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i'm kimberly suiters. arth pis was brepin ug p when hoas killed outside a me in theow les lsl ian i sterling.of collegnt s detung hdetios theti ew4s heri ted tis to keep things under control and never expected this. michael flynn has our report. >> reporter: detectives at the scene of a deadly shooting in sterling. 19-year-old man was shot and killed after leaving a party at this house, just before 3:00 am. investigators say there was an argument in the street between three partygoers and that's where the victim was shot. >> it was just a party. people were having a lot of fun. >> reporter: the young man who hosted the birthday party asked us not to show his face. the shooting happened minutes after he told everyone to go home. the host rushed to his backyard and that's where the victim had collapsed with a gunshot wound to his neck. >> i took off my shirt. i put it on his wound. we prayed.

we did our best. >> reporter: police have charged 20-year-old guillermo elvarada and 26-year-old raheed nurse with murder. nurse is the gun, detectives say, who pulled out the gun. it happens here on lowes island boulevard in sterling, upscale single family homes on one side and town homes on the other side of the street. people who live in this neighborhood are stunned. >> we have virtually no crime. reporter: she woke up to what she thought were fireworks. >> three or four loud pops. >> reporter: the person who hosted the party did not know the victor the suspects. >> hoping he would be okay. unfortunately not. my condolences to his family. >> reporter: michael flynn, news 4. >> police have not yet released

the victim's identity. both suspects are being held without bond tonight. u.s. military is denouncing video of an american soldier captured in afghanistan. that video has now surfaced on the internet. private bowe bergdahl misses his family and says he doesn't know when he will be able to go home. he disappeared three weeks ago after walking off his base three weeks ago. he was captured after lagging behind a patrol. that conflicts with military account that is he left the base with three afghans. you can hear his captors prompting him to deliver a message in the video. >> i assume how these people live and function, very independent state and very independent people. >> the u.s. is calling the video propaganda that violates u.s. law. before lawmakers done on

vacation in august, any delay suits republicans, betting the president's plans will fall apart if democrats go home and hear from their constituents. they argue the plan is too expensive. congressional budget office said this past week that health care reform may not contain costs even after spending a trillion dollars. the white house is playing that down. >> i think what we'll see is private insurers will be competitive. they will have innovative practices, compete for benefit plans that may be more attractive. that's what we want in a marketpla marketplace. >> democrats are still fighting amongst themselves. lawmakers are trying to turn five competing plans into one that will work. a man who got into a shootout with an off-duty u.s. capital police officer is now facing attempted murder charges. police say bedar assam was randomly shooting in a parking lot. they saw the shooting and

exchanged gunfire with him. the suspect is in serious condition. a 12-year-old girl in a nearby apartment was grazed by a stray bullet. a bullet also struck the police officer and he has since been released from the hospital. this is an increasing problem in our area. more and more people are reporting their bikes stolen. victims say they're doing everything right and their bikes are still disappearing. for many, it's their only mode of transportation. darcy spencer is live in adams morgan tonight with more. darcy, what can be done about this? >> reporter: hi, kimberly. as you mentioned, some people actually use their bikes to get to work and back. some of the victims say they are doing everything right, equipping their bike with his some of the best locks on the market. but experts say locks can be broken. m flemming is test driving a new bike at city bikes. a few months ago, his 15-year-old mountain bike was stolen outside the dupont circle metro station. >> it's odd that anybody would take a chance to break through a

lock at a metro station in order to get their hands on that bike. it just wasn't that luable. >> reporter: in d.c., in northern virginia, police are warning about an increase in theft. andrew says he caught someone in the acof cutting the lock on his bike two weeks ago. >> i was at a friend's house, and swimming and peeked over the wall to make sure everything was okay, and saw them going at the bike lock with a grinder. >> reporter: those familiar with the problem say it's similar to auto theft, chop shops in other major cities where they're resold. >> it goes up and down the east coast. someone will steal a bike in d.c. and ship it to new york, baltimore or philadelphia. it will go to a chop shop, people will put it apart, put it together as a new bike and sell it. >> reporter: try not to leave your bike out overnight. >> make sure that your wheels

are secure, because we do have people coming in, who have their whole bike stolen and people who have just lost the wheels. >> reporter: a bike shop salesman will tell you there's no foolproof locks. one victim says his wheels were stolen outside a church, even though it was secured with a kryptonite lock. >> i made sure i secured my bike and was shocked to come out and see it gone. these are one of the best locks you can get. this is what the police recommend, a u-lock. >> reporter: arlington county police are handing out these flyers, warning them about the increase in bike theft, urging them to use those so-lled u locks. as we've seen, even though you have the lock on, once you leave your bike, there's always that chance you'll never see it again. darcy spencer, news 4. back to you, kimberly. >> darcy, thank you. still ahead tonight, remembering walter cronkite. preparations are under way to say good-bye to the news legend.

travel companies are sweetening deals. how you can get the red carpet treatment for less green. and toilet trouble in space. there are more people than ever before in the international space station and now they're dealing with a big plumbing problem. what have you got, steve? >> weather wise, it was a fantastic weekend here in our nation's capital but, yes, changes are on the horizon. we'll talk about that coming up. lindsay has sports. the nationals hoping for changes of their own. ryan zimerman turns in one of the best plays of his career for the gnats. british open. ???o?c? be

private funeral service for walter cronkite, who died friday at his manhattan home. next month a public service will take place at the lincoln center for performing arts. his final resting place will be next to his late wife, betsy, at a family plot. byrd and melanie billings'

daughter promises to raise those children as her own. the florida couple was murdered earlier this month. ashley marcum says she and her husband plan to raise the children as was her mother wish. they will move back into the house where the murders took place. it has new doors, new locks and a security gate. a moment of silence at the tour de france held in honor of a spectator who died yesterday. the 61-year-old woman was hit by a motorcycle involved in the race. one official said she had been seen crossing the road many times before she was struck. two others were injured by the same motorcycle, but they are expected to be just fine. the spectator's death was the first fatal accident on the tour sie a child died back in 2002. still ahead, toilet trouble in space. what astronauts do when their bathroom is out of order. and what a beautiful weekend. will it last into the workweek? steve is in with the forecast teafth. bakrete ññ?wrwr q 7,

there is never a good time for a toilet to malfunction. this is particularly tricky aboard the international space station. two multiple million dollar comm iscoloodeded and out of order. it comes at a time when there are more people together in space than ever before. 13 astronauts and all, with no plumber immediately available in space. it fell to a belgium astronaut

to put on goggles, gloves and a mask to fix the problem. we'll keep you updated on that. she's hurt, she's angry and not a happy camper. that's paula abdul, who says she has not see a new contract to continue her run on ""american idol." she sent out a double tweet, thanked fans for their kindness and support, saying it brings her to tears. summer 2009 is shaping up to be a washout for the airline and travel industries. hoping to drum up business for the fall, hotels, resorts and airlines are offering some of the deepest discounts in 13 years. bestfares.com says if you're traveling between august 18th and november 28th, 12 cities with flights to las vegas for $49 and big deals to europe as

long as you're traveling after the middle of august. >> that's when everybody in america has to be either back to work, kids are going back to school, family travels are over and the only folks out there may some retirees. >> some hotels are already offering deep discounts, like $49 for las vegas resort and $109 at the waikiki sheraton. >> who needs waikiki when you have washington, d.c. weather like? wasn't it beautiful? lots of sunshine, low humidity. that's all over. >> seriously? >> starting tomorrow, that's right, the pattern starts to change. good evening, everyone. yes, what a weekend. plenty of sunshine out there. temperatures in the mid 80s. the key was the low humidity. winds are now shifting. we'll start to see more of a southeasterly flow, starting to bring in some tropical edmoistu. each sbfr day, some active weather. let's go to the maps and talk

about your upcoming workweek. it's still lovely out there. lots of sunshine. a few clouds moving through. temperatures still quite comfortable. 82 degrees right now in the beltway, and the dew point still very low for this time of year. right now, 82. again, a southerly flow. the winds are already starting to shift. today we hit 83. tomorrow we'll stay generally in that neighborhood. all right. temperature wise, here's what's happening. 82 in the beltway, 79 in martinsburg. temperatures overo the next couple of hours generally in the upper 70s. dew points are still very low. numbers will start to climb over the next couple of days as the winds start to go southeasterly. much cooler from cincinnati through chicago. they are well below average this time of year. here is the satellite image. you can see a few clouds moving overhead. plenty in the way of cloud coverage offshore. this is where our weather will be coming from over the next couple of days. there's a big bubble of high pressure out in the atlantic.

and that will create this southwesterly wind flow, that will start to push tropical moisture into the area. and little disturbances, little ripples move across the atmosphere, we'll see the threat of showers and thunderstorms. there's a frontal band offshore, eventually it will start to backtrack, push back toward the mid atlantic states and northeast. and disturbances will ride along this frontal band, keeping us in active pattern starting tomorrow. futurecast again, that frontal band. we've been under the influence of high pressure. this high will start to race up toward the north. the front will start to push back into the area and then all of the moisture from the tropics start to push into the region. the humidity will start to climb. each and every day, we're going to have at least a chance of showers and thunderstorms. not a washout, but keep the umbrellas on stand by so the humidity will be going up and temperatures will hover in the low to mid 80s. here is the situation, then. for this evening, partly cloudy skies out there. a few clouds. nice and mild.

sunset at 8:30. temperatures next couple of hours in the upper 70s to around 80 degrees. tomorrow we'll sta to see an increase in cloud coverage as the moisture starts to push into the area. we start off clear. then we're going to see more and more as the day goes on. we could have a few swers out there. not a washout, but a few showers in the afternoon hours. of course, yeah, here is the forecast. it doesn't -- it looks ominous. but it's not going to rain all the time. that's the key. we'll have at least a chance of some showers and storms each and every day with all of that tropical moisture moving ashore. keep the umbrellas on stand by. won't rain all the time but will rain at times. >> i don't like it at all. that's horrible. >> what are you going to do? >> thank you, steve. ryan zimmerman puts on a show for the nats. is it enough?

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first-ever major championship. tom watson made this one of the most exciting british opens ever. he was on pace to make history. here, on the 11th hole,watson, going for birdie, to take him at 3 under, and he drains it. he started off so solid. but 35-year-old stewart cink was mounting a charge, starting on 13, birdie, circles the cup. now at 2 under, he had never won a major. then we go to 18. and it was stewart cink after falling back to a bogey on 16 needs this putt to stay in it. excellenread. cink moves to 2 under par. still, this tournament is in the hands of tom watson on 18 at 3 under, wins the british open if he make this is par putt from eight feet. he has made a million like these before. this time, he knows, it's no good. that means it would go to a four-hole playoff between tom

watson and stewart cink. he senses the disappointment. here is where tom watson loses some steam. he has done so well so far. things get treacherous on 17. disappointing 4 over through the four-hole playoff. you can see it in his eyes. watson is heart broken. cink clinched it on 18 with this putt. stewart cink, 2009 british open championship. special trophy. he ss the story still focuses on tom watson's amazing weekend. >> lot of emotions running through my mind right now, and my heart. i'm proud as i can be, to be here with this. my congratulations to tom. my hats off again. i don't even know what to say. turning back the clock, just did a great job and it was fun watching you all week, tom.

it really was. >> it would have been a hell of a story, wouldn't it? >> it would have been. >> it would have been a hell of a story. it wasn't to be. and, yes, it's a great disappointment. it tears at your gut, as it always has torn at my gut. you're going to ask me what do i take from this week? i take from this week a lot of warmth, a lot of spirituality in the sense that, you know, there was something out there. i still believe that. >> here is what he means. tom watson had talked about how, at times this weekend, he had felt the presence of his former caddie, bruce edwards, who had died of lou gehrig's disease. steve marino looked poised to write his own story, tied this afternoon for 38. nationals through own

disappointment this afternoon. they were done in, in part, by former national alfonso soriano's home run. he hit a two-run home run that sparked a seven-run fourth inning as the cubs clobber the nationals, 11-3. i'm going to show you this offensive gem. ryan zimmerman. derrek lee at bat, zimmerman making the tag there and getting it all the way to first base to get that out, critical, really cool play for ryan zimmerman. nation nationals will want this back. they lead 2-1. two on for soriano, who hit his first home run in 133 plate appearances last night. deep to left field. the nationals would give up seven runs in the fourth inning as they're swept by the cubs 11-3. better news for orioles fans in chicago. game tied at one in the top of the fifth. jose contreras, bit outside.

adam jones would come home to score. 2-1, facing tony pena, three-run home run to right field. see ya. his fourth of the season. 10-2, orioles. with that, the orioles snap a two-game losing streak with a 10-2 win over the white sox. good day for the o's. >> nats and watson and all this rain and humidity makes you want to cry. it will be better tonight at 11:00. that's our news. nbc nightly news is next. we'll see you again at 11:00. xq q7