our area. good evening. i'm jim vance. >> i'm pat lawson muse. doreen is off this evening and let's start now with the weather. bob is in the storm center. >> we have had a number of tornado warnings. fortunately no reports of towards because of a lot of spin in atmosphere. you can see some of the intense storms over the eastern shore. there's severe thunderstorm watch there until 8:00. one batch now is moving through -- moved through the frederickburg area and up i-95 and from here, and we are getting some welcomed light rain showers around washington. as you can see, though yellows are now moving in towards charles county and moving along 35, 40 miles an hour. so here are some of the spots. from woodbridge and just a couple of minutes to bryant road. when they come through, it could be coming through with gusty winds from here, this entire line will con to move through the washington area p and be pretty much out of here within about an hour or so, up more towards the eastern shore. there's the bigger picture. you can see there have been very heavy rain. out of the mountains of west

virginia. more severe thunderstorm watches are out to our north and until 8:00. up through new york. that's where there has been more widespread damage and couple of small spots out in allegany county. no watches or warnings. gusty storms coming through. back to you. >> thanks, bob. today is centers for disease control announced that swine flu vaccine will not be available by the time kids across the u.s. go back to school in the fall. doctors say that could lead to the virus becoming more widespread. also today, the cdc announce who'd will get the vaccine first when it does become available. kristen dahlgren is at the cdc in atlanta this evening with more on this story. >> reporter: the clinical vaccine trials are now under way and manufacturing on track to get the first doses out. sometime around october but that being said, there will not be enough for everybody. today the cdc made a difficult decision about who should top that list. with limited h1n1 vaccines likely to be available this

fall, the cdc now has at-risk groups targeted for the front of the line. pregnant women, health care workers, people from six months to 24 years old, caregivers for infants under 6 months and adult, 24 to 64 with medical conditions that would put them at a high risk for complications. all groups now affected more frequently and severely than the general population. >> looking at those populations in which the -- which the virus has been most active. where is it causing the most damage? >> reporter: the government hopes the first doses are available for those groups b october. the doctors regular niz the fact the recommendations may have to be refined as they see exactly how much vaccine can actually be manufactured by then. >> influenza, vaccines whether they are seasonal or new h1n1 vaccine's production can be unpredictable. right now we are on track expecting vaccine doses in the fall. >> reporter: today a painful reminder that the ultimate goal is to get protection to everybody. katrina mcinto be lost her son

and daughter just 19 and 26 this mop. >> i never dreamed that this would happen. >> reporter: one family's heartbreak warning to all. the outbreak continues, even as researchers scramble to get out lifesaving vaccines. doctors were also quick to point out the h1n1 is not the only flu threat this year. there's still the regular seasonal flu vaccine which should be readily available to everybody. and maybe more important than ever this year with two flu strains taking aim. that's the latest live in atlanta. kristen dahlgren, pat, back to you. >> thanks. montgomery county health officials say they are planning for large scale vaccinations of school age children this fall. the health department says it will most likely vaccinate all school children. that won't happen uil after the vaccines are ready in mid to late october. the vaccines may be given in two doses, three to four weeks apart and doctors are also stressing that both kids and adults get the regular seasonal flu shots. that could offer some protection

from the h1n1 virus. today a judge said banita hack jacks is guilty of killing her daughters. the bodies of jacks' four daughters were discovered in january of 2008. parties were carrying out an eviction order at her house in southeast d.c. pat collins is at the superior court now with more on the judge's decision. pat? >> reporter: jim, guilty, guilty, guilty. the judge said guilty 11 times and a verdict that could send banita jacks away for life. banita jacks, guilty. four count of felony murder. .tyu three counts of first-degree rder. guilty, four counts of cruelty to children. banita jacks, guilty of torturing and murdering her four daughters in the family home on sixth street southeast. >> this is very sad. nobody comes out of this happy

and can't bring these kids back. you can't undo what the last moments of their -- last months of their lives were like. it is -- there's no joy in coming out of this courthouse. >> reporter: the verdict came after two days of deliberation by judge frederick weisberg. it took its toll. when it was over, the judge just buried his head in his hands. this could be onef the most grizzly cases of murder in the history of washington crime. january 9, 2008, the bodies of banita jacks' four daughters found inside their house in southeast. the girls, ages 5, 6, 11 and 16, dead for months. their bodies in a state of decome possiblition. banita jacks lived in that house as the bodies of her daughters .ecayed to a mummified state.

in handing down his verdict, judge weisberg said there is strong evidencee ac jks willful tortured and maltreated her childrennd ttha resulted in e avgr injuries and eventuallyav their death. by living with deincoosmpg bodies for months, he said, jacks provided strong evidence of her guilt. when asked by police how did y think thisould end,ksac j sdai like this. trouble for me. in court during the proceedings, jacks sat in silence, glaring at the judge. peter krauthamer is one of jacks' lawyers. do you think justice was done here? >> we had a trial and the judge rendered his verdict. >> reporter: what's next in this case? >> reporter: sentencing and filing any motions that we deem

appropriate. and pursue an appeal. >> reporter: sentencing in this case has been set for october 16. jim, back to you. >> pat collins, thank you. james von brunn was indicted today. he is the man that's accused of shooting and killing a guard at the holocaust museum last month. the federal grand jury here in washington returned a seven-count indictment against von brunn and just a short time ago. he's charged with first-degree murder in the death of the museum security officer, stephen johns. the indictment also includes hate crime charges and gun violations. some of the charges could make von brunn eligible for the death penalty. he was shot by other officers at the museum and has been in a hospital since those shootings. charles county police are searching for two people who murdan ad md in attempted m attemptednd a en ha happened around the 900 block in the 900 bloc reerstiwakiz al wng

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everything. >> reporter: what scared the president was 50 conservative blue dog democrats like mike ross who had blocked health care votes in the house. today ross said he got what he demanded. >> very significant huge victory on not only our part for the ue dogs but on be half of every member of congress. >> reporter: ross says 86% of small businesses will be exempt now from having to buy health insurance for employees. says the uninsured will be able to choose either a public option or private insurance from a co-op pool. on the senate side -- >> good news. >> reporter: key democrats said their bill now hits the obama target on coverage and cost. >> below $900 billion for ten years. covered 95% of all americans by 2015 and fully offset. >> reporter: meaning paid for. all good news for the president who is selling his plan to the skeptical and who have coverage. he promised no discrimination for pre-existing conditions.

no annua or lifetime on coverage. guaranteed insurance renewal. >> whether or not you have health insurance right now, the reforms we seek whether bring stability and security that you don't have today. >> reporter: now the obama plan is more politically secure on capitol hill. the president thanked the blue dogs but winning their support came at a cost. reform it is president wanted like requiring most small businesses to insure their employees and had to give up. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, capitol hill. defense secretary robert gates says as many as 5,000 u.s. troops may be coming home from iraq early. gates traveled to the kurdish region in northern iraq on the second day of his unannounced visit. he says the obama administration may rethink its decision to keep a large force in iraq. and a combat brigade might be able to leave ahead of schedule. gates is in iraq weeks after the u.s. handed over control of cities to iraqi security forces

and he has been meeting with prime minister al maliki over iraqi requests for more military equipment and including state of the art fighter jets. at least 60 people were injured when a car bomb exploded outside the police barracks in spain. it collapsed when the bomb went off at about 4:30 this morning. most of the injuries are from cuts and bruises from flying glass. the author say nobody appeared to be seriously injured and that it was a miracle that no one was killed. officials say that the eta group was responsible for that attack. coming up on our broadcast, we will tell you about a tanker truck accident on the beltway this morning that brought the commute to a grinding halt. the man killed by montgomery county police last night. the woman that called 911 about the harvard professor trying on get into his own house is telling her side of the story. we will tell you about two internet forces that are joining forces. dan, what do you have for us

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held a news conference today. she wanted to defend herself. lucille whalen says she has been threatened and called a racist and now she is disputing how she was quoted in the police report. >> reporter: lucille whalen's 911 call set the stage for the confrontation between harvard professor henry gates and cambridge police sergeant james crowley that led to accusations of racial profiling. but she denies ever using the term black males while talking to crowley outside of gates' house. >> the only words i exchanged were i was the 911 caller and he pointed to me and said stay right there. >> crowelly and his official report says that whalen told him that she observed, quote, what appeared to be two black males with backpacks on the porch of

the house. whalen says the words have caused her aot of grief and forced her to go public in her own defense. >> when i was called racist, and i was a target, of scorn and ridicule, becausef the things that i never said. >> reporter: she said the tapes of her 911 call about the possible break-in at gates house, also vindicate her when her only reference to race was only after being asked. in an emotional news conference whalen said she is not interested in joining gates, youly and president obama for that much heralded beer at the white house tomorrow. >> she doesn't like beer anyway. >> reporter: a disorderly conduct charge against gates was later dropped. even though other officers there that day supported crowley's

arrest of gates. but none were present for the conversation between whalen and crowley. >> the white house says gates, crowelly and president obama will share the beers on a picnic table outside the oval office tomorrow evening. the los angeles county coroner's office. officials planned a release of those results later this week but today the coroner's office said the announcement won't come until next week. five weeks after jackson's death authorities are still gathering evidence and still trying to figure out what happened during the final hours of his life. the focus is still on jackson's personal fistition and the powerful anesthetic propofol. >> he issued propofol and have other propofol in storage, what kind of medical files did he keep. all of this evidence is relevant to show that murray was reckless in treatpling jackson. >> the coroner's office won't explain the reason for the

delay. experts say that the information that could determine whether jackson's death would shift to an official criminal investigation in those autopsy results. two internet giants have now joined forces. microsoft formed a partnership with yahoo and in order to beef up internet searches. microsoft is the world's largest software maker. yahoo is already the second largest search engine. the goal is to close the gap on google and to raise revenue through selling internet ads. the microsoft/yahoo partnership is a ten-year deal. the recent stock market rally is losing a little of its momentum. amid concerns about sliding sales of durable goods and three major indices saw slight dips on the day. the dow closed. 26 points off. 9071. nasdaq was off eight points and s&p fell four points. commodity prices fell on concerns demand will taper off

and orders of big ticketed manufactured goods slid more than expected. coming up, we will explain why authorities are cracking down on a popular roadside fruit stand in montgomery county. >> national campaign is shedding light on lyme disease. >> someone that's suffering from the condition. >> bob has a look at our forecast coming up.

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assateague island to watch the 84th annual pony swim. dozens of ponies swam across that little channel from assateague to chincoteague, virginia, this morning. the swim takes a few minutes. tomorrow as many as 80 young horses will be auctioned off. the proceeds will be given to the local volunteer fire department which cares for the herd year round. >> always an interesting sight. >> it is more than mosty in chincoteague now. >> i bet. >> it is rain. >> yes. little subtle. >> when i think of chincoteague, mosquitoes. they are the biggest and meanest mosquitoes on earth. >> you have been bitten? >> a couple of times. >> plus they carry them over to assateague and get their friends. outside, boy, we had a wild

afternoon with a lot of warnings. fortunately we didn't have any confirmed so far. confirmed damage or confirmed tornadoes. we don't need that a lot of spin in the atmosphere outside our temperature, high temperature has made it up to only with all the clouds and 87 degrees after being in the 90s. our july rainfall, we are getting a little bit of light rain down national air important. last hour second driest ever. outside now, there is the light rain showers. boy, we have been so dry we could use a little bit of rain. don't need the severe storms. 82 degrees. dew point is at 70. where is the hot weather? right now in phoenix, it is well over 100. in portland, oregon, it is 104 degrees. right now. while we are in the 80s. that's where the extreme heat has been. another record set today in portland while it is 79 degrees in chicago. there is drier air. as we get into saturday finally, we may get a break. severe thunderstorm watches for you folks in the eastern sre

all the way up into the hudson valley and parts of new england, too. because above us, we have had strong winds and that creates what is called sheer. low left winds coming in from one direction and upper level winds from another direction. and create that spin that's then the potential, potential source, of some tornadoes. there was that warning around the fredericksburg area. now you can see for you folks into southern maryland, that line has now moved on into charles county so we will zoom down to that area and you can see where that is that's moving around parts of near waldorf. the other area out to our west where there were warnings as remained to be pretty much storm-free down into southern parts of the area where earlier there was some storms and moved off. and right around us now, finally we are getting a little bit of light rain showers here in the washington area. and also, that area of rain moved now up into aspen hill but the thunderstorms themselveses

have diminished. earlier winds were up to 13 miles an hour. look at huntingtown, maryland. about a half inch of rain, cambridge had wind gusts to 40 to 50 miles an hour. and this in western maryland where there was that one report of damage where there was some -- also some pretty heavy rain. so overnight tonight, that area of showers, thundershowers, and moves off. tomorrow we will get into west to northwesterly winds. with more hot weather coming in. temperatures might, might get into the low 90s as we go into tomorrow. maybe an n a few spots into the mid 90s, then as we get into friday, another weather front comes out way. weak one but could be the focus once again by later in the afternoon and of some nasty storms. temperatures tomorrow, 91 to maybe as high as 95 degrees. so for the remainder of the evening, from here on in, look for those showers and thundershowers. some of the showers around washington. i think after we get through about 7:00, it will be just plain old rain showers. those clouds were the good part,

prevented the storms from really building up. even though they had spin in them. clearing tomorrow morning, about a warm humid morning. and temperatures tomorrow morning will only be, i think, into the low 70s around town. 60s in the suburbs and fair amount of sunshine tomorrow. uv index will be nine. after the wild weather of today, head out to the beaches and head to the pools with the chance, though -- whenever you head outside, make sure you keep a weather eye and weather ear peeled for thunderstorms and could be another batch by late friday afternoon. weekend still looks good. not as humid on saturday. late sunday maybe another typical and august. and thundershower, august is coming. temperatures into the 80s and next weekend, and it wouldn't be august without humidity. i don't anticipate any more warnings for the evening hours. just welcomed rain in some spots. >> thank you. coming up, this evening on "news4 at 6:00," we will report on a police shooting that left one man dead in montgomery county overnight. >> tanker overturned on the bell

way this morning. it caused a big mess during rush hour. >> man arrested and accused of breaking into businesses in manassas. >> let's tell you about the that has authorities cracking down on a popular fruit stand in montgomery county. coming up in sports we are at redskins park on the eve of training camp. michael phelps one day after a bitter defeat sets a record in the water. plus, adam dunn hits the ball so far it literally leaves the ballpark. there's something big happening at pizza hut. - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... and our personal panormous pizza starting at just $5. the big eat tiny price menu. only at pizza hut.

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doses will be available by late october. president obama took his health ce plan to southwestern virginia tonight. the president was greeted in the city of bristow, virginia, by more than 1200 protesters and mane while democrats say the house won't vote on a health care bill until september at the earliest. coming upn this half hour of "news4 at 6:00," we will tell you why authorities are cracking down on the popular fruit stand in montgomery county. there is going to be a hiring freeze at a local university. and the result of a report card grading, the help of some local beaches. we will have that. police officer shot and ki county last omtete .un last mamate. itne hpeapd o eagles ncot urestt in anrmgeto.rm toofg in a ce rndpotog w he911 hupg-n when the incident you on kurred. chris gordon has our report. >> reporter: the shots rang out in the darkness at 3:00 in the morning. the victim has been identified as 39-year-old hernandez who lived here in the 12200 block of

eagles nest court in germantown, maryland. two montgomery county police officers confronted the victim outside of the apartment building. >> when we now know is that one of our officers fired two shots. and the preliminary results from the medical examiner's office confirmed that the victim died of a gunshot wound. we do not yet know whether or not mr. hernandez fired a weapon. >> reporter: police say the victim was armed with a handgun and knife. two shots were heard and gathered with neighbors at the scene as they pieced together what happen. >> they actually heard the police officer saying, you know, to cooperate, to drop whatever he had, and apparently he pointed the weapon at the police officer. >> reporter: the residents of this germantown apartment complex say it is a normally quiet neighborhood. >> i'm scared, you know. you mo, i have a family.

>> reporter: police are investigating whether mr. hernandez had been drinking. they say hay had a silver and black bb pellet gun a replica of a semi automatic handgun. he also had a carving knife, they say, with a blade six to eight inks in length. >> the officer that fired his service weapon is jessie, a five-year veteran, with the montgomery county police departme. the witness responding officer is anna hess tore, two-year veteran of the montgomery county police department. >> reporter: both officers have been placed on critical incident paid administrative leave. while the police department investigates why the officer fired his weapon. at the montgomery county police headquarters in rockville, maryland, i'm chris gordon, news4. >> mr. hernandez left behind a 7ierld son. police in manassas, vurn, have arrested man who they say may be responsible for several break-ins. michael lee wenzel was taken into custody yesterday after police recognized him as fitting the description of a suspect who

was breaking into local businesses. this is security video of one alleged break-in at the andretti market on suddenly road. he had barringry tools and cash on him. they charged him with burglary and grand larceny. investigators are trying to determine if he is responsible for the other crimes. the crash of a tanker truck tuseusug h lltway iugers esnnhe tp innner loop this wamog.rn it mo hd ineapn the van dorn nt dorva streettr ex.it e thanrke hit a tractorrra il t e ther idra s of the road and rolled over and all happened at about 7:00. that caused the tanker to burst into flames. both sides of the beltway were completely shut down while fire crew responded. the driver escaped with minor injuries. he admitted that he fell asleep at the wheel. he has been charged with reckless driving. this is a controversy brewing tonight over a popular fruit stand that has been serving people in the bethesda area for a decade. authorities threatening to take action that could shut the fruit stand down.

but today the owner went to court to fight. jane watrel has our story. >> reporter: it is one of the busiest produce stands in montgomery county. country times farm market has been in business for ten years. >> it is just, you know, part of the country. i mean, it is like being able to -- support the local farmers and the people are really nice. >> reporter: by sunday it may be shut down. busted by the maryland state highway administration who view it as a roadside safety hazard. this is the same agency who told former state lawmaker robin fickers his river road produce stand also had to move. >> state highway administration, i think, is being a little obtuse and overprotective of land that no one was using the line and they are even objecting to my son planting flowers there. >> reporter: ficker wondered why his son's stand was the only one being closed. and contacted state attorneys. they notified country time it was state property and had to move. even though it had the proper

montgomery county permit. local patrons are furious. >> it is ridiculous that -- legislation like this can happen. it is not fair. i mean -- i mean, what's happening in this country. >> very upset. i don't know what we should do. if i can help i will help. >> reporter: the owner hired a lawyer and is trying to fight the closure in court. >> you know, we have been there for ten years. we have never had a single traffic incident while we have been on river road. and the not -- middle of the season right now. it is tough to pick everything up and move. >> reporter: in the meantime, country times fans have been calling local law makers and demanding something be done. >> i don't see where this is any kind of issue in safety. i don't understand what it is. it is just not fair. it is wrong. >> reporter: state highway administration says the fact remains country time is on its state right of way. and that should be used for

roadside emergencies. not a roadside stand. in bethesda, jane watrel, news4. late this afternoon a judge granted the fruit stand a stay so it will stay on river road until the august 13th court date. budget restrapts forced the university of maryland to enact a hiring .frzeee the college park campus wl also cut staff to retirements d possiy layoffs. university preside says the cuts are unavoidable. the school has to eliminate more than $14 opinion 5 millionro m next year's budget. ers uve sniymittes iys facing a $37.8 million defit. uersthveniity plans to offer new coursesve and had in hopes generating more revenue. you may soon start to see lime green ribbons tied to trees and posts around the washington area. part of a campaign to focus attention on lyme disease which

can affect anyone but which often goes undiagnosed by doctors. it is an ordeal that alexandria teenager knows all too well. amy had dreams of performing on broadway until a few months ago when she got sick with what at first seems like a stomach virus. >> started to hurt like sprained my ankle or something. all of a sudden i couldn't stand up and then i couldn't walk. so then two, three months i have been in this wheelchair. >> the debilitating symptoms are not always recognized by dtors as those of lyme disease. that's why tomorrow there will be hearing at the ronald reagan ctctorthwest. ancts and victims will testify to try the raise awareness. coming up tonight we will tell you about an inspection to the shuttle "endeavour" to see if it is fit to return to earth. find out how beach necessary the washington area stacked up when it comes to cleanliness. >> tell you about a guy from the d.c. area who has really long eyebrod

we are getting some welcomed rain showers here. you can see the lightning is new for you folks that charles county. that's where the strongest cell is that has had a history of some rotation but no warnings. there is still a severe thunderstorm watch for folks out in the eastern shore. take a look -- quick look at the -- future scan. you can see that cell, that's where it will be moving by 7:30, 8:00. right now again, some showers around the washington area. and tomorrow, we will be seeing it just hot. very hot. temperatures could soar into the

mid 90s. and another risk of afternoon thunderstorm by late friday anding the weekend still looks good. on into next week and august with temperatures in the 80s. we will keep you posted as we go through the remainder of the evening. back to you. >> thanks, bob. nasa was busy today making sure that the shuttle "endeavour" is safe to return to earth. the astronauts used the laser tipped boom to inspect shutt shtle -- inspect the heat shield on the shuttle. to make sure there was no damage that might have occurred during the two weeks in orbit. and "endeavour" left the space station yesterday. it is scheduled to land in florida on friday morning. fewer americans are embarking on cruises. these days according to an industry trade group fewer cruises left u.s. port last year than the year before. and that's the first decline that we convenient in this area in more than a decade but most of the americans are being replaced by european travelers. cruising worldwide saw a 4%

increase from 2007 to 2008. three american soldiers who died more than 150 years ago are finally given full military honors today. during a reburial ceremony in new mexico. army private smith and levi moris and david ford all died between 1866 and 1877. they were among hundreds of african-american soldiers who were called buffalo soldiers. they were black regimens of the army who were serving at remote outposts during the civil war and during the indian wars after the civil war. the remains of the men were among those of more than 60 people exhumed at a cemetery in new mexico during an investigation into lootding there. yesterday members of the arizona buffalo soldiers association served as pallbearers during the ceremony. >> these two gentlemen, hundreds

more out there we will know about and hopefully -- others that will keep doing their thing. >> about 100 people, including veterans, and government officials, attended the ceremony today. coming up on "news4 at 6:00," what is in the water at your favorite vacation spot? we will tell you about a new report card that grades just how clean the beaches are across the country. what have you got there? >> redskins training camp around the corner. jim zorn having a press conference today and asked about the redskins chances of perhaps signing michael vick. he answered that question. nationals using the long ball to put up impressive numbers. plus, michael phelps makes up for his stunning loss by shattering another world record. "news4 at 6:00" continues. cw7g/

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.

this time of year it starts getting really hot and talk about going to training camp. >> high humidity. we will be drenched out there but it will be fun. redskins training camp is about to get under way. jim zorn had his annual state of the team address before things start going for real tomorrow morning and touched on a number of topics including michael vick saying vick would not be signed by the redskins at this juncture. he also talked about the difference between year one and year two as a head coach. for him and his guys. >> probably i'm a little more aware of who my players are and i'm aware of -- that the coaches know far more than we were -- we did when we were going into the training camp last year. and then the players, we put in

a tremendous -- we had the opportunity during the mini cam and otas to accelate what we were putting in because of the recall of year before. all those things make me feel more -- i guess, more relaxed or more confident that, you know, we are definitely on the right track. 2008 is gone. so we are looking forward to 2009. i think there were lessons learned and -- we are -- you know, hopefully we -- we -- we won't have to repeat something like that. i can't tell you what the season entails because we have to play it. and every team is good. the wins are going to be because we earn them. and that's the way it is around the league. >> one other issue that jim zorn addressed and we will be talking about a lot during camp, i guarantee you that. rye tackle mike williams. he is down from 450 pounds to 342 pounds and lost almost 110.

he's still going. zorn not the only one talking to redskins park today. players reported and they have to make final preparations for camp. lindsay czarniak has more from ashburn. >> reporter: we watched all the players straggle into redskins park today. clinton portis, jason campbell, rogers. you name them, they were here. everybody was checking in and tonight they will have a meeting and then tomorrow, they will be right back at it. bright eyed and bushy tailed for the start of training camp. safety chris horton said it best when he thought back to last year describing what these guys are about to go through. >> those are -- miserable. i'm not going to lie. i was -- i was tired. our coach, you know, he works us unl we can't go no more and we got to do that for 3 1/2 weeks. so they were -- very crucial but i learned a lot and i was able to sustain, you know, throughout the whole season, mixed. >> safety chris horton was using

the humor today out here at redskins park and so was linebacker rocky mcinto be when he talked about one thing that he would have liked to see jim zorn tighten up in his second season as redskins head coach. >> he is funny and hopefully tuned up on his pregame speeches a lot this offseason because a couple -- they weren't in very motivational. but -- we don't get the -- sorry, coach. we don't get to interact with them that much. you know, the coach -- coach is our boss. >> rocky referring to his defensive coordinator greg, second year in that role. let me tell you, if anybody knows how to toughen up his players, it is greg. from ashburn, lindsay czarniak. dan, back to you. >> is that the wisest thing to do on the day before training camp to throw your coach under the bus for not being a good speech give? >> as long as who you really deal with is greg -- is blatche.

yes. as hard as he's running he covers him. >> he takes care of him. >> protecting him. that's okay. >> maybe he doesn't have a thing to worry about. major league baseball. the phillies couldn't swing the deal for roy halladay but did land cliff lee. as for the nationals, four games don't make up for four months of terrible baseball but feels good. nationals won four straight tying their longest winning streak of the season. right now, they are doing everything right. you know, we had the president's races in milwaukee. the sausage races. oscar mayer takes the italian sausage and both go down. may have been one of the best highlights of the game. top of the fourth. tied at 1. adam dunn is gone. hits this one through a window. and actually bounces out of the stadium. it is first home run ever hit out of miller park. 26th bomb of the year.

nats up 2-1. fourth, morgan had another good game. willie harris comes in to score as does nieves. guzman getting in on the act. two runners aboard. this one just barely gets over the wall. nationals beat the brewers 8-3. one bright spot according to the new manager, morgan good he has been outstanding in every facet since he has been here, baserunning, getting on base. driving in runs. he has been doing a great job and that's -- one thing we 00 seens him hitting one out of the park to lit up a game like that. you know, he's -- he can do that. he is a strong guy. and, you know, nice to get us on the board quick like that. >> the pride of richard montgomery high school, jim riggleman trying to win five straight the first time all season. one day after losing the

first important race in four years, michael phelps back in the water. setting another world record and eliminating mark spitz from the record books. michael phelps fans. right back in the pool after losing the freestyle yesterday style for his first loss in a world championship individual event since 2005. today in the itber fly he was not going to be beaten. phelps set a world record in the 200 meter butterfly with a time of one minute and 51 seconds. that breaks the old mark. it is the 34th record of his career giving him one more than mark spitz. of course, the other thing that they have been talking about in the swimming is the suits. >> naked. you know. >> what. you know, they have these really sleek materials. it is going to be banned. phelps coach said if they keep using these materials because phelps doesn't use it -- still uses speedo and dunce make that, he says i won't race

internationally for five, six months. we may not see phelps in an important event for a while. >> when we come back, we have some video from hot air balloon festival that is taking place over france and we will show it to you. >> a new report card that shows what's in the water. some of the most popular tstay.eduncoe untry. stay tuned. there's something big happening at pizza hut. - woooh, nice! that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... and our personal panormous pizza starting at just $5. the big eat tiny price menu. only at pizza hut.

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something because it is awfully pretty. wonderfully relaxing to watch. colorful hot air balloons that took off as part of a festival in eastern france. over a thousand of them europe's largest balloon festival. people go from all over the world to participate in that event. and to watch the spectacle. that is really very, very cool. i think they did that in new mexico sometime or in the fall every year as well. gorgeous thing to behold. vacationers may be exposing themselves to the risk of serious illness. a new report that found that beach nlliouts sllioti a big problem. he acbes in our area, though,ac received goodar mks for the most part .re b hmb otoeh,sz. oacbeceanan o hityrg e received ag rinatf forsur sta out of five. brian mooar has our report. >> reporter: it is the height of vacation season. and the beaches are packed. >> swimmers and with sunbathers

and sometimes also with human and animal waste. >> reporter: the natural resources defense council released its 19th annual report on america's beaches and it is not a pretty picture. >> nationwide, 7% of beach waters samples are so contaminated with human or animal waste that they are not safe for swimming. >> reporter: much of the pollution is caused by rain runoff. and there has been zero improvement over the past three years. meaning some beach goers are risking illnesses, ranging from a rash to hepatitis. the nrdc rated00 of the sti 200 of the nation's most popular beaches. among the best -- >> delaware, new hampshire, and virginia. with alaska, north carolina, and hawaii rye behind them. >> reporter: some didn't fare nearly as well. >> most contaminated last year were louisiana, ohio, indiana, and illinois. >> reporter: though the great lakes had some of the worst rated beaches, the nrdc says chicago is a shining example.

>> we test our beaches five times a week or more if necessary. and then notify the public of those results as soon as possible. >> reporter: but in these tough economic times, some communities are cutting backing on testing. meaning a day at the beach. night not be the good clean fun it once seemed. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >> we have showers in washington. there's strong cells, as you can see, coming through charles county now with some thunder and lightning. also possibly gusty winds and they will be out over the bay in another 30 minutes. bit more into calvert and charlie county. see you at 11:00. back to you. >> that's our broadcast for now. "nightly news" up next. >>ile weel a y s agaou >> we will see you again at 11:00.