young man has been dead. his body was foundext to that of a smaller dog. it was also apparently mauled to death. emotion ran high as family members converged on plaza street northeast. one man was wrestled to the ground and briefly detained by police. eventually everyone calmed down. a 20-year-old was found dead in the house. he may have been killed trying to protect a smaller dog from two larger ones, believed to be pit bulls or a pit bull mix. >> we received a call about 2:00 p.m. this afternoon from a concerned family member of the victim and they could not reach him. they realized that the vehicle was here, and i think they were trying to look in the windows and determine, you know, that something didn't look right. >> reporter: neighbors say they'd never seen the dogs running loose or misbehaving. >> i live right over there. it's kind of scary. i don't know if i would blame it on the pit bull.

i think a lot of it has to do with the ownership. i can't say what went on or anything like that. >> reporter: two pit bull dogs were taken away by animal control officers. a smaller dog, which had apparently been in a crate inside the home, survived and was taken away by animal control. wendy, back to you. >> jackie bensen, thank you. our other big story today, the weather. summer in washington lived up to its reputation this afternoon. hot and humid after what's been a relatively cool summer so far. today felt downright gross to some. bob ryan is upstairs with more. >> it certainly did. the heat index was issued in part because we've had a reasonable summer. the heat advisory, that is. our heat index did get up to a bit above 100 as it is right now. it still feels like it's 98 here in washington. our high temperature for the day did almost make a record. 97 degrees. right now, 94 downtown. even around the bay, annapolis,

94 degrees. it is cooler out to our west. matter of fact, there are showers and thunder showers you can see out in garrett county. i don't think they'll make it in here. tomorrow we might be seeing a different story. the hottest day of the summer so far has been today. 97. there are the other years. we don't want to repeat two years ago when it got to 102 degrees. as a matter of fact, while this afternoon it felt like it was 100, look at the heat and humidity combinations in years past. remember back in 1995? that was a day it felt like 117 degrees. it will be another hot one tomorrow, but after that, not as hot for the remainder of the week. still dangerous heat, though, today. back to you. >> all right. just to find out how hot it was out there, we unleashed pat collins on to the searing pavement of our city to find out what people are thinking. pat? he's at dupont circle. >> wendy, armed with my trusty thermometer, i have turned out today to find that this was a

gre gre gre great gatorade-gulping stinker of a day. but don't take my word for it. it is so hot that -- >> it's hot. it's just hot. i can't breathe. it's hard to breathe. i'm sweating. it's hot. >> i can't take it. i've been like this all morning from 7:00 to 3:30. i've got a wash rag on my head. >> reporter: new hampshire avenue in the beltway, 98 degrees. what's the secret to staying cool? >> a lot of water, keep it out of your mind, and take it easy. >> reporter: it is so hot that -- >> i could undress all the way. >> reporter: all the way? >> all the way.

i'm hot. >> reporter: that's hot. >> but i can't do it. >> reporter: okay. it's in the 90s and climbing. and the city has some spots where people can come and cool off. one of them, here on 14th street. only one man here so far today, but as it gets warmer, he can expect to have some company. it's so hot that -- >> i need some ice cream really bad. >> we just ate ice cream. >> reporter: a lot of it. >> a lot of it. >> reporter: and you're going back for more. >> a lot more. >> reporter: don't trust my thermometer. take a look at the temperature at the sun trust bank. a lot of people have to work in this heat, but you're running on your off time. >> yes, because i think it's good weather to lose some weight. >> reporter: in sweat? >> i sweat a lot. >> reporter: you like to sweat? >> i like it. i'm used to it. >> reporter: well, sweat on, my

friend. >> thank you. >> reporter: it's so hot that -- >> that i'm hating life here. >> no, don't do that. >> reporter: so keep your eye on the thermometer, relax, stay cool. there's still a lot of summer left. wendy, back to you. >> all right. thank you, pat. the hot weather is having an impa onn trai service. a heat restriction ordered was put into effect. that will effect the lines this evenin trains will be traveling at a slower speed. cgessanrsecxp etoxpee s ee mis.s of up to 15 e'll have continuing erthoueahh ot werth throughout ourstca ng mi,cooune .stupe' coming ,f the places heren i ohe the places here in areapl where people are heading so they can beat the heat. the first vaccinations against swine flu are now being tested in our area. today, volunteers in baltimore and other cities began taking part in clinical trials of the vaccines designed to protect against the h1n1 virus.

brian mooar has our report. >> reporter: in baltimore and other cities, the first clinical trials for the new h1n1 swine flu vaccine. >> roll up your sleeve. >> reporter: 200 people volunteered to be the first. >> one, two, three. >> reporter: kevin drove from philadelphia to the university of maryland medical center to participate. >> i'm a biochemist, so i understand the importance of getting this vaccine and, you know, the research that we, you know, a lot of good will come from it. >> reporter: this involves more than a single shot. >> they'll be coming back to the clinic for blood sampling on day eight, day 21, and thereafter all the way out to 42 days. >> reporter: researchers and subjects will be in contact for the next seven months. the biggest question in this study, how much vaccine should the best of us get this fall? >> we don't know if it requires higher doses because people have not experienced this particular

vaccine before or if it requires more than just one dose, two doses. >> reporter: with some children already returning to school, the government is getting ready to ramp up its vaccination efforts. in mexico, president obama talked swine flu strategy with his counterparts from mexico and canada. >> we resolved to continue taking all necessary eparations and precautions to prepare for the upcoming flu season. >> reporter: meanwhile back in baltimore, volunteer mega gordon is just hoping to make a difference. >> every medicine we take, somebody before us took a leap of faith and participated in a trial. so that's my part. >> reporter: brian mooar, news4. u.s. officials say they've sent the strongest message yet to release three american hikers in iran. the americans have been identified as shane bauer, sarah shrewd and josh fatal. they were spotted last month in northern iraq near a waterfall that's popular with tourists. the next day, they apparently

crossed the border into iran by mistake. they have been detained since then and iran has hintedwhhe americans could bte spies sent y the u.s. to stir unrest. in a separate development, there is a purge under way in iran's intelligence ministry. iranian president mahmoud ahamadinejad has fired several ministry officials. the deputy ministers disagree would the violent: crackdown on the opposition. they also opposed broadcasting the confessions of arrested protesters because of allegations that those confessions were obtained by abuse. the purge deepens a riff between ahamadinejad and his critics within his own conservative camp. it also reveals the tensions between the intelligence ministry and the revolutionary guard that has been the main force behind the wave of arrests. meanwhile in iraq tonight, more deadly violence in what appears to be a concerted effort

to spark a new civil war there. a series of bombs ripped through shiite areas across iraq. near lly 50 people have been killed. 250 others injured. the most devastating attack involved two truck bombs that store through a shiite village near mosul. nine bomb blasts racked areas of baghdad today. u.s. officials stressed that despite the rise in attacks, the shia are showing restraint. they are not retaliating as they did two years ago during the height of iraq's civil war. divers are back in the water in the hudson river. they're looking for clues in the deadly midair collision over that river this weekend. chilling new details in the case of the man who opened fire inside a health club in pennsylvania. turns out police questioned him just days before that shooting. how mark sanford used the state's aircraft. and wll hear from angry

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divers were back in the waters off manhatan thi afternoon. the collisioppn afternoon. the collision happened saturday en pndla ane a hwh arelopteel anotasr, neop heot sending the he ttoer at w into the yk at bk at yew nor kehoewn,boje n.ey te s tlaer ahinoonftame wd that the theiglo e vng am wng whit the plane's fuselage. kristen dahlgren has our report. >> reporter: divers fought poor visibility and strong currents and suspended the search for a time before they were finally able to pinpoint what they believe is the plane's wreckage fromsaturday's midair collision. >> it continues to be very challenges conditions. the water in this area that they're looking at is very deep. they have continued to have positive hits from their side-scanning nar throughout the day. they are working to verify those targets to see if they can pull

up the aircraft. >> reporter: twisted metal pulled from the hudson tells the tale of how the small plane and helicopter were torn apart in an instant. 911 calls now detail the panicked moments as those along the waterfronts saw those two aircrafts plummet into the water. >> two helicopters just went down in the hudson. >> the helicopter went down into the ter.wa thplane, i'm not what happened to it. i can't see it. >> reporter: among those killed, a family from pennsylvania and five italian tourists. >> i don't know in this case who made the mistake. that's for the ntsb to decide. what i do know is thatth nine people are dead. >> reporter: pictures obtained by fox news show the moment of impact, the plane's wing literally sheered off. and initial indications are that the plane may have been in a climbing right turn when it hit the helicopter.

>> it was just too quick. it was so quick. he was being overtaken by the other aircraft. >> reporter: many pilots say they aren't surprised. in a congested corridor where no contact with the control tower is required under 1,100 feet. it is a slight zone where it is see and be seen. now leaving investigators looking for answers as to what went wrong and how to stop it from happening again. kristen dahlgren, nbc news. >> investigators say with so much wreckage over such a wide area, it could be some time before officials determine the exact cause of the crash. wendy? passengers on a continental flight spent a terrible night stuck on the plane on the rubway last week. the flight was operated by express jets. it was supposed to fly from houston to minneapolis, but ran into severe thunderstorms and the pilot was forced to divert to minnesota. once it landed, the flight crew had hit the maximum time in the air, so express jet had to fly in a new crew. the passengers couldn't get off the plane because tsa sceners

had gone home for the day and there was no one around to rescreen the passengers before they got back on. so 46 psengers spent the night on the plane. >> everybody in the plane was kind of moving, trying to find positions to sleep in. there wasn't any room. the plane was getting warmer. there were at least two babies nearby by me who cried and screamed almost the whole night. the smells were getting worse. the bathroom was getting worse. >> passengers were finally allowed off the plane about 6:30 saturday morning when tsa screeners came to work. they took off from minneapolis three hours later in the same plane which, bythen, that bad bathroom had broken. express jet airline officials had apologized and say they are investigating the matter. a state senator from south carolina is accusing governor mark sanford of violating state travel laws. the senator says instead of using the cheapest travel possible, governor sanford used more expensive business and first-class flights.

the ap reported last month that the governor used the state plane to fly to his son's sporting events, political party gatherings, even a birthday party for a campaign donor. sanford has been under increased scrutiny since june when he admitted having an affair with a woman in argentina. his wife moved out of the governor's mansion on friday. some chilling new details in the case of the man who opened fire inside the health club near pittsburgh. police actually questioned him days before, but they had to let him go. police say they micked up george sodini oju 30th. they were searching for a man who had pulled out hand grenade on a bus two days earlier, and sodini matched the description. but the witness wasn't sure he was the man he'd seen, so police let him go. less than a week later, sodini opened fire on an aerobics class, killing three women before he turned the gun on himself. hundreds of people are missing tonight after typhoons swept through taiwan, china, and japan.

in taiwan here, a mudslide triggered by the typhoon engulfed a mountain village. authorities say as many as 600 people may be buried under mud. people in another town watched as a building was swept away by powerful flood waters. the storm then moved on to mainland china where nearly 1 million people living along the eastern coast had to evacuate. and a separate typhoon slammed into japan's west coast. 12 people were killed by raging flood waters and landslides. ten others are still missing. when "news4 at 6" returns, a horribly abused dog is rescued from a dumpster and now the search is on to find who is responsible for treating her this way. with temperatures hovering near 100, we'll show you where you can go to beat the heat. and bob will come back to let us know how long the heat wave is going to last. ç er

well -- >> when we get the heat like this, this is a day to pool your thoughts. >> oh! >> it's a day where you -- all my blinds are drawn in my house. >> that's a good way to do it. >> we did make a record. i know that's a keen disappointment. but they said i'm heading for the shade. and i want to get out of here. the youngsters were under the sprinklers, too. our high temperature today made it up to 97 degrees. that's the highest that we've been this summer. the record, we missed it by one degree. we don't want to do a record tomorrow, do we? 101 degrees from 1900. right now it's hazy outside. there are showers and thunder shows, some folks out to the mountains of west virginia. 94 degrees, the humidity has been down. the dew point, 67. it's still sticky out there. but the heat index, now at 98.

another example when we get the dew points into the mid to high 60s, the humidity is only 41%. well, not when it's 94. we're as hot as any place. dallas is 96. they've been hotter. earlier this morning, colorado was 32 degrees. now we've got this humidity in all over us. look at the humidity. the dew point in memphis is 74 right now. feels like it's 102 there. we're at 99 degrees. you can see we did have some high clouds. we hadn't had those high clouds, we could have made it to 98 or 99. there are nasty storms that have been firing up inn pennsylvania. you can see the batch out in the mountains of western maryland, west virginia. those are dying out. tomorrow there's a slight risk that there may be some nearer to us. right now, the batch that's the nastiest is up into pennsylvania. as a matter of fact, there's a severe thunderstorm watch until 11:00. there are thunderstorms in

altoona and another line across oil city and western parts of pennsylvania. and morep u into new york state, around binghamton. this is what happened overnight and early today. this is south of buffalo. buffalo had 1.7 inches of rain. while our rainfall for the summer and since july is below average, many areas have been seeing excessive amounts of rain and flooding. once again, there are flood watches out there tonight because of those thunderstorms. here's what's going to be happening thefor us. we'll see storms stay to our north. tomorrow well be right back into the humidity with a lot of clouds around. i think we won't be seeing quite as much heat. that is during the afternoon. and then as we get later into tomorrow, a little weak weather front coming our way. it will give us the increased risk by the time we get into wednesday and wednesday evening of showers. tomorrow there's a risk of severe thunderstorms, parts of the lower hudson valley and northeastern maryland.

and once again i the 90s but not 97 or 98. only 92, 93. we can deal with that. three days in a row of 90s. and that will be it. then for this evening, we'll be seeing the hazy skies that we have. temperatures will only dip to about 90 degrees by 8:00 or so. 8:00, 9:00. with high clouds around and that humidity, we'll really see the temperatures stay up. tomorrow morning when you get up and head out, the temperatures will probably be in the mid-70s, even early in the morning. and then we'll get to 90 again about 11:00, 12:00, but with more in the way of cloudiness. i think our temperatures probably only top out around 94, 95 degrees. and then later on tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening ark slight risk for some showers. i think we'll have to keep an eye peeled on wednesday. wednesday, temperature o inlyn the 80s. staying fairlyumid into thursday and friday. by thursday and friday, the temperatures, quite a bit different. quite a bit lower, into the low 80s. right now the weekend looks like

it will be party sunny, but in the 80s. not the 90s. >> all right. >> so not a long, extended siege of heat and humidity. >> we have been -- >> the hottest day of the summer, today. >> if people have their dogs -- >> pets. >> if they're chained outside, bring them in. don't do that to them. it's very cruel. >> they can stay cool insiden the basement, too. they like that. >> thank you, bob. still ahead on "news4 at 6," with a little relief in the heat, we'll show you where you can stay cool and comfortable this week. also ahead, another tragedy for metro. we'll have the latest on the investigation after a worker was killed on the job last night. and a neighbor rescues a dog from a dumpster. the animal may have been involved in an illegal dog fight. and the latest on efforts to contain a wildfire that already has burned 10,000 acres. there's something big happening at pizza hut.

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and we're back now with a look at some of the stories making headlines tonight. >> a 20-year-old man is dead after being attacked by a dog at a home this afternoon. investigators say he may have been killed trying to protect a smaller dog from two larger ones believed to be pit bulls. also tonight, health care reform stayed on president obama's agenda today. even during his trip to mexico, heated debates have been taking place at meetings with democratic lawmakers across the country. the president said debate is healthy, but it shouldn't detract or distract from actually getting health care reform passed. divers in new york's hudson river have located the wreckage of the plane involved in the weekend midair crash with a sight-seeing helicopter. bodies of two of the nine victims have yet to be located. coming up in this half hour, a dog is recovering tonight after being duct taped and thrown into a dumpster. we'll show you cool spots to escape to during the heat wave. and a deal between ebay and a major automaker can make it

easier for you to buy your next new car. tonight, metro is taking precautions after a veteran laechas nh ae nash was ccton indu k enance along the m anor lhegeeen h w was struck bye a piecef equipment. chris gordorehaenmos in this story. >> reporter: the fatal accident happened during track maintenance sunday night along the orange linmoe in fairfax county. the victim, 63-year-old michael nash, is a 21-year metro employee who wasun skight a sp asnit pogh a s tter coordinating awi rga rat oor rgta lae track unia tt tha depos and spreads gravel between cross ties. something went wrong. the cause of the accident is being investigated and track work is being suspended for days for a comprehensive safety review. >> the reason is to have each of our employees go through the proper safety procedures, for

our managers to look at all of our safety procedures to ensure that they're updated and meet the needs of what we're doing in the field today. >> reporter: before sunday night's accident, the most recent fatalities along metro train lines occurred in the year 2006. in november, two track walkers were killed on the yellow line. and in may of that year, a metro employee was killed on the red line at the dupont circle station. metro is taking issue with a report that details a stopping problem back in march at the potomac avenue station. a train overran the station and the operator hit the emergency brake, stopping within 500 feet of another train. it was different than the problem suspected of causing the fatal collision on june 22nd. and that metro didn't delay reporting the march incident to the ntsb. it did so on june 23rd. but some metro riders are

concerned about the many problems the system has encountered lately. >> maybe they have to revisit their protocols and start over from the very beginning. retrain different employees and make sure they reenforce what their standards are. >> like any transit system, there's some sort of risk to it, but i don't feel any less safe on it. >> reporter: metro and the union representing its transit workers and repair crews say safety is the top priority. chris gordon, news4. this week, metro is reviewing its rules and procedures and conducting refresher training on safety procedures for all employees. d.c. police are trying to figure out w beat a dog and then left it for dead in a dumpster. authorities say a man found the dog now known as trooper on friday in a dumpster outside an apartment complex in southeast. he called the humane society who found the dog wrapped in a trash bag that was duct taped to her body. she was taken to the friendship hospital for animals and taken

into surgery. troopers now recovering. doctors hope to find a loving home for her once she is fully healed. >> loving and affectionate as she is, she's just obviously a wonderful dog. and i think that that will help her a lot with her healing. >> doctors say trooper may need at least one more surgery. the washington humane society is offering a $1,500 reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for this attack on this animal. police have arrested two people in connection with a dog that bit a ints s spotsal ve poia veinia nderra a hsand and her son michael are bo otrbs charg wucithtion otrucf justice in filing a false police report. we reported that she suffered broken bones after being attacked by a rottweiler. now investigators say they were lied to. they say the dog that attacked the woman was a lab mix and that it belonged to her son. virginia's democratic candidate for governor came to

northern virginia today to wage a renewed attack on his republican opponent over the issue of abortion rights. julie carey is here to tell us why abortion, not the economy, will be the focus all this week. >> bob mcdonald's record on restriction abortion rights proving he's no moderate, a message deeds wants to strongly deliver to vote-rich virginia. political observers say deeds is running a risk, butting the spotlight on a social issue when voters are concerned with unemployment and job creation. bi he launched a sharp attack on his opponent, bob mcdonald. >> my opponent has sponsored not one, not 20, but 35 bills in the virginia legislature restricting a woman's right to choose. >> reporter: in his recent public events, mcdonald has made job creation the cornerstone issue of his campaign, but deeds accuses mcdonald of an election-year political makeover

designed to draw attention away from a conservative legislative record. >> you know, it's easy to talk a good game about bipartisan ship and job creation in election year, but you have to look at his records to see what his priorities are. >> reporter: deeds supported parental notification when a minor seeks an abortion, but he says he favors no additional restrictions. while abortion did not come up during mcdonald's campaign stop today, hid aides fired back at deeds. said mcdonald's director, bob is in martinsville and southside visiting with workers and small business owners and innovating policies to create good-paying jobs and turn our economy around. the statement describes the republican as pro-life. deeds will focus on abortion rights at two more events this week and says he's unworried voters might see him as

distracted from job. >> i'm not worried about that. look at my record, look at my planls as governor. it's all about creating opportunities for people. i think we have an obligation to draw distinctions where they exist. >> his strategy of focusing on the issue of abortion rights is a departure from the campaigns of the men he hopes to succeed. they kept the spotlight off abortion during their winning campaigns. >> julie, thank you. coming up on "news4 at 6," the stifling d.c. heat and humidity are here. where you can go to stay cool during this wave. and no relief from the heat for firefighters battling this massive blaze. one of the country's largest automakers is teaming up with ebay in an effort to sell more cars.

in all this hot stuff out there, it is great to find a cooler fountain to sit next to outsi outside. there are plenty of fountains that fit the bill in the washington area, but one of the best fountains is broken. tom sherwood reports. >> reporter: it's so hot, even those slow-moving turtles were probably moving too fast in the district's meridian hill park. >> at this point, the shade is okay. it gets a bit hotter, probably we'll shift to the indoors. >> reporter: this couple and their turtles were enjoying the park, even though the famous meridian hill fountain was not working.

so they think they'll have it back working wednesday? >> let's hope so. >> reporter: that's when the heat wave ends. >> it would still be nice to have the fountain on. >> reporter: washington is awash in fountains and bodies of water of all sorts, all offering cooling sounds, sights. like the popular tidal basin near the jefferson memorial. >> i grew up in the south and i was always told fish didn't bite when it's this hot. >> anytime is fishing time. >> reporter: have you ever caught anything good from here? >> oh, my goodness. come on. this is bass -- don't tell anody, but there's a lot of bass over here. >> reporter: on hot days like this, fountains are big draws and the park service wants you to enjoy all these fountains anytime. but the rangers say they would appreciate it if you didn't throw coins in all of those fountains. the workers are kept busy sweeping up the coins that get ta tossed despite all the signs. and the coins do cause damage.

one of the major fountains at fdr this season is not working. one of the reasons is so many coins damaged the pumping system. so keep the coins in your pocket. tom sherwood, news4, washington. >> again, if you're looking for a cool spot, the fountain at meridian hill park should be working again by wednesday. meridian hill is part of the u.s. parks service and has been open since 1936. firefighters in santa barbara, california, say they need rain to take the edge off a massive wildfire that has already burned more than 10,000 acres and is still spreading. the blaze is burning in steep, inaccessible terrain. it began saturday afternoon. authorities have no idea when they will be able to bring this under control. when "news4 at 6" continues, tonight we'll show you one dare devil's attempt at getting his name into the record books. what is that all about? speaking of dare devils,

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i've mad a correlation. nascar drivers lose eight to ten pounds each race because of heat. and redskins and football players in days like this can lose the same amount of heat on the practice field. that's why you always see them rehydrating.

the redskins over the weekend had the first real experience hitting, really tackling in their scrimmage on saturday, but that was nothing compared to the batting going on today against the heat. the heat index had already reached 100 degrees. the redskins, though, were toughing it out. let's go back to ashburn. hot weather. it's nothing new for the players, but today it was just ridiculous. offensive linemen like number 73 you see there, jeremy bridges battling the heat. he w working through a sprained ankle. london fletcher trying to clear his eyes here a bit. guys were taking any chance they could to cool down. taking their water, drinking the gatorade. and you know that jim zorn is always going to turn to humor when things get a little bit tough. >> this heat is wonderful. you know? it's going to be hotter this afternoon. man, we can't wait. can't wait. i hear it's going to be like 100 today. good for us. it helps us, you know.

because we -- we don't have to go on the turf. did you walk across the turf today? >> jim zorn knows about the power of positive thinking. the redskins are getting ready for their first preseason game thursday against the ravens in baltimore. there are plenty of questions to answer, especially on the injury front. dan hellie joins us live from redskins park. dan, i know it's so hot for you out there. i guess the heat wasn't too much for one inred wide receiver. >> yeah, lindsay. i believe you're talking about devon thomas. jim zorn is always good for at least one great quote a day. continues to see that devon thomas is ahead of malkin kelly for that number two receiver spot, which, of course, is the starting spot. not necessarily because he's better talent-wise, but because he is a better route runner right now. the problem is devon thomas has not been able to get back on the field at full sprength. this has been very interesting for devon thomas and santana mauz. both of them missing practice

because of hamstring issues that have been bothering them for several days. thomas ran on the field for about half an hour after practice, all by himself, in the brutal heat. he says he wants to play against the ravens on thursday. he's not too worried about falling behind in that race for a starting receiver spot. >> i'm not concerned about that, man. you know, my main thing is to get back healthy and perform. you know, and for me to be at that level to perform, hopefully we can win. you know, that's what i'm concerned about. >> do you feel like if you're healthy, that's your spot to lose? >> call it what you want to call it, man. >> they just have to play. i'm t worried about keeping them healthy because they've got some distance to come. they have to play in ball games. and right now, we're still trying to get devon's hamstring to -- you know, all the treatment and things too, get his hamstring up to speed. and then we'll see how it goes. they need a lot of work. >> when jim zorn says they, he's

talkin about malcolm kelly and kevin thomas. both missed so much time last year. they both had very disappointing rookies seasons. how do you balance out giving these guys enough playing time in the preseason but holding them back because you don't wan them to get hurt? he says i'm not worried about them getting hurt. they have to learn the system and they're going to have to produce this year for this team to be successful. one guy who is planning on producing and he did so last year is cornerback carlos rogers. he's missed some time with a strained calf, but carlos back in action. since yesterday, a very limited capacity. he says he doesn't know yet whether he will be suited up for thursday's game, but he did say there is no way that i'll miss the preseason. carlos rogers plans on being back in action soon. he's missed most of training camp. eight days to be exact. and was just back on the field yesterday. so he does have catching up to do. last year, fresh off a torn acl, he played great during the first

half of the season, proving that he has the talent to be a legit starting nfl corner who is not afraid to lay the wood to receivers. as you can see in this browns game. rogers knows exactly what it means to him to be back out on the field. >> it's really important. you know, to get out here, you know, just to get back in football shape. you know, working out is totally different from running around out there. so get the chemistry down with the team. so, you know, i need to be out there. i don't plan on waiting until the regular season. i plan on -- if i can go this week, this week. if not, next week. >> lindsay, carlos keeps it pretty simple. he said if i can run, i'm going to play. he says he knows right away whether his calf is going to let him play or not. i guess we'll wait until thursday to see if he's going to be out there. it also, very funny, you were out here this morning and you see the guy whose walk off the field, they look like death. they can't take another step. then you see some guys like

d'angelo hall or chris cooley who look like they could go for another three hours. it's amazing. >> it is amang. it's like pat collins was saying, you start to say things twice because you forget you've already mentioned it. how are you staying cool out there? >> i'll do my best. >> okay. sounds good. thanks for the hard work. >> the heat is already getting to him. >> he didn't even answer your question. >> last night was the kick-off to preseason action. the hall of fame game featuring the bills against albert haynesworth's former team, the titans, who made things entertaining to say the least. we're in canton, ohio. the titans really used trickery off the bat. fourth down, check out punter a.j. capaco. fakes the kick, behind his back. he knew he had them with that e. the punter goes 40 yards for a touchdown. that would give the titans a 7-0 lead. talk about satisfaction. well, for the bills, trent edwards has got a new target.

he found him early on. edwards to ar rterrell owens. the bills lose to the titans 21-18 in the hall of fame game. for 42 nascar drivers waiting through rain to race this afternoon at watkins glenn was just prolonging the inevitable. if there is anyone that owns the road course at watkins glenn, it's tony stewart who had won 4 of 7 races there. we're in the glenn in new york. >> that is the 16 pit crew of greg biffle. they wanted a top ten and they got it. they finished fifth. lap 63, kasey kahne in the 9. sam hornish jr. in the 77. a horrible wreck. they were running side by side. they make that contact there. take another look. jeff gordon was caught up in it, too. unbelievable sight. good news, all three drivers were okay. but, man, check out all that

damage. the 77 car lost the entire back end. he would finish 36th. well, now on the final lap. here comes tony stewart out front. tony stewart holds off marcus ambrose for his seventh road course win. stewart has now won five times at watkins glenn alone. in fact, after the race he said this is my house. a victory much well deserved for tony and his crew. stewart flat-out owned it today. marcus ambrose finished second. carl edwards came in third. a very, very action-packed -- >> i love it when it gets slick, but this is my house right here. we ran really, really well here. just thank our fans for sticking it out. i know it's a lot for a lot of those people to take off an extra day of work to watch us race. we appreciate them doing that. >> and that was tony stewart who shocked everybody. now he's won three races. people in the beginning of the season thought he's an owner for the first time. he'll never win one.

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starting tomorrow, an automaker is trying out a new way to sell cars. gm is expected to launch a pilot program with ebay. leeann gregg explains how this is all going to work. >> reporter: general motors is teaming up with ebay to make purchasie inin a vehicle as eas click and buy. the promotion allows buyers to place online bids for new vehicles from more than 200 california gm dealers. >> explored from time to time. >> reporter: withew ceo fritz henderson at the helm, it's part of the plan to reimage gm and broading appeal to younger buyers by expanding showrooms from parking lots to laptops. >> and we are well on our way to succeed. >> reporter: speaking of out

with the old, in with the new, the ebay site will let customers know if their current vehicle will qualify for the government incentive program to get big gas-guzzlers off the road. last week, the senate voted to give the cash for clunkers program another $2 billion because it's been such a smashing success. >> almost 2 to 1 under our survey, people have been buyin these more fuel-efficient cars and have been getting the $4,500 voucher. >> reporter: so many trading in their clunkers to buy new fuel-efficient cars that some dealers worry they'll run out of certain models. under the program, the clunkers can't be resold whole. the engine must be destroyed. >> we're locked up. >> reporter: part of the shift toward more energy-efficient cars. and easier ways to buy them. leeann gregg, nbc news. we have a programming note.

we have an announcement about overnight programming. we'll go off the air about 1:35 tomorrow morning so that maintenance to be completed. we should be back on the air at 3:30 in the morning. for those of you that watch us over the air, you may need to rescan your converter box or tuner once this outage is over. we thank you for understanding. another world record fell today in india. this time it is the coveted record for standing at the top of a ladder while riding a motorbike. the previous record was eight hours. but it should be noted that the record-holder took several breaks. today a dare devil rode for eight hours straight without a break and he stood on a 15-foot ladder the entire time. the record-breaker is a number of the indian military and is part of a motorbike dare devil team. the unit prides itself on taking challenges. they hold at least four world records.