good morning, everyone. welcome to news 4 midday, i'm barbara harrison it's wednesday, june 20th, 2012. take a stepoutside and you already know today is going to be a scorcher. the heat has been building since early this morning. it could gate dangerous. many people got of the house for a run or to walk the dog and even they had a tough time beating the heat. taking a look outside just looks hot and sticky out there, doesn't it? tom kierein joins us right now with the first forecast. tom, how hot is it already? >> it is already now reaching 90 degrees and it will continue to

exceed that as we get into the afternoon. right now at reagan national, it is 91 degrees and it is 93 in frederick, maryland, upper 8 os to near 90 about the entire region now and that combined with the humidity, it already feels like it's in the mid-90s with the heat index and it's going to continue to climb. heat index by mid-afternoon should be 1 00 to 105 degrees. that is what it should feel like when you factor in the humidity. all these counties in orange are under this heat advisory from on until 10:00 p.m., most of maryland, parts of eastern virginia. a deep area of high pressure that is now anchored over our region. that is why we are going to have this excessive heat by mid to late afternoon, it should soar to the upper 90s with just a very light wind and it will be very humid, as well. this is the hottest day of the

year so far. we're not acclimated to it. you really have to respect this kind of heat and do everything you can to stay cool. if you don't have to be outside, definitely need to stay in the a.c. through the afternoon. a look at when we're going to get a break at this and a look at the weekend, too, in just a few minutes. barbara? >> thank you, tom. the dangerous heat had many people changing their morning routines. melissa mollet joins us live from downtown silver spring. what did you see going out there this morning? >> we went into the live truck a lot. it is a day for sunscreen and spray bottles. you probably hear a little excitement behind me. just behind me the fountain will turn on in about an hour and it will be a mad rush and let me show you why. a lot of kids out here for their weekly little tots program that silver sprik puts on during the morning. the kids are waiting and ready

in these bathing suits because after this event they're jumping in the fountain trying to stay cool with a little bit of shade. the scorching sun ready to warm us up even early this morning, this could end up being the hottest day of the year in washington so far, but it's special tough because we aren't yet acclimated to this warm weather and the heat might not pass the time dancing with a sprinkler downtown. some folks out early on the national mall to beat the heat riding bikes, jogging, getting the workout in before the temperature heads north. >> i have my water and doing it early and i'll be back in within an hour and stay in the remainder of the day. >> reporter: at community vision of interfaith works a silver spring day program for the homeless, they're handing out water and keeping doors open today for anyone who needs to cool off. >> our building, of course, is air conditioned. we allow people to come in and stay and we open the conference room and just let them come in

and stay cool. >> reporter: most county heat advisory plans, as well as the districts kick in once temperatures hit 95 degrees and then cooling centers and many shelters and libraries open up for anyone needing a bit of a break for those working outside like these construction workers in northwest, it's a sticky, sweaty day that easily puts them at risk for heat stroke. troy brown says his boss brings in extra water for their crews and it's all about staying hydrated. >> plenty of water, plenty of water. cold water, too. going to be hot out here. i noticed from experience it's going to be hot out here. take a lot out of you. >> reporter: joseph malone has two dogs he's trying to keep from the heat. he'll stay in the shade and giving them both plenty of water. >> if you put some water and take some water and put it on their head and the back and let them stay still, they'll be okay. >> reporter: he says they will be okay, just let them stay still. we can't say it enough, lots and

lots of water. a big one like this is the best way to go. you want to dress as lightly as possible if you haven't gone outside yet today, it is really warm. if you happen to be in a place like silver spring or near a water park, if you can frolic in a fountain, i would absolutely advise it on a day like today. live in silver spring, barbara, back to you. >> sounds like that man you talked to has good advice for people as well as dogs, water on the head and stay still. >> absolutely. >> thank you so much, melissa. have a great day and stay cool, if you can. may take longer than usual to get if you take metro's red light right now. this was the outside scene at the woodley park metro station. a problem with an insulator causing sparks and smoke. the delays could continue into the afternoon and we're hearing of some horrible conditions on

those red line trains. one rider wrote on our facebook page that trains are packed and very, very hot. she says one woman passed out. another became sick it her stomach. well, let's check on the traffic out there now. danella, what's it looking like as folks try to get around in this heat? >> hot, barbara, it's looking hot. you mentioned that metro red lines are having delays. normally you're not allowed to bring a bottle of water, but they're lifting that today and tomorrow. if you're taking the mote row train or metro bus, you can have a bottle of water with you to keep cool today. rets let's head over to the roads. aannoying with this heat traveling on the american legion bridge and not seeing any accidents but you're slow as you cross the outer loop and head towards the dulles toll road. >> thank you so much. we have breaking news in the district right now. just a few minutes ago police took a man into custody in connection with a deadly shooting bringing to an end a

standoff. the deadly happened near 17th and r streets. tracy willcon was the first reporter on the scene there. she joins us live where she is watching it all unfold live. >> this all happened before 3:00 a.m. and we were here shortly after that. this started as a homicide investigation after this man was shot in front of an apartment house here at 17th and r streets in southeast. but then it quickly turned from a homicide investigation into a barricade situation. now, d.c. police confirm that the suspect was held up inside of the apartment house. this man apparently turn himself into police around 10:00 a.m. ending a five-hour standoff. police closed off minnesota avenue and kept everyone at a distance as armored vehicles and s.w.a.t quickly responded to the scene. just after 7:00 a.m., police began to escort people who live inside the apartment house out of the building into safety,

including some women and children. three men were brought out in handcuffs. a few hours later, police say they have a possible suspect in custody. lieutenant robert alder is joining us live to fill in the gaps. i was here when the homicide investigation began, but at some point the detectives backed out of that apartment house and they said we believe we have a barricade situation and moved us back. explain what happened inside that apartment building that led to that. >> the detectives were on the scene and they knew there was a suspect at one of those apartments and at that time a barricade was declared and they moved back from the building to allow the emergency response team to take over the situation. >> at this point can you say the person you took into custody was armed? >> at this time we cannot say. we are still going through the scene and evaluating the evidence. >> let's talk about the victim in this incident. who is he? how old is he? >> the victim is 24-year-old

jeron brown from southeast washington, d.c. >> i understand he did not live here, but was here possibly with a group of people who gathered outside the apartment house last night. >> he did not live in this area. we're still investigating to determine what he was doing here at this time. >> all right, thank you so much, lieutenant, for joining us this morning. still unfolding. as you can see here behind me, d.c. police are still holding the scene here as they continue with their investigation. now, remember, because of this barricade situation, it took away from the time that they needed to investigate the actual homicide. so, now, that is under way. i'm tracee wilkins reporting live in southeast, news 4. >> tracee, thank you. today former d.c. council member thomas harry junior will begin serving his prison sentence. he will report in alabama. he'll likely spend at least 2 1/2 years there. back in january, he pleaded guilty to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in government grants that were supposed to go to youth programs.

our time right now, nine minutes after 11:00. coming up, the last line of defense. the penn state sex abuse case is expected to wrap up today. will jerry sandusky take the stand? plus, he's a successful rapper and tv star and now making his dir

new today three u.s. service members and afghan translator have been killed in eastern afghanistan. 17 afghans died in the blast. a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle packed with explosives into a military convoy. no one is claiming responsibility yet for this attack. security officials in egypt say hosni mubarak is now off life support, but in a coma. overnight state media reported the 84-year-old suffered a stroke and needed a breathing tube when he was moved to a military facility. now security officials say his heart and other vital organ are functioning. he was sentenced to life in prison for news of his mass killings. a debate over who will succeed mubarak. results are scheduled to be announced tomorrow. the defense in the jerry sandusky sex abuse trial is expected to rest today.

if sandusky is going to take the stand in his own defense, it will happen this morning. the former coach was wife took the stand yesterday. she told jurors she never saw or heard any inappropriate contact between sandusky and boys who stayed at their home. she also contradicted one accuser who claimed he had yelled for help saying the room he claimed to be in was not sound proof. sandusky is accused of sexually abusing 15 boys over a ten-year span. right now on capitol hill, major developments on an attempt to hold attorney general eric holder for refusing to turn over documents from a secret government operation. president obama asserted executive privilege it withhold remaining documents related to the flawed fast and furious operation. the program involved federal weapons lost in a gun smuggling program and later recovered at crime scenes. despite the president's

executive privilege, a house committee is still scheduled to vote on the contempt issue. we've been talking about just how hot it is out there. tom says it has already broken a 90 mark heading towards the century mark today. >> i stepped outside and came right back in. that's what you need to do. do not spend too much time outside now through the afternoon and into the evening hours unless you absolutely have to. stay in the ac and right now there is the hot sky over the jefferson memorial. that's a live view from our nbc 4 hd city camera. you can see that humidity. the haze hanging in the air over the monuments on this wednesday morning, 91 already at reagan national. just past 11:00 in the morning, we have a light breeze and it is very humid. temperatures right now around the metro area. it is near 90 in prince george's county, fairfax, arlington, montgomery. and a breeze off the bay and little cooler and annapolis at 88. not much of a breeze, only 5

mile an hour wind. temperatures near 90, as well. through much of virginia and into west virginia and shenandoah valley and of course out in the highlands it's cooler out in western maryland and only low 80s there. when you factor in the humidity with the heat, this is what it feels like. the heat index, 103 now in frederick. heat index right around washington is in the mid and upper 90s. that's the feels like temperature. feels like 100 in eastern on the eastern shore. a breeze off the bay, not helping there. all these counties in orange under this heat advisory noon to 10:00 p.m. includes northern virginia, the district, all of maryland. eastern west virginia and heat index that feels like temperature 100 to 105 during the afternoon. how hot? well, near record heat. the records today at reagan national, 99 set on this date back in 1931, we may be flirting with that record this afternoon. then as we get into tomorrow, another perhaps day with near

record heat. the record tomorrow 98 and there was the sunrise this morning over the potomac river and, as we have our summer solstice happening today, we will have our highest sun elevation, as well. at 1:10 p.m., the highest it is throughout the year, nearly 75 degrees up and 95 degrees directly overhead. there's the view from space, big deep view and that's why we're getting the big heat and for the rest of the afternoon, highs reaching the upper 90s and very hot and very humid and definitely just stay inside and if you can, set your thermostat to 78. that will help to keep our power on, too. it is going to be huge demands on electricity with all this heat and everybody using the ac. this evening, not much relief. near 90 by sunset which is at 8:37. by midnight near 80. another day tomorrow a lot like today. but we might get an isolated thunderstorm tomorrow afternoon. then as we get into friday with more clouds around, thankfully,

a break from the high heat and a lot of make it up to around 90 on friday afternoon and then late afternoon and into the evening we could get some thunderstorms. in fact, likely thunderstorms as a cool front comes just in time for the weekend. lower humidity and cooler temperatures that should linger into the first part of next week. but you know what will keep us cool today? >> what? >> ice-t. we need it. >> ice-t happens to be in the studio. you'll see him in a few minutes. hey, danella. folks in their cars heading to the beach already? >> unfortunately, they don't have ice-t. but if you're traveling the highway, you have delays. in montgomery county slow from i-95 and inner loop really slow. take a look at this as you make your way. your delays continue right past i-95 in this area. also, if you're traveling on i-66, things look a lot better for you.

here's a live look as you make your way eastbound clear as you head to the beltway, not a bad travel speed, barbara. you're at 57 miles per hour. back over to you. >> danella a, we'll see you again, shortly. 19 minutes after 11:00, still ahead on news 4 midday, the random attack that happened in the middle of the street during the height of rush hour. plus, discovering the roots of rap. i ice-t smile for us there. he's here with us live in the studio. first, here's a look at what's hot on nbcwashington.com.

>> we took a record player and turned it into an instrument. >> here's this world that you may not know about and the people who lived in that world from that other side of the tracks gave them a voice. >> this is from the documentary "something from nothing, the art of rap." makes the debut of ice-t. the rapper and actor joins us this morning with more on the movie now playing in theaters and good morning. >> how are you? >> you're more than just a

triple threat now. you act, you sing, you act and now you direct. >> yeah. >> did you ever imagine this is the way your life, i read a little bit of your bio. your life has been through so many changes. >> just as the opportunities came, i just tried to take advantage of the opportunities, you know. when i was in the streets, i thought that was the only opportunities available and then when i got to rap, that opened the door to acting and, you know, i've been acting now over 25 years and i wanted to direct. so, i said this will be my first step into the directorial world. >> a lot of people would be surprised that you were in the military at one point. >> i was infantry and, you know, it was cool, but once i did get out of there i was like, i'm kind of done taking orders, i want to start giving some orders. >> let's talk a little bit about this brand-new movie. what made you decide you want to

do this? >> i'm watching american culture, golden culture and everybody loves rap and hip-hop and i just saw the weather. they have rapping weatherman out there and i'm like, do they really know where it comes from? it's easey to play with stuff if you don't know the origin of it or where it comes from. hip-hop was born in the south bronx by kids and now just part of the fabric of america. your mailman comes up and he has his hat tilted and that's hip-hop. i called my friends and i said, let's do a film. let's talk about the craft. they said, ice, no one ever asked us about that. we did the movie and took it to "sundance" and now a theatrical release which is unheard of for a documentary. >> i've seen the trailer only and very impress would the trailer. of course, a lot of folks know you as a regular on "law and order special victims unit" and you have your own reality show. what is it like to be on the

other side of the camera. >> i say my lines, i leave and it magically appears on television. now, you're doing the film and you have to control every frame and you have to have the music, you have to have the licenses for the music and lots of paperwork. it took two years to do this film. i have a whole new respect for directors. but i want to do features. i had to jump in head first. >> how much of your own career as a rapper did you use in putting this together. how much of your experience did you use for writing this piece? >> i was able to interview these guys from the inside. i was able to talk to them as it appears. like being an nfl player. so, i got really different types of interviews than a normal interviewer would get. i get all kind of different stories and fun and laugh and people that see the movie, they laugh with it, they cheer with it and in a world of hate, my film hasn't gotten one negative review and you can't even save a baby in times square. somebody say you pick it up

wrong. >> let me ask you, though, you say that you don't think that the music today reflects what's really going on. so, even the rappers aren't talking about what's really happening in the world today? >> really, all music really has kind of gone into this pop, dilutional state. the internet has made it easy for people to make music, but to be heard, you have to get on the radio. the radio wants to dilute you and put you into this one stream of let's not sing about anything. so, what happens is you lose all the content and, you know, if you listen to music today, it doesn't reflect, you know, people losing their homes, unemployment, the issues in wall street. music it just says, we're all having fun, we're all rich and it's kind of, maybe it's an a escape, but i miss the conscious music that talk about what's going on. >> what about the issues in washington? you going to get involved in that? >> so much material here. so much material. >> why don't you hang out here for a while and write about what's going on here.

>> i think hip-hop had a lot to do with putting president obama into the white house. i think it opened the mind of the voters 20 years ago when myself, pe and everybody was talking and the kids looked at it like, hey, now i understand basically black people and inner city people and i don't have a problem voting for a black man. which i don't think could happen prior to hip-hop and the music revolution. >> do you think hip-hop now has become nonracial? does it belong to both black and white? >> i think eminem broke down that barrier and he's in the film and one of the incredible rappers. i think any art form as long as you prove to people you're serious about it and not making a mockery of it, you're allowed inside. people are just protective of their craft. but it doesn't really matter. you know, you have black opera singers and i mean i had a rock band. it doesn't really matter, as long as you're doing it correctly. >> what is next isn't. >> i just want to direct. and people out there that

haven't seen the film can go to thea theartofrap.com and see the trailer. >> thank you. >> this is fun. >> see you soon, then. it's 11:28 now. coming up in the next half hour, turning the tables on the tsa. how one woman took anger over a pat down into her own hands. plus, some of the most recognizable music on broadway. and broadway history, in fact. it's now coming to the kennedy center. the stars of "first to dream" will join us coming up. summer starts tonight, but the heat isn't

right now on news 4 midday, a man in is custody in connection with a deadly shooting in southeast washington. the arrest brings an end to a standoff that lasted most of the morning. the deadly shooting happened around 3:00 this morning in an apartment home near the intersection of 17th and r streets in southeast d.c. and breaking news, other

news from southeast washington, one person was shot and stabbed inside a barber shop. the attack happened just before 11:00 a.m. in the 2400 block of good hope road southeast. the victim is conscious, we understand, and breathing. police have not made any arrests in this case. we have a crew on the way and we will bring iyou more informatio as it comes in to us. because of the dangerous heat, the district is rescheduling trash pickup this week to help accommodate employees who have to work outside. the d.c. department of public works will begin collections an hour earlier at 6:00 a.m. for the rest of this week. that means you can put out trash and recycling starting at 6:00 the night before pickup. power companies are urging you to conserve energy during this dangerous heat to avoid major outages. according to pepco a central air conditioner makes up about 30% of your energy bill. you can clean the air filter for efficiency, pepco is also asking that you set your thermostat

around 78 degrees to make sure your place will stay as cool as possible, move lamps and tvs away from the ac thermostat, which could make your system run longer than needed. and make sure furniture isn't blocking air ducts or fans for better circulation. we're going to check in with tom now to find out how hot it is out there as we talk about this heat, tom. how hot is it already? >> it is already now exceeding 90 degrees and the ac is on all over the place and temperatures are climbing. we are now 91 at reagan national and probably higher than that now. these temperatures were taken about half an hour ago. probably now already into the low 90s to even mid-90s much of the region. look at the heat index. that's the feels like temperature when you factor in the humidity already into the mid-90s and aberdeen, heat index 104 right now. later today, the air temperature reaching upper 90s and heat

index up to around 105 and much of the region through the rest of the afternoon with hazy sunshine, high humidity and then tomorrow more of the same, although we might get an isolated afternoon or evening thunderstorm. and then, likely, afternoon and evening thunderstorms and a break from the high heat on friday with more clouds around, but still rather humid and then over the weekend, lower humidity moving in and cooler temperatures, as well, for saturday, sunday, monday and tuesday, much more comfortable. so, this is a short-lived heat wave, but it is intense. that's the way it looks right now. barbara? >> definitely intense, tom, i've been out there in it, thanks a lot. new this morning, we now know the name of a man killed in a crash in north springfield. it happened just before midnight at leesville boulevard. police say 24-year-old paul wickwire lost control of his ford explorer and rolled it into a ditch. he was ejected from the suv and died at the scene.

the cause of the crash is under investigation. police say speed may be to blame. this morning we're trying to learn more about how a man wanted for murdering a woman in d dewey beach died. at the atlantic oceanside hotel found melmin's body. police launched a manhunt and found his body at a hotel in new jersey. this is the first murder in dewey beach since the town was incorporated back in 1981. and police are looking for the robber who stabbed a man in montgomery county. police say the attack appears to have been random. the victim was walking down the street yesterday afternoon in the 6300 block of new hampshire avenue in tacoma park, maryland. witnesses tell police the robber approached the victim, who is in his 40s, and demanded his backpack. there was a struggle.

the robber pulled a knife and stabbed the victim several times. >> it's crazy. usually not like that around here. >> it's just like rare because, you know, a lot of people stay to themself and it's real busy. you know, a lot of stores and people coming back and forth. >> the robber took off with the backpack with a laptop computer inside. police searched nearby streets, wooded areas and even dumpsters but they did not find the robber. the victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition. howard county police are looking for the person who shot a 15-year-old boy last night. a neighbor found him lying in a field near frederick road and called 911. police say the teen is from baltimore and paramedics flew him to shock trauma, where he is now recovering. a stafford man fought back three intruders during a home invasion. the sheriff's office said the teens rang the doorbell at 2:00

a.m. on tuesday morning at a house on widewater village in stafford. the homeowner answered the door and the teens walked in and held down the man's wife. he fought back injuring two of them. the teens ran off. 18-year-old terry welsh turned himself into custody. one neighbor knew welsh when he was in high school. >> when i saw him, it was just kind of a big shock. he was a good kid. talented, good wrestler. wrestled well. >> we never had problems in this neighborhood. it's really scary. >> deputies arrested two 16 year olds and one suspect is being treated at an area hospital and the other suffered superficial injuries and investigators are looking into whether the teens are connected to a similar crime in that same area. a traffic alert if you plan on heading to the beach today. the bay bridge will shut down in both directions this afternoon. starting at 1:15 the bridge will close for 40 minutes. the closure isn't for anything happening on the bridge, but for

something that is going to be traveling under it. a barge carrying four massive 14-story cranes will pass under the bridge clearing it by only four feet. transportation officials are worried that drivers might become detracted by the sight causing slow traffic or even an accident. speaking of traffic, let's look at what's happening out there on the roads right now. here's danella sealock with a look. >> if you're making your way outbound. in fact, heading towards the bay bridge. let's say you have the day off. great day to geto the beach. here's a live look at the tolls. sandy point toll and no volume at all if you're traveling along route 50. make your way southbound and here's a look at the occoquan nice and clear from beltway to quantico. 62 miles per hour. that drive only taking 24 minutes. barbara, back over to you. >> danella, thank you. ♪ what good is sitting alone

in a room, come hear the music play ♪ ♪ life is a cabaret old chum come to the cabaret ♪ >> first you dream the music of candor and ebb is now playing at the eisenhower theater. two of the stars of the show join us with more on what audiences can expect and thank you so much for coming. >> thank you. it's my pleasure. >> i think that was you doing that beautiful song. it's not easy to sing music that others have already made famous. it's been out there for a long time and how did you feel about taking on that song? >> i was nervous when it was handed to me. i said, no, i don't want to do this because it is so identified with a person and a show. what "first to dream" does is put new spins on some things you may have already heard.

>> do you put some spins on it? >> we sure try to. >> that sounded wonderful. >> thanks. >> tell me about, heidi, your songs that you sing. you have a favorite one? >> i am lucky to get a lot of liza minnelli's material and i'm honored to be doing a lot of her material. i'm singing "maybe this time" from "cabaret" and i have actually sung maybe this time with liza in the wings. i did a benefit years ago, it's very intimidating knowing someone so iconic has put their stamp on this material. the great thing is that we have a brilliant arranger who has really taken these songs and done something magical and he really makes you hear them for the first time. like "cabaret" everyone knows it as a certain way but matt sings it in a very broken down, different spin on it. >> there was also, as you were saying, the personality of the person people remembered singing

it. do you have to be liza mu nella? >> i always say, to do this show, i think all of us have to get in touch with our inner liza, with our inner diva because the material, they really, their material is very special and sparkly and grand and you really can't go out there unsure of yourself. you have to really have guts to get out there and take center stage and sell it. >> tell me about boom diddy boom. >> this is actually one of the more inventive moments of the show. a song from the show called "'70 girl" and our musical stager has taken this. it's one lyric in the song and it's repeated over and over -- >> for about six minutes. >> what she's done is created the story of these three couples and seligy we go through the course of a relationship from a meeting to a breakup to a marriage to -- it's really, really fun. the audience loves it. >> there's so many other numbers we do in the show and that's the

one that always sticks out. >> is there a story behind it? i know there's wonderful music in the show, but is there a story, too? >> it's a classic review, so it's not a book musical in a sense that there is a beginning, middle and end where you follow characters. but we do kind of weave threads throughout the songs where it's kind of a baton toss from one song to the next. but it is a very classic review. >> how do you like being in washington? >> i love it. i love it. >> it's my favorite city to be in. heidi and i did the show initially at the signature theater nearly three years ago, much smaller venue. we're happy to be doing it, again, at the kennedy center. but d.c. is just one of the greatest cities. >> i always performed at ford's theater several years ago. i did a show called "meet john doe" and this city is just crackling with such talent and it's always a place where new york actors are very drawn to and. i mean, you want to do broadway

and you want to do carnegie hall and you want to play the kennedy center. it's a dream come true for us to play there. >> certainly happy to have you here with us today to talk about this. can't wait to see the show. heidi and matthew, thank you for coming. >> thank you so much. >> look forward to catching the show at the kennedy center. >> running through when? >> july 1st. it's now 11:43. still ahead on news 4 midday, food fight on the hill? why pizza chains are giving congress a piece of their mind right now. plus, getting out the vote goes wrong. goes wr[ male announcer ] are you paying more

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>> a mixed day of trading ahead of the announcement the federal reserve wrapping up its two-day monetary policy meeting today. the watch is on to see if fed chairman ben bernanke and his open market committee announced additional stimulus measures to boost a sluggish economy. a number of economists are suggesting the most likely outcome is an extension of operation twist which lets the central bank sell shorter term securities and buy longer term bonds. getting stocks specific, though. procter & gamble lowering guidance for both its april to june quarter and fiscal year beginning july 1st. citing what it calls market share softness in developed regions and negative impacts from foreign exchange rate changes. for the current quarter p&gs sees operating earnings below the previous forecast of 79 cents a share. lastly research in motion is in the news today. "wall street journal" reporting

that the company started laying off small groups of employees as part of a broad restructuring plan. i'll be sure to come back with more details as that story develops. barbara, over to you. >> thank you, seema. well, you've heard the complaints about tsa pat downs. now one passenger is making headlines for fighting back. check this out. carol price was going through security at ft. myers, florida, when she says she was groped by a tsa agent. but instead of filing a complaint, she puts down her bags and gropes back. price says she did it to show the agent what she had just been through. price says she knows proper protocol because she used to be a tsa agent herself and worked at that very airport until a few years ago. >> she's, obviously, been through training and knew this lady. she did not touch the supervisor as intrusively as she was touched. >> price admits she was emotional that day. she was on her way to her

brother's funeral and was removed from her flight and now faces misdemeanor battery charges. pizza chains across the country are teaming up to fight lawmakers proposed menu labeling plan is what they're upset about, according to "washington post." today lawmakers will discuss the plan to force chain restaurants to post the calorie counts on the foods they're selling. pizza chains including dominos, papa john's, godfather's pizza and pizza say in-store menu boards are useless to them since 90% of their orders are placed online or over the telephone. according to dominos, 31 million ways to customize a pizza and no way to list the calorie count for every combination on a menu. america's backyard may look like a classroom today. this is what you will see if you head over to the national mall. education advocates put school desks on the mall today to draw attention to a new initiative

aimed at making education more a priority. organizers placed 657 desks on the mall. that's how many students drop out of school every hour of every school day nationwide. urging people to sign a petition that calls on president obama and mitt romney to discuss education more in debates and on the campaign trail. a man in southwestern virginia got a voter registration application in the mail. now, here's the problem. it was addressed to the family's dog that died two years ago. tim morris said the document notified mo morris that he was eligible to vote and should register. the dog's name was mozart. mo was the family's nickname for the dog. the dog's owner said he is not sure how anyone had any idea about this animal. >> he would have been 18 years old this year and he passed away two years ago and i have no idea how they got his information.

>> the family says the form came from a private, not for profit group that works to get more people registered to vote. the group admits sometimes it makes mistakes. our time now 11:50. coming up, a plan to bring a little bit of times square to china town. plus, meteorologist tom kierein will be

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>> laroche trying to beat the shift. pena, game over and for the nats 0-4 home stand. the once hot nationals are suddenly ice cold. they lost their fourth straight game last night falling to the tampa bay rays. all four of their losses in this streak have come at home to american league teams. they'll try to turn things around, though, against the rays tonight at home. stephen strasburg will be on the mound for the nationals. and you could be seeing some bigger electronic build boar ii. considering a bill that will allow more signs. pushing to update and add new

signs to the building, but some community members complained that the signs would be too disruptive. a wrap around sign at the corner of seventh and f streets. he says the signs will emit less light and help generate some much-needed revenue. going to take a look now at some of the stories that we're going to be following for you for news 4 this afternoon. at 4:00 on the first day of summer, many parents getting ready to send their kids off to camp. dr. jackie joins us to let you know what medical things you need to take care of before the kids go. and then tonight at 5:00, the change face of downtown d.c. why the verizon center fighting to transition into the digital age. you'll find out more about that coming up at 5:00. time for the final check of the forecast and here's tom with the bad news about those temperatures out there. >> it's terrible. we have to respect this heat. this is serious heat, dangerous heat because we're not used to

it. there's the thick haze over washington and that's a live view looking into virginia from upper northwest and this thick haze is going to be with us here into the afternoon with high humidity. look at the temperature now, 93 at reagan national here jt before noontime. and the heat index that combination of the humidity and the temperature, it feels like 99 now in washington and it's only going to get worse. the heat index now in frederick is 103. 100 in easton and 103 in aberdeen and we'll have it this way through the afternoon as well as through tomorrow. maybe some storms tomorrow late afternoon but a greater chance of some storms and more clouds around on friday and, as a result, it should be cooler with highs in the low 90s and then, thankfully, a break from the high heat and the high humidity coming into the weekend saturday and sunday highs in the 80s but noticeably much more comfortable with the lower humidity and even

cooler than that next week. low humidity and pleasant temperatures for monday and tuesday. highs mid-80s monday and low 80s on tuesday. that's the way it looks right now, we'll be here with frequent updates throughout the afternoon. barbara? >> stay cool, tom, thank you. we have some breaking news from the penn state sex abuse trial. the defense has rested without jerry sandusky taking the stand. the former coach's wife took the stand yesterday and more character witnesses took the stand on his behalf. sandusky is accused of sexually abusing ten boys over a 15-year span. deliberations are expected to begin tomorrow. well, pink was the color of the hour for a very good cause along with more than a dozen of our tv news colleagues hosted a fourth annual news babes bash to fight breast cancer. last night's event was held at the howard theater. the goal is to raise money for the george washington university mammography van.

andrea mitchell was the speaker and we thank everyone who helped make it such a great night last night. and that is news 4 midday, we thank you for being with us today and we invite you to join us for news at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 and then tonight at 11:00. we'll be back right here tomorrow morning for news 4 midday at 11:00 a.m. hope you plan to join us for that. a lot coming up tomorrow for you. we'll see you then. stay cool, remember, move slowly out there and keep as cool as you can. we'll see you in the morning, 11:00 a.m. have a great day. every driver is different, and we've got great news for them all. now you can try snapshot from progressive before you switch your insurance. just plug snapshot into your car and drive like you, to see if your good driving could save you up to 30%. so, try the new way to save that's as unique as you are.

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