find out how long these condition also last. and a woman stabbed to death inside a dewey beach motel room. we know who is responsible but the motive is a mystery. a board member suddenly resigns from the uva board after the ousting of the popular president. i'm in for jim vance. and i'm doreen gentzler. the wife of jerry sandusky took the wins stand to defend her husband against dozens of sex abuse charges. the defense focused on the former penn state football coach's mental state. brian mooar joins us live with today's developments. brian? >> reporter: doreen and jim, today the defense tried to turn the tables on jerry sandusky's accusers. and of the many witnesses, there was one headliner, dottie sandusky. the wife of jerry sandusky took the witness stand today to defend the former penn state football coach against charges he abused ten boys over a decade and a half. dottie sandusky has emerged as a

key third-party witness. perhaps jerry sandusky's best hope of an alibi. several accusers say she was nearby when sandusky abused them during sleepovers at the family home or on trips. the wife denied there was any inappropriate contact. she said she never saw or heard anything. earlier, a defense expert said sandusky suffers from an obscure mental disorder. forensic psychologist elliott atkins says his diagnosis of histrionic personality disorder offers an alternate explanation for what we're previously described as creepy love letters from sandusky to one of his accusers. day two of defense testimony focused as much on knocking down charges as building up sandusky's reputation. with a parade of character witnesses recalling his good deeds. >> these character witnesses really do nothing other than the fact that they signal to the

jury that there are people who have come forward who are reputable in the community standing by sandusky. >> under aggressive questioning by the defense, two state police investigators denied they share detailses of crimes among the alleged victims to coach their testimony. but an audiotape revealed they did shier specifics with at least one witness. defense attorney has tried to show several of the athe accusers have a financial interest in sandusky's conviction. the defense attorney raised eyebrows here today when he compared this trial to a soap opera "all my children." and asked whether sandusky would testify? he just said, stay tuned. brian mooar, news4. thank you, brian. for the latest developments on the jerry sandusky trial stay tuned for nbc "nightly news" with brian williams coming on right after this broadcast at 7:00. a silver spring man charged after police say he sexually assaulted a woman he met online. the police arrested the

21-year-old nicklas morales mosedo yesterday and say a woman he met on the website back page.com came to his house when she got there, investigators said he had a rifle and told her he was a police officer and would arrest her if she didn't do what he said. morales mosedo is being held on bond. new details on a murder that rocked a popular resort town. inside a dewey beach motel room. now the suspect is dead. police say the pair traveled to the atlantic ocean side motel together but the motive is unclear. chris gordon has the latest. >> reporter: dewey beach is a destination for young adults and college kids who come here to drink, party and basically, get loud. it is not known for violent crime and this murder has become the prime topic of conversation. >> i'm just saying, they're just scared. the first murder in dewey history. >> all the girls are scared to walk home at night they feel like someone is going to come

home and get them. >> the police call it a homicide. the victim, 26-year-old dan yooel melman, found by a made lying on the floor of her home at the amendmentic oceanside motel. >> it was sad, my daughter was crying. she felt so bad. >> sources say the victim was stabbed several times. delaware state police put out this photo of the man believed to be the suspect. 26-year-old kumar of wilmington, delaware. news4 learned this may not have been a random killing. sources say the victim and suspect were acquaintances and arrived the day before the murder in the same car and staying in the same motel room registered in the name of the suspect. as the summer season begin this week, dewey beach is filled with young adults. >> does it give you any piece of mind or sense of safety or security to know they were checked in together? in other words, they knew each other? >> that makes me feel a little better. it doesn't make me feel like i'm a target for this person.

they're not running around killing random people. >> as a police department we're doing the best to ensure the safety all our visitors and residents and makes sure everyone comes here and has a wonderful time and goes home. >> this evening, delaware state police are no longer look for the suspect. they tell us, he's dead. his body was found in new jersey. reporting from dewey beach, delaware, chris gordon, news4. now to our weather. high heat and humidity for the next few days. the conditions have people flocking to swimming pools to cool off. how long will it last and how bad will it get? doug is here with our first forecast. hey, doug. you'll need the swimming pool over the next couple of days because temperatures are soaring. right now you step outside and you're feeling 88 but the humidity, with the dew point of 70 degrees. it feels more like 92 or 93 degrees and it's not going to let up any time soon. current terms around, 88 in winchester. 89 in smar lots vil and 89 in fredericksburg but look at this, 90 in culpepper and manassas and

down to the south along the bay, some relief with temperatures there only around the 80 degree mark. everybody tomorrow is going to be under the heat index or the heat advisory for areas of baltimore welcome washington, right on down through culpepper and fredericksburg and it could be between 100 and 105. i'll tell you when the hottest temperatures move in coming up. a man is recovering from serious injuries after an accident at a construction site in prince george's county. we'll look from chopper 4. this happened around 10:00 this morning on canadian way in law rea laurel. the man was working when he fell 20 feet into a concrete trench and crews say it took a team of nearly 30 people to rescue the man and he's in serious condition tonight. and a senior citizen still working in construction was killed on the job today at a d.c. asphalt plant. police say a dumptruck hit the man this morning in the 1100 block of w street northeast. the victim was in his 80s and

worked for fort meyer construction. company's vice president said he was a long-time and well-loved employee. the police and officials from the occupational safety and health administration are now investigating. to politics, president obama is still at the group of 20 summitt in mexico. a policy shift he made before he left still dominates the political discussion here at home. steve handelsman is on capitol hill and tells us if president's decision on immigration caught republicans by surprise. hi, steve. >> hi, doreen. up here on capitol hill tonight, some republican law enforcements are vowing to sue to try to stop what they call ak amnesty. the obama immigration plan. other republicans, including one from arizona, with whom i spoke today, say they're going to try to get a vote to stop it. mitt romney, meanwhile, has been mostly mum on the matter. and so democrats couldn't be happier. >> in scenic los cabos, mexico, as president obama worked the g-20 summitt, came word his move

on immigration is paying off politically. a whopping 64% of likely voters told bloomberg they support the obama order to let 800,000 young undocumented migrants stay in the u.s. to study or work. democrats, played up the issue. >> mitt romney is awol on the issue. mitt, if you're out there and you can hear us, where do you stand? >> this is so much fun. it's so much fun running for president. i got to tell you. >> romney was many michigan not talking immigration, instead, warning that president obama is doing with the u.s. economy what european leaders at the g-20 decided today to do in europe. spend more to put people to work. >> with the government that gets larger and larger and larger with taxes that go up and up and up to pay for that larger and larger government -- >> not on romney's bus trip like others, said to be under consideration for his vice-presidential slot, is florida senator marco rubio, who

proposed an immigration plan like the president's. >> i think immigration is a very important issue in the hispanic community because it's a personal one. it's not a statistic. >> other republicans are moving to block what they call the obama immigration stunt. >> what about the youth unemployment rates we already have in the country? you just added, what, 800,000 new competitors to those jobs? >> as the president heads back to his immigration plan is dividing his opposition. >> it's left mitt romney in the middle. republican leaders up here today said they're now waiting to hear what romney wants to do on immigration. live from the hill, i'm steve handelsman, news4, doreen? i'm take it, steve. a member of the university of virginia board is stepping down, less than a day after the board appointed a new interim president, vice rector mike kington is stepping down to help with the healing process after the board ousted teresa sullivan as president. in a letter to bob mcdonald he

says new leadership is leaded and the commerce school dean will become interim president when sullivan officially steps down in august. and j.p. morgan chase boss jamie diamon back on capitol hill. he was called before the house financial services committee to explain how his bank lost $2 billion in bad trades last month. he said changes in risk models and strategies led in part to the loss. lawmakers asked whether investors were fully informed about the changes to the risk models. >> did you think that that was adequate disclosure? >> we disclosed what we knew when we knew it. >> in hindsight, the traders did not have the requisite understanding of the risk they took. >> last wednesdaddiamo nichlt t. they are investigating whether the earnings report in mid april gave adequate information on the risk model the bank was using. the godfather of go-go may soon be part of the city that

forever loved him. d.c. mayor wants to designate part of langdon pierk at chuck brown park. he died at the age of 75. mayor grey first brought up the idea of a park dedicated to the legend during the memorial service. the d.c. counsel has to approve the mayor's proposal before it can become a reality. a spear gun pierces through a teenager's skull and he survives. the incredible story and x-ray images. >> a virginia couple held hostage in their own home and attacked. how the male victim turned the tables on the would-be they've jees their gra. >> their graves unmarked. a maryland woman telling the stories of civil war sole injures buried here. and heated debate after new legislation puts

a florida teenager survives a freak accident. a giant fishing spear pierced his skulg. he was fishing in miami when the gun went off and the spear entered above his right eye and went through his brain and the back of his skull and it took three hours to remove it. doing tors say the teen will stay in the hospital for several months as they keep an eye on the extent of the injuries. the uprising in syria has been under way for 16 months and no reports of deadly violence against civilians. new video purportedly shows government forces sheming the city of homs this morning. nbc news can't authenticate because journalists aren't allowed inside syria. there are thought to be about 1,000 families trapped in homs. the united nations is appealing for that's release. back here at home, a maryland woman is on a mission. she wants to make sure all of

the unmarked graves at the historic methodist church in poolsville are identified. many of them belonged to soldier who is fought in the civil war. melissa maylay reports. >> reporter: this cemetery at the historic methodist church in poolsville is filled with soldiers with unmashlged graves and many tombstones damaged over the years are gone. >> our residents can drive by that facility you just visited all day long and not realize what happened there. >> their stories, much about their lives, largely unknown, long forgotten, until now. peggy erikkson had a partial list of names but wanted to know more. she's the director of montgomery county's historic allege society heritage montgomery. the group made a video about poolsville in the 1860s with just 350 residents but 15,000 soldiers. and a signal corp, to telegraph into the city. >> those trooped garrisoned here were garrisoned here to prevent the south, the confederates from

raiding washington. >> with both union and confederate troops maintaining a local presence, battles and skirmishes were constant. >> we were really a very important linchpin in the defense of washington. >> today, there are 80 unmarked graves here. 31 are of soldiers who fought in the war and these are the only remaining head stones. erikkson has been making phone calls. >> people are very friendly and willing to talk when you call the local historical societies. >> scouring records online, so far she's compiled more than a dozen short biographies. many were from massachusetts and highly educated. others would become famous. >> and oliver wen der holmes who went on to become a supreme court justice was one of the people that was here. >> after completing the stories she want to the map out the cemetery with the help of an archaeologist friend and his infrared cameras. the soldiers may be at rest but erikkson won't be at peace until she know who is is buried here and can honor them.

she would be thrilled to share the information with their families. >> it would be the culmination of a interesting personal search on my part. it would be very, very gratifying. >> in poolsville, maryland, news4. >> doug is back with more about this scorching weather that's about to descend on us. >> it's coming but just like we had a really rain yy yes vent i the tuesday, wednesday, thursday, time frame that's okay. you don't want heat or rain on the weekend and this comes at the right time. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, maybe friday. let's look and show you how things are. we're looking at a nice day but this was hawaii. take a look at this. we'll need winds like this to help cool us down. winds gusting over 50 or 60 miles an hour. some reports of 100 mile-an-hour winds yesterday along the ridges. a very bad hair day, towards the ridges of honolulu. you can see yourself -- see those guys leaning into the wind

trying to hold themselves up. extremely high winds during the day yesterday. fanned a couple of fires, two fires. a lot of people had to be evacuated from those areas so dangerous weather there. for urs, our dangerous weather will come with the heat. not today. 88 was the high today. average high of 85. we were 20 degrees warmer than yesterday afternoon. yesterday afternoon, in the 60s, almost all day long until late in the evening when we finally got above the 70-degree mark but nearly 20 degrees warmer than last night. 80 degrees last night and dew point of 70 with winds from the south at 7 miles an hour. any time you have that dew point of 70 it starts to feel really oppressive outside and it's starting that now. 91 in frederic, 90 in fredericksburg and 88 in winchester. temperatures along the bay, 81 annapolis and 80 in packs river. it will be a little bit better tomorrow, too. but the heat index will be just as high. 93 the current heat index in washington. 98 in leesburg. 98 in frederic.

96 in manassas. if you're in the upper 90s today, guess where you're going tomorrow? we'll see the heat index above 100 to 105 degrees. some locations, even warmer than that. that's for the day on wednesday. on thursday, i think we could be between 105 and 110 for the heat index so we're talking about extreme heat. it's something to prepare yourself for. be ready for it and bring the pets yankee doors. always check on the elderly and limit your time outside. your kids, too. if you take them to the playground, even at night, you want to make sure you limit their time, too, storm 4 radar, nothing to show you as far as rain is concerned the blue ridge back toward the mountains but really we'll be dry and it will just be the there have h's. hazy, hot and humid as high pressure set nls. back here towards clonl bus and pittsburgh, no cloud cover at all and that will allow all the abundant sunshine to come in. 93 in chicago. 92 in memphis. 91 in st. louis. that's the heat that's building

and that's the heat that's moving our way. will continue to do so over the next 24 to 48 hours. a few clouds this evening. warm and humid. temperature is 76 to 83 degrees and winds from the south at about 5 to 10 miles an hour. tomorrow morning, got to start off quite muggy and you're really going to notice a difference tomorrow morning but thursday morning's temperatures will be in the mid 70s to near 80 and that's for overnight lows. that's when we really get into dangerous territory as temperatures don't go down enough. hazy sunshine tomorrow. hot and humid and 90 to 96 degrees with those -- with that heat index and upwards of 105 and 110 as i mentioned. your beach forecast, if you're thinking about heading to the beach, this will be a good place to get relief. ocean city, rehoboth, lewis, delaware, highs in the mid 80s. hopefully, a little bit of a sea breeze as the water temperature is sitting at 70. the next couple of days, there's the hot day. thursday, 98 for an actual temperature. that would tie a record set back

in 1988. and we do cool things off. not on friday, 92 on friday but 89 on saturday. 86 on sunday. and then back into the low to middle 80s as we move to next week so still some hot temperatures out there and because of this, we're going to cancel backyard weather this week because our heat index is going to be over 105 degrees. we're telling people not to stay outdoors we're not going to be out there. >> that would be silly. >> but we're going to a water park. >> maybe next week, huh? >> yeah. >> all right, thanks, doug. breaking news out of ejoint tonight. conflicting reports at this hours about the health of former president hosni mubarak. they are reporting he died after several strikes and his heart stopped. the associated press reports that mubarak is on life support. he was sentenced to life in prison to violent crackdowns. thousands of protesters in cairo. that's a live picture.

tensions in the capitol have been growing with presidential election results expected to be announced in egypt on thursday. muslim brotherhood supporters began filling tahrir square to denounce an opponent who has already claimed victory. coming up next, maryland's highest court calling pit bulls inapparently dangerous. why a high-profile animal rights group actually agrees. and the look of one part of downtown d.c. may be changing. and dan's at the nna time. park. and the oklahoma city thunder in a need-to-win game in the nba finals. and here at nationals park, the and here at nationals park, the nats take on th we need to look for a new van. yeah. i just don't know where to start.

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breaking news from tacoma park. the attack happened an hour ago in the 6300 block of new hampshire avenue. the victim, a man in his 40s, was approached by a man with a knife who demanded his money and phone. there was a struggle and the victim was stabbed. he's now listed critical condition in the hospital. people in maryland are asking some questions about pit bulls, how dangerous are they and who is to blame after one attacked somebody. >> maryland's highest court ruled pit bull owners can be liable for dog bites but that decision is unleashing an emotional debate. news4 darcy spencer reports. >> a maier land court ruling recently deemed pit bulls as inapparently dangerous, prompting calls to have maryland lawmakers take the bite out of ruling. animal rights groups opposed the court's decision, except one prominent organization. people for the ethical treatment of animals or peta. >> we're mystified that other

animal welfare organizations don't see how this law will protect dogs and can only benefit them by causing people to better care for them. >> the parents of a 10-year-old boy who was attacked by a pit bull in the baltimore area, testified before a task force studying the breed annapolis. >> they can be loving, but we have to be aware of the fact that they have the potential to inflict much more damage than your typical or beagle or yorky. >> the family's lawsuit prompted a court ruling stating a pit bull is inapparently dangerous and that the owners and landlords could be held liable for dog bites. >> it's very unfortunate that the negative stereotypes kind of get out and people who listen to the media and that's what puts the fear into these people with these dogs and really, reality, they're very friendly. >> dozens turned out to give testimony at the task force first meeting. >> i'm very concerned about the number of marylanders who will lose their pets or home. they're going to be forced to

choose between their family pets or family home. >> tony and irene, dominique's parents say the animal advocates have their priorities mixed up. >> some of this has been ridiculous. >> what's ridiculous? >> i think that people have innately not realized the human beings come first. >> the family were far outnumbered in the room by animals rights groups and dog owners saying ruling could land many pit bulls in shelters and they'll ultimately be put down even if think haven't bitten anyone. members of the task force expressed optimism that their recommendations would be ready in time for a special session that could be called next month to take on the gaming issue here in maryland. annapolis, darcy spencer, news4. here's another look at the stories making headlines at this hour. the group of 20 summitt wraps up in mexico. president obama is expected to hold a news conference in about an hour. he'll return to washington tonight. jerry sandusky's wife took the stand to defend her husband against dozens of child sex abuse charges.

the former penn state coach accused of aeyes, ten boys. several accuser say dottie sandusky cuss nearby but today she stold jurors she never saw or heard anything. the man suspected of a murder of a woman in dewey beach is found dead in new jersey. the victim, 26-year-old danielle melman was found stabbed to death inside a motel room at dewey beach yesterday. the police say the couple traveled to the oceanside motel together. the motive in the killings is still unclear. three people are accused of breaking into a northern virginia home and are you evering up the family and a robbery attempt. that has neighbor there is on edge. including one who says she knows one of the suspects. news4 air are gonzalez has our report. >> i heard the door bell going off and on and off and on. >> it began with a door bell ring near 2:00 a.m. on the way downstairs he encountered them they were. >> reporter: in the house. >> and ended with two teenagers getting stabbed. a home invasion in many call a quiet neighborhood of white

water. >> we've never had problems in this neighborhood. it's really scary. >> the sheriff's office says,ed around 2 a.m., two 16-year-old as and i 18 yooerlgd, forced their way into the a home in this subdivision. >> when i saw it it was a bic shock. >> dan that ramsey tells me her son wrestled with welsh on the same team at brook point high school. >> he's a good wrestle her. >> authorities a say woman and her husband were roughed up. she was held down and she was forced to lead them to valuables at knifepoint. >> you can imagine what a terrifying experience this is and this lasted for over an hour. >> according to officials the man took the fight to his attackers. >> he was able to garner a knife somewhere in the kempen area and challenge the suspects. a fight ensued. >> and the trio fled the scene. two 16-year-olds were wounded and apprehend aid short time later. hours later, welsh turned himself in. one of the teens is being treated at an area hospital and

the other we're told had suffered only superficial injuries but all three are facing very serious charges. in the same neighborhood, a month ago there was another home invasion and now investigators are working to figure out whether the trio is linked to that case as well. in stafford, news4. capitol hill lawmakers showed off an empty building in georgetown today calling it a prime example of government waste. the infrastructure committee held a hearing this morning at an old heating plant on 29th street northwest, near the georgetown water front. the government-owned building has been empty for more than a decade but it still has cost taxpayers $3.5 million every year to pay for its operation. lawmakers said underused buildings like this one shiesh sold or redeveloped to save money. the general services administration says it is now in the process of selling that plant. tomorrow, the d.c. council looks at a new proposal to dwrap signs at the verizon center to replace vinyl signs on the the

building's 7th street side with electronic billboards. neighbors complained that more electronic signs are disruptive. verizon owner says he staunchly defended the plan and says the new signs will emmitt less light than the current electronic marquee and general rate much-needed revenue. and new reports shows how much money could be generated by building a casino near national harbor in prince george's county. union gamie ining conducted ana based on mgm to build a sixth casino. they said adding the casino and table games could general rate more than $347 million a year. more than $180 million of that revenue would be from out of today. the casino still needs to be approved by the maryland general assembly and maryland vote jeers coming up at 6:00, microsoft takes aim at apple. how the company's new tablet stacks against the ipad. and darth vader is home recovering from of heart surgery. here's doug with your hot forecast.

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the little boy behind the darth vader mass income that super bowl commercial proves he has super powers in real life. 7-year-old max page recovering from open-heart surgery after being released from children's hospital in l.a.x. yesterday and is resting at home. doctors replaced his pulmonary valve last thursday to help his heart function better. they say the surgery was a success before leaving the hospital, max joked about wanting his favorite treat. >> well, i'm excited about a lot of things, especially having a milk shake. i don't feel a little pain in my chest but not much. >> his job now is to get his strength back up and get his stamina back up and he'll be back in school in the fall right on schedule. >> doctors say max has to take it easy for at least six weeks.

this was his eighth surgery in seven years, but his very first open heart procedure. >> he's a troop jeer the tech world, microsoft's leap into the tablet market. the device called surface, can stir up enough interest in a field dominated by apple. mark barger reports. >> this is the new microsoft surface. >> with that, a company best known for its computer software jumped into the hardware bat in a big way. >> microsoft is making an incredible gamble. >> financial times west coast editor richard warter says the surface tablet puts microsoft in competition against computer maker they're normally partnered with, not to mention the company everyone's chasing, apple, with its dominant ipad. >> they're showing the entire pc world and other hardware mikers this is what you've got to do. if you're not going to do it we're going to do it. >> monday's introduction revealed design features

including a cover that doubles as a keyboard and a built in kick stand to prop up the 10.6" hd screen. >> to some extent this could be a reference design where you can inspire other manufacturers to make products to compete. >> surface's fall debut will coincide with microsoft's launch of it's touch-friendly windows 8 operating system. word on surface's exact price, and its battery life. >> one of the chief reason the ipad was a huge success was the battery life was unprecedented. it lasted so long that it became a truly useful mobile device. >> c net.com says microsoft has to hope surface entices app developers as well as consumers. >> i think it's bold and attractive and shows that microsoft has its head in the right direction. >> their challenge will be getting others to follow. mark barger, nbc news. >> all right. now out to the park.

je dan is out there. >> doreen, the nationals trying to get back on track after a rough series against the yankees. the wizards working out a guy that could be their first-round pick. and lebron, calling a member of the oklahoma city thunder "stupid." is that a wise decision before

hello achd welcome back. a very warm day out there right now. 88 degrees the current temperature with winds from the south at 7 miles an hour. the humidity that's really starting to factor in the heat index 96 in manassas. 105 in warrenton. extremely warm numbers and kind of makes you want to get an ice cream or maybe a gilatto. a little italian for you. >> thank you very much. we actually traveled all the way to italy, or somebody went there, i don't know who it was, for doggy gelato.

they were having a heatwave where the index was into the mid 90s so they got the dog a good treat. that's what you're going to need to do for our pets and anybody that's outdoors the next couple of days because it's going to be just that hot. we had to show you gelato through italy. cull paper, manassas, charlottsville and it will be extended through the day on thursday. heat index on thursday could be between 105 and 110. we're really talking about big-time heat. make sure you're ready and have plenty of water. if you're outside make sure to take breaks. storm 4 radar, no rain right now but a few showers along the blue ridge. could be a few more the next few days but most of us, 99% of us will stay try and just hot for the next few days. high temperature tomorrow, 98 in frederic and 95 in leesburg and 97 in manassas and 97 toward fredericksburg going for a high

of 96 in washington. don't even add in the heat index it gets well over 100. we'll talk more about that and when we'll see relief in the seven-day forecast in a few minutes. >> can i wear shorts tomorrow out in the field? would that be allowed in this temperatures? >> you have pants on now, right? >> yes, i do. >> wanted to make sure. >> dan wore shorts last week. >> dan wore shorts last week. remember, doreen? >> i wasn't here. i missed it. >> oh. >> i was wearing shorts somewhere off-camera. >> if there's a bus, i think camera is going to throw me under it. >> he already did. >> doreen, you know what's really nice? >> what's that? >> when you can have three different anchors sitting next to you and you can call them all "jim", you know? >> it makes it's easy for me to keep from messing up. >> i'm the one who has to keep the names straight. >> i need all the help i can get, man. appreciate it. we're talking about the nationals for a long time,

hopefully, guys, they are playing great. despite getting swept by the yankees this week, it's nice to still have a four-game cushion, atop the national league east and the nationals starting another tough set against the tampa bay rays tonight. the eighth straight winning team they've played. despite that rocky weekend series against the yankees, ian desmond, who has exceeded expectations at the plate this year for the nationals is not worried at all about the way this season is going. >> obviously we got squept but i think near 6-4 in our last ten games. we're playing good ball. getting good pitching. the offense has been there. i think the yankees pitched good against usth us. we're where we want to be. we're united as a team and we're looking forward to what the future brings. >> are you won per dering when it might get easier for you

device. you've played 11 straight. >> i think easier is the last few years we've been at the bottom of the barrel so we were not really playing for a whole lot and it was -- do the best you can, i think that's easy. being at the top and holding your spot and fend off everybody else in the division. that's the challenge we're looking for. when it does get cease easy we have a problem. >> thing he has a good point. the nationals have the hottest pitching staff in baseball, the mets have the hottest pitcher in the game. knuckleballer r.a. dickey became the first pitcher since 1900 to toss back-to-back complete one-game hitters with at least ten game strike. its. dickey dominated and struck out a career high 13 batters against baltimore and allowing one hit and no runs in the game. the knuckle baller picked up his 11th ball and not allowed a run

since may 22nd. talking hoops, the nba draft is creeping up on us now. just over a week away, the wizards hold the number three overall pick. a player they could potentially take of the pick is harrison barnes out of north carolina. harrison in town working out with the wizards today at the verizon center. i can't tell you if club likes this guy. this was the second time barnes' met with the wizards staff. the 6'8" forward, a.c.c. rookie of the year during thinks fresh marn season at carolina. as a sophomore he averaged 17.7 points per game. he received a bad rap for coasting at times. if you're an acc fan you've seen it. he has the tools and he has the athleticism. he blew people away at the nba combine and many believe he'll be better in the nba than he was in the college. as for barnes himself, he likes the wiz.

>> if feel like i fit in. with the addition today i think that helped the team mature 'i feel like i could fit in nicely and help them perform. >> i feel like i could be a good running back. >> john is very quick and explosive. he can get to the rim. so i feel like he can draw people in and i can be the outside threat to keep people honest. >> game four of the nba finals tonight in miami. and this one is huge. if oklahoma city wins, they tie the series at two games a piece. if not, and the heat win, then it's a 3-1 heat advantage and they are one win away from an nba championship that, of course, would be lebron james first nba title. after getting beaten in the first game, they they turned it on and lebron is the main reason why he's averaging 31 points per game in the series and he's been aassertive, something he's been criticized for not being in the past. while he's doing his job on the offensive end, a member of the thunder has criticized his

defense. search ibaka says lebron 'is not a good defender. he can only play defense for two or three minutes and he can't check kevin durant for a full 48. hires lebron's retort. >> i'm not going to guard kd for 48 minutes. i'm not playing 48 minutes and kd ain't playing 48 minutes so i'm not guarding him for 48 minutes but while i'm on him i'm trying to make it tough. i'm not sitting here saying i'm the durant-stopper because there's no such thing. i don't care what he says. he's stupid. everyone says something to me every year. guys keep trying to get a quote from me. >> we joust got it. >> but it's not towards him. it's not, i don't really care what he says. it's stupid. >> awe, lebron, very confident. i would love nothing more than to see our local guy, kevin durant and the oklahoma city thunder even the game at two games a piece. i hope so because no team in the

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today we're marking a major effort with the help of our viewers to make the summer months memorable for some kids in need. the 19th year our station ran the camp for kids program with the community foundation. in that time we raised $ 00,000 for four area -- $500,000 for four area camps. jackie bradford and ron green ball, the owner of the mr. basement company were on hand to present this year's donations to the campers. >> i like the camp because you get to do a lot of fun things that you wouldn't -- that i wouldn't normally do in d.c. >> i've been going to special -- koomp fantastic for three years

now. i was originally diagnosed with lieu keep thatty august of 2008. it's a great experience to just go out there and be a regular kid. >> if you'd like to help it's not too late to donate. you can make a secure donation open on our website. go to nbc4.com and click on camp for kids. doug is back to look at the heatwave on its way. >> the first heat wave of the season. we had some hot days and nothing like last year at this time. but this next couple of days, it's turning on the heat for sure. temperatures in the next few days into the fwhooirnts, 90 to 96 tomorrow. we're calling it hazy, hot and humid across the region. as we move on down towards the beaches this may be a place to get relief. your pipe forecast for the next couple of days, 85 on your friday. thursday, 88 degrees. wednesday, 86. i don't know why those reverse but i like to go from friday to wednesday in my temperatures. that's going to be -- >> we're only thinking about friday, and the weekend. >> right, you start with friday

when you any about the weekend that's for sure and wednesday, thursday and friday, that's the next couple of days everybody -- that's the right way. 98 on your thursday. 92 on friday, saturday coming up at 89 degrees and it looks like things cool down a little bit. chance of showers during the day on sunday but not a big chance of rhyan. we're going to watch out for friday, some of those storms mean strong and could be severe storms. the heat is the big thing we want to talk about here. you have to be prepared for it. make sure you have memberity of water and always check on the elderly. most susceptible to the heat so watch out. it could be a little dangerous, too. watch out for that. >> take care of your pets. >> that, too. some people use the term "hurting cats" do get the forecast board right, implies the task that's impossible to do. a number of chaotic factors. that sentiment might apply to ducks, especially when they're 5,000 of them involved. chinese farm that's been hurt herding these ducks through town in eastern china for the past

six months and takes them to a pond to forage for food, a pond a half mile from his farm. you can mooj how happy the towns people are when they see the farmer coming. he says he's fwhiefr lost a single duck during the joush any. how does he really know that when there are 5,000 of them. >> you thought you had a hard day. how about that poor guy? thanks for joining us, everybody! "the nightly news" is coming up next with the latest from ejooirpt where ousted leader hosni mubarak is reportedly on life support. we'll be back tonight at 11:00. thanks for joining us. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message.

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