the only man ever convicteded in the lockerbie bombing was released today. he's back home now. police raided a store out a virginia mall authorities believe was selling counterfeit handbags. there is a push to bring metro rail service to woodbridge, virginia. we will get to those stories and more shortly. there are storms moving through the area right now. good evening. i'm jim vance. >> i'm eun yang. let's get right to bob ryan with a check on the forecast. bob? >> last night we had tornado warnings and severe storms in southern maryland. now there are a few showers and a few thunderstorms trying to get going. but i think today these are not going to amount to severe weather. that will be a different story tomorrow. look at the storms, though, heading towards charlottesville and you folks out into loudoun county and northern parts of maryland andust see something rain. regular showers up around lancaster, pennsylvania, though, there are nasty storms. but we have another storm to

keep an eye on especially you folks heading for the beach. look at this dramatic picture. this is from the international space station. this is hurricane bill. this is the way it looks up from the international space station. right now it is a thousand miles southeast of cape hatteras and north carolina and winds are 125 miles an hour. i want to show you another dramatic picture. this is what the eye looks like. this is from 400 miles up. this was the eye as seen from the polar ar bitting satellite. you can see thetoac sk guric od you n let' bgocaack to our grapd you can see the -- the eye. there is the eye about 25 miles across. so it is a very, very nasty hurricane. and we now had more 90-degree days so far now up to 90-degree days after today. i will tell you about tomorrow what bill means for the coast when i join you. >> today the only man convicted in the lockerbie bombing was released from prison. back in 1988 pan am flight 103

was blown u in the skies over scotland. 270 people were killed. abdel basset ali al megrahi was sentenced to life in prison but today officials in could land released him on compassionate grounds. jay grey has our report. >> reporter: as abdel basset ali al megrahi walked out of prison and on to a waiting libyan jetliner, the people scars he created more than two decades earlier seemed to rip wide open. >> it is absolutely horrendous that we are going through this 20-odd years later, that, you know, the man who murdered our loved ones is about to walk out of jail and go back to his the 270 people, including 189 americans. originally sentenced to life in prison, the secretary of justice

in scotland freed abdel basset ali al megrahi after only eight years behind bars. on what he called, quote, compassionate grounds. after doctors determined he was suffering through the advanced stages of terminal cancer. good he should be in a scottish prison. if he were to die there then that's the way it was meant to be. but he shouldn't have been released under any circumstances. >> reporter: the decision has sparked anger and outrage that reaches all the way to the white house. >> we have been in contact with the scottish government indicating that we objected to this. and we thought i was a mistake. >> reporter: it is much more than just a mistake. for those whose loved ones are never coming home. >> he wants to go back or want him back to be surrounded by his family. we didn't have that opportunity. >> reporter: jay gray, news4. thousands of supporters turned out to greet abdel basset ali al megrahi when his plane touched down in libya this afrnoon. president obama said that the convicted bomber does not deserve a hero's welcome.

he also said meg had ary should remain under house arrest. for only the second time people in afghanistan are choosing the new president. deadly violence kept many voters away from the polls. and at least 26 people were killed in taliban attacks. the targeted polling places. richard engel reports. >> reporter: more than a dozen taliban rockets today exploded near centers in southern afghanistan. as a man was being interviewed more rockets fell. see, another one just landed, he said. the attacks and three small bombings in kabul this morning had a chilling effect. in kabul, voters just trickled in to schools and mosques to cast ballots and dip their fingers in ink. men on one side and women in segregated areas. threats of violence from the taliban seemed to have kept many people away. today the taliban vowed to hunt down those that voted. if we find anyone with ink on their fingers we will cut it off, said this taliban

commander. as they cast ballots today the leading presidential candidate, abdullah abdul a a president hamid karzai, called on afghans to defy the threat. >> come out and vote. so that through their vote afghanistan can be a most secure and more peaceful and a better country. >> reporter: and millions did. with long lines in the relatively peaceful north and west. preliminary results are expected saturday. there have been some complaints of voter irregularities. problem was equipment and the ink but so far the major problems seems to have been low turnout. richard engel, nbc news, kabul. >> they are proud of the people that made it to the polls despite threats of violence. >> i think that it does require certain amount of gut. >> violence discourages the people not to vote, go to the voting polls. that was surprising to me.

>> one complaint, though they wish they could have been able to vote in the election. the end is in sight for the popular cash for clunkers program and it will end monday at 8:0 p.m. congressional soues say that the transportation department will stop the program. the program offers car buyers rebates of $3500 or $4500 for trading in older vehicles for new and more fuel efficient models. the incentives have generated more than 450,000 vehicle sales. the president said the program has been successful beyond anyone's imagination. many dealers have been overwhelmed and they are complaining that they are not getting reimbursed quickly enough. senator edward kennedy is trying to make arrangements informs for a rapid replacement if he should have to resign his seat. senator kennedy has advanced brain cancer and cannot attend the funeral of his sister eunice last week and his absence raised new questions about hisset health. his aides say his condition has not changed. however, kennedy is concerned that if it becomes necessary to

surrender his seat, democrats could be denied a crucial vote on health care reform. currently massachusetts law requires a special election to be held within five months. kennedy has written a letter to state leaders asking them to change the law to permit the governor to appoint an interim replacement. the police in charles county, maryland, are investigating the mysterious death of a 3-year-old child in waldorf. s name is deshawn wade. he was found dead yesterday in his mother's house. the boy usually lived with his father in prince george's county. his two sister age 14 and 11, were watchingim h yesterday. their mother says the girls could not wake deshawn up to go to the bathroom. the boy was pronounced dead at a alhospit. the sheriff in charlie county ip investigating and an autopsy is being done now to determine how that child died. unveiled a proposal to extend metro rail further south into the old dominion. right now they are working on

legislation to pay for a feasibility study. that study alone could cost millions of taxpayer dollars. tracee wilkins has the story. >> reporter: woodbridge is the main hub for slug lines and commuter buses. workers trying to get around the i-95/395 corridor. basic traffic nightmare. >> spending two hours, three hours, every day commuting to and from work. we have to make it faster. >> reporter: when we told these commuters about a proposal to send metro their way -- >> that would be great. that would be a lot better. that way we can get -- waiting on the bus. take metro. >> reporter: u.s. representative jerry connelly is hoping to extend the blue line to woodbridge and the orange line to centreville. he wants monday to come from the u.s. transportation re-authorization bill coming up for a vote soon. introduced to capitol hill march, the extension is just a proposal. it needs studying, approval, and funding. even the possibility of its

reality is more than a decade away. commuters we spoke to said we hope it happens and soon. >> it should have happened a long time ago. it was something that they thought we didn't need. time has come and gone. we should have had metro ten years ago. 20 years ago. it wouldn't have cost the price it would cost now. >> really high costs. i think you have to look if you are going to bring it down here. you have to have interim stops between springfield and woodbridge, what number of people would be coming on at those location. >> a lot of my neighbors would be for it, definitely. you know, to give you a better commutg aspect from down here. but you probably would have those that would be against it as well. >> reporter: studying the proposal will cost millions of dollars. the extension itself, there's just no telling how much it would cost. dulles rail expansion is costing $5.2 billion. that's for 23 miles from here down to woodbridge and that's 12 miles. in springfield, i'm trace wilkins, news4.

>> supporters of the woodbridge stop say now is the time to extend metro because thousands of military jobs are being moved to the nearby fort vor area. coming up in the broadcast tonight, four soldiers killed in a military helicopter crash. break down new credit card regulations that went into effect today. >> a report on what colleges across the country are doing to prepare for the possibility after swine flu outbreak. >> president barack obama today went on a conservative radio program to defends his health care reform plan. we will have more about that. >> hello. we are out here for the last day of two-a-days at redskins training camp. some of the guys getting a little bit emotional. clinton portis found what he calls the rookie sleeper of training camp. plus, the nationals have found their new general manager. i will put it to you this way. you won't have to buy a new 6:00" co "news4t 6:" co

the obama administration has not had an easy time trying to sell its message of change when it comes to health care. now some democrats are asking whether mr. obama is trying too hard to please conservatives. steve handelsman has our report. >> reporter: is president obama deluded by compromise in health care. >> obama lost his mojo. >> reporter: today's town hall some democrats worried he's too focused on wning over republicans. >> mark needs this to happen. >> my commitment to the american people is to get a good product which will include republican ideas but we are going to get this done one way or another. >> reporter: still left leaning democrats worry their leader st his nerve. this was a radio show at midday. >> how are you? >> i'm scared out of my mind talking to you here. i'm getting a little ticked off

that -- it feels like the knees are buckle. >> are your knees buckling? >> my attitude has always been let's see if we can get this done with some consensus. >> reporter: opponents aren't dancing to that tune. key republicans say that the town halls turned them against the obama plan. >> it is going to drive up t cost. it is going to kick people out of the insurance they have got and it is going to cost too much. >> reporter: house democrats plan a push without gop help and their problem is uniting democrats. >> it is a balancing act because you have strong views on the left side of the democratic party and the right. >> reporter: and the president's plan is not backed now by many conservatives in his own party. the final votes could be so close that health care warrior ted kennedy is looking for ways to ensure his possible successor gets seated immediately on vote yes in case kennedy cannot. from capitol hill, i'm steve

handelsman, news4. >> the latest polls show support for the president's approach slipping. the same respondents also expressed less confidence in the republican handling of health care. on wall street, stocks surged for a third straight day. analysts say investors with encouraged about an estimate that estimates future activity. the dow is up 70 points on the day. nasdaq closed 19 points higher and the new york stock exchange rose 73. rules for credit card companies designed to protect consumers took effect today. they are part of the credit card act president obama signed into law met in may. credit card companies are now required to give customers 45 days notice if they change interest rates or any other important terms of an account. customers are also supposed to be given at least 21 days between the time statements are sent out and the time payments are due. previously customers only had 14 days. more protects will be in place by february. >> four u.s. army soldiers were killed when their military irdy

aas blackhawk helicopter on raa t hiningitra ca loco cra loco'sdo ra 'sdo co econd highe mountaincohe'sptlis been recovered and aation is un. the names of the victims have not yet been released. an iranian diplomat says nuclear inspectors from tongues were allowed into iran last week. the diplomat insisted on remaining anonymous. he told a french news service inspectors advicetedded facility for first time in a year. a spokesman refused to comment on the matter. the diplomat also said that tehran allowed t eed it to step the second nuclear site which expanded. inspectors had been anxious to improve video surveillance, the u.s. and other western nations suspect that iran is secretly trying to build nuclear weapons. leaders insist the program is solely to generate energy. >> coming up tonight, some

people in maryland broke into a house that was for sale and threw a party. we will tell you about that. >> police raid ad store at a virginia mall. the store was selling counterfeit handbags. bob luc back with a check on our weather.

it is really hot out there. it is oppressive. >> when you have to fight the door open to get outside, that's a r.ai >> outside today, boy, it was -- we had our sky watcher in time lapse. the sky, sometime it is haze and pollution so thick we couldn't see things. but the air quality not bad other than the -- the humidity. our temperatures are -- high temperatures today making it without the severe weather for or friends in southern maryland, 94 degrees. now this august is hotter than july. july on average is our hottest month. three degrees above average and outside now still at 90 degrees.

got a bit of the haze looking at things. our temperature with the dew point of 68. feels like it is 74. light utherly wind. look at the temperatures up and down the east coast. 90 here. even boston, they have a little bit of the breeze coming in now from massachusetts bay. buffalo, 85 degrees. around the lakes, once again, it has been an unusually cool period. july was the coolest month on record in many spots from west virginia through ohio and illinois. and with that humidity look at the heat index. 95. brownsville, texas, the heat index right now is 105 degrees. the terrible, terrible drought continues there and in places like corpus christi and del rio, the temperatures day after day have been above 95. as a matter of fact, corpus christi right now is having their 44th day ia row of 95 or higher. corpus christi, 96 degrees.

it feels like it is 107. for the month of july, they have had a few hundred dreths of an inch since june. the drought down there, less than a quarter of an inch of rain. the last time the temperature in corpus christi, our friends there, didn't make it to 90 degrees, was june 1st. june 1st. so here we are with a few showers. we have not had anything like that terrible, terrible krout. very few. i think tomorrow we will be seeing a lot more earlier there was a severe thunderstorm warning for lancaster, pennsylvania. that is now pretty much moved off. and there are a couple of other showers out through northern maryland. and that's -- that's about it. i think we won't be seeing anything like what we saw last nature. corpus christi, again, temperatures there are into the -- into the near 100 degrees. heading out to the beaches for the upcoming weekend, the east coast. look at that eye staring back. 20 to 30. winds 125 miles an hour. bill now is about 600 miles

south of hamilton, bermuda. the good news it is looking like the track will be between the east coast, between cape hatteras and bermuda. they will get a bit of a go of it. they still have a hurricane watch and tropical storm warnings. but it will be staying off the coast and after bill, there's not a lot out there. so we will keep an eye on things. the rest of the tropics reasonably quiet. but as bill goes by, if you are heading oufor the beaches, rehoboth, ocean city, dewey, especially saturday and sunday, you will be seeing quite a surf and heavy swells and also some rip currents which could be -- want to keep an eye on that. tomorrow afternoon, a weather front and the -- that will be the focus and the reason that there is a risk of some severe weather. all the way from the hudson valley in and around us. few showers, few thundershowers, and i think they are out in the blue ridge. not as widespread as yesterday. but, obviously, this evening, very, very humid. as it will remain overnight tonight. tomorrow when you get up and

head out, temperatures for your early morning will be into the 70s. then tomorrow with that weather front, little bit more energy and instability in the atmosphere. the risk increases of afternoon thunderstorms building up. temperatures tomorrow 90 to 92 degrees. and then that front stays around us until saturday. it will be cloudy. saturday certainly not as hot. the plusses that we do need rain showers, we have had week after week of sunny weekends. temperatures near r.80. sunday, monday, into tuesday, comfortable p. with temperatures in the 80s. no impact direct impact on the coast from bill. it is a nasty hurricane. heavy surf. nasty rip currents. coming up tonight, new development in the case of a same-sex couple kicked out of a diner in maryland. they say they were targeted because of their sexual preference. the diner or the owner of the diner says no, that's not it. police are looking for the people that broke into a house for sale and then threw a big

party. counterfeit errata virginia mall today. new rankings are out for the best colleges in america. we will tell you which school topped the list. the nationals removed the interim tag from rizzo's title. more rookie hazing out here at redskins training mp. plus, the players rejoicing. "news4 at . r.o-6:a-ys are ove "news4 at 6:

a look at stories making headlines tonight. a man convicted in the 1988 bombing of the pan ham flight is on 3 is a free man. scottish authorities have released abdel basset ali al megrahi on compassionate grounds. he has had terminal prostate cancer and returned to libya

today. family members of the flight victims are outraged. the obama administration is denouncing abdel basset ali al megrahi's release. the presidential election in afghanistan was disrupted by the taliban today. at least 26 people were killed in rocket attacks and bombings near polling places. the violence was centered in southern afghanistan in a more peaceful area. millions of people lined up to. preliminary results are expected saturday. there is a new push to extend metro rail further in a northern virginia. virginia delegate paul nichols hopes to extend the blue line to potomac mills in woodbridge. congressman jerry connelly wants to extend the orange line to centreville. connelly is hoping to get funding for feasibility study from a transportation bill that's making its way through congress. coming up in this hour of "news4 at 6:00," we will tell you about a counterfeit bust at a mall in virginia. there is a new development in the case of a same-sex couple who claimed they were kicked out of a diner because of their sexual preference. and we will tell you which

schools in the d.c. area made the list of the best colleges in the country. anne arundel county police are investigating a wild party trown last wke q igpeapin hd nehe t happened in nr pase wowtyinrt thr ie p aty was thrown in a varanc ananrg oizers broke into. chris gordon reports. >> reporter: this house has been for sale for several weeks. it has been empty since its owners moved to the state of washington. but friday night neighbors suspected something was wrong. >> about 11:30 i woke up and heard a lot of noise and then, again, about -- i imagine about 2:30, there was still a lot of noise. >> i noticed a lot of cars. but figure -- the dogs were barking. something was going on. >> reporter: here is how a party came to be thrown in aacant house. earlier friday, the organizers visited neighbors saying that they had just bought the house.

that their family was in and they were in t air force and about to be deployed to korea. they seemed neighborly, delivering a gift. a bottle of wine. but friday night, this was the scene of a wild with 200 teens and young adults. they were attracted by a facebook posting and paid organizers $10 to $20 each to drink and dance to loud music. >> saw a bunch of kids and i said okay, if they are out here past 1:00, i'm going to call the cops. >> reporter: when police cruisers arrived the party-goers ran across lawns and breaking fences. leaving behind a mess. carpets ruined. smoke detectors destroyed and the basement door broken. >> wasn't just booze. it was also drugs. they found a lot of drug paraphernalia in there. >> reporter: the anne arundel county police secured the premises. but party organizers were brazen enough to come back the next day and saturday night broke in a second time to take back the table that they had brought here for their party. anne arundel county police made

no arrests at the time because they didn't learn until the next day that the party organizers weren't the owners of th house. and that they had broken in without permission. chris gordon, news4. >> anne arundel police are investigating the case as a break-in and have one suspect. some shoppers in virginia yy .a peap a hdnee ic raid. it happened at the m alas m this morning. rscefi a ndficers and federal agess enho accessories from one store. julie carey has our report. >> reporter: boxes and boxes of knockoff designer handbags, accessories and clothes. that's what the police carted out of this small store in the manassas mall. they also placed the owner under arrest. mall employees say a husband wife team ran lfa, luxury fashion accessories, often bringing their toddler son to the store.

>> they were so nice. really nice people. they were here at the kiosk. we all purchased from them. we liked them. they are very nays people. i'm really sorry to hear that. >> reporter: police say a complaint led them to investigate. earlier this month an undercover officer bought four handbags bearing labels like gucci and coach. the price, less than $200. when the officer asked the clerk if the bags were fake, she replied yes. >> they had a sign posted th that -- advertised the fact these are not authentic items. that's why they are being sold at such reduced prices compared to legitimate sales. >> reporter: police returned today to seize the questionable goods and spent hours collecting knockoffs. investigators say that admitting the bags were fake doesn't spare the store's owner from prosecution. the victim here, retailers who sell legitimate coach and gucci bags. >> they are taking their

business away by selling it -- selling the items for such a reduced price. >> reporter: many shoppers were surprised to learn the reason for the raid. >> why is it a crime? >> reporter: this woman that once bought scarves from lfa said she heard of police knocking down on knockoffs elsewhere. >> you hear about it but it is never here. >> reporter: by mid afternoon store's owner was free on $10,000 bond and faces one charge called infringement which could bring five years in prison. but he's already out some $53,000 in merchandise seized by police. julie carey, news4, manassas. >> the store owner is scheduled to appear in court on september 3rd. a lesbian couple filed a formal discrimination complaint against the taste yo der diner sill sprer spring. the couple contends they were unfairly asked to leave after showing a few moments of affection on august 12. the management said that it doesn't discriminate and released surveillance video showing 2 two women in a sustained embrace near the cash

register. >> they had their bodies pressed and rubbed up against one another. and at one point, one of their faces goes down in the other girl's breast. we found that to be inappropriate. >> reporter: the couple says they did nothing more than a heterosexual couple might have done and want an apology from the restaurant. they say they don't intend to visit the diner again. the long debate oar building walmart near a civil war battlefield in virginia might be coming to a head. orange county planners are holding a public hearing night the permit walmart needs to build near the wilderness battlefield. the planning commission already voted once in support of the application. the board of supervisors has its own public hearing set for monday. and a vote could come then. the store's proposed location angered preservationists and historians. they argued the store's too close to one of the nation's most important battlefields. coming up in our broadcast we will tell you about one man who lost his wedding ring in a

murky harbor that was 16 months ago. tonight he has that ring back. >> and we will have the story about a new list of the best colleges in this country. >> we are going to let you know how you can get tickets to tomorrow night's nationals game for $1. >> are you stressed out? do you need comfort? >> tomorrow morning on news4 today, relax and kick back and attend a cuddle party. yes. a cuddle party. that's the newest rage. before you snuggle up, there's something you need to know. >> i bet there is. we have traffic and your weekend forecast on the 1s. all star

good evening. bob ryan, storm center 4. quiet on doppler tonight as opposed to last night. tomorrow night we will be seeing a lot of action with possibly some strong to severe thunderstorms. pretty hot day, too, ocean city.

88 degrees. if you are heading out there there will be a lot of leftover clouds and showers around the beaches especially on the outer areas. ocean city and down to virginia beach and there will be heavy seas from bill as it well offshore. four to eight-foot seas. if you are going around the bay, temperatures will be in the 70s. also expect some leftover rain showers as we get on into saturday. back to you. >> thanks, bob. two ivy league schools once again land order the top of the "u.s. news and world report's" anal list of america's college. harvardrindon petnc tdieet for the number one spot. the vele ni ursity was thni imhns hopkbas d oranimltwa 14th mp several other schools in ou eaarr also made the list. argewnorgeto university was rgen rd . george washing osiivarftydyl maneriv o mdartyr 53rd place. 84erniam uanrsanity l uded at . owdn ar.84 .nd howard university was 96th thontou icc ant .eakont accounta s.a.t. scores, reputations,

activity, alumni donations. coming up tonight, we will tell what you colleges are doing to prepare for the possibility after swine flu outbreak. >> what have you got, dan? >> the mike rizzo era has officially begun for the nationals. redskins rookie getting lofty praise and it is the final two-a-days, the monotony over here at redskins park. "news4 at 6:00" coinnts.

washington nationals are having a fairly good week, promotional effort under way. the team is offering $1 tickets for tomorrow night's game against the milwaukee brewers. the nats are celebrating their newest team member, stephen strasburg with just a few seconds left before the deadline. he signed a record $15 million contract a couple of day ace go. the team will introduce him to fans at a news conference tomorrow afternoon. there's no more $1 seats online but the main box office will have an extra 1,000 tickets beginning tomorrow at noon. >> lining up to get those particular zblets they are already in line right now. let's go to dan hellie. she at redskins park.

final day at two-a-day. >> everybody out here is so happy that the two-a-days are over. including a lot of people in the media. one short walk-through tomorrow and that's the final practice of training cam and then the steelers game is on saturday. the good news, no major injuries. the bad news, still waiting for the offense to get into a rhythm. jim zorn says in that saturday game against the steelers which is the second game of the preseason, he's going to play the offense until he sees productivity. that could mean they will be in the game until the second quarter. meanwhi meanwhile, the theme out here today, positivity. >> you come out in the morning, man. you see the sun. we had clouds this morning. really sad. it is the last two-a-day. so -- we have to get up and get going because the last -- last

practice this afternoon. then we can say bye-bye for two-a-days for a whole year. it will be great. we are ready to go. >> do you crack open a nice big lemonade or beer, sit in the hot tub? >> last night i cried. it is over, man. i mean -- i want to get better, you know. i want to stay out in this hot weather, humid. and have some fun. hard physical camp. we prepare. physical. >> i don't know how physical camp was but it certainly was hot. derrick dockery says much hotter down here than his training camps with the bil. you know, people are always asking me, who is the biggest sleeper in camp this year? who is the underdog that will make the team. i think that we found one. according to clinton portis one young man from nevada, seventh round draft pick, has been looking really good and the receiver named marco mitchell.

this guy has absolutely been killing it in practice p. he is wearing number 84. he's already mixed it up with deangelo hall. today made sweet catch against carlos rogers. he has a tough road to make a team with severaleceivers in front of him mitchell has the backing of the team's most outspoken player who is rave being his ability. >> couple of surprises. on tv. marco mitchell is killing carlos rogers in practice. i'm talking about he cannot stop it. so -- make sure you pump marco up on tv. because carlos is in trouble. >> carlo is going to find him. that's the problem. they keep trying to fight him. he ain't backing down. smoot. i think -- marco is coming on strong. you know. i think -- addition we need with

malcolm. we were looking for a surprise. >> makes me feel real good. he is a well-known guy. good attitude and everything. coming from him and veteran guys, that means a lot to me. >> asked marco if he talked trash against the defensive backs. you know, i'm a rookie. i'm not allowed to talk trash. unless it is fred smoot. i just love -- you know, after making a great catch, give a link to smoot and he loves that. lots of good tv. the skins a steelers. immediately following at 7:30. our postgame show coming to you live from fedex field. the news not so good for plaxico burress. he was facing 3 1/2 years in prison. he agreed to a plea-bargain and will now be behind bars for two years. if you remember, about a year ago, burress shot himself in the leg whilee was in a manhattan nightcl

nightclub. he pleaded guilty to one count of attempted criminal possession of a weapon. with good behavior, he will be out in 20 months trying to resume his nfl career at 34 years old. he will be suspended by the nfl until he 'out of prison. the feel-good vibe continues at nationals park. mike rizzo, the official general manager today, he has held a title on an interim basis since spring traini. but now rizzo is the man and the era is officially under way. he made solid moves and probably not -- not probably, certain there most important thing he locked up stephen strasburg to a record-setting deal. rizzo has a new deal of his own. something he knew was coming. >> i always thought i was going to be the choice. i didn't know if they knew it yet. but i always -- i always thought i was the choice. i -- you know, i have the confidence level in myself and i thought i was well prepared for the job. and the one thing i kept drawing

on is the learners are a good business people. i knew they were going to pick the right guy for the job. with that, in my mind, i always thought it was going to be me. >> gm here permanently as far as i'm concerned. and that's what we would like to build from. >> the nationals promoted the right man for the job. mike rizzo. very respected in baseball. guys, training camp wrapped up today. i was upstairs with photographer dan buckley. we were shooting a piece for another story. he said let's watch the field because i'm certain some guys are going to get taped up. i said they are not going to tape anybody else. they have been doing this the last couple of days. man, was i wrong. take a look at this. right after practice was over, on the practice field, we start off with the sunshine and go down to the goalpost. check out the guys. 12 guys take to the goalpost. a couple of guys hog tied to the ground. new $100 man, albert

haynesworth, enjoying every second of cooling them off with a little water. the guys weren't loving it but dealt with it. i'm from south carolina. that's not where they shot deliverance but close. after 20 minutes it was finally over and this -- yeah, that was probably twors part there when they got the old gatorade bath at the end. 20 minutes, nfl football player. i guess you can deal with it. right? >> hold on. did i hear you say at the beginnin of the show the media is so glad that two-a-days are over? give me a break! you are sitting out there with a short-sleeved shirt. stand up. have you shorts on! you probably have no shoes on. how much work have you done that you are so glad that the two-a-days -- >> look at that. >> you just put your shoes back on. >> what are you talking about the media is glad the two-a-days are over. >> it is 100 degrees, 100% humidity. i can't take it anymore. >> let's move on.

>> coming up on the rest of the broadcast we will tell you about a guy that lost his wedding ring and went to considerable lengths to get it back. >> we will tell you how colleges across the country are preparing for the possibility of a swine flnn

the federal government gave colleges and universities advice on how to deal with the swine flu outbreak on campus this fall. there are special concerns about what to do if the virus starts spreading. tracie potts has the story. >> reporter: some students at the university of north carolina chapel hill d't seem too concerned about swine flu. >> nobody is dying around me. i'm good. >> i guess i will have to worry about it if i get it. >> reporter: administrators are asking students to bring their own thermometers, avoid class, dining hall it is they are sick, and preferably go home to recover. >> if they are able to -- the

sick individual to go home for the roommate to maybe bunk with some friends and to be out of the room, you know, as much as poible. >> reporter: that's exactly what the government is recommending, along with encouraging colleges and universities to offer vaccinations when available and asking them to be flexible. >> missing class, missing a midterm exam, final exam, again, doing the right thing by not coming to class. we don't want them penalized. >> reporter: the government is telling universities i there is space for temporary dorm rooms for is sick students, consider using them. louisiana state where 20 sorority sisters got ck, they are ramping up on disinfectant. >> antibacterial everywhere, clorox wipes, wiping down their rooms. >> reporter: if the vie vus worse than expected the government says universities may need to isolate sick students for a week. high risk students to stay home and figure out how get assignments and meals to sick students and suspend classes and public events like football

games. the government is asking schools to bend the rules just a little bit and forget about requiring doctors' nets because depending on how this virus hits, doctors may be overwhelmed. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. final check on the weather. >> it is hot. hasn't gotten much cooler. temperature in northwest washington, 90. dew point, feels like it is close to 100. common temperature. that's 90. dulles, 93 degrees. heat index of 99. great picture from space with winds of 125 miles an hour. how would you like to be looking down the center of that? th 's all the way to the sea. looking around the canyon of the eye wall, hurricane bill. we won't see any effects from that but will see a weather front tomorrow, bringing a chance of nasty thunderstorms. more comfortable here by sunday. back to you. >> thanks, bob. coming up tonight at 11 cloak, a dozen student fall ill during a high school football practice. we will have the latest. cash for clunkers may be ending but there could be another wave of subsidies on the way for

consumers. he lost his wedding ring 16 months ago and he finally found it on the bottom of wellington harbor. he's an ecologist. he was conducting an environmental sweep of the harbor when the ring flew off his finger. he had been married for only three months. he roughly marked the spot where he lost the ring and went back to look for it. went back several times. his wife was like get over it. i will buy you a new one. he said no, i want the original. this week, he went back to the harbor with new global satellite based koor natures and he had something else with him. he offered up a prayer. and don't you know one hour later he found that ring. says it was on the harbor floor and the entire top surface of the ring was glowing. you think that was the gps thing or what? in any event, he says that he could not believe that he could see it so pe