care. and overall, workers's hours and pay rates rose. jobs are still being lost, just fewer. and workers are still dropping out of the employment market. but president obama praised americans for keeping their confidence. >> that's how we fopulled the economy back from the brink, that's how we're turning this economy around. i'm convinced we can see a light at the end of the tunnel. >> reporter: the stock market rose again. but the republican party slammed the president, noting nearly 3 million americans have lost their jobs since he took office. and conservatives are escalating their disruptions at democratic events. this was tampa last night. democrat john dingle in michigan last night, a health care forum in arkansas wednesday. >> that's what obama wants.

>> no, it's not what president obama wants. >> yes. it is! >> reporter: but health care reform is an essential part of health care recovery, says the president. >> we cannot turn back to the failed policy of the past. >> reporter: now the hope is for months ahead with job growth. the economists say it might be 2013 before the unemployment rate drops back down to 5%. live from the hill, steve handelsman, news 4. wendy? >> good news on the unemployment front sent stocks soaring. the dow closed the 9,370, a gain of more than 2% for the week. the nasdaq up 27 points. the s&p up 14. this is the fourth straight week of gains for the major indexes. eunice kennedy shriver is in the hospital. she is in critical condition at cape cod hospital in massachusetts. her husband, children and grandchildren are all at her

side now. mrs. shriver is the sister of the late president john f. kennedy and mother of california's first lady, maria shriver. in addition to being part of one of the best known political families she is renowned in her own right, founder of the special olympics program. mrs. shiriver is 88 years old. lawyers for john al listen muhammad argued he should not have been allowed to represent himself himself at the start of the trial and argued prosecutors th khewieyld denumththtsm tsroe defense team. today's ruling upheld a lower court decision and leaves few options for additional appeals. muhammad is currently on death row. police in fairfax county are looking into a burglary spree. thieves are targeting ndngg dlinid meas e arnte lotobetig in middle eastern and niadeg sirents.uchsilaries sint rgbuesri since january, mostrne the county. the most recent was on july

28th. derrick ward is in fairfax county with more on this. derrick? >> reporter: well, jim, the most recent burglary happened just last week at the woodland park community. and what is troubling to police as the other burglaries is how the victims are being targeted. >> the burr lars struck 16 times since january, primarily in the western part of fair fobs county, all during the daylight hours most times using a rear door or window to get in. fairfax county police are exploring a common thread. >> several homes have religious articles outside the homes. >> reporter: it brings luck. but the burglars target homes where it is displayed and they remove valuables. >> most of the items being stolen are gold items, taking passports. >> reporter: one was foiled when the home owner came home. >> when he saw the home owner,

he fled and nothing was taken. >> reporter: it's troubling for residents in the area that have been hit. >> everybody seems to be a little scared, put off because we really had no crime in this neighborhood except for graffiti. >> reporter: it's also troubling to some residents that to curb a tradition. >> bottom line is we probably need to -- the law enforcement needs to find a solution to this. >> even if you think it's the smallest thing, if you notice this one vehicle is coming around every day or every other day, give us a call as soon as you can. as soon as you see that person. as soon as you see the car, we'll come out and check them out. it could help solve these cases. >> reporter: while authorities started seeing this trend in january, they are exploring the possibility there may have been some burglaries occurring last year. they're also working on the idea that there is more than one person involved in these crimes. we're live in fairfax county. back to you in the studio. derrick ward. there is fresh intrigue in

florida politics. martinez announced he's stepping down before his term ends next year. he already announced he would not seek reelection. he announced few details except to say the next phase of his life will be in the private sector and he said his health, personal life, nothing motivated that decision. >> this is a free country. people of florida like this. ihi tsi of my own free will. >> reporter: he plans to leave office as far as governor charlie crist leaves office. the governor said he does not plan to appoint himself. in june, sou carolina governor mark sanford admitted to a year-long affair. today his wife is moving out. she has decided to take the couple's four sons and spend the school year on sullivan island near charleston.

she said she would remain involved with her activities as first lady but wanted to put her family first. the governors relsed a statement saying, i stand by t ecmilyhe family decision and accordingly dkas thek media tond sta by th privacy jen has asked for on behalf of the healing process and our four boys going forward. we're not sure if it's a man or woman but someone in prince george county has died of the swine flu. it is the fifth reported in the state of maryland. all health authorities are saying so far the victim was an adult with underlying medical condition. today the cdc made an announ. regarding the swine pflu. it is an announcement for which ny school officials and parents have been waiting. they are advising officials to do all they can not to close schools if there is a surge this fall. tracy potts has our report. >> reporter: the cdc is not recommending extra cleaning but

did tell schools today if swine flu hits again this fall, have naps on hand. isolate students and send them on hand. but very few schools should close. >> it is rarely indicated even if h1n1 is in the school. >> reporter: officials recommend sick students stay home only one day after they're well, not a whole week, unless the virus gets worse. in that case, kids with chronic illnesses or sick family members may have to stay home. schools may screen students and turn them away, move desks further apart. even hold classes outside to prevent the virus from spreading. >> we want to keep schools open. that's our mission. >> reporter: fairfax county virginia and other districts are preparing online lessons in case schools close. >> so families without internet access, we would want to make sure we had packets and materials ready so you could come to the school and pick those up. >> whether or not they are in school or not, whether or not e school closes, our students have to keep learning.

>> reporter: schools are also preparing to host public health clinics. clinical trials are under way. catherine maxwell volunteered to test the vaccine. >> this is going to save a lot of lives. >> reporter: the trial will determine if two shots three weeks apart will work. tracy potts, news 4. >> health officials say we are probably weeks away from knowing how bad the h1n1 virus will be this year of course because most schools have not started yet. while the swine flu is new, school closings because of the flu are not. every winter a relatively small schools close because of the regular flu outbreaks. >> well, summer is not done with us yet. erious heat coming up this t ilet'go to bob. >> it is. what an exceptional day we ha and enjoy this evening. sparkling blue sky early. got down to 55. it's only around 80. some spots in the low 50s out to our west. right now into the 80s.

the hottest days, the hottest temperatures of past summers. remember a couple years ago we got up to over 100? well, i think over the weekend we may be seeing our temperature 98 degrees which would be as hot as it was last summer. a turin increase and it will feel 15 to 20 degrees hotter than it does right now. so get ready for some big changes. the humidity is coming back, along with the heat for a good part of the weekend and into next week. back to you. >> thank you, bob. coming up this evening on news 4, u.s. authorities say they are increasingly confident that a top taliban commander has been killed in a missile strike. police say a there is a similarity between the virginia tech shooter and a man who went on a killing spree at a health clinic. new information about the fire that ungulfed the massive home in nest e washington. coming up in sports, tennis classic continues to be a smash.

the redskins gear u for their first scrimmage. plus, a battle for the backup quarterback position.

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personal, revenge for his wife. the cia and u.s. special operations have tried to kill him before at least three times. in june, u.s. military officials tell nbc news an air strike on a funeral for another pakistani militant just missed mehsud. they caused too many casualties. but wednesday's operation could be a boost for cooperation in counterterrrorism. a taliban source td nbc news mehsud was on the roof of his father-in-law's house at the time of the drone attacks. >> pakistani officials are going to afghanistan, trying to confirm whether or not mehsud has been killed. a series of deadly bomb, targeting shiite pill grms. in baghdad, three road side

bombs targeted pilgrims retuing from there. at least seven people were killed, more than a dozen wounded. a deadly bombing targeted worshippers leaving a mosque in mosul. the incidents are the latest to raise concerns that insurgents are trying to reignite sectarian violence. secretary of state hillary clinton is on her second stop in south africa. she met with nelson mandela, the first black president and hero of the anti-apartheid movement. she grasped his hand during a photo opportunity. when it stopped clicking she joked she didn't want to release it. clinton urged the country to take a leading role in promoting economic recovery across the contine continent. she will meet south afternoon's new president tomorrow. investigators found the link

between a shooting at pittsburgh area health club and shooting at virgia tech. 48-year-old george sodini killed three women and wounded nine others at a fitness center. he bought the accessory from the same dealer who sold to the virginia tech killer. the gun dealer is not accused of breaking any laws. coming up tonight, new information about the fire that torched a d.c. activist's home. police are searching for a person who stole a car off the roof of a virginia home. >> and bob has our forecast coming up. as we travel around the nation's capital at this hour we have a lot of volume. looks like a lot of people are trying to get out of town here. very slow on this stretch toward tyson. as you continue around taking the inner loop to river road, you start picking up some volume. it's headed to the top of your

screen. the pace doesn't improve until you get to college park. as you make your way out of springview a lot of traffic there as well. as you make your way southbound you have a lot of traffic through fredericksburg. stay tuned. er a a.4 a c6:t nuon00ftesti

marvin gaye park is getting a face lift. the mayor was on hand today as

workers broke ground on the first phase of improvements to the park in northeast d.c. $2.4 million revitalization project that will make the park more accessible to d.c. residents. >> some of the most fantastic green space that you'll find anywhere in the wod. certainly here in our nation's capital. but like a lot of other green space areas, there's always been a need tore some infrastructure upgrades. >> the improvements will include a community stage, play grouped, picnic tables, new trees, shrubs and a new bike trail. >> boy, we needed this day. it was lovely to turn off the a.c. >> great day to be shoveling, redoing a parkway. whatever. one day. >> hey, we'll take it. >> one day, we got it. what a beautiful, beautiful sky to have a sparkling blue sky like that in august. and then a few high clouds

coming in. there are showers out in indiana. that's sort of some of the things off for those clouds and showers out there. 86 degrees was all we made it up to. the record low, by the way, our low was 64. the record low was 58 degrees. that was 1994. this date that's the last time, 15 years ago, that we have had a record low here in the month of august. looking out towards the west, here we are in washington. 83 degrees. we still have a nice northwesterly wind. tomorrow the dewpoints back into probably the low 60s. look at the morning low temperatures this morning. buffalo, 59 degrees. chicago, 64 degrees. cincinnati, 55 degrees this morning. the temperatures are up there. they'd love to get some of this to the big d. wichita, kansas, 97 degrees. there's where the humidity is.

it's increasing in the mid part of the country. our dewpoint temperature, 15 degrees below where it was the same time yesterday. a little ripple in the atmosphere. i think that cluster of clouds and showers will be moving to our north. right now it's been a rather wet, cool day. you can see that area of rain moving around chicago. heading into fort wayne. temperatures are only in the 60s and 70s. also grand rapids getting some of that. heading up to pennsylvania tomorrow, i think some of these leftovers and it's sort of a leading edge of the warmer, more humid air will be likely into pennsylvania, new york, slight chance we might see something around here. but i think only by the afternoon. let's go around the world. tropics are still quiet. that's the reason that the outlook for the tropical storm season has been lowered. here we are in washington. here you can see the same cluster of clouds out there. indiana, if you're heading into the middle of winter, southern

hemisphere a couple small tropical systems. this is tropical -- or typhoon mornaut moving into china narcotics moving through the philippines and also taiwan had winds gusting to over 100 miles per hour. some terrible flooding from that tropical system into the philippines where it was upwards of these typhoons come through, 10, 12 inches of rain. terrible, terrible flooding there through the philippines. meanwhile, back over us. we're going to be seeing more of the same. that is this area of cloudiness out to our west move to the north. so in the future cast, overnight high pressure on us. delightful evening. then tomorrow as it moves off the coast winds turn to the south. not stifling humidity yet. you can see the clouds and maybe some showers up through pennsylvania. but then as we get into sunday, humidity really comes in.

temperatures near 90 degrees. we'll get to the south and southwest of hawaii, parts of kansas. temperatures will be into the 90s. i think by sunday our temperatures in the mid, maybe even high 90s with the humidity. so enjoy this evening. beautiful evening. sunshine, 8:12. that's about the only negative. we're losing over a minute of dlalt each and every day. a few high clouds we have around will be in and out. tomorrow, partly cloudy. still pretty pleasant tomorrow morning. not quite as cool. in maryland, high 40s. we'll see a mix of clouds and sunshine. again, a slight risk of an afternoon shower or thunder shower popping up. temperatures will be near 90 degrees. and we'll see that humidity. but the humidity will really be with us especia iynto monday. sunday, temperatures will be mid to high 90s. maybe as high as 98, 99 degrees on . te brcech ran a better chance, risk of thunder

showers tuesday and wednesday. bu,t remaining humid later next week. then we get another little break. but today, one of a kind. >> i like it. thanks, bob. coming up, metro riders can expect some delays this weekend. >> a warning about pedestrian safety after two deadly accidents in the d.c. area in less than 24 hours. a 13-year-old girl held in an adult jail for several weeks before cops figured out how old she was. a debate over reform contentious at town hall meetings. tiger woods has to do something he's never done. it's game time, sort of. jim zorn and the redskin

encouraging jobless numbers for the month of july. the nation's unemployment rate dipped for the first time in 15 months. employers are cutting fewer jobs. president obama said the figures show the worst of the recession is now behind us. >> martinez is stepping down before the end of his term. he plans to leave office as soon as governor charlie crist finds a replacement. his term ends next year.

fairfax county police trying to track down a serial burglar who appears to be targeting homes with a certain decoration display. an eastern religion, she's supposed to bring luck. they were hanging in most of the homes that were burg la rised. many canning up, people planning to ride metro should expect delays. health care forums are turning intohouting matches. and speed cameras going up. details live, problems fighting a massive fire. that house is in northwest washington. the new report says decades old water mains and a narrow winding road caused problems in the effort to fight that fire. tom? >> reporter: jim, the city is still on the scene investigating what exactly caused the fire. and the fire department's response to it.

they led a team of city, fire and water officials back to cambridge road, offering the first preliminary report on the massive fire last week that raced through the mansion. a 15,000 square foot home filled with millions of dollars in artwork selected for years by peggy cooper. >> on arriving on the scene, the first floor was almost entirely ungulfed in flames. >> reporter: the mansion did not have an interior sprinkler system that might have helped ease the damage. >> we would always encourage residents to have sprinkler systems. that's the right and safe thing to do in any home. >> the water main on cambridge road is 75 years old.

there are no side streets to go off of. the street goes all the way through. no size streets on either direction. >> reporter: the mayor stopped short of blaming the fire department or the city's water agency. two agencies that have feuded in the past over preparedness. in review of the fire is continuing. news 4 asked the mayor if the cambridge neighborhood is safe now if another fire breaks out. >> it may actually be, yes, there are challenges here. >> reporter: the mayor sdn i narrow, high, isolated neighborhoods the fire department may have to use a huge water truck to bring in more water to fight any fires. again, the mayor said officials are still investigating the fire and the reaction to it. wendy, back to you. >> thanks, tom. the attorney whose case prompted the supreme court to overturn the d.c. gun ban is back in court. alan ger ra is challenging

owners from carrying. he represents three licensed gun owners whose applications for permits were denied. another plaintiff lives in maryland and was charged with carrying a loaded gun when he was pulled over for seding in the district. under d.c.'s current law, guns are only allowed to be kept in homes for self-defense. metro is planning some major track work on the red line thisi month. ins po i t rehanses tot deadly accident between fort tut t ton d ta coma.ryight this 0 e. nryht this ed line tra inedsein trains will ngcksira t between those twohee atnd a rhebeedine will be completely snt l dnowow benw the stations on the weekendswed friday,ug aust 14th and 21th. s crewwill be completelyg th trac inac traon circuit components in that area.ck radenvfe ilti h irs stoaveesaid that aavra trait ccuir failure s a major cause of the crash back in june. two deadly accidents in our area are putting the spotlight on the problem of pedestrian

safety. those accidents happen on busy roads and in both cases the victim was not in a crosswalk. a lot of pedestrians avoid crosswalks to save time. so safety improvements are not having the impact that they might have been expected to have. >> reporter: montgomery county pumped millions of dollars into safety improvements, better nage and timed signals. but the problem is, people don't always use them. >> people walk across in spite of the big red hand. >> reporter: irwin is chairman of the montgomery county traffic and safety advisory committee. he works in the area and knows firsthand that simply crossing the street can be a treacherous feat. he was driving nearby when he hit a woman who stepped out into the middle of the road. she survived. >> all of us are impatient. nobody wants to wait for a 20

second countdown. nobody wants to wait for traffic to be stopped. but loo wt jeopardy you put yourself into. >> reporter: these phelpses were built to prevent pedestrians from crossing in the middle of the road. but they do it time and again. just in woodbridge, a man was hit by two cars and killed when he tried torosscu jefferson davis highway. he was not at a crosswalk. yesterday in about thes da, a man was killed. he was not in a crosswalk either. >> it can be dangerous if you're not using the crosswalks and watching where you're going. because people are flying down busy streets like this. >> reporter: but many pedestrians say they cross the middle of the street because of convenience, especially if the crosswalk is out of the way and they're in a rush. >> there's no traffic. >> reporter: officials want to change that behavior by educating people, ignoring crosswalks and the signals that go with them is not a risk worth taking.

>> i'll wait my turn and wait a little more and make eye contact with people. >> experts say the drivers need to take some responsibility for pedestrian safety as well. they say drivers should watch out for people in the roadway even if they're not in a crosswalk. those dreaded speed cameras are multiplying. they're going up in new carrollton to help make sure drivers are obeying the speed limit. authorities are gearing up to install these cameras. only montgomery is operating a speed camera program now. a statewide law allows them in and around schools and highway work zones. that takes effect october 1st. a high-speed chase overnight ended with a car crashing into a home. police were pursuing a suspect in a stolen c 2:30. the suspect drove down an embankment and rolled across the roof of a home. by the time rescue crews got

there the car was empty. the house was empty as well. it did sustain some serious damage. coming up tonight, a 13-year-old girl and in an adult jail for several weeks before police figured out how old she was. a woman claiming to be connecticut's nurse of the year is arrested for not even being a nurse. >> a>nd 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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later on tonight temperatures will be dipping into the 60sment look how chilly it was in western maryland, frostburg down to 47 degrees. and that air is still very, very dry. but, boy, what changes we have. our average is 87. tomorrow will be around 90 and mid to high 90s by the time we get into monday. also with an increase in humidity. heading out for the beaches and doing some sailing, excellent sailing weather today the the winds will turn to the south. visibility will still be good. temperatures around the bay into the 80s and 90s on sunday. the wind 10 to 20 knots. out at the beaches it will be about the same kind of weather with also temperatures into the 80s, maybe a little bit of an onshore breeze. look at that water temperature, mid to high 70s. a summery weekend coming up after a spectacular day today. first, he lost his brother, then he lost his freedom. tonight an ohio teenager is

free. police arrested him a year and a half ago charging him with killing his twin brother. a floody palm print proved he was not the killer. all charges were dropped. lewis said he can finally grieve for his brother. >> his spirit is still with me. >> he said he's determined to find his brother's killer and is confident he will do so. a 13ear-old girl spent 13 days locked up in an adult jail in dallas county. police are now reviewing their procedures to find out how that could have happened. the teenager was arrested last month on charges of shoplifting from a target store. investigators say she gave them a false name and fake date of birth. >> for whatever reason she wanted to be 17 and wanted to be an adult. we're looking into it. it's no place for a juvenile to be. we have adults in there. that's why we have facilities

specifically for juveniles. >> the 13-year-old girl pleaded guty before a magistrate judge and was release odd probation. investigators say the girl was a runaway and that may be why she lied about her identity and age. a woman claiming to be connecticut nurse of the year is under arre tonight. it turns out that was a title she made up. police say 56-year-old betty lick ten stein posed as a nurse in a doctor's office. a complaint by a patient led to an investigation that revealed she was not a nurse. she staged a fake dinner ceremony where she pretended she was being honored by the connecticut nurses association. there is no such organization. if convicted she could spend five years in prison. coming up tonight, shouting matches, shouting matches ee vupting in health care forum all over the u.s. what's going on?

>> we'll talk about the redskins and find out which won't be playing in tomorrow's scrimmage. andy roddick reaches a milestone. and tiger

we're talking football. because this time of year there's nothing better to talk about, right? >> last year, fan appreciation day. that's coming up tomorrow. there are about 30,000 fans there last year. today jim zorn said if you're coming out it's going to be a

long day. the's one way in and one way out. you better get sit. >> come early. >> bring a lunch box, get your water. fan appreciation day at redskins park where the team will hold its first scrimmage of training camp. a way for the players to show their appreciation. jim zorn and the redsks had a light workout today. a special teams practice this afternoon kind of a final tuneup before tomorrow's scrimmage. fans going out tomorrow don't expect to see the big nameuys playing. but jim zorn said you will see good football. >> we're going to have i think a pretty good show but it's going to be fast. you may not see the stars. in really -- i'm not going to practice albert tomorrow. if you come to see albert, you'll see him on the sideline

or you could see him warmup but that's probably going to be it. but you will see a lot of great veterans and a lot of good rookies trying to make this football team. it will be spirited. >> i'm looking forward to it, you know? throughout the whole camp there's a lot of thud. you just look for that where you could just bring a guy down to the ground. and i think it's going to be fun. but we're going to be smart and try to protect our teammates. but it's going to be live. so we have to get after it. >> clinton pore advertise and santana moss are among the veterans not expected to participate tomorrow. however, there will be plenty of eyes on backup quarterback brennan and collins. for now colt may be the people's choice. but what matters is the coaches choice. collins is the number two qb behind campbell. brennan is in his second year with the redskins. he's still in the growth and learning stage as an nfl quarterback.

he had a strong start last year. it is likely he will stick with 15-yr veteran collins who knows the system and is battles tested off the bench. collins has been through this before and says he welcomes the competition. >> every year, you know, it's kind of the same in the sense that you know there's going to be competition. somebody is playing better than you. you know, then they're going to probably move up. my outlook has always been to prepare a starter and prepare and be able to play at that level. you're not playing for a backup spot. you're not chasing a number two or number three spot. everybody should have the mine set they're trying to play at the level of a starter. is then when you have an portunity to play you can produce like one. >> there's no security in this job. either you're moving up or moving down. right now i'm a finishing quarterback. the only way to go is up from here. it's a big deal for me. i want to prove i want to be in this league for a long time.

this is my first step forward. it's hard to compete with collins because he has seen everything, knows everything. i'm just trying to progress and get better with the knowledge of the game. >> it begins tomorrow at 1:00. tiger woods has had so much success in akron, ohio, he may as well run for mayor. a run for his seventh title won't be easy. he will have to overcome his biggest 36-hole deficit at the tournament. check out these guys. scampering on the fairway looking for some food maybe. looking for some good golf. here it is. harrington knocked down the birdie. he's at 7 under par. he's the leader. more than 40 feet away and his ball has gps because it's final destination is the bottom of the cup. young gun.

he's even par. phil mickelson playing in his first tournament in weeks. this is his second shot avoids a good one. the ball tracking right towards the hole. lands short of the flag and stops a few feet from the cup. mickelson would eagle. he's one under for the tournament six shots off the pace. then tiger woods on eight, his second shot from the thick grass. folks, this is why tiger woods is just so good. he makes shots that you and i can't. 2 under for the tournament. tiger says today he flat-out missed some opportunities. >> i was all right today. i hit the ball actually pretty good today. just made absolutely nothing. i hit some beautiful putts out there. they were just grazing the edges. they weren't holding their lines. >> in baseball tonight, the

nationals open up a three-game series against the diamondbacks. nationals try to extend their winning streak to six. meanwhile, andy roddick hit a milestone, winning the 500th match of his career. tonight he place carlo vich in the mason tennis classic. uh-oh. this afternoon it was tommy haas against gonzalez. first set. tommy comes to the net right here. fernando rips the cross for a forehand winner, breaks serve and wins the set 7-5. match point. gonzalez serving far court. he's an aggressive guy. forehand and back hand stab at the net. gonzo crushes the overhand. game set match. gonzalez wins 7-5, 6-4. so a lot going on at rock creek park tonight. >> that carlo vich guy, i would

hate to be on the end of this. isn't he 6'7", 6'9", something like that? >> yeah. >> he never grins, never smiles. looks like he wants to hurt you. >> yeah. >> all right. thanks. ang dwira come back, health crotional protestsosllwicr as the u.s. saer oforrow, theivnnry a an iconic picture inhe world of music traveling on the 95 corridor, it's looking better out of springfield as we can see here. beyond this a new accident reported at fullerton along the right side. beyond that, it's going to be very heavy as you make your way to route 3 in fredericksburg. elsewhere, let's look at the capital beltway, loop jammed coming from 95, passing route 1 in college park, continuing towards greenville. that's because accident activity at the bw parkway. police were on the way but damage already done. we have big delays around the capital beltway. sti tuned. sa

the debate over health care reform is getting violent in parts of the country. this was supposed to be on a forum in the issue in florida. police had to be called. one person was physically attacked and the forum ended up being canceled.

thangs r things got out of hand at a similar event. . >> reporter: congressman john dingle booed by crowds. he could barely get a word in edgewise. crowds started showing up early to wait in line. both those for and against yelling it out before the meeting ever got under way. once inside it was a free for all at times. >> it got really heated and really loud. it was a lot of chanting, a lot of booing, clapping. at one point it felt like people were more worried about drowning each other out than listening. >> reporter: they are vowing to set up another town hall.

so many questions about what the obama health plan really means. >> something has to be done in a way of reform. not until we do our whole health care system. >> the majority of people want this bill stopped. >> reporter: marcy was invited as speaker tonight and supports the idea of national health care had a hard time being heard over the crowd. but her message is this. >> i believe that it's immoral for us to have individuals in this country without health care. people are dying every day because of that. the congressman apologized for the people who couldn't hold the forum. he will hold additional ones across michigan. 109-year-old woman in dpm.c has a spotless lawn thanks to a group of teenagers.

the teenagers have had run-ins with the law before. they are part of a free lawn services program. they give folks help with their yard work. studies have shown young people who are civically engaged less likely to be arrested. 19-year-old edie williams said she is grateful for their help. an update on our weekend, bob. >> a great day to be outside to mow the lawn. we have high clouds now coming in. our temperature still 82 degrees. still a wonderful evening. tomorrow temperatures, though, will soar into the 80s to near 90 degrees. good sailing weather i think with some of the breezes coming in. ase g into sunday temperatures mid to high 90s with southwest to westerly winds. humidity will still be increasing. and the next seven days. i'm afraid by monday and tuesday it will be impressive that humidity with temperatures for the first time i think this summer will see more than just

two days of a row of 90 plus. it will probably continue on into wednesday. then thursday and friday not quite as hot or humid. enjoy the remainder of the evening. it's delightful. back to you. >> thanks, bob. don't at 11:00, the latest on eunice kennedy shriver as they react to news of her. the road trip that will take them to several national parks. and national air guitar championships are on tonight in our area. >> there's nobody of aertain age that doesn't have this in theillcoontieccollection. u royo pynblurba figlle out where it isig ht fnow. august 8, 1969 that8, that icon photo was taken.ha the pho forto the photo for f t c abbey road album in london. tomorrow, beatles fans will be at that intersection to celebrate the 40th anniversary

of the photo. every single day people are drawn to that crosswalk. many say they just want to walk in the same steps as the beatles. many fans take their cameras and many try to recreate the photo. like that photo. of the four singers crossing the road with paul mccartney in bare feet. remember that? abbey road was the final album recorded by the beats as a group. band members went their separate ways back in 1970. >> him being barefoot set off that whole thing of paul is dead playing the song backwards. that was just -- i was in sixth grade. that was wild. it completely possessed us. >> stop bragging. it set up a whole bunch of signs in store windows. no shoes, no shirt, no service.