deadly fire, a 5-year-old is dead after an apartment fire in riverdale. the boy's 7-year-old brother is critically injured. president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time. 2:00 eastern standard time. some 38 minutes ago. >> the man known as one of the most trusted men in america has died. walter cronkite was 92. and nice weekend ahead, it starts with a lower temperature. and lower humidity as well. good morning and welcome to the 6:00 edition of "news4

today," it is saturday july 18, i'm eun yang. we're going to take a look at the forecast with steve villanueva up in the storm center for us. >> we're starting out with sunshine for us and it looks like a petty day, with mostly sunny skies and temperatures climbing to the mid 80s. and low humidity on top of that. the humidity we had yesterday is long gone. 68 now, 67 at dulles. 63 down the road in culpepper. again, we're heading into the mid 80s today. dew points once again are quite low, just like last weekend, we did quite humid during the middle of the week. now the low humidity is back, thanks to northerly wind. so it's going to be a comfortable day out there. we did have some showers yesterday. there's still going to be plenty of clouds out towards the east today. out towards the beaches. but in the beltway we'll see lots of sunshine. tomorrow looks great as well. then it looks like an unsettled work week. we'll have all the details coming up in a couple of minutes.

back to you. >> we'll see you then, thank you, steve. in the news this morning, legendary news anchor, walter cronkite, has ed. he passed away yesterday at the age of 92. as the long-time anchor of the "cbs evening news" he broke so many big stories to so many americans. we look back at his remarkable life, on and off camera. >> reporter: when walter cronkite veered from his usual straight reporting on the "cbs evening news" for this 1968 editorial against the vietnam war, president johnson was watching in the white house. and he's said to have exclaimed, that's it, if i've lost cronkite, i've lost middle america. it was instances like that that helped justify cronkite's long-time moniker, as the most trusted man in america. walter cronkite was born on november 4th, 1916, in st. joseph, missouri. after reading an article about a foreign correspondent, cronkite

left the university of texas and began his own journalism career, one that led him to cover the european front of world war ii for united press. in 1962, cronkite helped launch the "cbs evening news" broadcast into 16 million homes every night. a year later, with a rare glimpse of emotion, cronkite informed the nation of the assassination of president kennedy. >> president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time. 2:00 eastern standard time. some 38 minutes ago. >> in 1969, cronkite's love of the space program overwhelmed him, as he watched with the world the apollo 11 lunar landing. >> president reagan today -- >> it was that on-air emotion, his honesty and impartiality that made cronkite the voice of reason for viewers during the turbulent times of the vietnam war and watergate scandal.

cronkite held the anchor chair until his retirement in 1981, after which the broadcast legend wrote too books and hosted several special news and educational programs. but spent the majority of his time enjoying his sailboat off his beloved new england coast. during his career, cronkite won numerous industry awards. including several emmys and the prestigious peabody award, twice. for more than five decades, cronkite brought the news of the world into the homes of americans with honesty, integrity, a calmness only he could deliver. and with the trademark ending that summarizes his legacy. >> and that's the way it is, friday, march 6th, 1981. >> reporter: chris clackham, news4. >> cronkite is being remembered by those who new him personally. nightly news anchor brian williams remembers cronkite as the king of the airways. >> absolute gold standard.

he made the mold before anybody thought of making a mold. was the first and lasting model of kind of correspondent as anchor. he was a journalist's journalistth and yes, i was age eight, watching on a small black-and-white tv in upstate new york, when my family tells me that i declared that was my goal. that i wanted to be that man we saw on tv. >> president barack obama recalls cronkite as a voice of certainty in an uncertain world. after learning about his death friday, president obama said the news pioneer set the standard even in an industry of icons. in the next half hour of "news4 today," we'll hear from people in orea who remember cronkite's commitment to his job and standards. a young boy is dead this morning, and his brother is fighting for his life after an apartment fire in prince orge's coty the fkee but oro at a home on 56th place in riverdale, ma ryland, friday evening. thorayau ssiehe t two brothers were home alone.

jane watrel has the story. >> reporter: the deadly fire started in the kitchen. with smoke and heat quickly spreading throughout the apartment. two brothers, trapped inside. >> so much smoke, and i saw them bring the little boy out and lay him on the ground and try to revive him. and i saw him coughing. and they rushed him off with the other little boy. >> reporter: firefighters discovered the 5-year-old and 7-year-old boys in a back bedroom. clinging to life. >> they were determined to have no pulse and not breathing. paramedics on the scene initiated cpr and transported to a nearby hospital. reporter: the 5-year-old died a shoert time later. and his older brother is still in critical condition. neighbors say the boy's father wasn't home as they noticed smoke and banged on the door. >> i was trying to see if i could knock the door and i pushed, but i couldn't. because my thinking is, it was somebody was over there. and it was two little kids.

>> reporter: others tried in vain to get into the home through the windows. >> my friend lisa grabbed a baseball bat and tried to bt out the windows and put a scarf around her face to go in there. but she couldn't, it was so black. >> reporter: authorities say the accidental fire was caused by unattended cooking. the number one cause of fire and injuries and in this case, death. >> the amount of smoke it takes to overcome someone varies per person. but it's not a lot. even the most healthiest person around cannot sustain a mouthful of that type of smoke generated by that fire. >> reporter: authorities say there was a smoke alarm in the apartment. but they aren't sure at this point if it was working. in riverdale, jane watrel, "news4 today." metro's tacoma station will be closed for most of theday. investigators returning to the scene of last month's deadly metro crash. officials focusing on a circuit that continues to be a problem. the circuit was supposed to stop

the red line train that crashed, killing nine people on june 22. the circuit has been replaced, but still isn't working. metro and ntsb official the don't know what the problem seems to be. >> this is not a situation where we can say, we have the solution, it's going to take us a little while to get it worked out. we'll get back to you. this is where we're in the dark. and the public needs to know that. >> ntsb investigators plan to conduct tests on the tracks between the tacoma and fort totten stations today. rail service between the two stations will be suspended. the tacoma station will close from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. today. this is the last weekend some virginia west stops are scheduled to be open. but some state leaders are not giving up the fight. they want to keep mheore than a dozen rest stops opengh touhrtou the state. 19-42 res sto arela tdte so close, including one on i-95 in dale city and one on i-66 in manassas. all but one are expected to

close on tuesday, the closings expected to save the state up to $9 million a year. but some want congress to step in to keep the rest stops open. a leesburg dmv will be open this morning, despite an accident yesterday that left a big hole in the building. police say the woman went to the dmv to get her title renewal. she was pulling into a space, but instead of hitting the brakes, she hit the gas. the car crashed into the building, she was not hurt, just shaken up a bit. no one inside was injured. police injured the woman a ticket for reckless driving. the office was closed yesterday, but is scheduled to reopen at 8:00 this morning. a montgomery county high school student who died after collapsing during football practice will be laid too rest today. edward miller was 16 years old. earlier this month he passed out during conditioning drills at northwest high school. he died a few days later. it's not clear why he died, autopsy results are peing. but his family said he showed signs of dehydration. miller's funeral will be held

this morning at the covenant united methodist church in montgomery village. two cyclists were hurt in the tour de france friday, after being shot, possibly with an air rifle. the incident, not seen on video, happened during the tour's 13th stage in northeast france. a spanish cyclist was hit and had a projectile removed from his thigh and a new zealand cyclist was hit in the finger. authorities still aren't sure exactly what kind of weapon was used in that incident. in sports now, the ducks have a new manager, but the same is out in today's british open. we have the sports minute. >> good morning, everyone, your sports minute begins with the nationals and it seems as if the all-star break and a managerial change has done nothing to inspire the team. last night against the cubs, the nationals were 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position. and carlos zambrano doubles in two runs.

orioles in chicago, opening up the second half of their season against the white sox. chicago's jim thome hit two runs. including a grand slam to center in the sixth. and they pound the orioles, 12-8. in the british open, tiger woods shot a five over in two rounds and missed the cut for the fifth time in his poe fegsal career. fairfax native, steve marino fired a second-round 68 and shares the lead with tom watson with five under par. marino and watson tee off today at 10:00 a.m. have a great day. 6:11 is your time now, 68 degrees. coming up on the saturday edition of "news4 today," investigators name the man they say likely planned the deadly hotel attacks in indonesia. also you might call it a presidential feat, why the white house is making news because of a tweet. and it's getting crowded at the international space station. "endeavour" arrives after some nifty maneuvering.

(female narrator) from jennifer: a microfiber sofa bed for just $299, only at jennifer. $299. jennifer: the only place to buy a sofa bed. investigators in indonesia may be close to naming the mastermind behind the deadly hotel bombings in jakarta. two suicide bombers targeted the jw marriott and the ritz-carlton in the indonesian capital. eight are dead and 50 are injured, including eight

americans. police say they most likely have their suect, a member of a terror group from nearby malaysia. investigators say the attackers were precise in their planning and even used a room at the marriott to prepare. >> which indeed, further suggested this was a reasonably well thought-out and carefully planned operation. >> secity at luxury hotels is normally tight in indonesia. guests have to walk through metal detectors and have their cars inspected. it's not clear how the attackers got around that security. many police agencies at home are beefing up security because of those attacks. in new york, police deployed anti-terror teams to some major hotels. here in the district police tell us they can't disclose what measures they're taking. in a statement the department said it will not reveal whether area hotels have been placed on heightened alert. that to do so would reveal police tactics. the statement goes on to say district police are taking every precaution to prevent similar

attacks here. president obama heads to camp david later this morning. on thursday, he gave an historic speech at the naacp convention. now celebrating its centennial. at their gathering in new york, the president himself spoke about what this one moment in time means for the history and future of african-americans. much of the speech was a call to action. >> yes, if you live in a poor neighborhood you will face challenges that somebody in a wealthy suburb does not have to face. that's not a reason to give up on your education and drop out of school. no one has written your destiny for you. your destiny is in your hands, you cannot forget that. that's what we have to teach all of our children. >> president obama also urged his audience to support contentious policy proposals like health care. but much of his focus was on education and parenting. the president will use his radio and internet address to defend his plan to overhaul health care. it is a presidential first, a white house tweet to announce

a prime news conference. the white house bypassed natrioitl means to get the word out. insteaioen sding the informatio directly to its 700,000 followers on twitter, s the popular social messaging website. the news conference is this wednesday night at 9:00 p.m., you n watch it here on news4. pope benedict xvi is recovering after having surgery on his wrist for a broken wrist. doctors say he'll have to wear a cast for about a month. but they say the pope will be writing and playing piano again as soon as the wrist heals. up next, the sports stories and the all-important forecast with steve. >> we have the all-important weekend weather forecast, good morning eun. >> you got a haircut. >> you noticed that? >> you've been breaking my chops about the hair. the forecast, it's back. it w.ayush b@

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the crew of the space shuttle "endeavour" is now aboard the international space station, planning for the first of five space walks. the shuttle docked at the space station yesterday. the carefully choreographed procedure took place as both spacecraft soared above the australian coach. after checking for leaks, they opened the hatches and met up with their space station

colleagues. for the first time in history, a 13-person crew is on the iss. during today's walk, two astronauts will help attach a platform for science experiments. can you imagine that job? how amazinamazing. >> it would be so much fun to do that and float around in space. >> it would be. >> how are you? >> we noticed a big change in steve's haircut. >> i've had my hair like this, kind of spiky for years and years. >> and then you went the old movie star look. >> then i wanted to go to the anchor man look, you know. it made me look more mature. i thought it might. the little voice in your head. that's what that was saying. but no, we went back to this. do you like it better? >> i do. we'll take an informal poll. >> that will be our next nbc/washington poll. hey, the weekend is here, it will be a wonderful weekend with lots of sunshine and

temperatures good. we came through yesterday with a front that kicked up a couple of storms on the strong side. but on the back side of the front, high pressure is building in, lots of sunshine for the weekend and the humidity will be dropping. so it's going to be a very comfortable weekend. all right, so temperaturewise, here's what's happening. it's currently 68 degrees in the distri. likewise towards annapolis. 71 towards pax river and shenandoah valley, cooler. winchester, 59. we'll drop down into the 50s, more widespread as the dew points continue to drop. they're in the upper 50s, lower 60s, very comfortable for this time of year. you can see the drier air dropping all the way towards almost raleigh right now. they are quite humid and they're a bit warmer than us. but we're starting off on the warm side this morning, 68, heading to the mid 80s for the afternoon. so here's the front that came through yesterday. the front brought us the showers and the thunderstorms. now the front is offshore. behind it high pressure will be building in over the next couple of days and eventually, another

wave of low pressure will ride up along this frontal band, and bring us some more active weather. but until then, the main player will be the higher pressure coming down from canada. creating the northerly flow, which keeps us quite comfortable. and then here comes the wave of low pressure, bringing us a chance of showers and monday and tuesday. but for today, for today, mostly sunny, mild, low humidity. temperatures basically in the mid 80s. tomorrow, mid 80s. and for monday and tuesday, that's when we can start to see the chance of showers and storms as the wave of lower pressure starts to ride up from the south. and pattern will change, the jet stream will start to push further to the north. it will allow the humidity to return. the heat to return. and the unsettled weather to return. but the weekend, looking good. >> perfect. >> perfect. >> thank you, steve. in sports now, tom watson remains hot at the british open and the nationals remain at the bottom of the major league under a new manager.

here's sports. >> good morning. since the firing of the manager, the nats have spoken with gusto about change and accountality, but have yet to produce results. in defense, the nats have faced two of the best pitchers in the game on back-to-back nights. last night it was zambrano. zambrano facing ryan zimmerman, the 3-2 county, strikes out ryan zimmerman. and then a morgan was struck out. the nats were 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position, ouch. more trouble for the nats, top of the second, two on, two out for zambrano. excellt hitter here. rips his shot to right, goes all the way to the wall, milton bradley, cubs take a 2-1 lead. zambrano making things happen. bottom three now, willie harris at the dish, lifts the ball into foul territory. down left field line. mike tehafbauer.

leaps into the stands and you've got to make it hard for the other team. hovbauer gets it and the cubs beat the nats, 3-1 the final. missing the cut is something new to tiger woods, only cut four times in his career, until yesterday. he's heading home after playing poorly on unfamiliar soil. scotland, conditions worse yesterday than they were on friday. perfect conditions if you were on a sailboat. tiger woods had never played turnberry, his third shot chipping off the green, doesn't hit it hard enough. the ball rolls back down the hill. woods, unhappy about that finishes plus five. he misses the cut for just the fifth time in his professional career. here's the co-leader, 59-year-old tom watson on 18, putting from 45 feet away. count it. check out watson. stoked. watson finished the round at even par, he shares the lead with steve marino at five under.

here he is, fairfax native, steve marino, his second shot on the par 5, 17th, gets it close to the hole for an eagle attempt. now check this out, marino wasn't even expecting to play the british open, when he found out last weekend that he was in, he had to have his dad send him his passport. here's the eagle attempt, marino rocking the red beanie there. reads the break to perfection. that's in. marino had the round of the day with a 68. shares the lead at 5-under. a crazy turn of events for the 29-year-old. >> i didn't have any warm clothes, i didn't have a passport. i had to fly my dad to my house in florida to get my passport and fedex it to me at the john deere. so i wasn't expecting to play in this tournament. i didn't think i would be an alternate, let alone be playing. so when i found out i got in, i was super-excited. >> steve marino and tom watson tee off today at 11:00 a.m. lake tahoe celebrity golf,

former ram back, marshal faulk doing some work on the golf course, a hole in one. you can watch it today and tomorrow at 3:00 here on news4. that's your morning sports, have a great day. it's now 6:27, 68 degrees, still ahead in our next half hour in "news4 today," the weeken edition. walter cronkite once had the ear of every american. with people visiting the museum are saying about the passing of the original anchorman. plus neighbors take the stand in the trial of bonita jacks, the mother accused of murdering her four children. and an artist with

metro's tacoma station will be closed for most of the day. ntsb investigators plan to conduct tests on the tracks where last month's deadly crash took place. the tacoma station will be closed 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. a 5-year-old boy is dead after a riverdale fire. the boy's 7-year-old brother was critically injure and their father suffered cuts and smoke inhalation trying to rescue them. it happened around 5:15 friday evening at the oech ridge apartments in riverdale. the fire was caused by

unattended cooking, ruled accidental. and this is the last week that some virginia rest stops are scheduled to be opened. 19-42 are scheduled to be closed. all but one are expected to cle on tuesday. the closings will save the state about $9 million a year. good morning, and welcome to news "today," i'm eun yang. we're going to get started with a look at the forecast with meteorologist steve villanueva up in storm center four. good morning, steve. >> good morning eun, good morning everyone, we had a front that came through yesterday, but now the front is sliding to the south. and on the back side, it will be quite comfortable. we're starting off in the upper 60s. heading to the mid 80s. dew points have come down, dew points upper 50s, low 60s. it will be another low-humidity

weekend, very comfortable. there are a couple of clouds sitting on top of us. but that's about it for day. mostly sunny to partly cloudy. temperatures in the mid 80s, just a really pretty day. tomorrow, a little cooler, but still nice. and as we head into the work week, temperatures continue to drop and we'll introduce a chance of showers and thunderstorms as a little disturbance makes its way up the east coast. we'll give you all the details coming up. back to you. >> thanks, steve. we are remembering tv news pioneer, walter cronkite this morning. he passed away yesterday at the age of 92. flags flew at half-staff last night at the cbs station. the news of his death caught many waeshingtonians off guard last night. >> reporter: walter cronkite, considered a quintessential news man, dead at the age of 92. once considered america's anchorman, cronkite led the "cbs evening news" from 1962, to 1981.

at the museum on capitol hill, being were stunned to hear about his passing. >> when i was a kid growing up, he was the newscaster that we always watched. and for me, he was the quintessential news anchor that started news television as i remember it growing up. >> to me he was sort of the old-school quintessential news man. i kind of think of him as, i don't remember all the other names. but the people like "60 minutes" and stuff, se of those older guys, i just see them as really important to our media and how our media started. >> it seems the only realistic -- >> reporter: cronkite was known for his reassuring voice during tumultuous times during american history. vietnam war era, the assassination of president kennedy and the iran hostage crisis. he was one considered the most trusted man in america. >> i'm sorry he passed away. he was a good news journalist from back in the day up to this time right here. i'm sorry he passed away. he was a real good gentleman.

>> reporter: darcy spencer, "news4 today." >> president obama issued the following statement on the passing of walter cronkite. walter was always more than just an anchor, he was somene w could trust to guide us through the most important issuee othf day. he was family. this country has lost an icon and a dear friend and he will be truly missed. the fairfax county police department is cracking down on street gangs. police in reston are kicking off operation summer heat, a month-long campaign targeting criminal gang activity. in the past few months, the reston area has seen its share of gang-related activity on trails police will patrol the trails and educate regulation detention and business communities about crime prevention. a maryland nanny has been arrested on child abuse and pornography charges. olice say aza harnette transmitted images over a web

cam and high school city police want any family who is left their children in the suspect's care to call them. neighbors of bonita jacks are taking the witness stand in her murder trial. jacks is accused of killing her four daughters in her southeast d.c. home. neighbor who is testified yesterday said the familiar sounds of her children playing stopped abruptly two years ago. pat collins has the latest. >> reporter: bonita jacks, she's taking an active role in her defense here at superior court. talking to her attorneys about questions to be asked. making strategy decisions that could greatly influence the outcome of this case. it was bonita jacks who decided to have this trial in front of judge frederick wiseberg, instead of having it held in front of a jury. kenny robinson is the former prosecutor and savvy criminal defense attorney. >> fredwiseberg is a good guy. but to try the case in front of

judge weissberg, her experience, his intelligence, his track record -- that's like automatic, you might as wel just telephone in the verdict and send her off to some maximum security principle. that's how that's going to play. >> reporter: bonita jacks, charged with killing her four daughters, ages five to 17. she says they were possessed by demons and they died in their sleep. jacks continued to live in her house for several months as the bodies of her girls decomposed and mummified. is this insane? overruling her defense attorneys, jacks chose not to mount an insanity defense. >> well if she goes to trial on guilt and innocence, and on insanity, over objection or not, with a judge period, but with that judge, with that getting him all upset? no chance. and those lawyers know that.

so she's a tough client. she's controlling what they do. >> reporter: in court today, bonita jacks' ighbor, try lynn l sdounaid ininpr sg 2007, jacks' daughters seemed to disappear one by one. in summer 2007, she noticed a foul odor near the jacks' house. fall, 2007, she says jacks told her, the girls are fine. they're staying in north carolina. by the fall of 2007, bonita jacks' daughters were dead. inside her house. i'm pat collins, news4 washington. the chief supplier for a heroin wing has learned his fate. 30-year-old antonio harper of waldorf was sentenced to 36 years in prison. an fbiti iesnvgationesra titd c st wefield high school.

the investigation began following the overdose deaths of four teens. harper and his co-conspirators are putting anywhere from 100,000 to 300,000 bags of heroin into the bags of addicts from 2006-2008. the district's first african-american fire chief will get a special honor today. a fire station in northwest is going to be named for the cliff, burton johnson when he first joined the d.c. fire department in 1943, he was assigned to that fire station. johnson served as the first african-american d.c. fire marshal from 1970 to 1973 and served as d.c. fire chief for five years. he died of a heart attack two years ago, his dedication ceremony will take place at noon. it's now 6:38, 68 degrees. still ahead, the first pet's first portrait.

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>>we have some better snus about the economy, it was a good week for wall street and the nation's largest banks. cnbc's michelle cabrera has

details. >> reporter: wall street roaring back this week, a cascade of better-than-expected earnings lifting stocks and hopes for an economic turn-around. the big story from some of the big banks. first, goldman sachs, then jp morgan chase and even struggling bank of america and citigroup all reporting multibillion-dollar profit and raising the markets. intel powering up a turn-around in tech stocks with a brighter forecast. and later helped by strong earnings from google and ibm as well. the federal deficit has done something no other deficit has done before -- it's hit the $1 trillion mark, just nine months into the fiscal year. president obama unveiling a $12 billion plan to help community colleges prepare more americans for a new generation of jobs. and good news on jobs, first-time jobless claims down last week, as were continuing claims for benefits. but the federal reserve in the minutes from the last meeting expect the unemployment rate to rise above 10%. they also see the economy shrinking at a slower pace this year and a recovery before long.

foreclosures are up, up 16% in the first half of the year. 1.5 million homes defaulting. housing starts are higher and more encouraging, permits for future building is up to a seven-month high. wall street swiner, bernard madoff has a new address, the federal prison in butner, north carolina where he we again serving his 150-year sentence for fraud. i'm michelle ka russo cabrera, get all of your business news from cnbc. if you're feeling the itch to go out and visit a national park for free this weekend, it's a great weekend to do it. the national park service is waiving entrance fees. here in our area you can visit great falls and shenandoah national park for free today and tomorrow. gift shops and other park vendors are offering discounts and special promotions this weekend. for 60 years, the university of

maryland has been doing this -- creating hurricane conditions using a wind tunnel. researchers there rely on the tunnel to find out the damage hurricane-force winds can cause. this year, they put our craig melvin to the test. it looks like he was okay. they drove him to the floor and blasted him with winds hitting 117 miles per hour. craig tried to walk around that, but it didn't go so well. the 2009 atlantic hurricane season began on june 1st. it lasts until the end of november. we have sports and weather straighthead.

"the today show" is coming up next here on news4, it starts at 7:00 a.m., right after this hour of "news4 today," amy robach joins us live with a preview. coming up on special edition of "today," we're remembering walter cronkite. the man who defined broadcast journalism and shared the world's news with millions of americans, from the kennedy assassination to the moon landing, from watergate to vietnam. we'll hear memories and tributes from everyone from the president to the journalists he inspired. and the florida couple laid to rest friday, bird and melanie billings leave behind many special needs children. we'll find out what happens to

those kids now. plus, we'll meet a diver who had a close encounter of a frightening kind with of all things, a jumbo-sized squid. >> i didn't realize a squid could open their tentacles that much. >> and they're huge, a giant squid out there. watch out for that. >> that's why i don't do things like that. >> i snorkel up at the surface. are you ready for a nice weekend? >> yes. >> it will be perfect timing. it was somewhat humid during the week with showers and storms. this weekend, great, lots of sunshine. low humidity and then next week, showers, storms -- and the humidity returns. >> we've got to get in our good stuff today. >> we're in the middle, perfect timing. good morning, everyone, yes, it will be a great weekend here in our nation's capital. plenty of sunshine, temperatures climbing to the mid 80s and the humidity will be quite low. here's what it looks like outside, a few high clouds

drifting overhead, that's about. it will be a nice afternoon with temperatures climbing to the mid 80s. right now, 68 degrees under partly cloudy skies. a northwesterly wind at 10. the dew point, 60. so once again, we have very low humidity. very comfortable conditions. and that will be the trend right on through tomorrow. then we start to change things up heading into monday and tuesday. the big picture looks like this. 68 degrees in the district. cooler up in buffalo. but much warmer out in phoenix. 96 this morning and it's 3:30 in the morning for them. it will be another hot day from the four corners states. up towards montana. the basic jet stream pattern is the same one we've been seeing for the last couple of weeks. basically, out towards the west coast. it's a big ridge of high pressure, this in turn is allowing things to get really hot. for us, it's the opposite, a dip in the jet stream allowing the cooler weather from canada to push southward. it's been keeping us quite comfortable. below average, but quite comfortable for this time of year.

closer to home, we had a front that came through yesterday, it brought us showers and storms. now the front is sliding out of here. high pressure will build in behind it, creating the northwesterly wind flow, which will continue to feed in the low humidity. very comfortable weather right on through the weekend. now if you're heading out toward the bay today, just really petty stuff. temperatures in the mid 80s. with mostly sunny, to partly cloudy skies. a little bit cooler tomorrow. with temperatures in the lower 80s there. it's also going to be really pretty weekend out towards the beaches as well. out towards rehoboth. and here's the futurecast, there goes the frontal band, high pressure will be building into the region over the next couple of days. but then we're going to be watching a wave of low pressure, riding up the front heading to monday and tuesday, bringing us the chance of showers and storms. for today, mostly sunny, mild, low humidity. temperatures basically in the mid 80s. all in all, a very nice saturday. tomorrow, just a little bit cooler. still very comfortable. 84 degrees, mostly sunny.

and then we start to change things up on monday and tuesday. the jet stream strarts to push back up to the north, opening the door for the humidity to return. and likewise, some active weather. but at least the weekend is looking very nice. >> very good, thanks a lot, steve. up next on "news4 today," the weekend edition, say it ain't so. tiger turned away the at the british open. but the oldest golfer in the field is giving fan

after nearly four decades i the business, the artist behind the puzzle people have taken personal request from actors, singers, evening museums. now their crowning glory, a request from the white house. richard sharp explains why. >> reporter: with his favorite toe-tapping bluegrass tunes running through his head, mike sl carving a piece of history. >> 22 steps that we go through to make one puzzle. cutting is the longest step. pat draws them. >> reporter: pat ismichael's wife, the other half of the operation, the puzzle people. 37 years of hand-crafting puzzles has led to very high level assignment. >> she got a picture of the white house off of the web. and a picture of the dog, of bo. >> the white house has commissioned the coal fax couple

to create 50 puzzles featuring bo. >> he's probably the most time-consuming part of the puzzle. >> reporter: the wooden puzzles will be traveling with the president as he goes overseas to be handed out to the children of the foreign diplomats. the smiths sent the two designs over. the first lady will have the final word. but pat was hoping for a different judge. >> now i'm kind of hoping that they'll let little sasha play with it and then mom and dad will go, hmm, if she likes it, the other kids will like it, too. >> a final feather in the cap for two artists who fit together as well as any of their famous titles. >> it was richard sharp reporting. in sports now, tiger woods is tang the weekend off and the nationals start the second half of the season just like the first half. unfortunately. here's akeem dermish.

>> the nats have spoken with gusto about change and accountability, but have yet to produce results. the nats have faced two of the best pitchers in the game on back-to-back nights. last night, cubs ace, carlos zambrano. in the bottom of the first, zambrano facing ryan zimmerman, the 3-2 count. strikes out ryan zierma then corey hill strikes out niger morgan. the nats were 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position, ouch. more trouble for the nats. top of the second, two on, two out for zambrano, excellent hitter here, rips a shot to right, goes to the wall. milton bradley, mike fontano scores, cubs take a 2-1 lead, zambrano making things happen. bottom three now, willie harris at the dish, lifts the ball into foul territory. michael hofbauer almost runs over the ball girl, leaps into the stand and you've got to make it harder for the other team.

hofbauer makes the catch and then in the dugout, did you see me? missing the cut is something foreign to tiger woods, he 0 only been cut four times in his career, until yesterday. woods is heading home after playing poorly on unfamiliar soil. scotland, conditions worse yesterday than they were on friday. perfect conditions -- if you were on a sailboat. tiger woods had never played turnberry until this week. here on 13, his third shot, chipping just off the green. doesn't hit it hard enough. the ball rolls back down the him. woods unhappy about that. finishes plus five. he misses the cut for just the fifth time in his professional career. here's the co-leader, 59-year-old tom watson, putting from 45 feet away. count it. check out watson. stoked. he finishes the round at even par. sharing the lead with steve marino at 5-under. here he is, fairfax native,

steve marino, his second shot on the par 5, 17th, gets it close to hole for an eagle attempt. marino wasn't even expecting to play the british open. when he found out last weekend he was in, he had to have his dad send him the passport. here's the eagle attempt, marino rocking the red beanie there, reads the break to pe next. that's in. marino had the round of the day, shares the lead at 5-under, a crazy turn of events for the 29-year-old. >> i didn't have any warm clothes, i didn't have a passport. i had to fly my dad to my house in florida so he could get my passport and fedex it to me. so i wasn't even expecting to play in this tournament. i didn't think i was going to be an alternate, let alone be playing. so you know, when i found out, i got in, i was super-excited. >> steve marino and tom watson tee off today a 10:00 a.m. celebrity golf in lake tahoe. former running back marshall

faulk doing some work on the golf course, how about that. a hole in one. you can watch it today and tomorrow at 3:00 here on news4. that's your morning sports, have great day. and what a nice weekend we've got in store. >> it's going to be a great weekend. lots of sunshine out there with temperatures climbing to the mid 80s. very low humidity. so that's the key to the lovely weather. no humidity, plenty of sunshine. mid 80s. all in all, a comfortable weekend. >> beautiful, we'll enjoy it. we know et cetera going to get worse. >> it will change at some point. >> that does did for us today, thanks for joining us this morning, "the today show" is up next and we'll be back with another update at 25 minutes. until then, have a great morning.