core soci co core sews. >> they had him in a dug of war. >> they had him in a dug of war. >> reporter: d.c. animal control confiscated the two dogs as he walked to work about 6:45 in the morning. what did you think when you saw your neighbor on the ground like that? >> i just felt really bad for him because he is kind of sickly anyway. >> reporter: the animals are guard dogs at the towing recovery lot at 36th street and benning road. investigators say they got through an unsecured gate. the d.c. police cited the owners with having loose dogs. it carries a $50 fine. so these dogs can maul someone and the owner is not held criminally responsible? >> it depends.

again, this part of the investigation with mpd and the animal control agency, just to the degree of negligence involved in this has to be determined. >> reporter: this man says he knows the towing company owner around the dogs, named kilo and money. >> good dogs. i mean, they only going to attack if they have been provoked. >> reporter: police say there is no evidence the dogs were provoked. the attack could have been worse if it weren't for neighbors. one grabbed a shovel, another a bat to fight the animals off. phil raglan let his american bulldog oliver loose and he scared the attacking dogs away. >> dragged him down the block literally. almost like a dead animal or something. pretty scared. >> reporter: the victim was taken to a local hospital initially in critical condition. we have been told he has been upgraded to fair condition. he suffered bite marks all over his body as well as a broken arm. d.c. animal control are

investigating to see if these dogs will be euthanized. live from northeast washington, darcy spencer. >> an alleged cult leader accused in court today. moses stone accused of killing 27-year-old antoinette ta mccoy of southeast d.c. and a 5-year-old boy last year. prosecutors say stone killed the boy because he thought he was gay. they say he then buried their bodies behind his mother's home in durham, north carolina. now that house has a new owner. >> did you know about this home before you moved in? >> not until yesterday. >> the studio apartment, bodies buried however long ago. i stopped listening. >> yesterday's guilty plea, moses will avoid the death penalty and also agreed to testify against six others charged in the case. two key witnesses have taken the stand for the prosecution in the jerry sandusky trial. the day began with emotional testimony from an 18-year-old

who testified about repeated instances of sexual abuse. then this afternoon, another penn state coach described an encounter that he saw between sandusky and what appeared to be a preteen boy. brian mooar joins us. he is live from belfont, pennsylvania, with more on this. brian? >> reporter: wendy, certainly a day of powerful testimony from those two reluctant witnesses, mike mcqueer rib, the former penn state grad student said that he walked into the locker room late one night in 2001 and caught jerry sandusky with the young boy. he said he heard the slapping sound of skin on skin, caught a second or two glimpse and said there was no mistaking what he saw. mcqueary considered the key witness in this case, but every bit as powerful, perhaps more powerful today that 18-year-old boy who told a rapt courtroom about the time back in the early part of this decade, when he was

12 years old, he was sexually molested by jerry sandusky. by the said he was frozen, there was nothing he could do he broke down in tears. he wept, he sobbed and took questions from defense. in the end, he stood firm on the story. wendy? >> thank you, brian mooar. the former baseball star, roger clemens is accused of trying congress about whether he ever used performance-enhancing drugs. defense attorneys wrapped up their closing arguments today by attacking the credibility of the prosecution's star witness. prosecutors told the jury that clemens lied and should be held accountable. clemens' initial trial last summer ended in a mistrial. now to our weather. people on the national mall, armed with umbrellas today. how long will this rain stick with us? look who's back, folks, from london and he has brought the wet stuff with him. doug? >> not too bad out there now. starting to see the rain move out of the area.

76 degrees right now under cloudy skies the most part, starting to see a little clearing, winds out of the south, 10 miles per hour, current temperature also, 81, martinsburg, 81, leesburg, culpepper, cooler to the east, seeing the rain and shower activity, 73, la plata. but back to the west, we are looking at those warmer numbers. the rain, mostly east now, southern he maryland, baltimore, calvert county, southern portions of ann aroundel county, prince georges county, route four, dunkirk area. so watch out there. light to moderate rain in those areas. the rest of us just about done. could be a few more showers and maybe few thunderstorms rumbling through the area but most of us should stay dry for the rest of the even willing. this is a cold front going to sweep through, let you know what comes in behind it in a couple of minutes. after months of messy crowds, tent cities and confrontations with police, calm has now returned to two parks in downtown d.c. tom sherwood joins us now from the newsroom as occupy

demonstrators pack up and leave. >> reporter: those occupy protests lasted for months. now, the parks are parks again. for months, lining around the country, occupy d.c. and its supporters filled mcferson square off k street in downtown washington, demanding economic justice for the now famous 99%. the demonstrators frequently took to city streets in the mild of rush thundershowers make their point bunch now, quiet has returned. the demonstrators gone. birds earned animals regained their nesting spacez as the park service put up fences to help restart natural area. what's happening here at the park now? >> the fences are up right now, just to try to restore some of the grass that had been destroyed during the occupy movement. we are just trying to get the park back to the way it was prior to. >> reporter: even on this rainy day the park is again a popular

cut through and pleasant walk in a noisy city. and the quiet is good news for both nearby businesses and those pedestrians. i heard you talked to the police officer. what did you say to him? >> i told him, thank you, i can finally have my park back. >> been a while? >> been too long. >> reporter: a few blocks away, freedom plaza on pennsylvania avenue is also now an open space again. gone are the tent and encampments that were here for months. what did you think of the protesters, trying to bring attention to economic injustice and complaints that some people weren't being treated right. what about that thought? >> they went about it the wrong way. if you want to protest, make signs, you protest city hall, not in front of -- not in a park. >> you cannot leave your stuff. >> reporter: park police were cautioning one homeless man that his he will belongings would be remove fed left them unattended but quiet has mostly returned to mcferson square. they said they are leaving the

park but will keep up the five. jim? >> thank you, tom. president obama on his way to philly right now, halfway through a schedule that includes six fund raiser ares today. three of them were in maryland. governor martin o'malley introduced the president at a reception in baltimore this morning. the president warned supporters this campaign, oh it is not going to be easy. >> if you're following stick with me and fight with me and the press on, if you're willing to work even harder than we did in 2008, i guarantee you we will move this country forward, we will finish what we start and we will remind the world just why it is the united states of america is the greatest nation on earth, god bless you. >> the president is expected to arrive in philadelphia in a few minutes. his schedule there includes three fund-raising convenients at the franklin institute. mitt romney is campaigning in the swing swing state of florida. campaigning in orlando at a

plant that makes air filters. he says the president out of touch. >> the president needs to get in touch with what's happening in the private sector, happening with middle income families and the damage done by the specter of obama care and the tax it is charges to businesses in the health care sector. >> romney added that if the supreme court does not declare the health care law unconstitutional, his first act in congress will be to repeal it. virginia voters at the bombs today to make decisions in several primary race, one of the most closely watched, the republican primary for the commonwealth u.s. senate seat. julie carey is live with who can be facing democrats this fall. hey, jewels. >> reporter: you wouldn't know it from the light turnout at the polls today but virginia voters making some very important decisions today. the last time virginia voters went to the polls in march for the republican presidential primary, just 6.4% of them turned out if in fairfax county. i'm told that turnout today could be even lower than that.

now there, is a congressional primary on the ballot in this precinct, but the big draw here around across the common swett that republican senate primary, to decide who will oppose democrat tim kaine in a race that could decide the balance of power in the senate. all have shown george allen to be the front-runner a bid to reclaim his senate seat. he faces three other republicans on the ballot, bob marshall, jamie radke and ew jackson. now, allen has raised far more money than his opponents and several voters told me today his experience plus high name recognition convinced him he is the best person to challenge tim kaine in the fall but not everybody today went with the favorite. >> i think i'm looking for somebody with experience george allen has.

i think he would be the best candidate for the republicans to put up against the democrat tic opponent. >> volunteereded for jamie radke. i like the things that she stands for. and i like her strong open pro-life issue. that is the main thing for me. >> polls are open until 7:00. why some voters say they want to give george allen a second chance. live from fairfax county, julie carey, news4. in alexandria, 14 democrats are running to fill six seats on the city council. this is one of the most competitive races that city has seen in decades. some see it as a referendum on just how alexandria should redevelop the waterfront. challenge, are accusing current council members of ignoring their constituents' views in favor of catering to the developers. we are going to have continuing coverage of today's primary race result notice old dominion, both on nbcwashington.com and then

again tonight on news4 at 11:00. a guilty verdict for a maryland lawmaker after three hours of deliberation a jury found delegate tiffany alston guilty today of misdemeanor theft and misconduct in office. alston is a democrat and a freshman delegate from prince georges county. she was convicted of stealing $800 in state funds to pay an employee to manage her private law practice. she faces up to 18 months in prison and could be forced out of office. coming up next at 5:00, a suspected thief flour bombed at a local gym and caught on tape. that wasn't only thing that was unveiled. this kid's meal is packed with more sodium than 13 orders of french fries. tonight, a new report ranks the five worst fast food options for kids. excessive sweating, it is embarrassing. how a new noninvasive treatment

well, fast food restaurants

are trying to offer healthier options for kids about wait till you see what this group came one in terms of sodium in kids meals. the physician's committee for responsible medicine ranked the top five kids meals and number one, chick-fil-a -- >> what? no way! >> handily is going to have a heart attack. the cheeseburger happy meal at mcdonald's made the list it has, get this doug, more sodium than 13 orders of french fries and even if you go with the fruit option. >> what? >> the burger king kid's meal contains almost as much as cholesterol as six slices of bacon. and the sonic kids junior burger meal has more sugar than two twinkies. rounding out the top five is denny's, just denny's. >> wow. >> cancel our three-top for 6:00, you guys. for 10% of people, sweating is more than just an annoyance that's because they are suffering from a condition that causes people to sweat excessively and unpredictably. but now, a new noninvasive

treatment is literally using microwaves to stop the sweating for good. doreen gentzler has details. >> i would go through five to six shirts a night, drenched to the bone. >> reporter: it wasn't until recently that kevin davis could stand in the sun, that's because he had a problem with excessive sweating that left him soaked. >> it's embarrassing. it is. it is unsightly. >> is perfectly normal for any of us to presnir hot environments or under stressful conditions but some people, even with a little bit of change in temperature or when they are under stress, they go through a very vivid percent spir racial crisis. >> for years, hyper hydrosis has been treated with clinical strength anti-perspirants and more recently, botox injections but neither of those treatments is very effective for long periods of time. now, a new fda-approved

procedure is giving patients long-term relief. >> this is very exciting because this is something you can do twice and get rid of 90% of the perspiration permanently. >> reporter: a d.c. dermatologist says mira dry uses microwaves to go deep in the skin and kill sweat gland on the outlet's. most patients need two treatments for massive effectiveness. >> don't need sweat glands to function. not the ones under your arms. we have other twice lose heat effectively. >> reporter: losing the ones under your arms doesn't affect the ability to cool yourself. patients get an anesthetic, some patients may experience soreness and swelling. >> it affected my life as far as not wanting people to touch me, not wanting people to get too close to me. >> reporter: kevin davis says he used to shy away from outdoor

activities, being in potentially awkward situations with, but since he underwent the mira dry treatment last year, his whole life changed. >> it has definitely helped me just to be a little bit more social. i don't feel embarrassed. >> reporter: doreen gentzler, news four. >> the type of microwaves used in this treatment aren't the type that cause cancer but it is a form of electromagnetic energy. anybody can get the treatment t will cost you $3,000 for two procedures. wow, i'm sweating thinking about t. >> i will be a dermatologist in my next life. >> yeah. cha-ching. welcome back, gid. >> yeah. >> a shiner here. you can barely see it. >> barely see. >> what is the story? >> he fought his way across the atlantic. i was sticking up for americans everywhere in a bar in london. there was 12 of them and one of me. and i will tell you what, those guys -- i made it back from london, no problem, went to a basketball game, played basketball yesterday, a nice little things, five stitches later, i'm good to go.

>> it was the kiddie league. >> right. right. playing against 8-year-old he is. >> sad. yeah. >> so if we pull this -- >> no sympathy at all. none. none. but thank you, guys, i had a great time in london. >> did you have a great time? >> really fantastic. i had never been there before, never seen the sights, got to see those. as a matter of fact, look at the sights we did see out there in london. of course, there was big ben. this was one of the only time we actually saw the sun when we were there we sought changing of the guard, hung out with people celebrating the jubilee. they were so excited about not just the jubilee but london itself. that is the olympic games. take a look at this. that is the orbit tower right there this is the aquatic center over there, toward the olympics, where michael phelps and many of the guys are going to be out and about later on this summer. so of course, all kinds of olympic previews coming up the next couple of weeks from our trip to london. wait until you see how much fun we had with that, too. wither going to have fun with it as well over the next couple of weeks. out there right now, plenty of cloud cover. actually looks like london out

there the temperature last week in london, only in the mid-50s all week long with rain throughout much of the period. not the best weather. still, london, what you expect here, 76 out there, winds out of the south, 10 miles per hour, starting to clear out just a little bit. we will start to see those cloud clouds begin to disburse. most light to moderate showers still in through the eastern shore along northern portions of calvert county and along route two and four. back to the west, the cold front making its way our way, a few showers and thunderstorms along it, but not too worried about those coming through tonight. most of this will begin to die down as we move on through the

night. across the area, not too much to the east, only .300 in easton, .2, pax river. annapolis, a third, less than two tenths in washington. half an inch in this area, half inch to an inch back to the north and west. much-needed rain back that way. winds gusting upwards 15 to 25 tomorrow. thursday, not looking too bad out there at all. the next couple of days what are we going to be seeing in one thing we are going to be seeing the temperatures a little bit below average. this time of year, average 84, 79 on your thursday, 80 on friday, coming up on saturday, a high temperature there of 81 degrees. a 30% chance of showers. not worried about the backyard weather, come to your backyard, too, tune in for that, more on

that later. >> we are missing you. >> need slip and slide at veronica's backyard. >> did they really? >> yeah slip and slide. >> how i did the nose. yeah. slip and slide. >> thank you, doug. when we come right back on news4 at 5:00, will a new casino hurt or help the state of maryland? a task force wry reese is the impact of gaming what happened it means for a proposed site in prince georges county. taking a stand against profanity in public. the punishment for people caught cursing in this quaint neighborhood. and in sports tonight, another local olympian is hoping to help her team defend its gold medal in london. and a little bit later on news4 at 6:00, we are just learning about the arrest of the wife of george zimmerman t is a new twist in the florida

they are playing our song, only 45 days away from the opening ceremonies of the london summer olympics and many athletes are still qualifying in the individual sports but there's one team ready to go >> oh, yeah, we are all ready that is the two-time defending gold medalist usa women's soccer team,s a former virginia cavalier and current member of the d.c. united women's club who is helping to lead the way. zachary kiesch has her story. >> hi, i'm becky sauer britain, a defender for the u.s. women's national soccer team. >> reporter: becky sauerbrun is known for her leadership but her life is a close second. her life revolves around her craft and constantly refining it. this morning is like most other she is in town and includes a one-on-one training session with her trainer. >> the game is always changing, so you always have to adapt to the game, tough keep improving and developing. it is nice to have good coaches, especially in this area who are

aware of that and can teach it. >> reporter: the 26-year-old national team defender is preparing for her first olympics. the story hardly start there is. >> it has been a long journey for me and live to play on a lot of teams and a lot of levels it. >> reporter: the st. louis native played college ball at the university of virginia where she became the first three-time all-american in school history. >> i feel like it was really great. i had a great coach in steve swanson there. then just really great teammates, the style of soccer suited me, very much keep the ball on the floor and small bass passes and movement off the ball and things like that that really suits my style, i really thrive in that environment. >> reporter: sauerbrun's ability has been evidence for year bus her big break came when she was called off the bench during the 2011 world cup semifinals versus france.

>> oh it is the highlight of my career, i would say. just being there, making the team in itself is i think a huge achievement, but i actually got play in the semifinal against france and for me, that's been the top of my game is being able to play in the semifinal. >> reporter: today the u.s. women's soccer program is no longer a secret. and sauerbrun says her and her teammates are expecting nothing short of gold this summer. >> we are still kind of riding the high of the world cup and the disappointment we didn't win the tournament. we are defending gold medalists in the last two games so we feel like we have a lot of pressure on us but i think this team really thrives under pressure and so we are just really looking forward to kind of proving and showing the world that we are number one. >> reporter: zachary kiesch, news4 sports. >> she doesn't look stressed at all. makes it look easy. hey, hidden cameras inside locker rooms, they are designed to keep you safe, but does it cross a line?

tonight, something embarrassing that was caught inside a d.c. gym. plus, a special tribute for some local firefighters who risked their lives to save others. how they are being honored today for their bravery. the toddler who can't contain himself after he takes a sip of root beer. we are going to see the viral video coming up on news4

wow, saying we didn't know this, did you know it is legal in d.c. for your gym to put cameras in the locker room, as much as they put up notification signs? >> i'm working out at home tomorrow. okay. >> i'm not ever working out again. >> that's what one popular gym in northwest d.c. is doing in an effort to catch a bold thief, but as news4's jim rosen field tells us tonight, the surveillance effort put one member in an embarrassing spotlight. >> mm-hmm. >> reporter: caught in the act. watch this guy giving the lock a workout in the men's locker room last friday. while members were doing cardio in the gym in northwest d.c.

but this guy didn't know, the whole thing was a setup and it was videotaped. >> we came up with the idea of a flour bag. >> reporter: yes, that's flour pouring out all over the bold locker looter's pants. management rigged one of the lockers with a cheap lock and used cameras inside the locker room to try to put a stop to the recent rash of thefts. >> and the police simply indicated the best way to get these people is catch them red-handed. >> reporter: the cameras are in plain view in the ceiling and signs warn members of the surveillance so it is perfectly legal in the district but cameras can be problematic. vida officials admit that one member changing in the locker room was mistakenly put on monitors throughout the gym as an electrician was testing the new system. >> if i were a member, i would certainly want to be sure it was viewed only by a staffmen person of the same-sex and that there was no way that they could take a clip and send it off to youtube if they thought that my body was interesting. >> reporter: members we spoke

with didn't seem to have a huge problem with the effort to catch a thief. >> a lot of times i will have my computer and my iphone and a lot of things that are not easy to replace. i guess five to give up a little bit of privacy to ensure that my items are safe while i'm working out, as long as they are letting me know, then i don't see a problem with t. >> you really care. i mean, tsa screenings, they -- similar thing in a way. doesn't bother me. >> reporter: as for the locker invader, vida officials turned their tape over to police but he is still on the run. in northwest, jim rosen field, news4. seven firefighters injured while battling a house fire in prince georges county are being honored for their bravery today. congresswoman donna edwards held a ceremony -- is holding one this evening for the firefighters and their families and co-workers. in february, they were burned while they were putting out a fire at a home in riverdale that was ruled an arson. one of the men spent nearly twoant moss recovering in the washington hospital center burn unit. you at this hour, louisa county, virginia is saying

good-bye to its historic high school damaged in last year's earthquake. closing ceremonies being held for the old louisa high school building that suffered irreparable damage from that 5.8 quake back in august. it had been the county's only high school for more than 70 years. tonight, students, faculty and alumni are writing down their favorite high school memories for a project that will be used in the new school building. the talkier county school board plans to save money by eliminating competitive sports programs for all middle school students and high school freshmen. intramural schools and sports and activities would be spared but the decision is being met with criticism tonight from parents. >> i don't personally think that you're telling me the whole story. i'm angry with you. it's gonna take a long time to get over it. we have to work torque, but i wa -- together, but i'm not going to for get this.

school board members were lit into last night. board members say they have a revenue problem that some parents disagree about saying the board has a spending problem. first lady michelle obama visited a local book store today. she spent a few hours in the barnes and noble on 12th street in the northwest, signing copies of her book, "american grown" the story of white house kitchen garden and gardens across america t looks back at eleanor roosevelt's victory garden and shares stories of those involved in community gardens across our country. proceeds from the new book will benefit the national park foundation. >> lining up today. >> you know it. saying four-letter word in public is going to cost you. up next, details behind one town's ban on curse words. plus, things are changing. what die-hard apple fans need to know before trading in their macbook for the latest version. and progress tonight

bieber fever sweeps through mexico and a toddler's love of root beer goes priviral. >> some of the stories trending online today. we begin with a town in new england that doesn't find anything quaint about cursing. the town of middleboro just approved a $20 fine for anyone who swears in public. >> the local shop owners say that young people think nothing of shouting profanities at each other and it's making the customers a tad uncomfortable. it's not clear how long this ban is gonna last because the american civil liberties union says it may violate free speech. ♪ >> justin bieber wowed the crowd of 210,000 people last night in mexico city. >> he is traveling the grobe

with frees you leading up to his believe tour. he is scheduled to perform live on friday morning on the "today" show. new york city mayor michael bloomberg won't like this, but online viewers can't get enough of little noah. take a look at the toddler's reaction after his first sip of root beer. >> every time he tates it he does that. it is also adorable because root beer is strong, more of a grown up beverage if you will. most kids have the opposite reaction when they taste it the first time. they think it is a little spicy. but not noah. >> put that in with the baby sauce. >> yeah, dip his binky into that. can the state of maryland sustain a sixth casino in prince georges county? we have the results of a new study. i'm liz crenshaw v a new way to pay for all of your mobile devices with just one data plan. my story is coming up. and right now, looking at a few more showers and even a few thunderstorms just off to the west, but will they make their way in

new report out today spores building a casino in prince

georges county but critics argue it would hurt the other gambling facilities in the state. news4's chris gordon has more from annapolis on this high-stakes debate. >> one, two, three, four. >> no casinos at our door. >> reporter: this coalition of religious groups demonstrated against the proposed prince georges county casino. >> it is proven that wherever there are casino's, there's always other ills that come with it compulsive gambling, crime increase. >> reporter: maryland voters authorized five slot sites in the referendum gambling in 2008. just last week, crowds greeted the opening of merriman live at aroundels mill. prince georges executive wants a sixth casino site authorized at national harbor, which he says would mean $60 million in additional revenue for the county and the state. national harbor says there is plenty of demand for a sixth site. >> i think whether you're selling soap or whatever you are, you want the monopoly and

monopolies usually aren't best for the community and best for the economy being best for the state. >> reporter: but maryland live argues competition from a prince georges county casino could cannibalize its business. >> we believe it's unfair, but beyond that we believe it is not prudent on anyone's part to do it at this point. >> reporter: the state work group that's considering the impact of expanded gaming today received an independent report that concludes the maryland market could sustain a sixth video lottery terminal facility in prince georges county. >> probably no surprise that we have been saying all along that a sixth casino is viable in the state and one, like national harbor, the one i will be advocating for in here, i think will bring greater revenues to the county and to the state. >> reporter: the decision to expand gaming in maryland requires a constitutional amendment which means governor martin o'malley must convene a special session of the legislature by july in order to put this on a statewide referendum in the november election. in annapolis, chris gordon,

news4. recalled rental cars. one lawmaker is trying to get them off the road. plus, there's a new way to hook up all of your wireless devices in one data plan. and what you pay for your apple macbook and what it's worth now might surprise you. liz crenshaw is here now. >> make you sick to your stomach. >> really be surprised? >> apple users, you know. we will begin with one lawmaker's effort to close a loophole involving rental cars that have safety recalls. u.s. senator barbara boxer of california is working on legislation to force rental car companies not to rent or sell cars that have safety defectses. boxer was joined at today's news conference with a mother whose two daughters died went rental car they were riding in crashed into an oncoming tractor trailer. boxer around flamt says the rental car had been recalled ant crash was the result of a defect in the car's power steering hose.

>> no rental car company should be allowed to rent or sell a car without fixing the car first to specifications approved by nhtsa. >> my daughters died instant any a fireball. we need this to be a law. we can cot on the industry to do the right thing. >> boxer is calling on rental car companies to sign a pledge not to rent or sell cars that have safety recalls. after confronting the rental car companies, boxer says hertz is the only company of the four major rental car businesses in the u.s. to sign that pledge. okay. america's largest wireless company is asking its customers with a what they want to see in a wireless plan and verizon wireless used the research and decided to revamp the way it sells its data plans. verizon wireless calls it share everything plans. it is a way to buy one data plan and use it with up to ten different mobile devices such as

phones, tablets, notebooks. the verizon plan includes unlimited shared minutes and messages but there are monthly fees for the data and all the wireless services that you use. here is how it is supposed to work. figure out how many wireless deviceses you have, depending on how many you use, you will pay a monthly fee. then you are supposed to figure out how much data you use, buy as little as one gigabyte for $50. another ten gigabytes for $100 a mom. existing customers can keep their exist plans. no fee or contract extension to move over to the share everything plan. okay, speaking of new technology changing how we live, people are dumping their am laptops. resale sites reported record traffic for the macbook trade-s in but macbooks tend to depreciate faster than i phones and ipads, according to the

journal. they lose 70% of their val knew two years. if you bought a macbook for about $1,000, you might get less than $250 if you fry sell it so you get to bite new one. >> doesn't take long. or just use that one and let the new one -- that will never happ happen with mac users. check the forecast. >> relatively cool. temperature this time of year, 83 to 84 degrees. we have been below that number the last couple of weeks or the last week. 75 degrees thought now, wind out of the south 1 miles an hour, under cloudy skies. most of the rain moved out of here. temperature-wise, 74, rock vol. -- rockville.

everybody saw rain earlier making its way through the region. some locations half an inch to an inch of rain nbc four cameras out today in prince georges county. kennel worth avenue, the traffic there slow possibly because of the rain see the windshield wipers going across that area. yes, you needed the umbrellas, making your way out and about today this guys in the right idea, the big umbrella, makes his way around town. forecast goes, clearing skies, maybe another shower, maybe a rumble of thunder, best chance of that off to the west, clearing skies and cooler temperatures, 68, washington, 67, fredericksburg, 65 in gaithersburg. breezy tomorrow, 81 a high in washington, 78, gaithersburg, 82 culpepper, 80 around i-81 corridor, below average but 80 this time of year is nice. winds, 15 to 25 miles per hour. 79 on your thursday, 80 on friday. saturday and sunday looking nice right now. also for you folks heading down toward the beaches, maybe up

toward the mountains, looking very, very good this weekend. monday and tuesday, temperatures in the low 80s. on thursday, we will be in somebody's backyard just like we were last week. we want to come to your backyard and send us those pictures at nbcwashington.com and maybe we can do the weather live in your backyard. >> thanks, doug. on news4 at 5:00 tonight, new debate over florida's controversial stand your ground law in the wake of the trayvon martin case. coming up at 6:00 tonight, we will tell you about the places where people can get medical marijuana in the district there are new here to there is have americemerged 50 after three men escaped from alcatraz. and we will talk to doug about yes missed the day's work today. when you see him, you will know why he

homeless man whose face was nearly chewed off after an attack is awake at a miami hospital. doctors say 65-year-old ronald poppa is up and walking with the help of hospital staff. he has had three surgeries already and will need more to rebuild his face. he has been at the hospital since may 26th when a naked man attacked him on the side of a road. police shot and killed the suspect. the parents of trayvon martin are taking another stand against florida's stand your ground law. the man charged with killing their unarmed son invoked that law as a defense. and today, state officials began a review of the controversial measure. jay gray has our report. >> accomplished panel -- >> reporter: led by lawmakers, lawyers and state officials, a public safety task force in florida began its review of the controversial stand your ground law today, while the parent of trayvon martin, the teenager,

whose death prompted the series of public hearings spoke first outside. >> i believe my son was standing his grounds are. he was afraid. this guy was a stranger to him that was following him. and i just want to speak to the task force to let them know that this is personal and they do need to review these laws and they need to amend these laws. >> reporter: back inside irk dozens addressed the panel, some suggesting laut remain as is. >> this is a good law. it is not broken. please do not try and fix t. >> reporter: others suggesting it be repealed. >> there's no justice in this state and this law is disgusting. >> reporter: but most, including martin's parents, asking for changes to what they call a loosely written, ambiguous measure. >> where does it say in these laws that an unarmed -- that neighborhood watch volunteer can chase down an unarmed teen,

shoot him and claim self-defense? >> reporter: this was the first of six hearings scheduled across the state. >> i'm not going to make a predetermination, nor i do want my task force members to do that i want to listen to everything we receive with an open mind and have an honest assessment as we move forward. >> reporter: ultimately, they will report their findings to the florida legislature who then have the task of deciding if stand your ground will stand in their state. jay gray, nbc news. now at 6:00, new questions tonight about secret government leaks. a man is mauled during a tug-of-war and animals have been a problem in the past. trayvon martin shoot shooting death case took a turn today. george zimmerman's wife has been arrested. president obama makes a big campaign push in maryland while mitt romney claims when it comes to the economy, the commander in chief is out of touch. and good evening,