and takoma stations. metro has been trying to find htowideapr pd troheembl proble is. that was believed to have caused this crash. chris gordon joins us from the grovener metro station in bethesda. chris? >> reporter: the national transportation safety board is the agency conducting the investigation into the cause of last month's crash. but metro has undertaken in the meantime the most intensive scrutiny ever of its own tracks and it found problem which is it says it is working to fix. every metro train, every day, is now operated manually. metro's conducting computer tests of the track circuits twice a day after morning and evening rush aspposed to the once a month inspections it used to do. and as a result, metro has ask discovered anomalies, what it calls blips in the track circuits that for a second or more may fail to recognize a train on a section of track.

there are four locations metro calls work zones. where the circuits are being repaired or replaced. as a result, trains slowed down to 15 miles per hour going through the work zones. not a general manager john caeto addressed the problem. >> we have lowered increasef standards for determining if we have any possibilities of problem was the circuits in our system. this test is part of the development of the automated systems, ntsb ordered us to do. >> reporter: the ntsb is still investigating the cause of if statal metro crash occurred one month ago. but it appears that a track circuit may have failed for days. and could have gone unnoticed even though a warning light may have been blinking on the giant screen in the metro's communication command center. >> also, recommended that we assign -- make changes to the

board itself. that we have an audible function. one that the moys goes off, should there be any type of alarm anywhere on the system. >> reporter: metro riders are taking the news of the track sir it anomalies the r, the work zones and slowdowns and stride. >> we would like it to have the track faster and better -- i guess we have to use what is -- whatever we have. >> do you feel safe on metro? >> i probably don't feel as safe as i used to. to be honest with you. >> reporter: metro says it will continue to operate all of the trains manually until the ntsb determines the exact cause of last month's cra and until metro feels it can go back to the automatic train operating system safely. we are live tonight at grovener station in bethesda. evacuation today at the fitness center in george washington university after a possible chlorine leak.

firefighters say the guard spotted the leak near tanks used fothe center's pool and hazmat crews why called in and the guard had to be evaluate bid paramedics. the incident shut down part of 23rd street northwest for a period of time. prosecution witnesses on the tand again in thell in the ban jacks trial. she pleaded not guilty in the death of her four daughters. their bodies were found in the southeast row house in january of 2008. a social worker and police officer that went to check on the welfare of the children testified today they were not even aware that there were four daughters in the home. medical examiners say the girls' bodies were so badly decomposed they could not determine the cause of their death. d.c. police are investigatinging a double shooting that occurred right after midnight. officers found the two victims in 22400 block of elden road southeast. both had been shot and one in critical condition. the other is stable. both are expected to survive.

crime fighting efforts are paying off in prince george's county. today police showed off the results of initiatives aimed at driving the crime rate lower. iverson mall today, prince george's county police put it all on the table. close to $75,000 in jewelry and other merchandise recovered from pawn shops. it is the result of three summer crime fighting initiatives that police say are working. >> we would continue to work hard and do the right thing. >> reporter: burglaries are up 3%, overa, police say it is dow. alleged corruption involving five officers in prince george's county and the district. it makes all of us in law enforcementment very angry. >> reporter: the fbi investigation alleges th officers were tied to gambling ring protection, drug distribution, and thes ansporting of stolen goods. allegations involve ath forme d.c. corrections and housing officer identified as kenneth shelley.

arrested in 2007 after a raid at this charles county warehouse. another officer, named in the fbi probe, eddie smith, is no longer on the prince george's county force. today prince george's police chief hilton denied that this display is a diversion intended to take the focus off the probe. >> we are not diverting away from our main goal. our main goal is to -- prince george's county. we have a very professional police department. again, it is followed by accountability and integrity. that's something i promote. >> reporter: while hylton wouldn't comment specifically about the probe, he defended his department. >> like anyone else. we don't have a perfect organization. my faith tells me that even my god, jesus christ, had an imperfect organization. 12 apostles, they had one. the other 11 got the work done. >> reporter: but citizens who today witnessed this evidence of crime fightg success, are distressed by the allegations of

corruption. >> we depend on them a lot. we don't -- we have trusted them. we don't want to lose our trust in them. it hurt me to hear that about them. >> reporter: gun control advocates are breathing a sigh of relief this evening. earlier today, the senate could not muster enough votes to approve an amendment that would have allowed gun owners with concealed weapons, permits to cross into other states with similar laws. virginia senators mark warner and jim webb both supported the proposal which needed 60 votes to pass. >> those that seek permits to carry and within the federal guidelines specifically addressed in this bill seek to do so in order to protect themselves from the violence that we see onur streets. >> add this amendment passed, safety in america would have decreased. plain and simple. lives were saved with the defeat of the amendment. >> reporter: 48 states have

concealed weapons laws. the amendment only got 58 of the 60 votes it needed. joining us now to talk about today's vote is nbc news correspondent kelly o'donnell. kelly is live on capitol hill this afternoon. kelly, this was a rare victory for gun control supporters. congress tilted towards pro-gun issues in recent years. talk about that. >> it is an issue that, of course, is a cultural touch joan and reflect as lot about where people come from. as youaw the democrats in virginia did vote in support of this. and there were 20 democrats that also said this was a good idea. and when you study where they come from, they are largely from the west or places that view gun ownership differently than you find in the big cities. it was big city democrats who largely led the fight to bring it down. those who were in support of the idea saw a little bit of room for them because as you pointed out, 58 votes, majority, but not that 60 they needed. so those close to senator and democrats of south -- i'm sorry,

republican of south dakota, that brought this to the floor, his office says he will try again. it has been one of those issues that has always been a political touchstone and it is a flash point and for gun control advocates, this is one of those things they consider an important victory. pat? >> kelly, reporters of the amendment, will they try to bring up the issue again? >> yes. what they will try to do is look for a way to have a vote that would be what we call straight up or down. meaning you would only need to get to 51. that could be difficult because there are democrats like chuck schumer of new york who was a pierce opponent of this who will try to again give them that procedural advantage of needing 60. that could make it tough but those in favor of this kind of concealed carry state reciprocity. have your license in one state and it would count in another. and they are going to try again. you will then see those big city democrats and others that oppose this coming out strong again, committed, they say, to try to beat this back and if there is another attempt.

>> kelly o'donnell, live on capitol hill. thank you, kelly. you, too. it has been a missing piece in the investigation of the virginia tech shootings. governor tim kaine has confirmed the mental health records of cho have been found. the documents were found inside the home of the former director of the university's counseling center. a memo sent out to families of the shooting victims says the records were removed from the counseling center more than a year before the 2007 shootings. cho killed 32 people before committing suicide. his mental health treatment has been a major issue in the investigation of the shootings. pittsburgh steelers star ben roethlisberger will not face a criminal investigation over rape allegations for the time being. law enforcement officials in nevada say the woman who accused him would have to file a criminal complaint first. that woman is a 31-year-old former hostess at the harrah's hotel casino in lake tahoe. she filed a $390 million lawsuit

against roethlisberger and the casino. it claims the nfl star raped her in his hotel room after a celebrity golf tournament last summer. roethlisberger's lawyer strongly denies the accusation and says his client will cooperate with police if they do open an investigation. good evening. bob ryan, storm center 4. it is a hot one out there and humid, too. we have clouds. we have a couple of showers. one in rappahannock county. you can see how isolated they are and again today. our humidity and dew point up around 70. close to 90 degrees here. look at the rainfall trend. remember back april to may, we had over almost six inches of rain. mid may to mid june, almost -- over eight inches of rain. since then, mid june to mid july, a bit over a half inch of rain. so here is our question of the day. i will tell you the answer as well as if there is any chance of rain in our future. does a dry july then mean we are going to also have a dry august? lot of folks are wonder being that.

i will join you in a few minutes. >> thanks, bob. faulty space shut cut short today. space walk of the international space station. mission control says the carbon dioxide levels in astronaut christopher cassidy's suit were going up. they wanted to get him back inside as soon as possible. cassidy is one of two astronauts who were more than five hours into their planned 6 one-half hour space walk. it was the third space walk in five days. the astronauts are replacing batteries outside the outpost. coming up next on "news4 at 5:00," a raid at a clinic for the personal physician to michaejackson. find out what police were looking for. president obama fighting off growing opposition to his health care reform plan. makes his case to the public tonight. area drivers speaks out after being ticketed for going too slowly on the beltway. the real world's d.c. meets twitter. how the social networking site is keeping up with the show. we will be right back.

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there are new developments tonight in the investigation into michael jackson's death. today practical drug enforcement agents and l.a. police raided a houston clinic belonging to michael jackson's doctor. conrad murray. he was the last doctor to see the pop star before he died. police have already interviewed him as a witness to jackson's death but he has not been considered a suspect. murray's attorney says police

and agents were searching for evidence of manslaughter. medical records were the focus. >> no drugs. this is just -- this is just records. >> officials seized sxrords the computer hard drive. investigators say dr. murray's cooperating fully but has not been classified as a criminal investigation. president obama will hold a prime time news conference this evening. the force of his presidency. major focus of tonight's news conference is expected to be health care. nbc news chief white house correspondent chuck todd joins us now with a preview. hi, chuck. the president is on the defensive. he's been criticized not only by republicans by members of his own party. so what is he going to say tonight to try to change minds? >> reporter: well, it is interesting. what we don't know is that is he going to talk more detail? is he going to get into exact will you what some of the

physicians that he wants -- some of the things he would like to see come out of congress. you know, we heard a lot of different things about the three key areas. how to pay for it, who pays for it, what is universal coverage or increased coverage look like. what's a public insurance option going to look like. he's talked about all three in generalities but has not gotten into the details. there are some in congress that believe he will say what he's for and it can move negotiations along. so there seems to be this cat and mouse game between congress, even among democrats, and the president. >> and the president's poll numbers, as you know, are dropping at least on this issue. the economy has a lot to do with that. are americans no longer buying what the president is selling? >> reporter: you have an anxiety issue. you hit at something i think is exactly right. that's health care is connected to the economy. and when people -- ihink sometimes we all misread polls in this respect, we hear them talk about health care and think that oh, they are worried about coverage or they are worried about access to doctors. what they are really worried

about is losing their job because if they lose their job they lose their health care. so this really is an economic and jobs issue for a lot of americans and so the anxiety about the economy, i think, is what makes the nervousness about change -- the change in the health care system, you know, that it is the devil they don't know has them just as nervous as the devil they know >> what kind of compromises will the president need to make to get the deal done? is the fact he put a deadline on it hurting his effort? >> reporter: well, i think that, he says he needs a deadline in order to get congress to move. frankly, we are all washingtonns and know that's the way congress operates. they need to work under a deadline. now, they may miss this deadline but may get some of the work done. the compromises seem to be about who is going to pay for it and probably going to be very much, very, very upper income and plus some tax issues, having to do with people -- having their benefits taxed to a point. a little bit of it. then the other would be not everybody is going to get covered. not all 46 million. they are going to make it's

easier for the 46 million to get health care. but they may not b able to give just -- give them all covered under one safety net umbrella. >> all right. f c news w hhi -ietech coe espondent chuck todd. more on thde psi nreco'sntew 'sconference tonight coming up on o n "nightly news" beginning at 7:00. we should let you know it is wednesday, wednesday quiz. wendy went out to find the answer so she will be back in about a minute. >> glad you could join us. welcome back. >> i know you came back on a wednesday because -- >> that's right. >> i'm get back in the quiz. it has been a very, very dry -- rate we are going, this will be our driest july of all time. i know you have been away for a while. i made it just a yes/no. 50/50 chance. >> i need it. >> does dry july mean a dry august? there are your choices, yes or no. >> yes, you think the pattern will continue into august?

pat? >> probably will. but -- >> you are saying yes also? >> well -- it doesn't -- not necessarily. >> come on. >> may and june were wet. >> that's right. that's right. >> no, it doesn't. >> yes. i should have been a dentist. yes, you are craig. no. between went back into the record books and half the time the -- august following a dry july is wet. half the time it is dry. so no. stay tuned, in other words. look at our temperature outside. with i what the rainfall has been, there have been many spots that have been wet this july. new york city, even out in -- look how dry salisbury has been. elkins, west virginia, over four inches of rain. here is the rain. latest batch. look at how here in washington it is missing us. lexington, kentucky, folks. it is 66 and raining right no the one area that has been getting rain towards the blue ridge with a bit of lift out there, once again, rappahannock county, up into chester gap and

flint hill and up to front royal and look -- far western maryland, upper -- around pittsburgh. there is the cool rains now to the west of pittsburgh. so many spots have gotten some rain. notclarksburg. parts of montgomery county. boy, it is getting dry. the other hand, st. mary's city, st. mary's county, well over an inch of rain and fredericksburg, too, spots not in the really almost desperately dry shape we are here in washington. 89 there. here in washington, 65 in cincinnati. we have a bit of humidity, too. couple of things happening in the atmosphere. one, there is a little weak weather front. that will be getting close to -- last. there's little bit of storminess off the coast. i'm afraid that will be taking much of the moistur and tomorrow, just a chance of getting some needed showers o thundershowers but once again, primarily more to the west of washington. for the remainder of the evening, we have the isolated

hit and miss variety showers. out to our west primarily. temperatures staying in the muggy 80s. and clouds will break up a little bit. but overall, partly to mostly cloudy skies to start out tomorrow. sunrise now, after 6:00 in the morning. temperatures tomorrow into the high 60s, low 70s. i think the best chance -- we really talk about a chance of showers and thundershowers will be in the afternoon. after 3:00, 4:00rnn.afoornn. uv ndinkeplee s,an afor y wrndk. il w behiiti te otthink we will be of shinotun of sunshin a chance ce nc for an rntenhun tnd sh terow on sunday. as it t erenek should bin july, looks summery. lot of sunshi. >> there you have it. >> thanks, bob. a big event for conservationists is coming up this weekend in fairfax county. the wildlife center of virginia will be releasing three bdhe twt the masonhela n at etate parkthk stekar lorton. h.watc heish.tcs t this is the first time in the i

center's history three eagles will be set free at one time. the eagles were found injured in prince william, stafford, new kent counties. they were each rescued and brought back to health. still to come on "news4 at 5:00" -- >> where everyone is sleeping. >> the first lady's mother talks about life in the white house as she reads to area children. the government gets ready to unveil the cash for clunkers program. is it a good deal for consumers? >> fast fix for your seats. new procedure that will have you sandal-ready in no time. ???o?g?co=

the government incentive program to stimulate new car sales is receiving up. the rebate system starts trsmopetop car shoppers that trade in older gassh guzzling models for newer and more fuel efficient cars can get a voucher worth up to $4500 on their trade-ins. chrysler says it will then match that offer with an additional $4500 off its most -- off most ofhe 2009 models. critics of the so-called cash for clunkers program say this is going to cost the government too much money. not all trade-ins will aly for the program. your clunker has to be less than 25 years old and have a combined city highway fuel economy of 18 miles per gallon or less. be regtered at the same -- to the same owner for at least a r year. the new car you want has to get

at least 22 miles per can't costt cost more than $45,000. e tghou mbvenoer and until $1 billion in rebate credits are reported. could hot dogs be hazardous to your health? one group says yes. and now it is suing to get warning labels put on the all-american meat products. the cancer project, vegan advocacy group, is citing scientific studies that link hot dogs and other processed meats to colon cancer. so they are suing kraft foods, oscar mayor, nathan's famous and other names on be half of three cancer patients. nearly 150,000 americans are diagnosed with colorectal cancer every year. federal health authorities say they have found cancer causing ingredients in electronic cigarettes despite manufacturer's claims the smokes are safer than tobacco cigarettes. the food and drug administration tests two leading electronic cigarette brands and turned up several toxic chemicals, including antifreeze.

the electronic cigarettes produce a nicotine mist that absorbs directly in the lungs. mafacturers claimeve tdt the electronic cigarettes are healthier than the real thing because they give smokers their nicotine boost without the harmful chemicals. when "news4 at 5:00" continues, the search for thousands of healthy adults to test the new swine flu vaccine. we will find out how you can get involved. virginia lawmakers take steps to deal with the recent supreme court ruling that could jeopardize the prosecution's dui cases. is there such a thing as too safe? area driver speaks out after being ticketed for going too slowly. xxxxóxoxoçgñ1ñcñc ñ

welcome back to our second half hour of "news4 at 5:00." i'm wendy reer. >> i'm pat lawson muse. coming up in this half hour, reaction to a supreme court ruling that could affect dui cases in the commonwealth. a local hospital recruit for human trials for swine flu vaccine. and the "real world" d. meets twitter. first our top story this evening. ea driver speaks out after being ticketed for going too slowly. anyone that drives our roads knows that it is full of -- they are full of aggressive driver so imagine one motorist's reaction when he pulled over last night given a ticket for driving too slowly. it happened on route 50 east of the beltway in prince george's county. jane watrel joins us now with more on this. >> reporter: the motorist says he was pulled over and issued a ticket for going 58 in a 65-mile-an-hour zone. he believes he was not breing the law. eric considers himself a safe driver. so imagine the maryland man

surprise when he was stop aid long route 50 tuesday evening for going too slow. >> coming back on route 50, the speed limit is 55, and i was pulled over by a maryland state trooper and when i asked him why i was pulled over, he said i was going too slow and issued me an $80 ticket for going 58 in a 65. >> reporter: eric says he tried to reason with the state trooper. as passing cars whizzed by. >> to me if you are punishing a safe driver that, you know, there were many cars speeding by me. i guess it was easier for him to pull me over than some of the cars that were speeding. >> reporter: a maryland state police spokesman says they are looking into the matter. and plan to have a response to the ticket within 24 hours. eric says the traffic stop is even more puzzling because it came just yards before the 65-mile-an-hour speed limit sign. eric believes he was pulled over in the 55-mile-an-hour zone. in the meantime, the man says he plans to fight his ticket in court. >> if i was wrong, if i was

speeding, then you got me. and i'm wrong. but the fact that i don't believe i'm wrong and that i wasn't breaking any laws, that's why i'm fighting it. >> reporter: eric says he is ing to know within two weeks when he has a court date. in the meantime he wonders if this has happened to other drivers in that area. wendy? >> jane watrel. thanks, jane. state legislators will be heading back to richmond next month for a special session. governor kaine called for the session so the state can respond to a supreme court ruling that could jeopardize criminal prosecutions. the high court ruled last month that prosecutors must make scientists to prepare lab reports available for cross-examination by defense lawyers. under the current law the burden is on the defense to challenge the lab reports. the high court ruling shifts the burden to the prosecution. state legislators have to fix the state law. >> this is an important thing to fix and now we spent time with the commonwealth's attorneys, attorney general's office, and we have a sense of what the fix

can be. and this was a day when we already knewe were going to have a fairly 450i attendance of legislators in richmond. i think it is the appropriate time to take it up and i think we should be able to handle it in one day. >> tteeppeher: sci sonesalsi will take place on august 19th. rtou ruling already is having an impact on casesn trthe thcluding a dwional. including a dwi case in fairfax lunty ast week. e hdrereeiv badnun charged with his second dw in tnhe ptive years. since 2001, he's also had ten ctrfiafon cctnio ons his record. three of those for reckless ojc rue thase dge inarhe tle case rd prosutdorha ms o teakhe t officer who performedlaavfoblai la blaire cross-examination. the drunk driving charge against him, it was dismissed. not many people may realize it but lyme discease a growing threat. the number of cases has increased in our region over the past couple of years. like the west nile virus, a bug tote can lausee disease. tghni aowgh tn hall meet willing take pcet a centreville high school in clifton, virginia, to heca edute the public about the assedie. e

and provide tips to help prevent it. the meeting begins at 7:00. check of our humid forecast, bob. >> it is, wendy and pat. very humid. we are getting buildups here but as other days really not any general areas of rain showers, there you can see where there's a little bit of extra lift for our friends out there in the blue ridge area. there are some showers around stephen city and winchester. great pictures out at rappahannock county. beautiful sunset last evening. isn't that spectacular looking out over the blue ridge? overnight tonight, we will see temperatures only dip in town into the low 70s. tomorrow into the mid 80s. by late in the afternoon, i think, at least a chance for some needed showers or thundershowers. little bit better than a 50/50 chance. but as the evening process, more showers, probably off the coast, little area of low pressure developing. humidity still with it. i think the weekend looks fine with a fair amount of sunshine and a chance for some needed thundershowers late sunday and on into next week. sort of feeling like july.

of all things. back to you. >> imagine that. >> imagine that. thanks, bob. still ahead -- >> on that xwrany, there is a child. a dreaming child. >> the mher of michelle obama talks about life in the white house as she reads to a group of children in the area. the real world d.c. meets twitter. how the networking cited is keeping up with the show.

this week's "wednesday's child" loves the game of tennis. he is good at it. as we found out when he spent time with the coach, murphy jenson. here's barbara harrison with devin's story.

>> reporter: hi, devin. >> hi. >> reporter: how are you? >> good. >> reporter: i'm so glad to see you. >> nice to meet you. >> reporter: you are a tennis player. is that right? >> yeah. >> reporter: we should have fun today. we are going to ken kashiwahara capitals tennis. devin is a 15-year-old who loves the game of tennis. so we thought we on check out the beautiful new digs for the washington capitals professional tennis team in downtown washington. >> i hear you are a big tennis player. >> reporter: little bit. >> you enjoy the game. >> yes. >> here we go. >> reporter: dennis proved to be good at a game he taught himself to play. >> i just picked up a racket one day and just hit it. >> reporter: and turned out to be pretty good. those that know him say devin wants to succeed at everything he tries. >> a wonderful child. very, very outgoing. loves to do new things, learn new things. he is a really good kid, very good kid. >> reporter: she says devin has been in the foster care system

for three years. he has had to move a number of times already. she says he's anxious to be adopted. >> i want somebody there for me that will be there for me. i don't want just to be in a home where they keep me until i'm 21. i want to be adopted and be a part of the family. >> reporter: he wants a family that will support his ambitions. what do you think you want to be when you grow up? how did you decide that? >> i always wanted to help people. >> reporter: he would like to study law enforcement in college and would also like to keep playing tennis. and hopes to have an adoptive family that would like that, too. >> i want to ask -- active father that goes out and plays sports. i want a loving mother. >> devin, you played unbelievable. >> reporter: murphy presented devin with tickets to see serena williams play and an official kastles the shirt.

he wants to be part of a family that would be his home team forever. barbara harrison, news4, "wednesday's child." >> if have you roo i irou y home orevin dou or devin or pe saldoci anlptio our special adoption hoine. 1-88-to-adopt-me or nbcwashington.com. still to come tonight on "news4 at 5:00," a reminder to adults about critical vaccines they should be getting regularly. >> ugly, broken, missing toenails are keeping you from wearing sexy sandals this summer, there is help on the way. >> in sports, the nats pick up their first win for their new skipper. lindsay is live at ac wmeco bk.q

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the government says vaccines preventible diseases kill more adults in the united states each year than breast cancer, aids and traffic accidents. earlier today leading health experts spoke out in a news conference and say while many parents make sure their children's shots are up to date, adults often forget about themselves. >> there's poor insight into possible complacency about adult immunizations among u.s. population. and there's really a lack of knowledge about that same preventible diseases in general. >> the centers for disease control has a full control of what shots adults should get. it is on their website. human trials of the swine flu vac celine take place in our area. the university of maryland's school of medicine will be leinit and expected to begin next month. as many as 1,000healthy you a dults and children all volunteers will be given the vaccine at ten centers across the country. participants will get two doses of the vaccine, three weeks apart. the response after the first dose will be compared to the

response after the second. summer is sandal weather and time to show off your toenails but some women rather bury their toes in the sand because their nails are damaged or ugly but there is help available. a medical procedure can replace those unsightly nails painlessly and in minutes. >> reporter: during the sizzle of summer, women can't wait to expose their toes. strappy, sexy sandals are a must for many. unless you are like medical assistant donna luther. >> i wear closed-in shoes instead of sandals in the summer. >> reporter: donna stopped wearing sandals years ago after dropping something on her toe damaging the nail. >> ugly. >> reporter: donna decided to restore her toenail with a new procedure. it is brand-new and done by the foot doctor she works for. donna says it was a patient who

convinced her. >> she loved it. she just couldn't believe, you know, that something like this was possible rop the podiatrist says he can preplace toenails that are broken or destroyed by fungus and taking them from this to this. >> putting it over the deformed nails or diseased nails. and because of that, it needs to be medically applied and that's difference between us and a salon comes in. >> reporter: the doctor remains the damaged part of the nail and treats any fungus and then builds a new nail right into the nail bed. it is dried by tra violet light. the new toe is ready in 15 minutes. >> it is magnificent. >> reporter: remember what it looked like before? >> it is beautiful. >> flexible polymer. it is not a rigid acrylic so the material stays on the nail better and adheres better and does not pop off. it is flexible and moves with the nail. >> reporter: it will need occasional touch-up it is a real nail grows back. the doctor says he treated grateful women and men.

>> some have always been -- almost been to the point of tears because they are so glad they have a normal looking nail again. >> the cost for the nail repair process is about $150 for up to five nails. the procedure is not covered by insurance. once it is done, your toenails can be painted immediately and nail polish remover will not hurt the new nail. some d.c. residents are going to learn more tonight about a unique program meant to ease parking problems in their neighborhoods. the performance parking neighborhood program kicked off in april last year. the pilot program is run in columbia heights and near nats park. the xwoel is to protect neighborhood parking, ease congestion and ensure there is regular turnov ofetered m spaces. tintmetrrtf or osponanthta pade rtment of transportation will untatesepdtsid r ienn combghia and get their eid ttgeiranhe f t lopi program is successful, it may be tried out in other parts of the city. let's see what's coming up

on "news4 at 6:00" -- >> jim handily is back. >> good to see you, folks. lot to tell you about coming up in a few minutes on "news4 at 6:00." president barack obama, of course, set to hold a prime time news conference tonight to discuss his health care plans. we are going to break down what you can expect. plus, former vice president dick cheney's secret service protect has been extended. we will tell you why. and a heavy load was pulled through the streets of one city last night. take a look at this. now the airplane is coming right here to virginia. all that plus a good deal more coming your way in just a few minutes. we will be looking for you there. >> looks like a good silk worm. >> doesn't it? >> well, we will look for that one. miracles miracles. >> how about it? all is good at nationals park for a day. right? for the first time since jim riggleman took over the team a week ago, we are actually talking about a win. the nationals got a yeoman's

effort from starting pitcher john lannanast night. complete game shutout against the mets. lannan also got some serious help on defense. lindsay czarniak at the park with one of the nationals newest additions making his presence felt at the plate and in the field. hey, lindsay. >> yeah. i'm getting to know morgan little bit here who is already ragging on me. if you watched the games and i know have you, neither has been one of the most exciting players out there to watch. you were brought here in the trade from pittsburgh. needing to help this defense. you have done nothing but that since you have been here. is it a matter of you being really comfortable in center field? i know that's not what you were playing with the pirates. >> that's my bread and put butter. i came up in the minor leagues playing center field. when i got the call, they threw me in left and another learning period. i feel comfortable out there now. >> watching the opening if kiki fencive plays. what's going through your mind when you make one of those amazing grabs or you rob somebody of a home run?

>> just playing hard for my boys. trying to kill the e.r.a.s and, you know, just -- out there playing. having fun. that's what they got me here, playing defense and that's all i want to bring to the ball club. >> up and down battle for you, too. your time in pittsburgh, minors and majors. do you feel like you still have a point to prove? is that part of it? >> i think i have a point to prove every time i step on the ballpark. you know, it is just -- i -- got a love for this game and whoever wants to come see me play the first time, i'm definitely going to give them something to remember by playing hard. >> it is interesting because you also played hockey. in '99 and 2000. in canada, part of the western minor -- >> hockey league. >> okay. thank you. what are you taking on the field with you here from your hockey experience? >> definitely not the mets. you know, but a lot of hard work, grimy attitude have you on the ice and bring out to the ball diamond.

that's basically about it. you can't bring too much more. if you do, you are messed up. try to separate the two from each other and just try to build -- play hard each time. >> why baseball over hockey? >> don't know. athlete, i guess. put me on the spot. lock me up. >> come on, nyjer. >> i don't know what to say there. got a love for the game and i guess, you know, somebody saw my talented in baseball. >> your talent is stealing bases. 11 as leadoff man.ouimlo y get everyime yry get on base? >> to be a pest out there. create havoc. and try to steal bags and basically getting in running position or scoring position for nick johnson or whoever is following after that. >> you guys got a win last night, much-needed win. what's the pocus now need to become for this second half of the season? >> just stay consistent and coming out here with intensity and just keep playing hard and

just give it 100% every time we come out here and that's it. >> nyjer morgan. one of the newest nationals out there having a blast every time he is on the field. you can't do that yet. i think there is more we need to diover about this guy. what do you think, dan? >> to be honest with you, i'm not sure he is having enough fun out there. >> dan says he's not sure if you are having enough fun out there. >> i'm having fun all the time, dano. >> guys, thanks a lot of nationals and the mets. hopefully they can make it two in a row. we will -- >> that would be great. yeah. >> tha would be fun. >> that's what we are rooting for. when "news4 at 5:00" continues, unique pairing of names at the upcoming dedication of a coast guard vessel. >> keith garvin in due upon circle where attention brought by the attention of the real world is bringing real s cop.ngu 

bob ryan, storm center 4. we have clouds out there but right here in washington, nothing -- you can see showers out to our west, shenandoah valley. and look at the beautiful fort valley. boy, it has been a fairly wet july. not too far outside of washington. over 3 1/2 inches. those are the areas towards the blue ridge which have really been able to get needed rain. i think we have at least a chance right here in the immediate metropolitan area to be see something showers and thundershowers late tomorrow afternoon. and then back to some sunny humid conditions into the weekend. late sunday, slight chance for

more thundershowers. after that, temperatures high 80s to 90. hottest time of the year, that's our average. keep you posted. back to you. >> there is a house. napping house where everyone is sleeping. >> marion robinson, mother of michelle obama, reading to a group of elementary school children from montgomery county today. mrs. robinson joined education secretary arne duncan to help promote the department's summer reading initiative. read to the tots. the story misrobinson read today was called "the napping house." mrs. robinson talked about life in the white house. she told the students she is enjoying living at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. she thinks her grandchildren are growing up so fast that sometimes she is feeling left out. she also says that it was an overwhelming feeling to have a daughter married to the president of the united states. michelle obama will be something that no other first lady has done before. she is going to serve as a

sponsor for a u.s. coast guard cutter. the ship itself is breakin new ground and it will be named after dorothy stratton. strapt only founded the coast guard women's reserve that helped pave the way for women in the service. as a ship sponsor mrs. obama will attend the ship's christening and that will tack place next summer in mississippi. it is all the rage in due upon circle but it may be send something of the neiborhood residents into a rage at the same time. mtv's real word is taping the 22 snd season in washington. and as keith garvin reports, not everyone is happy with the attention and they are blogging about it. >> wherever they go they manage to attract a crowd. the cast of mtv's real world reality show taping the next season out of mansion at due upon circle. we caught cast member michael manning during a shoot today. manning is taking the experience in stride. >> with what's it like to be in c.? >> d.c. is awesome. >> reporter: those who live and work in the neighborhood have taken notice.

all the lights and cameras have brought extra action. >> i like it. brightly lit at night. pretty. improv it is neighborhood. >> i personally haven't noticed too mu of a difference. so it has been fine for me. >> reporter: residents are not happy with the real world. >> made an area that wants active as we were very happy with. turned into a much more bustling area in a negative way. >> reporter: adam lives across the street from the cast house. rosenberg say the new neighbors brought unwelcomed attention. >> people hanging out outside and they are -- drinking and watching. someone shoves somebody. people get into a fight. >> reporter: rosenberg runs a page on twitter that allows frustrated residents to vent. he can in part blame the crowds and "real world" favor on this man, chris wigens. wigens runs pager on twitter and facebook that detail every move of "the real world" cast. wigens has sources that tell him

where cast members will be and when they will be there. >> shortly before this interview i looked -- i had about 3800 or 3900 followers. i do receive on any given day 150 to 200 tips or photographs or read tweets of information. >> reporter: despite the differing takes on the attention the show is bringing, bloggers agree on one thing. it brought them together in the online community. wiggins appeared on rosenberg's guest as a guest blogger. now if everyone else could get along so well. due popt circle, keith garvin, news4. >> the two sites have little time to work out their differences. "the real world" is expected to continue taping in the dupont circle home through september or october. coming up, president obama makes his case to the nation for health care reform. wendy and jim handly are next with "news4 at 6:00."

one month to the day of the deadliest accident in metro history. the transit sysm still trying to assure riders about safety. >> a program that give people money for their old cars about to get under way. a new discovery could provide information about the mindset of the man responsible for the virginia tech shootings. tonight president barack obama will discuss his health care plan before the entire country. in a prime time news conference. good evening, everybody. i'm jim handly. >> i'm wendy rieger. jim and doreen are off tonight. the president is trying to keep the pressure on congress to act soon lawmakers concerned about the cost. steve handelsman has more. >> reporter: concerned about the cost and concern about what some see as the rush. here at the white house a little while ago i spoke to strategist david axelrod who says the president tonight and for the foreseeable future, he said, will not back off his demand that the house and the senate take their fir