wildfires in the state burning out of control. gina kim has the latest. >> reporter: good evening, jim. we have six fires here in colorado, but we have 29 large fires burning throughout the western states. what's happening behind me? one, wight a lot selfwinds that have just picked up and then we're also supposed to be getting a briefs with fire officials. they're going to update us, but as of right now, we only have 5% containment on this large wildfire. >> we have several fires burning out of the control, it doubled in size overnight. >> certainly it's unprecedented.

more than 30,000 people have been forced to evacuate. >> in one of the northern most subdivisions, dozens of hose are redu reduced. >> there were some people that refused to evacuate. >> the sadness of seeing their homes is overwhelming. it pushed the inferner beyond fire breaks. fire crews are battling. colorado springs isn't the only major city being threatened. the hills around boulder are also ablaze. >> in a state all too familiar, this years is being called the

worst in colorado history. anchts 32,000 people are evacuated, but we have no idea how many hospitals have burnds. last estimate, it was about 50. even that we don't know for sure because of the the thing smoke we have. live in colorado springs, i'm gina kim. back to you. >>. in florida the rem that's of tropical storm -- but concerns about flooding remain. the tropical storm dumped more than two feet of rain. dozens of roads across the state are still closed. coastal areas could see even more flooding. from floodwards to excessive heat, we're expected to get another dose of dangerous heat later. doug kammerer joins us with

more. dew point only 50, that puts our humidity at only 28%. that's not bad at all. over the next couple days, it is going to be rising quickly. a beautiful, beautiful wednesday afternoon. i think tomorrow leg okay. it's going to be hot tomorrow, but here's where we start to see our problems. it's going to be on friday with an excessive heat watch. this area in red could see a heat index approaches 110. so over the next couple days, we are in for serious heat. we'll talk much more about how long it sticks around and what

to expect next. >> on a metro bus in northwest d.y., witnesses say -- and the suspect were fighting on that bus as the bus traveled through the regard. pat collins joins us with more on how this story unfolded. pat? >> he said he came to washington to look at his sick mother, but today is he did more than just look. >> he stabbed -- he cuts my son. he needs stitching. he cut him on his leg and in his chex. >> that's tamika kirby talking about how her son was attacked. it happened right in front of her eyes. it happened around noon on the campus of george washington university.

she got on the bus with her son and that's when they say a 44-year-old man started harassing her. >> he got rowdy with me, so i jumped up and he pushed me. and we started fighting. he was taken to the hospital, but refused treatment and came back to the scene to be with his mother. >> my son just got here. he ain't been here but a month. he's been in south carolina for ten years, and this is

ridiculous. >> taking care of his mother. that's what brought richard walker to walk in the first place. he had been living with his father in south carolina. he just graduated from high school, he came here to gho maryland and help his mom. she's suffering from diabetes and cancer. eventually richard went to the home for treatment. he's got to accept it. >> it's really sad. >> the suspect ran from the scene. he's still at large. police say he had a pretty good idea who he is. live from northwest, pat collins. the suspect will remain in jail this evening. the judge denied them bonds. they are all charged with stabbing a 16-year-old boy last night. police say three suspects yelled

homophobic slurs at the teen when they held him down and attacked him. the victim is now in serious condition. in decision 2012, the race for the white house, republican presidential candidate mitt romney campaigning in northern virginia at this hour. his speech just wrapped up. julie? >> reporter: mitt romney came to the company to talk about job creation, but he spoke first about the supreme court case expected tomorrow that could dramatically change the dynamics, at least briefly. the high court is scheduled to rule on whether barack obama's signature health care reform law is unconstitutional. romney supporters hope that no matter what the court decides, it will give their guy new momentum. a big cheer for mitt romney on

the eve of a supreme court decision that could help his campaign. while job creation is the real focus of his latest swing, the nominee made it clear he's ready to capitalize on whatever the court rules. >> so if the court upholds it, if they say, look, it passes the constitution, it still is bad policy. that will mean if i'm elected we are going to repeal it and replace it. >> reporter: northern virginia supporters who came to hear romney say while the economy is still topic number one for them. the economy is still on their minds. >> i think it will become pretty irifr. i think it's going to get some bases energized right now, but i think the economy is still the big thing that everyone is wondering about. >> the president and virginia democrats have sharpened their attacks, accusing romney of

outsourcing job when he led bain capital. >> what i see is beneficial to very large businesses, but not to the small ones. >> does virginia really wants an outsourcer in chief in the white house? >> reporter: this negative ad appears to have dented romney's personal ratings. his negatives climbed to an all-time high, but these are the numbers working against the president right now, 37% of americans would be pleased if the supreme court overturns mr. obama's health care measures. 28% hope it will be found constitutional. virginia democrats demonstrating say they are confident, even if parts of the measure is struck down, they don't think the political fallout will hurt it for long. >> the president -- the affordable care act clearly that is provisions to accelerate the pace of change. >> reporter: now president obama had a private campaign event today in washington, d.c.

tonight he is at the congressional picnic. reporting live from sterling, i'm julie carey, news4. the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll show a tight contest, the president leading romney nationally 47% to 44%, but in may mr. obama held a four-point lead. in 12 major battleground states, he stretches the lead to eight points. to some sports news, the batten has been passed. the man who ones succeeded dale hunter is now succeeding him as the head coach. adam oats was introduced by the team today. >> reporter: ten years ago the capitals traded adam oats to the philadelphia flyers. today washington welcome him back as its new head coach, a dream come true for the former captain. >> in the last couple weeks, i

haven't schlep. i've been hoping to get the job. you know, something i was so excited about. george called me in the morning, very lucky man. it's a fantastic opportunity, great team, great city. >> reporter: the biggest question, how will he work along with alec ovechkin. >> we've been around the business long enough, we know that relationship has to work. i think adam has the ability to help ovi play the game better, but it can't be at the expense of the rest of the team. >> i think it all starts with respect. if you can establish respect and the guidelines early, and if a player knows that you're being honest with them, and trying to do the best for them, then hopefully the relationship can be solid. >> reporter: the general manager had plenty of high praise for

oats, compares hi to scotty bowman and bill belichick, citing intelligence and preparation. from the verizon center, jill sorensen comcast supportsnet, back to you. a stowaway on a ship headed for a stop in virginia. millions of students could be facing biggers bills as a last-minute deal on loan rates hangs in the balance. a new obesity drug gets federal approval for the first time. and the terrified dad who got on the ride, he explains why he would do it all over again.

a ship bound for norfolk, virginia, is being searched at the port of newark, because there may be stowaways on board.

it's the "ville dequerius." officials say they conducted a random boarding, and one container sounded as if there could be people inside. the ship was sent to newark for unloading and a full search. so far nothing out of the ordinary has been found, but the search is expected to go through the night. the freighter's current voyage originated in the united a i rabid emirates and stopped in e .before -- on monday interest rates in are set to double. it appears congress and the white house are close to a deal to keep the increase from happening, but as steve handlesman reports, close does not mean the deal is closed. >> reporter: it would be out down to the wire deal. it's not done, says house republicans. >> we're movable i think toward an agreement.

there's a lot of work that's gone into it republican with no deal, student loan rates double on monday to 6.4%. more than 7 million students would be affected. preventing that would look like a win for president obama, who's campaigned on the issue at schools in swing states. >> you guys shouldn't have to pay an extra thousand dollars because congress can't get its act together. call them, e-mail them, write on their facebook page, tweet them. >> reporter: republicans charged the president delayed agreement to fire up more students and parents to vote for him. a deal would also keep highway funding going. democrats slammed the delay on that and on a separate obama roads and bridges plan. >> there are 3 million jobs out there for americans that are sitting, because republicans in the house are unwilling to let us cast votes on those bills. >> boehner is going ahead tomorrow on the vote to find eric holder in contempt of congress. in the probe of fast and

furious, the gun sting gone bad, and reps will focus on the supreme court. tomorrow's decision on obama care. >> if the court does not strike down the entire law, the house will move to repeal what's left of it. >> first comes student loans. four days until rates double. >> standing in the way us the controversial keystone pipeline. republicans made president obama building it part of the highway bill that's linked to the student loan bill, but republicans now have dropped that demand. i'm steve handlesman, news4, capitol hill. pepco says it's working to improve restoration times during summer storms after thousands of customers lost power on friday. pepco says workers are getting better training, doing more preventive maintenance, but emergency management agencies and the red krors say customers should be prepared for storms.

a lot of snacks. >> a lot of snacks, that's for sure. >> my neighbor e-mailed me and said, would you please top stalking about the heat wave, because she's having a yard sale, and she says, quote/unquote, "fry me now." >> is she still having it? >> of course. i said, have it early. >> maybe she's got a lot of fans. >> those little pools to sit in. >> slip and slide. >> you're going to need something. the slip and slide for sure. i love those. temperatures today on the nice side. they did approach the 90 degree mark, out there right now, the potomac is looking good. high did reach 89 degrees, a lot warmer than yesterday, but still without the humidity, it was not too uncomfortable. low this morning 66 degrees, and yes, we do have the dangerous

heat that is going to be moving in for just about the entire area. 87 degrees right now, winds gusting to 25 miles an hour, and with humidity of only 28%, that's not bad at all. . this evening is looking pretty good. bin chester, and right now at 87 degrees, what are we seattle? satellite and radar, those clouds will get out of here. we'll see clearing skies tonight. temperatures, however, will stay on the warmerside, as we have soo some very crisp air, talking about the heat, back to the west. yesterday denver finally getting some release. the 100s are pushing off to the east. not just the 100s. you say, wow, that's hot. take a look at these numbers. as we zoom on in, 115?

hill city, kansas. 109 in goodland, and 109 in the northern portions of oklahoma. we're going to be seeing some of that heat make its way over the next couple days, and i think many parts of the country will be near or above triple-digit numbers. maybe around the washington, d.c. area. i do think we'll get close to 100. same for raleigh. it will be hot along the east coast from the mississippi river to the atlantic ocean. we'll show you the excessive heat watch that is in effect. it takes a lot for the national weather service to put out an excessive heat watch. you have to get a heat index near 110 degrees. that's what it will feel like on friday, on saturday, and on sunday, and maybe monday, at least the heat advisory monday, but we could see excessive heat warnings, so the heat will be out there, and you need to be ready for it. if you do have outdoor plans,

think again, wendy's friend, think again. have a yard sale tonight. 76 to 83. tomorrow morning mostly clear, a nice start. tomorrow afternoon becoming hot, but still not too humid. here we go. 95 tomorrow when we're having our backyard weather. 99 on friday, that will be the first really hod day. it gets even higher. 99 on sunday, but the actual temperatures don't mean a lot when the he index is 105 to 110. monday, tuesday, wednesday we stay in the low to middle 90s. we will be doing backyard weather tomorrow. 95 and low humidity, that's not too bad. sent us pictures of that yard, and i can tell you all about the heat right from your own

backyards. >> in exchange for? >> barbecue chicken? crabs? we had crabs last year. >> i know, i saw you picking crabs. >> i actually wrote it down. maybe one day we'll show you. >> dear diary, today i ate -- the at&t national teed off today. >> in addition to seeing tiger woods and some of the world's best golfers, fans also paid tribute to american service members. chris gordon has a look at today's program. ♪ o say does that start-spangled banner ♪ >> ryan concerneden sang the national anthem. a fly-over, and tiger woods hit the sermonian first tee shot with two of children representing the military families. >> he said keep doing good.

he thanked each one for their service and sacrifice. >> truly amazing. i held him with high regards, being a military family member himself. >> reporter: here's a unique feature. we salute our heroes. you can sign this wall and send your thoughts to the men and women serving, and afterwards, you get a sticker "i signed the wall." >> it's all to honor past, friend and future. >> you may think you're by yourself out there, but knowing that someone is thinking about you gets you through. >> pros play with amateur partners today. over the six years the tournament has been played, $15 million has been raised. organizers say it couldn't be done without the volunteers that help out. with temperatures expected to climb, there are plenty of

refreshment stands, or you can get a ruth's chris steak fillet sandwich. or you can pay $25 or more to park on neighboring lawns. recording from congressional country club, chris gordon, news4. so beautiful. >> it was beautiful. we were going to say it would be too hot to eat. >> you want a big steak while it's 99? >> no. a new powerhouse is joining the tab lett wars. and a 12-year-old's immigration battle has come to an end,

it was two years ago today that a 19-year-old was murdered in fairfax county. tonight police are hoping surveillance video will help solve the crime. >> she was found dead in her car in arlington on this days. it was found near williams drive. police released surveillance video which shows her car exiting the fairfax plaza shopping center on the day of her murder. they're hoping to identify the cars near fam to learn more. fire screws continue to

struggle. the fire more than ducked in size and spans more than 24 square miles. 32,000 homes have been evacuated. president obama will head to colorado tomorrow to survey the damage. d.c. police are looking for a suspect after a midday stabbing. the victim is 17-year-old richard walker, treated at a hospital and released. witnesses say the teen was stabbed as the bus traveledly the heart of the gw campus. and republican presidential candidate mitt romney just wrapped up a campaign speech at a electronics company in sterling. he told the audience, quote, good jobs are job 1. he hopes that the supreme court rules against president obama's health care reform bell when it takes up the measure tomorrow. late today immigration officials decided to let that boy stay here in the u.s.

erica gonzalez has the story. >> reporter: are you okay? are you nervous? it's okay. it's going to be fine. >> reporter: the thought of being separated from his parents is more than enough to bring this 12-year-old to tears. he says he has night mares about the gang members who once told him if he didn't join their group, they would kill him. after losing the only family he had in that country, an uncle, his parents here in the u.s. sent for him two years ago. while attempting to cross into the country illegally, he was detained. according to his attorney, he meets all the requirements of a memorandum set by the department of homeland security met at the time. >> they don't require that the

person have been here for five years. they just require that the person have strong reason foss remains here and not be a criminal. >> cohen says in the first court here with i.c.e. in april, attorneys had a chance to stop the deportation process, but instead moved forward. then nearly two weeks ago, the president announced a new immigration plan with its own set of requirements. >> reporter: has he been in this country for at least five years? >> i'm glad you asked that, because that's just the most recent prosecutorial discretion. >> but was it batesed on the former memorandum, or the 201? which had yesterday to be implemented. minutes ago, saying in part the counsel has agreed to

administratively close the case. remember, the whole point of the criteria, both new and old is ko queep quote/unquote low-priority advice with no criminal backgrounds from being removed from the united states. i.c.e. tells me they'll continue to continue to look at cases on a case by case basis. a presidential memorabilia collector who admitted to stealing thoands of valuable documents will spent the next search years in prison. they caught him stealing from the maryland historical society last year. they say he also looked at at least 4,000 documents from archives around the country. those items were worth more than a million. that includes artifacts from president linking, roosevelt, charles dibbens and isaac newton. howard county police arrested a man for damaging a speed camera. this happened on rule 124 at i

tridelphiia road last night. they came back around and started shooting glass marbles with a slingshot. police say he received two tickets from a speed camera in the last wo weeks. they're investigating whether -- well, we're in and out exactly one month away from the start of the olympic games. the race is on for many local athletes to secure their spot. richard jordan has a look at a few local swimmers hoping to make the cut. >> reporter: the road to the olympics starts at home. they're making strides and reaching for goal. the 15-year-old trainings with the curl burke swim club, proving to be a strong competitor at the olympic trials in omaha. she finished third in the

400-meter free-style. the teen's best event and best chance to qualify is this weekend. >> her best event is still to come. everybody is excited for sunday. >> the curl burrell swim club has a strong showing. 19 of the club's bimmers are competing in omaha. the coaches say getting them so close to the games is the highlight of their careers. >> they're good athletes, times are just half seconds apart so can you never tell. >> reporter: there were other areas -- matt mclean had a strong finish in the semifinals. dave green coaches at the rockville montgomery swim club. eight of that club's swimmers are at trial. 17-year-old jack conger will swim tonight. he's in the finals for the first time. >> he's probably one of the top

three swimmers in his age group in the country. quite possibly one of the top five swimmers in his age group in the world. >> reporter: the swimmers back home anxiously await the results. >> the whole team will watch tonight and get all excited, probably yell and scream at the tv. >> reporter: in northwest washington, richard jordan, news4. don't forget about tonight's showdown. michael phelps and rye yak lochte go head to head. stay with news4 and nbc for all your olympic coverage. you can also visit nbcolympics.com and www.nbcwashington.com to keep track of local athletes going for the gold. we have breaking news for metro riders. there are currently delays on the red line. the agency says switching problem are the reason for the delay. some shady grove and grove

ner-bound trains already off-load at medical center and then reveres direction. trains are holding as well. metro says delayed riders can use route 46 as an alternative between medical center and grove ner. >> that will mess up your commute. >> yes, it will, but at least a lovely day. the first weight-loss drug to enter the market in the first ten years. doug? >> they're out there. see the reds over here? we're sitting in the yellows and the oranges. 84 in ocean city, that would be a good place to go, but what about this weekend?

a special honor today for the neighbors's first african-americans to serve in the marine corps. 386 surviving members of the mop

ford.marines were giving the god medal. they trained at a segregated facility between 1942 and 1949. a spokesman accepted the award on behalf of the entire group. it's the highest expression of national appreciation from congress. the food & drug administration has approved a new obiasity drug that can help patients lose 3 p% of their body weight. it's the first prescription weight-loss drug approved in 13 years. it's only for patients who also have another health condition. arena tried to get it approved two years ago, but there were concerns about tumors. after seeing more evidence, the fda says there's a low risk for humans developing those tumors. google is now officially throwing its hat to the tab lett market form the interneat giant unveil the nexus 7 today.

with the 7-inch screen it's smaller than the apple's ipad. it will come with google's latest operating system jellybean. google's announcement comes just a week after microsoft announced its own tab lett. coming up next, carroll maloney, hey, welcome. >> filling in for dan tonight. yes. >> i'm a little sweaty, but adam oats is coming back, in a suit now. bad news for a local favorite who hoped to be playing in the golf tournament today. a rocky mountain high for the nationals in defer.

right here on nbc 4, taking a look, you can see the tarmac. it's a hot place to be working over the next couple place. time to paint the little areas here. 87 right there, with winds out of the northwest, gusting to 25. a very nice day today on our wednesday. here's tomorrow temperatures. the heat not too bad. the humidity not really a factor, but on friday, it will be a factor. for the folks, heading down toward the beaches, not too bad at all. so just a bit of relief, but not

much. >> a little bit would be nice. comcast cara maloney is here with sports. he looks difference. >> in a suit he just commands respect. adam oates has more experience coaching in the nhl than you might think. yes, only three years, but it was his letter on the ice, his ability to al terr game plans that first impressed george mcfee. here he is, ten years later, oates is back. he was offered the job on the same day he was invited to hockey's hall of fame. but he's not basking in the glory. he says he's ready and excited. >> it's an honor to be here today, where i thought a day that i thought would never happen. i played my longest time in this lea for this organization, and

to come back here is an absolute huge honor, and ted, dick and george, thank you for the opportunity. it really is an honor. >> i think he can be a difference maker. a guy like bill belichick and i think with adam's understanding of this game, he can be that guy. >> the caps traded wideman to the plains for project jordan henri. tiger woods federally tees off from. and remember all the talk about how they needed to make congressional play a little tougher? we already have one casualty to report. steve ma renno, the fairfax

native and fan favorite will have to sit this one out. >> what happened? >> yes, just today, he says it's his knee. that means the gallery got a lot more quiet, right? >> he's been struggling since coming back from surgery, but apparently he'll need more times. here's defending champion nick watney on how the course compares to last year's open. >> definitely noticed it's a lot firmer than last year, so i mean, that definitely makes it challenge i challenging if you shortside yourself, it's much hardering to it close, so, you know, i think i've heard guys say make the membership was embarrassed. they're out for some revenge this year.

>> revenge is sweet. the washington nationals are halfway throughed ten-game road trip. the bats finally wake up. season highs last night. something about the thin air of coors field. even ryan zimmerman officially out of his slump. rockies pitcher christian friedman serving up soft balls. it's hip deepymo carrieringring0

facing guillermo, who lines -- it looks like a normal highlight, but the 1,000th career hit. 3 for 4 last night, 21 hits for the nationals team. look at this score, 12-5. >> wow, wimbledon continues roger federer playing like tennis royalty. it's no coincidence that it happened in front of the prince of wales. federer and fabio bowing before prince charles, who is taking in his first wimbledon match since 1970 first set, serving the near court, playing the gnat, federer on the net, drops it, he wins the first set 6-1. the royals cheering loudly on the inside. then for the matchpoint, serving near court, federer returns, and fa ginni is out.

women's action, caroline wozniaki phasing that mira from austria. the two trading groundstrokes. check out the celebration, pumped up as she goes ahead 5-3. for the match point, trading groundstrokes again. right here, she upsets the former number one. michael phelps hates to lose, and the star of the u.s. open olympic trials -- i'm sear sorry -- u.s. olympic trials, he's been bested twice by ryan lochte. they go head to head tonight. let's take you to last night's semifinal. the world's top two swimmers, pushing each other. they would distance themselves from the field, at the 150 mark

and take off stroke for stroke to the wall. lochte, and both advance to the finals tonight. can you see it here on news4 at 8:00 p.m. so phelps expects another tight race tonight. it's a showdown. >> i'm stunned that prince charles hasn't been to wimbledon since 1970? what's he got to do? >> i know, right? thanks. >> thanks for having me.

all right. we are having a heat wave. >> yeah. did you call your friend? >> no. i texted her. she's got to move and she has to get rid of her junk -- her lovely great -- >> fantastic, fabulous great stuff. >> oh, my gosh. [ laughter ] >> with the heat index of 110. good time. 99 on friday. there's 100 on saturday. again i think the heat index friday, saturday and sunday

could be close to 110 degrees. that's a lot hotter than just last week. get ready for the heat. it lasts all through next week. we're tough. we can take it. hey, speaking of tough, tonight more on the guy who's known as the screaming dad. [ screaming ] >> well, it turns out this was last summer on the screaming swing at the amusement park. the video has been watched about a half million times. they stopped the ride to let him off, but when he realized his daughter was just loving it, he decided he would stay on it. today on "today" he explained. >> my biggest fear is fear of heights. >> how dug agree to get on this with your daughter? >> there's four people on the ride. and she wanted to ride on it. my wife was not there with us to

go, and they wouldn't let her ride unless i was along. i thought, how bad can it be? his daughter said she never heard dad scream that much before, but you can see she is loving it. probably loving everything about it, and he proved to be a good dad, something a nice bonding moment they'll never forget. >> which one is the child and which one the adult? thanks for joining us tonight. and we'll see you a bit later at 11:00. [ female announcer ] the son of a single mom.

proud father of two daughters. president obama knows that women being paid 77 cents on the dollar for doing the same work as men isn't just unfair... it hurts families. so the first law he signed was the lilly ledbetter fair pay act to help ensure that women are paid the same as men for doing the exact same work. because president obama knows that fairness for women means a stronger middle class for america.