watch today. we could get some more rain tonight. veronica johnson is tracking the storms from the storm center. hey, veronica. >> the bulk of that between 1:00 and 3:30 this afternoon. the worst of it east of the area. we are getting a break here but already west there will be warm air building around areas west of winchester and front royal and that's the line that could be on top of us by 7:00, 7:30. let me show you earlier today. it was just pouring some spots across the area. we have heavier rain. came through our area. all parts between -- one continuous line stretching from areas around howard county through montgomery and fairfax and areas south. reduced visibility. there's some spots around here like rockville, maryland. and that picked up close to two inches of rainfall y.toda ndea rn we didn't have the widespread severe thunderstorm warnings across the area is because the tops were too low with these.

here's the thing. we were under severe thunderstorm watch until 9:00 p.m. you can see how the areas shade way back on the last frame. al variety, st. mary's and parts of the northern neck now. that really is it. plenty of lightning in those spots. curve enly hanging on. >> dale city, mt. vernon, showers moving through. let me take you to the echo path. this is what the future will be bringing us. 5:30, i-81, move coming through. late 7:00, more showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms moving back through. so the boxes today not just here but tall way up into new york city, vermont, new hampshire, and down south into virginia. severe thunderstorm watch area. of course, the other big mousse is, of course, hurricane bill. and in its tracks expected to move to the west of bermuda. the storm, 289 miles south and southwest of hamilton, bermuda. hurricane bill still a powerful category 3. packing winds of 110 miles per

hour. and its track off to the north. it may be just grazing now. moving east of the areas around new england. around cape cod and hyannis area before pulling away. for our area, there will be some rough surf. and some high waves along the beaches this weekend. and 86 degrees by 7:00 p.m. more showers, isolated storms moving through. probably up until midnight. we could see wet weather and fog for tomorrow morning. so we cooled off with these storms. our threat diminishing. we have more raining moving in for tomorrow, too, with the front that will stall out. we will talk about the beach and just how high the waves could be in a few minutes. back to you. >> thanks, veronica. stocks soared this friday on wall street as we get more signs of an economic recovery. housing market appears to be bouncing back. we just saw the largest monthly increase of existing home sales in ten years. experts credit street government incentive program designed inform afirst-time home buyers.

meanwhile, another government incentive program, cash for clunkers, is coming to an end. michelle franzen has our report. >> reporter: it is the biggest gain for existing home sales in a decade. resales, single family, town homes, condos soared 7.2%ast month. realty economists call it an encouraging sign the housing mark set bouncing back. >> four straight months of rise. the increase is not isolated. we have seen essentially all four major regions of the country. >> reporter: foreclosed, kiss stressed property that counts for nearly a third of july's resale. many first-time buyers are taking advantage of bargain prices. low intest rates and a 10% home buyer tax credit. but experts say that experienced buyers and investors are also jumping back in. >> sentiment is shifting and people are recognizing housing market reached bottom and now they are entering the market with little fear of further price decline. >> reporter: the troubled housing market is one area, the

white house focused its efforts to jump start the economy with stimulus programs. cash for clunkers is another. >> cash for clunkers certainly cleaned out the car dealers lots. they had lots of cars they couldn't get rid of and they are gone. >> reporter: the popular program is set to end monday night and despite some complaints by dealers waiting for the government to reimburse them for millions of dollars in rebates, most agreed it helped at a critical moment. >> to put suppliers to work, puts assembly lines to work advertising under station and good for everything. >> reporter: evidence that the white house says incentives are working. but with cash for clunkers winding down and a november deline move for the home buyer tax credit the question for many economists is whether the rebound will last. michelle franzen, news4. a virginia husband and wife, apparently facing financial hardship, are now dead in what police areel a ng a murder/suic. their bods eerrd w/suicide. their bodiestheir home in the eithmeho then lockf

sigel court in dumfries. >> it was around 8:00 last night. something is not right. >> reporter: she called police after not seeing her neighbors for two days. the husband and wife were planning to move to denver, colorado. >> i went over to help them on tuesday of this week to help her pack. i packed her pantry. >> reporter: after tuesday evening, the moving in and out of the house came to an abrupt stop. >> wedneay came, knocked on the door all day nothing. all we saw was the dog barking. okay, thursday, yesterday, nothing all day. knocking on the door, barking. >> reporter: prince william county police say the home is a scene of a murder have been suicide. the husband and wife both in their 50s appeared to have died of gunshot wounds. >> it is really sad because -- everything happened -- brought them down when the bank took the house from them. >> reporter: abigail said earlier this summer the husband ask wife told her they refinanced the home and had been buying for 17 years.

but then were surprisingly notified the house had been sold and had to get out. today sheriff's deputies were expected to evict the couple if they weren't out already. >> they had the house packed up. i guess it was just, you know, too much on her that brought her down. it is really sad. >> reporter: public records show that this home was bought in early summer. we don't have any official confirmation explaining how this couple lost their home. in dumfries, tracee wilkins, news4. u.s. and british officials are condemning the hero's welcome given last night to a libyan man, man convicted in the lockerbie bombing, abdel basset ali al megrahi. step off the plane wearing a dark suit. he was greeted and embraced by the son of libyan leader gadhafi. megrahi is said to be suffering from terminal prostate cancer. hundreds of people were waiting for hours at the airport for the

convicted bomber and cheered wildly at his arrival. the exuberant homecoming appeared to be a very public slap at president obama. he asked the libyan government to show restraint. >> we are now in contact with thlibyan government and want to make sure that if, in fact, this transfer has taken place, he's not welcomed back in some way but instead should be under house arrest. >> al megrahi served eight years after life sentence and convicted oflag nt pe binbom that blew pan am flight 103 out of the sky. 259 people onboard the plane were killed along with 11 people on the ground. most of the victims were americans and many of their families expressed outrage at al megrahi's release. preliminary results of the election in afghanistan could be in by tomorrow but may mott be released now until tuesday. millions of afghans defied threats and intimidation to cast their ballots.

both of the leading candidates appeared confident of the outcome. richard engel is in kabul now with the latest. >> reporter: both of the main candidates in the presidential election aren't quite claiming victory but ty each believe that they did win this election outright. dr. abdullah abdullah told us a short while ago that his reporting and his monitors around the country have been collecting information. >> in my favor. most provinces. yes. preliminary results. these are indications. >> reporter: the problem is hamid karzai, the president, and generally considered the front runner in the election, is saying the same thing. that he believes that he is in the lead. candidates think they will have more of an indication by the end of this weekend. meanwhile, the top u.s. envoy for both afghanistan and pakistan, richard holbrooke, is urging the two sides not to make any statement, not to

delegitimize the process and says there will be disputes but hopes that afghan officials can work it out calmly and wait for the final results to come in. richard engel, nbc news, kabul. meanwhile, a weekend of sports means a busy weekend for metro. maryland's easy pass users stage a protest. protesters were handing out leaflets at the whole foods super mark net silver spring today. they are unhappy wh the anti-government health care op-ed article written by the supermarket's ceo published in "the wall street journal." a spokesperson for whole foods says the company has no official position on the health care reform issue. and that the ceo offered constructive ideas and expressed his own opinion in the journal op-ed as the president invited all americans to do. the washington nationaling introduced their newest player this afternoon. number one draft pick, stephen strasbu

strasburg, signed a record $15 million contract with the nats. ryan zimmerman was there to give strasburg his new jerseyy and will be wearing number 37. the nats take on the brewers later this evening. heads-up. metro riders, it is going to be a very busy weekend. football, soccer, and baseball. all taking place at the 7:00 hour this saturday. metro will have extra trains running but fans should plan for delays to and from the stadium. football fans will also have to pay $25 to park at the morgan boulevard and largo center stations. riders on the red line should add an extra half hour to their commute. there will be no red line trains through fort totten. thousands of ezpass users in maryland are closing their accounts now. this comes after the state added a monthly fee of $1.50. about 40,000 people have canceled their accounts since january. transportation officials say that there are still more than a half million users in maryland and it won't likely affect

annual collection. when "news4 at 4:00" continues, an investigation into the death of an aspiring model. police are searching for her hu asan ahe dylr'sea facing charges. a man assaults a passenger on an airplane and it is what he did next that might surprise you. a former child actor says today he may be the father of michael jackson's daughter. this sticky august day to meet up with the chef showing us how to prepare an unusual summertime specialty.

it was a grizzly murder of an aspiring model. police believe they know who did it. her ex-husband, former reality tv show contestant who is now on the run. miguel almaguer has the latest on efforts to find him. >> reporter:hursday police officially named their suspect. >> we now have an arrest warrant for ryan alexander jenkins. >> reporter: ryan jenkins, charged with the murder of swimsuit model 28-year-old

jasmine. pictures of her marriage back in march have now surfaced. but in june, he was charged with assaulting his newlywed bride. then on saturday, her body was found stuffed in a small suitcase. dumped in a trash bin outside of los angeles. >> jenkins is an animal. what he has done to jasmine is -- unspeakable. >> reporter: investigators say jasmine was last seen with jenkins at a poker tournament in san diego. the night before her naked body was discovered. she was strangled to death but it was the grizzly crime scene. family members could barely contain their emotions as investigators described what had been done to her body. >> the fingers and teeth were removed. >> reporter: after first reporting jasmine as missing last weekend detectives say jenkins, native of canada, disappeared. police found jenkins' car a thousand miles away in northwestern washington state.

investigators say that he towed his speedboat there prompting an international manhunt. >> at this time while we believe he crossed into canada we are not 100% sure of that. and there will be no stone unturned and we will look under every rock for him. he needs to understand that he's now officially wanted. >> best night of your life. >> reporter: before becoming the focus of a real-life manhunt, jenkins star order a vh1 reality show where he was nicknamed smooth operator. jasmine's family members she had her marriage with jenkins annul. >> jasmine was a beautiful person. she was a very caring individual. she loved her family and friends. >> reporter: a model's life cut short in a savage murder. miguel almaguer, nbc news, washington. >> you could pay a little more for your favorite starbucks fix soon.

some special drinks will cost up to 30 cents more. important now the price hikes apply -- over the next few months starbucks will adjust prices nationwide. so premium drinks, like frappuccinos and delicious caramel drinks will cost you up to 30 cents more. 12-ounts lattes and brewed coffees will cost you five to ten cents less. starbucks is struggling to make a profit even sellingks ioh drinks in some places. we are outdoors on the front lawn. we have a grid and grill and the sun beating down on us. what a perfect day to grill our hot off the grill friday segment here. with our friends from a very hot restaurant in town. we all know it as art and soul and executive chef travis timberlake. we are cooking up rewlin of your signature dishes today. they are cald hocakes.

>> it is a cornmeal pancake. originated after a farmer's hard day at work. basically he would take white cornmeal and add salt, sugar and baking powder and then heat the bottom side and make a pancake out of it, a cornmeal cake. we turn it into almost like a pizza and put different toppings on it and doing -- actually a new one for us at the bay. it is a grilled version of one of the things we do. >> sure, all right. involves lamb. let's get started right to left here. we start there with the -- making the batter. right? >> right here we have our mix of white cornmeal and all the ingredients we listed. add melted butter to this. you know, butter makes it better. we are also going to add a little bit of water, as well. mix it up and pancake consistency basically. so making it wet and we are -- mix this together. probably a little more liquid as we are going in through here. little bit more butter to that. then what we are going to do is drizzle a bit of this. right on the griddle here.

then we are going to start grilling our items, our lamb and tomatoes. so forth and so on. >> you have aspare gus and fetta cheese. that comes on towards the end. >> fresh herbs. used to make the chimy cherry. finishing sauce. you have mint, tarragon, parsley. there's also red pepper flakes in there. olive oil, red wine vinegar. >> we are going to taste the final product when we come back. we are working with lamb here. also inwant to ask you abo later on some of the vips that have dined with you. the bushes, clintons, first lady was just in. and ask you what it is like to cook for all those people, too. again, we are with the art and soul restaurant here today. back into the studio. pat? >> all right. sounds delicious. coming up, whether it is online or shopping in a store, americans are searching for discounts. will we ever pay full price again? plus, the details of recalling -- a recall affecting more than a million dvd players.

and he is being hailed as a hero today. how a delivery man isin dtress.in distress.in

stormy friday and a bit of a rough weekend going to the beach. >> exactly. real rough weekend at the beach. we will see waves get higher and higher. we have the kite lot of for you. one of those beach cams if we can get it up here to show our viewer. you know, saturday night, sunday wl ing, is when the wav ilbe the highest at city. t ty. not thed kinf o t water you wan ekthy swim from alengthy swim fn s a tweekend. we wes betenix set d teanetn.fe ocean city. ty hmeave,ilehe t s thunderstorms tore approaching the area here this afternoon. for our area a handful of severe thunderstorm warnings and only a few reports of damage, two trees down, mechanicomille, old an village. current condition, 84 degrees. dew point 69 degrees. my again today. heat index currently at 8 my degrees. got knocked down just a little

bit with a line of storms that moved through. and, again, those storms did draw quite a bit of rain through the area. almost an inch and a half, gaithersburg, maryland. 79 degrees, currently after a high temperature of 91. and from 90 to 76 great falls, almost an inch and a half. over an inch, inch and a quarter, falls church. 92, 79 degrees. what's left right now, caroline county at around talbot county, a few severe thunderstorm warnings left. in the middle we don't have much of anything going on. stephens city, front royal, another line that is advancing. this is what i think will be over our area by the time we get to about 7:30, 8:00 or so. so i have showers and more thunderstorms, isolated thunderstorms, in the forecast until 9:00. watch to the north. airport delays for new york. there is the weather front west of the area. that's what will stall and as bill, hurricane bill, make its way west ofber mud and stays well off the mid atlantic coast.

this is still a very powerful storm, category 3. looks like it will also spare much of new england and around a hyannis of of some realea hvyrain. for us again, waves bween six and eight feet sunday and four to five by sunday night. on your futurecast what you can expect showers coming through, up until midnight. more rain in the forecast for tomorrow. i do think that rain will be throughout the day tomorrow. especially afternoon. could get another inch out of this. so quick for your evening. more thunderstorms, humid. talk about the 7-day and what you can expect going into next week. jim d pat? >> thanks, veronica. >> much more ahead in our next half hour. a warning tonight from the world health organization about the dangers of swine flu this coming fall. former child actor says he may be the father of michael jackson's daughter.

hello. welcome back to "news4 at 4:00." i'm pat lawson muse. i'm jim handly. a look at some of the top stories we are following for you this hour. >> in jurnlg a husband and wife their dumfries home. police say it appears it may be a murder/suicide. there is word the couple were facing foreclosure and were due to be evicted today. the housing mark set showing signs of recovery this evening. existing home sales rose more than 7% in july. largest monthly increase in a decade. experts credit the government incentive program that's meant to attract first-time home buyers. still some economists question how long the rebound will last and as another government incentive program that cash for clunkers comes to an end. preliminary resul of the presidential election in afghanistan may not be available until tuesday. afghan officials say it is too early for anyone to declare victory but both of the leading candidates say they are ahead in

the count. if neither candidate gets more than 50% of the vote, there will be a runoff. well, with the kids heading back to school soon, many of us are beginning to think more about the spread of swine flu. today we got an update from health officials about how the vaccine trials are going and just how bad the outbreak could be. tracie pottses that latest. . >> reporter: with swine flu on the way everyone is taking precautions from employers allowing the sick to work from home. >> we could surviven a quarter of our work staff. >> reporter: to day cares asking parents to drop their kids at the door. >> what we find is a balance. between being proactive and not overreacting. >> reporter: today a world health organization official said expect an explosion of swine flu this fall. >> i wouldn't use that word explosion. but it is entirely conceivable that as the kids come back to school and congregate closely together, you are going to see an upsurge. >> reporter: because the vooi virus used to make the vaccine

is growing slowly, we will only get a third of the doses that had been expected by mid october. >> it is a re between the virus and the vaccine ande will see what happens. >> reporter: 4500 children and adults are in clinical trials. so far there have been no safety problems. results on how well the vaccine works will start coming out mid september. anti-viral medicines like tamiflu can fight swine flu. the world health organization is asking doctors to save those medicines for the young and the elderly and pregnant women. doctors warn that swine flu isn't the only health concern this fall. >> after h1m1 maybe we will get a double barrel. we all have to be flexible this year. >> reporter: good news from down under. australia while winter is almost over and swine flu started out strong is starting to slow down. and that's without vaccine. from capitol hill, i'm tracie potts, news4. a friend of michael jackson's is explaining why he

believes he may be the biological father of jackson's daughter, paris. ma lrtees is the godfather of the late singer's three children. he told the "today" show's matt lauer he donated sperm for jackson at a decline nick london. lester said jackson confided in him that he wasn't comfortable having sex with a woman. and when the topic of sperm donation came up lester said he did it because jackson was a close friend. >> when i gave it, i made the decision that was it. i had given something as a gift and didn't want anything in return for it. that was it. end of story. >> do you know definitively whether you are paris jackson's father? >> no. >> no idea. >> no idea. even if i was, without it make absolutely no difference to the status quo of the family anyway. >> lester says while he does not know if he's paris' biological father he believes there obvious physical similarities between

paris and lester's 15-year-old daughter seen in this picture on the right. lest also say he is willing to take a paternity test if asked. the pilot is not to blame for airline passengers stranded overnight on that plane in minnesota earlier this month. that's according to the department of transportation officials confirming that the pilot tried to evacuate the passengers from that plane stuck on the tarmac in rochester and what was repeatedly turned down by a representative of a competing airline because tsa staff had left for the day. transportation officials say that the handling of the situation lacked common sense. the flight had been diverted to that airport because of bad weather. > still ahead on "news4 at 4:00" -- the details of a recall affecting more than a million dvd players. hot off the grill. we will head back outside on check in with our friend chef traffic. grilling up lamb.te

welcome back. it has been an active afternoon. those things quieting down. severe thunderstm sved way back. we started out with our warmest morning of the summer. 78 degrees which cooled down to the upper 07s and low 80s as the storms came through. you can see off to the west around winchester, front royal, west of i-81, more showers, few isolated storms that will continue to roll through over the next couple of hours.

so 7:30, 8:30, back over to areas around d.c. and fairfax and prince william and montgomery county. more wet weather. 84 degrees the temperature from frederick to d.c. and quantico, too, 84 deees. and heading to watch the washington nationals play, there's a chance for thunderstorms. temperatures cooled tngs by tomorrow morning. likely to have some fog in the area tomorrow morning. most of our rain should be ending around midnight. we will get a break tomorrow morning. with fog. then probably by noontime tomorrow there will be more showers developing throughout ngti iaruthe o tn starting out in the 70s, pretty warm. seeing a high tomorrow of 83 degrees. we will talk more about the msn a i a few. hot off the grill. we are back outdoors with our friends from art and soul, executive chef travis timberlake. we are cooking up hocakes. this is the finished product

here. these are lamb. you make four or five varieties. >> we have some that we serve for breakfast, some for lunch and some for dinner. overlap a little bit. basically we like to mix it up and change it seasonally. >> this is the marinade you are putting on. >> yes. the marinade and finish sauce. it is part of the fall items. already available on the banquet men sxus things like that. here is a taste for you. >> you can cut it by knife and fork or -- can you eat it with your hands? >> certainly. we do hors d'oeuvre. we do them in rounds. pick it up and eat it right away. >> incredible flavor. so fresh. you make one for breakfast, too. >> the one we are doing is fresh cavier, capers. >> have you had, as i mentioned earlier, a number of vips you served and cooked for. michelle obama was in a while

back. >> makes you tighten up. just to make sure you cross every t and dot every i. you don't want anything bad to happen. that's bad press. i think we executed it well. we had a bunch of vips in there. we are getting pretty used to it. >> they actually come in through your office, the back door, the kitchen. >> yes. some of the -- super vips. yes. it is -- it is fun. it makes the job fun. lot of southern influence at art & soul. incredible buzz. really around the country and a lot of magazines. >> yes. we -- art smith has been great. i mean, him coming to d.c. and just -- you know, bring thing whole concept into town, just a great idea, you know. washington, d.c., mason dixon line. we are kind of like on the border. bringing fried chicken and comfort food to town. the town needed it. we are very excited to have them. >> exciting time to be here. chef travis from art and soul. thanks very much. delicious. i'm bring something indoors. pat, headed your way. >> we will taste it for you.

thanks. coming up, these days we are all searching for sales. will americans ever start paying full price again? >> i'm liz crenshaw. can you wanted mail be returned to sender?

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laws? are raw green beings dangerous to eat? can unwanted mail be returned to sender? we return to liz crenshaw because she is the answer lady. >> i am. how are you? >> i'm fine. we missed you on the air. >> thank you. thank you. our firststyo qn cioueesom from de unhe tai mhel wn a nd mail w etndwhther iftsts can be shipped back by writing return to sentder. >> mgi ss.ft gifts. we turned tohe.s u. post office to thissf i ihis isyp tye to write eturn to heveer t u.s.i t i back first classai mrs olee teth mailers of e tthype th solicited mail you described dost likynl oy ywa o one-way ose.ag so you cannot simpl l m tavtoaie he.ck he t mail to have it returned via the postal service. she's probably talking about those little gifts that you get from the folks that want money. >> how about hanging a note on the maiox say nothing junk? t lb nai mox say nothing junk? >> nice aitry. >> next que n sici

sicily. ci oulysiikld woe l tw knofci i there is a lemon law in virginia that applies to used vehicles. >> used cars. we asked lemon law expert stephen swann for the answer. he said the lemon law only applies to new car owners. numberfs rights o for buyers of used vehicles. for instance, ifig the if theou rouse udar c used car ug rhroalne h th hrough the buyer may hav 2 cana bowt ias w window but itpe prlroy perorly l aouu lsld doharc.etmi you should also dmi an triosa transaction was in violationf the consumer protection act. so a couple of things for used car buyers. but lemon law applies to new cars. >>omess.rom qu con fesm hrnore eael hreard that greenot ne eat wants to know if that's really the case. >> she was in europe whenarishe. this. out.id contact the fda to find

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clunkers. one house of worship is going to give out tickets to services for used cars. coming up tonight on "news4 at 5:00" -- force. >>oming up on "news4 at 5:00" the nationals welcome their $15 million rookie. live coverage from the park. twister caught on tape. a look at the severe weather hotspots at home and across the country. and the little black dress, the staple for every woman. but tonight we will show you how to get the most wear out of just one outfit.ttle bit. you in a l.

an update on the weather this friday afternoon. >> heavy rain earlier and could see more coming through the next couple of hours. look here at news4. picked up .65 of an inch of rain. where is the second line off to the west? winchester, stephens city area. monterey, dn through beth el

area. echo pass. expected to move eastward, too. and by around 6:30 there, you can see the top 7:00. more showers over d.c. and more showers coming into areas around fauquier county as well as loudoun county. the forecast showers continue until midnight. 75 to 77 with fog starting the day tomorrow. a high of 83 with more showers and maybe some isolated thunderstorms tomorrow. then 85 and drying out for sunday. we should see some sunshine a little bit of a breezy day. but gusty at the beaches and water temperatures, rehoboth and ocean city running at 78 to 80 degrees. with seas four to eight feet. forecast for saturday. south to southwesterly wind at 10 to 20 miles per hour. use caution if you are going in the water. and heading to the beaches. there is the last look at the dangerous rip currents and waves expected on even sunday up to five feet. coming up on "news4 at 4:00," during the tough times we are searching for the best

bargains. when the economy finally recovers, will shoppers ever pay full price again? >> delivery man is being hailed a hero. how he rescued a dog in danger.

some of the top stories making news on the web today. >> miraculous survival. a maryland pilot survived the plane crash in teterboro, new jersey. 42-year-old gotham of laurel was poe co-pilot a plane. it crashed while trying to land. the two walked away from the crash but suffered burns and other injuries. federal investigators areer d wn determine what went wrong. aryca s w incident for passengers abrdoa a southwest in rlliai f festghrom oakland to t vegas. police say a man exposos himself to the womaneadtteex n s to him.

he then allegedly began yelling, hit the woman and a couple of other passengers. eventually took all of his clothes off. he was arrested when the plane returned to oakland. both the suspect and woman were treated at the hospital for minor injuries. there's word that some of the passengers onboard were too shaken off to continue the flight. >> plane couldn't land fast enough. ups driver delivered in more ways than one. he was on his route in connecticut and when he saved this little guy's life. spotted a sick chihuahua tied to a gutter. the driver untied the dog and immediately brought him to a nearby shelter. he was terribly underweight and dehydrated. shelter workers nursed him back to health and plan to put the animal up for adoption when it recovers. with the government getting out of cash for clunkers some private groups are stepping in now. a new york synagogue will give congregates free high holiday tickets if member donate their old cars. it won't cost donors a dime to attend rosh hashanah or yom

kippur services next month. the temple will then try to sell the old cars and use the proceeds for its humanitarian programs. it is becoming a nation of discount shopping. most retailers today now offer deals on a regular base toys keep customers coming back to their stores. leading some to wonder if shoppers will ever be willing to pay regular prices for their goods and services again. jane wells has more in today's insider report. >> reporter: america is on sale. and some shoppers may never pay full retail again. >> $4. you are like i just can't. $4. yeah, i can. you just can. >> reporter: these days it is all about finding the best bargains. just look at cash for clunkers. discount stores, especially walmart have held their own better than other retailers by not only keeping their core shoppers but luring in new ones. >> normally i would go to other

retail stores. >> when i go in there clothes are cheap. i love it when the season over. kit go out. $10 shirt. >> reporter: sarah used to shop at macy's and american eagle outfitters but money concerns led her to check out walmart. now she is hooked. driving 45 minutes to get to this one. >> when i can buy a box of cereal for $2.50 i'm like yes. >> reporter: wanda willis came for the farm. >> i i used to go to cvs or other stores. and i can't afford to be there. >> reporter: even expensive retailers like abcontrol by & fitch are lowering prices on certain items to attract budget conscious shoppers. the hope for most is when times get better prices can return to normal but it is not clear whether sarah lvr be willing to pay more again. >> i get so many compliments. i'm working, you know, one of my clients is that's like the cutest top. walmart. you get the whole argument, no, walmart. bargain shopper. >> reporter: a bargain shopper

in a bargain hunting nation. jane wells, cnbc, los angeles. >> tonight at 7:00 on "n nightly news," more bargain shopping. that's "news4 at 4:00." "news4 at 5:00" starts right now. live right now. we are keeping a close eye on the skies tonight. conditions don't look too bad right now. but earlier some fast moving storms hit some parts our region and it looked like it is going to be nasty out there for a while for many drivers. the question now are we in the clear. health oh everybody. welcome to "news4 at 5:00" tonight. i'm jim handly. >> eun yangn eun yang in for we rieger. the latest on severe weather, we go straight to bob ryan who is tracking the storm. >> the good news is that we are now in the clear for severe