and now, from washington's leading news station, this is news 4 today. >> the train just crashed. and it was within seconds. we really didn't understand what happened. >> metro meltdown this morning. questions into what caused three cars to jump the tracks leaving passengers to climb for safety in the sweltering heat. straight ahead, the impact this derailment will have on the entire system all weekend. >> but first at this early hour, we're headed towards one of the hottest days of the year. i'm angie goff. >> i'm richard jordan. welcome to news 4 today. it's a sizzling july 7th, 2012. >> the extreme heat warnings are out. today temperatures are headed

into the danger zone. we could top 100 degrees, but it will feel a whole lot hotter. >> event are cannes would because of the heat but not the folk arts festival at the mall. >> in addition to try to keep cool drivers are warned to watch out for buckling roads creating uneven surfaces. that's what happened in alexandria, this is near seminary road. v-dot says the heat could cause roads to buckle again today. be on the lookout for emergency road repairs. i think you would agree it's already a muggy start to the morning. >> a muggy couple of days. >> we have to come up with new words for it, stifling, muggy. >> searing. >> you've stolen one of my words. >> i'm sorry. >> i was so proud of myself that i'd come up with a new one. outside we go on a saturday

morning. nothing but a gunky layer of haze. another day of very poor air quality. 82 degrees in downtown washington. 83 in annapolis, 77 leesburg and hagerstown. 72 in cumberland, maryland. don't have much in the way of rainfall chances to worry about today. that will be welcome news for sure, but tomorrow maybe a little bit of a different story. there's a live look at storm 4 radar. no concerns there. if i can get the button to work, there we go. the 2:00 reading, searing heat. >> i'm sorry. >> you can't make this stuff up. >> i didn't look. >> 101 for today, 103, maybe 104. no matter how you look at it. be careful, take it easy. >> it will be tough out there. >> thanks, chuck. the blistering temperatures likely led to a metro train to

derail. it jumped the track just outside of the hyattsville station. they believe a heat kink may be responsible. you can see where the derailment happened. the third rail also appears damaged. because of heat metro trains will have to slow down to 35 miles per hour when traveling above ground. more than 50 passengers were trapped in that train until rescuers could reach them through an evacuation shaft. >> many people took pictures from inside as they waited without air conditioning for nearly an hour until crews could walk them out to the tunnel. while everyone made it out safely, passengers' nerves were still shaken. shoemary stone has their story. >> reporter: how are you feel? you have your precious boy. the train derails. >> nervous. >> reporter: he waited outside an ambulance while medics treat

his 6-month-pregnant fiance. >> reporter: what was going through your mind? >> fear. >> reporter: passengers were going to d.c. when it suddenly derailed, rocked and came to a screeching halt. >> if i was just by myself, that's one thing, but with my boys, it was way scarier. >> reporter: she says there was no air conditioning. metro cut the power to the tracks after it derailed. >> the train just crashed and it was within seconds. >> reporter: 100 firefighter, metro police and prince george's county police escorted passengers 100 feet through the dark evacuation staff. >> we didn't understand what happened. >> reporter: they told me it was incredibly hot when the folks were walking up the stairs. they say it was 100 degrees inside the tunnel. as soon as they came up from under the ground, they

immediately started drinking bottled water. the good news is that no one was hurt, but the derailment rocked people's nerves. >> my son, he's crying. >> stay for the latest on the derailment. we'll post any information about the investigation as well as any delays stemming from the accident on facebook and twitter. a week after a massive storm knocked out power to more than 2 million people there are still people without electricity. pepco said it plans to restore power to everyone by tomorrow night. dominion still has 1300 people in the dark and bge has 1600 people still without power. for those who are still in the dark, they say they're fed up and ready for this week-long nightmare to be over. >> we feel furious.

we feel that we've been given the runaround by pepco in every phone call and we get a different story. but the being evaluated for three lousy wires that just need to be repaired. that shows the amount of obfuscation and just baloney that they're putting out on these calls. >> meanwhile, dominion had issues late last night as a tree limb fell on power lines in herndon knocking out power to around 4,000 customers. dominion officials say crews restored power a couple of hours after that tree fell. the storm left treeses and debris littered all of the area. now officials are beginning to clean up the streets. beginning wednesday, crews will pick up debris from county to county -- or from the county-maintained roads. this one-time cleanup will take place on all of the county's 217 snow plow routes.

residents can put their debris in trash cans or take it to the processing facility in derwood. the u.s. is making commitments to make allies with afghanistan long after troops leave that country. hillary clinton said it will be welcome of the newest nonnato allies. in a statement it allows the two countries to work closely together to defend afghanistan and opens the door for continued financial aid. clinton is on her way to jap ja a landmark day in libya as voters head to the polls for the first time in 40 years. libyans will vote on who will represent them in a traditional parliament. the first time there's been an election since moammar gadhafi took power in 1969. organizers of the country say there are organizational

challenges with a country as big as libya, but they welcome the opportunity. supersaturday. republicans in the state are holding three events today in fairfax, norfolk, and charlottesville for mitt romney and other local gop candidates in the area. this push for votes comes after june's sluggish jobs report. president obama says while progress is slow, it's still better than losing jobs. but mitt romney hammered the president saying his economic policies simply aren't working. >> we can't be satisfied because our goal was never to just keep on working to get back to where we were in 2007. >> the president's policies have not got america back and working again. the president has to stand up and take responsibility for it. >> the president will be in virginia next weerks visiting hampton, virginia beach and roanoke. president obama's trademark

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george zimmerman is once again out on bail. but new details show he was planning to flee the state. yesterday the judge ruled that zimmerman is a flight risk and cannot leave seminole county. he'll stay at a safehouse until his lawyers can find a more permanent and secure home. >> he said on paper that he's manipulated the system, which is just basically saying you're dishonest. and the fact that mr. zimmer mab's compromised his credibility this way has put a big strain on his defense. >> trayvon martin's family says the family disagrees with zimmerman's release, but they respect the judge's decision. three anti-depressants in her system when she committed suicide in may. the west chester county medical examiner says 52-year-old mary

kennedy had those drugs in her system when she hanged herself at the family's estate in bedford new york. no alcohol was present. kennedy had problems with alcohol in the past and had been arrested twice on dui charges. robert kennedy jr. filed for divorce in 2010. the couple had four children together. new jersey governor and potential mitt romney running mate chris christie isn't commenting on a video that shows him in a heated exchange on the jersey shore. it shows him yelling at a man on the boardwalk after someone criticized his education policy and kept walking. >> you're a real big shot shooting your mouth off. >> keep walking, keep walking. >> christie recently signed legislation to expand public funding for a charter school. critics wanted the money to go to struggling public schools. the florida lifeguard who

was fired for leaving his post to save man's life will be honored for his heroic actions. the city of hallen detail beach will honor tomas lopez and give him the keys to the city. he'll get a chance to meet the man he helped rescue. lopez was at his post when a man started drowning. he left his designated area and helped save the man but was fired for leaving his area. a couple days ago the company offered lopez his job back, but he turned it down and is now looking for a new job. fire crews expect to fully contain the state's most destructive wildfire today as another threatens homes in california. evacuation orders have been lifted near the waldo canyon fire which has destroyed more than 350 homes and killed 2 people near colorado springs. but another fire spread to 1200 acres yesterday damaging 5 homes. crews say it is 40% contained but are ewing firefighters to

keep it from spreading. the drought that's fueled many of those fires could start burning a hole in your pocket by next year. the hot dry weather that's settled on the nation's bread basket has hit corn and soybean production hard. that has the department of agriculture projecting that food prices could rise by 3% next year. beef prices could rise as much as 10%. at least 16 states are experiencing extreme drought conditions. impacting more people than we originally thought. >> and in the pocketbook. >> the time right now is 6:16. coming up, the first for the makers of apple computers and software. ♪

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welcome back, everybody. and a good saturday morning to you. coming up on about 20 minutes after 6:00. if you're planning to get that morning bike ride or jog in, you better hasten out the door first thing this morning because temperatures are going to be jumping to near 90 degrees by 10:00 a.m. this morning. let's take a look at it. on air saturday, nothing but haze outside early on your saturday right now. and that is going to be repeated for the remainder of today, tonight and for tomorrow. but there are changes starting to inch their way in our general direction. it will take a while to get here, and you'll notice the changes tomorrow because the chances for thunderstorms return for your sunday afternoon and sunday night, some of which could be definitely on the strong side. there's our big scary spider first thing this morning. 82 degrees at national airport. the dew points have inched their way back into the 70s.

humidity and heat will be the problem by the afternoon. pretty much 80 degrees or higher from i-95 eastbound to the chesapeake bay. expect another brutally hot day outside today. 92 by 10:00 a.m. and superhumid this morning. searing heat this afternoon, at least 101. our record for today is 102 that we set way back in 2010. first pitch, if you dare go out to the baseball game today, 100 degrees at first pitch time today. don't take it lightly. drink extra fluid for sure today, and if you can find a seat in the shade, i would get in it. here's your radar down to the south. thunderstorms around atlanta and birmingham. and this little band of rain showers up here across the great lakes, that is the cool front which promises us relief from the heat. but it will probably be sunday night into monday before the transition starts to take place.

nothing but high thin cirrus clouds this morning and at or above record high levels for today. we probably won't get to the records for tomorrow. it will be awfully close as high pressure inches its way off the eastern seaboard. another muggy night coming up for tonight. there's another front inching in tomorrow. because of the intense amount of heat that's in the atmosphere could be strong to severe. we'll keep you posted on that all day tomorrow. for today, mostly sunny. another new word for you, angie, stupid hot. stupid hot outside for today. heat index 105 or better. extra fluid, shade break, get in a pool if you have one. tomorrow strong to severe thunderstorms possible tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening. if you're headed to the beach ocean water temperature up to 71 degrees. extremely warm. not a good day to be at the beach, only in the sense that it will be hot at the ocean as

well. supercooker tomorrow, stormy weather lingers into monday, tuesday timeframe, but the hint of a normal july coming. >> smart july. >> i think stupid hot means it's so hot it makes you stupid. >> you would be stupid to be out in it. >> thanks. while we're on the subject, the brutal heat means you're going to need lot of water, as chuck had recommended. and metro, they're going to be okay with that. the transit system is relaxing its strict policy on no drinks on trains during this heat wave. passengers can bring water only on trains and buses throughout the weekend. you could be in the heat even longer because of delay from last night's train derailment and reduced speeds for any train running above ground. nats fans, keep your pooches home today. they're discouraging fans from taking part in the popular pups in the park.

donationses will still go to the humane society. they'll honor the dog tickets as human tickets. >> that's a good trade-off. wear a tank top and lots of water. another rough outing for steven strasburg and tiger woods is out of this weekend's tournament. >> all the highlights in this sports in a minute. good morning. i'm amber theoharis. the nationals looking for their fifth win in a row hosting colorado. stephen strasburg was on the hump but he was done in by tyler colvin. two home runs in his first two at-bats. more than enough for the rockies. they win 5-1 snapping the nats' four-game winning streak. let's go to golf. after winning the at&t national last weekend at congressional, tiger woods make mists the cut. his first time playing in the event. tiger's second missed cut of the season. in the nascar nationwide

series, kurt busch wins in daytona. sprint cup series race tonight and the coke zero 400 matt kenseth on the pole for that one. the mystics fall to san antonio 78-73. that's your sports minute. have a great day. come monday you and thousands of others might be forced offline because of what's being called a dooms day internet virus. last november the dns changer virus infected more than 4 million computers worldwide. it directed users to fake servers and offered them fake products. the fbi blocked the product by creating a safety net. but on monday, the site will be shut off. now more than 277,000 computers worldwide including 64,000 here in the u.s. could lose internet service on monday. you can see if you have the virus by going to the website dcwg.org.

apple says an app that contained a virus in the popular app store has been removed. it would upload a user's phone book and link it to spam text messages. apple discovered the problem and removed it from the app store on thursday. this is believed to be the first significant piece of malware to hit the app store in the four ye years since it opened. apple hasn't commented. best buy says some of its customers' e-mail accounts have been hacked. best buy says it immediately notified those affected and disabled their pacewords. customers can reactivate their accounts by resetting passwords on bestbuy.com. they're investigating the security breach. more bad nus for employees as well. best buy is laying off 600 employees from its geek squad. that's 3% of the workforce.

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this is news 4 today. good morning. welcome to news 4 today. i'm richard jordan. >> i'm angie goff. it is saturday, july 7th, 2012. >> we begin this hour with a

story no one can escape and what everyone is talking about, the heat. >> there are plenty of ways to beat the heat. one of the obvious options is to take a dip in the pool. a bit of an unexpected place is also your local gym. washington sports clubs in the area are allowing anyone over the age of 18 to use the showers, charge their electronics or cell phones or just cool down if they don't have power at their house. it's also going to be rough on our four-legged friends. animal shelter officials are warning owners to watch for signs is of heat stroke. >> if you get the dog to a veterinarian quickly, a lot can be done but the problem happen when you wait or don't recognize the signs. >> signs include severe panting, acting lethargic and vomiting. >> to help keep its commerce and employees out of the heat as much as possible, the dmv is changing its inspection hours today. it opened at 5:00 a.m. and will close at 1:00 this afternoon.

normal summer hours are from 6:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. >> stafford county residents are urged to conserve water this weekend. officials say both water reservoirs are full but high demand is challenging their ability to properly treat and distribute water. residents are being asked to take shorter showers and avoid using sprinklers and hoses outside. >> this heat wave is just not letting up. >> and code red, right? is that where we're going? >> code red by the middle of the afternoon again for today. that's very poor air quality. anybody who has asthma or respiratory problems, this is a day better suited to be on the inside only as opposed to going out. i was out running at 7:00 a.m. yesterday morning, and it was just miserable. so if you're really thinking about it, just take it extra slow. i brought an extra thing of water with me yesterday. i went through 55 ounces of water on a seven-mile run

yesterday. >> not 55 gallons. >> not quite 55 gallon, but a whole bundle. temperatures upper 70s, low 80s. not much of a threat for rain today. that's not necessarily a good thing. we'll be up to 101 by 2:00 today. probable top out at 103 for an afternoon high temperature. if you're daring to go to the baseball game, the nationals and the rockies, first pitch at 4:05. 100 degrees in the shade. >> got to wear a hat. >> ugly hot. >> well, the blistering temperatures likely led a metro train to derail during last night's rush hour. the last three cars of the green line train jumped the track just as it headed into a tunnel outside of the west hyattsville station. metro officials believe a heat kink may be responsible. you can see a slight bend in the tracks where the derailment happened. all metro trains will now have to slow down to 35 miles per

hour when traveling above ground. all weekend track work has been canceled so they can investigate the derailment. more than 50 passengers were trapped in that train and had to wait nearly an hour in the heat as rescuers tried to reach them. passengers were stuck without air conditioning. crews then led them through an evacuation shaft and to safety. despite everyone making it out okay, passengers say their nerves were shaken. >> if it was just me by myself, that's one thing, but with my boys, it was way more scarier. >> a little bit shaky for like, i don't know, two or three minutes. we didn't really understand what happened. >> a woman in her 20s who is six months pregnant was taken to a nearby hospital as a precaution, but she was released last night. a propane grill on a balcony is to blame for a massive four-alarm fire at a woodbridge complex. it started at a building across from the plaza shopping center.

three firefighters went to the hospital. more than 25 units were destroyed leaving 100 people with no place to live. grills are not allowed in apartment balconies if there's a roof over that balcony. no word if charges will be filed. a frantic 911 call that led to a shoot-out with police in college park. >> it's my son. i think he smoked some pcp. please don't shoot him. please! oh, my god. >> shots fired. >> that's the mother of 21-year-old andre mccoy who says she was scared for her life as her son dragged her out of their home at gunpoint. that tloedled to a shoot-out wi police. he was shot by police several times the and tased twice and he still managed to steal a police cruiser and crashed it moments later.

>> he just provoked superhuman strength. we see it, we see people take their clothes off, they sweat profusely. they're difficult to get under control. >> me, i'm trying to figure out what was on his mind. >> mccoy faces multiple charges including attempted second degree murder of a police officer. police say they're also reviewing their policy about when it's okay for officers to leave the keys in the ignition of their cruisers. a woodbridge woman faces child neglect charges after they found her two children living in dangerous conditions. she had sharp objects, open pill bottles and a butane torch lying around her house. the victims were removed from the home. maynard was charged with two counts of felony child neglect. she's being held on $3,000 bond. right now close to 6,000 people in our area are still without power after last week's

massive storm. pepco says it plans to restore power to everyone by tomorrow night. dominion still has around 1300 people in the dark and bge has 1600 people still without power. a bethesda woman said a guardian angel must be watching over here. a tree fell on top of her car, but a man appeared out of nowhere rescuing her. she wants to find the man who saved her life. doreen gentzler has this story of survival. >> it's a line through the scalp. >> reporter: she may be the happiest woman ever to have 40 staples in her head, a splintered rib and two black eyes. it sure beats the alternative. she could have been killed driving down old georgetown road in her toyota corolla just after 10:00 friday night. >> a tree was down in the

headlights of the car. and then i tried to sit up and couldn't get my head up. and i thought, this is so silly, my car is too short. my car is not this short inside. >> reporter: these pictures show how a giant tree him had pancaked her car. the storm was raging around her. that's when a man suddenly appeared out of nowhere. >> and he and i got my corpulent self outside the front seat window. >> reporter: he didn't stop there. he helped a daze and and profuseprofuse ly bleeding riley to a nearby suburban hospital. she asked a nurse to write down the man's name, but it was lost in the confusion of that night. her wish, she says, is simple -- she want to let him know she survived and she want to know if he got home okay. >> a nurse at the hospital said it's clear god is not through with you yet. >> reporter: doreen gentzler,

news 4 today. >> riley saw her car for the first time yesterday at the police lot. she said after seeing the damage, it is incredible that she made it out alive. i know both of us were watching that with our jaws open -- jaw dropping. >> and people have similar stories like that, where they were out on the road, the storm just swept them up and luckily they were able to get help coming up, how you can meet the woman many call a hugging saint. hi there. chase freedom is offering 5% cash back at gas stations this quarter. wow, thanks!

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>> there aren't that many jobs that you can describe as fun and actually mean it. this job is fun. >> she likes to have some fun there. savannah will join the "today" show anchor team with matt lauer, al roker and natalie morales. the fun kicks off at 7:00. that's right after news 4 today. the "today" show is coming up next. >> lester holt joins us live from new york. >> good morning. >> good morning, angie and richard. coming up on a saturday morning today, the heat wave that just won't go away. you folks know it well. half the nation is facing heat advisories today. there is relief on the way, the question is when. then the family of a man nearly killed by chimps in south africa speaks out for the first time. this morning why they say it's a miracle he survived. another run-in with the law for justin bieber. has one politician saying he

should be arrested. would you buy this outfit for your baby? coming up, the onesy that's raising eyebrows. back to you now. >> lester, thank you. today, you can be one of thousands to experience the woman known as the hugging saint. her name is alma. and she's a world renowned humanitarian and spiritual leader. she makes yearly trips to north america to offer people love, kindness and, as you can see, hugs. she says love is a universal religion. astounding numbers about amma. she's hugged more than 32 million people during her trips. you can see and hug amma for yourself. >> i don't know. i don't need a hug today. i need smi space, i need cool breeze and air. >> it's not her. it's me.

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this weekend's smithsonian folk life festival is wrapping up with a tribute to the father of go go. ♪ today is chuck brown tribute day. it will include performances, storytelling about the history of go-go and brown's career. plus an hour-long fitness routine to the sounds of go-go. chuck brown died in may from complicatings of pneumonia. the festival is free. if you're headed out that way, spray bottle, right? >> spray bottle, suntan lotion. >> everything and anything to stay cool. hydration is probably the number one thing. if you can't do anything else different today than you normally do because of the heat, drink extra water for you today. >> do it before you leave the house.

>> morning, noon and night. just keep drinking water until you feel like you're floating out of your living room because it will be dangerously hot outside today. the record high temperature of 102 set just two years ago is in serious danger of falling today. as temperatures are probably going to get comfortably above the 100 degree range, the record of 102, i'm forecasting 103. that would be a new record fort day. outside, oh, hazy sunshine. first thing on your saturday morning. already 82 degrees in washington. humidity now at 74% that is really steamy stuff outside first thing this morning. so take it easy. 79 now in leesburg, 73 in manassas. already 70 in arlington this morning. 83 in annapolis and edgewater, chesapeake beach. everyone will be hot today. high temperatures pretty much above 100 with the lone

exception of a few folks right along the west side of the bay and up along skyline drive. other than that everybody should make it to 100 or better. first pitch 100 in the shade. it was going to be bring your pet day but your pet ticket will get an actual human in so leave the fur-bearing critters at home. better chances for rain well down to our south. this is our savior from the heat coming down across the great lakes. these showers are part of a weather front which is aiming in our direction and should be passing through here late tomorrow and bringing an end to the stiflingly hot weather we've been dealing with. nothing but a few high thin clouds this morning as high pressure is in charge of our weather for now. more heat records will fall up and down the eastern seaboard for today as high pressure finally inches its way towards the coastline. another hot one today.

partly cloudy. storm chances starting to increase by tomorrow afternoon. here we are about 5:00 on sunday. that weather front just down to the mason dixon line. out ahead of it strong and in all likelihood severe thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon. rain chances are not completely zero for today, but best chances will be up into the mountains and the high spots in central pennsylvania. the cooler air sinks ever south. today plenty of sunshine. heat index 105 or better today. you'd be stupid to just go out and lay in it. hot and humid again, strong to severe thunderstorms likely by sunset for tomorrow. if you're headed on toout to th beach, no break on the sand today. 96 in ocean city. there's our extended forecast, 103. 99 tomorrow, not a record, but it won't matter. thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon on into monday, tuesday, then actually cooler than average.

>> did you say cooler? >> i said cooler. hard to believe. >> good. >> thank, chuck. for most athletes, making it to the olympics could be a dream. >> meet a kayaker from maryland who is getting a second chance.

20 days, 9 hours and 5 minutes, yes, we are down to the tee with this. that's how long before the summer games begin. men, you may not va hard time convincing your wife or girlfriend to watch the olympics with you. women prefer olympic coverage over other events. the focus group studied show that women don't have time to follow regular sporting seasons so the fast-paced coverage of the olympics is perfect for

them. they prefer watching sports like gymnastic, tennis and figure skating over other women's sports like basketball. i have to disagree with thap as a former basketball player, that's what i look forward to. >> there will be no figure skating. >> that's right. wait for the winter. from summer camp to the summer games, a local athlete is just weeks away from going for gold. >> caroline queen is from montgomery county. her olympic sports started out as something to do, now kayaking has taken her around the world. now she's paddle her way through dorny lake just west of london. >> i started at summer camp. they have a thing called the lake race. you do the fastest lap around the lake. i won the lake race as a 9-year-old for junior camp, and i thought, oh, that's cool. then i joined the slalom team after being invited to train with their kayak school about a year later that came pretty close to the 2004 olympics.

that's what really inspired me that i could really take this a long ways and have fun with it. >> reporter: part of that fun -- earning a nickname. >> bam bam bam. >> reporter: bam bam. >> i actually, i think, gave her the nickname. it happened at wausau, in one particular run she came out of the starting blocks and proceeded to hit the next four or five gates. after that i said run clean, no bam bam. that sort of stuck. >> there are a lot of moves on the water that i was willing to try as a small paddler that didn't end up so graceful all the time. i'd be hitting stuff, hitting the paddle, hitting the boat, occasionally hitting myself. >> she's rugged. she's very strong. she brings both a mental and a physical toughness to the way she competes. >> reporter: it also speaks to

her perseverance. in 2008 she was the youngest member of the u.s. senior national team, yet just missed qualifying for the olympics. her resolve to return bolstered by mom and dad. >> every couple months when i sort of hit the borderline of burnout, a lot of times it's them saying you can quit if you want, but we're guessing you don't want to. >> we've always said and caroline knows in her heart that we're going to love her regardless of the outcome. i think that provides some emotional stability for her, but it's also simply the truth. there's nothing mystical about the olympics. there are so many talented athletes that apply themselves in so many sports, yet there's something about going to the olympics, being an olympian that just pulls at everyone's heartstrings. >> i realize going into the

beijing games that this area really has embraced local athletes, and the poet potomac river is a great resource for kayaking and great to see the community embrace us. i guess for that i just have to say thank you. >> and that was dan hilly reporting. less than a month after nik wallenda's walk over niagara falls, a canadian walker is trying to outwalk him. he walked between an observation tower and the hilton hotel next to the falls. the 1100-foot walk was actually uphill. and unlike wallenda, cochran did it without being tethered to the wire. he plans to do the same walk every day from now till the end of summer, weather permitting. and that could be a total of 81 times. >> that's too much. that will do it for news 4 today. we're back in 25 minutes with