other sites. the corps says using those sites could expose information for address v adversa adversaries. are you getting a raise this year? some workers say they may see a little more in their paycheck. what do you know? a family buying what they thought was their dream home, turns out they're living in a 32 story high rise all by themselves. >> it is heating up outside. bob will bback to tell us how long the hot weather will be around. the inner and outer loop are very slow. the outer loop delays pick up just after this point. the inner loop looks much better through about a. >> eric: thez today, but back on the brakes through silver spring. 95 as you travel southbound, the hov are very slow, but the main

thehuttle "discovery" slowly makinitsay wle to a launch pad at the kennedy space center. they usually move at about one miles per hour, but the heavy rains left the path soggy, so today it moved about 1/3 of its usual speed with frequent spots. the "discovery" is scheduled to launch on august 25th. this some things are still manual. >> that's right. i don't think they have mud flaps on that. >> not at like 1/3 of a mile an hour. that's pretty slow. >> and there aren't many more

launches left. winding down. we still have more heat and mumt left. we have august outside today. we lad a hey sooi sky. a few cloud building. we'll get a lot more tomorrow. our high temperature today, we did it. first 90 degree day of august. 90. remember last summer, we did have one streak in july of seven days in a row of 90 or higher. so far this summer in terms of heat waves has been a pussycat, only two days in a row of 90 or higher. so there we are are hazy skies. our temperature now and the dew point has come down a little bit, too, from what it was. so it's not too bad. dew point 62, humidity not too bad. look at the temperatures other parts of the east. buffalo, they may never get to 90. 76. 60s around the lakes. this is where it's really been active. the mid part of the country, memphis right now, it's 92 with a dew point of 76.

mid part of the country, a little ripple in the atmosphere. you can see the cluster of storms that has continued to move through kentucky. look at the other batch there around parts of southern illinois right now. this is moving into tennessee. it's continued to hold together and on the west side, more of these clusters of storms. look at how much rain. this is louisville, kentucky. just today, five inches of rain and most of that came between 9:00 and 10:00 this morning. this is what it looked like. they're still under flood warnings. that's not the way you want to find your car when you go out all because of a torrential rain. three inches in just one hour. as a matter of fact, churchill downs was under water. here's what's going on around the rest of the world. the tropics are beginning to heat up a little bit you now into the pacific. there are two tropical storms and also other storms out in the

western part of the pacific. as a matter of fact, there was a storm that just moved in to china around hong kong with winds of 45 miles an hour. loni. and out in the atlantic, though, not much anything going on. there is a tropical wave way out in the atlantic, but that's about it. other parts of the caribbean, nothing much going on. we're heading for what might be the latest we've had the first named system here in the atlantic. what do you think the latest is? i'll have the answer tomorrow on our wednesday weather quiz. in the mean time, overnight tonight during the day tomorrow, it will be humid. here is a little weak weather front, a little bit indirectly associated with those big, big rains in louisville. and in kentucky and indiana. so i think we'll get some of the leftovers, perhaps an afternoon shower or thundershower as this comes through. and in back of it as we get into thursday, a little bit less humid. there are some of those thunderstorms that might be lingering in to parts of thursday off the coast. but not tonight.

this evening temperatures still summer like into the low to mid-80s with the humidity not too bad. tomorrow when you get up, i think there will be some clouds around. this morning we had a lot of sunshine. winds as we know this time of year are rather light, but out at the beaches, it's been a great week for vacations. 74 degrees in town. any shower, thundershowers i think that we see build up will be late tomorrow afternoon around washington. that is 1:00, 4:00, in the afternoon. aar olierutut toward the blue ridge. then as we get in to later in the week, temperatures near average. but the humidity will really be coming back after another chance of some afternoon thunderstorms on saturday. then heat really begins to build and sunday, monday and on into tuesday, we may be setting up for several days in a row of w or higher. but it's august. still ahead in the next half

hour, trouble on the tracks when the doors of a moving metro train open without warning. we'll tell you about a d.c. college which says it is reinventing itself this year. and there's a new ban on something that sold on the ocean city boardwalk. also a report about a high-tech way to help keep your children safe by using your cell phone. coming up in sports, the red skins $100 million man al better haynesworth back on the field. also antwaan randle el ready to rock on punt returning and an injury to a key member of the offensive line

now here will the stories making headlines. the owner of a funeral home is under arrest accused of taking money from people who prepaid their funerals. it involves bailey funeral service. police are worried that as many as 60 people may not be getting the services they already paid for. two american journalists held in north korea have been released. laura ling and euna lee were

issued a special pardon. kim jong-il issued the pardon after negotiations with clinton. lawmakers are deciding if cash if for clunkers should receive a $2 billion influx of money to keep the program going temperature some members of congress are promising the additional $2 billion for the program. others say that that money that the federal government doesn't have. coming up in this half hour of news 4 at 6:00, frightening moments for a metro ride irs. a door opened without notice on a moving train. we'll tell you what's being banned in ocean city. it's found in a number of shops on the boardwalk. and we'll show you a new way to use your cell phone to help keep your child safe. there's more fallout today from the fire that broke out inside the fire station in prince george's county. it destroyed a fire engine. it happened yesterday morning at the boulevard heights volunteer five ems station.

tracy wilkins reports. >> reporter: monday morning, a fire inside the boulevard heights volunteer fire department. there were two firemen staffing the station at the time. the between closest stations were disattached to help and capital heights had no firefighters wking and district heights took eight minutes to get there. the public safety director says the low number of firefighters that night comes from a change in how prince george's is staffing its stations. >> we deployed our resources where they're needed. >> reporter: public safety director said since budget cut, prince george's county is in longer staffing fire stations, it's staffing vehicles. for instance, a fire truck, or an ems truck. the number of firefighters on duty reflects the kind of call that station is expected to respond to. >> we are moving toward staffing apparatus and not stations. the stations never ever help us mitigate anything in prince

george's county. it's the apparatus thehe personnel representing pni u e ri representing p igtyefsirerht uncoty firefighters and y erncongesrspenel says that's notrs entirely true. the vice president released this statement yileng whino surrounding taeovg ff sfoin wr provide staffing for apparatus, prince george's county does not except for an isolated few ations. that is not the standard nor the norm for one of the busiest fire .epartments in the na apparatus isn't and hasn't been properly staffed in prince george's county for years. >> makes me feel real nervous and worried about we need to deal with this problem immediately. >> reporter: the mayor says while he understands budget cut, he does not like hearing that his fire station has no one manning it monday morning. he says the quick turnaround in moving his career firefighters out of the capital heights station left them no time for recruiting additional volunteers to help. but they're trying to now. >> first of all, try to go on a 100 man volunteer recruitment

for not only capital height, but for boulevard heights. be sure citizens are more aware and get them involved. >> reporter: for safety reason, he won't release how many firefighters are staffed at any particular station and he says be it two or less than a station, citizens have no reason to worry. >> it's not a luck of the draw. we're not hoping and wishing. this was done scientifically and we're very pleased with the way things will be going thus far. >> reporter: we checked with other jurisdictions about how they man their fire stations and the district of columbia, they say that they would in he leave a fire sfags unmanned due to staffing changes and normally have at least nine firefighters inside of their station. in capital height, tracy will kin, news 4. detectives say they're looking for a shop liftingti suspect dressed as a woman but may be a man. a sus ekt was caught by a urveillance camera at the sax fifth avenue store last thursday night. the shop lifter was seen kree moving a chanel dress valued a

#$,000 and stuffing it into a very large shoulder bag. a security guard who tried to stop the thief was sprayed in the eyesith pepper spray. a soft lifter was last seen running toward their friendship heights metro station. metro officials confirm that door did openginov gairitr train during rus t. as wstisir f night. his was bstey th "wt. bngethas hi isng happened onn a an anngng tr trai beten thehe federal center and plaza stations. a passenger alerted the operator that a middle door of a middle car opened while the train was moving. the door closed and the operator hit the brakes. when the train reached the plaza, it was taken out of service. there was a similar incident in october when the doors on a yellow line train opened as it crossed the potomac river. and utility crews are trying to figure out what caused three power poles to top he will over in northeast d. skr. about 1:30 this afternoon in the area of minnesota avenue and quarrel street. pepco says they haven't heard from police or fire officials of any accidents that may have brought down the poles. about 50 power customers were

affected by this incident. the academic year begins in just a few week at most area colleges and universities. at the university of the district of columbia, that school is tryg to shake off its troubled reputation by revamping its academic and physical campus. tom sherwood has our report. >> reporter: when the northwest urban campus 6 utc, there are few signs of. >> referee: in these hot august days. but inside the building, new life iseing planned i wouldn't be surprised if the total number of students on this campus was approaching doubling. udc president here just a year is about to open the university to about 8,000 fall students in just a few weeks. he's launching the plan to make the school more welcoming. >> there will be radical changes. the plaza which is not particularly nice or useful will be totally green.

we'll make sure that this is becoming a place that people want to come to. we'll have a garden cafe, foegs. >> reporter: barbara, in charge of the makeover, says a bad campus doesn't inspire students. >> it didn't send the message that we wanted to row mote. it's obvious in a this universi university. >> it's kind of old fashioned, but i hope that it looks. better once they finish doing what they're doing. i see new improvements since i've been here and it's nice. >> reporter: beyond physical changes, he's leading a total revamp of the university mission with more academic emphasis in its four year programs. >> we're doing rigorous program reviews, looking at every program we have in the baccalaureate and masters level. >> reporter: with all the change, the main goal is to make this university equal to or better than other schools in the washington area. i'm tom sherwood, news 4

washington. the average age of students at udc is 30. about 2/3 of the student body attend part-time because they almost all work. effective immediately, it's illegal to buy or sell the herb called salvia. the sale and possession was banned. it's said to call psychedelic trips. it was sold by several stores in ocean city and some council members say usage has led to violent outbursts along the board boardwalk. critics say it could have a chilling effect on research into its potential as a treatment for dementia and other disorders. coming up tonight, some d.c. area workers could be in for a raise this year. we'll find out how much extra they might see in their paycheck ploop coal cool man doesn't let the big one get away. we'll show you his record setting catch. the list of most dangerous

good evening. bob ryan, storm center4. nice day out at the beaches. 79 degrees. and on doppler, there's one lonesome shower out around middleburg and paris. we've got so far it's been a rather cool summer, but climate changes are ahead. here's an opportunity to learn more out at the usgs auditorium, 7:00 to 8:00, climate and science in action. learn some new things.

some of it natural, some of it not so natural. back to you. there's a new survey out that finds that our area right here in the district is the best place in the nation if you wt a raise this year. urces associationn called world at work has announced its list of 1e pto0 u.s. cities for getting apseai r . d.c. is at the top of that list. 77 of thethfoundha% of the employers in the district ar engsi salaries this year. the average raise will be 2.3%. a colorado man who likes to fish sure got a heck of a catch. mike stone called a 35 pound cat fish while he was fishing in the aurora rez var. it's so big that it set a state record. stone says he plans to have it stuffed and mount order his wall and he's named it girdy. ocean safety officials are keeping an eye on a popular surfing spot in hawaii. a shark was seen swimming around

the north shore. authority say the shark was feeding on sea turtle. it also swam near some local surfers. the shark didn't attack anyone, but authorities are warping beach goers to obt lookout. there's a new study that concludes the most dangerous sport for high school and college athletes may be cheer leading. researchers from national children's hospital in columbus, ohio looked into sports injuries among young people. theyound that 70% of injuries are caused by six sports. track, basketball, football, volleyball, soccer and gymnastics. but cheer leading was the primary cause of catastrophic injuries such as spinal cord damage. the study also found a 150% jump in the number of students who are injured in physical education classes in the last decade. the searresearchers say lack of super sprigs hand fewer school nurses might be to blame. students are being begin their own cell phones at younger

ages. >> we'll have more on that. >> and it's day number six out here at training camp. it is a hot one. also defensive tackle albert haynesworth back on the football field. and here's a question. should punt returner antwaan randle el feel pressure to keep wes job?

good news out of training camp and we're glad that one of the superstars is back on the field. . >> i know, you're right. i feel like i should have a stethoscope around my neck today because a lot of injuries to

talk about. a lot of stuff to report. but like you alluded to, the biggest news is that today albert haynesworth was back on the football field. he admits yesterday because he had to rest that knee after having an injection. let me take you back to the field. this is afternoon. about the bigan wasack out there with the team afteraving that injection in his left knee that kept him out of practice yesterday. the defensive tackle says that it was the same type of shot he had gotten with the titans. something he does to feel more comfortable. zorn wanted to reiterate that he's doing fine. he said it was just precautionary. as for more injury news today, the focus wasn't necessarily on defense, but much more on offense. and primarily the offense of line. and this group, this you want, has really been so much more focused on their health. and very prideful of that this off season. after losing two line men, at the end of last year with injuries, they cleblgts differencely pushed the envelope with their off season workout. today it was number 74 right

tackle receive aphire who went down with a left knee injury at the end of first practice. jim zorn talked about what happened after that. >> it was just a big pile. and i heard a little ehh so i noouf something happened. and then tts hire. if he's out because we have to rest him, we'll do that but i don't think it's a major issue. we'll see. i can't tell you what the injury is yet. >> it's scary because that's the first time we almost saw one of our staerts go down. and you talk about guys in trenches in there. it's a little bit tougher. and guys are falling all over the place, so you troo i to stay up as much as possible. the field is a little muddy, guys lose their footing, but it's a scary moment. thank god no one seriously has been injured. >> he hopes that he's able to return healthy tomorrow. hire has had an mri, they're

told that it is encouraging. jim zorn says that he will now be day to day. and other newer, randy thomas did watch from the side lines. he's resting a sore knee. casey raw back left practice if a bit because he tweaked his calf. he says it's minor. the redskins also held a special team practice this afternoon and obviously one of the positions they're foye cussing on is punt returner. and they tell me that it is an tw twon randle he will who is the guy, but they'll have a different proemp. moss and hall will both get more time that be normal at that spot. antwaan randle el will be more motivation and he is determined to prove himself after what he calls a disappointing soa poinp. he averaged 6 pnt 5 yards on punt retus. the skins are hoping that by taking his approach from all or nothing, it will pay difference tend denieds. he will likely be the third wide receiver, but he's the most

positive guy out there. he talked about his mind set, but as does he with everything, he had a little bit of fun first. >> cow like my stun glasses? >> i like these sunglasses. everybody cease these? these are the wednesday looking sunglasses you can put on anybody. i mean, every person across the world shou get a pair of sunglasses that look like this. >> does it feel different for you this year? do you feel like there is more pressure bei that your position is one that obviously is fair game? >> i don't believe in pressure. even in games, say say that because there will be pressure, there will be stress for you. and i just look at that time at another opportunity it to prove myself, another opportunity to show people who i really am and that's the way i take it. how about as pupts returner, do you feel a difference there? are you surprised that that competition may be open in. >> not surprised. just the way i played in the last couple years. what do i put up against it? i have one touchdown in three

years. it hasn't been high like i need it to be, but it will be different this year. just doing some stuff with the pubts returner, not just waiting to the preseason or waiting to training camp. getting out there and making the moving or get up the field first instead of trying to make that cut. antwaan randle el is ready to go. moving now to the nationals. tonight they open their home against the marlins. they means they will face their former first baseman nick johnson for the first time. meanwhile, his best friend on the nationals is held out of lineup. this because of a sore shoulder that he suffered last night. in their win over the pittsrgh pirates. we're back on the field. and jim rig he will man, he want this had win so badly hoping his team could split the four game series with the pirates. down 3-1 in the sixth, adam dunn takes that pitch deep to left field. the ball wrapped around the foul pole just like he meant to do that for a three run home run.

dunn's 27th of the year and the nationals with that take a 4-2 lead. now in the seventh, morgan at first, guzman ripped it to reet in the corner. morgan might be the fastest player in the league. he scored easily and guzman slides in to third. guzi goes 2-4. the next batter, zimmerman. takes the inside pitch. turn it is on. the shot to left field. and that's going to be it. a two run home run. zimmerman's 21st of the year. the nationals win it 8-4. also, a note the wizards have released their season schedule. they will on october 27th start their own playing on the road against the dallas mavericks. hire goes down in the second practice list the as today i to day. the mr iflt senl kushlging news. they will be be right back out for another round of two a days. >> thanks. when we come back, it's a

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