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laying out a scenario in which he shut the system down. endy rieg. eg. and jim and enre off re aff tonight.nockge aedwlaldl otsrcck t t trafhe ts to track the t en.wndohaveee. "to was"tn stpoorpoto reporting the circuits monitor trains on the red, green, orange and blue lines. jackie benson is outside the station along the red lean tonight. jackie? >> metro's gm took the unusual step of publicly responding to the news report saying it exaggerates safetier use in the wake of the fatal crash. is it safe? the question has come up again, as metro officials responded to a "washington post" website report. it quotes metro sources as saying the train controls the system designed to prevent crashes is malfunctioning across the railroad. the article says engineers removed a half dozen circuits which failed to detect the presence of trains. the article claims the result is dark areas, including greenbelt

and foggy bottom stations where trains must slow to 15 miles an hour and cannot be seen as metro operations control center downtown. >> that is something i would know about. that is something i would have taken action with. if we cannot track our trains. we have a huge problem. we cannot track our trains, then, i am going to shut the system down. >> metro general manager, confirms, roughly a half dozen circuits have been adjusted or in some cases removed during a massive twice daily analysis. he confirms trains are running manually and slower in the locations but says nothing approaches the circuit abnormality discovered after last month's fatal red line crash that claimed nine lives. >> we have not detected anier use that will cause the same type of event that occurred. >> the crash remains under investigation with no final cause yet determined. that combined with slower trains, leaves many riders frustrated but still riding metro. >> i have less confidence in the

folks who are funding the system in particular. there needs to be enough funding so that we don't have to scratch around for a month to find out what the problem is. >> metro riders tell us they are anxious for the conclusion of this investigation. wendy, back to you. >> jackie benson. thanks. president obama says he is closely following the search for a captured u.s. soldier in afghanistan. he told nbc's meredith viera, the u.s. is doing everything it can to bring the private home safely. a taliban23oor--yolead r23-yea soldier hostage earlier this month in ailitantid vaneo that surfaced over the weekend he said that he was afraid heon't be seeing his family again. his family released pictures showing him growing up in haley, idaho. the town remains cautiously optimistic. >> we don't do gloom and doom. everybody is positive. upbeat. trying to send that positive, upbeat message, you know to bowe

and the community. >> the town plans to hold a vigil for him tomorrow night. 22 area high school students are getting a firsthand look at china's health care system. after several contracted cases of swine flu. students are part of a cultural exchange program. instead of touring the site there they're in a hospital or under quarantine. we are joined from wilson high school in northwest. and jane? >> well, the students are from montgomery county. including here and wilson high school. the worried parents are trying to deal with the health care a half a world away. and an international phone call deborah dupont has been bracing for. her daughter, testing positive for swine flu on cultural exchange in china. >> not what they had originally

planned. they have seen a lot. seen how the chinese health care system works. they have had a real chance to bond as a group that is terrific. because none of them had met prior to being chosen for this program. a rising junior at wilson high school and 21 area students. traveled to china before july 14 to see the great ball and forbidden city. instead they, and 65 students from oregon wound up being quarantined in beijing. due to swine flu. h a fever as high as me103 degrees. walter johnson's student. says despite the health scare. so far students have been treated well by their hosts. >> they treat us great here. the hospital is really nice. the >> thedetu w ssntere selected by a university program, known as confucius institute. much expenses picked up by the

chinese government who say they will pay for them to stay an extra week after an inside look at china few visitors ever see. >> i will say this, as long as everyone is recovering, and they all seem to be, i think it is turning out to be a good experience. >> students were set to return from china on july 31st. that has been pushed back a week to allow them to get out of the hospital and finally get a chance to tour the country. reporting live in northwest, back few you, wendy. >> thank you, jane. a teenager working two jobs to put himself through school died after he was shot at a house party. police in loudon county. identified him as a 19-year-old of centreville. the shooting early sunday morning outside a home in an upscale sterling community. police arrested two men charging them with second degree murder. her son was shot after he stepped in to play peacemaker, during an argument.s

the way he fended off robber targeted by four men he hired to work on the drive way in rdstaffo county. well they pushed him to the ground. then they ransacked his house last thursday. that's when he went and pulled a gun from under his mattress and scared them off. his description then led police to the men and they have been arrested. the watergate hotel. failed to attract any sc competitive bids at auction. the property taken back by the bank, holds the $40 million mortgage on it. the bank will try to resell the 42-year-old building. the plans to remake the waterfront hotel to a premiere destination fell through. some tenants of the watergate, attended the auction and are hopeful. late word out of richmond, tonight,hat governor tim kaine will be calling a special session to respond to a recent supreme court ruling that will impact drunk driving and dna cases. a recent opinion by justice

scalia states that a defendant, 6th amendment right to confront witnesses against him also applies for breathalyzer cases. and a simple lab sheet does not pass the test. virginia and states across the country are now trying to figuree out how to get a relatively small number of forensic examiners in court for all of the cases each year. tremendous amount of work has been done. >> the governor, disclosed his travel this year. the list is exhausting. he made 155 stops outside of richmond. his visits have taken him to ci inaf in almost e s.e the u.s. the governor is chairfhe o t democratic national tecoitmme. is office says 14 tripsave en on in rviia. rrginia di a meetoutl hs media outlets have been rngo to. republans eare charging that, s i ignoring his state duties for his national democratic affairs.

ahead tonight, a washington journalist, sentenced for possession of child pornography. super bowl quarterback, ben roethlisberger denies accusations of sexual assault. >> that plane dropped out of the sky. the pilot survived. there is a new list out of what not to eat including one restaurant entree, the calories equivalent to a box of donuts and saturated fat of 44 bacon strips. the weather is not fattening though is it bob? >> it isn't. the rain gauges, especially, wendy. we have great sights in the sky. night time/daytime too. i will explain that. what have you got. >> coming up. the capitals lose a veteran goaltender to the stanley cup champs. mystics in a battle at verizon. picture perfect night for a s tionalschit nersew news 4 at (announcer) illness doesn't care where you live... ...or if you're already sick... ...or if you lose your job.

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ben roethlisberger is denying sexual assault allegations. a woman accusing the pittsburgh quarterback off salting her last summer in lake tahoe. the suit claims it happened at the hotel and casino. harra00's officials covered things up. the woman is seeking $390,000 in damages. roethlisberger's lawyer says his sclint h client has never sexually assaulted any one and will be exonerated. former fox producer has been sentenced to ten years in prison. 29-year-old aaron bruins pled guilty in may. prosecutors recommended the ten year sentence, citing prior convictions. bruin's covered hillary clinton's 2008 predentlial campaign andorked as political proder. heet bsda doctor found guilty ev soneral drug charges today. s . eric greenburg convicted of

one count of cocaine possession and two counts of drug items. dr. greenburg ear office on old georgetown road was raided in april. his wife is facing drug charges. she applied for a rehab program today in lieu of a trial. when we come back, the father of the 4-year-old, thanks the community for saving his son from a burning car. teenagery yachts a new application for the iphone. that lets you pray. bob is back with news about the humidity and when we may see storms fire up. and that, solar eclipse.

the pie lot of the plane survived. the crash in chile. stunt pilot. practicing maneuvers. crashed near a market. people from the market went over to help. the pilot is hospitalized. doctors say he is going to pull through. grateful father of a

4-year-old boy rescued from a burning suv we saw on television recently. spoke out. the boy's mother was driving the suv in milwaukee. hit a tree. flipped over. the car flipped over and burst into flames. bystanders pulled the woman and 2-year-old daughter to safety. but the flames spread. and two offduty fire fighter brothers managed to rescue him from the melting car seat. and today his father spoke at an emotional news conference. >> someone, take a minute to thank the fire fighters and all the men that helped get him out of the vehicle. the brothers that got my son out of the vehicle. doctors say the boy has been upgraded to serious stable condition. he suffered severe burns on 20% of his body. doctors expect him to recover well. iphone introduced a new application that users send a text message to god.

17-year-old allen wright of fair oaks, california, came up with the idea for the ap. and they appear in a cloud. along with other prayers. allen was inspired by the passing of his 1-year-old niece who died. a company that markets applications chose his idea out of 14,000 other proposals. all right. there are plenty of bad food options out there. and we love every one of them. well, the health website, eat this not that, has a new listing of the worst of the worst. prepare to be frightened. the site says that the worst frozen meal is stouffers white meat chicken pie, more than 1,000 calories. the worst sandwich, tuna melt, quiznos, 1800, 133 grams of fat. worst mexican dish, chile's fajita quesedilla -- as much fat

as 44 strips of bacon. >> what do we have in the cafeteria today? >> no. they're wonderful. >> it is always good. always good. >> boy is it wonderful? >> i wouldn't eat there tomorrow if i were you? >> what is it? >> i know. how is that? >> we had international space station. solar eclipse. 40 years at one day ago. there were two men walking on the moon. one orbiting the moon. tonight, there were 13 people in bi i i saw international space station. plus this. the total eclipse of the sun. what a day to be watching space, watching the sky. >> my head is spinning. >> the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century. this is over india. and it moved out over shanghai. folks were able to see it there too. and that's if you have o thing you must see in your lifetime.

total eclipse of the sun. and outside tonight. our temperature right now. outside. and eclipse of the sun. that's our temperature so far. a cool year. and 86 here. our average is 88 degrees. 80s down to our south. 95, not bad for dallas, fort worth. temperatures, 75 degrees. we've got a bit of humidity in the air. you can see there have been some ripples in the atmosphere. not really any around us that have brought us any needed rain. look at the area of clouds. and the eye on it. off the florida. georgia coastline. area of low pressure will be moving up the coast. i am afraid not really bringing any needed rain in and around us. up through northern maryland. carroll county. north of baltimore. another batch up into pennsylvania. and that's been about it. look at the rainfall.

and april. middle part of may. over 5 inches. may to june. over 8 inches. since jew 21st. and up and town we go. and there are some indications that that pattern that is -- more extreme, tends to be a signal of global changes and warping with more variation. certainly not much variation tomorrow. another dry day. and humidity coming in. and get into thursday. a weather front. gives us a chance for some showers. i know you folks in southern, maryland. we've had rain. not around washington. and partly cloudy. be warm when you get up tomorrow. temperatures not hot. average. 60s, 70 degrees. and just a chance -- of ice layed, i am afraid, around us,

for the most part. shower, thundershower. uv index. strong. any shower, thundershower, once agreaimouvn likely to, out towd the blue ridge. western parts of virginia. west virginia. finally -- at least a 40% chance around us on thursday. then we get back -- partly pattn.mid pattern. but not excessively hot as we go on into the weekend. >> thank you, bob. still ahead. bailed out banks spend more on lobbying than last. the white house hosts a party for country music, and some of today's stars showed up. there are moments in time

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a magical night. solar eclipse of the sun. out in asia. and here -- what happened? universe is smiling on the plane it. >> he will tell you he is not the ace. he is. when it is a gainst the metsch last time, he threw a complete game, it was against the mets on june 6. tonight he did it again. giving up seven hits. nine innings. he got the support, nationals, took advantage of the mets' mistakes to get their first win under jim wriggleman. nationals shut out the mets 4-0. back at nationals park. third inning. no score. now he did get in trouble here. facing david wright. two on. wright hits it deep to center field. but look at this. niger morgan goes back. is he going to get it. amazing catch. morgan played terrific defense in center. fourth inning. he takes the pitch few right

field. and francour drops the ball. zimmerman comes in to score. austin kearns, forced out at second base. but, the nationals take the 1-0 lead on his case of the drops. they'll take it. now in the fifth inning. john land, pitching fantastic. up 2-0, stillo, one past zimmerman in the hole. christian guzman makes the strong throw. castillo is out of there at first. talk about a great play. nationals had it going on offense and defense. going for his first complete game shutout. two outs. and grounds out to second base. the nationals win the game. 4-0. and with his first shut out. he hugs, watch this. he walks in. hugs him. nice, nice celebration there. home plate. he knew this team really needed a within tonight. >> i just knew that, my best effort to go out there and get the team a win. got to stop it some time.

so i just had a feeling we will go out there and put together some runs. i mean, i'm glad. great win for a team. >> whatever, mid 20s. but he pitches like the real season veteran. i think he relishes the -- the role of kind of being the lead guy on our staff. and you know, we always feel good when heap is out there. >> gets the first win. took over as interim manager. and taking on the os. third inning. yankees down 2-1. and two runners come to score. the yankees take the lead over the orioles, just look that. dave trembley. and up 3-2. sends a shot to right field. that puppy is gone in the stands. two-run home run. the yankees beat the orioles. 6-4. capital free agent. signed a one year deal to play for the penguins. tonight in the wnba,

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in history, returned to capitol hill. 91-year-old west virginia senator. he cast his first vote in two months. byrd spent more than six weeks in the hospital because of an illness. former senator, bob dole left walter reid army medical center. he underwent minor surgery on his legs. and he turned 86 tomorrow. minor league baseball will be coming to lou don county. the board approved a plan to build a stadium for atlantic league team that would start playing in 2011. stadium would be built on route 28 in ashburn. along with commercial and residential developments. opponents have concerns about all the traffic there. and they want another public hearing. we'll be right back. ñx=4dçñ

hosting a country music night at the white house tonight. allison krausse, brad paisley and charlie price performed. second of the white house music series celebrating arts and arts education. the president enjoys the way country music inspires hope. lindsay's favorite