new this morning, some intense images firefighters hurt while battling the flames that ripped through a home. the details and the video is just coming into our newsroom. it's all ahead on news4 today. good morning. i'm richard jordan. >> i'm angie goff. we begin with a developing story in the gulf coast. tropical storm debby is forcing crews to stop some oil and gas production off the louisiana coast. crews evacuated nine production platforms and one drilling rig. >> that's right. this comes as the people are

stock up on supplies. many are buying waters and generators. ought to repair for the soaking they'll get out there. >> yes, we talked about it yesterday morning. it was very likely to become debby over the next 24 hours and it has now. the forecast track, there's an enormous amount of uncertainty with where the storm is exactly going to go. all indications for now is that it's headed to the texas coast. but it's moving super slow and whenever tropical systems are moving that slowly, where they'll end up going in the future is tricky to pinpoint. we'll keep a close eye on that. meanwhile, back here in washington, a golden glow to your sunday morning. you've probably noticed it's cooler and less humid 24 hours ago. 73 right now in washington, but 61 in montgomery county. 63 leesburg. 65 degrees in fairfax and berk

and chantilly this morning. 59 in martins burg, west virginia. 57 for those out in cumberland, maryland. no rain on the radar for us to worry about just yet. i don't think we're going to be able to make at all the way through the day without worrying about a couple of showers. with the daytime heating i think we'll bubble up some showers. yesterday, i thought they'd stay further out to the west today. sorts of an odds on even chance for anyone to get a shower. best chances are from montgomery county southbound. just be ready. and one firefighter was injured while battling a massive house fire in mount ranier. it started at 3:00 this morning. the two-story home is vacant. but one firefighter did go to the hospital with minor injuries. clues are still working to

figure out -- crews are still working to figure out how the fire started. and around a thousand people are without power in our area. pepco said crews are working around the clock, but some customers might not have it restored until tomorrow. many are dealing with storm damage from friday night. folks in bladensburg, maryland, got hit the hardest. a microburst knocked down trees and caused plenty of damage. crews have determined that some buildings are unsafe. darcy spencer talked with some families who don't know when they'll be able to move back home. >> reporter: loretta banks is in tears. the condo unit she was renting was heavily damaged friday night. she and her family are spending the night at a shelter. it could be months before they can move back in. >> i have a 4-year-old who will be 5 monday and a 3-year-old. and i've -- she's asking about a birthday party. i have to explain to her, baby, i can't give you a birthday party.

>> reporter: meteorologists say it was a microburst packing high winds that tore through the community. >> the wind blew one guy off the ground. threw him up in the air. i knew it was time to go for cover in the house. >> reporter: the fire officials say 20 multifamily buildings have been deemed unsafe. six have significant long-term damage and another 40 are considered uninhabitable for now. about 600 residents have been displaced. >> i walked around the neighborhood and it was like a natural disaster or a tornado. >> reporter: trina brown said she's counting her blessings after running for cover in the bathroom. >> the living room roof blew off and i laid in the tub. >> reporter: to give you an idea of the sheer force of these winds, the roof was literally ripped off the top of this building and it landed over here

about 200 yards away on top of an suv. the wind sheered roofs from several buildings and trees landed on cars. even a street sign knocked to the ground. thousands remain without power. >> i wish they could get it on tonight. that would make everyone happy in the area. they have been working hard, so we're saying a prayer and hope that the liabilities come back on soon and we'll be okay. >> reporter: dozens of people are taking advantage of a shelter set up by the red cross at bladensburg high school. they have no complaints. >> the food has been really great. they have been so supportive and outreaching to the communities and the families in this area. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news4 today. many neighbors in northeast washington are cleaning up a big mess out that way. strong winds knocked out trees and power lines, tore roofs off several homes. the worst damage reports are out of wards 4 and 5.

the d.c. department of transportation said it's got more than 100 tree related service requests. thousands are expected to gather on the campus in support of the former president at the university of virginia. they'll hold it for theresa sullivan. the school board forced her to resign and offering no explanation as to why. the board will meet to discuss whether or not to reinstate sulliv sullivan. the governor said to resolve the situation or he'll ask them to resign. egypt's top elections commission will release results from the disputed presidential election. some hope it will put an end to the power struggle between islamists and the military. here's a look at tahrir square in cairo. egypt held a two-day runoff election between the muslim brotherhood and a member from hosni mubarak's former regime.

right now, jerry sandusky is reportedly on suicide watch. one of sandusky's lawyers said the former penn state assistant coach was separated from what general prison population and put under individual guard. meanwhile, his lawyers confirmed yesterday they requested to resign from the case before the trial even started. they told the judge they didn't have enough time to properly a case, but the judge denied that request. sandusky will learn his sentence in three months. he faces a minimum sentence of 60 years in prison. crime alert in prince georges county. a woman tells police a man with a gun sexually assaulted her. the woman says the man approached her as she was getting out of her car. it happened just before 4:00 in the morning yesterday. on cyprus creek drive. she said the man pushed her into the back seat and sexually assaulted her. police remind you to be aware of your surroundings and to walk in groups late at night.

the time is 6:07. the impact of a jet ski explosion this weekend is. plus, see how the nats set up a huge game match. and chuck bell is in

good sunday morning. i'm storm 4 meteorologist chuck bell. off to a good start, but i don't think the great weather will last until the end of your sunday. be ready for a couple of weather changes coming our way before the day is done. but on the whole, i think you're going to like it. well, let's take a look outside. and why i'm so optimistic that you'll like the front half of the day. look at that bright sunshine out there. nary a breeze ablowing, so the nice, smooth potomac this morning. temperatures, not so bad in town. we made it down to 73 right now.

dew points in the mid 50s have crept up into the low 60s. still not feeling too terribly humid. winds out of the northwest. generally speaking, expecting a west to southwesterly breeze in the five to ten mile an hour range. way cooler out to the urban areas. 61 now gaithersburg. 63 in leesburg. 70 degrees still though into st. mary's county. the battle of the beltway, the first pitch is at 1:35 out at camden yards in baltimore. first pitch temperature, 87, a perfect afternoon for baseball. here we go on the satellite picture. there's the veil of high clouds that drifted through in the overnight hours. we'll be left with plenty of sunshine and a lower humidity to at least get your sunday started. by later on this afternoon, as this weather front starts to inch its way towards to the

mid-atlantic, it will increase the southwesterly breeze. you may watch for showers to form, especially across the higher terrain. but by 4:00 or 6:00, might have some showers in and around the washington area. doesn't look like a big deal. by monday night, the front just off to the north and west. promises to bring more showers on monday morning before leaving us alone monday afternoon. and the latest on tropical storm debby down in the gulf of mexico, big storm down there. the projected path will take the storm generally speaking westbound to texas, but a great deal of uncertainty here and it's going to get very, very close to the coast of louisiana. this has to be watched very carefully. today, morning sunshine and clouds later this afternoon. maybe a scattered shower or two, but not looking for a big deal today. highs upper 08s to around 90. clouds and showers in the morning and then turning clear and cooler by later on tomorrow afternoon. a couple of days at the beach. today is a good one. then tuesday and wednesday are looking nice.

for us, focus on the first four days of the forecast. beautiful weather. couple of showers tonight and tomorrow. tuesday and wednesday look great. avert your eyes as you look at days 6 and 7. 95, 97. going to be ugly, hot, humid next weekend. >> thank you, chuck. turning to sports the battle of the beltway series wraps up with the nats looking for a win. >> we have all the highlights in this sports minute. >> good morning. i'm zachary kweesh. we'll off with the nats in baltimore. no score, top of the second, they have two runners on. xavier nady grounds one to third. the throw from betemit to first, not so good. 2-0 nats. top of the fourth, same score for that same guy. adam laroche looks like he pops up the pitch from chin.

but that's got enough power get over the fence. time for the closer tyler clifford. adam jones had a solo homer back in the seventh inning. cliff ford gets the seventh save of the season. nats win. mets hosting the yankees and game tied in the seven when eric chavez breaks it at the expense of former reliever john rouge. the yanks take the lead and the win. nationals now lead the mets by 3 1/2 games in the n.l. east. tiger's tomorrow is in -- tournament is in town next week. brian davis and roland thatcher are your co-leaders after three rounds, both at 12 under par. and that's been your sports report. have a great day. >> thank you, zach. next up is reporters notebook, a look at stories affecting or area.

good morning. welcome to reporters notebook. we begin this morning with the turmoil at uva. the university of virginia has been roiling in controversy since the resignation of president theresa sullivan a couple of weeks ago. her resignation has thrown the governing board into chaos, upset the students and the benefactors, alumni and some say it's put the university's stellar reputation at risk. what is your response to all of this? >> well, in the public court it really looks bad because, number one, you have all of these people protesting against the decision made by this board. number two, this has become a national issue. eyes across the country looking at what's going to happen now with edge kaltsers such as mrs. sullivan in universities. then, of course, there's the governor who is a saying that, well, it wasn't handled quite. it wasn't handled well,

quote/unquote. it wasn't handled well. the boards deciding to dismiss her. but there is -- you used the right word -- turmoil. there is quite a turmoil out in the public court about this woman being dismissed. >> dave? >> well, it's extraordinary. i mean, critics are saying this is the world's worst way to handle a situation like this. the ringleaders behind the ouster, as identified in reports and wtop here on channel 4 and elsewhere insisted they had been very clear and up front and polling the board, telling the members of the board that they thought it was time for her to go for a variety of reasons. she wasn't moving fast enough on improvements. yet, several people on the board say they didn't know anything about it. so you wonder, you know, the question is raised, was this a fait accompli or not. and then graduately, the more they looked at it, the less they liked it. the faculty at the university, the student body. known professors. there's a fear now that known --

well-known professors, people excellent in their fields will leave because they don't want to be at the university of virginia and that the academic institution could suffer. fund-raisers are pulling out. it's just a total -- just a total reversal of everything at this point that they want to do. now there's a movement, how strong it is i don't know, to keep her -- keep the current president of the university in her job, but we'll see how that plays out. >> this is a case study in a failure of board leadership. the key words for me are communication and transparency. clearly, the communication was problematic. they may have polled the members of the board, but i don't get the sense based on my understanding how state institutions work that there was a clear consensus that she had to go. now, part of this also is about the pressure that the institutions feel to turn around quickly. all state institutions across the country, universities are feeling the pinch of less money from the state coming to the yufsh

university. so they have to be more entrepreneurial and raise more money on their own. if that's the argument for why she had to go, then make that the argument. don't bring up this other stuff. now, the university of virginia is a great institution. its brand will bring them through this. but i have to tell you, if i'm a dean or someone else at other institutions, to your point, i want to see if i can poach some of their better faculty. it will be a while before they get to where they need to be. >> one top professor has already resigned. in fact, one of the board members is a professor who doesn't even want the interim president who doesn't even want the job doesn't agree with the dismissal. >> i think that will make it more difficult to get the kind of president they want. when presidents -- when potential presidents look at an

institution, they want to see what kind of board they have to deal with. are these are the kind of folks who want to micromanage. if you're looking for a university you don't want the kind of board they have at uva. >> it doesn't seem that much certainty as to why this woman was dismissed. we keep hearing all the words secrets, secret, meaning that it was so secret. you talked about transparency. there was no transparency here. >> there's a lot of support for her to be reinstated. she's expressed a desire to get the job back. will she get her job back? >> it's interesting, she insists that up to the moment she was told she was being sacked there had never been any complaints about her, never gotten any signals that there were any problems and all of her conversations with the members of the board who wanted her to go, and she's just astounded by what happened. it is hard to see where this is going to go. whether she would be reinstated or some other ameliorating points might be struck. we have to wait and see. but right now, the community is roiling on campus at virginia.

this prestigious public university, extraordinary university, founded by thomas jefferson. i think jefferson would be moving in his grave somewhat now if he could see this situation today. >> michael? >> she will not be reinstated, and while i think -- from what i understand she has been a really good president, at this point i'm not sure she should be reinstated. it's such a mess right now. >> we don't know if she wants her job back. >> governor mcdonald has ruffled some feathers by spending $6.5 million -- striking a $6.5 million deal to keep the team -- football team in virginia. instead of allowing it to pack up and move to another location, perhaps in the district or prince georges county. but apparently, many in the general assembly didn't know about this deal. and don't approve of it. any thoughts about this? >> here you go again, i mean, that's charges of secretiveness here. once again -- >> secret. >> when you do things and you don't let everybody know about it or it's perceived that you're

not letting people know about it there's always going to be flak. then there's the criticism coming in he's spending all the money on the redskins where we need more teachers and lots of government help to keep virginia the state it now is. it's going to help the redskins. the counterargument is if you have the redskins training facility in virginia and they play outside at fedex field, but their training facility is key in the state. you get a lot of money from that, a lot of revenue and prestige and it helps. >> $6.5 million in a billion-dollar budget is not a lot of money. the symbolism of this is bad. to today's point, you're talking about institutions all over the state including the university of virginia that could -- that could use some additional money, public institutions are facing

cuts and at the same time, the governor is doing deals with the billionaire who can spend money on his own if he wanted. the team has stuck up the state and now the governor has responded. >> here's a case of no transparency again but we don't know about what the deal is between the billionaire and the governor. i won't get into political parties there. >> would you want to be the government nosh who lost the redskins in virginia? it's a political killer. >> let's two to a break on that question. when we come back, we'll talk about casinos and maryland

no ka see know at national harbor. a work group has failed to reach a consensus on expanding gambling in the state of maryland. there will be no special session on the issue next month. and that sixth casino will not be located in prince georges county or anywhere else in the state. what do you all suspect -- think

may have happened here? >> you know, last week we talked about this on reporters notebook, and we said that -- we talked about all the advantages if there was a casino to come to national harbor in prince georges county. of course, the advantage would be that the state of maryland would secure itself with enough casinos so people would have to go to delaware or west virginia, plus alexandria with its boat service would help. but now it's up in the air before they'll address this issue again. i'm sure that executive count -- county executive shawn baker is disappointed over the whole thing. >> wait, they have knifive casi, that's not enough? >> we're talking about prince georges county. >> i get that part of it and this speaks to a conflict that i have about the use of gambling to help balance budgets.

you know, that's whole different argument. >> sure. >> i get that. but what troubles me most about this, this continued fixation on quick fixes and short fixes. when you look at the long-term impact of casino gambling, you get an initial big burst. i think often casinos are sold for a panacea so elected officials don't have to be more responsible in how they raise and spend public money. >> the current crowd and the current mood in annapolis doesn't seem to embody that. they're all for gambling. they're not worried about big cash now and little cash later on. this is a good deal. and it looked like national harbor was going to be the place, at least in my view, for where the gambling casino would go. whether something came up through national harbor, the marriott people who are running it now. i can't confirm any stories on that.

it just sounds like -- >> three members of the house of delegates expressed concerns about the lowering of the tax rate for mgm which is the company that proposed building the casino. >> a special break. of course that's part of the deal. you have to give something to get something. and there could be -- that could be the problem. but, you know, how serious that is in the general assembly and how serious that was among -- besides people that feel about it in the deal and the people that were working on the deal we don't know. it's baffling in a way they can't settle on this thing. >> well, we still say that the story focuses on prince georges county and national harbor. with the other five casinos. i'm just surprised that prince georges county wasn't considered in the beginning. >> mgm made a big show of it a couple of weeks ago when this plan was announced. do you think the company like mgm goes away? >> no. >> they're a professional.

>> international conglomerate. they may go away for a short period but if they want to get this deal done it will be done. >> so you think -- you don't think it's dead? >> i don't think it's dead. >> i will put this in. when the casinos were talk about, they talked about putting them at the racetracks and rose kroft made sense and maybe if it doesn't happen at national harbor you return to rose -- >> but i think the competition is a lot more than rose kroft. >> it isn't over, that's for sure. they'll fight this. and from what i can tell, there will be a new gambling casino. >> the issue of adding a sixth casino in maryland has to be approved by a voter referendum. there won't be another chance for a voter referendum until 2014? >> if they have to wait until 2014 or 2015 they'll be fine --

>> and how we'll be economically. if we're in the chips -- >> in the district, news4 sources have confirmed that mayor gray's choice, michael kelly, was involved in a relationship with a senior staffer when he recently held a similar position at an agency in philadelphia. sources dispute though media reports that say kelly promoted the assistant and gave her raises in the job. what do we know about the relationship? >> well, he was investigated by hud about the relationship and they said they found nothing that would bar him from serving or, you know, continuing on in the job he had. that is to say it wasn't a major issue in their view. it wasn't prohibitive. there are people who think you should be squeaky clean in your public and private life and on the other hand, mayor gray thinks his credentials outweigh

this discretion he's admitted to. he hasn't covered it up, hasn't hidden it. i have made a mistake, i won't do it again. >> the optics of this are not particularly good for the mayor. given all of the other things that are in the air. but the fact that he knowing all this because kelly did reveal this to the mayor going forward, leads me to conclude that this is a sufficiently talented person whose mistake as it was stated does not outweigh his ability to do the job for which he's been dominated. >> the term that the mayor used is nothing more to the story based on the investigation by the u.s. department of housing. but you're right. the fact is that the mayor says that this man has an exceptional talent. he will do something about the one people that concerned about in housing, affordable housing. >> is it smart for the mayor to bring anybody in with any possible baggage at this point? >> at this point with the mayor

himself under investigation for campaign irregularities, with the dismissal of two council members over corruption charges, you could argue and has been argued by his critic, he shouldn't get into this. he shouldn't make this move but he's done it. >> let me argue quickly the other way, if he's good he should get the job. >> is that quickly enough? >> thank you. that's reporters notebook. news4 today continues. good morning. welcome to news4 today. i'm angie goff. >> it's sunday, june 24, 2012. the effects of friday's severe weather still lingering. a lot of people without power. >> and a lot of damage that is trying to be cleaned up. meanwhile, the weather as far as this weekend is concerned, so

far, so good. yesterday was beautiful. >> loved yesterday. nice day outside. the dew point has drifted down during the day. so as a result, you've noticed by 5:00 or 6:00, the humidity was no longer a factor. we kept it overnight. now we're into sunday now, a little bit of a southwesterly breeze coming our way later today. start to increase the humidity once again and unfortunately bring a few shower chances. nothing in the short term. beautiful sky out there. 73 now in washington. 61 degrees in waldorf and 64 cull pepper. gets out to what nas us is and warrington. and no drops on radar just net. no big rains coming our way today. no big storms coming, but with the daytime heating, a little humidity coming back. be ready for some scattered shower chances late this afternoon into the evening. highs back up around 90 degrees, but at least have a little backup plan ready to go.

if you're doing any backyard barbecuing doesn't look like a big threat but a few scattered showers. >> thanks, chuck. new this morning, at least one prince georges county firefighter was hurt while battling this massive house fire. the fire started around 3:00 on 32nd street. the two story home was vacant, but one firefighter did go to the hospital with minor injuries. crews are working to find out how that started. today, residents in bladensburg will continue to clean up after friday's major storm. county officials looked at more than 100 buildings and determined 20 of them are unsafe. around 600 people have had to find temporary shelter. some described what was going on during the height of the storm. >> so you would have thought a tornado a hurricane came through. it was a lot going on. >> as i was coming trying to

come out of the building, i couldn't open the door. i guess the wind was coming so strongly. >> the county is running bus service today to and from the shelter at bladensburg high school. if you or someone you know needs help or information about a temporary shelter, call the emergency operations hotline. 301-583-2230. we are hearing some of the many 911 calls in to prince georges county during the torrential downpour. >> tell me what's going on. >> half of my tree came down on my house. busted through the upper floor. >> i think lightning struck a tree in front of the house. knocked a huge branch down and the branch pulled the wires off the house. and there's no power in the house. so i'm guessing there may be live wires across the driveway

and across the vehicle in the driveway. >> we had a tree fall across the road. i don't know if it qualifies as an emergency, but it's completely blocking the road right now. i don't know if anybody is hurt or if power lines are down. but it's definitely impossible to drive down right at this point. >> crews are still working to clean up the debris and restore the damaged power lines. a scary scene on the waters in arlington as a man's jet ski explodes. it happened yesterday afternoon at the marina. a man tried to start the jet ski when it suddenly exploded. he suffered burns on the legs. he was taken to the hospital. police are investigating to find out how that happened. and families and friends remembered a d.c. business woman found dead in her deli. june lim was shot and killed at her business on h street -- orb a business on h street in northeast d.c. police believe someone had been

watching her. they have made no arrests in the case. construction on the wilson bridge project could cause huge delays. not too bad there, but yesterday traffic was so bad it was backed up on i-95 all the way to wood bridge. the through lanes are shut down. also, i-95 north traffic will be diverted to the beltway towards tyson's. drivers will have to go over the american legion bridge into montgomery county to get on i-95 on the maryland side. all lanes should reopen in time for your monday morning commute. got some issues on the rails today. expect a tfew delays if you're taking the metro. the only closure is on the orange line where buss will replace trains between east and west falls church. and they'll use a single track on the red and the blue lines. everything should be back up and running by the morning rush tomorrow.

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mitt romney shut down our plant and devastated our lives. >> that's part of a new ad from priorities action usa, a super pac supporting president obama. it once again attacks mitt romney's involvement with bain capital and how he shut down companies and profited from the closures. the super pac said it's spending $10 million to air ads like

these in five battle ground states including virginia. several big decisions this week will likely have a big impact on the race for president. >> yeah, joining us now is "meet the press" moderator david gregory. he has some insight on what's going on. good morning. >> good morning. >> first of all, we want to talk about the supreme court ruling. it seems like the mitt romney and the president couldn't be more divided on the health care issue. what's the impact going to be? >> well, it's potentially huge in either direction. this is the president's signature legislation, health care reform. it could get struck down completely. it count upheld completely. either way, big political implications. there's couple of scenarios where the individual mandate where you're -- you force everybody to get health insurance, that could be struck down. if that's the case, then the supreme court could adopt an added piece that the government said they should do if they strike down the individual mandate, they should take down other things as well, or else

the law is inoperable. there's politically this is an issue that's divided republicans an democrats to the point where it will be a major issue in the campaign. the administration is prepared to do a number of things, including new legislation. i don't see that going anywhere this year. >> another hot issue, something we're hearing about is the fight over the hispanic vote. we see that president obama and mitt romney are both using the issue of immigration to attract those hispanic voters. how important is this group? >> it's critical. and the supreme court as early as tomorrow is going to rule on the ooze law which is a pretty aggressive law to crack down on illegal immigration. that's going to be debated as well. look, immigration reform is very important. it's going to galvanize a lot of hispanic voter, but it's not the only issue. the overall economy is what mitt romney is talking about and he did it in front of activists and lawmakers at that gathering that naleo gathering that you just showed.

he's trying to show this is a larger issue for the latino community across this country. mitt romney is not going to win latinos. what he's hoping to do is cut the lead a little bit. if he doesn't do that, he faces serious problems. >> this morning you'll be talking to marco rubio who he does join romney, they can guarantee that they could sweep the latino vote. >> i don't know if you can guarantee that, but it could help a great deal in florida and other places. so marco rubio's place in this campaign and his voice in the immigration fight is really important. >> everybody is talking about the veep stakes and we're hearing more about former minnesota governor tim pawlenty. this is something not to rule out. he's a safer choice, so to speak. >> and portman fits that bill. a lot of talk this weekend about condoleezza rice, former secretary of state and adviser to president bush. she was at the gathering with republican donors out in utah with mitt romney and ann romney

and others. so she's getting a lot of buzz. we were just saying as i was coming in here the one thing we know about the vice presidential search is that we're totally wrong in the end. it's a hard thing to cover. so you put a lot of names out there. only two people who know, mitt romney and beth meyers, who's running the search. >> what about the house vote on the fast and the furious investigation? >> well, we'll have darrell issa on the program, he's a chairman of the committee. the question is i don't know that's any room for compromise here. i mean, the people i talked to in the white house say that with the president invoking executive privilege that's kind of the end of the matter legally, but looks like the house will have a full count. it's a twin edged sword on how far to pass this. >> and what's coming up on prs pack? >> well, we want to talk to david maraniss and his new book about president obama. >> thanks. and switching over to the

weather, let's check in with chuck to see if we could get a repeat of the nice weather from yesterday. >> we are going to most of a repeat today. i like the way it's starting. we'll talk about the rain chances for today and oh, yes, we have a new

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today we're making pork butts and chicken and ribs. >> if you're in the mood for some good barbecue, head over to the safeway national barbecue battle, happening in downtown d.c. northwest, right by the capital. several local pit masters are vying to win the best barbecue prize worth more than $40,000 in cash and prizes.

the cost to get in is $12 for adults, $5 for kids. >> i could eat a burger at 6:48 in the morning. >> no, this is barbecue day. >> that was a burger. >> no burgers -- i could eat briz equity too. >> it's great weather. and if you're headed down to the big festival, one of the best-smelling days to be in downtown washington. the whole calendar year is today. go on down, the weather is going to be let's call it 95% cooperative with anything you want to do today. will be a slight chance for some showers later this afternoon. not looking for anything in the way of severe weather or widespread coverage. don't turn your back completely on the rain chance for today. outside we look then, the sky remains clear for now. that's not the case all day long. but nonetheless, we'll take the clear sky when we can get it. temperatures in the 60s to

around 70 degrees in the suburbs. milder in town. 73 now at national airport with the wind out of the northwest at seven miles an hour. dew points starting to inch back up. all the way down into the low 50s yesterday afternoon. that's why you're able to sit in the shade and now turn into a puddle unlike wednesday, thursday and friday. don't you worry though, if you like the holt, steamy stuff, it will be back before the seven-day forecast is over. temperatures to get your sunday morning started a few 50s on the way. out to the panhandle of virginia, but generally low to mid 60s in town and bayside. a nice day to be outside. if you're driving down to the ocean, a lot of this we'll have this week off, 70 degrees in ocean city right now. looking for highs today at the coastline up to 83 degrees. not much of a chance of rain at the beaches today. if you're headed up to baltimore, the orioles and the nationals in baltimore today for game 3. a 1-1 series match so far. so today's winner will take the match -- or the series.

mostly sunny, 87 in baltimore. less humid. that's what we're appreciating for this morning. the lower humidity will gradually be lifted out of here as we get more of a southwesterly wind flow. that may cook up showers around this afternoon. i think rain chances are fairly low up through 5:00 to 6:00 of the afternoon. by 3:00 or 4:00 monday afternoon, the weather front is out and in comes a real vacation from the high heat that will last through wednesday. then, all bets are off. meanwhile, our next little rain chance, a little chance at that, back here across parts of the upper midwest. the big storm we're watching is debby. going to likely become a hurricane within the next 24 to 36 hours. we'll watch this closely. there's a huge amount of uncertainty of where the track of debby is going to go.

this is the official forecast cone and notice the slow movement. here we are sunday. there's friday. not even making landfall yet. whenever a system moves that slowly it has the chance to turn and change directions. so don't turn your back on this one for now, louisiana, texas, most in play. but anywhere along the gulf could be in play because of the opportunity for the storm to turn around. meanwhile for today, sunshine for now. clouds this afternoon and evening and highs up near 90 for a time. we start with the clouds and the showers and end up with the clearing sky. if you're headed down to the beaches, good beach weather today and tuesday. little transitional day on monday with a shower chance. for us, chances of some showers coming in late today. probably not until after sunset for most. tuesday and wednesday, open the windows, enjoy it, relax. oh, summer it's coming back strong. next friday, saturday. mid to upper 90s again. >> thanks. the london olympics are a

month away. >> but a world record has been set. >> trying to set the world record, come on and get it, and here he is across the line. he's got it! >> wow. a true sign of sportsmanship as two decathletes cheered on ashton eaten. he dominated all events in oregon. he joins bruce jenner as world record holders in the decathlon. lolo jones is headed back to london. she barely made the cut and she has been in the olympic spotlight since the stumble back in 2008. that wasn't her only hardship in life. >> reporter: overcoming life's hurdles is the m.o. of lolo

jones. >> when you're hurtling, it's like an airplane taking off. there's so much that can go right of wrong. if you set it up perfectly the rest of the flight is nice and smooth. >> reporter: a favorite for gold four years ago in beijing, it was smooth flying until the ninth hurdle. >> she can see the goal, but the ninth hurdle gets her that's it. >> reporter: then jones fell back to earth, crushed. for the london games jones is striving to keep the turbulence to a minimum. seeking the perfect form by utilizing something that sounds as top secret as it is technical. project x, created by her sponsor, energy drink red bull. >> we basically have a three dimensional model that we can look at any angle. play back at any speed. >> reporter: using 40 cameras, project x breaks down her racing with a precision that can't be seen with the naked eye. to shave time off the clock. >> it makes a huge difference in a race where we can lose a race

by just 0.01 of a second. >> by making a slight change in the lower leg, we'll decrease the breaking effect and give her a couple extra 0.1 of a second. >> reporter: she slearned to overcome obstacles. her single mother, lori jones, held multiple jobs to feed the five kids. >> it is just like survival. thinking about how your kids are going to eat. one time we were just driving around. they thought we were just taking a ride to the park. because i didn't want to tell them that we didn't have anywhere to go. >> where are you taking me? >> so this is where we stayed when my mom lost her house. >> reporter: jones' family for a time lived here. >> when i was a kid it was the dungeon. >> reporter: in the basement wash room at the salvation army. >> they just put army cots down and just right around this area.

so -- >> reporter: has it changed at all? >> no. not at all. >> reporter: and in spite of all the high flying she's done since, those days and her mother's influence keep her feet firmly on the ground. >> i wish i could go back in a time machine and just hug her and whisper in her ear, mom, it will be okay. one day you'll have a daughter and she'll go to the olympics and she's going to represent team usa. it's just -- makes me quite emotional. so yeah. >> reporter: from life's darkest moments comes the passion and desire to fly faster and farther than ever before. kevin tibbles, nbc news, des moines. >> that olympic spirit filled the nation's capital. >> many gathered for the skate of the union. >> three, two, one! skates. >> in line skaters and

skateboarders from across the nation competed at the stadium grounds for cash and prizes. the competition was all part of olympic day which promotes fitness and sportsmanship. 150,000 are expected to participate in olympic-related events this week. you can watch the olympics here on nbc4 beginning with the opening ceremony july 27th. maybe inline skating will be an olympic sport one day. >> that would be great. >> yeah. >> we saw some roller skates out there. they still make those. >> they do. not the same when i was a kid. they were made out of stone. >> stone? a little stopper on them. still more news4 after the break. >> stay with us.

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good morning. welcome to news4 today. i'm angie goff. >> a great day yesterday. couldn't ask for better weather. >> we are getting close to making it a repeat today. but -- >> yes. we are. >> very close. yeah. yesterday, we kind of started with the bad part, all the humidity and ended up with the clear skies and the beautiful day. today we'll flip that around. we start off with the clear skies and the relatively low humidity. we'll get clouds back by later on today. there's a risk of a few showers as well. no fears on your sunday morning

walk or canoe trip or kayak, whatever you're doing this morning. no problems at all. temperatures 60s to around 70s in most of the suburbs. no drops on the radar just yet. nothing major coming our way today. a scattered shower chance, primarily into this evening. rain chances won't ramp up until after 5:00 or 6:00. up near 90 again today. 85 on the sand today. good beach day today. not as good for tomorrow. i'll be tweeting out the latest on the forecast and tropical storm debby down in the gulf of mexico later on today. >> we'll watch that one. new this morning, at least one prince georges county firefighter was injured while battling a massive house fire in mount rainier. officials say the two-story home is vacant and no one else except that firefighter was hurt. more than 2,600 people are

without power after friday night's microburst storm in bladensburg. thousands are expected to gather at the university of virginia to support the school's former president. students and others will hold a rally for honor for theresa sullivan. two weeks ago, the school board forced her to resign offering no explanation as to why. those are some of the stories that are making news today. next is nbc4's viewpoint. >> of course, we'll be back with another update. good morning. welcome to view point. president obama's recently announced policy to temporarily stop deporting illegal immigrants and to allow them to get work permits has drawn praise and criticism. while what the president has announced is a shift in policies some see it as a definite step, a small step, toward immigration

reform. our guests this morning are maryland state senator victor ramirez, jay walter tejada and a woman from the latin american youth center. thank you very much. what are your thoughts about the president's new policy? senator ramirez? >> i think it's a great step in the right direction for immigration reform. comprehensive immigration reform. i think he's the leader of our nation and he's leading by example. >> i think this is -- this side of praise for the president's actions. i think it's a historical accomplishment. many of us have been debating. i know there's pressure in the president's administration to do something to help the young people. so i think we are all excited. we look at june 15th as an exciting day and then still details, we have to are the details as to how it will go, but it's within the discretion that the president can give

direction to his administration and i think that's the right thing for the young people. >> ms. martinez? >> from the percentage of the young people, i think they're very excited. i think there is a lot of optimism about the -- what is to come with this and the fact that they are at least being recognized as being worthy of a chance to seek work permits and perhaps in the future also the dream act. >> talk about the impact, the likely, the expected impact here in the washington area which we know is home to large numbers of immigrants, not just latinos. >> i think the impact will be significant. you know, my office has received phone calls as to when will the law be implemented, is it really occurring? i think the interest once people realize what the criteria will be, you'll see a lot of people who want to adjust their immigration sta sttus. a lot of students are very

grateful to be in this position right now. >> susanna? >> i think it will be very beneficial for the region and for our communities because as mentioned, we do have a large population of immigrant youth. and they're just very eager to be able to contribute to the community. i think we will see a pretty large response once the process is outlined. i honestly see it being connected to more opportunities to seek out higher education, to seek out also various levels of jobs. >> walter, there's a whole list of requirements. lots of documents that are required. there are requirements to be met regarding backgrounds, the law. the filing of taxes -- tax returns. and then in terms of the numbers of people impacted here, we don't really know how many. the president says maybe 800,000.

other estimates are 1.4 across the country. talk about the impact in arlington where you have a very large -- >> well, the numbers are difficult, but when you look at the criteria, it's specific that young people come here to the country before the age of 16 have been in school for five years and graduated. and get an ged, served in the armed forces, not got into trouble. when you look at the criteria, many people have been arguing for the best and the brightest who are graduating from high schools, sometimes as valedictori valedictorians, it's important to remind people they're american in every sense of the word except on paper. they speak no other language in many cases other than english. i think it's hard to see what the numbers would be in

arlington or around the country. but when we look at the census figures in virginia, about 5% of the population in 2000, 2010, 8% of the population. so we have a significant number in the northern virginia area. it's hard to say. but the metro region is home to a large number of immigrants and you have mixed status. some people may be here undocumented and others as spouses of u.s. citizens. it is not only for the undocumented but also separate -- the potential separation of families which is part of the values of the country. we don't want a young person who is doing well in school, has great gpa average to be deported from the -- or removed from their families. i think this is a great benefit to our country. >> talk about the challenge though that many will face meeting the documentation requirements. >> i think it's going to be a challenge.

we are still waiting actual procedure instructions from the department of homeland security to see what the process will be, what documents will be accepted. but we are talking about a population that for many years has sort of had to remain below the radar. and so it might be challenging to make sure that they have the appropriate official documents that might be needed. whether that be medical records, school records will most likely i think be the most helpful for families to present and to have that they have been tracking. but i anticipate that it will be a pretty lengthy process so we'll need to keep in mind that these families and young people will need a lot of support and understanding the service, that community organizations will have to come forward to really sort of walk them through the process and help them get all of the appropriate documents because for all intents and purposes we would want their application to be approved and for there not to be any on going

struggles. >> we'll take a break and we'll continue to talk about immigration right after this break.

welcome back to viewpoint. we are talking this morning about immigration, specifically the president's new policy shift that will defer deportment of undocumented immigrants. i'd like to turn just for a second, senator ramirez, to maryland's dream act. it's cleared the way for the referendum in november. this would allieu undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuitions at community colleges and then matriculate at colleges. who will benefit from this? >> i think this the referendum allows taxpaying families those who graduated from the maryland high schools, who have been

paying taxes for three consecutive years and who are maryland residents to be allowed to pay in state tuition and to be treated like every other high school student in the state of maryland. >> how might in your opinion -- how might the president's policy shift impact the referendum? >> i think it's a positive step forward. obviously at the state level we do not deal with any type of immigration, we're dealing with education and who do we allow to go to our universities and colleges beyond high school, k-12. but i think it shows leadership. it shows that the leader of our nation is saying why not have the best and the brightest here. we have trained many of our students who are citizens for all intents and purposes other than on paper, who have pledged allegiance to this nation, day in and day out. every morning when they went to school. and this shows that the leader of our nation says this is the direction that our nation should

go and we should embrace our did ve versety. >> do you agree with that? >> absolutely. i think that also as a remind their this is also as a result of congressional inaction in which the president did try a bipartisan approach in 2010. and it fell -- i fell 51 votes for democrats and only 4 republicans. so those four senators are no longer supporting. so cloture to bring something to the senate floor. so it hasn't been for lack of trying f trying. so if congress isn't going to act, what other powers can the president use to get this done? this is a step forward in the right direction. remember, these are kids who are the best and the brightest and when we look at the totality of the immigration reform which is

volatile and people are against it, some are for it, depending on what your point is, these are kids who through no fault of their own are in this country and no other land than here. they came here, 3 months or 9 years, whatever it was. and many of them don't even fundz ofind out they're undocumented until applying for college. let's deal with the policy. >> ms. martinez, you're dealing with young people. are they excited about the dream act and excited about the president's policy shift and, you know, anxious to go to the polls in november to express their enthusiasm? >> yes. we work with youth in maryland that are very eager for the dream act to take action in maryland. and as far as the announcement that president obama made, there is great enthusiasm amongst the young people, as far as that this is a first step. i think a lot of people are very

eager to see that this will be a chance to prove that by giving opportunities to our best and brightest as mr. tejada mentioned we'll see positive effects in the economy, by really allowing these young people to truly contribute to the community, through education and through work force. so we're very eager to see some of tease -- of these positive results and it will force a dream act that will be most beneficial to the young people. >> we have read about an enthusiasm gap among latinos in this country, headed into the november election. is there still an enthusiasm gap that you -- >> i believe there's -- i believe that president obama has shown his leadership. has shown he wants to move this issue forward and i think people will respond by supporting him.

i think they're enthusiastic about what's going on now. and if it amounts to some type of immigration reform with the students, through the dream act,b through this policy, i think the students and their parents will come out and vote in november. >> mr. tejada? >> there was an enthusiasm prior to june 15th. if we're talking about the latino community, in 2008, under ten million came out and voted. some of the mission in life has been to register people more an more. if you look at the motivation that people would have, if only half of the remaining ones come out to vote, that can very well tell the result of the election. so people need a motivation. i think finally, even though some of us who are in the organizations like the laraza,

it's given home that if this president is re-elected, perhaps if it gets amended of the voting margin, then there will be no excuses as to why we can not do immigration reforms completely. 2013 could be a good year. i think in reality it won't happen this year. but enthusiasm is sky high right now. regardless of what people say, if he had done it next year he did it for whatever reason. he did it, we have to support him country -- criticism from those who would not take on any immigration reform at all. this question about the self- --

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i'm angie goff. here are some of the stories we are following this morning. at least one prince georges county firefighter was injured while battling a massive house fire in mount rainier. it started around 3:00 this morning in the 4500 block of 32nd street. the two-story home was vacant and no one else was hurt. more than 2,600 are still without power in prince georges county after friday's microburst storm. in bladensburg, 600 people have been displaced. tropical storm debby is forcing workers to stop the oil and gas production. nine production platforms have been abandoned. chuck bell is tracking this as it heads west towards texas. more news and plus your sunday forecast in about 15 minutes. but for now, we return to viewpoint.

welcome back to our discussion this morning. mr. tejada you were talking about self-deporting. what that? >> recently we have heard in the news that people who are running for the president -- well, running for president, especially in the republican primary who's now the nominee for the republican party, romney said he would like people to self-deport and he'll veto the dream act if he became president. self-deporting is i think what has been happening around the country -- trying to create an environment that's so negative, so uncomfortable for immigrants not just for the undocumented. but in fact affects all immigra immigrants. like in places like arizona, and south carolina, georgia, where you try to make life so miserable for people by passing laws that prohibit having a business license, an apartment.

you make it so miserable and uncomfortable that people will self-deport. so people who are in the most difficult circumstances in our country, well, i think it's simply wrong. basically dividing families. that's not what the american spirit is about. so i think that self-deporting thing is outrageous and hopefully people will pay attention. >> ms. martinez, at the american youth -- at the latin american youth center there's concern about reform. what are the specific concerns about reform that your young people have? >> right now, our concern is that in terms of the recent announcement that this is just a small step. what our young people need are comprehensive immigration reform and we need the dream act. this will allow our youth to work legally, it will allow our young people to be able to work under safe work conditions, to no longer be exploited or

discriminated in different work environments. that can be very impactful. but at the end of the day, the education is the pathway out of poverty. it can allow the young immigrants to flourish, to contribute to the economy, to the community, and we need something more powerful, something that will really allow them a path to citizenship. a path to residency, which this does not allow. really allow our youth to consider creating a life here. and with the security of being able to stay, with an education and with a higher level of employment. >> ramirez, how good is the dream act without comprehensive reform? >> i think that it is one step probably below comprehensive immigration reform. i think ultimately we do want the children, the young adults to become u.s. citizens, to be able to -- to be more involved in their communities. i think it's a step in the right

direction. they'll be able to work. most of these youths come from families from low income. they'll be able to provide for themselves, be able to help out their families. in order to go to school, they'll be able to work and because of the status that they have, they do not qualify for any financial aid. most scholarships they do not qualify for. so they're in a tough situation. i think it gives them hope as mr. tejada was saying earlier. i think they start to see the light. what you had for a long time here recently, you had a lot of youth going through the schools and they'd say why do i want to complete high school if that's no future beyond that? >> or go to college. >> or go to college or join our military. and a lot of them will join our military to give back to this great nation that has given so much to them. >> mr. tejada? >> oh, absolutely. i mean, remember these are kids who will have a work permit. be able to drive and contribute

to the economy and by contributing to the economy in terms of local impacts, it provides taxes for funds that we need for local services. for paving roads, for having a better park, things that we at the local level do all the time which people expect to have. these are kids who will be starting businesses and helping to start businesses. it's proven time and time again that's what happens. eventually what we do need is comprehensive immigration reform. let me simplify it this way. separate but equal was the law of the land at one time. it was a bad law. it was wrong. needed to be fixed and it was. we are a better society today because of this. this country had made adjustments to immigration law in the past. it is time to do it once again. we are doing piecemeal because of congressional inaction on this difficult subject, but time to do it again. i think whoever is elected president and will have a mandate to be able to move that forward. yeah, there are many competing

priorities, you can talk about that. but it is time that we finally are able to solve the situation. we are not going to deport 11 million out of the country. whoever doesn't want to accept that that's fantasy if you think that's going to happen. it's not going to happen. so we need to confront and make the decisions and make the solution that we need to do. >> we'll take another break. >> we'll take another break. we'll be r

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temporary side effects include redness, pain, firmness, swelling, bumps, or risk of infection. ask your doctor about juvéderm® xc. welcome back. we continue our discussion now with a couple of final questions. what if maryland's dream act is not passed? >> well, you know, i think we're working so that it can pass. i think part of it is educating each and every one of our maryland citizens who are going to go vote and i think we're doing that every day. we are building coalitions with religious organizations, with community groups. with our public education systems, our universities.

to educate people, to say you should not have any fear. but ultimately, at the end of the day, the question should be should families who are paying taxes in the state of maryland be allowed to pay in state tuition, should we treat them the same as any other maryland resident? that's the question and i think ultimately once that message is -- once we get that message across to the population here in maryland, i think ultimately they're toi they're going to vote in favor of it. >> what if president obama is not re-elected and his policy is reversed by his successor? talk about your thoughts at what possible strategies at that point would be. >> i think that would have an impact because we saw a positive step come forward on june 15th, but that would not stop our efforts to keep advocating in

this country and still push forward for the dream act. every day at the latin american youth certain we work with extraordinarily young people and hard working young families, and for all intents and purposes feel that the united states is their home. and we should allow them in every aspect to feel as though this is their home, with all of the rights and the benefits that that entails. so as much as it might be a setback, i don't doubt that we will continue very strongly to advocate for future immigration reform. >> and make sure that the people come out and vote and re-elect president obama. i think when you look at the context of this latest proposal you look at the contender from the republican party who says about this specific proposal that it could be overtaken by events in a romney administration. what the heck does that mean? does it mean they're going to eliminate it? does it mean it will be part of the better immigration package?

who knows. but in the past he said he'd veto the dream act, he wants people to be uncomfortable in this country and self-deport. i think we are all -- it's not just say completely thrilled with what the romney administration has done, there are many things we can discuss. but i think this administration has shown a willingness to make tough decisions under difficult circumstances and they get another chance so we can finally dive into the comprehensive immigration reform. >> thank you all for being with us. thank you for joining us. that's view point. i'm pat lawson muse. news4 today continues. good morning.

everyone. welcome to news4 today. i'm angie goff. >> i'm richard jordan. it's sunday, june 24, 2012. seemed like the sun came out earlier and brighter today. >> it's not going to be as cool as yesterday, from what i'm hearing. >> technically just because that's the kind of persnickety person, it came up a few seconds later than yesterday. our days are now shortening. if i can remember to turn my microphone on this whole conversation would be much smoother. 60s in most of the suburbs. you're right, it is a beautiful day to get outsides. t temperatures will rise up into 90 degrees. we will have a chance for a few showers coming our way, but you can see here that's nothing big coming our way later this afternoon or this evening.

just a scattered shower chance. so keep that in the back of your mind as you plan for your cookouts and your barbecues today. no problems expected, a nice, toasty, warm day today. i don't think most of us will have to worry about rain drops until after the sun goes down which occurs at 8:37. a few seconds earlier than yesterday. >> so many numbers in your head. >> it's so impressive. too bad i can't remember my own address. now pepco says 4,500 people are without power as crews work around the clock to turn the power back on am microburst slammed the bradens burg area, causing damage. some buildings are unsafe, forcing families to scramble around for shelter. they don't know when they'll be able to move back home. >> reporter: it was eclear even at night that this bladensburg neighborhood was hurt.

roofs were torn off and devastation and there are the stories of those who were caught up in the height of the high winds. >> as i was trying to come out of the building, i couldn't open the door. i still had my windows open. >> reporter: she says it was a neighbor that finally helped her open the door from the outside despite his own problems. >> he opened the door and tried to get door open for me. the roof had fell on him and he had a concussion. >> reporter: high winds came through quickly. all along newton street. >> i was ready -- then the roof over there. >> reporter: crews brought out some heavy equipment and cleared newton street early on, but the rest of the clean-up could take a while longer. what could cause all of this damage? >> reports we are getting from the national weather service, some type of microburst that came through here yesterday

evening. >> reporter: as many as 600 people were displaced. >> we have been coordinating with the red cross. the health department, acting health officers in there as well as the director of social services. we are working to make sure our residents are taken care of. >> those buildings unfit for inhabitation will be closed down. those that don't have power, we'll put a sticker on there that says we prefer you to go to a shelter. >> it is bad. >> it is bad. >> reporter: in bladensburg, derrick ward, news4. many neighbors are using chain saws to remove downed trees. one tree punched a hole through the side of a brick house. the worst damage has been reported in wards 4 and 5. the department of transportation has received more than 100 tree related service requests.

new this morning, one firefighter is in the hospital with minor injuries after battling a huge house fire in prince georges county. take a look at this incredible video. the fire simply devours the home. it started in the 4300 block in mount rainier. officials say the two-story home was vacant. crews are working to figure out how it started. and seven people are recovering this morning after a fight in gaithersburg. police say one person was shot and six others were stabbed during a fight at festival shopping center. the shooting victim was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries. three of the stabbing victims went to the hospital as well. the other three victims refused treatment. right now, police have not released any information. a local man is recovering today after his jet ski exploded. it happened yesterday afternoon at the columbia island arena. a man tried to restart the jet

ski when it blew up. he suffered burns on his leg. police are investigating to determine how the explosion started. thousands are expected to gather on campus another the university of virginia in support of the school's former president. students and others will hold a rally for honor at 3:00 today for theresa sullivan. two weeks ago, the school boarders forrboard forced her to resign. they'll discuss whether or not to reinstate sullivan. governor mcdonald told them to resolve the situation or he'll ask them to resign. the u.s. supreme court will release its much anticipated health care ruling. the justices will decide whether the patriot protection and affordable care act is constituti constitutional. many republicans are opposed to the law requiring most

individuals must buy some sort of health care. they said publicly even in the supreme court upholds the law, they will work to repeal it. a full vote from the house could come as early as this week on whether to cite attorney general eric holder for contempt of congress. he was cited for refusing to disclose documents on the fast and furious gun trafficking operation. president obama invoked executive privilege and democrats say this issue is closed. the veep stakes are heating up but in the in the moderator david gregory says people have no clue who romney will select. >> one thing is we're totally wrong in the end. you put a lot of names throughout, but there's only two people who know -- mitt romney and beth meyers who is running the search.

>> florida senator and possible vp pick marco rubio will be on and darrell issa who will discuss the fast and furious scandal. "meet the press" is on at 10:30 right here on nbc4. right now, the time is 7:38. a military vet has an inspirational journey as she goes for gold. we'll introduce you to a d.c. -- we'll introduce you to that d.c. native coming up. and should you call your insurance company for a fender bender? better yet, should you call the cops? liz crenshaw has to do's and don'ts if you get in a crash. an injection that helps you lose weight, increases your sex drive and gives you a long lasting tan sounds

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driving around the wilson bridge this weekend. construction on the wilson bridge project is causing huge delays. the through lanes are shut down. all traffic between van doren street and telegraph road -- drivers have to use one local lane. also i-95 north traffic will be diverted towards tysons. drivers have to go into montgomery county. all lanes should be back to normal for your monday morning commute. angie, drivers in d.c. are more likely to have an accident than any other state in the u.s. the region's congestion makes fender benders more likely. liz crenshaw has to do's and don'ts to make the headache less painful. >> reporter: bumper to bumper traffic, the perfect scenario for a fender bender. one that can easily create more gridlock and a dangerous

situation. >> because crashes tend to breed more crashes. >> reporter: officer joe mora of the fairfax county police, rule number one with a fender bender, don't leave the vehicles in the roadway. >> once you have determined that no one is hurt in the crash, move the vehicles off the road on to the shoulder or get into a parking lot. or get somewhere on to the residential side street. >> reporter: do you need to call the police for a minor accident? not necessarily. but all juris dictions call if there's injuries. with a fender bender, your smartphone can be a real help. >> most people have phones with cameras or if you have a camera with you, take pictures of the damage. document what happened. >> reporter: shoot the damage and the license plates of the cars involved. next, exchange information. >> the most common mistake is not getting sufficient information. >> reporter: a deputy commissioner for maryland

insurance commission says do get the driver's name, address and make and model and license plate information. note the time of day, weather conditions. contact information for anyone who might have witnessed the accident. do call your insurance company, but that doesn't mean you'll file a claim. >> the factor you should consider is what your deductible is. if the claim is -- would be less than your deductible certainly you're not going to -- you shouldn't make a claim. or if it's very close to your deductible or you can afford to pay out of pocket. >> reporter: carefully considering who to file a claim is important. you don't want to make too many claims, your insurance company may not renew your policy. and understand your provisions. >> individuals need to realize that the insurance company is only going to pay a certain amount. not necessarily what the actual cost was.

>> reporter: one more thing, when your car ends up in the shop, insurance companies can use reconditioned parts or parts not made by your car company's manufacturer unless your policy states otherwise. liz adds as a driver you should always have your car insurance information with you. if the other driver does not have insurance or license, you should call the police. all right. well, the "today" show is next on nbc4. >> jenna wolfe has more. >> and winds can grow to near hurricane strength tomorrow. we'll have a live report. plus, hear the dramatic 911 call from a boy who hid under his bed with his dog when intruders

broke into his house. we'll talk to janet evans about her dream to make the olympic dream in olympic. and up a creek with a paddle, i'll hit the rapids for some kayaking. i have been sent on crazy stories. this one, angie and richard, was right up there considering now i'm going down the rapids without a boat. all that an more. >> we're glad that you're here. now, did you wear one of the cool cameras on your helmet? >> i didn't have to do that. i was the cool kid in the water that day. >> there are no cool water s shoes. you're making that up. >> i am. you're right. a good day to hit the water today? >> yes, absolutely right. sun is out. it will be a toasty, warm day today. i'll be back with

another great day to get outside today. >> i think you're going to like it. just like yesterday, no complaints really. we will have to worry a little bit about some shower chances

coming up much later on. you have something to do outside today -- >> go for it. >> charge forth into your sunday. sunday is up and shining brightly. temperatures later this afternoon we'll flirt with 90 degrees. it will be a warm one. but we're having a humidity vacation around here. enjoy it, it won't last forever. it's not even 8:00 just yet and the sun is already higher than our camera lens there. good looking day to get things started on the second half of your weekend. hopefully you enjoyed yesterday afternoon. a lot of great festivals and things going on this afternoon, including the big barbecue festival down on pennsylvania avenue. the best smelling festival in washington. 74 degrees the current temperatures. dew points have inched out of the 50s into the 660s. a wind out of the southwest

later today will increase the humidity as well as the temperature. 60s north and west of town. what a beautiful sunday morning. really from frederick and new market, maryland, all the way back to winchester, virginia. temperatures in the 60s, mid 70s midtown and bayside. plenty of sunshine now. we'll pick up some clouds, and anything after 4:00 or 5:00, might have to see some shower chances. keep a weather eye to the sky. it's 1-1 in the series, so the winner today takes the series. 8 7 degrees for baseball in baltimore today. a little weather front sneaking our way will increase that southwesterly wind. that'll increase the moisture content in the atmosphere. here we are by 9:00 on a monday

morning. few scattered showers today and tonight. i think most of our shower chances are in the front half of the day. the weather front down to the south will take the rain chances away. the vacation from the high heat and humidity lasts for tuesday and wednesday before it comes roaring back. here's the little weather system that will bring us the rain chance tonight. here is tropical storm debby, heavy rain, tampa to new orleans, all in the offing. the official forecast track takes this storm oh so slowly towards the texas coastline. with a storm movement that slow, there's all kinds of opportunity. so there's great uncertainty with the forecast track. plans along the gulf of mexico, stay ahead of the forecast. so for today, sunshine this morning. clouds sneaking in later today. but it will be toasty warm. then tomorrow, the reverse.

clouds in the morning, sun in the afternoon. there's the all-important seven-day forecast. a smattering of showers late this afternoon into the evening. then rain chances on the front half of the day. tuesday and wednesday are go a little gift from mother nature and then she pulls the rug out from under us, 95, 96, 97, friday and saturday. >> it's like we the seesaw going on. a word record was set in leesburg. more than 2,000 people help set it for the most people wearing surgical masks at once. it was part of the 100th anniversary celebration. yesterday's celebration featured some great food, music and give aways. congratulations to lenova. no need to lace up your shoes in chevy chase, maryland,

that's because you can run barefoot through the park. the purpose is to get people up and moving to fight obesity. organizers will collect gently us used shoes. naked foot only. >> yeah. yeah. wear your clothes, folks. don't forget the shorts. now to the professionals. the london olympics will feature some of the best athletes in the world. >> we have a preview of the excitement during the u.s. track and field trials. >> trying to set the world world. come on and get it, and here he is across the line. he's got it! >> broke the world record for highest score in a decathlon and in a true sign of sportsmanship two of the competitors cheered him on in the end. he dominated all ten events in oregon. he is sconsidered a favorite fo

gold in london. the paralympic games are in london. a d.c. native will compete there. carrie miller is a veteran of the paralympics looking for another medal. >> reporter: if it's true that a champion is made not by what they accomplish but what they overcome, carrie miller is golden. >> i used to serve my country in the u.s. army. then i was hit by a drunk driver and lost my legs. but that didn't change a thing. because i still serve my country. i just wear a different uniform. >> reporter: in 1999 miller had two good reasons to throw in the towel on life. but instead of using the loss of both legs as a scapegoat, she used tragedy as a tool to positively impact others. >> well, i have no choice but to. my mom and my family are really

strong. >> reporter: it's that mind set that ability to chart a new course in the face of despair has allowed her to be an advocate for service members around the world. >> the other component was getting them physically active right off the bat so they don't have time to sit around, woe is me, and they have an opportunity to go oh i can do this now an still do this. because for me, being physically injured is more about figuring out how to do things you want to do, not if you can. >> but it's miller's role as a member of the usa paralympic volleyball team she's best known for. you'll be happy to know she's headed for london. did you ever think you 10 or 15 years ago you'd have the title olympian associated with your name? >> absolutely not. that's what's so crazy. >> reporter: if you think you have seen her, you have. her commercial for city's every step program raises money to introduce wounded service

members to sports. >> what they do, they donated a portion of that $500,000 to the program that you're representing. mine is the paralympic military program. >> reporter: if you subscribe to the idea that everything happens for a reason, you can acknowledge that what happened is horrible. and know that miller's impact on society has been much greater than her loss. >> i have been sad, i feel bad. i can't wear my stiletto, i'm upset. but you move on. >> a lot of the paraholympians are more inspiring than others. >> and across internationally people know about her story. so wonderful that zach could share that with us. >> keeping with the olympic

spirit, many took part and thousands of inline skating competed. shawnee davis tells news4 that's how he got his start to prepare for the winter olympics. >> this is the grass roots level and i evolved to speedskating. it's a passion of theirs, maybe they should pursue it. >> the competition was all part of the olympic day which promotes fitness and sportsmanship. 150,000 americans are projected to participate in more than 650 olympic related events this week. you can watch of course the olympics right here on nbc4. it all begins with the opening ceremony on july 27th. >> they're doing a little more than just skating. we had a little jamming going on and then an ice skating type of thing. >> look like a fun day to be out at rfk stadium too.

>> good weather was on their side. >> no complaints. >> we're back in 25 minutes with the local news update. >> join us at 9:00. have a great day.