for the second consecutive olympics, the price is right. >> the fastest woman in the world is crowned. now we look ahead to who will be the fastest man. >> and it is the end of an era and it's pure gold. >> and golden memories as baltimore native michael phelps nabs one more win as if he didn't have enough. from the emotion to the reaction, we've got it all covered in london this morning. welcome to this very early edition of news 4 on sunday,

august 5, 2012. i'm eric rosales. >> we'll get started with the olympics as we head into the final week of the olympics. can't believe it's almost over. the united states is proving to be the most dominant country in competition. the u.s. has the lead with the medal count with 54. team usa has the most golds with 26. china is second with 53. great britain is a third with 29 and russia is fourth with 28 medals. it might have been a great day for americans but it's a jamaican who can call herself the fastest woman. >> there's the gun. here's fraser price as they come down through the lane. it is carmelita jenner and fraser price. they're aligned together with campbell brown there as well. >> shelly an fraser price of jamaica won the gold in the

100-meter finals. the sprinter became the first woman to defend her gold in the 100-meter race since gayle defers. >> brown of jamaica the bronze. >> impressive. to the pool. missy franklin will have quite the story to tell about her summer vacation when she goes back to high school in a few weeks. the 17-year-old won her fourth gold medal of the london games when she and three teammates won the 4x100 medley relay. the americans set a world record in that race. franklin's fourth gold medal ties her with amy van dyken for the most golds in a single olympiad by an american woman. >> perhaps the biggest story of the day, though, was the final race of michael phelps' historic olympic career. it was his fourth gold medal,

the 18th gold medal of his career and the 22nd overall medal he's won. he's not showing any signs of decline. so the big question is, why retire now? >> i did it. you know, that's pretty much all i can say. throughout ups and downs through my career, i've still been able to do everything i've ever waned to accomplish. i've been able to do things that nobody else has done. >> phelps retires as the most decorated olympian ever. >> there you go. right after news 4 today, we head back to the track on nbc 4. later it's women's basketball, usa versus china is on at 11:30. at 3:30, catch women's volleyball, usa versus turkey and a programming alert. prime time coverage starts at 7:00 tonight. will usain bolt be crowned fastest man in the world? you have to watch to find out. also springboard diving and misty may treanor and kerri

walsh jennings. >> will the weather hold out in london? >> we hope so. meteorologist kim martucci joins us both here and abroad. >> guess what the high will be in london today? >> go for it. i don't know. >> 21. >> yes. celsius, right? >> celsius. around 70. around here, no doing. we'll be steamy once again. we're already off and running. look at this temperature. 80 degrees at reagan national. the sun will be up soon. the sticky necessary in the air, we'll feel that. especially as 90s come into town. closer to home, 81 in college park. and widening out the view, cumberland at 70. this afternoon, we're going to take you up to 94 in d.c. partly sunny most of the time. in the afternoon, 1:00 off to

the west the thunderstorms develop. they will be here late in the day towards the evening hours. i do think there's a risk of heavy rainfall with these storms. don't cancel your outdoor plans this afternoon. i'll explain the rest of the weather details when i see you in just a few minutes. >> all right. see you soon, kimmie, thanks. >> you're welcome. governor bob mcdonnell says the republican presidential ticket is nearly complete. the potential vp running mate says mitt romney will pick a running mate in a couple of days. as one of the most anticipated announcements of the 2012 presidential race. mcdonnell is on the short list with tim pawlenty, marco rubio and bobby jindal. mcdonnell didn't say whether he would accept the honor if offered. he said he's keeping busy helping his party gain ground in virginia and across the country. >> as i told the governor, my biggest job is helping elect more republican governors around the country. if i win virginia, i'll be the

next president he said. that's how important they think virginia is. >> romney's campaign will make a vp pick before the republican convention, which by the way, is august 27th. president obama goes back into campaign mode next week with fundraisers in connecticut and rallies in colorado. but this weekend he took some time off to celebrate his 51st birthday. the president started out playing golf, then off to camp david on marine 1. he plans to spend the rest of the weekend with family and friends. loudon county police will look at an unsolved murder. the cold case initiative is taking over the search for erica smith's killer. the 14-year-old's body was tound in ash burn in 2002. the police believe she knew her killer. police will count on new forensic pathology to help solve this case. fire investigators say a fire caused nearly a million

dollars in damage to a house in ash burn this weekend. the fire ripped through a town house on mossy brook square. a family of three has to find another place to stay, as well as their neighbor next door. fire investigators ruled the cause accidental. we've got a traffic alert this morning. your commute may be tricky tomorrow if you take the wilson bridge. heads up on this one. the new permanent lanes on the virginia side of the bridge will open tomorrow. that means there's going to be five lanes in each direction between the wilson bridge and springfield. and that means the entire virginia portion of the beltway will have at least five lanes each way when the express lanes between springfield and the american legion bridge open later this year. >> and for the start of the workweek, watch out for new construction cones along south capital street in southeast d.c. water crews are starting work on the sewer system in that area. it will be down to one lane in

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the man accused of shooting representative gabrielle giffords wants to plead guilty to the crime. that according to nbc sources familiar with this case. on tuesday, psychiatrists are

scheduled to testify that jarod lee loughner is competent to understand the charges against him. he's accused of opening fire in january 2011 at a meet and greet in tucson. six people people and giffords critically injured. a judge will decide whether to accept the guilty plea or not. details have not been released. the wife of illinois congressman jesse jackson jr. is revealing new information about her husband's hospitalization for depression. jackson's wife told the chicago sun-times that her husband collapsed at his d.c. home two months ago. she says doctors are considering the possibility that jackson's depression is linked to his weight loss procedure in 2004. the congressman is currently being treated at the mayo clinic in minnesota. former u.s. senator larry craig is trying to fend off a lawsuit. he's arguing that an infamous bathroom trip happened on government time. he's accused of soliciting sex

from an undercover police officer at the minneapolis airport back in 2007. the federal election commission sued craig in june. they say he used $217,000 of campaign money for his personal legal defense. craig argues that the bathroom trip was covered because he was traveling from idaho to washington, d.c. for work. he pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for that bathroom encounter. a wedding cake of all things is causing a stir in colorado this weekend. the owner of a small bakery said he couldn't make a couple's cake because of their same-sex marriage. here's matt fleener with the reaction that that got in that community. >> i opened masterpiece cake shop in september 1993. >> you get it, okay sm. >> it's a small shop. like the size of a three-car garage. we make all the icing and everything from scratch. >> jack phillips is not quite your mix from the box kind of guy. >> give me 15 minute and you too can be making your own. >> custom creations are his

specialty. >> it boils down to the one cake. >> except for one cake two weeks ago he did not want to make. >> you know, white on the outside, some red and teal swirls on o the sides because those are our wedding colors. >> dick and charlie made a simple request. >> we just wanted a wedding cake. >> i said i'm sorry i don't do cakes for same sex weddings. >> everyone deserves a cake. >> so two weeks later, after dave and charlie told a few thousand of their facebook friends, the world soon knew about what happened. >> it's been really stunning. and heartwarming t see how many people have stood up to support us. >> yet the same support is there. >> chocolaty. >> for this small little cake shop. >> so many people have called me and come in. >> we're standing up for him and we're standing up for his business. >> and there is no doubt the layers of this protest will continue to add on.

as the custom creations here are now filled with debate. >> i wouldn't pick him out and say i'm not going to do your cake because you're gay. i'm just not going to participate in your wedding cake. >> we're not trying to shut down masterpiece cake shop. we want masterpiece cake shop towards gays and gay weddings to change. >> that was matt fleener reporting. coming up next, how olympic athletes are inspiring people here in our very own area to do one particular thing. >> plus, see just how far redskins fans will go just to celebrate the burgundy and gold. >> and it's going to be a hot sunday. but expect some changes in the very near future. meteorologist kim martucci will tell us when it's it's been e

than 350 million miles at speeds of more than 13,000 miles per hour. in less than 24 hours, the mars rover will finally reach its destination. scientists expect the mars rover's curiosity to arrive on

the red planet around 1:30 a.m. tomorrow. nasa says the landing is one of the riskiest ever. if all goes well, curiosity will spend two years gathering data. it will help scientists figure out once and for all if there was life on mars. the project comes with a $2.5 billion price tag. >> chump change. >> nasa is getting closer to figuring out how it will get astronauts back into orbit. the space agency picked three companies to help develop a system to bring humans to the space station. space x is one of the companies that sent an unmanned cargo capsule to the space station. nasa also had agreements with boeing and the sierra nevada corporation. it eventually wants to outsource the launching to the private sector. a lot going on in space. but back here on earth? >> steamy, steamy today. >> what do you think, are we going to get rain chances? got some rain yesterday. what about today? >> we will. probably late in the day and a lot of people are wondering about the nats game, the marlins

are in town. thunderstorms to the west, i think the game will get off without a hitch. still steamy, in the 90s again. it's great to see this really early sunday morning. normally, you're like wait, don't you guys go on at 6:00. we went on at 5:00 today because of extended olympic programming. let's get started with the weather. partly cloudy out there. it is a nice start. just a little muggy. 80 degrees is where we're at. winds are out of the south at 10 miles an hour. the humidity is 76%. the dew point registering 72. more numbers show lots of middle and upper 70s west and north. it is south and east down across southern maryland where we're waking up with 80 towards lexington park and the river. good morning to you. let's get started and talk about your weather forecast today. i'm calling for temperatures around 94 by 1:00. that's when the storms will be firing off to the west. think along i-81 and east of

there. then later this evening, around the dinner hour, that's a risk of maybe severe storms marching our way. another chance for some heavy rainfall, too, embedded within these storms. so your yard could pick up april decent soaking if they happen to develop over your house. that would be later this evening. here's a look at the radar now. the closest storms to us are way up in pennsylvania and these will continue moving to the north and west. if you're watching us from frostburg and a lot of people to deep creek lake to the west in garrett county, you'll have storms earlier in the day today. this is the batch that i'm concerned about that will be moving here later, late in the afternoon and really this evening and overnight tonight. that's when the atmosphere is probably going to unwind and it's going to be really wet, i think, for your monday morning commute. let's motivate the maps here and i'll show you what i'm talking about. again, it's the west focused earlier in the day and monday morning soaker possibly as this front comes through. then the front is going to stall just towards south monday.

so southern suburbs will be in the target most of the time. up to the north, hagers town frederick, an early shower tomorrow and sunshine in the afternoon. in writing, here's the forecast. partly sunny, hot and humid, storms likely with heavy rain possible. highs 94 inside the beltway. overnight, mostly cloudy with showers and storms around. 68 to 76 for your low. and tomorrow again, the storms sliding south but not a rain-free day for d.c. how do i see the next several days? i'm liking tuesday's forecast for staying dry. that is the day to wash your car. then we're going to ramp the temperatures back up as we think about the end of the week, back into the middle 90s again. the coolest day is monday. the hottest day is looking to be friday when we still have storms around. >> tuesday is the day. then we'll get soaked again on friday. >> we need the rain. let's hope for it. >> that's true. >> thanks, kimmie. redskins training camp this

weekend is all about the fans. thousands braved the heat and humidity for a chance to get up close and personal with the players at fan appreciation day, of course. some fans came from as far away as texas, believe it or not. as news 4 reporter reports, not everyone follows the team. that's when they go to a new training camp facility. garrett? >> alex maldonado is close to the front of the line. not bad, considering where he came from? >> came from connecticut. armando came from texas where that other team is. he wants to meet rg3. >> 30-hour drive. that's worth it. if i get to meet him or a signature, that's definitely worth it. >> one fan only had to come from richmond to meet the new qb at training camp and soon he won't have to go that far. by training in richmond, home base is ash burn gets state money to refurbish. >> it's going to expand the fan base and making job creation the number one priority of our

administration. >> even the number one fan thinks it's a good idea. attracting more fans to the south and fewer distractions for the players. >> the team away from home, the players and you think about football. >> after the move to richmond, the folks at the front of the line say they'd make it. >> make the trip to oregon if it was there. we don't care. >> but not all the fans want to see training camp head south. >> i don't like richmond. >> you think you'll go down there and follow them? >> i'm sure i will. >> yes, these are the fans who have let the skins get under theirs. many of them would probably follow them anywhere if they win. >> be consistent and give us an 8-8 year. >> hopefully get to the playoffs. >> predictions are high as they always are this time of year. question is, will they last. derek ward in ash burn. news 4. team officials say that nearly 25,000 people came out for this year's fan appreciation day. the redskins play their first pre-season game. pre-season already. thursday night against the

buffalo bills. >> that one guy's tattoo matched yours. >> very funny, keep it up jordan. if you turned off the nationals game before it was over last night, you missed one heck of an ending. >> espinoza. see you later! 9-6. >> the nats scored six runs in the eighth running to rally from behind and beat the miami marlins. three runs came from danny espinoza. the nationals now lead the braves by three games in the nl east. they take on the marlins again this afternoon at nats park. the olympic games are turning into big business, especially for local gyms. the sport and health club on crystal drive in arlington has seen a membership spike since the olympics started. the trainers there say that they think people are watching the amazing athletes and getting inspired to just get up and go

work out. >> it's amazing the dedication that they provide. and put in every single day and what they achieve at the end. you want to do the same thing. if they can do it, why can't i? >> i played tennis my whole life and competitive in college. it brings back that whole competitive atmosphere and it makes me want to get back out on the court and play and compete and win. >> new years resolution, give it two weeks. the folks at sport and health have seen an especially big spike in swimming since the games started last month. what do you think of that? >> you do see these athletes and they're in great shape and it does inspire you. but after -- like you said, aceh couple of weeks, you're not looking like them -- >> because you're watching at home with a glass of wine or with a bag of cookies and you're like, man, i definitely want to get up and work out tomorrow. yeah. fail. guess.35:26.an all dream, i

we have seen some of the biggest olympic events so far in the pool. >> right. one golden moment came just last night as four women from team usa swam their way to victory. >> we're going to take you live to london next.

this is news 4 today. oh, yeah. a reason to celebrate.

get it, girl. serena williams picks up her first olympic single gold medal. now, her and her sister go on to strike gold yet again. i love that. >> you knew she was quick on her feet. when you see it like that, it's impressive. good morning and welcome to news 4 today. i'm richard jordan. >> i'm erika gonzalez much angie goff is off today. we'll have a live look across the pond now where the rain is just north of london today, which is good because there are so many outdoor events happening. we'll see the americans on the track, on the sand and also inside on the court. >> their weather looks better than ours. the u.s. on top of the medal count. there's a good chance that we could see more u.s. athletes on the medal stand today. dave wagner joins us live in london with a look at what's ahead today. good morning, dave. >> good morning, erika and richard. that rain you talked about, it's now moved in here.

we've got a little rain. a big day on the track for the united states. also a big day for an amazing athlete, oscar pistorius of south africa defining the odds to prove what it means to be a true olympian. >> in a land-breaking moment for the olympic games. >> oscar pistorius continues to make history today. the first double amputee to ever compete in the olympics. in saturday's heats, he finished only a half second behind the winner. >> now he cruises to the front. >> it's a shorter sprint for jamaican legend usain bolt, teammate blake and tyson gay and justin gaffe lynn. they're all set for the 100-meter. we'll see lots of americans on the track today. three women in the 100-meter and three more in the marathon. two more in the steeplechase and the hammer throw. >> it feels great to have an opportunity to win. >> tennis singles winner serena

williams tries to double gold when she teams up with venus today and takes on the czech republic. women's boxing, a sport that used to be banned in britain makes an olympic debut with queen underwood in the ring. all eyes are on gymnastics. jacob dalton's floor routine, can mckayla maroney repeat her stellar vault from last week. >> will u.s. swimming ever be the same without michael phelps? >> allison and katie, they've been over to take over the leadership role of having a bunch of us pass the torch to them. i think it's pretty special. >> passing the torch now taking home 22 medals and olympic record. >> rich and erika, i want to show you the shoe. this is worn by tyson gay today in the 100 meters here. it is made by adidas. it's only 3.5 ounces. i'm told this is a lightest

track spike ever made. every ounce counts when you're running the 100 meters. little rain today. hopefully that won't impact things. it's off and on all the time. >> that's a pretty cool looking shoe. dave, let me ask you, a good day for great britain at home for their performance, right? >> looks like maybe dave is having trouble hearing us. >> yeah. >> we know they've got some rain moving in there. hopefully it won't spoil things too much. >> no. 3.5 ounces for a shoe. i don't even know -- yeah. i don't know if that would do any good for us. they could be as light as possible. >> yesterday we saw my gymnastics performance. the men are competing today. i thought they might need help and give me a call. apparently not. you weren't impressed and they weren't either. >> i was very impressed. you did a wonderful job. if anyone hasn't seen that, go to nbc washington.com. >> or just skip it. don't worry about it. >> it was fabulous.

it was well worth it a good belly laugh. it was awesome. >> you can check out the olympic coverage by going to nbc washington.com. you can watch competitions live at this very hour and you'll find stats on your favorite athletes and get a preview of the day ahead. it's all on nbc washington.com. so go there. >> yeah. we've got a chance now to see what the weather is looking like in london. let's find out what it's like here too. >> kim march tuch incompetent joins us from the weather center. >> good morning guys. our weather getting off to mostly clear skies. it's 80 degrees at this very early hour. 5:34 in the morning. you're up with us. we're happy to have you here. south winds at 10 miles an hour. the humidity at 76%. rounding out the numbers. in res ton, 77. manassas is 79. annapolis and warrenton in the 80s this morning along with college park and leaseburg. the burg waking up with 79 degrees. we'll be taking the 70s up to the north and west and nudging

into the upper 80s in cumberland. there are the lower and middle 90s. a sticky high of 94 there. storms late in the day. the farther west you live, the earlier in the day they will begin. and the better chances you have of a soaking rain. think winchester and march continuesburg probably after 2:00. we'll talk about how long the rain will last into the workweek when i see you guys coming up and a look at the beach weather also coming up in a bit. >> all right. thanks, kim. you're enticing us to head out there. thank you. more than a dozen wildfires are roaring through oklahoma. and in a stunning development, authorities are looking for pay man who might have set one on purpose. thousands of people have been evacuated. some are returning to their homes only to find nothing but smoldering rubble. >> there are more than a dozen blazes burning across oklahoma. they've scorched 80,000 acres

amidst the driest conditions the state has ever seen. >> this is just what's left of our house. there's just dust and ash, really. >> victoria escaped the flames with her seven children and little else. >> can't say nothing. i just really sad. >> residents of the burned-out communities say the fire damage is worse than the devastation caused by a tornado. >> i take ten tornadoes before one of these. in tornadoes, at least you can find things leftover. but the heat and the flame gets in this and eats it up. >> oklahoma governor mary fallin toured the area. >> we're thankful we haven't had loss of life. >> one of the fires in luther may have been the act of an arsonist. there are reports of a man tossing a flaming newspaper out of a pickup truck friday afternoon. >> we're able to salvage some of our stuff.

i'm still pretty numb from it. this is the house i grew up in. it's pretty hard to see everything gone. >> darcy fencer, news 4 today. more record setting temperatures and drought conditions across much of the nation. we all felt the impact of this summer's devastating drought at the supermarket. now we'll see if prices will head even higher when the usda issues the august crop report updating its outlook for the fall's harvest of corn, soybeans and everything else. >> if it seems like you're paying more to fill up at the pump, it isn't your imagination. gas prices are up 11 cents a gallon from a week ago. that's according to aaa. the national average for a regular gallon of gas is $3.60. locally, gas in the district will cost you $3.84 a gallon. in merchandise md, gas is at $3.54. in virginia, it's $3.42. another effect from the drought. hay used to feed farm animals is in short supply. the supply is so low, many

farmers are having a hard time getting their animals fed. some farmers had to get rid of animals and cut back on how often they feed their animals. one north dakota farmer says he hasn't seen it this dry in 15 yearsment. >> taking a look now at the week ahead. tuesday night is the perfect opportunity for you to get to know your neighbors a little better. it's national night out. the 29th annual event is designed to strengthen communities and let criminals know they are not wanted in those areas. >> remember solyndra, the california-based solar energy maker heads to bankruptcy court this week. solyndra got more than half a billion dollars in department of energy loans and then went belly up and laid off 1100 workers. the chapter 11 reorganization plan will put all remaining assets into a residual trust. maryland lawmakers will tackle gambling this week in a special session. hearings get under way thursday afternoon. supporters say akah sin owe at

national harbor would create jobs and bring in millions of tax revenue. governor o'malley and prince georges county executive are pushing hard for legislation. the house of delegates rejected the casino plan twice before. if approved, it still needs to go before maryland voters. nbc will co-host the debate between two former virginia governors running for u.s. senate. george allen and tim kaine had will scare off in the northern virginia debate on pressing business issues. it will be moderated by david gregory of meet the press. news 4's aaron gill chris and julie carey will be part of the panel. you can watch it at noon on september 20th and again on sunday the 23rd right after meet the press. and new this morning, music fans mark your calendars. a date has been set for a free fest in columbia. the annual music festival will be held october 6th. this is the fourth year it will

be at the pavilion since moving from pimlico racetrack in baltimore. there's no word yet on what artists will play, but did we mention it's free. last year's show featured artists such as the rock band the black keys and cee-lo green. this final day of the louisiana palooza music festival -- they suspended the chicago concert because of severe storms. festival-goers had to evacuate grant park and seek shelter along michigan avenue. at this point, the concert is expected to go on today. good luck. the hardcore music fans that travel to chicago, places alike that, they'll stand in the rain. >> they'll stand in the rain. bummer. track and field legend carl lewis says who he thinks will win big in london. olympic athletes weigh in on one particular thing giving them inspiration to perform at their best. tonight the best days to find the best deals from all

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maryland will have their tax-free weekend beginning on august 12th. in week's wednesday's child we meet a teenager who loves playing tennis. jeremy says it teaches him about winning and losing and helps him build his confidence. here's barbara harrison with his story. >>. >> good to see you. >> murphy jensen coach of the castles tennis team offered to give jeremy help with his game. >> what part of your tennis game do you need work on? your serve? >> serve. >> you need work on your serve? you're in luck that's my specialty. >> together. yeah man. all you've got to do to be a wimbledon champion. >> jeremy says besides being a forensic pathologist someday, he would also like to play tennis. he plans to work hard do well. >> and then what? >> and then winning. even though you win some, you lose some.

if you lose, then you can study that loss and get something better from it. >> jeremy, this is lee an der. one of my players. he's the number one doubles player in the world. >> another surprise, the washington castles mascots showed up. while they watched, jeremy got a special lesson. his real dream at the moment is to have a family to belong to. >> i would like to have two parents with -- i don't really care if there's a brother or a sister. as a matter of fact, i would love it. >> the castles had gift for jeremy, including tickets to see serena williams play. he said he hopes one day to play here himself with parents to watch him. he says adoption would be a real win for him. >> adoption means, like, a fresh start, being able to move into a new family that's kindly towards you. that really wants you for who you are. >> barbara harrison, news 4 for wednesday's child. >> what a great kid.

>> if you have room in your home and your heart for jeremy or another child who is waiting for a family, please call our sfegs special adoption hotline. visit our home page at nbc washington.com. he made my heart melt. what an incredible kid. >> good attitude also. >> absolutely. >> the weather now, huh? >> wish we could have a good attitude about the weather. >> but it's steamy. this is august and we're in for more 90s today. will rain showers cool you off? at 5:46, i'll have your answer in a couple minutes. stay with us. >> we've also got olympic trivia. how many meals will be served at the olympics and paralympic games? is it 14 million, 20 million or 30 million? we'll have the answer when we come back.

go ahead. no. with the rain we're getting a lot of mosquitoes. we were just talking about bugs and keeping them away there you. somebody said citronella. >> i heard dryer sheets. >> you rub dryer sheets on you. get some bounce. >> do not try this at home. we don't know what we're talking about here. go on google or something. >> we don't know what we're talking about. >> i will say, facebook united here. people told my to cayenne pepper my tomato plants. that has kept the squirrels away. and it hasn't seeped into my tomatoes. thank you everybody in the social network world for guiding me with my garden. hopefully the squirrels are saying your garden -- that's hard around here. free eats on your deck in an urban area. great to see you. we're hoping for rain today.

but i think it's going to come later in the day. especially towards the evening. don't cancel your outdoor plans. this morning, the sun is coming up and we have just partly cloudy skies. it is a nice start. temperatures, well, they're warming up fast. 80 degrees now on the way up to the middle 90s. a southerly wind pushing you along at 10 miles an hour means that humidity is 76% this early sunday morning. here are more numbers coming in. 79 in manassas. up to the north an west, we have 73 for the good folks up there from martinsburg, west virginia. the high today in the low to middle 90s in d.c. a steamy day. it will feel closer to 100 or so. these showers will be firing off to the west first. so martinsburg, hagers town, maybe frederick. later today, tonight, that's when heavier rain will be here and possibly some severe thunderstorms. meteorologist chuck bell will be guiding you through that should we get any severe weather. as of this early hour, the

showers and storms are north of the mason-dixon line. north of the pennsylvania pike and they're staying out of reach. you folks in deep creek, you'll be the first to see this activity from the west blasting east and this shaded area, already a severe thunderstorm watch north of the ohio valley. active weather incoming here later this evening as i mentioned. all right. here's the timeline. we're going to keep it dry throughout the day most of the time. but the showers popping later. especially overnight and tomorrow morning, we could have a soaker for that drive on in. the front stalls just to the south. so the threat of showers and storms will be mainly to the south tomorrow. although it won't be a rain-free day here. what about the beach. are you headed to ocean city? how about a refreshing 78-degree water temperature for starters. love that. 91 today. good beach weather. maybe an isolated storp. best chances of rain ocean city tomorrow. 86, mostly sunny. recapping the forecast today.

most of the time it will be dry in d.c. it's going to be steamy like yesterday. right around 94. coming up this evening and overnight, stormy, temperatures around 76 in town. 68 in the suburbs. and as we plan ahead with the weather forecast, we'll get the sunshine for sure back in here by tuesday. that should be a rain-free day and a high of 91. beyond that, into the end of next week, we'll ramp up the showers and storms again thursday and friday with temperatures back up into the middle 90s. that's my story and i'm sticking to it. >> all right. thank you, ma'am. appreciate that. >> you're welcome. time for olympic trivia. put you to the test. ready for this. so earlier we asked how many meals will be served at the olympic and paralympic games. 14 million, 20 million or 30 million? what do you think? >> i'm going with c. >> don't look over there. >> 30 million? >> 14 million. 14 million served across 40

different locations. sounds good right about now. >> i am hungry all the time. >> love it. >> all right. well the start of track and field has put an end to all that controversy over empty seats at olympic events. in fact, several athletes have commented on the size of the crowds. >> every seat was filled tonight. and the crowd was live. i wasn't really expecting that. that was definitely the momentum changer when i was going down the track. >> this is awesome. the crowd is going crazy. my family is all in the stands. my grandmother is watching. makes your heart start beating when it gets that loud here on the runway. you know, the crowd is cheering you on. you know that this is all you put your dedication into for this moment. >> some olympic events started last week with empty seats. but that quickly changed aside from ticket buying fans, many other free tickets went to the military, students an teachers.

if only they could hear the people at home cheering. that would pump them up more. >> i'm sitting there going come on, come on, you can do it. >> carl lewis is high on the list when it comes to the greatest track and field stars. >> the sprinter dominated the sport for, what, like ten years winning olympic gold medals or nine of them actually. nine of them gold, ten medals in total. >> news 4's seth lemon caught up with the olympian just before he jetted off to london. >> he's not a competitive athlete anymore but in his heyday lewis was the one to beat. he won medal after medal. now at 61, lewis still attends olympic games and stepping back into the olympic village brings back memories. >> i wanted to be perfect. i wanted to be the best athlete i could be. it wasn't the best ever. that didn't matter to me. >> he's the only olympic runner to win two gold medals in the men's 100 meters. this morning, usain bolt of

jamaica and justin gatlin of the u.s. will try to win. how did lewis size up the competition? >> one thing that will be a surprise. everyone is talking about jamaica. but as someone who understands the sport, the american sprint team, i think, will do better than people expect. >> lewis is now retired. he works with high school athletes first in california and now in new jersey where both venues share his name. he's an bam bass dore and foster parent and ran for senate last year. all the gold medals gave him the attitude of a winner i've had tough times. but i had wonderful parents and a wonderful life. i still had challenges. i reach out to everyone to say look, you can't be where you are unless you have the story that got you there. >> carl lewis definitely has a story. even though he smiles when he thinks about his competitive days, he's more than happy where he is. >> i look at it totally different. probably give the best perspecti

perspective. it's like high school. i had a great time and don't want to go back. >> interestingly enough, he doesn't plan to attend the track and field events. he's seen enough of those. he's more interested in checking out fencing and bmx cycling. meanwhile, the men's 100-meter final airs today right here on nbc 4. right after news 4 today, we head back to the track. later it's women's basketball, usa versus china is on at 11:30. at 3:30, catch women's volleyball, usa versus turkey. prime time coverage starts at 7:00 tonight. an hour earlier. we'll see springboard diving and kerri walsh jennings and misty may treanor in beach volleyball. >> how cold is it there? we were watching volleyball last night and i said why are they wearing long sleeves and pants. she said it's like 50 degrees. >> i'm not sure on the evening

temps. the daytime only 69, 70. >> okay. have a nice weekend.