the other was from burke, virginia. canadian investigators also say they have one piece of evidence that may help determine which man was piloting the plane. >> reporter: this is the aftermath in fauquier county where two small planes came together in the skies. for the first time, investigators paint a preliminary picture of what happened monday afternoon. >> the bonanza, the beechcraft, came apart into at least two pieces. the main structure of the front seats, the engine and the main wings, was one main piece. the aft part of the aircraft came apart in a few other pieces and land away from that primary location. >> the beechcraft plane caught on fire killed in the crash where 57-year-old paul gardella of burke who worked as a flight instructor and jails mike duncan of bethesda. a doctor with the national transportation safety board. duncan on the far left and others were honored by the

president after leading the medical team that inspected the site where 33 chilean miners were trapped recommendations that helped save their lives. back at the crash site, investigators are trying to figure out who was at the controls. >> we'll be looking at the man, the machine, the environment. after we collect this information, we'll begin the process of analysis, writing draft reports and in the end a final report. >> reporter: because the owners of the planes work for two government-related agencies, canadian transportation safety board officials are handling the investigation. in warrenton, jane watrel, news4. we're track have the remnants of tropical depression beryl tonight. the storm spawned a tornado that destroyed homes today near the north carolina coast. emergency officials say 40 to 50 homes were significantly damaged, two to three home were destroyed. so far there are no reports of injuries.

doug has a look at this massive storm. >> one of the latest reports says 67 houses were damaged by that possible tornado. again, it has been confirm so no longer possible. it was a tornado that came on the ground. you don't see that kind of damage with a tropical system unless you see the tornado or hurricane strength, it is a, it is toward the open waters. it is now call post tropical cyclone beryl. it is now taking it on. we are going to continue to see it off the carolina coastline. this was the area right here that was hit around the buford area. we're watching that rain move off the region. for us, it won't be an impact. we're just talking about sunshine and rather nice conditions that i think will last for the next 24 hours. we'll be about something else. out there right now, 82 degrees. we're looking at problems with the camera. winds out of the south at seven miles per hour. 82 in frederick.

80 in la plata. 76 in paw tucksent river. a great day tomorrow and then on friday, the potential for some strong to potentially severe storms. we'll talk more about that coming up in a couple minutes. >> thanks. lawyers for former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky want some of the charges against him dropped them also want the trial to be delayed. today was the last pretrial hearing before jury selection schedule to be underway next tuesday. brian moore has more. >> reporter: today's hearing lays the groundwork for what could be a week's long ordeal for just about everyone involved. the trial of form he penn state defensive coordinator jerry sandusky remains on the fast track with jury selection set to begin on tuesday. the judge denying all motions by

the defense for a continuance. and a pretrial hearing, attorneys ask for some of the charges to be thrown out. sandusky was charged with 52 counts of child sexual abuse involving ten boys over a 15-year period. many of the accusers were part of the second mile, a charity for at risk children that sandusky founded. some of the prosecution's strongest evidence is from the accusers themselves, as well as from eyewitnesses who say they saw sandusky abusing boys in showers on the campus. sandusky denies the allegations and remains on house arrest, awaiting his day in court. now less than one week away. >> there's a lot of intense media coverage. some of the victims have asked their name be kept secret. there is also concern about the privacy of the potential jurors.

a copy of the motion filed by the defense that says there's been an extraordinary back ground check of many hundred potential jurors, background checks that include social media, voting habits, all kinds of other things. the defense. back to you. and an american kidnapped in west africa, it happened recently. reuters is reporting that he was abducted and forced to contact his family for a ransom payment. u.s. officials say there are no parent links to terrorism. benin is a french speaking country of about 9 million people. abductions are rare there but not uncommon. a deadly week in afghanistan has claimed the life of a

virginia soldier. 59-year-old chief warrant officer john pratt of springfield was killed on monday. his helicopter crashed near kabul. a soldier from maine was also killed in that crash. two more at nato service members also died today. one was killed in an insurgent attack. the other killed by a home made bomb in southern afghanistan. three local government employees and eight policemen have died in fighting this week. a janitor at an elementary school in prince william county is facing an assault charges. the 7-year-old boy told police that ross attack him last friday. it allegedly happened at enterprise elementary school. the boy said the janitor pinned him against the bulletin board with a cart know pushed him and walked away. the police say the attack was unprovoked. the child was not injured. the jab or the is 59 years old. he has worked for the school district now for nearly 20 years. a deadly police shooting is now been declared murder.

a culpeper police officer is charged with killing a woman in a lot. it happened in february. the officer's mother has been arrested. she's accused of trying to hide something in his background. pat collins has our report from culpeper. >> reporter: daniel harmon-wright. a 32-year-old culpeper police officer charged with murder. he was on duty at the time. the victim, 54-year-old patricia cook, shot and killed as she sat in the driver's seat of her jeep in the parking lot of a catholic school in culpeper. she was unarmed. gary cook, the victim's husband, reacted to the charges last night. >> it is showing me that progress is going on. the system does work. >> reporter: james jennings created the facebook page, gist for patricia cook. >> the primary purpose of the facebook page was just to give a place for people who believe

something went wrong. something terribly wrong lapped that day. >> flowers and notes of sympathy remained at the scene. people have not forgotten what happened back in february. now at the time, police say officer wright was investigating the report of a suspicious person. police said mrs. cook tried to roll up the car window in wright's arm and that he opened fire. but witnesses say it never happened that way at all. they say the cop shot her at close range as she tried to leave the lot. though he works in culpeper, officer wright lives in this apartment complex in gainesville. scott thompson is across the hall. >> they have a little baby. is he married? >> i've seen a couple in there with a little child. i've seen him carrying the baby out. >> reporter: in an unusual twist in this already bizarre case, bethany was charged with forgery. she was the administrative stant to the police chief and it is

alleged she purged negative information from her son's record. it has been over three months and there are still some troubling questions here. why was patricia cook in the parking lot in the first place? and why did officer wright feel the need to pull his gun? and fire shots? and when was it about his past th his mother was trying so hard to hide? maybe some answers as this case moves forward in the courts. in culpeper, i'm pat collins, news4. coming up, a man who just got out of jail slipped past security and boarded a plane without a ticket. a baby sitter has been arrested after children as young as 4 under her care were found wandering the streets alone. it was a rough ride for a sailing team when they had to avoid an unexpected obstacle. a special teacher shares the healing powers of laughter

an italian tv reporter struggled to maintain her come poesh when you are a strong aftershock hit as she was reporting from the scene of the earthquake in italy yesterday. she will viewers it was another tremor as she described it as in her words, very, very violent. that earthquake yesterday had a magnitude of 5.8 on the scale. nine days earlier it was a magnitude 6 quake in the same area of northern italy. at least 24 people have been killed in those two quakes. seismologists say more strong aftershocks could rattle that area in the coming days. yet another killing field has been found in syria. the bodies of 13 people have

been discovered in the eastern part of that country. their hands tied. they were shot at close range. this after another deadly massacre that took place in the city on friday. that attack left more than 100 people dead. the international community is split over what to do about the violence. the u.s. ambassador to the united nations is rejecting calls for the u.s. to arm the rebels. polish officials are calling for a stronger response from the white house over president obama's comments during the medal of freedom ceremony yesterday. the president referred to one honoree as escaping a polish death camp. this afternoon the white house said mr. obama misspoke but polish leaders say that statement is offensive and inaccurate. they say he should have said, german death camp and nazi occupied poland. the nazis killed nearly 6 million people in poland during world war ii. president obama today called mitt romney to congratulate him on securing the republican

nomination. the call was described as brief but cordial. neither adjective is likely to apply to the general election campaign. steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: mitt romney played it low key when he clinched the nomination and made it clear today on fox the next phase will be tough. >> not a lot of people have focused time on the characteristics of a new candidate like myself. >> reporter: they will now and mitt hopes his wife can help. >> when i was diagnosed with multiplesclerosis, both of just dissolved in tears. >> reporter: this is the new romney ad. >> as long as it is not something fatal, i'm finl. i'm happy in life as long as i have my soul mate with me. >> reporter: romney look presidential and he's made a comeback with women voters up 13 polls in the new abc poll. the multimillionaire can seem out of touch with the middle class. he meets tonight with meg

whitman days after she announced 27,000 layoffs. job losses blamed on romney's company bain will figure in more attack ads. >> the cement has not hardened yet on the public's attitude over who mitt romney is and what he wants to do which it's why the campaign comes in and trying to draw the graffiti. >> barack obama called romney to congratulate him. this next phase will be easier for the president. he can take action to impress voters. today, signing a bill to help u.s. company sell more overseas and hire more workers at home. >> there we go. >> but incumbents have records. >> obama invested our tax dollars in solyndra, lost half a billion. >> reporter: the president's record will come under more attack now. and going into this new phase, team romney is outspending team obama on spending $35 to $45 million. people in virginia and north

carolina are seeing many more political ads early in the campaign season. virginia is home to the two most ad heavy markets in the country this week. norfolk and roanoke according to nbc news. greensboro, columbus, ohio, and raleigh durham, north carolina, round out the top five. a sailing team had a very close encounter during a race in the atlantic association. team new zealand's yacht narrowly miss ad collision with a whale. this happened during the seventh leg of the volvo ocean race. the crew had to action quickly to avoid hitting the whale. team new zealand is currently in fifth place overall. the ocean races and around the world sailing competition starts in november and ends sometime in early july. i wonder who would have won that collision. i'm thinking it wouldn't have been too good for team new zealand. >> i'm counting on the whale. >> right. >> we got off to a yucky start

but it turns into a beautiful day. >> it really is. the weather is fantastic. a few showers to the south and east washington. those clouds gave way to sunshine, at least for most of us and today, not bad at all. another great day in store. you see one of the planes flying by as it makes its way into reagan national airport. a beautiful afternoon with that sunshine across the region. the high temperature today got to 83 degrees at the airport. the low this morning, 69. a little bit cooler as you stepped out this morning. we are 5.4 degrees above average for the month of may. that's an extremely warm month. and only two days this month have been below average. and those were not below by far. it has been a he have very warm month and i think that warmer streak is going to at least try to continue through the next couple days.

temperatures into the 80s. 84 right now in martinsburg. 81 in fredericksburg. we've seen more cloud cover toward that person of the area. storm 4 radar showing things are all clear. don't worry about any rain throughout the rest evening. i think we'll be dry tomorrow. the next 48 hours, that will be a different scenario. here's one scenario plane. now post tropical cyclone beryl. i think this has winds of 40 miles an hour. it is moving toward the north and east away from land. that's very good news. they've seen four to eight inches of rain toward eastern north carolina. 67 homes damaged by that tornado down into the southern portions of the outer banks, now moving out to sea. you can see the last remnants of

rain. this system pack to the west. numerous severe storm warnings in effect in kansas, toward portions of texas. that will be coming our way. the risk of severe storms moving our way, too. tomorrow it's back through the west. areas of st. louis, toward nashville. on friday, that area of low pressure and that dip in the jet stream come right across our region. most likely late friday afternoon into friday evening. if you have plans, this is a forecast you'll want to watch out for. we are talking about the chance for some very strong storms. this evening, mostly clear. clear and cooler. you may need the sweater because it's been so warm. 66 in the suburbs to about 64 inside the city. tomorrow. gentleman, simply beautiful. less humid.

high temperatures in the low 80s. winds out of the northwest at five to ten. just about perk for this time of year. the next couple days, there's that chance of rain on friday. then saturday and sunday, looking very nice. even if you're thinking about heading to the mountains or maybe down toward the beaches, or along the chesapeake. this weekend is really going to be a nice week. the temperature in the mid to upper 70s. monday, tuesday and wednesday, another storm system comes in. that gives us a pretty good chance for some rain. something else happening, you know it's happening tomorrow. our backyard weather. we want to come to your backyard. send your pictures to weather at nbc washington.com tomorrow. we'll be at the herndon festival. that is my backyard to about 100,000 people who live out there. i think it may be 48,000. >> you consider it your own personal -- >> yes, i'm pretty much able to do what i want. >> we're still ineligible? >> yeah. i mean you and i could talk. but doreen -- >> thanks, doug.

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newly released video could help catch a man who held up a mcdonald's restaurant. it happened yesterday. the man used a brick to break a

window yesterday. then he used a metal cup holder to threaten a worker's life while demanding money. police say the suspect got away with an unspecified am of cash. there has been an arrest in connection with one of the oldest cold cases in montgomery county. a murder for hire case that goes all the way back to 1975. >> it happened when bobby coley voluntarily reported to the sheriff's office yesterday thinking he was there to clear his name so he could get a job. chris gordon takes it from there. >> reporter: he is being held without bond at the montgomery county jail. bobby coley is 63. he was applying for a job as a earn the when he was told they found something that he needed to clear up. so coley went to this montgomery county sheriff's office. >> we were not finding anything. we look in judicial case search and we actually saw that a warrant popped up under that name bobby coley and it said

first-degree murder. >> reporter: it hampden here back on july 26, 1975. leopold disappeared. two days later his wife contacted police and reported him missing. but in 1974, it was reported that it was a murder for hire case, that francis crowmac hired three men to kill her husband because he beat her. >> so now the investigation begins anew. we go back, we find the original case files. >> the report said she changed her name to barbara ann stevens and moved to laurel. her whereabouts are unknown but she is believed to still be alive. bobby coley has been in and out of federal custody since 1968 when the arrest warrant was filed, he was in the d.c. jail. but then was released and apparently never knew there was a warrant for his arrest for murder. in court, the public defender said it is unfair to keep bobby

coley in jail. that police had since 1984 to investigate this case. if there even was a murder. the judge that given the serious nature of these charges, he will allow prosecutors to take a week to determine the viability of this case and whether they will proceed with first-degree murder charges against bobby coley. chris gordon, news4. the victims killed during a mid airplane collision in fauquier county in virginia are from both maryland and virginia. 57-year-old paul gardella of burke, virginia, and 60-year-old james mike duncan of bethesda, maryland, were killed in a crash on monday. investigators say it is still not clear who was at the controls. the pilot of one plane managed to land. canadian authorities are investigating because members of both planes worked for u.s. aviation agencies. maryland has decided which lawmakers will sit on a pit bull task force.

the panel was created to study the impact of the court of appeals ruling last month. the court decide that had pit bulls were an inherently dangerous breed. that means pit bull owners and anyone who has those dogs on their property could be held liable for damages if their dog should attack. three people killed at a shooting in a cafe in seattle, washington, today. the gunman still on the loose. police say he opened fire about 11:00 this morning. two other people were critically wounded in the shooting. no word on what started it all. a baby sitter is charged after three young boys she was charged with watching wandered off on their own. they are all safe. >> reporter: this woman, 22-year-old, has been charged with three counts of felony child neglect after police say she allowed three young boys she was baby sitting to wander away from a stafford county apartment complex saturday afternoon.

>> apparently she told them they could go play outside. the difficulty was they were not supervised so they left the area. i'm sure once they left the area, they got lost. >> reporter: the oldest boy, a 7-year-old, walked to this taco bell about a mile from the apartment. >> the only thing co-keep saying is i'm going to be in so much trouble. but he was very, very precious little boy. >> reporter: overanne was work have the drive through did you when she spotted him and brought him in from the 90-degree heat. >> reporter: what did you do to try to comfort him in. >> i just spoke to him. i gave him a big hug and told him everything was going to be okay will. >> reporter: when police responded to the taco bell, the boy told him he had wandered away from an apartment about a mile away with two other boys. 4 and 6-year-old brothers. they had gotten separated. >> the problem is they had to be under the supervision of the adult. the charge, that's the reason it is a felony charge. because of the potential danger they faced as a result of not being supervised. >> reporter: the sheriff's deputies found the brothers in a

field when they drove them around until one pointed to the apartment complex. they were all reunited with their parents. authorities say all three children were found in dangerous areas. this taco bell sits right next to a four-lane highway. the two younger boys were found in a grassy area next to a water retention pond. >> it is about responsibility. you have kids in your custody and care. >> reporter: in stafford, virginia, darcy spencer, news4. officials in maryland laid out the plan today on how they want to use $60 million that was received in a national mortgage case. they plan to use $14 million to stabilize neighborhoods hit hard by foreclosure. $10 million will be use to help clean up prince george's county. more than $8 million will be used for housing counseling. $6 million will be put into the maryland general fund. new i.d. cards for virginia

veterans are now available from the department of motor vehicles. the governor helped launch the program. he said the cards offer proof that veterans served. that will make it easier to take van of special discounts at stores and other businesses. they are a joint effort between the veterans affairs office and the department of motor vehicles. the cards do not expire and it takes about a week to get one. district mayor vin serve gray turned aside questions about the campaign scandal swirling around his administration. the mayor announced for public, private and chart he schools at a school in southeast. he said he still won't comment on the campaign scandal or the felony convictions last week of two of his top campaign aides. >> i don't think it is appropriate to say anything else. the city is moving forward. >> are you anxious for the moment when you can speak. >> i don't know if anybody is anxious to be in a situation like this or anxious for any moment. i don't know if that's the right

description. but obviously, we will get to that point. >> mayor gray said his lawyer, bob bennett, has asked him not to come about any aspect of the investigation. today, congresswoman eleanor holmes norton introduced a resolution in the house of representatives for chuck brown day. the proposal is for august 22nd. that would be chuck brown's birthday. norton also will speak at the memorial service for chuck brown tomorrow. that ceremony will be held at noon at the washington convention center. long time local radio personality donnie simpson will host the ceremony. there will be performances by the chuck brown band. there will be limited parking. you can watch the spire memorial service tomorrow starting at noon on our website.

nbcwashington.com. and on nbcwashington nonstop. contestant number 269 is stealing the spotlight at the scripps national spelling bee. she is from virginia. she is 6 years old. the youngest ever to compete at the spelling bee. she had a good start but kind of hit a snag. >> reporter: let me give you the spectacular news. we had two dozen students here from the d.c., maryland, virginia area. two of those, one from maryland, that would be jack knoll arch 13 years old, he made it into the semifinals, and 10-year-old jay from virginia. he also made it in. unfortunately, media darling and

6-year-old phenom from woodbridge, virginia, lori ann madison, did not make it into the semifinals. >> take a look at this video. she approaches the mike. she had her first word for the day and passed with flying colors. just take a listen. >> dirigible. d-i-r-i-g-i-b-l-e. dirigible. >> reporter: unfortunately, the second word she had. i'm sure i'm going to butcher this which is why i'm not up there. it is i-n-g-l-u-v-i-e-s-. a big word for most adults, much less a 6-year-old. meanwhile, this video, what you're seeing is 12-year-old seventh grader arvind. this is the guy to beat.

he was the third place winner in last year's competition. because the first and second place winners are not allowed to compete this year, that is who everybody has their eye on. they're thinking, this is the kid to beat. 12-year-old arvind out of new york. semifinals will begin tomorrow morning at about 10:00. how many will compete? 50 semifinalists. they tallied points from a written exam. plus points from round one and round two and that's how she got 50 semifinalists. two are from virginia and from maryland. we'll have much more on those semifinals coming up tomorrow. we're live at national harbor. news4. >> good stuff. thank you. i think it is a good bet that our 6-year-old friend from woodbridge, lori ann, she'll be back. >> without a shadow of a doubt. coming up, a form he prisoner may have revealed a flaw in security. flaw in security. >> what's up?

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officials were called to the scene of a fire and there were reports of gunshots. firefighters found someone inside that home. they had been shot. the person was pronounced dead at the scene. the firefighters were able to get the fire you said control in about 30 minutes. no other injuries were reported. a major security breach at the san diego international airport is you said investigation. a man released from prison on memorial day was able to board a united airlines jet without a ticket. it happened yesterday. authorities say the man carrying a duffle bag slipped through an emergency door that leads directly to the tarmac. the alarm sounded but still he managed to board the plane and take a seat. >> when the subject went through the door, he just blended in with the people already waving

at ticketed passengers. >> what if he decided not to go in the aircraft but decided to put something in and walk away? >> there are so many what ifs. >> a flight attend yand realized a person was on board when the passenger down was off. the man was arrest asked back behind bars. now he is facing trespassing and other charges. police say he was trying to make his way home to alaska. we've got sports coming up next. we'll be about the nats struggling in miami. they may have some good news on the injury front. the wizards. the only thing they're hoping for is the ping pong balls will bounce their way. the nba lottery is going on tonight. and tim duncan giving the thunder a facial. and watch him walk away.

just take a look at this shot behind me at the reagan national airport. simply beautiful across the area. temperature still in the low 80. 82 degrees right now. winds out of south at seven

miles an hour. a perk evening to get out and about. temperatures around the metro region right now coming in at 79 in gaithersburg. right now, 78 degrees. radar, nothing to show you. it is all clear. then we'll see some changes. tomorrow, no problems at all. a great afternoon. 83 in washington. 82 in leesburg. 80 in martinsburg. abundant sunshine. it will be beautiful. nice weather behind this frontal boundary. beryl making its way out to sea. then friday's weather, friday we're a little worried about. we'll see some frontal boundary move in. if it comes in, we could see severe weather during the day on friday with a big potential for some strong thunderstorms with some dangerous wind. maybe some hail. it could be an isolated tornado. we'll talk much more about this. if you have events friday night, make sure you listen up. now we'll head over to vance who

loves lebron but can't stand tim duncan. >> how can you tell? >> if you're a tim duncan fan, you'll want to leave the room or something. >> actually, let's make that clear. i love tim duncan the way he plays basketball. i just think it is about as bouyant as a can of tomatoes. he is the baddest dude on the planet. the nationals got their first of the season. tonight they'll try to avoid being swept down in miami. nats going to send him to the hill. first start of the season. they're hoping the get the bats going. josh johnson last night. top of the sixth, bryce harper has an eight-game winning streak, i mean, hitting streak working. hitless until right now. there it goes. not out to park. off the wall.

harper goes into third with a triple. he is 19 years old. the hitting streak now, nine games. facing steve. out to high heat. grounds to third. that won't do it. they lose 3-1. they are still a game and a half in front of miami. there could be some good injury news. the outfielder has missed the entire season. he could rejoin the team as early as the end of the week. made a start for the potomac nationals last night. he finished with a walk and a strikeout. the rain started falling and that was the end of that. >> i got a couple innings in, a couple good at-bats. i felt good. i'm surprised. the kid that they were throwing was throwing hard. i saw the ball really good.

i'm doing a throwing program every day and i'm throwing more now than i've ever thrown in my life. i think that's the biggest test and it's. so my mechanics are really good. and i would not say i'm throwing like rick ankiel but in my head i like to think i am. >> come on back. we need you. in tron, you know what a great way to extend the hitting streak? first time he steps up to bat. look out! out of the park. a solo shot. 15th of the year. the hitting streak now at 20 games. fast forward fifth inning. jays up 8-1. he is not a happy camper. irate with the home plate umpire. you can receive his lips, can't you? he is normally a mild mannered guy. the ump says get out of here. there's adam jones again. is that a bad dude or what?

another home run. 16 so far this year. it wasn't enough. the orioles fall 8-6. we'll go to the nba now. the washington wizards. remember them? boy can they use a little luck. they would like some tonight in the nba lottery. they are guaranteed a top five pick. but they've got only the second best odds of winning the top selection. that is expected to go to those awful, boy do they suck charlotte bobcats. and they're trying to get kentucky's big man nth as davis. ted leonsis is not going down. he is sending his son zach. a batch of lucky charm that he hopes will help the ping pong balls fall the wizards' way. he says he's not feeling any pressure. >> i don't feel as much pressure as i usually would because it is such a good draft. one through five we'll get a pretty good player. i feel good. >> this is a deep draft. most people think one player is above the rest. after that you have groupings.

probably the next five or six players that can go anywhere between two or six or seven. depending on how you rate the players and what type of player you're for for your individual team. >> looking for some good luck for his individual team. the playoffs now. oklahoma city thunder hoping to knock out the san antonio spurs. lots of luck on that. late second quarter, the spurs up 9. manu ginobili to tim duncan. posterize ibaka. duncan throwing it down. look at him. third quarter now, watch this play. tony packer gives it up to manu ginobili. the hardest shot in basketball. wide open. he puts it down. all kinds of time. three of his 34 points. the spurs up by 20. fourth quarter, thunder cutting the lead. russell westbrook, he bad. kevin durant, even badder. lead down to 7. durant had 31. they can play some ball. they had an nba record with the 20th consecutive victory.

game three on thursday. count on the spurs. to the courts now. venus williams followed her little sierra 18 a, her younger sister serena out at the french open. serena ousted in the first round yesterday. i can't remember the last time that happened. venus lost in the second round to the third seeded player from poland. she can play. venus is a seven-time grand slam champion. but you couldn't tell it today. she just wasn't on her game. first set. nobody can do anything about that. venus down 6-2 at that point. second set down 5-3. william with the serve. trading grounds strokes here. the forehand, two strong. she lost exactly an hour two and three. that was not good. over on the men's side. robert -- roger federer facing

the player from romania. down the line for the winner. up 5-3. fedderer wins his 200th gran slam match. from 1970 to 1992, that's an awful long time to be on top. also today, the top seeds advanced to the third round. >> how many nights are you doing this with the -- you've got the tennis names will be a lot of fun. >> i'm cool with the tennis names. as long as i don't have to do hockey and soccer. i can't pronounce those name. i'll hand them to you.

nasa hopes a new tool will teach us more about space. it carries a $170 million price tag. it will be launched into space sometime in the next two week. it will be used the take pictures of black holes and

night ron stars and super nova remains. nasa hopes it will answer questions about the mysteries of space. >> that looks like the ship in 2001. space odyssey. >> except it is a little brighter. >> it costs a little more, too. >> a dollar or two. >> amazing. >> we're looking at a great day tomorrow. it is really going to be nice. enjoy your thursday. we're about it being the best day of the week. on friday, a good chance of strong storms. maybe some severe. the high temperatures around 80 degrees. most of the day friday will be okay. it will be late in the day and the evening. the weekend very nice before a pretty good amount of rain potentially into next weekend. and once again, the weekend at the beaches looks good. >> we like the sound of that. thanks. finally, this person lives in ethiopia. he is known as a world laughter master. he earned that title by laughing for three hours and six minutes

straight. and now he runs a laughter academy. that looks like fun. his patients include pregnant women preparing for childbirth and people with financial problems. people who can really use a laugh 20 years ago his wife was dying from hiv. he fell lonely and struggled with addiction. that's when he learn laughter can heal the spirit. he believes a man who can laugh will never be poor. it is hard to look at that and not start laughing.