a rough independence day for thousands in our area still. good afternoon. >> first up at 4:00 on this fourth, right now thousands of people are heading down to the national mall to celebrate this holiday. >> record heat on this fourth of july forced many local jurisdictions to cancel their independence day celebrations, so park officials expect larger crowds this year on the mall. >> reporter: last-minute preps well underway early this morning for a capital fourth. crews assembling cardboard trashcans, rows of porta potties, security at the tent entrances tight. with many areas canceling fireworks this fourth of july, they're gearing up for hundreds of thousands of people here. the celebration on the national mall could be their biggest yes. this family is from the philippines, they planned their first trip to the u.s. around

the holiday. >> really exciting. i don't know what to expect. >> reporter: they'll be back at the mall after a day of sight-seeing. >> i would like to see this event. i know it's spectacular. very exciting. >> reporter: tuesday night's rehearsal was cut short because of bad weather moving through. as in years past, the concert will be on the west lawn of the capitol. then the fireworks. >> my father-in-law was in the navy, he passed away. i'm trying to honor him. >> reporter: a slew of stars will take the concert stage from megan hilde of "smash" to "american idol" winner phillip phillips and math through broderick. this family will be spending their evening somewhere on the mall. >> not sure, depends on how crowded it is. >> reporter: getting around downtown tonight could be tough. between a lack of parking and

multiple street closures, public transportation may be the way to go. something else to try? a new communication system put out by u.s. park police, it can send weather advisories, security information, even information on a missing child to your phone. >> the public would sign up for this. it's as simple as texting july4s july4sdc to 888777 and you will receive all the july 4 event notifications. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands are expected here, millions are expected to watch from home and troops around the world will be listening. >> i know it's bitter sweet for them to hear the music, see the sights and sounds and yet know they're far, far away from family and loved ones. hopefully it will bring a little comfort to them. >> if you decide to take a trip to the mall, be extra careful. the hot weather can cause many

health problems. a family physician recommends drinking lots of water to avoid dehydration. also wear light-colored clothing. people who suffer asthma tend to suffer more this time of year, and pregnant women can go into labor do you to dehydration so drink plenty of liquids. a reminder this holiday not to drink and drive. if you tend to overindulge you can still get a safe ride home thanks to the sober ride program. call 1-800-200-taxi between 10:00 tonight and 4:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. a free cab ride will be provided to most areas in the metro area. you have to be over the age of 21 to call. a utility worker from florida helping to rer stostorer in our area was killed last

night in loudoun county. according to sheriff officials, 57-year-old jacqueline green was driving a bucket truck that may have developed brake problems. it slammed into a tractor trailer. she was part of a contingent of workers brought in to assist virginiagnnu dominion crews. about 43,000 pepco customers are still without power. about 23,000 dominion customers are without power, and bge has about 18,000 left. the other power companies have just a couple hundred outages. some neighborhoods are a big challenge for repair crews. while the work goes on, neighbors are helping each other deal with the heat and no electricity. tracee wilkins has that part of the story. >> reporter: day five after the

storm, this is the kind of cleanup that utility crews are still dealing with. trees that have toppled over, bringing down power lines. in some areas, it looks like the storm just hit yesterday and there are still tens of thousands of people living in the dark. on a normal day, all of this noise may be a little annoying. but today -- >> music to our ears. wonderful. >> reporter: folks living near warren and sixth street are going on day five without power. and it's been -- >> hot. and notv, no internet. >> reporter: they have this large fallen tree to thank for crushing two cars and causing a lot of damage as well as outages. those who were lucky enough to have power are doing what they can to help out. >> my neighbor on the other side of the alley just ran an extension cord, so at least their refrigerator, you know k stay open. >> reporter: speaking of refrigerators and preserving

food -- >> we lost everything. we've lost everything that required refrigeration. anything that required any sort of electricity. >> reporter: jason and kevin kirsh moved into their family-owned grocery store after friday's storm to try to save their food. but their rescue mission has turned into a disposal mission. >> so it's funny when you're a grocery store and people are bringing you food because you have to food at the grocery. it's kind of ironic. >> reporter: a large portion of chevy chase is still without power. at the chevy chase supermarket, 60 employees have been out of work for the past week, and has will be their third major power outage in 15 months. >> our family has been here 58 years. we will bounce back. this is what we do we're part of the neighborhood. the neighborhood is here for us. we're here for the neighborhood. but this is devastating. it really is. >> reporter: at this point if you have a downed tree or downed

power lines and you have not seen a crew there to take care of any of this, it's a good idea to report it again, just in case it somehow has been overlooked. in northwest, i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. more heat across the region what about the chance for storms tonight? frnlg>> doug, what about that? >> let's talk about this heat. 99 degrees out there right now. that heat index at 104. that's why we have a heat advisory across the area. you can see those winds now out of the west at 13 miles per hour. what are we seeing out there across the area? just about everybody into the 90s. 95 in leesburg. 96 in annapolis. 91 towards the eastern shore. and 97 towards frederick. we are watching those storms. that heat advisory includes everybody along the i-95 corridor, also portions of southern maryland. could be warmer as we move through the next couple of days.

that advisory may become a warning at some point. we will talk more about that. here are the storms right now. storm 4 radar not showing much in the way of storminess but a pocket to the north. that pocket will move into our very warm, very unstable atmosphere. and we'll wait to see if some of these storms become stronger as they move in our way. we'll watch them for you very, very closely. of course you can stay with me right here on nbc 4. if you're going to be out and about tonight, follow me on twitter or facebook. i'll keep you updated throughout the rest of the evening. the frustration with heat and loss of power extended to metro passengers. hundreds of people had to walk down the tracks yesterday after a train headed to college park couldn't make it to the station. jackie bensen has more. >> reporter: these images show metro riders walking down the tracks, hauling their belongings in blistering temperatures that hovered near 100 degrees.

a metro transit police officer shows them how to avoid the dangerous third rail. nearly 300 passengers were on board the green line train when it lost power about 200 yards short of the college park station, just about 6:00 p.m. >> noticed wow, we're a bit slow. it was hot. we tried to open the center door, get some circulation. >> passengers estimate they sat on the train for about 20 minutes before the decision was made to self-evacuate. there were senior citizens and people with mobility problems on board. >> we started helping people off. >> reporter: once they arrived at the college park station, they were met by police and metro employees. >> after 45 minutes in heat, babies, pregnant women, old people. >> the problem may have involved power to the third rail because

a rescue train also had power issues. several team complained of heat-related issues after the long walk. they were checked out by paramedics at the scene no one had to be taken to the hospital. reporting from college park, jackie bensen, news 4. when news 4 at 4:00 continues, a jersey shore star learns her punishment for dancing in the streak. and the black widow strikes again. how many hot dogs was she able

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. they're making a movie in croatia now. it's a biopic about the last two years of princess diana's life. naomi watts will play the late princess in the movie. it's expected to center on diana's romance with the heart surgeon. the two-year relationship reportedly ended a few months before her death. she was said to be devastateded about that. it was a day for royalty at

the all-england club at wh wimbled wimbledon. on the court it was djokovic in action winning his match, and roger federer winning. at one point, usni walked over to the royals box to ask aggasi for help. the royal couple got a kick out of that. >> "jersey shore" cast member deena cortese won't face criminal charges following her arrest last month. police in seaside heights arrested the reality star for interfering with traffic. officers found her dancing in the street and hitting cars. a prosecutor said there wasn't enough evidence to prove that charge. deena pled guilty to a lesser charge of failure to use a sidewalk. she also paid a fine $106. the entire "jersey shore" cast is wrapping up filming of its sixth season. >> not too soon for anyone. pink wigs, screaming crowds, katy perry was greeted with quite the fanfare in london. yesterday she attended the

european premiere of her new movie. this film is a reality tv-style documentary. it highlights everything from her work on tour to her recent divorce. the singer spoke out at the premiere saying she hopes to be a positive influence in her fans lives. >> well, of course when i became an artist, it wasn't like i said, also i wanted to tell people when it's time for them to do this, that and the other because i can't make that decision for them. i can only hopefully be inspiring and everyone can kind of, you know -- some people don't have the right support system or the right group of friends or family. >> katy perry part of me opens in theaters nationwide tomorrow. is there anyone in your life whose sole mission is to put a smile on your face? steven samuel says that is what his music is all about. >> the group has been entertaining local crowds for years with their distinct style of reggae music.

we recently caught up with the group at mckay's in ma n. ♪ >> i really truly love music. writing, performing. my life is about music. being a musician and artist is pretty much difficult. i love music that much i would give up everything and live this life. you have to step out there on fate and hope that one day a door will open. but "last days" is one of the most promising songs. it teaches you about the spiritual side of life. it is really beautiful. sometimes kids today, the parents don't really teach them about the spiritual side of

life. it's a lot. it talks about living a good life. it talks about the ten commandments, you know, the way you're supposed to live and love each other. because we're here on a vacation. life is just a vacation. ♪ most of the times in my shows and gigs, you would see people come in the place with a sad face. you could tell, you know, there's something going on in their mind. you could see, like, they're not happy. i would do, like, songs like "three little birds,"" don't worry about a thing" and you will see a smile on peoples face. it's a beautiful thing.

i love seeing people happy. it's one of the things that i do believe is a gift. because to have people smiling and going home with a nice frame of mind, having hope. it's really a great thing. ♪ ♪ it's going to be all right ♪ it's going to be all right >> sam o. and the jfc band will make several appearance in this area coming up this month. for a list of locations, visit nbcwashington.com and enjoy the music. >> now i want to go to the beach. >> they put you in the mood. >> they do. coming up on news 4 at 4:00, a runaway dog turns a commute into chaos. we'll show you the play by play. >> hold on, folks. doug says the heat is about to get worse. how hot? his forecast coming up. and for all your news, and for all your news, you know what's exciting? graduation.

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while we cope with our extreme heat, overseas in japan people are coping with serious

flooding. today was the second straight day of downpours in the northern part of the island of kiushu. police are searching for a 76-year-old worker reported missing since floodwaters submerged a farming facility. more than 17,000 people have been evacuated. more heavy rain is en route. it's been a rough summer for a lot of folks all over the world. >> it really has. for us it's just going to continue. especially through the weekend. talking about the heat. we have a good chance of storms out there later on this evening. heads up if you're think being heading out to the fireworks festivities. the biggest deal today is the heat. heat advisory until 9:00. if you can do it, this is a place you might want to be. out there right now. i'm trying to figure out this boat owner's number, give him a call and meet up for dinner. >> maybe he'll call me. >> maybe they'll call me out there if they have tv on the boat. a perfect place to be out on the

water on a day like today. we are seeing the heat. 99 degrees. winds out of the west at 13 miles per hour. the record high today is 100. we're very close to record heat once again across our region. 95 in leesburg. 97 in culpeper. easton coming in at 91. down towards banks river, your current temperature 92. look at the heat index. 104 in washington. 105 at laplata. 105 in leesburg. 107 in frederick. extremely warm day. that's high we have the heat advisory out there from baltimore down through portions of southern maryland down through fredericksburg and culpeper and loudoun county. a lot of people dealing with this heat. this heat will continue. storm 4 radar no rain to talk about now. big storm around charlott charlottesville. one storm about to come across

the border from maryland and pennsylvania. we're watching this area right here. not a lot of storms now. as this moves into our intense heat we could see a firing of storms. stay tuned if you're going to be out and about this evening. speaking of this evening, partly cloudy a chance of strong storms, especially to the west of 95. very warm and humid. temperatures 85 to 91. those temperatures are between 8:00 and 10:00 tonight. mostly clear, warm and muggy tomorrow. tomorrow will be a very hot day. maybe a little more humid than it is out there now. a heat index near 105, maybe over 105 for many locations. a temperature between 96 and 100. this evening f you're heading down towards the mall. not a bad idea to do so i think we'll be okay, that's my initial

thinking, but the chance for thunderstorms. it will be warm and humid. if you cannot watch us, once again, follow me on twitter or facebook, i'll continue to update you throughout the night. high temperature of 99 tomorrow. 98 on friday. going for a high of 101 on saturday. i think on saturday our heat index could approach 110. so saturday is the day we're worried about. it does lock like things get a lot nicer as we head towards next week. highs in the mid to upper 80s. >> we've been following you on twitter all day today. i saw 99 about a half hour ago, i knew we were in trouble. >> did you un-follow me? >> i should have. un-like you. never. still to come, an unusual fourth of july, a look at how utility crews are still hard at work. they are out there. down dog. how is your appetite? alexandria's own black widow champion again. we'll tell you how many hot dogs she scarfed down today.

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it's been a trying fourth of july. storms leave the nation's capital still struggling to recover on this independence day. welcome back to news 4 at 4:00. >> new at 4:30. five days after the powerful storms that struck our region, there are still more than 80,000 customers without power or ac. pepco has more than 40,000 outages. dominion is working to turn the lights back on in more than 21,000 homes. bge has about 18,000. the other local utility companies restored power to all about a couple hundred

customers. the lack of power caused some glitches in holiday plans for a lot of folks along the east coast. >> but from sea to shining sea, americans are still celebrating our independence. here is brian moore. >> reporter: on this firecracker hot fourth of july, americans wished our nation a happy 236th birthday. whether grilling out or chilling out in chicago, it was a day to get out and celebrate, or soak up some shade. as far as parades go, this one was a big dole for the little ones of arlington, virginia. no watching from the sidelines here. marching to a different drum beat in philadelphia, we're pretty sure this was ben franklin, the guy who helped give us electricity. and he could have lent a helping hand to the hundreds of thousands of people still in the

dark after last friday's storms. for these utility crews this july 4th was just another workday. republican presidential candidate mitt romney was hard at work, winning over voters in new hampshire. >> happy fourth of july. >> reporter: at the white house, president obama hosted the swearing in of 25 new americans. all of them members of the armed services. >> what a perfect way to celebrate america's birthday. >> reporter: not far away, the members of the nationals baseball team were showing their patriotic colors. from coast to coast, a star spangled sweltering independence day. for the record, our independence day was first celebrated in philadelphia back in 1776 on july 8th. on capitol hill, brian moore, news 4. u.s. soldiers in afghanistan found their own way to mark this fourth of july holiday. there was a special ceremony to honor those service members killed during the war. american troops are celebrating their 11th independence day in

afghanistan. u.s. service members in australia celebrated independence day with a barbecue. soldiers munched on ribs, hamburgers and hotting becauses and played softball with australia's second cavalry. about 2,500 marined are stationed at the base. two champions defended their crowns in new york city. today was the annual nathan's hot dog eating contest. joey chestnut downed 68 dogs in ten minutes. tying a record he set in 2009. in the women's competition, sonya thomas of alexandria, virginia had no problems getting her title. she had 45 dogs, that's 12 more than the second place winner.

we remember when she was right here in our studio. we got to witness it firsthand. tell them what happened. >> the key is the water has to be warm. she dips the dogs in the warm water, she can swallow them more easily. >> and what did we give her? >> we gave her cold water. we didn't know. >> she couldn't talk to tell us what was wrong. it's a messy scene. congrats, though. >> yes. the winter olympics will not come to america in 2022. the u.s. olympic xhcommittee decided not to make a bid. denver, salt lake city and montana and reno, lake tahoe, they'll all be hoping to get in on the games. officials from those cities say they're disappointed in the decision, but it gives them more time to plan for the 2026 winter games.

that's enough time to put together a bid. final touches are underway for the 2012 olympics in london. kickoff happens in just a few weeks now. keith miller has a preview of the upcoming games. >> reporter: 23 days to go and here in london they are even counting down the hours and the seconds. the olympic rings adorn tower bridge giving some idea how london's historic landmarks will enhance these games. the horse guard's parade will be the venue for beach volleyball. these olympics will turn the city into a giant party with big tv screens in hyde park for those who can't get tickets to the events. the only debate going on at the moment is security. the plan to place anti-aircraft missiles around the capital is being opposed, especially by residents of one high-rise

apartment block which will get missiles placed on the roof. the operation to protect the games and athletes is massive with a security staff numbering at least 35,000 police, safety and military personnel. still, getting the venues ready is running smoothly according to the organizers, and the olympic village is already functioning, ready to accommodate 10,000 athletes from more than 200 countries. keith miller, nbc news, london. nbc, your olympic station. visit nbcwashington.com to keep track of our local athletes competing. we got a bunch this time. you likely heard of a hybrid car, but a man in texas claims he's invented a randall got creative when his car broke down, he created his

own using parts from his daughter's bike and a few appliances. >> i have an electric scooter motor, i hit it with this light switch, i start pedal it. you have three types of power. electric, gas and pedal. >> duval says he gets 160 miles a gallon with his tribrid. he plans to build more of them and make it the vehicle of the future -- if there's a market. much more ahead on news 4 at 4:00. dangerous stunts all over youtube.

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iconic animals on earth. they're in everyone's top ten fauf writ animal. they look a little like us with these big areas, a bear that feeds on bamboo. 99% of their diet is bamboo. they are extraordinary to z zoologi zoologists. two florida teens earned some extra money for college by wearing duct tape to their senior prom. becky and travis are finalists in an annual contest called stuck at the prom. her dress and his tux are made of duct tape. rolls and rolls of it. in red and black. becky is interested in fashion design. she provided the creative vision and a whole lot of elbow grease. >> it was like, ten days to two weeks. i ripped so much duct tape i

started to lose my fingerprints. >> i am not very artistic. >> my friends are like, becky, of course. everyone else was like, okay. i was like it's awesome. >> 228 couples entered the contest. becky and travis already earned $500 scholarships for making the top ten. if they win the contest, they each win 5,000 bucks for college. >> they look great. is there a duct tape boutonniere or wrist corsage? >> i don't know, but that's a nice-looking dress. when news 4 at 4:00 continues, a little dog weaving all over the road.

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you mentioned possible storms earlier. you're starting to see a few? >> they're starting to pop up across the area. some in fauquier county, others in frederick county, maryland. the heat first, that's the first thing you see when you step out the door. you may not see it, but you'll feel it. look outside right now. those temperatures, 99 degrees. heat index of 104. winds at 13 miles per hour. that wind not helping to make it

cooler out there. across the area, across the metro area, 99 here. 96 in annapolis. ft. belvoir at 98. warrenton, 101. you may get cooled off. the heat index, 110 in leesburg. 99 towards camp springs. baltimore with a heat index of 100. here's where we are seeing the chances of rain. back to the north and west. that will not help the heat advisory. it's in effect until 9:00 for everybody along the i-95 corridor. here's the storms pomming up through fauquier county and back to the west. other storms in washington and in frederick county, we will do a zoom here. you can see a couple of these storms moving down to the south. we're seeing a line form here. if you live in frederick, maryland, you live in warrington, get ready for some storms along i-66.

these are picking up strength with some thunder. there's more to come, back to the north and west. there's a brand new severe thunderstorm watch, which includes garrett county and grant county towards west virginia. not us. we are not included in any watch at the moment. 78 degrees overnight tonight in washington. 72 in manassas. a warm and humid night as you make your way out and about. next couple of days, we get even warmer the 99 tomorrow. 98 friday. 101 is what we're going for on saturday. that 101 will come with a heat index approaching 105 to 110. but we do cool off next week. >> there's hope. a dangerous game of cat and mouse for a little dog dodging cars in chicago. >> the little guy ran in and out of traffic while illinois state

police tried to do everything they could to get the little guy out of danger. dick johnson shows us how a stranger made the difference. >> reporter: he is dog tired now and rightfully so. around 6:30 he was dodging rush hour traffic, running on i 65. at one point it looked as though the chase would come to an end. but the escape artist eluded troopers by making a left into the woods. he went right, left, sneaks through the line don't middle and will he score? no. sprint continues with the two troopers on his tail. eventually he exits at harlem. a quick stop? no. a much-needed drink of standing water. finally the chase comes to an end a short time later when a professional dog rescuer, ed castro heard the story on the news and grabbed a leash. >> since i do rescue all the

time, i jumped in my truck and went out there. he just let me pick him up. >> by then the poodle mix had certainly gotten his cardio for the day. he was scared, dehydrated and had a cut on his paw. >> he's dirty, probably he was on the street for many, many days or weeks. >> reporter: but after a good path, he's expected to make a full recovery. vets will try to locate his owner or place him for adoption. >> but you got to be able to run if you want to adopt that one. officers chased that dog for about 20 minutes before he was finally scooped up. that's -- when they get a taste of freedom, they just take off. they think it's a game, too. >> i think he was also scared, too. >> probably with all that traffic. >> i'll take him right home. >> it's yours. coming up, another dog with a remarkable story. the mishap that ended with her

being airlifted from a rock quarry. and why a local golfer played for 24 hours straight. coming up tonight at 5:00, lots of people have been frustrated at their cell phone companies, have you been this mad? >> i'm richard jordan live at the national mall where the stage is set for a huge performance tonight. of course the big fourth of july fireworks. we'll tell you what you need to we'll tell you what you need to know if you head out here.

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terrible fall during a hike with his brother. look closely at this firefighter in oregon being airlifted out of a quarry. you'll see he has something in his arms. it's a stranded dog, daisy that he just saved. quarry workers near portland saw the 2-year-old pit bull mix stranded in a steep ledge next to a 200-foot drop. she probably slid on gravel. daisy's owner had been searching for her for days and is relieved to have her back. she thinks daisy is doing fine but took her to the vet just to be sure. a virginia golfer just played the longest round of his

life. hunter wood played 24 straight hours. he played glow in the dark golf last night at the recency at dominion valley golf course. he started early yesterday and f finished at 7:00 this morning. he did it in memory of his friend who died three years ago. >> just the excitement of knowing this was something that steve and i used to do together quite a bit growing up. that excitement raising money

for the american companiancer s. >> youtube is full of fights like this one. a caution from doctors on this fourth of july. they are warning about eye injuries that can happen as a result of playing with fireworks. the doctors say attending professional displays is the safest way to celebrate and enjoy the holiday. but people who set off their own fire works should stand far away and don't allow children to

ignite them. they say one in four fireworks injuries to the eyes results in permanent blindness. a close call for a 7-year-old boy. >> they were involved in a fireworks duel and the child ended up caught in the cross fire. >> i hope, you know, they don't start fires in the field. >> reporter: empty lighters, scorched firecracker casings are all that's left of what neighbors say are out rageous fireworks show in their san bernardino neighborhoods. >> for the last four nights, pop, pop, pop, boom. >> reporter: after midnight on monday the show got dangerous when a 7-year-old got caught in a roman candle fight. >> we were supposed to be just shooting them in the air, but for fun my friend, he said that we could shoot them at each other. he shot it. it bounced on the wall and full off me. >> kids will be kids. >> reporter: the boy's father is too embarrassed to so he his

face. he doesn't blame the teenagers. >> when i was a kid, we used to blow things up way worse than that. >> reporter: deputies arrested two 18-year-olds for child endangerment in this case. >> it didn't hurt when i got hit.:dbm00qk 929esnrea ÷w >> reporter: youtube videos show how monday's accident could have been much worse. neighbors blame the parents for this kind of horseplay. >> everybody has to really, really look out for these kids, make sure they're safe. >> reporter: fourt candlesré envi suspect in the case faces fines of $1,000. now at 5:00, the fourth of july and still no power. it's not quite the holiday

some folks envisioned. five days after the storm, the lights and ac are still out foä& instead fo cheering for parades, people in some neighborhoods lined the streets to see power crews. and we're monitoring the % situation, many folks say that's a fifth straight day without air. on some streets half the neighborhood has power while the other half is in the dark. darcy spencer is in montgomery county this evening where she found neighbors helping neighbors. >> reporter: with everything people have been through over the last several days, it's easy to forget today is a holiday. we found people out enjoying it,