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good evening, i am wendy rieger. jim and doreen are off. full steam ahead, barack obama and his health care plan. vowing to get health care reform passed this year and leaned on congress not to stall. >> i'm trying to make sure that everybody has good health care and they don't right now. >> president obama stuck to his guns in a news conrence dominated by the fight over health care. >> if you don't set deadlines in this town, things don't happen. >> this year, he said, he will get a reform bill with universal coverage. >> we have got doctors, nurses, hospitals, even the pharmaceutical industry, means that the stars are aligned we need to take advantage of that. >> mr. obama would not say what reforms he favors to cut the tests and lower health care costs. he did back a tax hike on the rich to insure uninsured and reached out to republicans. >> the politics may dictate that they don't vote for health care

reform because they think, you know, it will make obama more vulnerable. but if they have a good idea we'll take it. >> mr. obama weighed in on the arrest of a friend. harvard professor, hen rery lew gates. >> the cambridge police acted stupidly. >> gates was arrested in his own home after he showed id. >> race remains a factor in this society. that doesn't lessen the incredible progress that has been made. i am standing here as testimony to the progress that's been made. and yet the fact of the matter is that, you know, this still haunts us. >> part of america mr. obama plans to change along with our health care system. the president had been demanding congress take first votes next month. warned by prominent democrats that's too soon. mr. obama didn't mention an august deadline. i am steve handlesman, news 4,

capitol hill. metro's general manager says work continues on faulty circuits, reiterated there is not a widespread problem. twice daily tests of track circuits are still showing some irregularities on four lines. the transit agency has found that some sensors are failing to recognize that a train is on a section of track for a second or more. faulty circuits are fixed or replaced. metro continues to operate all trains manually. a woman out for a morning jog f ng anhabieadm ch bf ngbiham anea bch drives. and a lot of women feeling unnerves tonight. this took place on the section of the park that is very popular. the attack happened 7:00 a.m. the victim taken a morning jog. south of bingham drive, near an

area. >> grabbed and assaulted. she passed the suspect. >> unshaven and smelled a bit of alcohol. prior to this assault. victim or witness observed the same subject tal inissph.an in spanish. vm described her attacker inbeisg h 3ng0s, between 5'7", d 105'", with ad. bu k, black, wavyho srdeul length hair. she said he was wearing a t-shirt and blue jeans and smelled like he had been drinking. the section of the park where the assault occurred is very popular with joggers, walkers and bicyclists. they were dismayed to learn of the crime. >> whenever i run in rock creek park, in this area, iun with someone. just telling my running partner i would never run alone in broad day light. >> i have been here, i do run with my dog. and i think that, a lot of people are scared of dogs.

so, he presents himself as scary. >> investigators tell us there have been no other similar incidents in the area. wendy, back to you. >> thank you. >> missing mental health records for the virginia tech gunman have been found offcampus. cho's file turned up at the home of dr. robert miller. allegedly removed the records a year before cho killed 32 and himself. governor kaine says it is unclear why he took the file home. victims' family say the discoveryaises questions about the thoroughness of the criminal investigation. from wooded areas to downtown d.c., new cases of lyme disease are cropping up across our area. tonight fairfax county held a meeting to alert residents there. derek ward attended and joins us now live from tyson's corner. derek? >> good evening. you know it is the time of year we spend a lot of time outdoors.

for the most part. they're out there, particular bacteria. a danger lurks in these woods. you would be hard pressed tosh find it. it could find you. it is the tick, black legged or deer tick carrying lyme disease. fairfax county has seen an increase in reported cases. 400. >> doubling of the cases in the last year. most of the cases more than double. if we didn't have so many cases that are misdiagnosed or roar unreported. >> enough of a concern the county convened a townhall meeting to raise awareness about a disease often misdiagnosed by doctors. >> i haven't seen any disease that split the medical community the way this disease has. >> one man knows how devastating it can be. david hall's 13-year-old daughter contracted it.

last 90 days, gone from a singer, dancer, actress, wheelchair bound, paralyzed waist down. no use of hand. lower extremities related to lyme disease. >> alarmingly you don't have to be in the woods or tall grass to contract disease. >> birds are the biggest carrier. they can drop all. fall off. not realize you had been bitten. one hedge. stay out of grass. watch out for rashes. cuff yoursel cover yourself and look out for ticks. >> making sure you check yourself every time you come in one of the most important things. >> now the centers for disease controls got an increase in funding to look at lyme disease over the next year. congress is getting involved. looking at setting up something look a national registry for the disease. for those who come in contact with it. that's really good news. we are live in tyson's corner. back to you in studio. >> derek ward. thank you, derek. still ahead. michael jackson death

investigation, moves 1,000 miles east. police raid the offices of the doctor with jackson at the time of the jackson's death. hometown of the captured u.s. soldier comes together to pray for his safe return. why police alert a driver going slower than the speed limit. bob, nice out there? >> it is. balmy, summer night. tomorrow, we may actually see something we haven't seen in a while here in washington. i will explain that. what you got? >> abortion, the hidden tape of lebron james getting dunked on. yes, it is out. playoffs on the line. your washington capitals. and the two nats'e. iw. aro ro. ???oó#?c?awqqa###x

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i m is a free nbn.eesgrg'ur but edgreenburg's medical licen has been suspended he cannot the free his patients. >> i love my patients. i hope they're in good hands right now.ic and i hope in the near future. i can take care of them again. >> greenburg's attorney will appeal the drug conviction and two pending charges of assault on a police officer that stem from greenburg's arrest. they will work to get his license restored. the investigation into the michael jackson death took authorities to houston to the clinic of the doctor who was with jackson. dr. conrad murray, jackson's personal physician. he told police he did not inject jackson with painkillers. authorities will not confirm whether criminal charges are pending. murray's aorney said investigators were seeking evidence for possible manslaughter charges. residents of a small town in idaho, held a vigil tonight.

they're playing for the safe return of a captured u.s. soldier. private bergdoff, grew up in idaho and is held by the n.tabali friends, neighbors sangongs ba soldier.ies of the he w captured by militants last month after he reportedly walked away from his outpost in southern afghanistan. the military says no expense is being spared in the search for the soldier. stomach surgery helping people stop weight gain without dangers. six-foot shark found in the middle of the street. police and neighbors are stumped. bob and the best chance for rain this week. ç0

a new stomach surgery is helping gastric by pass patients lose the weight they put on without a risk.

i weighed 310 pound. i had gastric by pass surgery. >> she lost 162 pounds after surgery. she maintained that weight for more than six years. but last year, she noticed her body starting to change. >> i saw my weight start picking up in increments, ten pounds here. ten pounds there. and it was after the -- the death of my husband. after a lot of emotional stress. i started picking up some bad habits. started watching the clothes get tighter. oh, my gosh. >> she gained merely 40 pounds despite having a surgery that made her stomach the size of a person's thumb. doctors say that's common for patients who undergo the surgery. >> the next, three, four years, just continue to start gaining weight because they have lost therestriction. >> howard university hospital terrence pullman said if patients don't change

their lifestyle and eat too much. either their stomach will start to expand or the connection between the stomach and intestine will stretch. and they lose the surgical constrictions it will cause them to gain weight even if they eat less >> with the conventional or old way of doing it. we have to make an incision. so you have increased chance of bleeding. you have increased chance of complications. >> now doctors are using it to avoid complications. >> we don't have to operate into previous operative areas. and not dealing with areas that actually could either bleed or could not heal well. doctors use tools attached to the tube, tighten the stomach

area, fixing any part that stretched too much. >> the faster recovery. less pain for the patient. >> it has been two weeks since she underwent the surgery. she already lost ten pounds. sore throa and gas pain after the surgery but felt better within a few days. >> starting to lose again. it gives you that hope again. it gives you that spirit of like, okay. i can do this i can conquer this weight loss demon. most of us worry about getting a speeding ticket. a man in maryland is fighting a fine because he was driving too slowly. eric baumstrom got pulled over on route 50. he says he got an $80 ticket for going 58 in a 65 mile per hour zone. he says the trooper said he is going too slowly. he is going to take it to court. >> a lovely evening. >> nice breeze. >> unfortunately.

no real soaking rain. dry outside. >> tomorrow? >> tomorrow. maybe a few showers. i don't think we will be seeing a whol lot. folks enjoying the middle of summertime. hottest time of the year on average is rig where we are now. our temperature, 90 degrees we made it. only, only for the -- for the -- the sixth time have we had a 90-degree day. on average. now that we are halfway through the summertime. 14, 90 degree days. middle part of july. we have a high temperatures around the country today. we were 90. buffalo. what is going on in buffalo? 79 degrees. the high temperature, you have friend out there. look at middle part of the country. st. louis. it was raining out there. austin, san antonio. 102. both tying the record high temperatures, up around the lakes right now. 57 degrees. there is the area of cloudiness. that is coming our way. we are still in the humidity. an there is a little area of --

spin in the atmosphere. area of low pressure that i am afraid will be taking a lot of moisture away from us. even though right now there are some showers. even one or two rumbles of thunder out of the mountains of west virginia. that will be coming in. a lot of that will be drying up by the time it gets here. meanwhile into parts of pennsylvania. a pretty wet july. look at kansas city. just today. two inches of rain. more than 6 inches of rain they have had. woodstock also had about 1/2 inch of rain. friends out there, getting rain. and overnight tonight. a weather front. there it is. by tomorrow, about midday. begins to come out of the mountains. look at how it dries up a little bit. that area of storminess off the coast. begins to take over. and takes a lot of the moisture up toward new england once again. so afraid a lot of areas, maybe, hope not in your garden. a lot of areas may not be seeing any rain tomorrow. other than a few sprinkles.

other areas once again out toward the blue ridge, out toward west virginia will be seeing needed rainshowers still. in the meantime. tomorrow morning when you get up and head out. it will be mild. little humid side in the morning. feeling look july. temperatures near 70 degrees. a lot of clouds around tomorrow. and starting, two, three, 4:00 in the washington area. earlier obviously for folks to the west. chance of thundershowers. temperatures in the mid to high 80s. anything diminishing. moving out. 7:00, 8:00. getting more concerned. everybody is going to be seeing some rain. right now having the driest july ever here in washington. friday, saturday. again more sunshine than anything. and maybe some showers, thundershowerslate on sunday. weekend overall looks pretty good. but anything it has been hit or miss. >> really is. all righty. thank you, bob. >> enjoy the summer. >> okay. still ahead. dog rescued from the jaws of an alligator.

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zimmerman. takes home on the throwing error. game tied at one. bottom of the sixth. and the big guy pulls this one up. right into right field. >> and all the way to the wall. dunn with a stand-up double. two batters later. the aforementioned. josh willingham. doing some work. making the met play. he crushes the off speed pitch. deep to left field. that's in the bullpen. two-run jack. and take a 3-1 lead. top of the seventh.

trying to do his best impersonation. strikes out. berroa. seven innings. thats take it 3-1. they're now in the midst of a rare winning streak. >> two wins in a row. can't beat that. last time, played the game. went out. gave up five runs in the first inning. it was in my head. you know what. get a good outing here. >> come around too often. so, any tomb you have four hits. it's a special night. so -- for me it was a special night. >> os lose again. swept at yankee stadium. three-game set in boston. starting on friday. moving on. it's world team tennis. washington capitals heading to the playoffs. after beating the springfield lasers. the mascot. tops pin. having a good old-time in

downto d.c. tonight. the men's doubles match. and this is doubles play to perfection. check out the play at the net. that is nice. here comes the coach. murphy jenson. giving his team some words of encouragement. to the ladies single match. and petrova serving in the near court. rips the forehand winner. right down the line. capitals win it 21-14. they are playoff bound. how about props for wizards center, mcgee after impressing some of the higher ups at usa basketball, summer league, vegas. he was invited to team usa's minicamp. mcgee along with jeff green and kevin durante. time for the lebron video. sure you have heard about it. it has surfaced. in case you haven't heard. lebron james dunked on during his basketball camp. he didn't like it. so much so that his peeps from nike commandeered the video from photographers. the video turned into a big

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