yesterday, 91, that tied the hottest day of the year so far. 91 isn't that crazy hot. but today we'll be warmer than that. this may sit for a week or two, because after today we won't be back up into the mid 90s for another seven to ten days. boy is it a hot one already. look at that great picture. from our sky watcher above the studios here, back down the hill, past the national cathedral. 73 down tonight. 66 in manassas, culpepper, charlotte hall, pueror puerto t. we'll be dry. traveling, lonely sprinkles near new york city and rain showers across tennessee. headed out to the capital pride festival on pennsylvania avenue northwest, be ready to sweat. those are the four words today. temperatures 90 to 95 out there on a blacktop, in the sun, drink

your water. fairfax festival near the government center. that wialso to be blazing hot. >> you've been warned. >> as chuck said, it's going to be a scorcher today. we mentioned that it's set to become the warmest day of the year so far. news4's derek ward at the capital pride festival, people will be dealing with the heat all day. i hope you have your bottle of water on hand. >> reporter: i do, indeed. it's just out of camera range. if i get hot or feel faint, just pardon myself and i'll get a drink. i think i'll be okay for now. take a look. you can see the capitol dome behind us. that's a barometer of heat and hazy, humid weather and that's what we're going to have today. as you heard from chuck, 95 today. just at the foot of the capitol is the start of the capital pride festival. there was a big parade yesterday. that was one of the many things

people were out and about doing on what up until today had been the hottest day of the year so far. if you are coming down to the festival, it starts at 11:00. they've put out an advisory that if you bring an animal, you shouldn't, like a dog, because the asasphalt's going to be so hot, it's uncomfortable for their paws. make sure you stay hydrated, drink water, things like that, water's always the best. wear light colored loose fitting clothes to keep yourself cool as you enjoy the festivities that go on today. again, the capital festival, pride festival starts at 11:00. street closures are already in place. check our website. go there. if you head down and you know how to do it. you're being encouraged to take metro. live downtown, derek ward, news4. >> stay cool. a traffic alert for drivers now. starting tomorrow morning, there will be some major overnight construction on the outer loop

of the belt weigh, crews shut down 3 of the 4 beltway lanes. that's going to happen every night this week. after midnight driver could see full closure for up to a half hour part of the beltway express lanes project. crews will be paving the roads and installing seasons there. all lanes should be open by 5:00 each morning. also starting tomorrow, getting around the u street corridor might get tricky. a major construction project there will bring changes to the area which could mean walking, parking, and driving detours. news4's danella has more. >> a new look, but that could mean up to a year of construction and lane closures. the work will take place along a stretch that runs about a half mile long. crews will be widening the sidewalks, repaving, and repairing roads and streetlights. as well as upgrading traffic signals.

construction work should start around 7:00 each morning and go through 7:00 in the evening monday through saturday and occasionally on sundays and overnights. heres the area we're talking about. it's u street, between 9th and 14th streets in northwest. drivers are asked to stay alert and plan ahead to cut down on delays. this is no short term project. the work is not scheduled to be finished until spring of next year. reporting for news4 today, i'm danella sealock. >> good news for the stock market. the dow expected to have strong gains on the heels of a potential bailout for spain. leaders are discussing a bailout up to $125 billion to help stabilize spain's banks. the country originally resisted, insisting it could recover on its own. a recent financial stress test reveal they need a bailout of at least $50 billion. protests broke out after the news of the bailout. protesters protested in front of

banks and on the street. syria's main opposition group in exile elected a new leader. the syrian national council made the decision after a meeting stretched into the wee hours in the morning. meanwhile, rebels and government troops clashed in the capital of damascus, the heaviest fighting in the city since the uprising against president al asad. more than 50 people died. new this morning, reports that the health of former egyptian leader hosni mubarak has take ain't turn for the worst. locked up in a prison in cairo. security officials say he's slipping in and oust consciousness, this comes after the prison reported the 84-year-old suffering from high blood pressure and breathing problems. he was recently sentenced to life in prison of killing protesters in uprising that ended his three decades of pow.

>> the eo of p. morgan chase will testify. jamie dimon will testify before the senate banking committee, faces tough questions after admitting the loss came from a risky trade he authorized himself. critics say this is a clear example there needs to be more oversight when it comes to banking regulations. fairfax county police are looking for clues into a suspicious death in reston. investigators are provided this sketch of a man they believe is connected to thence dent. it started early saturday on winter third lane in reston. police responded to a call of a fight but did not find anything when they arrived. an hour later someone in the same area reported a missing person. police found the body lying in some bushes. they have not determined a cause of death or a motive. neighbors of a man who died in police custody are accusing officers of beating him to death. d.c. police say the 38-year-old

chambers became combative with them friday on p street in southwest. four officers struggled with chambers before getting him into handcuffs. chambers fell unconscious, and later died in the hospital. police say the allegations of the beating are not accurate. the four officers have been put on administrative leave as the case is under investigation. waiting to learn the identities of two people who died in a crash on the wilson bridge. that crash happened yesterday morning on the bridge's local northbound lanes. police say a car was speeding and rear-ended another car. the driver of the first car lost control and smashed into the back of a tractor-trailer. that car caught fire, kill two and injuring another. the driver of the tractor-trailer was taken to the hospital while the driver of the other car involved was not injured in the crash. northbound lanes of the bridge were closed for seven hours yesterday morning. police filed charges against a man who drove his suv into a d.c. office building. the 32-year-old faces three felony charges, including arson.

police say his jeep was covered in gasoline when they drove it into the building on connecticut avenue friday. investigators say ball, who is in the hospital, is a registered sex offender. they're looking into why he drove his suv into the building. prince georges county police are keeping the community safe thanks to a new initiative. all day yesterday officers offered gift cards in exchange for guns. it's a new effort to reduce gun violence across the county. the plan took place in first baptist church in landover. people got gift cards up to $100. it started as an idea from the county government and the naacp. >> they wanted to do something to help get rid of weapons off the streets of prince georges county and make it safer. they brought it to the police department. anything to get rid of guns we're all for the exchange program was a huge success. they even gave people gift cards for guns that didn't even work.

well the time is 8:08. the navy's major drug bust uncovered on the high seas. we're in for some warm weather here around the d.c. region but it's a super soaker down south that's making a big mess. that is same system headed our way? we'll tell you. the controversial finish to last night's fight that has everyone talking this morning. we're taking your comments on this one. chiming on our facebook and twitter pages. >> bradley!

prince georges county police need your help in finding a man who robbed a local restaurant. check out some surveillance video from the shanghai tokyo restaurant in college park friday. the man walked into the store and demanded money from the register. no wore on how much cash he got away with. anyone with information on this should call police. this morning, investigators are trying determine what caused a two-alarm fire in montgomery county the fire broke out at this apartment complex.

firefighters evacuated the building, they knocked out the fire in 20 minutes. no one was hurt. a virginia community is using the power of the sun to save lives and cut energy costs. the richmond ambulance authority installed solar technology on several ambulances. the solar power runs the life-saving equipment, that saves the authority money on fuel and batteries. >> we have reduced the fuel and batteries. it allows us not to purchase products as often. >> the authority says it spends $3500 to install solar panels and save $5,000 in fuel per truck each year. the agency has eight ambulances with the solar pans. that's about a third of its fleet. more than $60 million worth of cocaine is off the streets, thanks to a virginia-based navy ship. the uss nicholas helped out on a

drug bust this week that netted close to 5,000 pounds of drug. it was thrown overboard from a speed boat as part of a drug trafficking ring. the cocaine has an estimated street value of more than $350 million. across the pond, prince philip is celebrating his 91st birthday today. queen elizabeth's husband left the hospital yesterday. he was admitted monday in london because of a bladder infection. his sickness forced the prince to miss some of the jubilee celebrations. britain is home to the oldest siblings in the world. dorothy and marjorie are the oldest living siblings at age 108 and 105. they celebrated with a tea party. marjorie says the secret to longevity, it's hard work. >> i don't believe it. this weekend, the girl scouts of america are celebrating their 100th anniversary today. scouts will visit george washington's mt. vernon estate and gardens.

♪ nearly a quarter of a million girl scouts gathers at the national mall yesterday for their rock the mall concert. troops from across the country celebrated, danced, and sang along with the performers. >> how fun, keeping cool. a lot of people doing that today, i'm sure. tonight, students will begin the national history contest. nearly 2800 kids competing in at university of maryland at college park. they will display their projects for final judging scheduled for wednesday. the contest is a year-long program for students from the sixth grade through high school. and last year president obama awarded the programming a national humanities medal at the white house. >> a lot of people might be looking for that garden hose that the girl scouts had out there. >> good car washing day. you've got the hose running out there. >> or dog washing. that's what you did yesterday. >> that's right, nicholas and lucas both got their bathes and appreciated cool water before we

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firefighters in colorado evacuated dozens of homes as they battled a massive wildfire in the northern part of the state. so far the fire has destroyed around 8,000 acres. crews are having trouble containing the blaze, because winds are near 20 miles per hour. ten buildings have been destroyed so far, but no injuries reported. fire officials are trying to figure out how the fire started. heavy rain causing florida, floods along parts of the central gulf coast. rising water surrounded houses, trapping people inside in mobile county, alabama. crews rescued people from homes and the streets. >> what a mess out there.

>> big mess. they set a rainfall record yesterday, pensacola, florida set a rainfall record yesterday, inundated with water. today you know what my favorite outdoor activity is, correct? >> sunbathing. >> kite flying. i know you knew that. today an important day in weather history. this day 1752, the day that benjamin franklin flew the kite. >> wow. >> into the electrical storm. this is the anniversary. and, no, i was not there. no, i was not there. this is an important day. write that down, history teachers put that on the quiz, end of the summer quiz that everybody fails miserably on the first day of skochool. mother nature is turning up the heat this afternoon. we made 91 yesterday. probably three degrees or so warmer than that on your sunday afternoon. shade breaks, extra water, a requirement for your sunday enjoyment. outside with all of the

sunshine, streaming down through mostly clear sky it's starting to warm up very, very quickly. 73 at national airport. wins out of the south, averaging three miles per hour. the most important number right there, 65 degrees. that's the dew point temperature, the measure of moisture in the atmosphere. this time yesterday it was in the low 50s. now the mid-60s. tomorrow that dew point up near 70. it's going to be extra muggy tomorrow. today's planner, 81 at 10:00. 93 at 2:00 this afternoon. 90 as late as 6:00 this evening, staying hot until about sunset. sunday does not go down until 8:33. hometown for cast, analyst, looking for a bay preez, nreeze to get. western short of the baz into upper 80s to near 90. back down to 80 by 10:00 p.m. this evening.

radar, nary a drop to be found. dry today. closest drops to us across parts of new york city, the gulf coast, mobile, alabama, here to pensacola, florida, hit superhard yesterday. and look at the moisture coming onshore here. how much rain did they get yesterday? pensacola, florida, 13 inches of rain yesterday alone in pensacola, florida. by comparison, here in washington, national airport, we have only had about 12 inches of reason for the entire year. so they had six months of rain yesterday in a 24-hour stretch. that was big trouble for them. for us, high pressure's in charge. that means it's going to be hot this afternoon. more sun and heat for sunday afternoon. heat index values mid 90s. turning muggy overnight tonight as that southerly wind starts to bring moisture northbound from the gulf coast. reason showers by late tomorrow

will reach the washington area by tuesday. headed down to the coast. ocean's up to 71. on the sand temperature, mid 80s today. low 80s tomorrow. heres our forecast. just sunny and hot today. not terribly humid. but it's going to be humid enough. and that will continue to increase into tomorrow. 30% chance of rain tomorrow. but that's mainly the southern end of the shenandoah valley. tuesday and wednesday is where the bulk of the reason will fall before we dry it out just in time for next weekend. stay ahead of the weather by following me on twitter. i retweeted the benjamin franklin fact. >> i stayed away from your feed you told us you were going to give us that trivia. one of the most anticipated fights in months ended in controversial. pacquiao squared off against bradley. the fight went tonight a judge's decision with a split decision in favor of bradley.

boxing experts and news outlets who scored the fight say pacquiao was the clear winner. >> the controversial ending did not go over well in pacquiao's native philippinesphilippines. fans sat in stunned silence when the split decision announced. the loss stings because pacquiao's a member of congress and regarded as a national hero. >> many of you are commenting on facebook and twitter. yes, he was rob! plus bradley announced a rematch date. how is there a rematch set after the fight ended? politics in sports is just ridiculous. >> this from j.t.l., short and sweet tweet, heck, no, complete hogwash bologna. folks fired up about that. >> all of them are leaning pacquiao's way. >> he hadn't lost a match in seven years. regardless of whether it was right or wrong, damage is done,

winning streak brokein. >> more sports. >> nats keep rolling and orioles get extra inning magic. >> this morning's sports in a minute. good morning. spor sports sport minute begins with baseball. nationals visiting red sox. nationals put up three runs in the fourth of of daisuke. gio gonzalez goes strong on the mound. he goes 6 1/3 giving up three hits two runs, striking out five. the nationals win 4-2. they go for the sweep this afternoon. in baltimore, phillies and orioles they go to extras in the bottom of the 12th, jones hits a walk-off two-run homer against b.j. rosenberg. rosenberg making his major league debut. so welcome to the big leagues. orioles win, 6-4. in the belmont stakes union rags, who was the favorite in

the kentucky derby, comes from behind to beat paynter, the second belmont win for the jockey john velasquez. heat back in the nba finals. they take down the celtics in game seven of the eastern conference finals. it's miami and oklahoma city fighting it out for the title. that's your sports minute. have a great day. >> a lot of big sports going on this weekend. and the heat. heat playing. >> that's my favorite too. >> i'm kidding. i'm trying to warm up to you. >> well it worked. big talk in technology this week all about an gpple. innovations expected to come from the company as well as tomorrow. >> voters foe to the poll in a big election day this week. one major race here in our region next. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more and more for cable -- and enjoying it less? upgrade to verizon fios tv, internet and phone

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new this morning, the voters weigh in on the presidential race, after a strong debate on who can best manage the nation's economy. good morning, everyone. welcome to news4 today. it is sunday, june 10, 2012. i'm angie goff. >> i'm richard jordan. you're seeing us an hour early due to the french open coverage. first we want to talk about the weather. expecting another hot day. >> summers here already. meteorological summer, as you no, agains june 1st, because name the three summer months, june, july, august. there you go. >> i heard march was in there, too. >> we missed winter almost entirely. we're not going to miss summer at all. it's already here. i promise, today will be the hottest day of the year and i'll have to say that a couple more times between now and labor day. outside, hazy sunshine. getting through, all starting to warm things up. way out in the distance past the jefferson memorial, way out

there on the hill, that is the national shrine of the immaculate conception in m. michigan avenue northeast. beautiful church if you never visited. it's worth a stop. 73 in washington. 77 in annapolis, shady side, deal, chesapeake beach. beach side lovers, it's a nice day along the bay. perfect day for anything to keep you in the water. cool. no raindrops to cool you off. if you're headed downtown to the capital pride festival 11:00 until 6:00, on pennsylvania avenue northwest in front of the capitol, be ready to sweat it out. 90 to 95. for tomorrow, more humid but not quite as hot. finally, shower chances sneak in late tomorrow into the shenandoah valley and all of us, i think will have good chances for rain, needed rain, coming up tuesday and wednesday. >> all right. we start with decision 2012,

president obama is now trailing mitt romney. the tracking poll has rom nit getting 46% of the vote with president obama getting 45% of the vote. 4% selecting another candidate and 5% still undecided. these new numbers come after a rough week for the obama administration. gop leaders slammed him for saying the private sector is doing even. there were national security leaks that showed he has a terrorist kill list and that the white house was trying to commit cyberattacks on iran. virginia's republican and democratic primaries are in just a couple of days. it appears the race is already set for november. former senator george allen seems posed to clinch the gop nomination dominating his rivals by double digits. for the democrats, former governor tim kaine running unopposed. >> also on tuesday, the voters

in arizona head to the polls in a special election to fill the vacancy of former congresswoman gabrielle giffords. she campaigned for her former district aide, ron barber. barber faces republican jess i can kelly. whip winner will complete gifford's term. she was shot in the head at a congressional event last year. former candidate for d.r. mayor celebrating the resignation of a d.c. council chairman cal kwame brown. the former chairman, a crook, along with elected leaders in the city. the former chairman resigned wednesday amid charges of federal bank fraud and campaign finance violation. two former aides pleaded guilty. when admitted to lying to investigators about donations to brown, another one admitted funneling money to keep him in

the race attacking then-mayor fenty. lawmakers in maryland begin discussions to a possible sixth casino in the state. baker is pushing open a casino at national harbor. the group will consider gaming expansion. that's scheduled to host a meeting tuesday. discussions could lead to another special session of the general assembly which needs to approve any new casino. >> opening statements expected to begin tomorrow in the jerry sandusky child sex abuse trial. the former football coach charged with 52 counts of child sex abuse accused of sexually abusing ten boys over a 15-year period. tomorrow a big week for apple as it prepares to unveil new line of computers and possibly the iphone 5. part of the annual worldwide developers conference. multiple apple fan sites confirm the company will unveil the new operating system as well as new

versions of mac book pro and mac book air laptops. there are reports the iphone 5 will make its debut and rumors an apple brand television is in the works. a maryland couple bought a house at a great deal. they won a housing ralph at the prince georges county county housing fair. those who prequalified were entered for a chance to get a $260,000 home and a deep discount. for the winning couple, this is just the news they needed to help navigate the tough economy. >> it was never it was hope the, i believe what god has for you, he has for you. various areas that we looked into but didn't settle on have brought us to this point and we're certainly thankful and elated about it. >> nbc 4 is a proud partner of the housing fair. one of northern virginia's largest community events is happening this weekend in fairfax county. it's the 31st annual celebrate

fairfax festival. 25 acres near the government center is full of family programs there, science, green living, carnival rides, too. event will cap off with fireworks. '80s band called the leg warmers will perform this afternoon. celebrate fairfax operates the festival which promotes county and educational programs. expect delays on the metro today. working on four lines, trains are not running between east falls church and west falls church on the orange line. and you'll have to take a bus between those stations. also track work on the blue, red and green lines. everything should be open by the morning rush tomorrow. right now, the time is 8:36. coming up, justin timberlake's proposal to another woman, even though he's engaged. >> the special letter from michelle obama that might help a first grader's final grade in school. plus, the new warning to tourists, as they head to ocean

city beach this summer. you're watching news4 today. romney heads to florida, obama hits the money trail. monday, mitt romney heads south to georgia. he'll attend a fundraiser in atlanta. tuesday, it's a special election in arizona, to replace gabrielle giffords. mitt romney's off to the sunshine state. he campaigns and raises money in florida. president obama will be in baltimore to raise money. on thursday, romney news4 obama's hometown of chicago to raise money. the faith and freedom coalition conference begins. romney is slated to speak. vice president bide. delivers xlensme s xhep s comme. romney begins a national bus tour. starting in new hampshire.

that's it for me. that's your look at the week ahead. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [ male announcer ] it started like this... i speak the language of business. i know how jobs are created. [ male announcer ] but it ended like this. one of the worst economic records in the country.

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welcome back. in this week's wednesday's child we meet a young man who had to overcome more than most kids at his age. he's been in foster care since he was an infant and is even a cancer survivor. >> barbara harrison took him to busboys and poets to learn more about him. >> so he's coming this way, i'm coming at a curve. >> reporter: derek weston brown showed off his talents for us on the stage of busboys and poets restaurant in washington. 13-year-old emmanuel has said he'd love to someday be able to be as good as this at telling stories about his life's experiences. he's had quite a few in his 13 years of life. beginning when he was abandoned at just a few weeks old. >> he came in as an infant, he's

20 days or so old. >> reporter: since 20 days old, emmanuel has had to live in many different placements. >> emmanuel, he is a person who is fun loving, loves to tell stories. >> reporter: he has real stories of courage to tell. when he's not being shy. >> emmanuel's cancer survivor. he had brain cancer and removed the tumors and whatever. so he's a survivosurvivor. he's a resilient child. >> reporter: while he has stories to tell about all of his heroic experiences, he has ambition to help take care of medical needs of others whop do you want to be when you grow up. >> a doctor. >> reporter: taking care of children or adults or everybody? >> everybody. >> reporter: emmanuel got some pointers on speaking. then tried telling a story himself on the stage. >> my first story about football -- >> reporter: doing well in that sport is another one of his goals. he's hoping for an adoptive family who will help him reach

his goals. >> a family committed to him, you know. he has disappointments, he needs someone to be committed. >> you come through busboys and poet didn't want 0 you to leave empty handed. >> reporter: a copy of a book he wrote, he hoped to inspire emmanuel to start writing down his stories. barba barbara harrison, news4, wednesday's child. >> if you have room in your home and heart, call our adoption hot line. that number is 1-88-to-adopt-me. logon to nbcwashington.com. many people waking up right now and getting ready for the weather. getting ready to go outside and enjoy the weather. we'll get to that in a moment. first a story, anticipation building for the completion of the newly renovated ymca anthony bowen.

ymca d.c. held their second annual spring luncheon at cafe milano. ymco anthony bowen the first african-american ymca in the world. the new center scheduled to open in october in the u street corridor. it's going to feature 44,000 feet of square feet space, featuring an rooftop terrace, internet cafe and also a child care facility. it's going to be very, very nice. >> if you're on a rooftop terrace today, not a good place to be, i guess. >> a rooftop terrace today, your recommendation, don't be on the roof today. it's going to be sizzling up there. unless you're frying an egg on the top of your head i suggest somewhere else.

right now, people are gearing up for the great chesapeake bay swim. it's happening at 11:00 near sandy point.

12-year-old jimmy thomas from california the youngest swimmer in the charity event. this event raises money for the maryland march of dimes and other nonprofits. a warring heading to ocean city, stay alert while crossing the street. two people have been hit and killed while crossing coastal highway this year. officers are urging visitors to only cross the highway at crosswalks. >> got to be careful out there. >> drivers, don't be distracted. >> got to be really paying attention, whether pedestrian on vacation or driver on vacation, be extra careful. ocean city a popular spot. and the roads are very busy. stay in your crosswalks, no doubt. >> ledding to the beep or the pool, talking about it earlier, spf. >> stay up to here in watt for it was up to me today new york doubt. that way keep the sun off of you. importantly stay cool. it's another summer sizzler out here for sure. if you have a cool body of water at your disposal, i suggest finding it, getting on in sometime this afternoon to try

to stay cool. mother nature's going to have the sun turned up today. near 95 degrees in the urban center. be on the lookout for that. outside, here's the way it looks from our city camera view this morning. sunlight, hazy sunshine, bouncing off the roof of the jefferson memorial. it's going to be a very fine day for outdoor activities but it's going to be hot. remember to stay hydrated, lightweight, light colored clothes, take shade breaks. maybe get the hose out. wash the car. cool yourself down. but just enjoy the day. just be sun and heat smart if you're going to be spending time outside. 73 right now in washington. that's not too bad. but that's 8:00 in the morning, of course. by 10:00 this morning, we'll be into the 80s. metro temperatures, college park 77. annapolis, 77. camp springs 75. old dominion, leesburg, 75. dulls dull dulles at 72.

even manassas above 90 before the afternoon is done. there's your planner. a mild morning will become a blazing hot afternoon with temperatures low to mid-90s. heat index values could ex-seat 95 for a brief time. good day to go down to the beach. hometown forecast. headed down to the ocean for today, current temperature 73 degrees in ocean city. and hint of an offshore breeze, highs at coastline mid and upper 80s with full sunshine. then clear skies back down into the mid-70s by 10:00. start off on a monday morning back down below the 70 degree mark. good week -- good end of the weekend, beginning of the week at the beach. no rain on the radar today. we will stay rain-free sunday. lonesome showers in the south earn tier of new york. record breaking rains, 13 inches of rain in pensacola, florida, the second reasoainiest day in weather history in pensacola.

look at this plume of tropical moisture koling into southern georgia where they're having a terrible drought. they need the rain. all of the moisture, guess where that's coming up? up the spine of the appalachians. you folks southern end, charlottesville, central virginia a chance of a shower late tomorrow. most of us will have to wait until monday night into tuesday, wednesday for us get rain here in the d.c. metro. high pressure losing influence. there is a weak back door cool front sliding down the jersey coastline. it will lay down and washington across parts of southern new jersey. as the moisture comes northbound, that's going hold it at bay. 5:00, dry, raindrops won't be so far away. wet by start offtime tuesday. highs up to low and mid 90s. tomorrow night knot at hot but n crease. needed rain chances, five inches

behind in rainfall for the year in washington. we need it. we will be getting some, probably an inch, maybe two in some spots between tuesday and wednesday. dry it out by thursday morning. should be the last drop. warm and dry headed into next weekend. i'll be tweeting up dates on the forecast all day following me on twitter, @chuckbell4. >> your fun benjamin franklin facts. >> 1752, a good year. >> this weekend the opening weekend for maryland's first and only stand-up roller coaster. apocalypse taking riders on a journey. i got a chance to collect it out. >> reporter: hair-raising turns and sudden drops, the newest ride at six flags america strives to create an end of the world thriller with shooting fire and explosions. >> it definitely gives you the feeling that something bad, imminent is coming at the end of the ride.

>> reporter: elizabeth loves to ride roller coasters. she says she's been on 350 of them. and her 9-year-old daughter calista rode her first coaster at 2 years old. they were the perfect partners for my first ride on the apocalypse. this camera will make you feel like you are on the apocalypse, too. i'll strap it on, put it tight around my chest. there we go. we are ready to go. ready? let's do it! let's go. the apocalypse is maryland's first and only stand-up coaster. are you nervous? no. i'm a little bit nervous. and there was reason to be a little nervous. a bike seat rises in between your legs to hold you in place. once everyone's fastened and tight, we are set to take off at up to a55 miles per hour. ready? >> yeah. >> reporter: let's do this. oh! this ride will have you shaking

on your feet. as you can see, it's not too easy on the head. the twists and turns certainly take their toll. >> also gives your body a different feeling as you're going through the ride. you can feel it throughout your body rather than just a lot of times on upper body. >> reporter: the high-speed rush was over in a flash. and calista gave the ride high marks. >> it's one of my favorites because this is my first stand-up, i've never been on one like this. >> reporter: i can check that off my bucket list. ready to go home now. whoa! >> your turn? >> maybe. maybe. i don't know, you do one of the still pictures everybody's -- but i haven't been on one of those in so long. last ride i went on it's a small world that boat on disneyland. >> it's the same thing. you'll be fine. >> i had the baby with me. same thing? >> yeah. the same thing. don't bring the baby. >> actor matthew mcconaughey

ties the knot with longtime girlfriend camilla alves. the couple got hitched deep in the heart of texas last night. they said their i dos in front of close friends and family. the couple met back in 2006. they do have a nearly 4-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter. they are raising their family in austin. i'm hearing that the guests camped out in their yard before the ceremony. big slumber party. the marine who asked out justin timberlake got a second date with the singer, sort of. last year kelsie asked the star to the ball and he said yesterday. last week timberlake invited her to the spike tv guys choice awards. she was allowed to bring her boyfriend along and got a sought out from timberlake during the show as well as backstage pass. he took time to thank jessica biel for allowing him to escort her to the marine corps all.

wonder where they'll go next. like a sight item, two dates. >> the opportunity of a lifetime. listening to first lady michelle obama peek at an event. >> what do you do if you to skip school to see her in for one philadelphia first grader there was an easy solution. just get a note from the first lady, simple. gee anna met mis-obama this week but had to miss her reading test to attend the event. the girl had a plan, though, asking the first lady for a note ex-excusing her absence. >> i said, can you please write me a note. she said, write it about what? i said, to write about that i missed my final. the note sayses dear mrs. manage grail, thank you for allow, g. a na to miss her finals to come hear me speak. >> mrs. obama got the idea from her husband. last week the president wrote a note for a young boy in minnesota excusing him from

class. >> they're going to be writing more notes i can tell in the future. >> scan it and e-mail, you keep it forever. >> we are getting tons of comments this morning about one of most anticipated fights that ended in controversy last night. >> that's right. manny pacquiao wearing the blue trunks, squared off against timothy bradley for the welterweight title. that fight within to a judge's decision, with a split decision in favor of bradley. many experts say pacquiao, he was the clear winner. >> and this morning, we are hearing from you, going to facebook and twitter pages. curtis says, yeah, they robbed him without using a weapon. and then robbie says, may weather paid off the officials. i don't know about that. getting creative there. >> no evidence to support that. but they'll have a rematch. maybe it will be his chance. >> we'll see. that's going to do it for news4

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