a summer scorcher. it has been one of the hottest days of the summer. the district is under a heat emergency. i'm craig melvin. today was hot. tomorrow will be hotter. when you talk about heat this time of year you also talk about thunderstorms as well. let's go straight to meteorologist steve via ya nay va standing by. >> we have some really nasty weather up in pennsylvania. it may affect part of the area. let's go to the maps, talk about what's going on. you can see that severe

thunderstorm watch in effect. it's basically for most of maryland. so north of the potomac we have the severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 11:00. we have a couple warnings now just north of the mason-dixon line and over towards philadelphia. you can see the nasty weather there in pennsylvania. this will continue to push south over the next couple of hours and affect areas basically north and east of the district. temperatures are in the mid-90s. feel like the upper 90s. tomorrow will be even worse. we have heat advisories in effect for a good part of the east coast. just how hot will it get tomorrow? just how hot will it feel? of course, we're going to talk about that c uingp in just ain ro aut t patistet mp dlo ca> >>lhee ha tt is prompted ocal governments to set up coolingcote crsen. th astr d has oped up t two awond te epcrrs. fairfax county's cnglioo stations will be open. and people who need a ride can

call those centers directly. ♪ >> crews have now located the wreckage of the plane and chopper that went down in the hudson yesterday. investigators must now tackle the question of why those two planes collided in midair. michelle franzen has the latest. >> one day after the horrific midair collision. crews lifted the mangled wreckage of the downed sightseeing helicopter. engineers located the el kopter on to a barge so ntsb investigators can search for the wreckage. just north, ntsb officials say they also located the fuselage of the small plane. >> divers are working to confirm whether those targets might be the airplane. then they'll work on recovery of the airplane. >> reporter: but the main focus

for divers the recovery of all the victims. so far 7 of the 9 who died have been found. liberty tours say the pilot of the helicopter was jeremy clark. a new zeeland native who was living in new jersey. five italian tourists on board had just taken off for a 12-minute big apple sightseeing tour of the manhattan skyline. in teet-- all are from pennsylv. >> i happened to be on the phone with his father. and his father saw it. he knew exactly what it was. it was tragic. >> reporter: this home video shows the crash aftermath. you can see the ripples where the helicopter went down along with floating debris and divers searching for any survivors. the pilots were both flying below 1,100 feet and are not required to have radio contact busy air space.

>> you've got to really watch. >> reporter: this latest accident has renewed a debate whether new regulations are needed in order to avoid another tragedy. investigators say they are not identifying the bodies that have already been recovered until they can notify the families. in hoboken, new jersey, michelle franzen, news 4. metro continues replacing faulty equipment on the redline track where is that deadly train collision happened. but tonight there are new revelations that a train operator narrowly avoided a similar crash just months earlier. derek ward has that story tonight. >> reporter: the track work continues between the stations on the redline. next weekend this station will be closed completely while that work continues. shuttle buses will bridge the gap. it all comes in the wake of the deadly accident in june on that stretch of the red line. >> the 18 years i've been in washington, d.c., they've been reliable to me. they've gotten me to where i

need to go. with the system crashing and everything, now it kind of makes you thipg think. >> reporter: that tragic incident in june is apparently part of a pattern. we are now learning there had been a close call between two rains during rush hour back in march here at the potomac avenue station. a blue line train overran the station while less than a length of the car ended up in the tunnel and came within 500 feet of another train already in the tunnel after the driver hit the emergency brake. they say the problem in that sin stance was with equipment on board the train, not a track mounted censor as is expected in the crash in june. riders we spoke to say it's troubling but it won't keep them from riding the system. in fact, it just makes some more aware. >> now i listen to what they're saying a lot more. a lot closer. i look around and try and be aware of what's going on. >> reporter: metro says you are safe in the system. the chief safety officer stresses that she also rides the

train. another rider we spoke to says that while some of the syem's technology may be involved in the crash and while replacing it is causing delays -- >> i think a combination of technology and a good human eye can probably keep us in pretty good shape. >> at the same time, you need it. >> rr:orepek dterd erew,was n 4. ngsi onheg alner ot s li .lle alg s owthg thalyellowyend blu ane alinfeafthectg the ennavi west s church. riders can expect some trips to take up to 45 minutes longer than usual. congress might be on vacation but lawmakers are not taking a break from the health care reform debate. some constituents want to know how their representatives plan to vote on the health care bill even though there isn't one yet. democrats claim anger at town hall meetings is orchestrated by

conservativ conservatives. republicans insist it's genuine concern boiling over. republicans and top democratses want to compromise but are willing to go alone if they have to. >> if it reaches a point where we cannot reach a bipartisan agreement, i don't want to see health care reform fail. we only get a chance once in a political lifetime to do something. >> meanwhile, the white house says it's now trying toonnect some misinformation about the health care reform bill, including false reports that it will promote euthanasia. still ahead, beating the heat and saving money, too. some popular washington museums are offering steep discounts. darcy? >> reporter: there's a big soccer game here at fedex field this afternoon. people had trouble getting here. now the trouble is getting home. the story coming up in a live report. also, the paternity of michael jackson's children questioned again. new revelations from the man who says he's the father of jackson's daughter. we'll tell you about that. also hakem will have sports

for us later. >> the redskins' secondary. d.c. takes on international power house madrid at fedex field. fin

fans got to the game late.

they say it wasn't their fault. darcy spencer is live at fedex. for the second week in a row, traffic problems going into fedex? >> reporter: certainly true. fortunately, it wasn't as bad this week. but, you know, this game is really a big deal in the world of soccer. d.c. united was predicting 75,000 fans would show up for this game this afternoon. that probably did happen. as you said, there were some challenges for people getting here to the stadium this afternoon. now the challenge is to get home. it's a huge game for soccer fans. the d.c. united against madrid at fedex field in landover. >> this game is going to be brad cast li -- broadcast live in 25 countries. >> i guess kind of like a super bole for soccer. >> biggest deal of my life, man. been waiting all my life for

this. biggest madrid fan. >> reporter: for those who came hours early, there was plenty of parking. tailgating. and good food. >> beef ribs. then we have -- >> reporter: for those who waited were gwait ed, getting here was a challenge. >> we came from new jersey. yeah. a long ride. a long ride. it took us about four -- a little over four hours. maybe 4 1/2. a lot of traffic on 495 and some of the other local highways. >> reporter: excited fans already late for the game literally n toward the stadium, trying to get a seat before they missed too much of the game. >> i'm from frederick. the traffic started all the way from 495. i thought i was going to make it on time. but, yeah. i think i'm going to catch the halftime. >> reporter: fans say they were exits closed.

there was difficulty parking. nothing like last weekend's paul mccartney concert where thousands were stuck on the beltway and missed part of the concert. >> it was tough. but it's worth it. okay? how many times do you get to see madrid in the united states? >> reporter: all those fans that were here for the game are now heading home. as we said, there are a lot of challenges. some of them are hanging their heads because the home team did not win. we're going to have more on the game coming up in sports. i'm darcy spencer reports live. news 4, back to you. sll ahead, some steep discounts at local museums. and if you think today was hot, wait until tomorrow.

the god father of michael jackson's three children claims he's actually the father of the late singer's daughter, paris. mark lester, a long-time jackson friend. a london newspaper quotes him saying he gave his sperm so jackson could have kids. he believes paris resembles his own daughter. he says he's only comingorrd now because he believes it's the only way he'll be able to stay in contact with the jackson children. the recession has prompted two of washington's priciest museums to offer some deals. the museum of crime and punishment offers $6 admission after 6:00 p.m. usually $20. only good for folks who live in the district, maryland an virginia. meanwhile the newseum is now offering half off its usual $20 admission if you mention wtop when you buy your ticket.

today would have been a nice time to be inside walking arn id a museum. it's so hot. tomorrow it'll be even worse. tomorrow with the humidity it'll feel like 105 degrees. we have basically hot weather sitting on top of us. this is the hottest air so far this season. but before we talk about that, we have to talk about some severe weather that could affect the area. so with that said, let's take you outside and show you what's going on. basically it's been very hazy out there today. we have a lot of heat in place. the humidity is sitting on top of us. and with the combination of the heat and the humidity, we d have basically a hazy afternoon. tomorrow, more of the same. here's what's happening right now. again, we do have some severe weather potentially that could affect the area. we have a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 11:00 from basically most of the maryland and out towards the eastern shore up towards pennsylvania. that's where we have some active weather right now. and it is pushing southward. on digital doppler we are quiet. but in just a second i'll show you the active weather that's pushing towards the region.

right now temperaturewise, it is hot. mid-90s across the area. lower 90s out toward the shenandoah valley. dewpoints in the mid and upper 60s. really humid out there. with the heat and humidity it feels like 100 degrees right now here in the district. tomorrow, it could reach up to about 105. because of this, the weather service has issued a heat advisory for tomorrow from noon until 10:00. that is for a good part of the region. and you can see up and down the east coast, we'll see more of the same with the heat advisory stretching from the carolinas all the way up towards, looks like northern new jersey. all right. again, 95 locally. feels like 100. that's the story all the way back towards the mississippi river. it's very hot. up and down the east coast. we basically have a big ridge of high pressure in the upper levels of the atmosphere. you can see how the moisture is pushing up and over that area of higher pressure. there's that little disturbance right there. as this makes its way southward. it could affect us and bring us some active weather. especially north and east of the

belt line. so here's future cast. basically high pressure will be the main player again tomorrow. it will continue to pump in the heat and humidity. tomorrow, temperatures around 100. with the humidity it will feel like 105. then we'll be watching this front right here. it drops into the area tuesday bringing us a chance of a shower and thunderstorm. behind it we start to cool things down for the middle of the week. here's the situation. for this evening, partly cloudy. maybe a thunderstorm north and east of town. otherwise warm and humid. temperatures in the upper 80s to right around 90 for the next couple of hours. for tomorrow, mostly sunny skies. we have that heat advisory in effect with the heat and with the humidity. it could feel like 105 degrees. otherwise just hot and humid. all right. the extended forecast goes like this. again, tomorrow, easily the hottest day so far this summer. about 98 degree. that is the record for tomorrow. so we may actually tie or break the record at reagan natnal airport. on tuesday a little bit cooler with a chance of a shor or a

storm. then much more comfortable behind that front as we round out the workweek. >> all right. thank you, sir. coming up next in sports, drama in rock creek park at the

it's one of the hottest days of the summer. i guess it's only appropriate the nats' hot streak continues gl they're storming and taking

over the place. >> hope it continues. >> how do you explain the nationals' surprising winning streak? if you're like me you've been asking yourself that same question. here's my best fundamental answer. timely hitting. solid pitching. a little bit of luck. today the nats got all of that  and more extendsing their win streak to an eye popping eight games. it's the longest since the club won ten straight in 2005. home half of the first is where we start. adam dunn. up at the plate with one on and two outs. git her done. a two run shot. his 30th of the season. the sixth straight year dunn has hit at least 30 homers. nats take a 2-1 lead. top three. still 2 on nats. rookie j.d. gets his counterpart e swinging. bottom eight. gnats up 7-2. looking from more.

e 9-2 lead for the nats. duke went 2 for 5. three rbis. a heck of a day. top nine. miguel montero hits a hot shot to first. flips to sosa for the final out. the nats win it 9-2. after the game, starting pitcher j.d. martin. his first major league win. gets a shaving cream pie in the face. they extend their win streak to eight games. >> each game is an individual game. i don't really get too caught up in, you know, the home stand itself, you know, or a winning streak or anything like that. you're just trying to win that particular game and stay focused on that game. it is a very nice way to end this home stand. especially if fact that we played 25 games in a row. >> we're playing really good baseball right now. hopefully this off day won't screw us up and everybody will

enjoy this off day because it's well deserved. >> nats are off tomorrow before starting a six-game road trip in atlanta and then in cincinnati. the orioles lost to blue jays 7-3 in toronto. the redskins secondary literally dropped the ball. case in point. in week one against the giants, fred had a perfect opportunity for an int. but it went in and out of his hands. he hopes to improve this weakness. the redskins secondary instituted a new rule at training camp. drop the ball, you do ten push-ups. according to rogers' buddy, fred, he admits he's been liable of a dropped ball. >> we've been taking it so far even when we're doing warm-up drills, if you drop it then, you still have to do them. me not paying attention too much

before the practice stuff, i dropped a couple then. yeah, i had to do them. like coach said, we're going to the strongest group in the league. we're going to have the most picks. >> dropping a pick is like leaving a lot of money on the found. that's how we look at it. every time we drop a pick during warm-ups or anything, that's fen push-ups. turning now to the other fut ball. here's the biggest difference. money. today d.c. united went toe to toe with madrid the most decorated club in european history. we're at fedex field. there they are. more than 57,000 came to watch the high rollers against the black and red. he beats josh to give madrid a 1-0 lead. he makes more than $3 mill krio

year. robin with a pretty pass. he scores again. madrid would add another goal to beat d.c. united 3-0, proving why ty're one of the best in the world. right, steve villanueva? in tennis, a dream matchup at the lake mason final. here we go. serving in the first set to roddick in the far court. roddick puts a well placed return in the corner. he does his best to get it back. roddick rips it back. on the defensive, roddick with a nice volley. wins the first set, 6-3. in the second set, roddick serving. far corner. he tracks it down and rips the cross court winner. wins the second set 7-5. in the third set tie breaker, roddick serving to save a championship point. juan martin rips the winner. it's on the line and in the

replay upheld the call and juan rt dema martin defends his title beating roddick in three sets. what a match. >> vil we will be back here tonight at 11:00. don't forget, football returns to nbc tonight. the titans and the bills. we'll see you tonight at 11:00. that's the news. good night. in