a once popular pair of shoes could be on its last legs. i'm liz crenshaw. kids learning cook sing more than shoving a package into the microwave. the cooking camp story is coming up. also coming up, dan is live

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bill gates is exploring technology to control the weather. the machines would be placed on barges in the ocean and in the path of 'approaching storms and would use pumps to replace warm watter with cold water. it is not clear how long it could be before gates will give the machine a test run. he's also made his fortune with

microsoft and the company is going retail. the company says it will open a few stores this fall and open more stores next year. the goal is to compete with apple. and microsoft says that it may be opening some of the new stores in places where apple has locations. microsoft also is trying to drum up business over the internet. customers can buy microsoft products directly from the company's online stores. school is out. what are your kids doing this sum? >> liz crenshaw introduces us to kids who choose to forego soccer and swimming for cooking. these kids all look -- wait until see them. they don't look like someone forced them to go. the kids you will meet tonight made a summertime choice and said good-bye to pools and campfires and said hello to mixing bowls and spatulas and a taste of the wide world of food. >> tap, tap, tap. >> welcome to cooking camp at

stratford university in falls church, virginia. today chef gordon carlson, senior culinary instructor at strafford, is introducing this group of campers to the wond wonderful world of pizza. though the campers range in age from 11 to 14, none of this is child's play. >> you could be, i don't know, playing basketball, soccer, swimming. you are in a room with a bunch of food. >> yes. >> yes. >> it is fun. >> we are working -- >> reporter: today the campers will prepare and form pizza dough. make sauce from scratch. top their pizzas with everything from onions and mushrooms and peppers and pepperoni to even anchovies. then there's also a salad on the menu and everything is done in a real professional kitchen. with really big professional knives. >> first time i used it, it was intimidating. >> you got your fingers in there. >> reporter: which means everyone here will learn that

cooking involves a lot more than shoving a package of something into the microwave. >> i think children have always been interested in cooking. and they really think it is a lot of fun and we make this a lot of fun. >> reporter: yesterday the kids learned to griddle. make egg rolls with sauces. rice pilaf. this afternoon spaghetti from scratch, vegetarian dirkes. next week, it is all baking. and every day, basic necessity of cleaning up. but all of this is exactly why these campers want to be here. >> well, it is like a brain stormy want to learn like the basics of cooking. >> my mom is a good cook. she will let me cook dinner sometimes. i love doing it. >> hope i can cook more. >> just like walk in one day and say i have dinner tonight, mom. >> yes. >> now, there's a rule here.

campers are asked to eat what they cook. which does not seem like a real hardship today. what did you put on yours? >> pepperoni and sausage and tomatoes. >> reporter: looks like a really good one. do you think you can make that at home for the family. >> yeah. >> reporter: how did it turn out? >> it tasted great. probably one of the best pizzas i ever had. >> reporter: the cooking camp costs $385 for the first week, including a knife, kit and apron. subsequently cost $300 but sounds worth it if you are a kid with his own recipe for success. when you are done with this, are you going the cook for the family? what will happen? >> i'm going to go open a restaurant. yeah. i have my whole life planned out. >> reporter: you do? you are going to be a top chef? >> yeah. >> they had aood time cooking camp. it runs through july 31. all this week it has been favorite stuff. they go to baking.

brilliant. >> they are happy. i don't think that they are being force. >> they come away with something that's useful. >> yes. >> vegetarian dishes and sushi. not just pizza and pasta. >> good stuff. well, they have been the hottest footwear this decade but crocks are apparently out of step and in deep financial trouble. the colorful foam clogs are sold around the world. about 100 million pair since the debut in 2002. but the global recession has knocked crocs off their stride. last year the company lost a whopping $185 million. they had to cut nearly 2,000 jobs. now they are trying to make their way out of debt. the company has until september to figure it out or crocs may go bellyup. cell phone and water do not mix. it is a common problem urs encounter this time of year especially when you bring your cell phone to the beach or pool. what do you do if your pool goes into the drink? a member of the geek squad has some advice. >> first is take out the battery

from the phone. then make sure you don't get a short in your phone. once that's done, second thing you want to do is take a clean cloth or paper towel and dry the outside of the phon once that is done, you want to tip the phone on each side and see if there is any liquid inside. >>kheeead gquom sec rmends you ec put your phone in a lass particular bag and get silicone gel packs to help absorb the moisture. leave your phone overnight in that bag and that should do the trick. >> see what's coming up tonight on "news4 at 6:00." coming up tonight at 6:00, a teenage boy, we will tell you about him. he sailed around the world. by himself. officials in virginia are trying to keep their rest stops in that state from closing. and we want to tell you about a proposal. a look at the extreme lengths to which one guy went to get his lady to say yes. >> put clothes on would be the first thing to help him. >> those stories and more coming

up in a couple of minutes. number one, i'm sorry crocs are going down. another cool way to get kids to cook, sometimes, not always works, send them to college. my son went to college and couldn't boil a pot of water without messing it up. that boy is the finest cook now you can imagine. >> no choice. >> hunger. >> great motivator. >> hunger will teach them how to cook. let's head out to nats park where dan hellie is standing by with a guest. >> what's up? >> i went to college and still don't know how to cook very well. i wish i could have learned a little more. the nationals hoping for home cooking against the cubbies. yesterday they introduced jim riggleman, the new interim manager, replaced manny acta who was fired. yesterday's first chance to talk to the players since being named manager. today his first chance to actually manage a ball game. it was also his first chance to talk to his star player, ryan

zimmerman. zimmerman did report to the teamworkout yesterday and had the day off because he was taking a much deserved rest after the all-star game. asked him about a bunch of things and including, of course, the big managerial change. >> it has been -- throwing around. month or so. any time you hear something like that, you know, it is sad. baseball is one of those sports where you play so many games and together so long and fees like you are a family. it is tough. >> you said that -- maybe not a different voice but maybe a more active voice. do you think that jim can provide that? >> yes. when it comes down to it, i think it is up to us. not the manager or front office guys. we have to take it upon ourselves to play better and take more responsibilitying and accountability and do things right. >> here for the long haul, have you a new contract, last time you want to talk about is two consecutive 100-loss seasons. there is a chance if you play

well, that you can avoid itch what are some of the goals for the second half? >> keep doing the same thing we did in the first half. excuse of being a young team is out the window now. you have been here half a year. and, you know, learned what you need to do. and you need to implement that in the second half and start to turn that corner a little bit and make progress. i think that's the goal. make progress and not continually do the same things did you the fir half. >> how is riggleman different than manny? >> we will see. totally different being a bench coach and a manager, i assume. we will see. we have been around him, obviously. great baseball guy. and, you know, hard-nosed and hard worker. some of the stuff we need. >> all-star festivities, watching you get your name announced there. it is going to try to say a dream come true but i'm sure it was. what was that like when you were standing there in the mix with the guys? >> it was fun. you don't realize how big of a deal it is until after everything is over. it is such -- you know, whirlwind event where you are -- all over the place.

every minute of the day. sit back and realize afterwards it is -- pretty cool. and makes you want toork harder and get back there again. >> you are aays chilled and mellow. i don't know if i have ever seen you nervous. were there any nerves in the first? >> no. more excitement. it is like playing with a bunch of your friends, i guess. played against those guys and get a chance to hang out and talk with them quite a bit, obviously. to be in a clubhouse with those guys, more comforting than nervous. >> very tired. ryan zimmerman told me he flew in yesterday at about 3:00. out here this morning, met with jim riggleman and talked to the guy. i don't want to say they are excited to get things going but they are certainly ready to get the second half of the season going because as we have seen, 26 wins for the nationals, nowhere to go. we will have more are here at nationals park. >> is there a difference in mood yet? can you sense a difference in move with riggleman at the helm?

>> i think the guys are curious to be honest sxwu see what will happen. >> all right. thanks. appreciate it. >> when we come back why the bar codes you see in the grocery store are popping up in the doctor's sxofs the hospitals. >> also, that nation's first double hand transplant patient already making a miraculous recovery and we will tell you about that. ???o?o?cxqq

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in the united states to undergo a double hand transplant. jeff kepner had both hands and feet amputated ten years ago. in may, he underwent the double hand transplant at the university of pittsburgh medical center. doctors say that so far his body has shown no sign of rejection and physical therapy has given him the ability to move both of his arms. he says he still can't feel yet but doctors say it may take up to two years to gain full function of his hands. he says the first thing he wants to do is to hole his wife's hand. in other health news, thousands die every year from medical mistakes. many of those mistakes are preventible and some hospitals are now starting to take action. brittney glazer shows us what one facility in louisiana is doing to prevent errors and save lives. >> how are you? >> reporter: bar code technology you have seen thousands of times at your local grocery store is transforming the way medication is delivered in hospitals. >> scan your arm band for

identification purposes. >> reporter: medication verification uses bar code scanning at the patient's bedside to provide immediate confirmation the right person is getting the right medication. >> you scan the bar code and it brings up the medication and you scan the medication and if that medication is not on the patient's profile it will give the nurse a warning. >> reporter: since timing and decemberage instructions are critical for patient medication, this link system streamlines all of that information to one place. >> it already has the time the medication is due. right here. so it will compare those two times. and it also has the dosage of the medications already put in through pharmacy. >> reporter: the system allows nurses to safely administer patient medication without the risk of common errors. >> errors occur when the medication orders are written and sometimes they are put in when nurses are -- administering the medication.

>> brittney glazer reporting there. coming up, emotional day in the courtroom in the trial of banita jacks. wendy rieger with jim vance up next on "news4 at 6:00." some details about the suspect involved in a fatal shoot-out with the police on capitol hill yesterday. footage of the michael jackson hair catching fire shooting a commercial and why it may abkey to how he died. well-known bridal boutiques are shutting down. our top story tonight. banita jacks broke down in court today. she did that as her mother took the stand as a prosecution witness. good evening. i'm jim vance. >> i'm wen rieger sitting in for door even gentzler. jacks is on trial for charges of murder of her four daughters in the district. the prosecution began its case against her. pat collins joins us from outside of the d.c. superior court. pat? >> reporter: banita jacks on trial. she faces four charges