drug distribution, transporting high-dollar stolen goods. andy ellis is the spokesman for the prince georges county police department. >> it makes all of us in law enforcement very angry. we wr the same badge as officers that -- that commit misconduct. one bad cop tarnishes the badge that we all wear. it also takes away from public confidence in the entire criminalusceti system. sot's n sngomhiet that we're going to rahiletote. >>teleorepr: this story first reported by the "washington post" on sunday. prince georges county police say they became aware of the allegations in 2007 and then turned the case over to the fbi this year. arraigned by the charles county sheriffs of an out of the way warehouse could have provided some important information for this federal probe. a satellite dish and security camera it's not exactly caesar's

palace, but there was some illegal gambling going on in here. the sheriffs raided the place and they arrested a man. they say that man had a handgun. they say that man had a police orckground. that man arrested that day, ti idedfien a kenneth shelly, a former d.c. corrections officer, a former d.c. housing cop. now, about five prince georges county police officers are said to be possible suspects inhi tst ring of corruption. only one possible suspect med. eddie smith accused of providing power tools and prtiecoton to bank burglar in temple hlsil on june 10th. smith is no longer on the force. prince georges county police say all the possible suspects have been taken off patrol, out of contact with the public. speaking of the public, what

does the public think about all of this? we'll get into that at 6:00. back to you. >> pat, thank you. a deadly apartment fire in riverdale, maryland, has claimed the life of a second little boy. prince georges county firefighters say 7-year-old jay alexander ferrell died yesterday. he was in critical condition after the fireroke out in the oak ridge apartment complex on friday. his 5-year-old brother, jordan, died that night. investigators say the fire started after the boy's father left food unattended an a stove. that fire has been ruled an accident. the victim in the shooting that sparked a long stand-off with police in falls church last week has died. 36-year-old hillary bradford died friday, three days after 44-year-old john vulenty shot her. police say it followed a domestic dispute. the two had an 8-year-old son together and after the shooting vulenty barricaded in his house for 24 hours and then turned the gun on himself.

michael vick has finished his federal sentence on dogfighting charges. vick fully released his plan today at his home today. he was serving a 23-month sentence. now he will be free to try and resume that football career of his. for more on this part of the story, we go to lisay. >> hey, craig. the question of how far he makes it in the quest is really in the hands of nfl commissioner roger goodell who will make the decision whether or not to reinstate michael vick. there is no ruling on a time table in which goodell will make thatdesion, but the commissioner has said that he'll sit down with vick face-to-face to discuss the situation. vick was a star on the rise in the nfl back in 2006. he led the falcons to the nfc championship game in the 2004 season. he earned pro bowl honors in '04 and '05. even if he's reinstated, how tough of a transition would it

be back to the game after two years ago, as well as which team would be interested in taking on a public relations storm that would follow? he's worked with a trainer, but nothing changes until he's reinstated. if reinstated, vick will not end up back in atlanta as he was released by the falcons in june as well as the redskins have said that they have no interest in michael vick, craig. >> interesting to see how this plays out. in a matter of hours, 18 rest stops across virginia are going to be closing. rest stops in both directions will be shut down. coming up in september, a rest stop on i-66 in manassas is going to shut down. it's all in an effort to save the state some money, but many people are worried about safety. julie has more on our story. >> well, the folks at this rest stop right now may be among the last to use it. but even as the hour of closure nears, some public officials are calling on governor tim kaine to

change his mind for safety's sake. some time after midnight at this rest area and 17 others across the commonwealth, orange barrels will be rolled across the entrance and across the exits. the rest stops will be off limits to travelers. the latest consequence of the state's revenue shortfall. a 19th welcome center in manassas will be closed down in september. for travelers like this family who planned their trip aund available rest stops, it's very bad news. >> especially like if i have a pregnant wife and a puppy and whatnot. i mean, it's pretty hard to have to try to find somewhere else to stop. >> reporter: throw the planned closures are just hours away, frank wolf continues his plea to the governor to reconsider his decision. wolf has worked on trucker safety issues and fears what's ahead with fewer rest areas. >> i'm asking the governor respectfully to use his authority to transfer some of the money that may have been used for paving and put it in

this to keep the rest stops open. this is a safety issue for the state of virginia. and if you get a major accident with a truck, a tandem truck, you could have a lot of people killed. >> reporter: the congressman and others have tried and failed to get congress to approve a measure to allow outside vendors like a coffee shop, for instance, to take over rest stops to keep them open. governor kaine says those efforts will continue, b he defends the closures as a tough financial decision that will save $8.6 million a year. >> i've had to lay off a lot of employees already. we've had to because of declining federal and state transportation revenues, you know, put projects that are really important to people on hold. >> reporter: in view of truckers' concerns, more long-term parking areas have been created in the rest stops that will remain open and restrictions allowing just two-hour naps have been lifted. still, this mom of three is not looking forward to her next drive along i-95 in virginia.

>> it's going to be disturbing. like i said, the rest stops, that's the -- that's a place where somebody can stop, you know, walk their dogs or just let the children run around for a little while. and about them closing it, i don't think that's fair. >> so, again, not long after midnight, the orange barrels will block off the entrance ramps to the rest areas. however, folks who have come in before that time and may be napping in the rest area will be allowed to continue their rests and once everybody has cleared out of the rest areas, they will block off the exits. reporting live, i'm julie carey. back to you. >> thank you, julie. a marine fm virginia has been killed in afghanistan. david spicer was fro virginia, on the northern neck. theept artmenof defense says he was one of two marines kildlm on july 13th. spicer was based in north carolina. he was 33 years old. there has been an outpouring of support for the family of an

army soldier captured in afghanistan by taliban militants. bowe bergdahl is seen on this internet video that was posted over the weekend. it's the first time anyone has seen him since he was captured three weeks ago. we're also hearing what his parents out in idaho are saying about this video. >> wendy, as disturbing as his hausha hostage video was of bowe bergdahl, military officials are relieved because it was the first time they had seen or heard from bergdahl and it was proof that at least he is alive. and he appears in relatively good shape physically. if you listen to him on this tape, psychologically he's pretty much on edge. officials are saying for some unexplained reason, on june 30th, bergdahl came in off patrol, dropped his gear, picked up a couple of water bottles, a

compass and a knife, and then walked off base, presumably to meet some afghans that he had befriended only to be then grabbed up by the taliban and captured. u.s. military officials are still engaged in a very intense search for bergdahl. believed to be still somewhere in that far eastern afghanistan region. and here at the pentagon, in a news briefing, defense secretary robert gates said he viewed that video and the exploitation of private first class bergdahl with disgust, wendy. >> do they have any idea what the motivation is of the taliban to be releasing the video now? of course, we could hear them prompting him to say certain things on it. >> well, that prompting is very important because it's clear that whatever bergdahl had to say was orchestrated and tightly controlled by his captors. but it's clearly for propaganda purposes. maybe not so much for americans, although it wld be the thinking of the taliban that if

we can prove that we can grab americans, maybe there will be more of an effort in the united states to bring the u.s. troops home out of afghanistan. but it's probably aimed more at an islamic audience to gain or hold on to whatever support the taliban may have. >> all right. thanks, jim. >> okay, wendy. president obama is pushing harder for congress to pass a health care reform bill, but it looks like he may be willing to allow more time for it to happen. today at children's national medical center, the president called on lawmakers to pass health care legislation by the end of the year. originally he'd been pushing congress to vote on a bill before the august recess. still, mr. obama fought back today against republican critics saying their opposition is politically motivated. >> this isn't about me. th isn't about politics. this is about a health care system that is breaking america's families. breaking america's businesses and breaking america's economy. we can't afford the politics of

delay and defeat when it comes to health care. >> mr. obama will make another appeal for his plan during a televised news conference wednesday night. good evening. bob ryan, storm center4. a lot of clouds out there. there are showers that we really need. boy, we've been dry. you see it moving into southern maryland. even a rumble of thunder. but so far, so far nothing right here in the beltway. the way it's moving through charles county and prince georges county, we'll be seeing some here. here is the wider view. it's just a patch of rain showers. our rainfall for the month, a quarter of an inch of rain. but there has been really welcome rains. southern parts of virginia, southwestern virginia, quite a difference there. for us, evening showers. right her in northwest washington, by the way, no rain so far today. the rain chances over the next few days, though, i think will continue to be around right on into a good part of the weekend

and also some humidity. tell you about that and the outlook for the week ahead when i join you. still ahead, a group of people pull a woman and her two children from a burning car. we'll see how it looked on tape. that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> and it was 40 years ago today that apollo 11 made history and walked on the moon. there's controversy brewing about a proposal that would allow beer and wine into libraries in loudoun county. and bad news for folks hoping to take advantage of th o--tolckhoesscal s tax ho t

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that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> 40 years ago today, millions around the world watching and listening as two apollo 11 astronauts became the first to walk on the moon. at the white house today, president obama hailed those early space pioneers as true american heroes and at the same time, apollo astronauts in southwest d.c. debated the next move for that program. >> my grandfather telling me that the apollo mission was an example of how americans could do anything they put their minds to. >> there's a lot still to be done on the moon. >> america to mars is what it

ought to be. not america back to the moon. >> it's estimated that a trip to mars could cost more than $100 million. people from around our area were sharing their memories of the first mission to the man. megan mcgrath has more on today's anniversary from the smithsonian in d.c. >> that's one small step for ma gn,ne l ontiaeap for mankindt >> reporter: it was 40 years ago that neil armstrong took that historic first step, but for those who watched as it happened, it's a moment they'll always remember. >> we were gathered around the tv set. we were so excited we didn't know what to do with ourselves. it was wonderful. when he stepped on the moon, it was like, wash, wegosh, we all as well. >> i stayed up and i watched the whole thg. it was quite amazing. this man on the moon was pretty amazing at that time.

>> reporter: millions of people around the world watched in awe as armstrong walked across the surface of the moon. it represented so much, the promise of science and technology, a cold war victory over the ussr, the fulfillment of the dreams of so many that had gazed at the moon and imagined being there. >> it was just quite amazing to think that somebody was up there, you know. you look up at the moon when you're a kid or when you're an adult and you see on a clear night the craters and all that. somebody is walking on there. >> reporter: visitors to the air and space museum stopped by the look at the apollo 11 exhibit this morning. the lunar module on display is actually a backup to the module that went up. getting a look at its simple construction, many visitors are amazed that nasa was able to pull it off. >> a lot of it is very thin-sheed. you could almost poke your finger through it. it's pretty amazing. >> this is 1969 we're talking about. in 1969, the technology was

nothing like this. >> reporter: while many are nostalgic about the lunar landing and would like to see nasa return, neil armstrong and the crew of apollo 11 disagree. they think nasa's next big goal should be to putstronauts on mars. megan mcgrath, news4. today another display of the progress made in space exploration. two "endeavour" crew members celebrated the moon landing anniversary by starting a 6 1/2-hour-long space walk this morning. it's the crew's second spacewalk in three days. the astronauts are using a huge robotic arm to transpir shutting parts to the space station. it's a cautionary measure to make sure that repairs can continue after the u.s. shuttle fleet is retired. we heard from folks about where they were. where were you? >> i was in barbados. i was working on a project called barbados ocean mead

meteorological experiment. we were on a nasa airplane and flying oug ining out over the o study the clouds and the ocean. there was no cable tv, no satellite tv, no tv, no live tv in barbados, so i had to listen to it on short-wave radio. >> was it coming in clearly? >> it was a little scratchy. then when i got back to the united states, i was able to see the first television pictures. >> it was remarkable. >> people were like, you haven't seen this? i was like, no, i was in bar bade bose. tomorrow we'll be able to see the international space station if the skies are clear tomorrow evening. >> will they be clear? >> i think they'll be partly cloudy. as dr. neil armstrong said, too, projects like that could not have been done without thousands of engineers, scientists, everybody that contributed to one of the great's of human history. that's for sure. outside, was it really 40 years ago? hard to believe.

outside, our current templar, 80 degrees. that's below average. our rainfall, bo do we need rain. quarter of an inch of rain. look at the morning no temperatures. atlanta tied a record. columbia, south carolina, 56. tuscaloosa, you've got friends in alabama, 59 degrees. right now it's only in the 80s. a lot of spots well below average. dew points aren't too bad. here's what's been going on. the jet stream dipping to the south. that's allowed that moisture to come up the east coast. and as it's been coming in on us, there has been a batch out through the blue ridge. shenandoah valley getting some. and also a batch into southern maryland. there's that one area now into this area around solomon, moving up into charles county. so some of us are seeing some of these needed rain showers. that other batch now. there's more to come. we may be seeing more through the nighttime hours. overnight tonight and ase go through tomorrow, there will be

another little area of low pressure. but look at how it stays off the coast. tomorrow, the best chances and they really are the best, would be out to the eastern shore. after that, though, it will be -- winds turn more into the south and southwest. later on in the week, probably thursday will be the nex chance, for any more needed showers. temperatures tomorrow, once again, below average. this evening, some showers. unfortunately, not everybody is going to be getting quarter to a half inch of rain. there have been some spots like down around hot springs that have had over three inches of rain today in virginia. cloudy skies when you get up and head out tomorrow. temperatures tomorrow will be in the mid to high 60s and then topping out with a lot of clouds. topping out into the 80s. again with a chance of showers, but it will be more for you folks in prince georges tyunco, ink, oreastern shore, fth the week ahead. for the most part, a fair amount of dsoucl. alas, just some showers. the best chance really for the

week, i think, will be thursday for some showers. still no sign of any general rain that we could use because we've been so dry. the weekend right now looks pretty good. >> thanks, bob. still ahead on "news4 at 5," an accident sends an suv bursting into flames. trapping those folks inside that amazing rescue caught on tape. we'll tell you about the rescue of several people after a boat caught fire in the atlantic. and the pilot faced to make an emergdicyan lng near a busy ♪

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investigators are trying to fig answer out what sparked this massive fire at a packaging plant in arizona yesterday. a bunch of wooden pallets caught fire, lit up the night sky. more than 180 firefights battled the blaze. none of the surrounding buildings were damaged. fortunately, no one was hurt either. an incredible rescue was caught on camera yesterday in milwaukee. a group of people jumped into action after a mother and her two young children became trapped inside a burning suv. the vehicle caught fire after crashing and flipping over on its side. the 4-year-old son was still stuck inside his car st. >> it was horrific. you know, he had the car engulfed in flames. and the child was just, you know, inside there screaming.

and all you could -- i mean, all i could see was that child's face. >> they were able to free the 4-year-old. he had burns on 30% of his body. he's in critical condition. from that rescue to another rescue now near new jersey. it happened on the high seas. an engine fire set a massive cloud of smoke pouring from a boat. three members aboard the vessel got out on a life boat. workers aboard a passing ship pulled them to safety. the burning boat broke apart and sank shortly after crews put out those flames. farther north in new jersey, drivers saw a small plane touch down right next to the highway. the plane had to make an emergency landing yesterday. the pilot said the aircraft was having some mechanical problems. no one on the ground was hurt, though. still ahead on "news4 at 5," we'll tell you about a proposal that would allow people to drink alcohol inside loudoun county

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welcome back to our second half hour of "news4 at 5." our top story this half hour, it's going to cost more for some parents to get their students ready for school. d.c. is canceling the sales tax holiday that many have enjoyed for a number of years now. chris gordon has been following the story. >> back-to-school shoppers came to count on the sales tax holiday every august, but new

legislation repeals the tax break. the district feels it can't afford to lose the revenue it will collect on back-to-school buying. store windows are already filled with back-to-school merchandise. some parents are getting a jump on their list of things their students will need. >> we're going to target to get back-to-school supplies. >> reporter: the tax-free holiday has become a tradition. for nine days in august, purchases of cloetthes, shoes, accessories and other things were exempt from sales tax. but d.c.'s chief financial officer figured the district would have to forego collecting an estimated $640,000 in revenue. jack evans says in this tight economy, the district government can't afford to continue the sales tax break. >> this is something that was proposed by the administration in the budget, and i believe their thought process behind it is the holiday always costs the city money in lost sales tax

revenue even though the proponents of it at the time felt that by having the holiday, people were going to buy more merchandise that they wouldn't have bought otherwise, that it was taxable. we can make up the difference. >> so this august, there will be no holiday from sales taxes on back-to-school purchases. some shoppers feel it's a hardship. >> i think that it will personally hurt a lot of families who are already struggling with paying for school supplies, clothing and all of that. >> certainly savess money, you know. so we buy more during that tax holiday time. when there's not a tax holiday time, i might not be buying as much. >> would you like to have that tax-free -- >> that would help a lot. >> and without it? >> we'll just have to, you know, do without something else to get the supplies. >> comparing d.c. to its neighbors, maryland will not be holding a sales tax-free holiday this year but will next year. then in february of 2011,

maryland will introduce a tax-free weekend for purchases of certain energy star products. virginia has three sales tax holidays this year. there was one in may for hurricane and emergency preparedness. coming up august 7 through 9, virginia will have its back-to-school sales tax holiday followed in october by a tax holiday on purchases of energy star products. craig, back to you. >> thank you. child welfare advocates say the district needs to step up its efforts to put kids in perment hos.mes. 68 children in d.c. have been adopted in the current fiscal year. that means the city probably will not top last year's total of 119. ig fesur are steep declines from 2005 when 314 kids were adopted.es critics say the child and family segeic a sesncy should hp eliminate legal obstacles to adoption. police in loudoun county have not released the idindty of

the 19-year-old shot to death over the weekend. it was earlier yesterday outside a.mehome two men shot the men after an argument. the party host says he did not know the victim or the suspects. a northern virginia high scol is atsc tteheen cr of an investigation into genrdeen as. ci fiarofs ale looking into alsediscrimination. eyvethe inigafating e ter olmplaints that theinsc'solho fftllba sield i not as nices a itss baseball field. at toil hn, the bebilaliel fld ha f a press box, a locker room an ad concession d.aanstan thtbof salieof fld has a wood f shed and a porta potty. school officials say they are working to address the inequalities. a chardonnay with your shakespeare?

officials are looking at a measure to allow alcohol at libraries. supporters this beer and wine measure say it could generate a lot of revenue for loudoun county libraries, but opponents worry it could open the county up to lawsuits. it's one of the top destinations in loudoun county, the public library's popular with the young and old. >> we just love this library. we come here all the time. >> but soon in addition to the books and web, there may be beer and wine. loudoun county supervisors are considering allowing alcohol at after-hour events, sponsored by the library board and showcasing area wineries. >> by having more wine and wine exposure here in the county and at county buildings, we're able to have people understand our products and get to know it more. i can't tell you how many times i get people saying, oh, there's wine here in loudoun. this is exciting. >> reporter: but library patrons say this is the first time they've heard about the pairing of books and booze. taxpayers concerned about the

precedent it sets. >> these are the kind of places where this is where family and friends come to. you shouldn't violate something like this. alcohol, that's like in clubs. i just feel like leave the library the way it is. >> the library is the -- [ inaudible ] it's a public place. i mean, you respect the place. you respect what happens inside the library. >> reporter: a spokesperson for the loudoun county library system says the after-hour events would be strictly for fund-raising with the proceeds going to library funds. but one local leader says the county library should begin charging late fees for books to raise revenue rather than open itself up for liability. >> primary mission is libraries are meant for children. libraries are not meant to be a facility to facilitate a commercial enterprise and to shift liability for accidents and for things that occur that we're actually spending many millions of dollars already on.

>> in december, the board of supervisors rejected liquor in the libraries. tonight they'll hear public comment on it starting at 6:30 and they'll take a vote on it tomorrow. prince william county and howard counties do allow their libraries to have liquor after hours. wendy? >> jane watrel thank you. you can now try a beer before buying it in some places. new york, virginia, florida, texas, oregon, and south dakota all allow beer tasting, just like many places allow wine tasting. it can be good for business, especially for the larger breweries that have enough workers to make the face-to-face connections with the consumers. north carolina and california are also looking at legalizing beer tasting. still ahead, we'll tell you about a push to legalize online gambling in the united states. and we'll tell you about a new website to organize your

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solomon's county getting more. look at where it has really rained. that's into hot springs, virginia, springfield, virginia. lots of areas have hardly had any rain. right now the driest july that we've had. the previous july was over a half inch more than we've had. overnight tonight, a few light showers. they'll taper off. tomorrow we may see a few more, but it's more likely to be seeing some afternoon showers, maybe a few thunder. out to the eastern shore, a chance that there may be a few around us. next seven days, wednesday i think just partly sunny. temperatures into the 80s. thursday there will be a weak weather front once again with a chance for a few showers. but there's still no sign of a general rainy pattern coming our way. that was way back in june. maybe sunday, another chance for isolated showers. back to you. britain's queen elizabeth witnessed an ancient royal ritual for the first time of her

57-year rein. it's known as swan upping. it dates back to the 12th century. these days, they're conserving swans, not eating them. this was the first time the queen watched in person as swans were counted, measured, and tagged along the river. the counting will continue over the next few days. time kept two sweethearts in europe apart, but fate could not. a british m met a spanish exchange student 17 years ago. they fell in love and got eng e engag engaged, but the relationship ended when she moved to france to go to work. steve sent a love letter to carmen's mother a few years after that, but that letter slipped into a crack behind their fireplace. ten years later, builders found the letter when they were renovating the house. carmen was finally able to read it, she called steve. even after 17 years, it was easy to fall in love again. the two are both just 42 now and

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millions of americans play pokeen orthe internet every day, but most of them are blocked from paying to play. well now some big gaming companies are trying to get congress to change an antigambling law. >> well, craig, they already have a big champion in

congressman barney frank who apparently calls the law the stu stupedist bill in all america. they've been taking out full-page ads like this and they say that gambling online with their own money is a matter of personal freedom. what you play on your computer and how much you pay is your business, right? >> the last time i checked, the constitution is supposed to protect your right to do what you want in your home when you're not hurting anybody. >> reporter: poker champion annie duke has been fighting for this freedom for years. monday she tuned in to a congressional panel promoting the regulation of online gambling. [ inaudible ] that's an author and attorney defending online gaming. she says parents can use technology to protect children. and that's paul matthews who operates online casinos in europe where the system is heavily regulates. they want the u.s. to deal the same hand and argue this country is losing out on a jackpot.

$3 billion a year in revenue from state and federal taxes. gambling opponents say the deck is stacked against players who can't quit. >> if you legalize it, it just means more people will gamble, more become addicted. that's been the case with every type of gambling in every community, in every state. >> reporter: the head of another antigambling ofit says the predatory gambling business model is based on addicts and heavily indebted people. what they want is to bring las vegas into every home in america 24/7. and addicted and indebted people, he says, are not free. so what makes gambling predatory? he says the speed and frequency of online games and the money you stand to lose. he says it's a far cry from friends sitting around the kitchen table who typically won't take, say, 10 grand from each other or even in vegas where there is someone who can conceivably cut you off. now the poker industry says the

2006 law simply keeps law-abiding americans from playing a fun game. they want to see the law repealed this year. craig, back to you. >> tha you. maryland's court of appeals has ruled that the rejection of loral's racing bid for slot machines should be held by the courts. there's no need for t courts to get involved yet. the bid for a slot machine license was rejected elier this year because they didn't pay a licensing fee. dozens of high schoolers from oregon are still quarantined in china because of a swine flu case. they tested positive for the h1n1 virus. she's in the hospital. 71 other students and staff have been confined to a beijing hotel. group members say they're being well taken care of and making the best of this situation. >> we have all sorts of chinese language and culture learning materials. we're very well-fed.

we have snacks delivered every few hours. it's actually quite pleasant. >> the british embassy says more than 100 students from the uk are also quarantined in a beijing hotel. scientists have made a breakthrough in cell research that could help heart disease patients. researchers successfully turned stem cells from human skin into cells that can repair damaged heart tissue in mice. experts hope that the treatment will work for thousands of patients, but more studies are needed first. it may come as no surprise, but we're all living longers these days. an estimated 6 million people will have reached their 100th birthday by the year 2050. that's according to a new report from the u.s. census bureau. that same report predicts that the number of people over age 65 will double within the next 30 years. that group will make up 14% of the world's population. experts say that older populations are growing even faster in developing countries. she looked pretty darn good for 100.

i tell you. >> yeah. >> what's going on? >> how are you doing? >> doing well. hoare you? >> hanging in there. coming up at 6:00, surgery for maryland's senior senator. she had an accident on the steps of a church. yet another child has died from injuries he suffered in an apartment fire. that fire caused by a pot that was left unattended on a stove. and we'll introduce you to a guy that just got his high school diploma. he has no worries about getting into college or finding a job. those stories and more, coming up in a few minutes. my kind of man. >> thanks. his olderrother is a star in the nhl right now. the capitals wrapped up a development camp over the weekend. it was a chance for coaches to say all the young players coming up through their minor league system. one of the young guys that really made an impression, really stepping up, is francois

boucha bouchard. no player at caps camp had the hair or the flare of francois boucha bouchard. in last year's camp, his spin-o-rama shootout goal gave fans a goo cheer which gave his older brother an idea. six months after the move made it to youtube, minnesota's pierre marc bouchard did the same thing in the shootout. >> he did it really well. he did it perfectly. i was kind of like, wow. it was a great move. of course i said, hey, you took my move. you've got to give me credit for that. >> reporter: francois got the credit but didn't earn a spot on the caps' roster because coaches questioned his work ethic. proving that has changed is what this camp is all about. >> i just wanted to have them see me working hard this week.

it's the middle of july, you know. he doesn't want to see like all the -- he knows that i got some -- i got skills and all that. he wants to see me working hard and improve a couple of things. so i'm just going to work hard all the way along and show him that i can play hard. >> i look at guys that can get it and retain stuff. you've got the guys that coaches end up loving where you tell them once and they know what they're doing. you know? to see a couple guys out there like that, you tell them once and they're getting it down pat. >> reporter: francois proved more than coachable. last season with the caps' minor league team, he had 16 goals and 20 assists in 64 games, helping hershey hoist the calder cup, a league championship, and invaluable experience. >> it's really hard. any hockey player wants to win a

cup in his life. i won it this year, my first year. i couldn't ask more for my first year. >> it's like going from middle school to high school. you're the top dog in middle school. then you come to high school and now you're at the bottom of the heap. you don't get away with what you did in middle school. so, i mean, he was one of the -- a top dog in junior. now he's -- he came to the pros. he didn't work as hard, you know. in the summer camp to prepare. now he's worked hard so he's in better shape. he's been part of a championship team. now he knows he's -- i want to be good enough to be called up this year. i want to be called up. it comes with growth and experience. >> reporter: growth that comes with maturity, but without cramping creativity. >> do you have any new tricks up your sleeve? >> that's a good question. right now i don't have any new tricks, but i guess i'm going to be working on that this summer with my brother. and then i have one new one for this year's camp.

you never know. >> reporter: what we do know is that francois bouchard is out to crack the big league roster just like big brother. and this season, the effort will be there. bouchard is down at hershey. it really becomes a question if he has done enough to impress the capitals and if he'll get the chance to come up here and make an impact in the nhl. >> we're already impressed. >> the accent alone impressed you. >> and the hair. >> yes. >> all right. >> it's a winning combination. >> yes. >> thank you, lindsay. appreciate it. when "news4 at 5" returns, in these tough economic times we'll tell you about a website to organization your finances and manage your spending. and we'll tell you about a sand castle competition where the winner took home more than $21,000 in prizes. ew

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these people were playing in the sand for some big bucks in southern california. the 29th annual u.s. open sand castle competition was held over the weekend in san diego. groups competed to make the best sand sculptures for a shot at more than $21,000 in prizes. the event drew more than 300,000 spectators over the two days. a team took home the top prize. it's important to make a budget and manage your spending. nows the s therthere's a free o that helps you do just that. tracy davidson has that story.

>> reporr: when it comes to money, the two things that matter most to caitlin connors are saving it and managing it. >> i'm not just living paycheck to paycheck. >> reporter: a 26-year-old professional living on her own with bills to pay and goals to achieve. >> i'm looking to buy land in puerto rico. >> reporter: caitlin uses justthrive.com, a free management site that organizations all of her finances in one place and helps her to put a savings plan together for things she may want. >> here's my checking, my savings, my credit cards and how much i've spent on utilities this month. they send me e-mail updates and tell me if my bank account is low or how much i should spend on my credit card. you see your monthly spending. it categorizes your credit cards, which is perfect. so, for example, you see that i went to key foods and i spent $11 and they categorized that as grocery. if i want to save for something,

i put in, you know, what i'm planning to save and it will hell me how long it will tell me to get there. if i want a 30-year mortgage, it will say you need to be saving $250 a month for the next whatever. >> reporter: she's still working on the house plan, but for now, caitlin is sticking to the smaller projects, succeeded one dollar at a time. >> this cost about like 525. just the board. and so i put that in thrive and it showed me how much to save up. >> that was tracy davidson reporting there. you do have to sign up, but it's free. you create your own password account. there's even a toll free number you can call if you need advice from a real person. coming up, we'll have more on that u.s. soldier taken captive by the taliban in afghanistan. jim vance and wendy rieger up next with "news4 at 6." area police officers

investigated for ties to a gambling ring linked to powerful drug dealers. books and booze. a local county looking into the concept of allowing alcohol at area libraries. and a family pulled from a burner car in a dramatic rescue that was caught on tape. we begin with an outpouring of support for a u.s. soldier who's held captive by the taliban in afghanistan. good evening. welcome to "news4 at 6." >> the taliban captured 23-year-old private first class bowe bergdahl in afghanistan. they caught him about three weeks ago, just five months a fr he arrived in that area. as the military is working to find thean missing soldier, s family and his entireni commuty here at homes struggling to cope with a very difficult situation. leeann gregg has our report. >> reporter: in idaho, yellow ribbons line there streets. volunteers spent the day distributing them for bowe