the mother's day robbery spree still unsolved. newly released video might help catch the gunman. >> our region is getting much needed rain but we haven't seen the worst of it yet. >> president obama using more star power to pull in more campaign cash. good evening. i'm jim vance. >> i'm doreen gentzler. we begin with the desperate search for answers in the death of a woman who was shot and killed by a culpepper, virginia police officer. a wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against that officer tonight. back in february patricia cook was shot several times at a school parking lot. the officer claimed she tried to hit him but as julie carey reports, some witness accounts just don't add up. >> if there was ever a case of what would appear to be excessive force this would seem to be it. >> that's how this attorney describes what happened to 54-year-old patricia cook. it's been three months since she was shot to death during a confrontation with the culpepper police officer as she sat unarmed in her jeep in a church parking lot. a special investigative grand

jury is in the process of sorting through the conflicting reports to determine whether the shooting was justified or whether the officer should be criminally charged. but attorneys representing cook's widower gary say they are tired of waiting and they've decided to bring a wrongful death lawsuit against the officer daniel harmon-wright. >> we are growing a bit impatient with the process so we decided to move forward with the civil case. the wrongful death suit. see what we can learn on our own. >> the initial statement from the virginia state police said the officer shot cook when she rolled her jeep window up on his arm and drove off dragging him. but this eyewitness and another one identified by cook's lawyers say the officer was never trapped. >> he has a gun, one hand on the door handle, one hand on his gun. >> reporter: in the wrongful death suit cook's attorneys say their investigation shows, quote, defendant harmon-wright had one hand on the door of mrs. cook's jeep and the other on his gun when she began driving away. contrary to what has been

claimed and reported defendant harmon-wright did not have his hand or arm trapped inside the window. >> she had a jeep that had a crank window and to catch one's arm in that it just from a common sense standpoint doesn't make sense to me. >> reporter: the attorneys say they know of no reason the officer shot patricia cook multiple times at close range. >> something smells and we're going to try to get to the bottom of it. >> reporter: the attorneys say they've also learned something unusual -- the officer has an alias, daniel sullivan, which is why the wrongful death lawsuit lists not one but two names. the lawsuit filed by gary cook asks for more than $5 million in damages. it also seeks a jury trial. in culpepper, virginia, julie carey, news 4. >> in that suit cook's attorneys say their investigation shows, quote, defendant harmon-wright had one hand not on the door of

mrs. cook's jeep. the other one his gun when she began driving away. we had rain today and apparently there is more coming up. doug? >> we'll continue to see more rain overnight tonight and right on through parts of the day tomorrow. i know the nationals take the field, supposed to take the field in about an hour but take a look. this is right up 95. very close to nats park so a little bit hard to get that game in. maybe at least a delay there. but i-95 starting to see that rain. there is even bouts of heavy rain here. i-95 from baltimore right through the washington area and right on down through fredericksburg everybody seeing rain here. south and east southern maryland you've largely escaped this rain. you need to see it too. back to the west we're seeing more rain back toward loudoun county, montgomery county, and frederick county where some of the heaviest rain is currently right now. fairfax county right now just about the entire county of fairfax and montgomery are under pretty good rains. across the rest of the area more rain to the south so no we are not done just yet. that will all move our way overnight tonight. i'll show you when it moves in and how much we get and when it

moves out coming up. >> thank you, doug. there were new developments in the presidential race. ron paul announced today he will no longer spend resources actively campaigning. president obama continues to use his star power to get money for his campaign. right now he is at a fundraiser hosted by singer ricky martin in new york city. there is also a new controversial cover hitting the stand in the wake of president obama's endorsement of same sex marriage last week. the president was applauded for his stance at a commencement at barnard college. brian mohr reports. >> reporter: at one of the nation's most exclusive, all women's colleges, president obama stopped just short of reaffirming his stand for same sex marriage. >> no matter who you love, or what god you worship, you can still pursue your own happiness. >> reporter: but the issue has everyone else talking for a second straight week. it's a new battle front in the

2012 presidential race. "newsweek" magazine has declared president obama the first gay president. over the weekend presumptive republican nominee mitt romney delighted christian fundamentals at liberty university by defining marriage as -- >> the relationship between one man and one woman. >> reporter: romney seemed less than eager to re-engage on the issue with the christian broadcasting network. >> how important it is to the people a few months from now time will tell but my positions are i think out there for people to see and hopefully i'll be able to attract the kind of support i need. >> reporter: romney would rather talk economy and what republicans called the president's out of control spending and debt. >> i'll spend the next year making the tough choices. >> reporter: the obama campaign is picking up the primary season attacks on romney and his time with bain capital. >> like a vampire. kachl in and sucked the life out

of us. >> reporter: team romney is firing back saying they were job creators not job killers. >> incredible. when i started we had close to 1400 employees. now we are over 6,000. >> reporter: the republican primary season came to an unofficial end today when ron paul announced he would end active campaigning. on capitol hill brian mohr news 4. the senate is planning to hold hearings soon to look at the $2 billion trading loss at jp morgan chase. today that bank forced its top investment officer ida drew to retire because of that mess. two other top executives also expected to step down. the securities and exchange commission has already launched an investigation. now lawmakers want to know if jp morgan and other banks are trying to skirt the new rules. >> jp morgan was supposedly the gold standard in terms of looking at risk and controlling risk. there are a lot of other entities out there that could very well have that type of risk. i think it's very questionable whether the bank should be able to engage in this type of activity.

>> reporter: today the white house said the latest scandal proves banking regulations put in place after the 2008 financial crisis are necessary to protect consumers. jp morgan stock took another slide today as did the broader markets with increased concerns about debt problems in greece. the dow dropped 125 points. it closed at 12,695. the nasdaq lost 31 points. the s&p fell 15 points. all of them losses of about 1%. >> a series of brazen armed robberies across prince george's county under investigation tonight. police say over the weekend a couple masked gunmen held up six different businesses and the suspects were caught on security video. pat collins is at police headquarters in palmer park tonight with more. pat? >> reporter: doreen, two guys. six armed robberies. 30 hours. one guy has a big backpack. the other has a big gun.

and they've wasted no time ripping off stores in prince george's county. it began friday night at this shell station in bowie. they hit this mcdonald's in capital heights, a bp in glendale, two 7-elevens. they even knocked off a safeway that sells gas. scary huh? >> it is scary. again. >> reporter: that is mr. kim. his shell station was one of the targets. his security video shows them action. they wear hoodies. they wear masks. and once inside they force everyone to the ground. from the cash register they grab fistfuls of money and step over the people on the floor to make their getaway. watch now how one of the robbers pulls the sleeve of his shirt over the palm of his handly so as not to leave fingerprints. >> this time of the year people are going crazy and you don't know who comes along.

>> reporter: the crime spree came to an end sunday morning 4:00 a.m. with the armed robbery of the chesapeake market on route 450. right across the street from the safeway gas station which they hit saturday night. about a mile down the street, that shell station where it all began on friday night. these robbers seem to be attracted to businesses along route 450. the getaway car, described as a gray, dodge charger like this one. >> investigators have determined that this dodge charger was parked either on the side or in the back of the businesses that the suspects were targeting. >> reporter: now that car and those two suspects wanted in connection with three armed robberies in southeast washington earlier this month. live in prince george's county pat collins, news 4. >> thanks, pat. investigators say it was pepper spray that probably

caused some delays at bwi marshall airport this morning. two concourses were shut down after people reported an irritating odor. those areas remain closed off for about an hour. fire and rescue personnel determined it was not dangerous. they think somebody tossed ut container of pepper spray before the security checkpoint. airport officials say seven tsa employees went to a hospital as a precaution. john edwards' daughter kate is now expected to testify in his corruption case. defense lawyers made the announcement about a half hour ago. the defense began presenting its arguments today focusing on campaign laws. prosecutors allege edwards used campaign funds to cover up an illicit affair but the defense claims even the federal government is divided on whether he violated rules. edwards has pleaded not guilty to using nearly a million dollars in donations from his 2008 presidential bid to hide his pregnant mistress from the media. there has been a change in leadership at yahoo.

late last night ceo scott thompson stepped down after announcing that he has thyroid cancer. his resignation comes in the middle of controversy over his academic background. his official biography stated he had a computer science degree which he did not have. thompson said he didn't know about that error until someone pointed it out two weeks ago. the founder of best buy is stepping down as chairman. richard schultz is stepping aside after an investigation revealed that he knew about an affair between the ceo and a female employee. an outside law firm was brought in to investigate the ceo who resigned in april. the investigation also showed that schultz did not alert the law firm and acted inappropriately when he discovered the relationship. there is another job opening to talk about tonight. caps now searching for a new head coach. dale hunter stepped down today after less than a single season with the team. dan hellie has more on this now. >> hey, vance. dale hunter informed the capitals general manager george mcphee this morning that he wouldn't be returning as the

caps head coach. after mixed results during the regular season the caps seemed to be responding to hunter's tough, defensive minded philosophy during the playoffs. the problem is the caps still weren't able to get out of the second round falling to the top seeded rangers in seven games. hunter cited his desire to return to london, ontario, to be closer to his family, his farm, and the junior hockey team that he owns and coaches. >> it was, you know, an easy choice to make. got a good thing going here but, you know, the biggest thing is the guys believing in themselves and the players are the key to the game. >> all right. coming up in sports player reaction to hunter's departure and how some tried to get him to stay. also coming up on news 4 at 6:00 wildfires are forcing major evacuations in arizona and the fight to contain the flames is about to get even harder. a d.c. man was randomly attacked

and all he wanted to do was keep his neighborhood clean. d.c. police week is under way and people are already complaining about what they've spotted officers doing on the steps of a church and some drivers who owe money for speed camera tickets may not even know about it while the fees keep ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with money. see what's free to spend. move money with a slide. save with a shake. feel good about your decisions.

another gruesome discovery in northern mexico, dozens of people murdered the results police say of an ongoing drug war. mexican police found 39 dismembered bodies dumped on the side of a highway near the u.s. border. the victims are men and women the latest in a string of similar mass killings happening in a region where authorities said mexico's two most dominant drug gangs are fighting over smuggling routes. protesters in chicago are getting an early start ahead of the nato summit planned for this weekend. eight of them were arrested today during a rally at president obama's campaign headquarters. they want more money spent on helping the poor and less on fighting wars. the group is the catholic worker movement not affiliated with the catholic church. more protests are planned for later this week. some people in maryland who are upset about the prospect of higher taxes protested today outside the state house in

annapolis. this came as a special session got under way there. lawmakers debating a plan to raise taxes on people making more than $100,000 a year. darcy spencer reports. >> reporter: maryland lawmakers admit they are returning for a special session because they didn't get the job done during the 90-day regular session that ended last month. >> we really regret having to be back. we should have completed it. so that is a mea culpa. i think all of us are willing to admit. that being said if we didn't come back there would have been very serious consequences not completing the work. >> reporter: some are criticizing the cost of the session estimated at up to $25,000 a day. >> i fear we do not need another special session especially when the state of maryland is out of money and it is costing millions of dollars to have the sessions. >> hopefully somebody in there who has called this special session will realize that, hey. the people really don't want this. >> the governor called for the

special session after lawmakers failed to pass a package of tax increases. there is a deal among house and senate leaders and the governor to raise income taxes on those making more than $100,000. it avoids the so-called budget that would result in $500 million in cuts. >> we're trying to fully fund our education program and the doomsday budget it was $130 million worth of cuts k-12 education, $40 million worth of cuts to higher education. >> let's live with this doomsday budget for a year. let's live with it and see what's happening. is the sky going to fall? i don't think the sky is falling. republicans admit they have little if any chance of stopping the democrats from passing the increases. but they say they're going to fight. >> our governor is lying to the citizens by telling them we're coming here to cut more spending. >> reporter: supporters of casino gambling plan to be here tomorrow to push the governor and lawmakers to have a second special session to talk about expanding gambling here in the

state. in annapolis, darcy spencer, news 4. >> doug is here with more about our weather. kind of a rainy, gray start to our week. >> yeah. in the first part of the week maybe but at least the weekend was great. >> the weekend was spectacular. >> we saw a lot of sunshine during the weekend, temperatures near 80 degrees. not bad at all. today, however, the clouds moved in. the fog moved in. the rain moved in. what else? that's about it. out there right now there you go. we're taking a look at the clouds and the fog and a little of the rain continuing across the region. we'll continue to see more rain through the evening hours and into the overnight, too. storm 4 radar showing you where the rain is right now. right along the i-95 corridor from baltimore all the way down toward fredericksburg a pretty good line of rain there. most of the rain is on the light to moderate side. every once in a while you do see a couple heavier showers. we'll zoom in to one of those right now around vienna and around the tysons corner area. you can see 495, the beltway and 123 where some the heavier rain is. right out from tysons corner along route 7 past great falls

and reston and herndon all seeing pretty good rain. back toward the north along 270 and 355, rockville pike, all seeing some of that rain. up toward dplas cuss and mount airy the rain coming down for you folks too. down south another story. down from woodbridge and quantico through fredericksburg heaviest rain right now just to the west of fredericksburg making its way toward the extreme eastern culpepper county and western portions of stafford county. again we have more rain moving in. this is just a little piece of the puzzle here. we have more down to the south and west but also a lot of breaks here. we are going to see some breaks throughout the evening hours. maybe some of those hopefully getting in here for the nationals game. although i think they'll have a hard time getting that game in. down to the south even more rain. this is where the actual storm is located, continuing to spin moisture up our way. there are big-time thunderstorms down here and we could see some thunderstorm activity during the day tomorrow. we haven't seen any thunder during the day today. tomorrow could be a little different story. high temperatures today 73 degrees. after a low this morning of 62. we've seen about a quarter inch

of rain so far but there is more on the way. i would not be surprised to see the distrikct pick up an inch o rain. back to the west along i-81, martinsburg, near 0.75 inch of rain, more in winchester and hagerstown. then along the i-95 corridor a quarter to half inch. look what happens along the bay. nearly nothing. 0.0200 in annapolis. we need to see rain in southern maryland too. it does look like you'll get that chance overnight tonight and into the day tomorrow. 6 degrees currently with winds out of the south. right now calm. they've been gusting during the day today. not causing too many problems though. current temperatures 65 in martinsburg, 70 in fredburg and pax river. this is a mild rain not a chilly rain we sometimes get this time of year. as far as the rain is concerned notice at 10:00 this little bubble here. if that happens, hey, we might be able to get the game in tonight but back to the west still seeing that rain and then

watch how just about everybody sees the rain overnight tonight. by tomorrow morning between now and early 7:00 tomorrow morning we see some showers but maybe an inch of rain in washington. an inch of rain in gaithersburg. possibly an inch in culpepper and a lot of us could pick up over an inch of rain overnight tonight and into tomorrow morning. annapolis, you haven't seen much yet but this computer model putting us over an inch for you too. you will get in on the action tomorrow afternoon. more showers and a few more thunderstorms right around 6:30 and again along the i-95 corridor ending with about an inch to an inch and a half between now and tomorrow night. this evening periods of rain. some heavy. especially from i-95 to the west. 62 to 67 degrees. tomorrow morning, watch out for the tough rush hour period as we will see the potential for heavy rain right around early rush hour. 59 to 64 degrees. and your next couple days showing that we will see a high near 80 tomorrow. 82 on wednesday with just a chance of a shower or thunderstorm. thursday and friday right now highs in the mid 70s. 75 on thursday.

77 on friday. and another great weekend. if we had one for mother's day i know father's day is about a month away to let you know. if it was this weekend we'd both be making that. >> i'm sure you'll be giving us the early warning on father's day. >> i already called my wife. >> thanks, doug. coming up tonight a really rare sighting. >> and there was a very close call at a local verizon store. >> coming up in sports, dale hunter is leaving the capitals. the redskins free agent running back is staying in town. and nats closer henry rodriguez has been struggling big time. but the most important person in the organization has

the at&t store at the bowie town center is closed after a car drove through a parking space, hit a light pole, and then hit the front of the store. all this happened this afternoon about quarter to 2:00. the driver taken to a hospital, employees and customers evacuated from the store until an inspector could determine the amount of damage. no word on when the store will reopen. there are more than 300 speed and red light cameras around the d.c. metropolitan area and the result is thousands of dollars in tickets every month. liz crenshaw has discovered an

expensive problem when speed cameras flash police cars. >> it is bad enough getting a red light camera or speed camera ticket in the mail but what if your tickets don't make it to your mail box and the penalties for not paying add up? it's happening all over the country to drivers who lease their cars. they can end up as tickets to nowhere. >> whatever system they have for getting the tickets to you is obviously broken. >> jacob lesser of bethesda, maryland got a letter telling him to call the police department. >> this woman from the police department told me that there were a number of unpaid spieed camera tickets on my registration. >> reporter: a year and a half's worth of speed camera tickets. >> it turns out almost all of them were on my way to work. apparently there was a speed camera on my way to work every day. >> reporter: lesser didn't pay the tickets and didn't slow down because he never got the tickets in the mail.

and the penalties on the unpaid tickets added up. >> it was a lot of money. it was about a thousand dollars. >> reporter: same story with nicky frazier of bowie, maryland. >> i didn't find out about any of my tickets until i went to mva to renew registration and was told by the woman that i had about $800 worth of fees to pay before i could renew. $800 worth of speeding camera, red light camera, and late fees. >> reporter: why didn't lesser and frasier find out about their camera tickets? because they both lease their cars. when their license plates are photographed by a speed or red light camera -- >> we can only use the address listed on the registration. so when that address belongs to the leasing company and not the person we don't know that and the tickets go to the leasing company. >> reporter: in lesser and frasier's case the tickets were never forwarded to their home address. >> it certainly was not my fault i didn't get any of these tickets. >> why isn't this stuff coming to me? i should be knowing about this first. >> it is certainly an escalating issue and problem.

>> reporter: chris steinburn is president and ceo of the american financial services association. he says it takes time and man power to forward the tickets to the drivers and there can be delays. >> it certainly is heavy for any consumer with hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars worth of tickets that are building up. when you look at these major leasing companies that are leasing hundreds and thousands of vehicles it becomes a major issue. >> reporter: the solution is simple. if you lease a car, check your registration. if you don't see your address, contact your motor vehicle department. >> change the address on the registration to you so in case you do get an automated enforcement ticket that you will get the ticket yourself. >> it makes me mad i have all these violations out there. i don't even know about them. >> okay. so if you lease make sure dmv or mva has your address on the registration. paying tickets is expensive enough without having to pay the

late penalties. jim, doreen? >> that's for sure. thank you, liz. >> you're welcome. police are looking for suspects in an armed robbery in bowie, maryland. surveillance video shows them holding up a shell gas station friday night. investigators believe the same two robbed five other locations in prince george's county over the weekend. they say the suspects got away in a gray dodge charger. >> the prosecution's key witness is on the stand in the perjury trial of hall of fame pitcher roger clemens. brian mcnamee was clemens' former personal trainer. he says he injected clemens with performance enhancing drugs about eight to ten times when they were with the toronto blue jays back in 1998. clemens is accused of lying to congress when he denied using those drugs. >> the marching band at florida a&m university has been suspended for at least one more school year to cleanse the hazing culture that led to the death of a drum major until a new band director is hired and new rules are put into place the famed marching 100 will stay off

the field. 11 people are facing felony charges in the death of drum major robert champion. the guardian angels are now patrolling the streets after a brutal attack. the victim beat sewn badly his jaw had to be wired shut. it happened last week along 14th and w streets northwest. derrick ward with our report. >> reporter: a vicious attack in an alley in broad daylight caught on security video. it came after the victim is said to have asked the man drinking in the alley behind the victim's condo to pick up the beer can the attacker discarded. now the victim is recovering from a broken jaw and surgery to repair shattered bone in his face. >> we were asked to come here because of the recent beating that occurred. >> the guardian angels have begun a patrol in the area around 14th and w street northwest where the attack occurred last thursday. >> using illegal drugs. they are drinking alcohol. or sometimes just walking by the female to give them a cat wall. >> reporter: the outrage is compounded because the attack happened in the middle of the afternoon with people close by in an area attractive to new

development and all it entails. the presence the guardian angels provided a degree of comfort to those who frequent the area. >> ooh, is there going to be trouble? should i be afraid? seen i feel very safe seeing the guardian angels. that's great. >> we were clearly making a difference. we have people hanging out, people from all over the city dealing and using drugs and they got to be arrested. >> now in a perfect world people wouldn't litter. in a perfect world if you asked someone who did to pick it up you wouldn't get assaulted and you should be able to do that but sadly this isn't a perfect world. >> you see something going on and if you want to approach somebody and ask them to clean it up don't do it unless you have a buddy with you. >> reporter: there is a mooegt scheduled tuesday for residents and neighborhood officials. it was planned before last week's attack but now those who live here say they hope to make the attack and the larger problems played out in this alley top of the agenda. derrick ward, news 4. a move today by the d.c.

government is designed to keep people safe while helping the environment. 1300 low energy lights are now installed in hundreds of alleys all over the city. the high intensity l.e.d. lights are brighter and cheaper than standard lights. they last about 15 years. the old bulbs needed to be replaced about once year. mayor gray says the new lights will help make the alley safer for people to use at night. it's national police week. time for law enforcement officers from around the country to come to washington and honor those who have died in the line of duty. it's also a time that police chief kathy lanier has to warn visiting officers against rowdy and illegal behavior. tom sherwood reports. >> reporter: thousands of law enforcement officers, families, and supporters are here honoring those who serve and those who have died serving. a solemn and respectful observance. but each year the week is marred by some officers who illegally park and engage in public

activities that an ordinary citizen might be arrested or ticketed for doing. like blocking rush hour lanes. >> this very apathetic attitude. they don't seem to care about local traffic jams. >> reporter: a citizen who lives downtown sent news 4 this and other pictures of what he said were out of town officers drinking on public squawks near 5th and 8th streets northwest. >> we would hope there would be no drinking, no public drinking that frankly the officers would comport themselves in a way that we would expect the citizens -- these are law enforcement officials. >> reporter: some past years have been so rowdy that chief kathy lanier sends an annual, stern letter in advance to other police departments. she writes, the unacceptable behavior of some participants in activities associated with national police week can have negative consequences on our city and reflects poorly on the policing profession as a whole. the letter specifically warns against parking illegally, public drunkenness, and other activities. organizers of police week this

year moved an outdoor tent city from downtown to an isolated area of near southwest close to the baseball stadium. a location that allows officers and various vendors to informally gather together without detracting from the main purpose of being in the nation's capital. in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. the walt whitman high school community in bethesda is mourning the loss of a great educator. dr. jerry marco passed away last week. he spent nearly three decades as the principal at whitman. under marco's leadership whitman grew to become one of the best high schools in the country. he is also remembered for implementing a strict zero tolerance policy regarding drugs and alcohol. one of his former students who is now an assistant principal at whitman says marco gave her advice she uses in her job every day. >> he said if people are going to come to you all the time no matter what job you are in especially in the leadership position and you need to give them something. sometimes it's just listening.

sometimes you need to give them the tool to solve the problem by themselves. >> the school stadium was dedicated in honor of marco when he retired in 2004. a memorial service will be planned in the coming weeks. we are hearing tonight from a local minister who was contacted by president obama for a conversation about the minister's support of same sex marriage. the president's public endorsement of same sex marriage set off a divisive religious debate last week. hours after making that announcement mr. obama had a conference call with eight black pastors from around the country. pastor del mond coates from clinton, maryland was one of them. the state of maryland recently passed the same sex marriage bill despite strong opposition from many black ministers. pastor coates leads a congregation of 8,000 and he has caused a stir among the black clergy for supporting same sex marriage. >> the question is not what do i

believe or what does our church or denomination believe about same sex marriage or -- but the question is do my neighbors, if they happen to be gay and lesbian, do they deserve equal rights? >> pastor coates said most of the ministers on the call promised to continue to support the president. coming up on news 4 a fake cop is on a deadly mission attacking drivers at random. >> the first lady has the support of some of the world's best athletes for a new mission to get kids moving. we're still seeing rain out there right now. some of it coming down fairly heavy around portions of montgomery county including the district and along i-95. we're not done

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pulling over and shooting drivers on isolated stretches of highway in mississippi. police say last week there were two incidents in which drivers appear to have been stopped and then shot and killed. one victim was a man from nebraska and the other a woman from mississippi. >> we feel like both are definitely tied together. we're in a position now to go forward from that perspective. we're looking now at the common denominators between each crime scene and one is that they were both on the side of the road when shot. >> the motive for the shootings is still under investigation. in arizona five wildfires continued to burn through thousands of acres of brush around the state. tonight a mandatory evacuation order is in place for hundreds of residents who live in crown king, a town north of phoenix. crews say the fire charred 600 acres since saturday but the state's biggest fire is in tonigtonto national forest raging through more than 2500 acres and counting. crews are trying to contain the fires from the air and the

ground with the hot, windy weather not helping. a paralympic athlete from baltimore got special recognition today from first lady michelle obama. >> as a child jessica watched other kids walking up and down a hill in her neighborhood park and she spent an entire day practicing on her prosthetic legs, falling down over and over again until she could climb that hill, too. >> swimmer jessica long had her legs amputated as a baby. now she has seven gold medals and she says meeting the first lady was even cooler than winning the gold. mrs. obama said she hopes jessica and other olympic athletes inspire kids to be fit and active. they help promote the first lady's let's move initiative in dallas, texas today. you can watch coverage of the olympics in london right here on nbc 4 starting july 27th. >> an inspiring crowd. >> a heck of a crowd out there. you going to be in the olympics?

>> am i going to be in the olympics? i wish i were going to be in the olympics. you find that funny? >> a little funny. >> i will be there. i'll be there. the nationals looking to rebound after joey votto shows them his attitude. the skins going to get a veteran in the back field. the big story? dale done in d.c. how some players tried to ♪

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welcome back. a little bit of a gloomy monday. we're seeing the rain across the area though not everybody is seeing that rain. southern maryland you haven't seen much at all. rite now back toward the i-81 corridor from leesburg to winchester down toward front loyal and la ray looking at a little break here but still seeing the rain in through parts of maryland including the district. you can zoom in here to 270 and the beltway. northern part of the beltway still seeing some of that rain from bethesda to gaithersburg. gaithersburg almost 0.6 inch so they could easily get an nouch by this time tomorrow. most of montgomery county is covered as well as the district and right now parts of fairfax county also seeing that rain. the heaviest rain around culpepper and over toward stafford county just to the north of fredericksburg this is moving to the north. so warrenton not seeing much now but it will be on your door step soon. manassas and woodbridge you have more rain moving your way and we all have all this to move our way overnight tonight in through

the day tomorrow. you will need umbrellas for the next 24 hours or so. thane maybe you can put them away. >> thanks. okay. we're talking, we all kind of agree dale hunter has made his bones in the nhl proving everything he needs to prove. time to chill out for a while right? >> yeah. i think he was doing a buddy a favor in george mcphee. >> you really have to want it badly to do that job, that high pressure job. >> he looked at times during the season when he was talking to us in the media like he was in physical pain. i don't know if he enjoyed it. caps players say they were very surprised by dale hunter's decision to step down this quickly but hunter certainly wasn't second guessing his decision today. he informed his friend and caps general manager george mcphee of his decision this morning and a couple of hours later met the washington media for the last time. i must say this is the happiest he's been. hunter took over for the fired bruce beaudreau at the end of november and tried to turn the capitals into a defensive minded hockey team. it wasn't until the playoffs the caps seemed to gel.

they took down the defending stanley cup champs and the boston bruins in the first round and fell to the rangers in seven games in the second. overall, hunter's record in washington, 37-37. and the caps still weren't able to get out of the second round. now his decision since the caps searching for their third head coach in seven months. >> weighing both sides, going home to the family and the family business, you know, outweighed it and i love doing the stanley cup coaching but even if they win a stanley cup next year, i feel like i'm part of it that i'll always be part of it. even before i became coach here i always felt like i was wearing a washington capitals cap around. >> a capital, you know. through and through he is a capital. i thought he was really enjoying his time. i understand his motives for leaving. i would never question that. there's family and that stuff and that is going to trump

anything that we've got going on here. but i was a little surprised. i'm still going to try and convince him to stay. >> it doesn't surprise me and the fact that he would want to be there because of all the work that he's done in that organization and, you know, we'll miss him here but i think he is going to be a capital for as long as he's around. >> braden holtby made a name for himself. brooks likt shook his hand and said is there anything i can do to get you to stay on as head coach? he said no i made up my mind. i'm going home to the farm and my junior hockey team that is incredibly successful. he owns it, he coaches it. his brother is coaching it right now so he'll go back and dive right back in. >> glad he was here for the time he was. it's been fun. >> it would have been interesting to see what he would have done with this group given a full season to work with his philosophy. we won't know. now they're looking for a new head coach. home sweet home for the nationals. they start a two-game set with the padres tonight assuming the

weather cooperates. doug? >> going to be tough. >> going to be tough. >> 50/50? >> 60/40. >> 60/40 as to whether we get this game in. okay. 60 on the good side? not really. >> yes. >> he is trying his hardest to be positive. i like it. yesterday they seemed to have a win all locked up. going into the bottom of the ninth with a one-run lead but no lead is safe with henry rodriguez on the mound. the nationals closer blew his third save of the season. we pick it up in the top of the fifth. tied at two. danny espinoza up with runners on the corners. bronson royal, a two-out double. he has been hitting well lately. adam laroche scores from third and all the way from first. in comes bryce harper and the nationals take a 4-2 lead. bottom nine now. nats up 6-5. h-rod. henry rodriguez on for the save. but the bases are loaded for joey votto. joey votto is good.

and you can tell why. oh, man. this one is gone. pounces on that fastball. walk off grand slam. the reds come back to win, 9-6. today davy johnson was defending his closer. >> you know, we're making a big issue. i had a question the other day. is he still my closer? yes. he's been very successful at closing. in a job that's not that easy. as far as i'm concerned he has been great. you know, here's a guy that just last year i think he got his first save in the big leagues. and this year he's been outstanding. he has had an outstanding spring. i'm not going to answer these questions every time there is a little blip on the radar screen. is he my closer? yes. >> you've got it. >> i guess we understand. >> he's my closer. next question? >> and at this point it's not a

little blip but when davy speaks we listen. nationals trying to get healthy too. catcher wilson ramos went down saturday with a torn acl. he is done for the season. ramos the 11th national to go on the disabled list this season. redskins running back tim hightower coming off a torn acl but hoping to reclaim his starting job with the skins. the alexandria native has agreed to contract terms with the redskins and will be back. hi hightower made his announcement via twitter last night. he started five games last year for the skins and was their most well rounded and versatile running back. his season ended after suffering a torn acl against the panthers during week seven. he visited the patriots this off-season but always maintained he wanted to return to his hometown redskins. >> i am very excited and very thankful to be back here and back in my hometown. the fan base here, they've been incredible through twitter and through facebook and even just walking around. they've -- there hasn't been any

discouragement but a lot of encouragement, support, and i'm just anxious to get back out there and play some good football. >> i'm fascinated by the fact that acls used to end careers and now he's going to be back ready to start the regular season when he was injured half way through last year. >> incredible what modern medicine can do. >> really is. >> can he come back as a catcher? >> you know what? that is a great question. that talked about him possibly needing a position change after this. we don't know. >> all right. thanks, dan. >> you're welcome. coming up it's the first

nightly news anchor brian williams will deliver this year's keynote address at george washington university's graduation. williams will address more than 25,000 students who are part of gw's class of 2012. in addition to giving the speech, williams will get an honorary degree. ceremonies will take place this sunday on the national mall. coming up tonight on news 4 at 11:00 a warning from police after two women were attacked in arlington on the same night by the same man. one bouncer in the midwest gets quite a surprise when a teenager uses a fake i.d. and hands over the bouncer's driver's license. plus it's the book everyone is talking about. so what's next for 50 shades of gray fans? wendy rieger will have the story. any change in the last five

minutes? >> i'll go 70/30 on the game now. >> 70/30. >> for the game. you know, they may get a delay but i think they may just get this one in. as a matter of fact, take a look at the radar. you see where the rain is just to the west of i-95 still raining right now around the district but again game time supposed to start about 7:30? >> 7:00. >> 7:00. so there may be a little delay in here but they may get it in after a while. take a look. the next couple days, 80 tomorrow. 82 on wednesday. then really nice. drying out thursday, friday, saturday, and sunday. all looking fantastic. so a little bit more rain to go but we can get through it. >> all right. thanks, doug. this is fascinating. some of the first video ever of one the most endangered and elusive animals on this planet. cameras recorded a group of cross river gorillas as they strolled around the sanctuary in camaroon recently. the animals are rarely seen because there are only about 300

of them total in the wild. and they will run at the slightest hint of a human. at one point in the video a large silverback runs by the camera. >> whoa! >> pretty quickly. beating his chest. the loss of habitat and hunting have threatened the gorillas. wildlife officials hope this footage will spark efforts to help them survive. one of the gorillas doesn't have a hand and they suspect it is because the hand was caught and he had lost it in a trap. that is fascinating. that's our broadcast for now. "nightly news"