storms have already passed through this afternoon and parts of our area now under a flood watch at this hour. hello. welcome to news4. i'm jim handly. >> i'm kimberly sirts in for pat lawson muse. parts of maryland are under a flash flood warning at this hour. >> veronica johnson has been tracking the rai all day for us and joins us now live from the storm center with the latest. veronica? >> that's ght. parts of the area be under a flash flood watch that goes into the night. silver spring, maryland, picking up over two ihes of rain. it had been a busy afternoon with a lot of neighborhoods already getting a good soaking here. and over an inch, mclean, virginia, where it was coming down in buckets there earlier. 75. cool side today. but the air really loaded up with a lot of moisture. here's a look at where that flood watch is. again, it is until late tonight and covers frederick county, maryland. loudoun county as well as fairfax county, d.c., prince george's county, and anne arundel county, howard, baltimore, up into northeastern maryland. right now there are flash flood

warnings on maryland's eastern shore. so here is a look at the satellite and radar loop and where that weather front is because there will be a front stalled out moving back to the north tonight and then another front coming up for the latter part of the weekend. all this as we watch danny graze the coast and track northward. still a tropical storm. it is hanging on. it will be a little closer to the coast than bill but, again, there's a lot of tropical moisture that's in the air and because of that, we could see some heavy rain coming our way during the overnight period. some spots could pick up two and three inches of rain. 75 degrees by 11 cloak. mid 70s dropping holding there with cool temperatures during the overnight period. heavy rain, i think, it is possible that we could see more flood warnings coming our way. and we will talk about any dry pockets during our upcoming weekend. back to you. >> like the sound of that. we have breaking news right now in the michael jackson homicide investigation. just a short time ago, the coroner releasedis report on

exactly what led to jackson's death. jay gray has the story now from los angeles. . >> reporter: following his final reverse hal michael jackson inhaled a cocktail of sedatives. more than two months after the pop star's death, the coroner ruled it was a homicide. established the cause as, quote, acute propofol intoxication. the document also indicates that at least five depress ans, anti ainge zitant drugs were found in jackson's system and contributed to his death. >> those drugs, you can build a tolerance to. apparently at some point he was taking more and more of those drugs. and i think that in order to keep pushing to get the effects they wanted, that is -- good night's sleep, they just went too far. >> reporter: also today, the investigation continues, los angeles police confirmed they will ultimately turn their

findings over to the district attorney to consider charges in the case. according to law enforcement sources, the most likely charge is manslaughter. and the primary suspect continues to be jackson's personal physician, dr. conrad murray. jay gray, nbc news, los angeles. for a second day mourners are turning out in huge numbers to say good-bye to senator edward kennedy. here's a live look outside the john f. kennedy memorial library where at least 25,000 people have filed by to pay their last respects to the lionf the senate. senator kennedy pass wade tuesday night of brain cancer. kennedy family members are also there with a special message for all those that have given their support during this difficult time. steve handelsman has more from boston. >> reporter: emotions ran high as thousands more mourners filed

pass past senator kennedy's coffin to say their final good-byes and thank yous. >> wide open space. no running. >> reporter: outside, along the line lines of people waiting to get into the jfk library, the thank yous came from the kennedys. family members were greeting the public kennedy kids, as young as 12, michaela kennedy. >> a lot of me and my cousins are going around and saying hi to people. >> reporter: twin brothers, matt and joe kennedy, they are the sons of joe jr., former congressman said to be on the short list to succeed uncle ted in the senate. locals used to the kennedy touch were still impressed. >> i have never seen nothing like this in all the years i lived. >> reporter: not far away was sidney lawford, senator's niece. her three sons saying thanks, making strong impressions. >> showed so much caring, they care about people and have so much love for people. that's why the kennedys are so well appreciated in this country. >> reporter: vicki kennedy arrived. senator kennedy's widow.

for aecond day, making her gesture of thanks, reaching out to people. >> my life is complete. i spoke to victoria kennedy. everybody around owes a debt to the kennedys. vickie made ted's last 17 years wonderful. >> reporter: now the senator is gone. the last of the storeied kennedy brothers. the end of an era stirring powerful feelings. tomorrow is the funeral here in boston. then senator ted kennedy makes his final trip to his second home washington forbuington nac. >> later toheayme tteryce thyod onasef r y keseednnwillr w cerive atas be as b e from there howis from there his hecaprlto d u proceed to the u.s. en m frirooc steps. from indepeneontinuing pr re theheorot mcade will stop for a brief prayer.

from the capitol theot motorcad will travel constitution avenuee 5:30. stay with memorliahe t memorial se.rves ca u tcyowan h the funeral live 0: website, nbcwashington.com. we will have live coverage of tomorrow's burial ceremony at arlington national cemetery at 5:30 p.m. a state of emergency today in california where wildfires are burning large areas and threatening homes now. the order comes as firefighters battle blazes and in the national forest in the northeastern suburbs of l.a. the blaze already danned several houses and forced the evacuation of more than a thousand homes. in monterey county a fire is cover being eight-square miles and forced evacuations of about 100 homes. the fireses are fueled by high temperatures and low humidity. a massive fire destroyed an

old furniture warehouse in north carolina this morning. this burned out shell is all that's left after the old drexel heritage plant went up in flames. witnesses say that flames shot 50 feet in the air. heavy timber inside the building fueled the flames and it took more than 50 firefighters to get interest under control. the building has been vacant for years. investigators are still looking into what started the fire. authorities in blacksburg, virginia, say they believe the cold-blooded killing of two virginia tech students was random act. the victims were found early yesterday morning about 15 miles from campus in the caldwell fields area of the jefferson national forest. they had been identified as 19-year-old davi metsler of lynchburg and his girlfriend, 18-year-old heidi childs of forest, virginia. metsler was found in his car and childs was on the ground outside of the car. they had both been shot. the records that could shed light on last year's big water

main break are missing. if you are feeling lucky, e unch of change. here i akoo l at four oth hingd icd erk,oday. ma ryland, says their dog was ki o retaliation. m ahath t hantadht with a man that had oenivonhe t tir driven on to their bkac b in nejuneju. their chihuahua sadippeared cssonnd c aowhr tginlieaoe znd off the bridge. he faces more than $1,500 in fines for trespassing, theft and animal cruelty charges and says he's extremely sorry for what he did. the inspection records for that water main break that burst and flooded river road last year are missing. those records would detail what inspectors saw when they laid the pipe first back in 1965. officials believe the records may have been thrown away when a storage room was cleaned out earlier this year. without the paperwork, wsse says

they won't be able to determine whether other pipes have similar problems. it is back to school older kids in our area now. parents help the incoming freshmen move into the dorms at george mason university this morning. over the next few days, the school will hold a number of events to get freshmen and transfer students acclimated. university of maryland students also moved in today. both schools start classes on monday. tonight's mega-millions drawing is for a whopping, get this, $333 million. that's the third largest in mega-millions history. if you win, take the cash option, you will have to settle for $204 million. if no one wins tonight lot lottery officials say lit hit a new record. you can pick up a ticket in maryland and virginia. this next story may be the story of the day. if not the decade. new details about a california man charged with kidnapping a young girl and holding her

captive for 18 years. a rescue at the beach after a teenager gets stuck while digging in the sand. today he's telling us how it all unfolded. after several scrubbed launches, will shuttle discovery blast off tonight? hot off the grill this friday. today we are heading outdoors to

nasa will launch space shuttle discovery tonight. bad weather and a problemith a fuel valve scuttled the first two launch attempts. shuttle managers skipped an early morning launch opportunity today to given gin ears a little more time to study the valve glitch. "discovery" is scheduled to blast off at one minute to midnight, weather permitting. tonight the redskins host tom brady and his new england

patriots in the final preseason home game. this is a crucial game for the skins. first team offense, which is yet to find the end zone in five series, jason campbell was criticized all week after his 1 for 7 performance last week. the starts will play at least the first half ofckkiisf f is at 8:00 and lindsay will have pregame coverage coming up right here on "news4 at 5:00." i'm kimberly suiters out here with mark from bgr burgers. you guys are known for big strong manly burgers. what's this turkey stf? >> we are trying a new leaf, it is fall. you have to turn a new leaf. >> it is a little bit lighter. >> definitely lighter. >> how do you make a bury burger good? if i make them, unless i put a

ton of barbecue sauce in there, it is dry. >> we tend to add a little fat into it because adding a little fat into it makes it good. our secret -- >> a little fat? >> blue cheese. we add a little cheese. right in the turkey i bought at the local grocery store. >> if you don't like blue like i don't, fetta. goat cheese. >> would you like to switch? we should switch? >> we already have it in. that's okay. >> switch to making the burgers at restaurant with goat cheese. that's a good idea. thyme and rosemary. add flavor. >> i get paid for burger consultation. >> and garlic. we put the whole thing. i'm kid. >> did you chop all of that by hand? >> i did, i did. chopped garlic. you can play around with this. salt, pepper, garlic pch you hate garlic, you love garlic. make it your own. >> not a lot you put in to moisten it. >> the fat. blue cheese. >> okay. >> it is going to melt when we kikt. i am show you. melt when we cook it. when it all comes together -- now is the time to get dirty.

west way do this is with your hands. at the restaurant, when we make this, we do the in batches. the key is when you make the patty, you will see the cheese is actually in it like that. >> can you slap that one on the grill? we have about 20 seconds before we go to break. we are going to come back out here. >> there is the cheese. when it cooks it will melt and be gorgeous. flavorful and juicy. not dry. that's the trick. >> this is not your grandmother's turkeyburger. >> definitely not. this is -- no. new science here. cutting zblej you are sweating which means he has been by the grill for a long time. i'm trying to keep dry. we will come back out. we have lots more whole meal on the grill coming up next. jim, i'm going to send it back to you. >> they do serious burgers. coming up next on "news4 at 4:00," brazen robbery at an apple store. we will show you how a group of thieves got away with a number of ipods. there they go. an angry father lashes out at reporters today. his wife accused of faking a kidnapping.

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call the babysitter. adults only for new fair at the box office this weekend. "final destination," a teenager with a premonition of a deadly ence car crash that helps him at cdshe friends cheat death. but death sets out to collect those that evaded their end. the film is rated r. the trip that was woodstock is revisited in the new comedy "taking woodstock." shows how one man's efforts to simply save his family's run-down motel in upstate new york snowballed into three days

of peace and music. taking woodstock is also rated r. >> you are dancing in the rain there. lot of neighborhoods here today got dumped on,ver couldn't. >> dumped on. big soaking. flash flood warnings even the nd tveorerhust warning in prince george's county because of the high winds. right now we are seeing the worst south of us, jim. i think the worst is over. we will get through this evening rush here, i think, okay. the next batch of heavy rain comes in after midnight. let's talk about current conditions out there now. temperature up humidity, too. it has been high. the air really loaded up with lots of moisture so the dew point temperature high, too. 71 degrees. 76 degrees. on the cool side today. calm wind. here in d.c. we have only picked up .06 of an inch of rain. it has been split, those areas, that had a lot in those down south, too. just south and east of d.c. that had a t. look right here at news4. rainll for today .34 of an

inch of rain. close to two. andrews air force base. temperature now at 77 degrees. so here's the area that i'm focused right now. it has been sliding from fredericksburg through salomons, over towards oxford. that's where the heaviest vein. then we have another batch that's up around areas of hagerstown and moving northeastward, too. as we zoom in on the city, here's the area that had the heavy rain last night. so all the blue shaded counties, that's where there is a flash flood watch up for much of the early part of the night. up until about midnight. then down to the south again, watching this area sliding northeast towards deale. temperatures across the area, 76. cool, 77. quantico. little higher tomorrow. and the air may be a little less moisture but 69 to 71 degrees. any time you get it that loaded up it is that real easy to wring it out and get a lot of rain in a short period of time. two and three-inches of rain across the area.

d.c., new york, earlier today down around atlanta and west around detroit. here's the weather front we are dealing with. south of the area right now. it is going to start making its way northward and during the overnight period, all this as we watch danny graze the coast. like bill, it is going to take a similar track and cut right through bermuda and the east coast. we will do okay here with some moderate impact around our beaches with rough surf and high waves. new england not so great. that's where the worst of ill bi e. w eullwite. but we will see some of that moisture pulling our way. and, again, we could see some heavy rainfall during the overnight period. that again means w could see some flash flood warnings, too. here it is. weigh start with 8:00 p.m. some showers, some thundershowers across the area. by 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, overcast skies. most of the rain will be out of here by tomorrow morning. then we could get more in here with the next front that moves in during the afternoon. not a washout for tomorrow. certainly not for the weekend.

there's warm and humid conditions and showers and thundershowers with temperatures dropping from the upper 70s to the mid 70s. sunday is the day we could see even a fair -- bit of sunshine come our way during the afternoon. we will show you the 7-day forecast in a few minutes. chance of showers for tomorrow morning, 69 to 73. again, looking better for saturday. little drier. kimberly, jim? >> thanks, veronica. what's the best beach getaway? rehobo b beach.ew d beach.it is for you to decembere s for iu to december insidens th es l cttiomtiorpe the >> e van fotor >> can't vote for the competi t ition the competition is betweensibues ne businesses vying for the best food, tanment and other services. to cast your billion on the visit nbc washington and click on the golden statuette. much more ahead in our next half hour. a woman freed after being held captive for 18 years. today her stepfather is speaking out about the ordeal. a day at the beach turns into a rescue operation when a teenager gets stuck in the sand. now he's explaining how it all

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welcome back everybody. i'm jim hand. >> i'm kimberly suiters in for pat lawson muse. here's some of the top stories we are working on this hour. >> tens of thousands of mourners continue paying their last respects to senator kennedy today. family members were there to personally greet and thank the supporters who filed through boston's jfk library where the senator's body lies in repose. his private funeral and burial will be held tomorrow. live coverage of both ceremonies here on news4 starting at 10:00 a.m. california governor arnold schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency in california where

wildfires are burning large areas and threatening homes. the worst of the fires are in the northeastern suburbs of los angeles and montaerey counties. los angeles county coroner ruled michael jackson's death a homicide caused by two drugs. a short time ago he released a statement. naming the cause of death as acute intoxication from an anesthetic. the report says that other sedatives also contributed to the death. there are new developments in another complicated and tragic story out of california. a girl held captive for 18 years has been reunited with her family. >> she is 29 years old now. and the mother of two children fathered by the suspect. while she and her real family deal with the emotion of it all, her alleged abductor and his wife sit behind bars facing charges. brian mooar has the latest. >> reporter: for 18 years, this maze of tents and sheds was

jaycee dugard's prison. it was home for her two young daughters, ages 15 and 11, both fathered by the man now accused of kidpping jaycee when she was just 11. convicted sex offender bill garrido and his wife today are answering up to dozens of criminal charges in a california court. in a phone interview from jail, garrido tried to defend himself. >> as the criminal case begins, jaycee and her family have been reunited. the stepfather who witnessed her kidnapping calls her safe return a miracle. >> she's fairly healthy. my wife said she looks almost like she was when she was kidnapped. you know, she has been outside in the rough for like camping 18 years in this compound. unbelievable. >> reporter: the compound included little more than a makeshift shower and out house and an extension cord for power.

>> hi no idea. it was so -- like a living quarter. >> reporter: the neighbor was one of many who found garrido odd if not alarming. as the case unfolds authorities are learning about missed opportunities. >> well, the haunt thing that i had yesterday when the solution came was did we miss something during the initial investigation? >> reporter: now that investigators have a suspect in a case once gone cold, they are working to build a case that will put him behind bars for life. brian mooar, nbc news. >> the local center that works to find abducted children across the country is reacting to this latest high-profile case and i will have that report coming up tonight on "news4 at 5:00." investigators in there are trying to determine if the murder of a wealthy couple was a murder for hire case or a robbery killing. 16 security cameras in byrd and melanie billings' home captured

the gruesome killings as seven armed men broke into their home. the sheriff says that the gunman shot byrd while melanie billings and nine special needs children huddled on the floor. the police diagrams show the couple was then dragged into the bedroom and shot multiple times. six men and a teenager had all pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. it was no day athe t beach for one connecticut teenager who found himself trapped unto his neck in sand. james boyden was digging a hole on a beach in rhode island when this five-foot hole collapsed around m. his family tried to dig him out until rescuers arrived. they provided that oxygen mask and used supports and ladders to stabilize the area around it. an hour later, james was freed. he and his family shared the experience on the "today" show this morning. >> well, at the beginning it was like -- it hurt a little bit. because of all the sand, it got in my mouth and got in my lungs.

it wasn't good. after a while, it was like -- all the carbon dioxide, like carbon dioxide poison. >> beach collapses are rare but are occurring more frequently than shark attacks which get more attention. still to come on "news4 at 4:00" this afternoon, despite attacks from critics, refused to back down. we will hear from the doctor who first suggested to the possible link between a common vaccine and autism. tto the front l heading back hf nt

welcome back, veronica john son in storm center 4. we take a look at radar. the heavy rain south of the area, these are the areas that we are watching around fredericksburg, west umber land and north umber land county. those other counties just north had the heavy rain last night and these are the ones that are right now filled in and where there's a flash flood watch until 2:00 a.m. for portions of maryland and d.c. and northern virginia. so possibility of more flooding taking place here as we get, again, another rou of heavy rain and at least moderate and heavy rain come our way probably after midnight.

6 degrees. the temperature now at reagan national. going to the game around 78, 77 degrees. showers likely. at 8:00 p.m. fedex field, make sure you dress accordingly. later tonight we will drop to the 70s. mid and upper 60s, martinsburg to frederick. and yes, it is going to be wet and probably wet start to the day tomorrow. with most of the rain moving out of here around 6:00 or 7:00 a.m. and then we could have a slight chance of more showers moving back for the afternoon. so here with conditions, 86 the high for tomorrow. mid 80s on sunday. right now just cloud cover around. and then real low humidity coming our way next week. we could pick up another shower but temperatures next week generally in the 70s until the end of the week. back to you. doesn't feel like the 70s out here. it is hot off the grill. i'm here with mark from bgr.

you are in bethesda. just opened an old town. >> exciting. we are happy to be there. >> we are talking about turkey burgers and doing a whole meal on the grill. quickly let's talk about the turkey burger we did in the last second. takes longer to dook burger. >> poultry, chicken. takes longer. added fat into it like the cheese. cook it longer and you have to cook it all the way through. no medium or medium rare with turkey. >> i didn't mean to put my nose on it. >> that's yours, that's yours. now. >> you make a blue cheese lover out of me. let's head to the grill. you have a french dish. why on the grill? >> french guys would kill me if they saw this. the idea was make one meal on the grill at night. you don't need to fire multiple ovens. in the 60s around here. eggplant, yellow squash, zucchini, salt and pepper. you can do this on the stove. on the grill it smells great. people walking by going into the newsroom saying it never smelled better out here. spectacular, easy. kids think it is tomato sauce.

my kids love it. make it at home. don't be scared of it. >> for dessert, how do you do dessert on a grill, mark? >> we had to think of this. one of the producers said come up with a meal. we came up with a meal and took peaches which are now towards the tail end of the season but the biggest they have been all summer. show us how you put one on. 30 seconds. do you do anything to the peach? cut it. put cinnamon and sugar it. that's it. put it the grill. that's it. let it cook. and you waited until it is soft to the touch on the back. it will get soft here and tell you when it is done. >> like peach cobbler. >> it is like peach cobbler without the cobbler so it is healthier. >> what's this lovely bit of cream there? >> it is so hot out here. this is our vanilla ice cream. but that's it. that's the dessert. and you put that out for everybody. >> okay. >> knife and fork. >> i meet eat dessert first. >> go, go, go. that's good. >> hot off the grill. all right. thanks, mark. send it back to you, zblim kimberly, would you be a peach and bring us one of those peaches? >> no. i'm going to keep them all. >> no. >> it is melting.

>> fast. >> thanks, kimberly. coming up next on "news4 at 4:00," we are going to show you where the king of pop will live on forever in wax.

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drug bust. plus, despite the weather, thousands packockefeller plaza this morning to see miley cyrus. if you missed it we are going take another look and listen. ♪ ♪ my hands up, they're playing my song, i know'm to be strong,

just keep pushing on ♪ ♪ 'cause there's always gonna be another mountain, i'm alway goa wanna make it move ♪ ♪ always gonna be an uphi battle that sometimes i'm gonna have to lose ♪ ♪ ain't about how fast i get there, ain't about what's waiting on the other side ♪ ♪ it'she climb ♪ y >> she is just being miley.

performing "the climb" live on the "today" show. despite rainy weather fans turned out in huge numbers. little fans. to hear her sing. some were lined up since yesterday morning. miley cyrus' new album "the times of our lives" comes out on monday. >> your daughter is a big fan. did she wake up for it? i called her up. what? what? what? >> tape it! >> no, she watched it live. she is good music. >> our feet are tapping to it. let's get an update on the weather. raining up there. she got a little wet, veronica. >> yeah. you know what? up there is where some of the biggest airport delays have been up around la guardia and new york and boston, too. they are going to be dealing with more airport delays tomorrow. temperatures across the area, boy, way cool into the mid 70s today. with all the cloud cover akrcro the area. yesterday awfully wet in the neighborhoods, too getting a good soaking. there will be more rain, moderate and heavy rain moving. back in later tonight and probably after midnight. these are the counties in green.

northern virginia and much of maryland up around frederick, carroll county and montgomery. under flash flood watch until 2:00 a.m. right now some of the heaviest colonial beach and golden beach moving northeastward. we get the break and more will be moving in. there's danny. making its way up the coast like bill. just not as strong. beaches affected with waves saturday three to five feet. two to four feet expected sunday and dangerous rip currents. another not so good weekend at the beach. back to you. >> too bad. not so good at the beach. coming up next on "news4 at 4:00," we are going to hea from the man behind one of the most controversial theories in modern

top stories making news on the web today. >> enron, security video, apple store in central arizona shows a group of men approaching an

iphone display. two grab what they can and dash out of the store. here's another look. an employee gives chase but the suspects got away. a father of anger boils over and the media is the target. the father of bonnie sweeten, attacked photographers as he was leaving a pennsylvania courthouse yesterday. you may remember sweeten is accused of making the kidnapping of her and her 9-year-old daughter and then goingo t ey snrldi to disney worl she pleaded guilty tot efindak r seant tsinorepgak false reports poli .ce this isfo nguthorities dud ring a roune traffic sner ir opst snerthn california.,0 p002 a. of an a.ri t e oon the ckthf n i e teta nri riversideunco.ty s idito tave ao streef o lue avat of at least $10 millio. believed to be the largest drug bust in that county's history. the driver is in custody. a new tribute to the late michael jackson. unveiling a new figure of the king of pop.

it features the singer in a classic pose. the wax figure was crafted in london. it was unveiled this week to coincide with jackson's birth day. he would have turned 51 tomorrow. in tonight's insider report, an exclusive interview with the man behind one of the most controversial theories in modern medicine. he's the doctor who first suggested a possible link between a common vaccine and autism. newer studies have not backed him up but refuses to back down despite attacks from critics. here is matt lauer. >> he is man whose name and face are recognized by few. but his controversial theory that raised a possible link between a childhood vaccine and autism has had an impact the world over. >> then something happened that children fell apart. >> reporter: it was his theory that caused many parents to question a vaccine meant to save their children's lives.

some see dr. andrew wakefield as a hero. >>in where we would be without him. because no one would listen to us before him. >> reporter: others see him differently. >> i think this man has done a tremendous amount of harm and it mazes me he doesn't accept the responsibility for that harm. >> reporter: in an exclusive "dateline" interview dr. wake feelgd sits down to address the conflict head-on for the very first time after a decade of debate. >> i knew that there was going to be controversy and it was going to challenge people's opinions. >> reporter: more than controversy, though. this hasek ploeded, doctor. despite tremendous opposition from the medical community, dr. wakefield has refused to back down. >> what the authorities need to realize is that the children are not going away. their parents are not going away and i'm not going away. you need to get on and deal with it. >> reporter: has he solved a medical mystery? or has the debate about vaccines he tngro ws the wrongs searching re?ctnsio wtt lauer, nbc nsnews, new yor.

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