want to get aw? southwest airlines customers thought they were getting tickets for half price. how they ended up being charged thousands of dollars instead. and virginia's governor says the vp stakes will end in a matter of days. so -- will bob mcdonnell be mitt romney's running mate? >> both candidates, i'll be the next vice president. that tells from you a candidate's standpoint how good they think virginia is. good evening. a live look at london. more gold for the u.s. also close calls, even history

made. phil rogers is joining us from london with more. >> reporter: good evening. day eight here in london. the olympic debut of a barrier-breaking athlete and a god medal for a tennis superstar. serena williams added gold to her already stellar resume saturday as she became only the second woman after steffi graf to win a so-called golden slam, an olympic singles title along with all four major tennis crowns. >> continues from the u.s. >> reporter: america's bryan brothers also took gold in the men's double competition. and at the olympic stadium -- history was made today as south africa's oscar pistorius mown as the blade runner became the first amputee to compete in track and field in the olympic games. >> all the guidance from my team paid off and let me perform on the days when it matters. >> going for gold.

>> reporter: the u.s. medal meter continued to click today, including gold for jamie gray in women's shooting. >> amazing to be standing on the podium and your flag is raised in middle. >> reporter: and controversy in boxing. for five hours, the usa's earl spence thought his olympic dream was over. >> i feel like i worked him more. scored more shots, but -- you know, it didn't go my way. >> reporter: then spence's loss reversed ruled and array of infractions had gone uncall. women's triathlon, 230 photo fi. the us triathlete placed fourth. 25 gold medals handed out today. the olympics busiest day yet. this is a usa olympic diving suit. two u.s. women advanced to the gold medal round in diving today. on nbc tonight, lots of action at the olympic stadium in track and field. women's beach volleyball, and at

the aquatic center, what michael phelps insists is absolutely, positively, his last olympic event. that's the latest from the olympic games. phil rogers, news 4 reporting from london. jim, back to you. >> phil, no wire hangers. haven't you learned? celebrations continued. katie ledecky's gold medal performance in london. swimmers here at the pool where ledecky began her swimming career says seeing a local swimmer win gold is a big installation for them i. was really excited. the one race i wanted to see this year, because it's so cool she's from our area. >> it's wonderful to have someone in this area that's -- that's had such an accomplishment. it is. it's very exciting and inspiring for our three girls. >> ledecky became the youngest person ever to win the women's 800 meter freestyle last night in london, and looking at the medal count. china's in the lead with 53.

team usa, one behind. although america still leads in gold medals with 26. great britain and russia are tied for third with 28 medals so far. coming up tonight on "ozone" introducing you to a weightlifter trying to make a name for herself in her olympic debut plus the man who traveled to london from beijing and lester holt visits windsor castle. tonight at 7:30 forary the olympic zone." ♪ all about the fans today at redskins park in ashburn. a chance to get up and personal with the players. believe it or not, some fans came from as far away as texas. yes. texas. they drove. news 4 reporter, no everyone is planning to follow the team. when training camp heads south to richmond next year. >> reporter: alex is close to the fronted of the line. not bad considering where he came from.

>> from connecticut. the only one up there. >> reporter: armando came from texas, where that other team is. he wants to beat rg3. >> if i get to meet him, signature, definitely worth it. >> reporter: one fan only hl to come from rich nond meet the new qb in training camp and some won't have to go that far. training in richmond, state money top refurbish. >> expand the fan base and honestly, a job creation. the number one priority of our administration. >> reporter: and even the number one fan thinks it's a good idea. more attractions to fans from the south and more distractions from the players when they get there. >> the team away from home, the players, and you take about football. >> move to richmond, folks at the very front of the line say they'd make t. to oregon, we'd make it. we don't care. >> reporter: not all fans want to see training camp head south. >> i don't like richmond. >> will you follow? >> i'm sure i will.

>> reporter: yes, the fan whose have let the skins get under theirs. many would follow them anywhere if they win. >> an 8-8 year. >> get in the playoffs. >> reporter: predictions are high as they always are this time of year. question is, will it last jt in ashburn, derrick word, news 4. champions. mitt romney's campaign says the republican is now close to picking a running mate. virginia governor bob mcdonnell st is thought to be a top contender. the decision could come in a couple of days. today mcdonnell responded to questions about the vp pick and says tim pawlenty and others on the short list, they'd all be good picks. he didn't say whether he would accept the job if asked. he says his main focus now is helping more republicans win big races. >> all i told the govern. i'll do whatever i can do to help him win. my biggest job is help elect

more republican governors around the country. ready to assume president of the united states as any moment. that's the top role of the vice president. everything else is fluff. >> romney's campaign says an announcement will happen before the nominating convention that's coming up at the end of the month. ten years ago, a loudoun county teen found murdered near redskins' park. now the crime getting a fresh look as part of a new cold case initiative. erica smith's family held a vitch until her honor last night. the 14-year-old left home in july of 2002. she wasn't seen alive again. today the sheriff's office announced a plans to use new technology to try to solve the case. investigators believe smith knew her killer. they also think someone knows something, and has not come forward. coming up, a breast-feeding battle by hundreds of mothers who are nursing on the national mall today. plus, the half price sthael left southwest airlines customers paying thousands of dollars instead. and how president obama's

celebrating his birthday today. with nice weather, chuck. >> yeah. a nice day to be outside as long as you like it hot and sticky. a couple isolated storms for saturday evening, but we may have more storms to contend with on your sunday. on your i got the chance to start my own business. i know what it's like to hire people and to make ends meet. from those experiences, i had the chance of running the olympics. the games were in real trouble. there'd been way too much spending. and in massachusetts i found a budget that was badly out of balance. our legislature was 85% democrat. and every one of the four years i was governor, we balanced the budget. i want to use those experiences to help americans have a better future. we believe in our future. we believe in ourselves.

we believe the greatest days of america are ahead. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message.

mothers gathered on the national mall to make a

statement about breast feeding in public. the message, breast feeding is a healthy and natural part of motherhood. a d.c. mother organized the nurse-in after hearing several stories of women being harassed for breath feeding in public. and tax free shopping in virginia knop sales tax for school supplies under $20 as well as clothes and shoes under $100. virginia's tax-free weekend ends tomorrow. maryland will have an entire week of tax-free shopping starting august 12th. a thank you sale back fired big time for south west. the airline offered a half price ticket promotion. when customers bought their tickets online a lot of them found out they were billed more than once. some even billed dozens of times leading to thousands of dollars in charges. a lot of frustrated people then waited hours on hold to speak to customer service reps. southwest is blaming a computer glitch. the company says it will refund any extra charges. coming up next, a wildfire

roars through oklahoma. what witnesses saw that leads firefighters to believe the flames were deliberately set. and another sizzling day could lead to more storms.

firefighters in oklahoma are hard at work tonight battling a series of wildfires. earlier today the governor there visited the area. he promised assistance to those who lost their homes as well as justice since at least one blaze appears to be arson. brian mooar has the story. >> reporter: touring a community reduced to ashes by a wildfire, oklahoma's governor offered aid and comfort. >> one thing about oklahomans, neighbor helps neighbor, and we're good at overcoming bad circumstances. >> reporter: and it doesn't get much worse. many of these residents are left with little more than memories. >> we are able to salvage some of our stuff. i'm still pretty numb from it. this is the house i grew up in. so -- it's pretty hard. to see everything gone. >> reporter: the luther fire is one of dozens burning in oklahoma. nourished by gusting winds, drought and record-high temperatures.

this blaze, though, appears to have been intentionally set. and while police looked for a suspect, the people of luther they could. >> i'd take ten tornadoes before i'd take one of these. a tornado, at least you walk around and find some things that are left over. >> reporter: residents had just minutes to grab what they could and get out. >> just -- can't say nothing. just really sad. >> reporter: a community devastated by fire facing an uncertain future. brian mooar, nbc news. president obama celebrated his 51st birthday today by doing what? hitting the links. after a round of golf with friends at andrews air force base he headed off to camp david. on monday he returns to the campaign trail. next weekend holding birthday-themed fund-raisers in chicago. back to oklahoma, know,

thousand. you were telling me yesterday the high temperature was 100 and -- what? >> 113 degrees, the actual air temperature in oklahoma city yesterday. that tied the all-time record high temperature for them. the only other time oklahoma city has ever reached 113 degrees, literally, in the dust bowl august of 1936. unprecedented heat out there. continues today. temperatures flirting with 110 or higher across most of central oklahoma and the wind, as you saw in the fire video, just howling. a terrible situation for them. we also were sweating it out today here in the washington area. 96 degrees, our high temperature. sounds cool compared to 113, but, boy, if you spent any time outside today moving around, no doubt, you were covered in beads of sweat in no time. oh, why don't i have friends with a boat? why, why, why? 96 degrees, our high today. after a 79-degree start this morning. that is another roshd high minimum temperature.

the old record high minimum for the day, 78 set back in 2006. and as of the 6:00 hour, it's still plenty steamy out there. 95 degrees, a nice south breeze at 13 miles per hour. that's been the one thing today that's really helped a little bit, is that southerly breeze. temperatures around the rest of the metro area still generally in the mid-90s. low 90s down to the south and upper 80s across the high spots, north and west of town. as you make plans to enjoy your saturday evening, a few isolated storms on radar, should be gone by 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 and most dry through the overnight hours. a look at live doppler. nothing to worry about in and around wn. a couple lonesome sprinkles, southern most pennsylvania, chambersberg, pennsylvania, right along interstate 81 here south of leray. and if they live long enough, three or so hours away from staying up to parts of search loudoun county if they make it. most of that activity starts to

fade away closer and closer to sunset, and that little patch is all there is. can't say your rain chances are zero but they are fairly low for this evening. so spotty storms. that's it. most will be gone by midnight. humid through the overnight hour it's tonight, and another real steamy start first thing tomorrow morning. what's different about tomorrow than today? the approach of a weather front from the north and west. that will be the trigger that we freed in the atmosphere to turn all the heat and humidity, just like today, into showers and thunderstorms, which i think are fairly likely by tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow night and early monday. so be ready for that. headed out to the beaches. hot tomorrow. stormy at the beaches monday. good weather after that. for us, just passing clouds and muggy. overnight low, 68. high spots north and west of town, about 76 in town, you folks in annapolis and along the bay might not get much below 80. tomorrow, sunshine to start, but increasing clouds during the day. rain and thunderstorms likely starting mid to late afternoon. unfortunately, a chance for

severe weather late afternoon into the evening time frame. get a little break from the heat on monday and a little break from the hunmidity tuesday. heat and humidity love don't worry. your time of year isn't quite done. back in the mid-90s by late in the week. twitter, @chuckbell4. stape ahead of the game for the late news. >> appreciate it. thanks, chuck. coming up in sports, with all the fans looking ou

and joining us with sports, 20,000-plus today throughout in the heat. just to say -- >> never -- >> we appreciate it, redskins. >> nerve air mazing me the loyalty of this fan basis. >> and rg3 -- >> absolutely. >> with this team moving to training camp to richmond next year, today's the last chance to experience fan appreciation day in ashburn for quite some time. and, boy, did they take advantage of it. over 24,000 people endured the heat today at redskins park. another indication of how excited people are for the season. fans got to see intensity. guys, they've been together nonstop nine days. the temperatures almost triple digits. positions are up for grabs. you know what is bound to happen.

after the cameras were turned off, the scuffle between tight end miles paul and linebacker marcus white, punches were thrown but the head coach likes the competitive nature of his group. >> a little learning lesson if something like that happens, to talk to both guys and say, hey, we just can't fight on the football field. like you mentioned, you like to see the spirit, the energy. but at the same time, there's a fine line. >> always a good thing. you know, brothers and sisters fight. why can't, you know, football family? i mean, i think, you know, when it comes down to us touching a little here and there, that's just showing the love we got and showing we are here to compete for one goal. >> brothers and sisters. they fight. >> my sister and i, never fought with her. >> the good news for nationals. 20 game over .500. the not so good news is, in this crucial second half of the season, they can't afford to be wasting strong efforts by their pitchers. maybe it was the fatigue of playing two games yesterday. amp ten hits for john lennon in

the second game one win, only five hits in the second for gonzalez and a 5-2 loss. the nats park. and the grounds crew as businesses achuck bell in the weather center. and nats up. gonzalez working full count. thinks he's on. he's out. 10 ks. bases are jammed and this is trouble. goes up the middle. hit the dish. marlins take a 2-1 lead. very next batter, hits it over the reach of danny espinoza. jose reyes scores, up 3-1. gonzalez, eight inning, giving up nine run, four runs. danny espinoza trying to spark a rally with the nats down but saying no way. marlins win 5-2. gonzalez picks up the loss but is only taking positives from the game. >> look at the cup half full.

eight innings, a couple strikeouts. kept the team as far as i can in the game. so the best i can do is just take it and keep moving forward. >> yeah. he threw great i think. one of those games where we ran into a pitcher that threw a little bitter. both of those guys threw great games and had good stuff. anytime you strike out double digit guys, it means you have good stuff. so. >> all right. orioles down in tampa taking on the rays last night. not good outing for the birds. bottom four. tommy on the mound pitching to upton. ooh. that's gone. upton's 100th career home run and the orioles lose 2-0 to the rays. now the olympics not the only international competition going on this weekend. the world golf championships. bridgestone invitational is heating up in akron, ohio. to the action there in beautiful akron. i love the game of golf, and so does jim furyk.

look at this shot right here. jim furyk is your leader, taps it in. he will be your leader at 11 under. for the bridgestone invitational. all right. to the olympics. worth another mention. serena williams is good. second woman to complete the career golden slam destroying sharapova 6-0, 6-1 winning the individual gold. and the double amputee from south africa makes history advancing in the 400 semifinal and the usa hoops team, all they can handle from lithuania to stay perfect in group play. more action on tap tonight. if you don't want to know the results of how michael phelps did's in what he says is his last olympic race. turn around, turn away, and listen to the music. snoot

. only the olympics will -- >> i saw. >> you weren't supposed to look. >> only olympics will make you stay in on saturday. >> the world comes to a stop. you don't want to do anything else. a good night tonight. so many local folks on, too. makes it really fun. >> they turned away. so they won't know. coming up. >> not saying anything. >> lips sealed. thanks. that's the news for now.