firefighters plan to return to a riverdale apartment complex where a 5-year-old boy died last night. the young victim's brother was also critically injur in the fire roke outtit a home on the6 56 place on riverdale, maryland daye erstyerinenevg. heirda fyefighters wilck f c smokct tedeors in the te hb hoodnehoor where the two brothers were home alone. >> reporter: the deadly fire started in the kitchen with smoke and heat quickly spreading throughout the apartment. two brothers were trapped inside. >> there was so much smoke and i saw them bring a little boy out and lay him on the ground to try to revive him. they rushed over to the other little boy. i didn't see no response out of him. >> reporter: firefighters discovered the 5 and 7-year-old boys in a back bedroom clinging to life.

>> they were determined to have no pulse and were not breathing. paramedics on the scene initiated cpr and transported to a nearby hospital. >> reporter: the 5-year-old died a short time later of smoke inhalation. his older brother is still in critical condition. neighbors say the boys' father wasn't home as they noticed smoke and banged on the door. >> i went to try and see if i could knock the door in. i pushed but i couldn't. i'm thinking somebody was over there. it was two little kids. >> reporter: others tried in vain to get into the home through the windows. >> my friend lisa actually grabbed a baseball bat and tried to bust out the windows and then put something around her face to go in there but she couldn't -- it was so black. >> reporter: authorities say the accidental fire was caused by unintended cooking. the number one cause of fires 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 mouth full 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, news for today. a montgomercounty high school student who died after collapsing during football practice will be laid to rest today. edwin 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 pending. his family said that he showed signs of dehydration. miller's funeral will be held at 9:00 this morning at the covenant united methodist church in montgomery village. legendary news anchor walter cronkite has died. he passed away yesterday at the age of 92. as a long-time anchor of the cbs evening news, he broke so many big stories to so many americans. nbc takes a look back at his remarkable life on and off the 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 is 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 and 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. >> reporter: in 1969, cronkite's love of the space program overwhelmed him as he watched with the world the apollo 11 lunar landing. 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 two books and hosted several special news and educational programs but spent the majority of his time enjoying his sail boat off his beloved new england coast. during his career, cronkite won numerous industry awards,

including several emmys and the prestigous 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 a trademark ending that summarizes his legacy. >> and that's the way it is, friday, march 6th, 1981. >> cronkite is being remembered by those who knew him personally and by those who grew up hearing his broadcasts. nightly news anchor and managing editor brian williams remembers cronkite as the king of the airways. >> the absolute gold standard. he made the mold before anybody thought of making the mold. he was the first and last model of kind of correspondent as anchor. he was a journalist's journalist and, yes, i was age 8 watching on the sll black and white tv in upstate new york when my family tells me i declared that

that was my goal, that i wanted to be that man we saw on tv. >> president barack obama is remembering cronkite as a voice of certainty in an uncertain world. after learning of his death yesterday the president sai the news pioneer set the standard, even in an industry of icons. in the 10:00 half hour of news 4 today we'llroear fm people in our area who remember cronkite's commitment to do his job and to standards. neighbors testify about an unsettling silence coming from the home of a mother on trial for murder. they lived next door to banita jackson and took the stand in her trial. they told the judge the familiar sound of jason's children playing stopped about two years ago. in january of last year investigators found the bodies of her four daughters inside her southeast d.c. home. all four were badly decayed. she has pled not guilty to first-degree murder. this is the last weekend some virginia rest stops are scheduled to be open but some

p ate leade are not g uing fi pe thght. the want to keep me an a dozen rest stops open through the state. sof 42est stops arela ste to close including one on i-95 in dale city and another on i-66 in manassas. all but one are expected to close on tuesday. the closings will save the state about $9 million a year. some state leaders are appealing to the federal government for help. they want congress to step in to keep the rest stops open. a leesburg dmv is open this morning despite an accident yesterday that left a hole in the brick building. police say the driver went to the dmv t get her title renewed. she was pulling into a space but instead of hitting the brakes hit the gas. the car crashed into the building. she wasn't hurt, just shaken up. no one inside was injured. police issued the woman a ticket for wreckless driching. t the office was closed yesterday but reopened at 8:00 this morning. coming up on this saturday morning edition of "news 4 today" investigators name the man they say likely planned the deadly hotel attacks in indonesia.

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secretary of state hillary clinton is back action today. she is in india attending the commemoration ceremony of the november attack in mumbai that

killed nearly 200 people. clinton has been missing from the world stage since mid june after breaking her arm. clinton will hold talks tomorrow and monday in the capital city of new delhi discussing nuclear issues, strengthening trade ties, and combatting climate change with the indian government. indonesia investigators are still trying to identify the suicide bombers who carried out the deadly hotel attacks in jakarta. two bombers targeted the marriott and ritz-carlton in the indonesian capital. eight people died and 50 were injured including several americans. police say they are zeroing in on a terror group from nearby malaysia. experts say whoever carried out the attacks had likely been planning them for sometime. >> indeed, it further suggests this was a reasonably well thought out and carefully planned operation. >> president obama says the bombings are a reminder of the need to stay vigilant against

terrorists. he plans to call the indonesian president to express sympathy and offer u.s. help. u.s. police forces reacting to the attacks in new york police deployed antiterror teams to major hotels. here in the district police tell us they cannot disclose what measures they're taking. the department released a statement saying 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 his speech was a call to action. >> 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. if you're a follow ter's not news to you. last night the white house did something that has never been done before, announced a primetime presidential news conference on twitter. a tweet went out to the 700,000 white house followers of the popular social messaging website. the news cefencre this is wednesday night at 9:00 and you can watch it right here on nbc 4. pope benedict xvi is taking it easy this weekend after an unexpected surgery. the pope broke his wrist yesterday morning when he fell at his vatican home in italy. doctors performed surgery a few hours later and say all went well. the 82-year-old pontiff will

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a record crowd at the international space station. 13 men and women are waking up there this morning after the space shuttle "endeavour"

successfully docked. the crew displayed some nifty maneuvering flipping the shuttle over in order to squeeze it into place. pretty impressive considering it happened more than 200 miles above the earth. 13 astronauts is the most ever at the space station at the same time. the crew is scheduled to perform five sportscasts a five spacewalks and the first is today. >> very cool. very top gunnish flipping it over. >> maneuvering. >> good morning. >> good morning. nice weekend. you ready for a good weekend? >> i am. it's going to be a great weekend. we need some rain. though we're still above average for the year it's been very dry this month. last month the end of it was very dry. we'll take the sunshine. it's here and is going to be quite lovely, temperatures in the mid 80s. the humidity will be on the low side. we did pick up a little bit of rain here in the beltway yesterday. a cold front came through, brought us some showers and some storms. now that front is pushing offshore and behind it, high pressure building in, which will help ushern really comfortable

weather. here's what it looks like down in the potomac. it is pretty out there this morning. 73 degrees under partly cloudy skies. the wind right now out of the northwest at ten. the dew point is the key. right now it's at 58. that is very comfortable for this time of year. all right. temperaturewise, elsewhere here is what's happening this morning. again, 73 here in the beltway. 73 likewise in annapolis. just a bit warmer down at the river. 63 degrees in martinsburg. temperatures heading into the mid 80s today. dew points have come downig time since yesterday at this hour. by ten degrees here in the district. the dew point right now at 58. that is very, very crisp, very comfortable weather for july. 73 locally. it is cooler across the ohio valley from cincinnati up toward chicago and out towar minneapolis. in fact, chicago today will only hover in the low 70s. that's really cool for this time of year. there's that frontal band right there. for us, high pressure will be the main player. this will continue to feed in

very comfortable weather right on through the weekend. however, the front isn't going to go very far. it's just going to slide offshore and then eventually start to backtrack and eventually a wave of low pressure will ride along that frontal band and bring us a chance of showers and storms as we head into the work week. but until then, the main feature will be that b bubble of high pressure coming down from canada that'll bring us lots of sunshine today, lots of sunshine tomorrow. temperatures in the mid 80s. comfortable temperatures at night time with the air that's dry. temperatures in the suburbs will drop to the 50s during the overnight hours but there's that wave of lower pressure. it will rise up the east coast as we head into monday and tuesday bringing us a chance of showers and storms. for today, mostly sunny. nice and mild. low humidity. temperatures in the mid 80s. cooleravha nerage. we should be pushing 90 degrees for this time of the year but that's not the case. temperatures in the mid 80s, very comfortable, very low humidity. today, tomorrow, and then changes for monday and tuesday

when the pattern starts to change. and that's when we start to see some showers and thunderstorms and some humid weather return. but all in all, great-looking weekend. >> we'll enjoy it. >> will do. you too. in sports now the nats have a new manager but the same old bad luck. tiger is out at the british open. we have more in your sports minute. good morning everyone. it seems as if the all-star break and a managerial change have done nothing to inspire the team. last night against the cubs the nationals were 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position. cubs pitcher carlos zambrano doubled in two runs and the nats lose, 3-1. orioles on the road, chicago, open half of the second half of their season against the white sox. chicago's jim thomee hit two home runs including a grand slam to center in the sixth inning. they pound the orioles, 12-#. in golf at the british open tiger woods shot a five over through two rounds and missed

thcut for just the fifth time in his professional career. meanwhile, fairfax native steve marino fired a second-round 68 and shares the lead with 59-year-old tom watson at five under par. they tee off today at 10:00 a.m. that's your sports minute. have a great day. two cyclists were hurt during the tour de france yesterday after being shot possibly with an air rifle. the incident, which was not seen on video, happened during the tour's 13th stage in northeast france. a spanish cyclist was hit and had the projectile removed from his thigh. a new zealand cyclist was hit in the finger. both expect to ride again today. authorities aren't sure exactly what kind of weapon was used. a lot of people love to eat crabs but most of us don't know how to properly cook them. with the help of the website monkey see.com the owner of a popular crab market in virginia shows us how. >> i'm here to tell you how to

choose the ideal crab for steaming. there are three important things to remember. first, you want him to be five and a half inches, point to point. second, you want him to be hard, rusty belly. the whiter, not so good. you also want to make sure he's male. males have got a long cylinder. we prefer males. females sold are part of the reason the bay has been depleted of crabs. i'll show you how to cull and cut them. first start off with adding fresh ingredients to the water. you want to make sure you use a pot with a basket so the crabs aren't touching the water. you want to lift them up about a couple inches, one to two is fine. you want to add about one-third parts water, a beer, then add aboutne-third part vinegar and, of course, you can't forget the olfey. i euless about two-thirds cup. now we'll show you how to cull

them. for those who don't know what culling is it's separating the live from the dead crabs. it's important to separate them out because you don't want to cook a dead crab. the bushel basket, this is a way of culling crabs. lean them up here. let them walk out if you want to. i'm not using gloves. however it is preferable to use gloves. from the point of boiling you want to go about 25 to 30 minutes. okay. the crabs have been on for about 30 minutes or so, so we'll check to see if they're done. what we're looking for is a bright red color, the same all throughout. this one's perfect. a couple tips about cooking crabs. you want to make sure the crabs in the middle of the pot are fully cooked. second, you want to make sure that when you pull them out you use tongs. they can be very hot. put all the crabs on the plate and you just want one finishing touch. that is a good healthy dose of a lot of crab spice. go dea and load it on and

they're ready to be eaten.an >> looks good. there's more expert cooking advice from monkey see on our website. foamexe learn how to make willed smashed potatoes to goam ou ythr crab feast. go to nbc washington.com and search monkey see. a travel alert now for metro riders this morning. investigators are on the scene of last month's deadly metro crash. it's going to divert travel at the takoma park metro station. megan mcgrath has more. >> reporter: good morning. more issues for people who take the red line and use the tacoma station. you can see that the front gate is locked. the tacoma station is closed again this morning. it actually closed at 7:00 a.m. and will remain closed for 12 hours so it won't reopen until 7:00 tonight. you can see that metro has employees here on the scene. they've just put up some signs here to help people get to where they need to go. they're running shuttle buses and they've got employees here to answer questions. so if you are traveling on the

red line, you use the tacoma station, you're going t have to give yourself a little extra time. you have to hop on a shuttle bus and kind of get where you need to go that way. the ntsb is conducting more tests on the tracks trying to figure out at what point the driver of the striking train could actually see the other train stopped on the track so to do that work they have to go down there on the tracks and they had to shut everything down. so that is why the tacoma station is closed. bring your patience if you're traveling on the red line today. it's going to take a little longer to get where you need to go. back to you in the studio. >> that was megan mcgrath reporting. it is now 9:26 and 73 degrees. still ahead in our next half hour, scientists running into road blocks as they try to create a vaccine for the swine flu. will it be on the market before the kids head back to school? plus, the octomom is in the news again. why one of her children had to be rushed to the hospital. and a dog deserving a much more than a bone. what she did to save her owner from a raging fire. ñññññññññññ

updating our top stories a 5-year-old boy is dead after a riverdale fire. the boy's 7-year-old brother was kritly injured and their father suffered cuts and smoke inhalation trying to rescue them. this happened around 5:15 last night at the oak ridge apartments in riverdale. the fire was caused by unintended cooking and was ruled accidental. metro's tacoma station will be closed most of the day and ntsb investigators intend to

conduct tests on the tracks where last month's deadly crash took place. rail service between the two stations will be suspended and the tacoma station closed from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. this morning people around the world are paying tribute to newsman walter cronkite. cronkite died last night after a long illness. he was 92. good morning and welcome back to the 9:00 edition of "news 4 today." the news is straight ahead but first we'll take a look at the forecast up in storm center 4. >> it's going to be a beautiful weekend in our nation's capital. plenty of sunshine with temperatures climbing vill into the mid 80s. we're starting off on the warm side with temperatures in the low 70s. 73 right now in the beltway. 75 down in pat river and 72 in culpepper. dew points are very low so the air is really crisp.

it was a bit humid yesterday. now we did have a front that came through yesterday and brought a few showers. now that front is sitting offshore. behind the front very comfortable. mid 80s today. plenty of sunshine. low humidity. tomorrow more of the same. a little bit cooler but still very nice for this time of year. then things start to change a little bit as we head toward the work week when we can start to see some showers and storms. the humidity comes back. of course we'll give you the details coming up in a couple minutes. back you to, eun. >> thank you, steve. president obama is urging congress to pass health care reform. he says we need to change the current system. in his weekly address obama says the increasing costs of health care affect the stability of the nation's economy. >> it's about every family unable to keep up with soaring, out of pocket costs and premiums rising three times faster than wages. every worker afraid of losing health insurance if they lose their job or change jobs. this is what the debate in congress is all about. whether we'll keep talking and

tinkering and letting this problem fester as more families and businesses go under and more americans lose their coverage or whether we'll seize this opportunity, one we might not have again for generations, and finally pass health insurance reform this year in 2009. >> the president says reform will not add to the deficit over the next decade as many fear. instead, he says it will bring the long-term deficit under control. critical trials for a swine flu vaccine are only a few weeks away as manufacturers hope to have it ready by fall. there have been problems along the way for makers of the vaccine. tracie potts has the story. >> reporter: boxter pharmaceuticals the only american manufacturer producing swine flu vaccine has products ready to go but they're made from cell cultures and that's not fda approved. for the u.s., vaccines must be grown in eggs. but another company reports its eggs are yielding less than half

the active ingredient they need. >> right now we need the virus strain to catch up. >> reporter: but health officials insist that'll have no impact on delivering the first dosage. >> we still feel we're ontrack to have a vaccine ready by mid october. >> reporter: the cdc fears once students head back to school the h1n1 virus could begin to spread quickly, unlike the regular flu this virus is taking its toll on young people. so educators are preparing for what could be a mass immunization campaign in school. >> the children obviously are at tremendously high risk. we want schools to be centers of the community anyway. and so if the school is going to be part of the solution we absolutely want to do that. >> reporter: pregnant women are also at risk. the cdc says they should plan on getting shots. this week the government set aside more than $800 million to stock up on vaccine ingredients and president obama's designated $1.8 billion in emergency funds just to get ready for what he's called a looming threat. tracie potts, news 4.

>> since most of the vaccine is being made overseas many have expressed concern that countries the vaccine is being made in might get the first doses ahead of the united states. but the centers for disease control said yesterday it is confident the u.s. will get enough vaccines to start immunizing students mid fall. well, 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 chief berton johnson. d.c. fire chief dennis rueben joins us this morning with more. good morning and thanks for joining us, as always. >> good morning. >> tell us more about this dedication and chief johnson. >> we're really excited. chief johnson joined our fire department in 1943. he served through 1978, did an incredible job, was the first african-american fire chief in our city, and perhaps one of the first in a major metropolitan city. he wasn't the first in the country but not by much. also, chief really did some outstanding things during his time. he had national input and impact as well as local.

>> was it tough for him at the time to be in a position of power and i guess authority during those times as he was one of the first? >> i suspect it was. certainly a trail blazer. today we worked very, very hard and saw your story about the two young gentlemen in riverdale, how terrible that is. chief johnson focused, believe it or not, in 1974, on smoke detectors, before the technology was popular. it was a brand new, leading edge thing. it was just amazing when you go back and look at the records. we're one of the first departments in the country because of chief johnson that goterft a the smoke detector efforts, moved the clock up now 35 years later and we're still working on the same issue but he was pinpoint accurate in saying that we had to have smoke detection. we were one of the leaders back then. >> so had a big impact on how you do your job today. >> it truly did. all the work that he did and i think moving the department ahead and so very many ways whether helping improve fire

stations, new fire apparatus, training techniques. a lot of what we do modern day goes back to chief johnson. i'm pleased to say we'll have a lot of his family members out today and we're hoping the community will come out and celebrate. >> so what else will happen in today's ceremony? >> well, not only will the station be dedicated, we'll unveil a plaque on behalf of chief johnson but also have our public education components there. there will be a slide for the children. i think sparky is going to have a visit today. >> oh, good. >> along with some other treats. towards the end of the day i think there will be a lunch if the community wants to come out. >> sounds like a great family affair. very well deserved dedication. moving now to this horrible story out of riverdale, maryland, two boys left at home alone. there was unattended cooking and the 5-year-old died. his 7-year-old brother still in critical condition. this must be a reminder to everyone out there of the importance of having working smoke detectors. >> it has to be. our hearts go out to those families. first of all. but more importantly, you said t clricad wortind a wth atat

un dod lot yve cea.rouhirer n unattended. do not leave cooking unattended. that's usually when we get into trouble. cooking is one of the leading causes of fire as we know. the smoke detector alerts a person, tries to get him up, tries to get him out. we know that 4,000 people will die in the united states because of fire. we know we can cut that number in half. but please make sure that there's always adult supervision around. >> you have these new devices. tell me about what you have. we know this one of course. >> this is a basic smoke detector device. it's on duty 24 hours a day. i want you to think about when your family goes to sleep so does your nose. so you're not going to be able to discern that the house is on fire, it's filling with smoke. very early on, the smoke is liberating a lot of carbon monoxide which is highly deadly for humans. the other device i brought along today is a new device being marketed that not only looks at carbon monoxide and detects it but also came bus tibl and flammable gases. we had a call a few days ago for

a person that brought a motorcycle into their apartment with the gasoline so of course we took care of that and had it removed. but this would detect that. gasoline inside the home, absolutely a no-no. >> all right. so some good reminders today about the importance of working smoke detectors and not having -- leaving anything unattended in the home and, of course, this great ceremony at the -- >> folks can come out at 12:00, high noon today. we'll have lunch there. 2531 sherman avenue. the firefighters have put on their finest today. >> wonderful. thank you so much, chief, for joining us today. >> thank you as always. still ahead we'll take a look at what's new at the movies this weekend. and lunch with lindsey down with one of the most famous caddies in the world.

it looks like more trouble for octomom and one of her children. a number of celebrity websites are reporting that the l.a. county fire department transported one of nadya suleman's 14 children to the hospital as a precaution after the 2-year-old drank a nonpoisonous salt water solution. suleman gained fame in january when she gave birth to the world's longest surviving set of octuplets after already having six other children. new at the movies this weekend "harry potter" mania and a modern day love story.

>> you would leave the fate of our world to chance. >> reporter: after a two-year break harry potter and company are back for their sixth adventure "harry potter and the half blood prince." this is the next to last book in the legendary series and has the teen wizard finding the hogwarts academy is no longer the safe haven it once was and that he needs to prepare for what's likely to be a final showdown with he who shall not be named. those aren't the only sparks flying. there's also magic of the romantic sort for the maturing young wizard. "harry potter and the half blood prince" is rated pg >> i love this. >> reporter: romance blossoms at a greeting card company in the comedy "500 days of summer." summer is not just a season. it's also the name of zoe's character, a woman who doesn't believe in all that mushy stuff. but that doesn't stop her co-worker, mark, from falling

hard for her on her first day at work. his challenge is convincing her they're soul mates. "500 days of summer" is rated pg 13. that's the box office preview. still ahead, sports and weather.

a blind man in connecticut has his dog to thank for saving his life. lightning struck the man's house and it caught on fire thursday night. the dog named unique was able to lead him out of the house just

in the nick of time. they waited in the yard until firefighters arrived on the scene. authorities say unique really lived up to her name. what a dog. >> what a good dog. >> good for her. >> mine was running high. >> left inside. >> yeah. >> we are looking forward to such a beautiful weekend. >> it's going to be a great weekend. the humidity is low. it's the middle of july. you would expect it to be 90 with huge humidity. >> sweltering. >> but it's not. so we'll enjoy it while it's here. good morning everyone. it was a bit more humid during the work week but we had a cold front that came through yesterday. it brought us just a couple of light rain showers. now on the back side of the front high pressure is building in and it's going to be a pretty day. we have a northerly front which will continue to feed in that really comfortable weather. here's what it looks like outside as we look down on the potomac and you can see people, yes, getting exercise this morning. it's a beautiful start to the day. 73, partly cloudy. the wind out of the northwest at

ten which is helping to bring in that comfortable weather and that really dry weather. the dew point right now at 58. so that's just really crisp for this time of the year. all right. here's the big picture and what's happening, the overall pattern. right now 73 in the beltway. it's 68 down towards atlanta and it's once again very warm in phoenix. it's 6:30 in the morning for them and it's 91 degrees. again, another hot one today for them. they're heading up into the triple digits. you can see the heat going all the way up towards great falls, montana. 95 degrees. notice how cool it is across the ohio valley. that's because basically the jet stream is doing one of these. we have a big ridge of high pressure out towards the west and then a dip of low pressure where we are. so this is allowing the heat to build across the four corner states and pushing all the way up towards montana and it's allowing the cool weather to spread southward towards the great lakes. we're getting a little taste of that locally. as we zoom in closer to home there's the front that came through yesterday, again, brought us a couple light rain

showers. now the front is sliding offshore. behind it, high pressure building in. this will be the main feature as we head into the weekend. things are going to start to change a little bit as a wave of low pressure makes its way up the cool front. until then high pressure will dominate and create the northerly flow which will keep things crisp and comfortable for this time of year. if you're heading out towards the bay today, a beautiful day there. temperatures mid 80s with mostly sunny skies. just a smidge cooler tomorrow and out toward the beaches cool as well. the water temperature, low 70s. that's delightful. tomorrow a little cooler toward the beaches but still ample sunshine. so here's future cast. the front doesn't go very far. it stays just to our east out in the atlantic. here comes the big bubble of high pressure. it dominates all weekend long. then here comes the wave of low pressure riding up that front. it gets here for monday and esday. that's when we can see some showers and thunderstorms. but until then, for today, mostly sunny, mild. low humidity. temperatures, yes. nice. mid 80s. so all in all, looks like a

great day today. tomorrow, just as nice. just a bit cooler tomorrow. 84 degrees. and then on monday and tuesday, a little bit cooler as we start to see more clouds move into the area. we'll start to see some showers and thunderstorms. not a washout but showers and storms not out of the question. and then the pattern changes. look at that. humidity says it right there. believe it. humidity returns. come the end of the week. >> a more typical day. >> more typical washington july weather. in sports tom watson remains hot at the british open and the nationals remain at the bottom of the major league under a new manager. good morning everyone. well, since the firing of manny acta, they have yet to produce results. the nats have faced two of the best pitchers in the game on back-to-back nights. last night the cubs' ace carlos zambrano. we start in the bottom of the first, facing the batter with

two on, nobody out. 3-2 cot. hill throws out morgan trying to steal third. strike him out, throw him out double play. the nats were 0 for 8 with runners in scoring potion. ouch. more trouble for the nats. top of the second two on two out for zambrano. excellent hitter here. rips the shot to right. goes all the way to the wall. milton bradley scores and the cubs take a 2-1 lead. zambrano making things happen. bottom three now, willy harris at the dish lifts the ball into foul territory down the left field line. check him out. tracking it. almost runs over the ball girl. leaps into the stands and you got to make it harder for the other team. he makes the catch and in the dugout he's like did you see me? i almost ran over that girl. the cubs beat the nats, 3-1 the final. missing the cut is something foreign to tiger woods. in fact, he's only been cut four times in his career. that is until yesterday. woods is heading home after playing poorly on unfamiliar soil. in scotland conditions are much

worse yesterday than they were on friday. perfect conditions if you were on a sail boat, though. 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 hill. woods, unhappy about that, finishes plus five. he misses the cut for just the fifth time in his professional career. here's the coleader. 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 and shares the lead with steve marino at five under. fairfax native steve marino his second shot on the par 5 17th. nice and close. 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 his passport. then here's the eagle attempt. marino rocking that red beanie there. the break to perfection.

marino had the round of the day with a 68. shares the lead at five 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 andedex it to me so i was not even expecting to play in this tournament. i didn't think i'd be an alternate let alone be playing. when i found out i got in i was super excited. >> steve marino and tom watson teeing off today at0:00 a.m. celebrity golf in lake tahoe, former running back ram marshall faulk doing some work on the golf course. a hole in one. how about that? you can watch marshall and the others today and tomorrow at 3:00. right here on nbc 4. that's your morning sports. have a gat day. in 1999 steve williams got a phone call that changed his life. it was tiger woods calling to ask the caddy if he'd like to come to work for him.

ten years later woods and williams are like brothers. lindsay czarniak sat down to lunch with the world's most recognizable caddy. >> reporter: step into my office. what is it like for you to be back here in d.c. at a tourname tournament. >> it's good motivation for this year. now you get tiger woods. >> reporter: describe to me your role. i feel like you are in a sense tiger's protector not just his caddy. >> and i try and make a level playing field if you like. it's not easy when you have extra people all the time, media people and so forth, so, you know, i've got a bad rep sometimes over some of my actions. >> reporter: really. >> but, you know, i always say to somebody, if someone doesn't agree with what do you come and spend a whole week with me when i caddy for tiger. it's not as easy as it looks. >> if you look at something like horse racing i think a jockey

will say that maybe if you get a win then it's 20% him, 80% the horse. how do you feel about golf? how much percentage of a win goes to your credit as a caddy? >> you know, you can't really put finger on that. that's a very good question. i don't think you can put a valid number on that because it's a very difficult thing to answer because, you know, unlike a horse jockey where you're actually riding the horse and sort of controlling it, as a caddy you're giving all the relevant information and trying to provide the best information you can and the strategy to play the course but you're not actually psically doing anything. you know, it's like being a mechanic on a race car, the chief mechanic or the crew chief. he can put everying in place to do well but he actually isn't driving the car. >> reporter: you love racing. how did that start for you? tell me about the racing that you're involved in. >> i race short dirt tracks, what we call dirt light walls and golf and racing are my two passions and probably two

opposite ends of the spectrum, no question about it. dirt track racing and the pga tour are two different things. >> reporter: does tiger come and watch you race ever? >> yes. i've had him in a stock car. >> reporter: how did that go? >> he absolutely loved it. and he did well. he's been driving in my car. he's always ribbing me about it. he loved it. >> absolutely loved it. as everyone knows, i am kind of an adrenalin junkie and to get into a stock car down there was a rush. and to get hit and bump people and that was fun. i enjoyed that. >> reporter: what is it like when you make the perfect read? >> i try to go the whole week without making a mistake. i like to judge myself.

not only how he plays but judge myself by being able to say the right thing at the right time and not saying something at the right time and then being able to choose the right club and so every bit of information for a week, you know, i grade myself. you know, if i do a good job i know it's really going to help. sometimes you're not always right. you have to grade yourself. stake a lot of pride in what i doo every weeno y k ouw, i give it my best that i can do. >> that was lindsay czarniak. coming up in the final half hour of "news 4 today" metro delays today. investigators are back at work. we'll have the latest. plus, walter cronkite once had the ear of every american. what people are saying about the passing of the original anchorman. and blown away. researchers at the university of maryland firing up their wind tunnels. why this year it's spepgs. kraft tuscan house italian...

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i'm eun yang. the news is straight ahead but first we'll take a look at the forecast with meteorologist steve villanueva. good morning. good morning, everyone. it is going to be a wonderful weekend. get outside and enjoy. plenty of sunshine across the area with temperatures in the mid 80s. a little bit cooler than average but still verymfcoortable. right now low 70s. the humidity is very low. that's the way it's going to stay all weekend long. enjoy the crisp, lovely july weather. there are a few clouds moving overhead but not a big deal. mostly sunny. maybe partly cloudy out towards the eastern shore. but still just a really great day today. plenty of sunshine. tomorrow me of the same. a little bit cooler but still comfortable. as we head into the work week we'll start to see at least the chance of some showers and storms and humidity starts to return. of course we'll have all the details coming up in just a couple of minutes. eun? >> all right. we'll see you then. thank you, steve. we remember 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 washingtonians off guard last night. darcy spencer has the story. >> that's the way it is friday, march 6th, 1981. >> reporter: walter cronkite, considered a quintessential newsman, gone at the age of 92. once considered america's anchorman cronkite led the cbs evening news from 1962 to 1981. at the newseum on capitol hill many were stunned to hear of his passing. >> when i was a kid growing up he was the newscaster we always watched. 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 with -- i don't remember all the other names but the people like "60 minutes" and stuff, some 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 in the nation's history, including the vietnam war era, the assassination of president john f. kennedy, and the iran hostage crisis. he was once considered the most trusted man in america. >> i'm sorry he passed away. he was a good news journalist from back in the day and up to this time right here and i'm sorry he passed away. he was a real good gentleman. >> reporter: darcy spencer, newo 4 toda president barack obama issuedhe following statement on the passing of walter cronkite. walter was always more than just anchanor. he was someone we could trust to guide us through the most important issues of the day. he was family. this country has lost an icon and a dear friend and he will be truly missed. 73 degrees. coming up on the saturday morning edition of "news 4 today" for the perfect pizza fire up the grill. that's right.

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latest. >> reporter: well, good morning. if you travel on the red line and you go through the tacoma station you're going to notice some problems this morning. the station has been closed. you can see the chain across the front gate there closed at 7:00 a.m. this morning. it will stay closed for 12 hours so it won't reopen until 7:00 p.m. you can see that they're running shuttle buses here this morning. actually have metro personnel here on site. they're talking to folks trying to direct them to the buses that they need to get where they're going this morning. what's happening here is the ntsb is again doing some testing to try to figure out what led to the deadly crash last month. they want to figure out at what point the driver of the striking train could see the other train stopped on the tracks. in order to do that test they've got to put people down there on the tracks to make it safe. they've got to justhut everything down. as a result we're running the shuttle buses this morning and seeing folks lining up here today to get where they want to go. heard mixed reviews in terms of

the wait. some people say they've wasted a lot of time trying to figure out where they need to go. others say they walked right up, grabbed a bus, and it wasn't a problem. so it just depends what time you get here and where you're going. this is going to be the case throughout the morning. the staption won't reopen until 7:00 tonight. back to you. >> megan mcgrath from the takoma park metro station. it's hurcane season and if you ever wonder what the wind gusts feel like news 4's craig melvin knows. he braved those winds at the university of maryland's wind tunnel. >> one through her and one through here. >> we do studies on the effect of wind on all kinds of things. mostly vehicles -- airplanes, automobiles, trucks. ships, actually water flow, submarines, can hang in there up to category 3 conditions. >> this is what a 40-mile-per-hour wind would look and sound like. now for us to go any higher

we'll have to get the camera out of here. >> now we're at 80 miles an hour. this is what it would look and sound like. this is 100 miles an hour. this is how it looks and sounds in a category 2 storm. i think we can go up one more level. >> what did we get up to? >> actually 117. >> is that the highest for the day? >> the highest i've seen today. >> reporter: then the guy threw down the gauntlet. >> i'd say anything after 80 miles per hour you cannot stand up in those winds. >> we aret a 60 miles an hour. we're going to try to walk in a square here. all right. now we're at 70.

you can still manage to get around. a little tough. far more difficult when you're not tethered to the floor. , news 4.n >> yikes. i hope he made it out okay. that was craig melvin. this year the tunnel celebrates its 60th birthday. the university of maryland uses the tunnel to test the effect of extreme wind and simulate hurricane conditions. up next on news 4 today the morning's top sports stories and an update on the forecast with steve. 1ádx

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>> reporter: we're here today with tony. lcome back. >> it's great to be back. >> reporter: tony has tris of the trade for grilling pizza. where do we start? >> start with the dough. >> reporter: okay. >> either use a fresh dough or a premade dough. >> reporter: okay. >> but the trick is to brush it with oil and place it top side down first on the grill. >> reporter: top side down. >> reporter: the same trick. oil it first and then place it on the grill top side down. the next trick is to sautee the vegetables before putting them on the pizza. >> reporter: ahead of time why? >> because pizzas cook so fast on the grill they don't have time to soften. >> reporter: got it. okay. our first pizza is an italian style pizza. >> the trick is to use pesto as your base. >> reporter: so we cover as much of the crust as we can with the pesto. >> right. >> reporter: our next layer is fresh tomato. >> and the trick is to cut the as thinl as possible and use fresh mozzarella and fresh

basil. >> reporter: tony, you call this one your zesty pizza. >> yes. i'm using barbecue sauce for my base instead of tomato sauce. >>eporter: now a layer of chicken. >> use a precooked chicken. any meats you'll put on pizza on the grill need to be precooked. reporter: why is that? >> because it cooks so fast it's not going to have time to cook on the grill. now, top with sharp provalone. >> reporter: then on to the grill? >> on to the grill. >> reporter: next up, mexican pizza. >> the trick is to use your favorite salsa instead of a tomato sauce. next, a little fresh cilantro. we need a little cheese now. a little pico. i'm using a chihuahua cheese. top it with nice avocados and we put it on top. this way we can taste the fresh avocados. >> reporter: wild mushroom pizza. >> and the trick is not to cook the mushrooms ahead of time. >> don't cook these ahead of time. why not? >> they cook very quickly so

it'll be perfect when the pizza is done on the grill. finally, add our olives which are already pitted. >> reporter: that's good. what kind of cheese? >> this is a sharp provalone. the trick is a hot grill and oil the grates before you put the pizza on. >> reporter: how long is that going to cook? >> five to eight minutes. >> reporter: okay. tony, how do we get it off of there? >> the trick is to use a cookie sheet with no sides. slide under and remove. >> reporter: done. >> and the final trick is to drizzle a little extra virgin olive oil on top of the pizza just before serving. >> reporter: thank you so much for teaching us how to grill pizza. mind if i taste? yum. he's got it. this is really good. liz crenshaw, news >> all the>> resipec you saw ar

ne.n go to onp5.com,nt eer your zip code and click on the pizza recipes link at the top of the page. >> grilled pizza. you can grill anything. >> it's such a healthy way of cooking during the summer. i wond fer i can do that on my george foreman grill. >> what a nice day to be cooking out. it is going to be a pretty day. we had a front coming through yesterday. it was quite humid. we did pick up some showers and storms. not enough for a -- we're still doing better for the year, above average, but we could use a little rain. by the time we get to the work week i think we can see some. for the weekend? looking good. >> very nice. >> high and dry and beautiful weather. good morning everyone. it is so nice outside. humidity is really low for this time of the year. temperaturesill be quite comfortable. we'll see plenty of sunshine. cut and paste, tomorrow more of the same. just really delightful stuff. here's what it looks like outside as we look, is that

georgetown, eun yang? >> the national shrine. >> there we go. the national shrine. plenty of sunshine outside. i forgot my clicker. can't do the weather. 76 right now. partly cloudy. the wind out of the northwest at nine. a little breezy across the area. gusting up to 18 and a dew point at 56 for this time of the year. that is just really delightful stuff. got it. all right. temperaturewise here's the deal. 76 in the beltway. likewise down the road in springfield. 70 in martinsburg. a little breezy out there but not such a big deal. winds of about ten to 20 miles per hour in some spots. now this is a change in dew point since yesterday. so dew points have really come down. yesterday was quite muggy. today none of that because again the front is moved across the area and now that really comfortable air is moving into the region. dew points are in the 50s and that's the way it's going to stay right through the weekend. 76 degrees locally. a bit cooler off to the west from cincinnati and chicago. in fact, temperatures for them will be well below average for

this time of the year. there's the frontal band offshore. for us the main feature over the next couple days will be this area of high pressure. it'll bring us lots of sunshine. very comfortable conditions. we'll have the northwesterly flow continue to bring in the really dry air but eventually a wave of low pressure will ride up along this frontal band and bring a chance of showers and maybe some thunderstorms as we head toward the work week. until then, high pressure will be the main feature. so eventually the high will settle overhead. this will bring us ample sunshine and again just really delightful weather. both here in the beltway now toward the beach as well. so if you're going out towards ocean city it's going to be pretty nice out that ways well. then eventually here comes that wave of low pressure. it gets here on monday and tuesday. that's when we can start to see the threat of some showers and some thunderstorms. plus we'll start to see an increase in the humidity as moisture from the atlantic starts to push into the area. all right. here's the deal. for today mostly sunny. mild. low humidity. temperatures in the mid0 8s.

very beautiful weather. if you like sunshine and comfortable conditions and low humidity then it's for you. feel like rain, you are out of luck. 85 degrees, mostly sunny. tomoow just a little cooler. 84. again, mostly sunny. and then on monday and tuesday, temperatures do come down a little bit but the humidity starts to increase and that's where we'll see increasing chances of showers and storms for the middle of the week you can see it says it right there, humid. humid. so enjoy the lovely, dry, comfortable weather this weekend. >> really ideal. >> it really is. >> we're spoiled. >> we are. >> not for long though. up next on news 4 today the weekend edition proof that tiger woods is human. the world's greatest golfer did something he's only done twice at a major. gú

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nationals start the second half of the season just like the first half. here's hakem dermish. >> reporter: good morning everyone. well, since the firing of manny acta the nats have spoken with gusto about change and accountability but have yet to produce results. in their defense the nats have faced two of the best pitchers in the game on back-to-back nights. last night it was cubs ace carlos zambrano. we start in the bottom of the first. zambrano facing the batter with two on and nobody out, 3-2 count. strikes out zimmerman then hill throws out morgan trying to steal third. a strike him out, throw him out double play. e 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 scores. zambrano making things happen. bottom three now willy harris at the dish. lifts the ball into foul territory. down the left field line. check him out. tracking it, almost runs over

the ball girl. leaps into the stands and you kind of got to make it harder for the other team. he makes the catch and in the dugout he's like did you see me? i almost ran over that girl. cubs beat the nats, 3-1 the final. missing the cut is something foreign to tiger woods. in fact, he's only been cut four times his career. that is until yesterday. woods is heading home after playing poorly on unfamiliar soil. we're in scotland. conditions are much worse yesterday than they were on friday. perfect conditions if you were on a sail boat, though. tiger woods had never played turnbey 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 hill. woods, unhappy about that, finishes plus five. he misses the cut for just the fifth time in his professional career. here's the coleader. 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 and shared 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 nice and close to the hole for an eagle attempt. check this out. marino wasn't expecting to play the british open when he found out last weekend that he was in. he had to have his dad send his passport. here's the eagle attempt. marino rocking that red beanie there. reads the break to perfection. that's in. marino had the round of the day with 68. shares the lead at five 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 was nt even expecting to play in this tournament. i didn't think i was going to be an alternate let alone be playing. when i found out i got in i was super excited. >> steve marino and tom watson teeing off today at 10:00 a.m.

celebrity golf in lake tahoe, former running back ram marshall faulk doing some work on the golf course. a hole in one. how about that? you can watch marshall and the other celebs today and tomorrow at 3:00 right here on nbc 4. that's your morning sports. i'm hakem dermish. have a great day. >> you know he's feeling good about that. a hole in one. >> unbelievable. you know what else is unbelievable? that tiger didn't make the cut. >> i know. >> you expect him to win everything. he's only human. he can't win every tournament. >> he reminds us that he is. hard to believe. >> correct. it is going to be such a pretty day outside. we'll see so much sunshine and it's going to be very comfortable. it is the middle of july and should be hot and humid but it's not. it's going to be quite comfortable, low humidity, mostly sunny. so all in all just a really pretty day. in fact, tomorrow we'll see more of the same before we start to change things out for the middle of the week when we start to see some showers and some storms. saturday, sunday looking great

locally. to the beechls to the south, north, west, wherever you go, fine as wine. >> look that. wow. thanks so much, steve. and thank you for joining us this morning for "news 4 today." we'll be back tomorrow morning starting at 6:00, 7:00, and 9:00. until then have a great day. fios guy! where ya headed?

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