. stormy weather after a night of isolated storms that knocked out power to some ars. the forecast calls for the ssibility of more rough .eatheroday. lengthy investigation, that's how police describe the case of an annandale woman found stabbed to death in her home business. and burger night out. former president, bill clinton, makes a stop atd a local burger restaurant for his evening meal. good morning.

welcome to "news4 today." its sunday, july 26th, 2009. i'm kimberly suiters in for koout gar ven. we begin with the weather. let's go right to steve. those storms rolled in quickly. we had a lot of thunder storms that rolled through around dinnertime. now that line has pushed up front. there is still more action off to the west. we have a cold front heading our way. later on today, the front is going to slide in bringing us showers and storms. right now, temperatures are in the upper 60s and low 70s. dew points are still high. we have a large batch of moisture from the shenandoah valley westward. all of that is pushing up towards the northeast. there is a larger batch of moisture off to the west that will continue to head in our direction. there is the cold front moving across west virginia. as the day goes on, the moisture is going to push into the area.

showers mostly cloudy. still warm. temperatures near 90 degrees. all the details in just a few minutes. back to you. >> new details in the murder investigation of an annandale woman. we are learning more about the woman who was killed. police say the ac tu punk tourist was murdered sometime friday in her home business. they are going through surveillance video in hopes of finding her killer. darcy spencer has the latest. >> reporter: fairfax county police detectivespentve the second night inside an annandale home where a woman was found dead friday afternoon. 53-year-old chung ou ran an ac tu puncture business. they say she had been bound and stabbed in the bathroom of her home. she suffered trauma to the upper body. >> the medical examiner has confirmed this was a homicide. the manner of death, we, at this point are going to beholding

that information just a little bit longer. >> reporter: the victim's body was discovered by one of her clients. members of the korean-american association met saturday to discuss the crime. >> we want a more safe environment for the community and we wish some help from the police and this is very shocking to us. i hope this never happen again. >> reporter: sources tell news 4 the victim was last seen alive earlier in the day friday at the korean restaurant next door. sources say she would often send her clients there to eat and go over later to pay the bill. the restaurant also has surveillance cameras. they are hoping one of them may have captured an image of the killer. in the meantime, police are saying it will be a lengthy len

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care plans. some late light burger lovers got more than they expected last night when former president, bill clinton, stopped in. you can see him on this iphone video taken by an employee. he had a double hamrger with everything xc as french ftowes ries as french fries and a larar apple pie milk she. he is nothing e former president left thi $7 tip. he took time to pose for pictures. still ahead on "news 4 today," the heat and humidity stick around but for how long? steve is back for a closer look at the week ahead. can a grand slam early in the rain prolonged nationals game keep the home team ahead. highlights are up next. aú

three rehabilitated bald eagles are now free again. >> one, two, three. >> an impressive sight. they were released back into the mild this weekend at mason next gate park. congressman jim moran was on hand. they were found injured in the past two months, treated by the wildlife center of virginia in

the shenandoah valley. up close, next to a human, you see how impressive they are. >> they are huge and so pretty. >> they are. striking. >> when i used to live in the pacific northwest, we would go hiking and you would see them all over the place flying around hunting for salmon. >> how about the weather? >> weatherwise, yesterday, we have some late-day storms and today we could have another round of storms push into the area. there is a front still to the west. yesterday's thunderstorms weren't associated with the front. they were just some storms that pop up with a wave of lower pressure ahad he of the front. today, the front pushes into the area ands that happens, with he could see some showers and some thunderstorms. at least this morning, we are starting off with a bit of sunshine. we go mostly cloudy later on as the front starts to push toward the area. right now, 71 degrees, the wind out of the south at 7. it is quite muggy. it will stay this way for a number of days. we will have a general

southwesterly wind flow for the next few days which will keep us in the upper 80s, low 90s with humid conditions for a good part of the workweek. 71 right now. 69, clinton. 66 up in martinsburg. dew points in the upper 60s again. quite humid from the district all the way down towards pax river. still quite humid in the shenandoah valley. here in the beltway, all is quiet. notice, there is a large batch of moisture off to the west. we have light rain up and down eye 81 with the heavier rain still off to the west of that, basically, back into west virginia. you can see how the rain is moving up toward the north and the east. the entire system is marching toward the east coast. it is all tied to a front that will push in later on today. you can see behind the front, it is cool. there is the wave of lower pressure. the low is swinging a front towards the area. still to the west ahead of it, which will help to keep things on the warm side again today

with temperatures right around 90 degrees. it will continue to feed in that humid weather. we have a slight risk of seeing some severe weather later on today from the district northward and eastward an all the way up towards new england. so here is the cool front. the front pushes in during the afternoon hours with the daytime heating. we could have showers and storms. some could be on the strong to severe side with hail and gusty winds being the biggest threat. tomorrow, it doesn't go very far, again with the daytime heating, we could have another round of showers and thunderstorms. by the time we get to tuesday, things are a bit more quiet.nt o the region for thursday. this afternoon, mostly cloudy, , rmd.wamihu a shower or storm. keep the umbrellas on stand by. 60% chance of a shower or a storm. it is not going to rain all the .i it will rain at times. tomorrow, 87. a shower or storm, mostly cloudy, tuesday and wednesday look dry with a mixti of sun an

clouds, still quite warm. then, come the end of the week, that secondary front could bring us more showers and storms for thursday and friday. >> pretty humid out there. >> summery. in sports, fenway park spells trouble for the o's again. the nationals hit hard and often routing san diego 13-1. here is hakem dermish with this morning's sports minute. good morning everyone. your sports minute begins with baseball, nationals and padres, ryan zimmerman hit a two-run home run in the first in fk. it was zimmerman's 17th of the season. the rains came. the game was delayed for more than three hours. once it quas resumed, the nats went on to win their 29th game of the season. orioles on the road in boston. david ortiz hit his 13th home run. the o's lose 7-2. greg norman had six birdies

in the second round. he leads fred funk by one stroke going into the final round. elay na beard scored 14 pounds for the east. the west was too much. they win it 130 to-118 the highest scong wnba all-star came ever. next on reporters notebook, an inside look at the stories affecting your community. we will be back in 15 minutes with latest on the morning's top stories. for now, pat lawson muse. good sunday morning. welcome to reporters notebook. i'm pat lawson muse. on the notebook this morning, metro problems. metro is now working on a backup system, a backup train control system that is supposed to rever prevent future collisions. this past week, metro general manager was a little bit on the defensive. they showed widespread functions in the circuit system that

controls the trains in recent weeks. half a dozen track circuits on four of five lanes. what do you make of metro's assertions that none of these new problems are as serious as the problem that caused the crash that took the lives of eight people and injured 80 others? >> well, even if they are not as serious, here is an issue, here is a problem. it could relate and may or may not relate to what happene to those poor people on the red line. the fact remains, it is a system matt particular technical problem that warrants more investigation. the fact that it is not as serious, what does that really mean? it could be very, very serious. we know what happened when the system didn't function properly on the red line that day. we have to be worried it seems to me about other potential malfunctions. this is evidence that there is a possibility. >> i think that we can't

possibility say that this is not very serious, because, just because of the nature of the technology where a radio within the train communicates with the metal tracks and that signal is advanced to the train front or behind it, that's been disabled in numerous sections of track. that's a big problem. which meeans they are restricte to 15 miles an hour. the backups are one thing. the safety concerns indicate that the dispatcher can't control or see that train or what that train is doing because the signal is disabled, which means the only person responsible for that train is the sole operator at the controls. that's a problem in the system the size of the metro system in the district of columbia and surrounding suburbs and the various red, blue, green, yellow lines. >> you can say what you want but it seems to be a seesaw type

answering system from metro themselves. in the press conferences we hear, one, that maybe there are more problems with circuitry throughout the tracks. some 3,000 tracks. they have no idea how many of those circuits are not working. if you look at the sound bites and talk to people in the streets, they are saying this, i have to take metro. i have no alternative but i'm a little worried. >> the general manager, john catoe, has appeared a bit on the defensive. is that to be expected? does that surprise you? >> yeah, because i don't think john catoe actually, along with not just him by himself but along with others, i don't think they have a hand solely on t problem that's causing maybe another crash that metro could be facing down the line. i don't think they really have their hands on the problem, pat. >> it's understandable. he is under a lot of pressure.

this is the worse situation in metro's history really at this time. >> but are we exaggerating. is it an exaggeration? does it sound like an exaggeration to say there are problems throughout the system? >> a lot of people would say no. i think the real issue for john catoe is not whether he is on the defensive but whether he is going to respond with a plan, move ahead and try to solve all these questions. that's a grand and glorious scenario. that, frankly, is his charge. if you want to put it in relative terms or obvious semantics, you can say if there are 3,000 of these circuits and only six of them are bad, that's still a huge problem because of the volume of trains and people that pass over those circuits every day. >> in maryland, the budget ax is about to fall. governor o'malley is proposing $200 million in spending cuts and fund transfers to close the $700 million short fall that has shown up as the new fiscal year is getting underway.

the cuts could result in another round of reductions of aid to local governments as well as furloughs to state workers. what else are we looking at that is going to be cut or might be cut? >> medicaid pre-pays, nursing home reimbursements, higher education. he says he will protect k through 12. the university of maryland system is expecting some money. all that money may not be there. >> is o'malley talking about lifting the freeze and possibly -- the tuition freeze, and possibly leading to an increase? >> i haven't heard any mention of raising tuitions but that would go to -- speak to the issue of him being reelected or not. >> look, times are tough. this is not, however, california. he is not governor arnold schwarzenegger where they have gone over the edge almost and are using ious. maryland is a long way from that. it is tough. he i cutting into the bone, the meat and bone. he is not just cutting -- the fat is long gone. he is just winging it the best

he can, taking funds from one area and applying them to another hoping that the previous area will do okay on its own. the fact remains that he is hoping that he can get another together and the legislature will push along enoh to keep the state sustained. >> i would like to get back to one point. with these cuts, let's hope we won't see a rise in tuitions, especially at townsend, buoy state university. the whole board of education trustees for maryland, because they went through this about three years ago when they upped the tuitions and there were great protests and all. i don theer g cov governor can face that again. that would be a protest for tuition. >> jim, you alluded to re-election. next year is an election year and you tell me, what kind of impact these kinds of cuts might have. >> well, when we talk about cuts, we haven't mentioned jobs, which is on everybody's mind and on the tip of everybody's tongue

of the thousands of jobs, he is saying very few should be lost in this next move. it's really hard to predict where the political landscape will be this time next year, because there are so many unknowns about the economy at-large and in these various jurisdictions. it is really hard. >> jim, when you talk about jobs in prince george's county as well as some of the other counties, they have been dancing around that word, furlough. so that affects jobs. if you have a two-week furlough, that could really hurt? >> it is highly likely things will not be much better then than they are now. the question is, who will the republicans put up to oppose o'malley? what will his program be? will he make a convincing case he could do it better. any republican could have a real challenge. speaking of challenges, he may not only face a republican challenge. he will, of course. he may also face a democratic challenger. challenge for the democratic nomination. >> that's possible. based on what i can see, unless

you have talked to somebody that i haven't, i think he appears to be very, very solidly encased in his office. >> i would suspect his incumbency will hold. who can the republicans put forth that can must ter up that money? >> maryland is a democratic state in times of disruption and they don't know what they are doing. republican gets into the state house. er lick was able to do that. they used to have a good house contingent. these are not great times for republicans in maryland. i'm not saying that's the way it should be. i'm saying that's the way it is. >> let's watch as the pendum will continue to swing. we have heard a lot of owe bit wares for the republican party nationally in various jurisdictions. we have to watch very carefully what happens with president obama and health care and climate change. people are getting a little ancy

about what's going on. >> i agree with you, jim. very quickly. maybe in virginia that would have an effect. not as much as in maryland. i have to lean toward what davis saying. maryland is pretty much a democratic state. >> we have to take a break. we'll be back in just a moment. stay with us. ????c?cqqqa###x

in virginia, the mystery of the mental health records has been resolved. the records of sun seung-hui cho. >> with all of the travail of this case and all the pain and suffering has gone on, now to find out that a key figure perhaps in this case, before he left one job to go to another,

took the records, it is alleged, and then said he couldn't find them but wasn't able to find them, parents have to be wondering what do these records say, what do they say about the surveillance and the pursuit of this person beforehand, what they were doing to check him out. it just raises so, so many questions. >> i think a lot more is going to develop on this, pat, because this is very strange. number one, the records were taken before the massacre when this guy resigned to take another job. that's what's so strange. all this time, he knew the investigation was going on. everybody knew about this. y didn't this guy come forth and say, oh, look, i have records here. these records, remember, if you go back, those records played a very pivotal part of that investigation. >> they didn't find the records for the investigation.

that's something else that's strange. police didn't find it. state investigators didn't find it. >> state investigators say the investigation is still open. they are giving themselves an open there. they have to find it in the process of their investigation. all but two families settled for $11 million. that settlement situation might have been mark edly different if those files had been available. if it had been clearly delineated that in december, '05, this young man was stalking students or stalked a student, a judge ruled that he got mental care and there was no follow-up because there was no records there. >> what kind of mental care? was it sufficient? >> in virginia, politics makes for strange bed fellows, strange pairings in the governor's race. seven legislators are backing creed deegs. others are backing the

republicans. some of them backing deeds have been disenchanted with their party and they worked with kaines. maybe that is not a surprise. they are a first for bell and roanoke of newport news. are their tea leafs to be read here. >> you said some of them worked with caines. some didn't like the partisanship. they may feel there is going to be more of a problem with that with mcdonald and they think it is time to jump on board the person that is best for the state. that's why they are going to go with this other guy. they are not in politics now. they can make that change. they probably felt they couldn't have done it politically while they were still in office. a lot of them were very, very independent minded during their tenure. >> jerry? >> but deeds comes from that part of virginia. you talk about roam onoke and

newport news. i would say location and association has a lot to do with it. >> how do you explain sheila johnson supporting bob mcdonnell she is a dem. >> she says mcdonald will do better for transportation. >> we have talked about issues of transportation that are very important. >> what do you make of governor

kaine's promise to reveal his travel records? >> you new sooner or later the fact that he was democratic chair as well as governor was going to come back to haunt him, that someone would make an issue of it, properly or whatever. so he is just saying, you know, i did what i had to do. it hasn't interfered with -- he can show the records and also point to his accomplishments if he thinks he has them. what will finally -- he will finally not be judged on how much time he spent with the democrats but how much time and what he did at the state office. >> he says he is working on the road. he is trapped with technology today. come on. cell phones and fax machines. >> it is risky to be a partisan in a partisan position at the same time being in another partisan position as governor. it is a tough call. people wondered how it would work out. >> last words? >> speaking of party shanship, we have to figure out how much is a republican talking point. he doesn't want him to support him because of divided attention. >> whatever. >> thanks, jim.

dave and jerry. >> thank you for being with us this morning. stay with us now. "news 4 today" continues. police spent another full day looking for evidence at a home business on hummer road in annandale. friday, 53-year-old chung ou was found dead at that home. police say she was found dead, no suspects have been identified. >> transportation officials say drivers will notice a change in the traffic pattern early this week on the chain bridge. the change will affect outbound traffic from the city into arlington. they are part of the ongoing bridge project that began last month. some late night burger lovers got more than they expected last night at a popular d.c. burger joint, z. burger, because former

president, bill clinton stopped in, you can see mr. clinton on this iphone video taken by an employee. good morning. welcome back to "news4 today." i am kimberly suiters in for keith garvin this morning. let's begin this half hour with a quick look at weather. jooishlgs we do have a chance of a shower or thunderstorm later today. some storms could be on the strong to possibly severe side by the afternoon hours. here is what's going on now. temperatures are in the upper 60s, low 70s. 71 in the district. we are heading into the upper 80s to around 90. we are drawing the beltway right now. there is a batch of rain right now out towards the shenandoah valley in areas west of that. that's the system that will be pushing into the region later on today. you can see it right there at west virginia. we are starting off partly

cloudy. we would go mostly cloudy later on. about 89 at the forecast. a few storms possible tomorrow afternoon and tuesday and wednesday look okay. >> thank you, steve. virginia's race for governor kicked off with a heated debate, a first debate. big topics on the table, jobs, taxes and transportation. state at s sor creigh deeds is t nominee. only one will make it to the executive mansion and jay warren has our report. >> they came to this debate with very different agendas. deeds, the defender of rural virginia. >>e lose economic opportunities because we don't have the transportation infrastructure to support it. >> reporter: republican, mcdonald, making every effort to nationalize the race. >> if they are bad for virginia and kill jobs and hurt our businesses and hurt our citizens, i will stand up

against it. >> neither man scored a knockout, but the contrasts were stark. from abortion -- >> i have been olife. he is outside of the mainstream when it comes to finding common ground on this issue of life. >> during this man's legislative career, he introduced 35 bills that would restrict a woman's right to choose. >> reporter: to taxes. >> you believe that higher taxes is the way to prosperity. you voted for $3.5 billion in tax increases and to increase the gas tax six times over the last five years. you voted for 19 tax increases. two can play that game. you voted to raise the sales tax in hampton road and increase the tax on soft drinks, incompetent crease the tax on oil. you voted for every hunting and fishing fee increase that came down the road. >> reporter: the bulk of the debate focused on roads and how we fix virginia transportation crisis with mcdonald asking

deeds. >> here is what i will say about funding it. a lot of options are going to be on the table. i'm not going to presume what will or will not pass the general assembly next year. >> you don't have a plan. you haven't suggested one time to be able to say to the people of virginia that you have a wish list of projects and if you get elected, you will tell him how to pay for it. how would you pay for it? >> a lot of options on the table. i will not presume what will or won't pass the general assembly. >> so you are open to a tax increa? >> i am open to a lot of different options? >> that is one of them. >> i am open to a lot of different options. >> it is hard to say you are going to raise taxes during a campaign. that was jay warren reporting. both candidates say issues such as gay rights, abortion and school prayer will be marginal issues in their campaigns. president obama is trying to keep health care reform alive on capitol hill. critics say the president's plan would raise costs not lower them. during his weekly address, he said the country cannot afford

to wait. >> there are those who are urging us to delay reform. some of them have admitted this is a tactic designed to stop any reform at all. some have even suggested that regardless of its merits, health care reform should be stopped as a way to inflict political damage on my administration. i'll leave it to them to explain that to the american people. >> republicans say small businesses can't afford the plan. the white house says small businesses would get a tax credit and exempt for penalties for not offering insurance. meanwhile, president obama will host a black scholar at the white house along with the white police officer who arrested that scholar. harvard professor henry louis gates has accepted mr. obama's invitation and so has cambridge police sergeant, james crowley. gates was arrested while trying to force his way into his own home. a fueled a national raciallyue b basatey p b nngyiolice acted

stupidly on friday. the president said he regretted adding to the media frenzy. they called it a day of global action. nearly 80 cities worldwide. protest teres demonstrated against iran's crackdown on opposition activists. here in d.c., protesters gathered outside the nation's offices on k street northwest. protestors say mahmoud of ma den jad w ahmadinejad through fraud. >> i would like a re-election, not a recount. that's what we want. we think we have a right to that. >> hundreds of people were arrested during the ea 20 people were ki.atstil hta wn,ab t waltouk threats li innorth imeeaa he tssetre pluxe

a veet the press elume ts with david with david finhtig dgy,or figha annifg astndanstnd pastn aq ir h iraq and her india a t india an thailand. "meet the press" begins at 10:30 on nbc 4. the state of alaska prepares for a major transition as governor, sarah palin, steps down from office. the former vice presidential candidate shocked the world with her resignation earlier this month. today, she will transfer power to her lieutenant governor, sean parnell. kristen has the story. >> reporter: it is sarah palin's farewell tour. >> from the bottom of my heart and this being my last time to speak to the valley community as your governor, i do want to tell you sincerely that i love you, i appreciate you and your support, the support that you have shown my family. >> oh, say does that star

spangled -- >> reporter: in a series across alaska, the one-time vice presidential candidate is saying good-bye to her constituents preparing to hand the office to her lieutenant governor three weeks after the shocking announcement she would step down. >> it would be app thet particular to hunker down and go with the flow. >> since then, palin has spent time on the water as reporters fish for answers. >> you are not listening to me as to why i wouldn't be able to finish that final year in office without it costing the state millions of dollars. >> reporter: at a picnic in her home town of wa silly on friday, she offered no more insight. >> i won't take my time at the podium to talk politics. >> reporter: it seems politics was all anyone else could talk about. >> we want you as our commander and chief. >> reporter: the crowd has definite ideas. analysts say a run for president could be a tough road. >> she has big problems, very,

very high negatives among independent voters. >> reporter: among those who came out to say good-bye to palin as governor, she is still a star, shaking hands, snapping pictures. >> god bless you and god bless america! >> reporter: and looking like anything but someone who plans to fade from the spotlight. kristen dahlgren, nbc news. still ahead on this early sunday edition of "news 4 today," it is a mistake that could end up costing some taxpayers. they thought they were getting some cash back but the city says, not so fast. plus, guinea pigs on the big screen. why some rescue groups may now worry a new

all eyes will be on wall street to see if stocks continue their surge. a few key reports that measure economic growth are out this week. here is cnbc's sue herera with a look ahead. >> reporter: look for more green suit hunting on wall street. stocks got a pop last week on news that existing home sales rose in june for the third month in a row. this week's report on new home sales may also rise thanks to interest in newly built, smaller homes. tuesday's reports could show home prices down 18% in april,

fell by a similar amount in may. the big number is the gdp, the measure of economic growth. that report is expected to show the economy bouncing back in the spring, shrinking just 1.5% after a 5.5% decline in the first quarter. fewer earnings reports. a couple of big ones to watch. verizon's profits are expected to slip a bit. they want to know how at&t's iphone sales are affecting verizon's business. the focus there is how the oil giant is preparing for a future in alternative energy. chrysler's new board of directors meets for the first timen wednesday. this is hard to believe but the 107-year-old j.c penney will opn the first store there. some d.c. taxpayers are getting an unexpected windfall.

that's a problem. some will receive refund checks equal to the amount they owed in taxes. others got checks when they weren't owed any money. others received checks for more than they were owed. council member said was resident was asked to pay it back with interest. the tax office aegs mistake puts residents in a confusing position. >> by all means, tell us what people should do if they are getting a refund that's not -- doesn't look right. so they know what to do. >> she says she is not sure how many people were affected but she worries the problem could be widespread coming up next on "news4 today." we will have the morning's top sports stories and an update on the weather. steve has the latest on the stormy weather coming tonight. we'll be

if we don't act, medical bills will wipe out their savings. if we don't act, she'll be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. and he won't get the chemotherapye needs. if we don't act, health care costs will rise 70%. and he'll have to cut benefits for his employees. but we can act.

the president and congress have a plan to lower your costs and stop denials for pre-existing conditions. it's time to act. check outhi ts view from space that comes from the newly rerbished hubbell telescope.re they show an asste roid that collided with jupiter that created a debris field the size of the earth. >> wow! >> i thought that was far away. some instability in the atmosphere. >> that's a good way to put it, yes. in fact, there is some instability in the atmosphere. later on today, when a front approaches the area, we could have some showers and storms. some could be on the strong side. that's something we are going to have to watch during the mid to latafter noon hours.

we can see severe weather move across the area. the biggest threat, hail and gusty winds. we will see a mix of clouds and sun. more clouds than sun, i think. we are starting off partly cloudy. i think we go mostly cloudy later on today as the storm system gets closer. here is what it looks like this morning across the potomac river. all is quiet. 71 degrees. there is a bit of sunshine out there. lots of clouds will stream overhead. partly cloudy currently. the wind out of the south at 7 and the dew point at 67. that number will stick around in that area. in that zone for the next couple of days so it stays somewhat muggy for a good part of the week. here is what's happening right now on digital doppler.r. we are quiet in the district. we have rain showers out towards the shenandoah valley and especially off into west virginia. as we put the maps in motion, you can see the moisture is pushing directly up towards the north and the east. this entire system is sliding towards the area. it's a wave of lower pressure up

in canada that's dragging a cold front across the air. it will weaken a bit as it moves eastward. there is a slight risk of severe weather from the beltway northwar into new england. we are sitting at 71 right now. 73 up in new york city. dow points are on the high side. since we have that general southwesterly wind in place, dew points will remain on the high side. we will continue to see muggy conditions. here is the cold front right here. ahead of it for today. we will have that southwesterly flow, which will bring in the warm and humid weather. there is the front. the front drops into the region this afternoon bringing us the scattered showers and storms. some of them could be on the strong side. tomorrow morning, all is quiet. like today, with the daytime heating, we could have another round of showers and storms during the afternoon hours. then, all is quiet for tuesday

and wednesday. here comes another front for the end of the week. so, for this aftersnoon, mostly cloudy, warm, humid, showers, storms. temperatures around 90 we degrees. so 89 is the forecasted high this afternoo tomorrow, just a bit cooler. still, warm and muggy. aien, som showers and storms. tomorrow, about a 40% chance. today, a 60% chance. a better chance today than tomorrow than tuesday and wednesday, all is quiet. here comes another front, another round of showers and storms by the end of the week. >> if you are looking forward to a sunday afternoon barbecue? >> i would do it early, like now. >> a sunday brunch barbecue. thank you, steve. it is what redskins fans have been waiting almost six months to hear. the team is going back to work. training cp starts this week in ashburn, virginia. the skins go camping for one week starting this thursday. all of the morning practices will be open to the public. the practices begin each day at 8:30. gates open about an hour before.

then, camp ends with fan appreciation day on august 8th. last year, 28,000 people went out for that. here is hakem dermi with sports. we are starting with baseball. the nationals are one of the worst teams but they lead the league in waiting, waiting to sign top draft pick, steven strasburg. last night, waiting to play. a three-hour rain delay halted the game in the seventh inning. jim looking for his third win as interim manager with the padres in town. bottom of the first, no score. ryan zimmerman changes that, gets a good swing on it, drives it high and deep to left center. a two-run shot. zimmerman's 17th home run of the season. nats take a 2-0 lead like that. the game delayed for more than three hours. it's a common sight seeing that white rain tarp there. when the game resumes, bases load ared for adam dunn. get her done.

done with a monster shot to center. a grand slam home run. his 25th of the year. the nationals go on to win it, their 29th win of the season. let's go to to the phillies. rick ankiel kraengs it. lohse, he loves it. ankiel keeping the cards in the ball game. bottom of the sixth, phillies down, 4-3. jimmy rollins up with the bases loaded and jay gets a hold of this one. the little guy coming up, out for a grand slam. rollins finished with a career high of five rbis. the phillies win big, 14-6. life in the american league east is tough, so tough the orioles are only 1-15 on the road against divisional opponents.

the orioles sent ace, jeremy guthrie to the mound against the red sox. top of t first, no score. jeremy guthrie facing david ortiz with two on, two out. ortiz lifts one to center and the big poppy is strong. a three-run home run over the wall. it's his 1th of the season. the boys from bean town take a 3-0 lead. top five, o's down 5-2. nick markakis at the plate lines a shot to short. a great defensive play by nick green, picks it, gets up and fires over to first. nice play. the red sox down the o's. baltimore has lost 11 straight games at fenway. the senior british open, tacoma park fred funk is in contention to his career. greg norman tearing his way to the top of the leader board. third round action, fred funk had the best two-round score

ever at a senior british open. gets the birdie put to go. funk had an up and down day, though. on the very next hole, this is for boggey. he would tap in for double bogey. he is still very much in it. only trails by one stroke. as for the shark, greg norman, he was in attack mode all day on the par 313th, his perfect. he would knock that in for birdie. speaking of birdies, norman putting for one of them. norman shot a 64, 10 under par. he leads by one stroke. let's go to ontario for the canadian open. the shot of the year, maybe the shot of the decade as one of our interns, paul swind, says.

america leads number 15. best shot ever, goes off of the other ball into the hole for a hole in one. olston's reaction, he loves it. the ball had gps. it wanted to go into the bottom of the cup and it does. leaf olson is thinking, i'm really good and i'm a professional. olson also wins a bmw z4 roadster, worth more than $51,000. for mystic's guard elena beard, there is no down time. she played in the all-star game with keeping her fans in the loop with in-game tweets. once the game was over, beard rushed to catch a plane back to d.c. in time to start the second half of the season today against the sacramento mon a. in connecticut, we start in the second quarter and the east in white. watch katy douglas with a nice

pass to cutting elena beard. she flips it up and is fouled. beard playing well in her fourth all-star game. beard one of the best on defense, second in the league in steals, doing what she does best, picks off the pass, takes it the other way for 2 of her 14 points. this is a fun moment. they clear the lanes for sylvia fouler. she wants to dunk it. she takes off but doesn't get clipped quite high enough. no problem. the west is generous. they give her a second chance. this time, oh, yeah, throws it down. however, the west wins it 130-118. it is the highest scoring wnba all-star game ever. that's your morning sports. i'm hakem dermish, have a great day. a new movie hit theaters this weekend much to the delight of chdren. not everyone is thrilled with the release of did any's g force, a movie about a secret agent guinea pig. people like cindy who runs a

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good morning. welcome to "news 4 today" at 7:00. it's sunday, july 26th, 2009. i'm kimberly suiters. let's get a weather update from steve villanueva up in storm center 4. good morning, steve. >> good morning, kimberly. good morning, everyone. we are starting off with partly cloudy skies and going mostly cloudy later on today as a cold front approaches. it is a weak one but it will kick up some storms. 71 right now. 70 out of dulles. we are heading up to 90 today. it is quite muggy.

we are dry at the moment. we have light rain showers out towards the shenandoah valley with a bigger batch of rain in west virginia. all of this tied to a front that will drop into the region over the next couple of hours. some of them on the strong to possibly severe side by the time we get to the late afternoon hours. there is something there that of course we will watch. more weather later on. kimberly? >> we know you will watch it all u,y sch.teve in thk u, syoteve. in the ws,neolic pt weano t talo to anyoneal has been inside the annandale virginia how many of chung ou, who was murdered earlier this week. sources tell news 4 she was bound and stabbed to death. she ran an acupuncture business out of her home. people tell us she was well-known and liked by everyone. they are trying to get in touch with all clients who have been there recently. they say they have no suspects at the moment.

mcdonald and creigh deeds faced off. their next debate has not yet been scheduled. a super-sizedsuper-sized sup ril burger joint where bill clinton ordered a hamburger and a shake. we will be back with another news update. >> sg good morning. i'm pat lawson muse. welcome to viewpoint. this morning, we are going to take a look at the ongoing impact of a struggling economy on immigrants that are living here in the washington area. my guests this morning are allison tacoras, president of the carlos rosario public charter school. karen masaki is president of the

asian-american justice center. mario kias is spokesperson for casa of maryland. let's talk, first ofoff about t recession and washington's immigrant population. how has the ongoing struggle impacted the people that you are serving? let's start with you. >> okay. well, again, i'm the principal of the carlos rosari international public charter school. we are currently serving over 1,600 adult immigrant students on any given day. over 2,000 per school year. what we have found over the past year is that the demand for our services, which include teaching english as a second language, helping our students get their high school diplomas and helping them become citizens, the demand for those services has exponentially increased so that our waiting list has trip pli kated and we now have over 600

students on our waiting list and they have requested that we expand our operations. >> mario, the ongoing challenges, even before the recession, were teaching immigrants english-speaking skills, helping them get workforce credentials, get their immigration status settled, and resolved. the ongoing need to address their learning issues. the issues that will help them blend into american society. what are you seeing at casa? >> there are many challenges that our community has. our community is really diverse. it has so many different needs that it is really complicated to say one or two. in general, i would say it is day laborers that have been affected by the economy. there is less construction, less work to do. so there is less people hiring them.

this is a problem. you can also face the challenge. what we are doing is training them. we find out if you are trained in a program, through training and education, once the economy is back to normal, if there has been training, new skills, it will be much better for them to get back to the labor force. >> so are most of them, the majority of them, opting for additional training at this time when they don't have work? they don't have funds coming in daily. >> we are encouraging people to do that. we wish the majority of them will take it. >> are they coming to the center and saying, you know, i can't work now? so, at least, i can get some additional training and go back to school? >> i will say we are getting a lot of numbers, not only on vocational training but as i was saying, also english. they are using this time to learn english. example, if you work in

construction, and you can communicate with your supervisor in english, that gives you more job opportunities. if you work in a restaurant or in a hotel, it always improves your chances. >> karen, you are the executive director of the asian-american justice center. your expertise is policy. what are you seeing and how is your policy being redirected at this particular time? >> well, it's very challenging here in the washington metro ar as it is across the country. the economy is forcing governments to cut services. it's been long a challenge for immigrant families who need, actually, improved outreach so that they understand what the services are, who need to have services provided with translators. when you have drastic government cuts going on in the local economy, it makes it much more difficult for the families to connect to the services and the

information that they need to improve their lives. >> so, explain that in more practical terms. are they not going to access services? are they getting caught in the middle? are they at home waiting to find something to do? >> they may not know what services exist to help them make a transition, for example, if they get laid off. the washington area actually attracts a wide group of immigrants, people who are well educated, coming inith high-tech vee varies and people coming in with low-wage work. if they have language barriers, it is hard for them to know what to do and hard for them to know what services they can access in terms of health care if they lose health care because they lose their jobs. they need nutrition services, so they need to be able to access food stamp programs. all of those kind of things are challenges for immigrant

families. >> allison, i would assume you are seeing a lot of that. at the carlos rosario center, your serving the children and many of ur parents. >> in fact, what we are doing is focusing mostly on serving the parents of those children. we are finding that students who are adult students who in the past may have had a full-time job and a part-time job are now without that part-time job. so they are still working but working with a lower income. so that is why they are coming to our center, why we have higher demand for our educational services and support services than we have ever seen before and why we have petitioned our public charter school board for an additional 300 students. in fact, we will be adding 300 more adult immigrant students this fall to be able to teach them the language skills that they need to be able to get the additional work and the higher paid work and to be able to offer them the job certification

training they need to upgrade their skills and get better jobs. >> how well equipped are you to handle 300 more students? >> it's going to be a challenge, i have to admit. we are running at full steam as we speak to prepare an additial site to be able to open up four more classes in the morning and another four classes in the evening to serve the students. then, we have a wonderful facility on harvard street in columbia heights. we are just finding available space to serve additional students there. we need to more permanently grow and build the capacity of our facility. that's something we are working on right n. >> we have to take a break. we will continue our discussion right after this. stay with us. ggwú

welcome back. we are talking about the recession and immigration here in the washington area. mario, i was just telling you how we see day laborers when you go to places like hardware

stores and home depot and lowes. you see so many workers now more than before in the parking lot and passing out business cards and fliers, asking for work and looking for homeowners to hire them. how are you helping them to change their strategies for looking for work? >> we run five day laborers centers, one in baltimore, one in silver spring, one in prince george's county, one in wheaton and one in gettysburg. we offer their services to homeowners to a different industry. the construction industry is changing or there is not much jobs there. there is always somebody who needs help. what we find outs that homeowners can come to our centers and hire reliable people and sometimes they don't need somebody for two weeks. they just need somebody for a few hours so they can know that they will come and get somebody. their job will be done.

everything is rlly clear, because they negotiate their price. it is a deal done. so it's a new industry that we are trained in. >> how does the industry differ now from the way it was before? >> i think, believe it or not, because of the way the economy is right now, homeowners are trying to spend less money on home improvements? >> do-it-yourself projects and projects that don't cost as much? >> do it yourself with help from day laborers. it is a very good combination. homeowners are saving monthen any, because they are dng everything themselves. when they need to move something h heavy or they need an extra hand, they can come and hire somebody for a few hours and it is a win-win situation. >> so the irony is this downturn in the economy has actually helped to boost their prospects for getting work with this

population, the homeowner that doesn't have as much money to spend on home improvement and can't afford contractors? >> i guess it is a matter of being flexible and creative when you have something bad to try to find a good side of it. in this case, homeowners can -- they need one or two guys for a few hours, we have a solution for them. >> can we talk for a moment about immigraon trends? the latest survey shows that despite the recession, the number of mexican immigrants leaving the u.s. and going back to mexico has leveled off. however, it found a continued dekres from mexico over the past several years. it is so unclear whether many of the immigrants in this country, in the washington area, in cities around the country, are going back home. what are you seeing in your numbers? >> i think one of the reasons

why it is less likely that people will go home, even in a down economy, is because the borders have become so difficult to cross. so once you are here, you are not going to risk going back and forth again, in fact, in some ways, our policies have locked people here. that's why we think you need to reform the immigration system. we have an undocumented population that's going to stay. we need to bring them out of the shadows so they can't be exploited and they can more fully engage in their communities. the other thing we are trying to do is to bring families together. a lot of families are still split by immigration. he have. >>en those legally here, the wait time to bring a spouse if you are a legal permanent resident, you could be waiting now from five to seven years to bring your spouse and your minor children here. that's not a very healthy thing for families and it is certainly not healthy for an economy.

then, those people who are here are having to send money to their families when they could have them here and start investing in homes and businesses here. >> mario and allison, what are your experiences showing you regarding these trends? >> what i can speak to is that what we see so far, our enrollment demand has increased, rather than decreased. from the enrollment perspective as a public education program in washington, d.c., audi manned has exponentially increased. >> you don't know whether it was fueled by residents who are here who don't have work or can't access services or whether it is a result of residents who have just -- immigrants who have just come here? >> that's true. >> what i would say from our daily relationships, there is a lot of wishful thoughts. i wish i could go back home, because back home, there is my family that i love, that i miss. but from the i wish to the, i

bought a ticket, so i'm going back tomorrow, let's say 100% of people who say i wish i could go back, you have 60% saying, yeah, i'm definitely going. then, you end up having 10% saying, got a ticket. i guess a lot of people get nostalgic or they get really frustrated that there is not that much work. but they are really worried back home it is going to be worse. coming back will probably be impossible if not. >> we have to take another break. we'll be right back. stay with us. vo: since 2006, walmart has sold over 260 million compact fluorescent light bulbs. saving our customers over 7 billion dollars on their electric bills. save money. live better. walmart.

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on the chain bridge affecting those leaving the district. the changes are part of the ongoing bridge project that began last month. sbl. >> some taxpayers who received an unexpected windfall are being asked to pay up. they mistakenly sent out tax refund checks to people that shouldn't have gotten them. the district isn't sure how many people have been affected by the tax office's mistake. three rehabilitated bald eagles are now flying free. they were released yesterday into the state park. the eagles were found injured in the past two months much the wildlife center of virginia and the shenandoah valley nursed them back to health. now, we want to take you back to "viewpoint" and news updates in a few moments. welcome back. we are talking about the recession and its impact on the washington area's immigrant population. in which industries, job industries, are we seeing job growth that's impacting the

populations that you are serving? >> what we are seeing is particularly in the nursing industry, the medical field, that there is beginning to be some growth. we have a nurse's aid training program we just beg. the graduates from that program, every single one of the graduates was offered a position at sibley hospital, where they were doing their practicum. that was exciting for us to see that there is clearly the demand for this area of training. >> other industries? >> we are talking about nursing there. which industries are you seeing growth, demand growth? >> probably health care in general and last june, we got a graduation from our vocational training and when we tried to contact them to do a story, we couldn't find them, because all of them were working. so empowering immigrants through training is a very good thing to

do. at the end, you have bilingual staff, people that are multicultural. there are many areas where immigrants are having a big opening. >> karen, is the recession an equal opportunity factor for immigrants of all ethnic backgrounds coming from all countries. are there certain groups of immigrants who are having a harder time now than others? >> i think the recession has hit everyone across the board equall as it has americans and the high-tech industry. people like microsoft are laying people off. they have aan immigrant workforce in addition to american-born scientists i think this challenges the economy. a lot of immigrants are entrepreneurs, small business owners. we have seen what's happening

with rest staur rapaurants and businesses. immigrants are the seeds of our economic recovery as well. >> how has the struggling economy affected your organizations, like casa, like the rosario center? >> i would say that any institution or any organizati, you have to face challenges. the more creative you are and the better use you make of your resources, the better you will be at the end of everything? which has opened, as i said before, our fifth day labor center. we work together with a lot of organizations. so, i guess, if you combine resources, you are in a better position to serve your community. >> it sounds like you are pretty well positioned if you are opening a new day labor center rather than closing centers? >> i think, again, it is the combination of needs and resources. when you create partnership with

people, you are better prepared to serve them. >> allison, what would you say about that? >> i would totally agree with mario. we work closely with the casa de maryland and others organizations as well. as i mentioned earlier, we are also working to expand. in the fall, we will have 300 additional students in a new site. it's a challenge for our organization. we won't necessarily be able to increase our staffing to support this, but it is so important to our mission to be able to serve this additional population and take students off of our waiting list. every single member of our staff is basically working more hours than they would normally in order to serve them. >> do you charge for your services? >> no, because we are a public charter school. we do not charge tuition. we ask for our students to purchase textbooks and buy an i.d. the community that we are working with is a very low-income community. so we are, number one, not allowed to charge they will.

they would not be able to pay either. >> i assume it is the same situation with you? >> yes. >> the homeland security department indicates that there has been an increase in the number of immigrants who are being naturalized. are your contacts with your populations confirming that? >> yes. we are really happy for that, just in maryland, just in the state. there is about 100,000 people who are eligible to become u.s. citizens. early in january, we created the maryland new american partnersp. they go to all these people who are just ready to be citizens and help them to become citizens through english classes, citizenship classes and also helping them through the process. if immigrants were a really decisive factor in the last election, we want that to happen again. >> we have to take another break. we will be right back.

if we don't act, medical bills will wipe out their savings. if we don't act, she'll be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. and he won't get the chemotherapy he needs. if we don't act, health care costs will rise 70%. and he'll have to cut benefits for his employees. but we can act. the president and congress have a plan to lower your costs and stop denials for pre-existing conditions. it's time to act.

welcome back. what is the latest on comprehensive allege lation for reform? the president called in the members of the house and senate and told them he was committed to moving legislation forward by the end of the year. secretary of homeland security, nepal tan know, to put together a working group. she is working on that. senator schummer has been having hearings. he has stated he is working the bill. congresswoman laffgrin in the house is waiting to work. they are going to hold the administration and congress accountable to the commitment to try to solve this very important problem. >> i'm curious to know what the

immigrant population thinks about the new president and the job he is doing. carlos? >> in general -- >> mario? i'm sorry. >> in general, they really like him a lot. they see themselves reflected in him. they see that they have an opportunity in america. they can see that things are not set in stone, that there can be a change. so they see that's a hope about what he is doing in his everyday business. in general, people are really optimistic and ready to support immigration reform or go to the streets and start sending text messages and e-mails to support immigration reform? >> he has named sonia sotomayor to the supreme court. that sent a very big message about women and immigrant communities as ll as the first two bills he signed into law

within the first two weeks he was in office, one of them provided access to health care insurance, to immigrant, legal immigrant kids. so they do feel that this is someone who is committed and who is effectively trying to move an agenda forward. >> even though there hasn't been a lot moved forward in the past seven months, six months. >> i think that they realize they need to be patient as the entire american country needs to be but i would like to second what karen and mario were saying. i think that our immigrant students at carlos rosario really look to the obamas, both of them, including michelle, as models and exemplars of what can be accomplished in america. what our students at carlos rosario are experiencing are they are striving towards the american dream. when they see obama in the presidency, they realize it is possible in this country. really, my dream, whatever it

is, it is possible. >> allison kakoros, principal of the carlos rosario public charter school, mario kiras, a spokesperson for casa of maryland and karen narasaki, president and executive director of the asian-american justice center, thank you all. >> thank you so much. >> enjoy your day. stay with us for "news 4 today" which continues. >> murder mystery in virginia. popular business owner brutally killed in her own home. now, police want to talk with everyone whose been inside that house recently. plus, a traffic alert you will need to know about before your workweek starts. customers that came in for a meal left with a story. former president, bill clinton, causes a scene when he makes an unexpected stop at a local burger joint.

good morning. welcome back to news"news4 toda i'm kimberly suiters. first, we need to check in with steve villanueva. steve, a little bit of sunshine for the first half of the day? >> we are starting off with a bit of sunshine, especially south and east of town. we are also seeing a little bit of rain north and west of town. here is what's going on. temperatures in the low 70s, upper 60s in some spots as well. it is quite humid. this will be the story for the next few days. on radar, we are dry in the district with a couple of light rain showers in northern fairfax and montgomery county and areas north plus a few light rain showers out towards the shenandoah valley. this initial batch is moving toward the northeast. we have a front off to the west. that will push into the area a little more today. we have showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. some could be on the strong to

severe side. of course, all the details in a few minutes. back to you. >> thank you, steve. police in virginia want to talk with family, friends and patients of a woman found tied up and stabbed to death. the woman ran an acupuncture practice out of her home in annandale, virginia. that's where she was found. now, we are learning more about the victim of this disturbing crime. darcy spencer has more. >> fairfax county police detectives spent the second night inside an annandale home where a woman was found dead friday afternoon. 53-year-old chung ou ran an ac cue punkier business out of her home. that's where police found her body after seeing a 911 call. sources say she had been bound and stabbed in the bathroom of the home. she suffered trauma to the upper body. >> an autopsy was performed today. what can you tell us about it? >> it was. the medical examiner has confirmed this was, in kt fact, homicide. the manner of death we at this point are going to beholding

that information a little bit longer. >> reporter: the victim's body was discovered by one of her clients. she was a well-known and liked business woman in the community. members of the korean-american association met saturday to discuss the crime. >> we wish a more safe environment for the community and we wish some help from the police. this is very shocking to us. >> reporter: sources tell news 4, the victim was last seen alive at the korean restaurant next door. the sources say she would often send her clients there to eat and go over later to pay the bill. the restaurant has surveillance cameras. police are hoping one of them may have captured an image of the killer. in the meantime, police are saying, it will be a lengthy investigation. >> they are still working many leadsant cri scene investigators are still collecting a lot of evidence. exactly where we are in the investigation is something we are not prepared to discuss at this time. >> reporter: darcy spencer,

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graduate. transportation officials say they will notice a change in the traffic pattern on the chain bridge. it will affect outbound traffic into arlington. they will adjust the construction barriers and reskrip tr reskrip the roadway. currently, traffic turning on to 123 and heading on to glib road share a lane. this project ban last month. a clash of candidates and viewpoints in the race for governor in virginia. yesterday, the two men vying for the top spot. state senator creigh deeds is the democratic nominee. former state attorney general bob mcnn iells representing the gop. jay warren tells us about the message that each man brought to the first debate. >> they came to this debate with very different agendas. democrat deeds, the defender of rural virginia.

>> we lose economic opportunity because we don't have the transportation infrastruck were your to support it. >> reporter: mcdonnell making every effort in the race. >> i will stand up against it. >> reporter: neither man scored a knockout. the contrasts were stoort fro abortion. >> i have been prolife. he is very much outside of the mainstream when it comes to finding common ground on this issue of life. >> during this man's legislative career, he introduced 35 bills that would restrict a woman's right to choose. i think that's out of the mainstream. >> reporter: to taxes. >> you believe that higher taxes is the way to prosperity. i think that's wrong. you voted for $3.5 billion in tax increases, to increase the gas tax six times over the last five years, last year, you voted for 19 tax increases. can play that game. you voted to raise the sales tax

on hampton road. you voted to increase the tax on soft drinks and the taxes on oil. you voted for every hunting and fishing fee increase that came down the road. what you got about hunting, bob? i don't know. >> the bulk of the debate focused on roads with mcdonnell asking deeds? >> will you raise taxes in order to fund transportation. >> here is what i will say about funding it. a lot of options are going to be on the table. i will not presume what will or will not pass the general assembly. >> creigh, you don't have a plan. you have a wish list of projects and will tell them how to pay for it. that's not right. >> how would you pay for it? >> there will be a lot of options on the table. i will not presume what will. >> you are open to a tax increase? >> i am open to a lot of different options. >> that is one of them? i'm open to a lot of different options. >> that was jay warren

reporting. tomorrow, a key public hearing will be held in virginia about a proposed walmart store near the wilderness and civil war battlefield. the board of supervisors have the final say. last week, the planning commission voted 5-4 to recommend approval of a special use permit for the proposed locust grove store. however, supervisors do not have to vote on that recommendation. the planned store has sparked a firestorm of protests among preservationists and historians. walmart says that the store will not harm the historic battle fields. homeland security will be coordinating its first ever nationwide exercise aimed at stev ngtiroerrirori t attack five-dayiv fe-dayrciswill indaxe eee isvo lllv involve simulated real li sc sc they will noaysarthey wi t nott affecor be seen by icblpu . public. th onheti ttrinis i dticn locations in the district in addition to six

foet cusuimns siosat i sfocuim preventi ari troroer fimmst entering the u.s. to carry out attacks as opposed to past exercises that have focused o response effort. it was a day of global action this weekend, nearly 80 cities across the world saw protestors demonstrate against iran's crackdown on opposition activists. here in d.c., protestors gathered outside the united nations offices on k street, northwest before marching past the white house. the protestors say ahmadinejad won the recent election through fraud. >> iranian americans and iranians that voted, personally i voted, i don't agree with the election results i would like a complete re-election, not a recount. that's what we want. we think we have a right to that. >> hundreds of people were arrested during the post election clashes in iran. at least 20 peoplwere killed. the topic of iran likely to

come up on "meet the press" crofsey atarstil h e,ryla avn etary of state, hillary avt id xcvelu esi t exclusivew ietgheec wi nll aou full hr wiouth hillary clinton. that begins at 10:30. president obama campaigned on change. that's what he is hoping to deliver on health care reform. he faces a difficult battle. critics say the president's plan would raise costs, not lower them. during his weekly address, he responded by saying the country cannot afford to wait. >> there are those who are urging us to delay reform. some of them have actually admitted that this is a tactic designed to stop any reform at all. some have even suggested that regardless of its merits, health care reform should be stopped as a way to inflict political damage on my administration. i'll leave it to them to explain that to the american people. >> republicans say small businesses can't afford th plan. the white house says small businesses would get a tax credit and would be exempt from

penalties for not offering insurance. >> the president's diplomacy at work. he has now invited harvard professor, henry louis gates, and the police officer who arrested him to the white house. both have accepted the invitations. in a change of tone, gates says he is now ready to put the incident behind him. gates was arrested while trying to force his way into his own home, an arrest he called racially motivated. mr. obama fueled a national debate by saying police acted id stly. he since said hely didn't choos his words very well. the nationals don't disappoint. the loyal fans who is stuck around from last night into this morning. hakem dermish has today's sports minute. good morning, everyone. your sports minute begins with baseball. nationals and padres, ryan zimmerman his a two-run home run in the first inning, his 17th of the season.

the rains came and the game was delayed for more than three hours. the nats went on to win their 29th game of the season. orioles on the road i boston, david ortiz his 13th home run and the o's lose 7-2, 11 straight at fenway park. >> golf, greg norman had six birdies in the third round of the british open. the shark is at 10 under par and leads tacoma park native, fred funk by one stroke. at the wnba all-star game, elena beard scored 14 points but the west was too much. they win it 130-118. the highest scoring wnba all-star game ever. that's your sports minute. it is what redskins fans have been waiting almost six months to hear. the team is going back to work. training camp starts this week in ashburn, virginia. the skins go camping for one week, starting this thursday. all of the morning practices will be open to the public. it's the first chance for fans to check out this year's team.

the practices begin each day at 8:30. gates open about an hour before. then, camp ends with fan appreciation day on august 8th. last year, 28,000 people came out for that. still ahead, on the early sunday edition of news 4. bill gates isn't feeling very friendly these days. why the world's citiest man says he is givin:23ó

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jenna wolfe joins us with the preview. good morning, jenna, what are you working on? >> good morning, kimberly. the latest on the president and the firestorm over race is the men at the center finally agree on something. alaska governor, sarah palin, steps down. when will she end the suspense about what's next for her? the u.s. government wants to pay you to get rid of your gas guzzling car. we will tell you how you can get thousands of dollars for your clunker. if you find it too hard to eat right and exercise, we will bring you the lazy person's guide to good health. our series on summer jobs continue. i spent a day as a life guard at the beach. let me say, it was no picnic. more work than i thought. that will come when we see you later on today. back to you. >> are you still sore? >> of course, i'm still sore. it's been a month and a half since i shot that. who are we kidding here? >> all right, jenna.

thanks for that. looking forward to it. what possible problems could the richest man in the world have? bill gates has too many friends. he says he is getting rid of his facebook page because too many people have requested him as a friend. more than 10,000 people have contacted him through the site and called it, quote, way too much trouble. the announcement is somewhat ironic considered gates company, microsoft, invested $240 million in facebook back in 2007. the president and first lady will be irginia this week. limas.ba o will be inba b owng green tomorrow to h oelpnpe an community health ntcene.er they got $1.3illi.onn i idneswiprt een bpplltoin sg inul ll be stopping in en br v ftoaorni a a town ededaysday afternoon, hitting rhe tdoado t build public support for his health care plans. a scene at a local restaurant. former president, bill clinton, stopped by the popular burger

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so suny is not going to be an entire washout. >> we will see like yesterday some storms pop up during the peak daytime heating. we have a few showers out there. we will start off dry and see the thunderstorms and then we will see dry weather. tomorrow, we start off dry and then we see the thunderstorms. it will be line a repeating pattern. a summerlike pattern, if you will. good morning, efrp. ye e y,er sha wome d thunderstorms that came across the area shortly after dinnertime. today, like yesterday, we could have some late-day thunderstorms. this time around, we could see some really nasty weather. we do have some severe thunderstorms yesterday and again we could have another round of severe thunderstorms today. a little bit more widespread, because the atmosphere is a bit more juiced up today. 71 right now. mostly cloudy. the win is light. the dew point is 67.

so it is quite muggy out there. get used to that muggy weather. we are going to see muggy weather for a good part of the week. on digital doppler, you see we are dry in the beltway, south and east of town. north and west, this is where we are seeing light rain showers up by 270. up towards the mason dixon line. all of this is sliding up towards the north and towards the east. you can see how this little system right here just kind of started to fizzle on out. we will continue to push on up towards the north and east. it is all part of a front that's making its way toward the area. you can see the front right there producing a line of showers and storms. eventually, the front will push into the region kicking tho storms up locally. again, we have that slight risk of severe weather from the district northward all the way up to new england. right now, 71 degrees. 74 down in raleigh. a little bit cooler behind the front with temperatures there in the 60s. dew points are on the high

sides. they are in the upper 60s up and down the east coast where we have that southwesterly fetch of moisture. here is what's going on. we have a front off to the west. ahead of it, a southwesterly wind flow bringing in that warm ather and the muggy weather. eventually, as the front slides across this warm and humid weather, it will kick up the showers and the storms. here is futurecast. as the day goes on, here comes the front. showers an thunderstorms and the biggest threat with these thunderstorms will be hail and strong winds. in addition to heavy rain and lightning. so, of course, watch out for that. tomorrow morning, we start off dry and with the daytime heating again. maybe a pop-up storm or two. by the time we get to tuesday and wednesday, that's when things quiet down. temperatures near 90 degrees, 89. tomorrow, just a little bit cooler. still warm. upper 80s with a 40% chance of showers and storms many on thursday and friday, another front which could kick up a few more storms. >> a little summer pattern for us. >> summery pattern.

last night, storms could not stop the nationals. they played into this morning but came away with a wet, big women. hakem dermish has more. good morning. we are starting with baseball. the nationals are one of the worst teams. they lead the league in waiting, waiting to sign top draft pick, steven strasburg. a three-hour rain delay halted the game in the seventh inning. jim rigleman looking for his third win as interim manager with the padres in town. ryan zimmerman changes no score. gets a good swing and drives it high and deep to left center, a two-run shot. his 17th home run of the season. nats take a 2-0 lead just looic that. however, the rains came in the second inning chb. the game delayed for more than three hours. then, when it resume bays loaded for adam dunn.

do dunn with a monster shot to center. the nationals go on to win it, the 29th win of the season. let's go to phillie, hosting the cardinals. rick ankiel tracking it leads at the ball. lohse, oh, he loves it. ankiel, keeping the cards in the ball game. bottom of the sixth, phillies down, 4-3. jimmy rollins up with the bases loaded and j-roll gets a hold of this one. that's out for a grand slam. rollins finished with a career high-fi high, 5 rbis. life in the american league east, the orioles are just 15 against division opponents. last night, a chance to ease the pain as the orioles sent jeremy

guthrie to the mound. top of the first, no score. guthrie facing ortiz with two on, two out. ortiz lifts one to center. the big poppy is strong. a three-run home run over the wall. his 13th of the season. the boys from bean town take a 3-0 lead. top five, o's down 5-2. nick markakis at the plate lines a shot to short. great defensive play by nick green, picks it, gets up, fires over to first to get a speedy markakis. the red sox down the o's 7-2. baldy who are mass last 11 straight games. tacoma park native fred function fung to win the first of his year. greg norman attacked the course in edge land, tearing his way to the top of the leader board. fred funk had the best two-round

score on 11. gets the birdie put to go. he had an up and down day, on the very next ho, this is for bogey. he only trailed by one stroke. as for the shark, greg norman, he was in attack mode all day on the par 3, 13th. his tee shot is perfect. golf fans, you will love it. gets it nice and close to the hole. he would knock that in for birdie and speaking of birdies, here on 15, norman putting for one of them. that's one of six birdies in the round for him. norm shot a 64. he is at 10 under par. he leads the senior british open by one stroke going into today's final round. let's go to ontario for the canadian open. this is the shot of the year, maybe the shot of the decade as one of our interns says. american leaf on number 15, are you kidding me? i can't believe it.

best shot ever. goes off of the other ball, into the hole for a hole in one. olson's reaction. he loves it. let's check this out again. the ball had gps. it wanted to go into the bottom of the cup and it does. leaf olson, he is thinking, yeah, i'm really good and a possessional. olson also wins a bmw z-4 roadster. that car is worth more than $51,000. for mystic's guard, elena beard, she played in the nba all-star game while keeping her fans in the loop with in-game tweets. once the game was over, beard rushed to catch a plane back to d.c. in time to start the second half of the season today against the sacramento monarchs. we are in connecticut. we are started the second quarter. the east in white. watch katy douglas with a nice pass to elena beard. she flips it up and she is

fouled. beard playing with el in her fourth all-star game. she started the game. ard one of the best on defense, second in the league in steals, doing what she does best, picks off the pass and takes it the other way for two of her 14 points. end of the game, west up big. this is a fun moment. they clear the lanes for sylvia. she wants to dunk it. she takes off but she doesn't get quite high enough. no problem. the west is generous. so they give her a second chance. this time, oh, yeah, throws it down. however, the west wins it 130 to 118. it is the highest scoring wnba all-star game ever. that's your morning sports. i'm hakem dermish, have a great day! they never cleared the lanes for me when i was playing. >> you mean you can't dunk like that. >> i'm really close, just about three feet away. that's "news4 today." the "today" show is coming up next. we will be back in 25 minutes for a local news update. join us again at 9:00 for a full hourth