extreme heat now get ready for severe storms. the big weather changes headed our way in a matter of hours. new from overnight, two shootings, two people dead in two parts of the district. the violent night while you slept straight ahead. and you have seen political fights, but not like this. we're going to tell you what sparked this heated exchange. good morning, everyone. i'm angie government. >> i'm richard jordan. it is sunday, july 8, 2012. >> take extra precautions, this

weekend's heat is just dangerous. >> at least 61 deaths have been blamed on the triple digit temperatures across much of the country. ten of the deaths were in virginia. ten others were in maryland. power companies say the heat is to blame for many new power outages in the area as well. overnight temperatures were in the mid 80s. so those without electricity didn't get much relief from saturday's heat wave. pepco has 500 customers without power with most split between c.d. and month good morning -- between d.c. and montgomery county. bje has more than 300 people without power. and we could see even more power outages today as severe weather moves on in. >> let's go to meteorologist chuck bell. he's in the storm 4 weather center with details now. >> good morning to both of you. good sunday morning, everybody. yesterday goes down as one of the five hottest days ever in washington. as long as we have been keeping records and that goes back to

1874. right now, there's a picture of the rising sun and a gunky and hazy air mass in place. yesterday's high, 105 here in washington. we have only done that twice before and we have had two days warmer than that. but those date back to 1918 and 1930. 106. right now, it is still 87 degrees at 6:00 in the morning in annapolis. 75 in manassas. not much showing up on doppler right now. there wi be ortunity for strong or severe thunderstorms today. those storms in central pennsylvania right now are associated with a weather front inching its way into our direction. the bad news, it will bring thunderstorms with it. the good news, we might not be 100 today and might not make 90 tomorrow. we'll talk about that in the seven day coming up. back to you though. the heat wave has been a difficult one for those still without power more than a week

after a wicked storm. pepco says it brought power back to everyone in d.c., but one building in the district remains in the dark. news4's derrick ward has the story. >> reporter: this building stands by itself, both physically and notoriously for the residents. it's the only one on the block still without power after last week's storms. it is cooler outside than inside. >> it's unbearable. it's inhumane. i'm just asking for help. >> reporter: while this pole is skewed and not completely cleared, they got the servicemen to the outside of the apartmented apartment building. >> someone had stolen all the wire out of the -- out of that side of the building. >> reporter: residents say they have complained to the landlord to no avail. >> he told me he would have someone here thursday. thursday comes, no one's here. it's now saturday. i called him this morning. he can't get anybody to come

until monday. >> reporter: so this weekend will be just like last weekend. >> it's difficult to breathe. you know well -- you know, you sweat profusely. >> she has health problems. >> everyone is at risk for heat. >> reporter: this woman has studied the extreme heat. >> we're used to the hot weather but it's different now. as a senior, your bodies -- it's harder for them to thermoregulate. >> reporter: that means not only limiting time outdoor, but making sure that indoors is not worse. like no power or air conditioning. the city said they'd only qualify for help if they were already on public assistance, but they work. dr. white newsome says it speaks to the way that municipalities treat extreme heat events. if it was a snowstorm, would the same thing be going on on ridge place? >> treat it like a hurricane or

extreme cold. the storm team will be tracking the dangerous heat and the chance of severe storms that's rolling in. meteorologist chuck bell has the frost in a few minutes. you can follow us throughout the day on nbcwashington.com, as well as facebook and twitter. the heat and power outages are to blame for a two-alarm fire on olney. 60 firefighters helped to put out the blaze. the homeowner was on vacation and when he tried to turn the power back on, the circuit breakers caused the fire. >> they restored the power again. i turned the circuit breaker on and it just -- everything went up. started to heat all the circuit breakers, they started burning, meting down. >> luckily, the homeowner and son escape and are okay. it is unknown how much damage was done to the house. it was a violent night in our area with three separate

shootings in the district. police are investigating a deadly shooting in the 2300 block in green street southeast. one man died a short time later. the police are looking into another shooting in southeast d.c. where a man was shot in the leg somewhere in the 1200 block of trenton street. in the district, police have two people in custody after a deadly shooting in northwest d.c. this one happened around 10:40 in the 1700 block of seventh street. one later died from the injuries. officers are not releasing any more information about the victims or even the gunman at this time. charles county deputies are investigating the death of an 18-year-old after reports of a fight at a house party. the police were called to indian head yesterday morning, but they didn't find a victim. the friends brought jerry

gilchrist to the hospital. he died at the hospital. this morning, expect more delays on metro's glean line because of that train derailment. crews are repairing a section where three cars jumped the track outside of the west hydes field station. metro has put the three cars back on the tracks. green line service will remain suspended between ft. taunton and prince georges plaza. buses are running between ft. taunton and expect to add 30 minutes to your travel time, at least. they hope to restore the rail service in time for tomorrow's morning rush. officials are counting the ballots in libya. the polls closed yesterday and voters decided on a 200-member parliament. it's the first election since the overthrow and death of

moammar gadhafi. john mccain observed the voting and he said it was a historic process. >> we observed the people who enthusiastically celebrated the democracy. and that is a fair election. >> president obama praised the libyan people for respecting the democratic process. he said america will work with the country's new leaders in helping build a more democratic nation. thousands of people protested mexico's presidential election results. the national election authority ruled pena nieto the winner. he is accused of bribing the voters and they demand a recount. election observers said the race

was fair despite minor irregulariti irregularities. the final results will be certified in september. the time is 6:08. already, 83 degrees. the tough crowds both president obama and mitt romney will face in decision 2012 this week. a political fight that could have been deadly. why the tv moderator had to jump into the middle of this one. hate those revolving doors? ♪

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yoplait yogurt is just 50 cents. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life. in the week ahead, president obama continues his tour across america. the president will be in iowa one of the biggest battleground states in the upcoming election. the commander in chief also plans to visit virginia swinging by hampton and virginia beach and roanoke. this follows trips last week to ohio and pennsylvania, all battleground states.

recent polls show the president and mitt romney just points apart in all of these states which will almost definitely decide the election. as for mitt romney, he's gearing up for a trip to houston later this week. he's scheduled to speak to the naacp national convention. it's expected to be a tough sell for romney as president obama is polling around 90% amongst african-americans. romney is expected to talk about how the economy has disproportionately affected african-americans during the recession. now, as days tick down to next month's republican national convention, speculation over romney's vp pick, it's growing, and some of his recent events have added fuel to the fire. nbc's ron mott has more on the veep stakes. >> reporter: virginia, florida, and new hampshire, all potential fall battlegrounds. republicans and democrats knocked on doors for votes. a day after his bus tour through ohio and pennsylvania rolled to a stop, mr. obama ought to move the conversation beyond friday's disappointing jobs report,

describing a bill he just signed into law. >> first, it will keep thousands of construction workers on the job, rebuilding the nation's infrastructure. >> reporter: mitt romney meanwhile has been largely out of public view this week. >> good to see you. >> reporter: but emerged long enough to criticize the latest monthly data. >> it's another kick in the gut to middle class families. >> reporter: photos show him with his campaign manager, fuelling chatter about whether he's close to settling on a number two. >> it is being done in a very methodical, internal way. you don't hear about a rushes to judge. >> reporter: rob portman among the hopefuls is in the granite state. >> reporter: kelly aiyotte is

also on the short list. >> he has a long resume for somebody so young. >> and tim pawlenty who weighed in on the veep stakes himself. >> the moist important quality in selecting a vice presidential candidate is somebody who is ready to be president on day one. >> reporter: and florida senator, marco rubio. and paul ryan, architect of the gop budget plan. republicans are hopeful he'll get it right. >> he needs to find someone that obviously he agrees with, that he can work with. but also going to light the conservative base on fire in the fall. >> that was nbc's ron mott reporting. donald trump will get a special honor ahead of the national convention. sarasota will recognize him as the statesman of the year award. it will happen a day before the rnc convention in tampa. tickets for the event are running as high as $1,000. that includes a private meeting with the real estate mogul.

he already endorsed romney. okay. a member of jordan's parliament got into a heated argument about syria with his opponent, a former lawmaker on live television. the lawmaker threw his shoe and pulled out a shoe during this debate. this was on thursday evening. the former lawmaker accused him of buying his way into parliament and cursed his father. a young boy got his arm stuck in a revolving glass door. he was leaving a restaurant in china with his mother when his arm got jammed in the door. firefighters had to remove the glass. it looks uncomfortable. >> i know. poor baby. where's the video where he's okay? >> well -- >> i want to make sure. yeah, if you have the chance to go between the regular door and the reinvolving, -- revolving,

pick the regular door. don't push a stroller through. and the accomplishments of a rising star for the nats. >> we felt the heat. but wait until you see how the heat stopped a plane dead in its track. and the event that makes us

we're not the only ones affected by the extreme heat. the sun is literally cooking the corn crop in the midwest. this year's heat and drought have severely affected the white corn crop which can lead to higher prices for cornmeal and the farmers may not make enough money selling what's left of the harvest. this morning a 4-month-old boy is dead and a toddler is in

the hospital after they were left in the car on separate occasions. the father is facing child neglect charges. it happened near indianapolis yesterday afternoon where the temperature reached 105 degrees. police say the temperature inside the car was 124 degrees. police took the toddler to the hospital. she was suffering seizures. police arrested the girl's 30-year-old mother and charged her with neglect. there's some good news to come out of the devastating wildfires out west. the one in utah forced more than 2,300 people out of their homes. once firefighters got that wildfire under control, they found a baby eagle that miraculously survived. andrew wittenberg has its new lease on life and a very fitting name. >> reporter: the familiar cry of a bird of prey in the mountain west echoes through the halls of the wildlife rehabilitation

center in ogden. but this young eagle is extremely different. >> the burns he sustained are to the face, to the head. to the underside of his wing. >> reporter: phoenix is a golden eagle. still too young to fly. when the fire spread more than two weeks ago, he was caught in the middle of it. helpless to go anywhere. >> the nest was completely consumed, nothing left of it. it was burnt. for anything to live through that was outstanding. >> reporter: phoenix was burned nearly everywhere on his body. pictures before and after showed a torched, burned mountainside. >> there were several carcasses near him. they were trying to feed him, but because of the burns he was not able to e the food. >> reporter: a local man who checks the birds for growth went back after the fire was extinguished to see if there was

anything left. >> and he saw the juniper tree. >> reporter: he was barely alive. tallinns scorched. but he made it through. now in the stands of caretakers he will fly again after rising from the ashes. >> very fitting to go through that type of trauma and disaster and he was found in the ashes and survived. >> looks like they finally got him to eat. >> i know. >> phoenix is a cutie. >> he was. he had some talons. >> you know? >> big. >> all the better to snatch dinner with. >> i know yesterday we were talking in regards to weather, different ways to describe it on tv. this is getting old, right? i put it out to twitter for you. crazy hot. amazon hot. >> i like amazon hot. >> outdoor sauna. double soul to soul to buy a

snow cone in the shade. >> okay. a little lengthy. but it's a good one. no doubt. i was surprised, stupid hot yesterday. a lot of people retweeted the graphic about stupid hot. that's how yesterday turned out. 105 record shattering degrees yesterday. here's the first little bit of good news in the forecast. we will not break a record high in washington today. i don't think. the record is 100, and as warm and uncomfortable as it will be outside today, i don't think we'll get all the way to 100. it will be close though. for now, 86 degrees at 6:00 in the morning. dew points are back up into the 70s once again. there's barely a breeze out there as well first thing. so heat index already around 90 degrees before the sun is barely over the eastern horizon. 87 and super humid in annapolis.

edge water, shadiside. the coolest spots out into the mountains of west virginia. even charlottesville is 86 first thing this morning. so off to a very uncomfortable start for today. and it doesn't look like there's a whole lot in the way of improvement as we get through the next 24 to 36 hours. our winds will finally start to come down just -- or temperatures will start to come down a little bit and that'll definitely be welcomed news. meanwhile, though, expect another day up in the cooker for today. temperatures well up into the upper 80s to near 90. 80s first thing this morning. be ready for a very uncomfortable afternoon coming our way for today. as temperatures will once again go well up into the mid and upper 90s for at least a brief time today. it looks like our stretch for calm weather is also quickly coming to an end.

as temperatures, mid to upper 90s for today will eventually work back down towards the upper 80s for tomorrow and the rest of the week. here's the seven-day forecast. graphics aside, 99 today. i think that's as high as we could go. most everybody staying below 100 today. 86 tomorrow. break out the winter parkas, everybody. high temperatures only in the mid 80s through tuesday, wednesday and thursday with clouds and a chance for showers. the only real problem with today, we're under a slight risk for severe weather, gusty winds with thunderstorms that do form. so if you're headed out to the nationals game, probably going to squeak that in. but if you have plans to go out water skiing out on the bay, by mid to late afternoon, keep an eye on the sky. >> chuck, thanks. well, take a look at that, the extreme heat caused this plane to get stuck in a soft spot at reagan national. this was friday when

temperatures neared 100 degrees. according to "the washington post" it took two tow vehicles to pull it out. the summer tradition of the running of the bulls in spain is now underway. no one was gorged on the second day of the festival. several thrill seekers suffered some minor injuries as 4,000 revellers raced the bulls through the streets of pamplona. the festival holds daily races until july 14. >> scary every time you see that. some big news for the nationals and serena williams is the kwaen of -- queen of the wimbledon. >> that's all next in the sports in a minute. good morning, i'm amber theo harris. we begin with nationals all-star news. bryce harper is in. ian desmond out. he replaces john carlos stanton and desmond is out to rest a strained oblique. on the diamond, game 2 against

the rockies. ryan zimmerman drives in the go ahead win and gonzalez gave up three hits and one run. nationals win 4-1. geo is tied for the most wins in the majors.pond, serena williams took down radwanska in three sets. her and her sister take home the women's double title. tony stewart wins the coke zero 400. that's your morning sports have a great day. venus will be in the district this week to help open two new stores. one is in dupont circle and the other is at union station. venus will be there on tuesday signing autographs and taking pictures. hilda solis and kia henderson will also make appearances.

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good morning. welcome to news4 today. i'm richard jordan. >> i'm angie goth. if you have plans today, get them done early because we could have some storms on the way. >> yeah, meteorologist chuck bell is joining us now with a look at what's ahead. >> i know it now. everybody has been doing anything and everything to submerge themselves in a cool body of water and that's still a great idea first thing morning. maybe going out for a swim in the neighborhood pool. be on the lookout for a thunderstorm chance this afternoon. when you're 104 one day, the only way to get back to normal unfortunately is with a round of thunderstorms. that's what we'll have to cope with for today. best chance for storms after 12:00, 1:00 this afternoon. so you have some time to get your day started. temperatures mid to upper 70s now. there are thunderstorms though. part of a weather front across central pennsylvania. that's what's inching its way in our direction. so a super humid morning.

above 90 degrees before 10:00 a.m. this morning. just like yesterday. the difference is clouds will be bubbling up and storms will be starting by mid to late afternoon. that i think will keep us out of the hundreds. it will be close. it will be miserable. but i don't think it will be 100 today. 98, 99. >> one more day to get through. >> this is it. >> thanks, chuck. the triple digit temperatures did not let up when the sun went down. causing people to sweat it out late into the night. in fairfax county, the normally packed lake ann plaza was mostly empty. at least outside it was. folks did everything they could to avoid the heat, but some brave souls decided to brave the outdoors no matter the temperature. >> no breeze. well, it really is the mindset that you have, you know, you can either enjoy it or you can sit -- you can be miserable. we choose to enjoy it, right? >> would you rather have sun or snow? >> snow. and sun.

>> a mixed bag for that girl. temperatures in fairfax county were above 90 degrees until 10:00 last night. it did not stop people from enjoying the smithsonian folklife festival on the mall. people endured the triple digit temperatures and had a chance to get some shade or enjoy a cool drink. festival goers had ways to beat the heat. >> i love the heat. >> what are you doing to keep cool? >> water, water, watermelon too. it's cool too. >> that was a slice, wasn't it? folks also enjoyed the music and legacy of chuck brown as different bands honored the godfather of go go yesterday. hours are from 11:00 until 5:00 p.m. this morning, new video of the long, dark journey passengers had to take when a metro train derailed near the

west hyattsville station. darcy spencer reports on what went wrong and what metro is doing to keep riders safe in this excessive heat. >> i've got a couple more -- >> reporter: this video taken by a gazette newspaper reporter as she walks through the darkened metro tu metro tunnel. she was on the green line train when it derailed. >> shifted side to side. extremely fast. >> reporter: dozens were evacuated and had to walk up several flights of stairs the get out. >> it was kind of crazy hearing about it. but i just hope metro will get it together with this derailing stuff. people don't have to sit out in the heat and they can get to where they're going. >> reporter: metro officials confirm a heat kink was the likely cause of the derailment in prince georges county. three cars of an inbound train derailed as it entered the tunnel from an outdoor section of track. >> does it make you concerned that it could happen again?

>> yes. because then i'll catch the train to where every day it is a problem. but they should handle it. >> reporter: green line service between prince georges plaza and taunton is suspended as they repair the track. metro is operating free shuttle buses between tautenville and prince georges. it's adding 30 minutes to the travel time. >> it's crazy. today, mcdonnell is on a business trip to boost the virginia trade. he plans to promote the rolls royce plant. he'll visit dublin and the air show in london. the governor will return wednesday. massachusetts congressman barney frank is waking up a newlywed. he married his long-time partner on the banks of the charles

river in newton, massachusetts. they wrote their own vows and one line included do you promise to love each other and be each other's best friend under the democrats or the republicans, whether the book reviews are good or bad, as long as you both shall live? end quote. both answered we do. more than 300 friends, family and colleagues attended the wedding yesterday. massachusetts governor deval patrick officiated the ceremony. a consumer alert. more than 300,000 pounds of meat and poultry are being recalled because of a serious conta contaminati contamination. it may be contaminated with listeria. it includes frozen packages of meatballs and meatloaf. you can go usda.gov and click on the recalls tab. a possible consumer alert for those who enjoy capri sun

drinks. a family found-month-old -- found mold inside the pouchs. one said they won't touch the other capri sun they bought. >> i'm having water or soda. >> i think i bought 35 boxes of capri suns because they're a dollar apiece. i won't buy it anymore. >> kraft foods say the mold is not harmful, but they're willing to arrange a test for anyone who finds it in their pouch. >> that was kind of nasty. >> i love those things. >> not anymore. the time is 6:37. how the extreme heat is big business for one industry. and penny pinching pays off, how a man achieved an american dream by collecting the copper coins. a spider-man spoiler. why you have to sit through the credits to understand cliffhangers.

welcome back. our wednesday's child this week is an avid reader who wants to be a veterinarian some day and he's got a real treat. barbara harrison introduces us to sir. >> on a recent visit to the national zoo, 11-year-old sir wanted to head straight for the small mammal exhibit. our first stop was the golden lion tamm arinds. and sir who wants to be a veterinarian some day really wanted to find his favorite animal of all. so when we saw zookeeper -- i

think he has a question for you. >> do you guys have hedgehogs? >> well, -- >> hedge hogs are sir's favorite. >> well, hedge hogs will turn into a spike ball to protect themselves from predators. >> it turns out that zookeeper rebecca smithson just happened to have something to show us. >> i have never been in this part of the zoo. >> only special people get to go back here. >> sir is special because it was his birthday the day before and because he's shown so much courage over the years, working hard in school, despite the many changes kids have to go through because of the foster program. >> he's vivacious, smart, intelligent young man with an intelligent child. >> he's so small. >> would you like to pet her

back? what does she feel like? >> soft. >> how do you find out all the other animals? >> i read books about them. >> he wants to be a veterinarian some day. >> that is wonderful. >> she has a picture for sir. a picture and painting done by hedge hog. the best parents would be loving parents for an 11-year-old with a lot of love. >> if you have room in your heart for sir, call our hotline or log on to our website. "today" show is next here on nbc4. heat find out what i that -- let's find out what they're working on. >> jenna wolfe joining us. >> we're talk act the weather. finally, the end is near for the

record-setting heat wave that's gripping the country. the latest on when you can expect a cooldown. if your computer is infected with a virus you might not be able to go online. we'll tell you what to do to protect yourself. startling new accusations about the role of scientology in tom cruise and katie holmes' marriages. and this morning an important advice if you're getting divorced after the age of 50. finally, a video you just have to see this to believe it. a 12-year-old who interviewed himself 20 years into the future. wait till you see what the 32-year-old has to say for himself now when he stops by our studio on a sunday morning here on "today." it was very clever the way he did it, you guys. interviewed himself when he was 12 as the person in the future. see if you can figure that out. we'll talk to him. >> did they even have youtube back then? >> didn't. he assumed really well. >> wow, he's ahead of us. thanks, jenna. the new era of morning

television begins tomorrow right here on nbc4. >> savannah guthrie will start her first full week as anchor of the "today" show. you may recall guthrie's close ties to the d.c. region. she once served as the white house correspondent and reported here at news4 from 2000 to 2002. she was a student at georgetown law at the time and graduated with honors in 2002. don't miss her along with matt lauer, al roker and natalie morales on the "today" show at 7:00. that's right after news4 today. she's had a lot of different hairstyles. >> sure has. >> well, she couldn't be any nicer. you run into her in the hallways, super sweet. obviously, very, very smart. s she graduated with honors from georgetown law. >> i know. so we have one more day where we continue to fry. >> yeah. that's today. today is the last in the ugliest stretch of weather we have had around here in the summer in many, many years.

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we're in for another hot one

today. yesterday some people ventured out to check out the local farmer's market in old town alexandria. it's pretty quiet though. it appears most people decided to stay inside to cool now have the air conditioning. we found some kids cooling off in the water fountain in downtown silver spring. the workers fixed the water fountain. given the heat it's the worst time for the air conditioning unit to go out. >> nbc's ann mcnamara reports from chesapeake, virginia. >> reporter: 6-year-old don aye has been sitting in a dark living room all day. >> when i went out to play on the steps, i was starting to sweat. >> reporter: you would too if you didn't have air conditioning. when his mom went to turn it on on saturday morning, she discovered it was broken and she called for help.

service tech timothy fosters knows how they feel. he never gets to enjoy that cool air because once it's back he's on to the next house. >> that's running right now? that sends a signal down this line right here. >> reporter: foster is doing a wire repair. it's a temporary fix for a busy day. the company is getting 60% more calls than usual because of the heat wave. with a little tweaking, it should be fixed but now we wait. foster says the last five minutes before the thermostat kicks in always feel the longest. >> it's hot. you have to wait for the signal to come down from upstairs to here to turn it on. so that's all we're waiting on now. >> reporter: he says this job wasn't so bad because he was able to do most of the work outside instead of in a hot house or an attic. >> some can be in or out, some can be hours. >> reporter: and just when you forget how long you have been waiting -- there it is. the difference is obvious almost immediately. >> cool.

>> that was ann mcnamara reporting. i can't imagine being without ac right now. >> whether it's the unit failing and so many i didn't have the electricity to get it turned on, what a stretch it has been around here to have to live without the ac. the last time we had weather seriously this hot was back in the 1930s. and that was before air conditioning was anywhere near common. so imagine life without ac. people didn't have to imagine its, but live it the last couple of weeks. outside, one more day in the steam bed. that'll be today. fortunately, there are cooler changes on the way. they arrive beginning late today and then on into the day tomorrow. but because of the way we're getting the day started and man, is it hot outside already, 86 degrees at 6:00 in the morning. we may, if we do not get below 85 degrees we'll have set the

new all-timal record maximum for overnight low temperatures. the warmest overnight low temperature we ever had, 84 degrees. we'll see. we may have broken that record this morning as temperatures now that the sun is up are also on their way up. 81 in leesburg and front royal this morning. 73 in culpepper. a little bit of a break. 79 in fredericksburg, but still 87 in annapolis and 82 at the naval air station. storm 4 radar is going to show some showers and storms coming our way. yesterday made ten days in a row, 95 or higher that's a record. yesterday made three days in a row of 100 or higher that's the first time that's happened since 1993. the all-time record is four set in july of 1930. we're going to be miserably hot today. i think we'll stay below the triple digits. if we're headed out to the

rockies and nationals game, 95 in the shade. but a 40% chance of thunderstorms before that game is completed. not much showing up on doppler for now. there are thunderstorms across parts of central pennsylvania. that is part of a weather front which is drifting southbound that will fire off some storms around here later on this afternoon. not much going on down to the south and no tropical systems to worry about either. as far as severe weather today, this highlighted area from about the dc metro area down to the tide water region. primary threat will be high wind gusts. also a small chance for some hail as well. the good news is the end is in sight. this weather front which will bring a chance for severe weather today will finally put the kibosh on the heat wave around here. that will be well come news. shower chances, maybe a rumble of thunder overnight tonight. and with the weather front stalled, and with the

continuance of a rain chance, much cooler. how long have you been waiting to see those two words stamped on the map? what about the beach weather? well, not going to be the best week at the beaches but anything to break the heat wave. temperatures, monday, tuesday, wednesday, but clouds. strong to severe thunderstorms this afternoon and this evening. highs today, upper 90s. that's all good news because temperatures will be in the 80s. there's the all-important seven day forecast. when we start off at 86, 87 far go. we'll be keeping a close eye on that. since we have no 9:00 today, i'll be tweeting it all out on the internet. >> thanks, chuck. hey, watch out.

>> everyone's favorite web slinger is raking in the dough. the amazing spider-man is expected to bring in another $60 million this weekend. that would push its domestic box office total to around $140 million. a tip, be sure to stay all the way through the credits for a scene that will hopefully clear up some of the unanswered questions. think of the spare change you have and what you can buy with it. well, one massachusetts man promised a long time ago he'd pay his final mortgage payment in nothing but pennies. and he followed through on his promise. >> i kept saving pennies and this is going to happen. >> reporter: as the saying goes a penny saved is a penny earned. no one has followed more than thomas dangle. >> it started off as whim. a penny for the mortgage. >> reporter: 35 years ago, a business owner in milford and his wife sandra were leaving the

bank after getting the new mortgage on the home. when he saw a penny just laying there in the parking lot. that's where it all started. >> i picked it up and i said, penny put on the mortgage. >> reporter: fast forward to the spring when he showed up with two large metal boxes full of rolled pennies, 62,000 of them. the last payment on his mortgage. that's one, two, 62,000 pennies. can you even imagine what the people here at the bank were thinking when they showed up? >> everyone was so happy at the bank. >> reporter: it took them two full days to unroll what thomas spent his entire adult life rolling in his basement. >> i roll pennies. it would be three or four or five rolls. i put them down in the box under the workshop. >> reporter: they weighed more than 200 pounds each. a payoff that can remind us a thing or two. >> it's teaching the value of the penny.

teaching discipline. young couples, young people, they have to learn to save. >> that was brian shultice. that's pretty interesting. you can't use pennies anymore. so it's actually -- pennies have become almost obsolete so to turn it in with a payment and remember it does have some value, it's pretty cool. >> like he said, he was trying to make a point one penny at a time. despite the struggling economy, women are spending money on makeup. >> researchers at texas christian university found women are buying things that make them attractive. sales on skin care, makeup and perfume are up 11% from last year. researchers call it the quote lipstick effect. that's driven by a desire to attract a partner. it's not an olympic sport, but some very loving and trusting couples took part in a unique competition. it's the annual wife carrying world championships. couples from around the globe

gathered in finland to see who was the fastest at carrying their beloved. the course is 300 yards long and includes a water obstacle and for the fourth straight year a finnish couple took home the crown. no word on who carried whom to get home. all one big race to the finish line. >> what happened to the whole over the threshold? >> that's romance. this is competition, you know? >> they're in it to win it. >> over the shoulder. down the road we go. >> all right. well, real quick, sports is the reason for a number of programming changes here at nbc4. going going on today, you'll see "today" show at 7:00 instead of viewpoint. then tour de france and catch chris matthews show at 12:30. and then news4 is after the u.s. women's open for golf. "meet the press" is back with david gregory next sunday morning at 10:30.

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