a day's long search comes to a tragic end. two climbers killed in the mountains of peru. good evening. rescuers have now recovered the bodies of 32-year-old ben horn and his climbing companion, gill ri rice. yesterday, their bodies were found in a central part of the country. derrick ward spoke with horn's friends and family today. >> reporter: the accident happened in peru, horn, seen on

the left with gill rice, had made it to the summit. west peak. 20,000 foot assent, on their way down, they fell from a ridge. >> most everything ben did in life, he loved. >> reporter: his family now deals with the devastating loss. comes from the full life ben had already lived in his 32 years. >> the way he lived his life was very principled and based on his love of nature, the outdoors, god and challenges. >> reporter: he had been an eagle scout and served in the peace corps. his sister recalls that for ben, it was not radical or extreme challenges that drove him up a mountain. it was within himself. >> he wanted to seek truth and better himself.

>> reporter: to scale heights that most of us can only spy when the clouds allow. >> mountains are not -- satisfy my ambition to achieve, they are where i crafted my religion. >> reporter: and in another quote, he expressed at the death of his grandmother. >> i guess god wanted to beef up the the ranks in heaven. >> reporter: derrick ward, news 4. police sources tell news 4 a man suspected of killing a jeweler in arlington could be linked to a jewelry store robbery in d.c. police released surveillance pictures of the man they say broke into capital jewelers on friday. police say he stole jewelry and killed the 52-year-old man working inside. the victim's name has not been released. the man accused of opening fire in a colorado theatre will not face additional charges

after one victim suffered a miscarriage. ashley mooser is recovering from surgery. her family says she may be paralyzed. legal experts say the suspect will not face an additional homicide charge. that's because a child needs to be born to be considered alive in colorado. she also lost her daughter, veronica, in the shooting. holmes will be charged tomorrow. penn state university says it will probably take out a long-term loan to pay the fine against the athletic department. the combination of funds will be used to pay the the fine. it was part of a punishment for the university's cover up of child sex abuse claims against jerry sandusky. other sanctions included a loss of scholarships and four-year bowl ban. coach paterno's wins have been

erased from the record books. did we get a break from the heat and storms today, but will it last? beautiful. >> it's a good looking sky, no doubt about it. lot of moisture, but still a very bright blue sky and a beautiful little field of cumulus clouds, which have generated a few little spot showers, but nowhere near as hot as yesterday. today, we're flirting with 89, 90 degrees. not a lot going on. lonesome shower and a few sprinkles down towards portions of southern charles county, so not too bad. our evening planner, just a spotty shower for the next couple of hours, but 99% of us will be dry. what about monday? that's coming up. >> we'll wait for that. day two of the olympic games in london and today saw an

unwelcome visitor. rain. here's a live look at london at the olympic stadium. awash in light tonight. the the weather didn't seem to put a dent in spirit of fans or athletes and across the events, women made the biggest splash of the day. phil rogers has more from london. >> reporter: good evening. a u.s. olympian blasted her way into the record books today as mother nature demonstrated she can be a tough olympic competitor, too. >> female cyclists braved thunder, lightening and a blinding rainstorm this morning, but the clouds parted just in time for kimberly brodey to talk the gold in skeet shooting. >> no words to describe it. i went out there to do the very best i could. >> indoors today, the u.s.

basketball men beat france 98-71 and tony parker wondered aloud if if anyone was in there class. unrevolved whether one of saudi arabia's olympians can compete. officials are trying to negotiate a compromise. >> the key stakeholders involved got together and are talking. >> this may be her only event. >> reporter: meanwhile, talk of retirement is premature for 29-year-old natalie coughlin. after winning a bronze in her only event, she's keeping the door open to 2016. >> i'll stay in shape regardless. i just don't know what the future lies, but it will be fun. >> olympic fun was something even today's rain couldn't diminish. the united states oldest olympian competed today.

54-year-old o'connor. this is her saddle. she placed 29th today, but has some tough competition, including the queen's granddaughter, who placed 24th. that's the latest at the summer olympics, news 4 in london. jim, back to you. >> i'm sure she wants her saddle back. after our coverage tonight, tune in to our late news. still ahead, why dick cheney says sarah palin shouldn't have been a vice presidential candidate. plus, another utility company wants a rate hike. we'll tell you what that means for some customers'

thousands of bge customers could see higher utility bills.

the company is asking state regulators to increase its rates. electric bills would go up by more than 6%. the average home would pay an extra $7 per month. gas bills would go up 8%. they say the money would go towards replacing powerlines and upgrading gas lines. if approved, the hike would go into effect in february. starting tomorrow, metro customers at two busy stations will be able to pay for parking with their cell phones. the program is launching at the ford, tottenham and rockfield stations. metro customers will be able to pay by phone in the kiss and ride lots of both stations and the surface lot. if the program's successful, metro could expand it to other stations. up next, chuck's going to tell us which day to pack your umbrella and after the olympic,

turning to the race for the white house tonight, mitt romney continued his overseas trip with a stop in jerusalem today.

he showed support and criticized president obama's approach on dealing with iran's nuclear problem. brian mooar has the latest from capitol hill. >> reporter: in jerusalem, mitt romney issued a strong statement of support for israel. >> we cannot stand silent as those who seek to undermine israel voice their criticisms and we certainly should not join in that criticism. >> reporter: that subtle criticism of president obama, who wants to disarm iran's nuclear threat with diplomacy and sanctions. a top aide said the republican candidate would respect israel's decision to strike if necessary. >> my message to the people of israel and the leaders of iran is one in the same. we will not look away. nor will my country ever look away. >> reporter: romney was greeted by benjamin netanyahu, whose relationship with president obama is notably chilling. >> you've been a personal friend of mine and the strong friend of the state of israel. >> reporter: appearing at iconic

backdrops like the western wall, romney east courting the the critical jewish vote and a whole lot more. this overseas trip is designed to fill in his foreign policy resume. an effort that got off to a shaky start in london, where he touched off a diplomatic fire storm. >> mitt romney wondered aloud whether london was ready for the olympics. >> reporter: in israel though, romney was back on track and more importantly, back on message. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. meanwhile, former vice president dick cheney says mitt romney should think long and hard about who his running mate will be. cheney called senator john mccain's choice of sarah palin quote a mistake. he says he likes palin, but felt she wasn't ready at the time to be a vp candidate. mitt romney will announce his running mate next month. bob mcdonald is among those on the short list. chuck is back now and what's

this about we're going to need an umbrella one day this week and you're going to tell us which day. >> we need every drop we can get, even though we don't like getting the rain on the weekends, we're more than seven inches behind, so we appreciate the sunny days, rain drops are in the forecast and that's not necessarily a bad thing. but the sunshine today was a treat in and of itself. also, just standing there and getting sprayed by nice, cool water on a summer day. perfect weather to get outside and enjoy our only 90-degree heat today as opposed to the 97 yesterday. that fountain is in georgetown, where you can do this. just go to the boat house and rent yourself a little kayak or buy yourself one of those bad boys. that's a little better than a kayak. plenty of sunshine. 89 degrees at national airport. dew points today, the the difference maker between yesterday and today. yesterday, it was up in the 70-degree range.

today, down in the low 60s and that makes it more comfortable to be outside. plus, the the fact most places topped out around 90 degrees today. and storm 4 radar, which was full of showers yesterday, has only a few lonesome drops for your sunday evening. one little shower just under manassis and the park. another shower on top of maryland drifting south on 301. only going to last about five minutes and one near salisbury, maryland. toward ocean pine and ocean city, but no big, severe weather anywhere in the mid-atlantic today. that is welcome news. little trough of low pressure tomorrow and an increasing chance for tuesday, so mild and dry through the overnight hours tonight. there's that little trough of low pressure sneaking onshore as it comes into the higher temperatures, it will kick off showers and monday and tuesday's the real big question.

tuesday night, wednesday, probably the highest chance for rain. what about the london forecast for monday? plenty of clouds, showers, but not a washout. but chilly. only 67. sunny tomorrow, mild weather to get the week started and kind of showery trt middle of the week. for us, clearing skies tonight and monday forecast, sunshine in the among, but clouds with a risk of showers by later in the day. best chance of rain this week will be tuesday, tuesday night and wednesday. dry it out and warm it up, back into the mid-90s by the second half of next week. we'll be on late tonight. follow me on twitter. i continue to tweet out radar pictures and updates all the time. >> you're always working. >> thank you. ♪

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thanks for being here today and all eyes on the olympics, but we got to remember the nats are playing, too. >> and of course, they felt bad for milwaukee's bull pen today, so they tried to match them. but still a good game going on right now. tied for the best record in baseball, the nationals have won seven of their last eight games. bryce harper back on the mound today after sitting out saturday and instead of facing zack greinke was traded to the angels. it was mark rodgers on the bump for milwaukee, who hasn't pitcheded in the majors since 2010. forget about the starters. we pick it up in the eighth. nats came back to tie it and he

hits it in the stands. the first of back-to-back homers by the brewers. top nine same score. michael morris at bat with one on. into the bull pen and right and check out the reaction on the bench. even davie johnson getting excited. it's the eighth game tie up at nine. we're going to go to extra innings. top of the 11. two on. he delivers again. down the line into the corner left field. harper, come on down. how about ryan zimmerman? he's booking it and is going to beat the throw home. nats now leading the bottom nine in the bottom of the 11th. to the yard we go. 19-3 in july, trying to sweep the orioles today. top second hitting this one to left. lou ford makes the sliding stop. trying for two.

ford guns it to second. is he out? the ump takes forever to rule it. he got him. beautiful throw by ford. bottom three, up 1-0. matt wieters, taking this one out. three-run bomb. orioles up 4-0. top six, o's up 5-0. dealing for the o's facing reddic. he goes down swinging. struck out a career high 12. the orioles avoiding the sweep. by the way, bryaian roberts wil have season ending surgery to repair a torn labrum in his hip. one of the battles to watch is in the back field between a couple of veteran running backs and tim hightower. even mike shanahan said this week he has no idea who the

starter will be or if he'll go with a tailback. last season, hightower was a starter before tearing his knee in carolina while -- led the team in rushing for 640 yards and roycer averaged almost six yards per carry, finishing with back-to-back player games. clearly, the decision won't be easy. >> we're pushing each other. you know that every rep, you can't waste the rep. a snap. you've got to make plays. i think that's the hope every single one of us that keeps us on our toes. hopefully, it's going to help this team. we know that. whether i come out in the game. >> we've gotten a lot of guys. it's a competition and we're looking to get the same spot and we want this team to win. but you know, we all want to play. >> daytona 500 winner has led the sprint cup standings for the past six weeks, but he is

feeling the heat heading into the the day. just 16 points behind him. a race at the brick yard, we pick this one up on lap 132. trading paint. lagan loses control and the car catches fire. now, he's okay, but it was not a good day for number 17, because he falls behind. final lap, jimmie johnson led the way for 99 of 160 laps and he takes the checkered flag. johnson's fourth win ties him with jeff gordon for the most cup wins right there. well, you may have missed out on his first championship this year, but kevin durant can ease the pain a bit by winning

his first gold medal. he led today beating france. u.s. did not play their best game, but still able to overpower france led by tony parker. u.s. by 16. the missed shot by tyson chandler, buries it. durant had 22 in his olympic debut. fourth quarter now up 19. darren williams, lob pass to lebron. take another look. the big dunk there. nine points, eight assists in just 24 minutes for james. how about this? gets a hug from the first lady, michelle obama. the entire team got hugs. she's called t