catch up. now germany with a chance to go to 14. reckermann with a drive! >> you don't win a gold unless you're tested and right there, reckermann knew it was coming at him. he knew he was going to get the ball. how was he going to respond? he responded back with power. >> now the pressure is on brazil. they will face match point at 14-11. julius brink. high floater. bad pass. emanuel, the save. brink has it! for the gold medal! not yet. alison! he touches it down, off reckermann's head. germany had a swing, could not put it away. >> and reckermann just got hit in the head. that ball exploded his glasses. very difficult spot right now.

you just had a chance to swing and put the match away to get the gold medal. how do you reset on that? >> a facial for jonas reckermann. but he stays in. clearing his eyes. second match point for germany. this could be it right here. emanuel over the top. poked -- no! brazil scores another point! >> germany has already called their time-out. no way to stop this. they got to go back and reconnect with their partner, reset, focus on this one play. they already have had two chances. >> it's win by two. big play here. oh, my god! the germans let it go! right down the middle! and we are tied at 14! the third match point.

no communication for the germans. 14-14. now can the germans respond? reckermann. he puts it away! >> that was a mistake. brink had free try. why would they go to reckermann? >> one of the great olympic beach finals. 15-14 germany. fourth match point. the ball is hit out! germany has upset brazil! and they win the gold! >> the brazilians are saying it's in! >> it's over! it is over! germany has done it!

an incredible upset for brink an reckermann. the brazilians shocked. they will have to settle for the silver. one more look. the ball is out but the left linesman has called it in, but overruled. euphoria for germany. >> the germans, as a team, they said they were happy with silver. >> one more look. happy or not with silver, they will love the gold even more. and for the brazilians, they are

stunned. the top seed in the tournament beat by the third seed in the olympics julius brink and jonas reckermann. >> they have had a rough year. injuries. not great finishes against the mammoth and his gold medal partner, but they have prevailed and won the gold! >> a great call. terrific way to end it on day 13. meanwhile, gold medals for u.s. women's soccer team and the u.s. women's water polo team. a reminder, olympic prime time with bob costas comes your way in a little less than three hours. al michaels with dan patrick and our gang and we will talk to you from london tomorrow. [ female announcer ] safeway presents

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and now from washington's leading news station, this is "news 4 at 5:00." >> two hours till kickoff. the rg3 era begins. the first real game action for the redskin' new face of the franchise and fans are fired up. we are live in buffalo. plus, we have fan reaction here at home. good evening. i'm doreen gentzler. >> more on the game coming up. first we kick off with some severe weather in parts of our area. >> let's go straight to doug kammerer in the weather center. >> the very first thing i want to point out is this is all west of i-81 right now. this is not around the metro area. this is not around the i-95 corridor. if you are west of i-91 around winchester and in through the west virginia panhandle,

extremely strong storms here. severe thunderstorm warning for morgan and berkeley as well as allegheny counties until 5:15. these storms also had a tornado warning with them for just the last couple of minutes. that tornado warning has now been dropped. we'll zoom into this area. you can see what i'm talking about. just to the west of martinsburg. huge thunderstorms here. there is a tochb lightning with these storms. i wouldn't be surprised. i haven't heard any reports but the way this is looking, i think we will see some hail out of these storms. you are going to see some very strong storms. also notice this is winchester and frederick county, virginia, here. strong storms here, too. and that's not it. we still have a couple other areas of very strong storms. we'll zoom in around martinsburg off to the west around the jones springs area. this is where you have that severe thunderstorm warning and the tornado warning. once again, that has been dropped. look what's coming our way. all of these storms down to the south. we are going to be watching this very, very closely over the next

12 to 24 hours. i think we have a very stormy and possibly severe outbreak coming our way as we make our way in through the next 12 to 24 hours. we'll continue to keep our eyes taun right here for you at nbc 4. >> we know you will, goupg thank you. tonight is the redskins' first preseason game and the first time robin griffin iii plays against an nfl defense. there's a lot of hype already for rg3. fans can't wait to see him take to the field. tom sherwood is one of them. >> you have to say longsuffering fan, but fan or not, rg3 does have our hopes up again. at the crystal city sports pub thursday, the workday afternoon crowd was taking in 100 tv sets tuned to all sorts of sports and games and contests. surrounded by hits of history in washington sports and this year's posted redskins schedule. big enough to be an eye chart. but all eyes now are on the new skins' quarterback rg3 who is

exciting long-suffering fans. >> somebody has to light a fire under them. >> it's got to be more than a spike? >> yes. it's got to be a whole bonfire. >> that team has needed a lot of help. he seems to be the guy that at least has a chance to do it. i hope he does. i'd love to see the redskins have a good season. >> they were laying in lots of glasses, ready for a sports night that includes another big night for the olympics in london and the nats playing houston in what could be a storybook season for washington. >> what are you going to watch? >> i think i'm going to come here and sit at the bar and watch all the screens. >> seems like every year. they are very hype. have a lot of potential. do well in preseason. and then things don't go so well. >> reporter: back inside, the bar co-owner says it is a big night for sports and rg3 and the crystal city sports pub is hoping for the best. >> what would a winning redskins season do to your bar business?

>> well, i wish i could tell you because it's been so rare that it's happened that -- but i know it would bring more business especially when it comes to the playoffs. >> rg3 is not expected to play a lot tonight. but everyone will be watching his every move. jim? >> tom, thank you. redskins coach mike shanahan says rg3 could be on the field for about 20 plays tonight against the bills. coming up, carol maloney will join us live from buffalo. and you'll hear from the starting qb. plus, watch the game tonight at 7:00 on nbc washington nonstop. go to nbcwashington.com for a complete listing of where to find the game. now breaking news in arlington right now. a man tries to stop someone from stealing his car, and he ends up stabbed. >> news 4's richard jordan is at the scene with the latest. richard? >> reporter: doreen and jim, this is the latest in a recent uptick of violent crime out here in arlington county. that's why the police chief was here just a few minutes ago.

he wanted to address some concerns. he says this all actually started just about a block up the street from here where a man was sitting in his office. he looked out the window. he sees someone trying to break into his car so he goes out there. he confronts the carjacker. the two of them get into a fight and it spills over into a situation out here in front of this drive-through. that's where the stabbing happened. police were out here collecting quite a bit of evidence. this is the 3300 block of wilson boulevard. a screw driver was picked up, but police say a knife was used in this stabbing and that victim was stabbed several times. an eyewitness says he saw the two men fighting. he says at first it was simple enough. they were simply pushing and shoving each other back and forth but then things escalated. he said that's when he saw the victim was stabbed. that 31-year-old man stabbed several times. the carjacker ran and got away. the bystander called police. police say when they got out here, they did find that victim suffering from life-threatening

injuries. >> when the victim came out and confronted the suspect, he ran in this direction. the victim ran after him and actually confronted him just on the other side of this store or restaurant. >> a guy leaning against the wall, i guess he was stabbed. >> you saw some guy that got stabbed? >> yes. >> was he bloody? >> you could see the blood. lots of blood over there. >> reporter: at last check that victim is listed in stable condition over at a nova fairfax. they are still trying to find that carjacker. he's described as a lightskinned hispanic and he may have gotten away in a white construction or contractor's van. they did have a scent. canines were able to track a scent for a while and then they lost it. they are still looking for this man. they believe he is extremely dangerous. reporting live, richard jordan, news 4. the woman who became known

as the blond bandit has been sentenced for her crimes now. 27-year-old stephanie schwab was sentenced to 11 years in prison today. schwab pleaded guilty to three bank robberies, three carjackings and participating in a heroin distribution ring. she blamed her crime spree on a heroin addiction. he was a member of the ms-13 street gang and was in a witness protection program after participating in a high-profile trial. this white suv could be responsible for a hit and run that left a man critically injured. it happened on june 15th here on fairfax boulevard. witnesses say a man was walking on the sidewalk when he was struck by a white suv. it's a 1999 or 2000 rav 4 with damage to the front right end. a reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest. the fire at a home in capital heights yesterday has taken a second life. a 15-year-old boy died from his

injuries this afternoon. a 5-year-old girl was killed yesterday. her father remains in critical condition. and overloaded extension cord is blamed for causing the deadly fire. tracee wilkins has the latest on the tragedy and she talked to some neighbors who are just stunned by what happened. tracee? >> reporter: they are stunned. family members and neighbors alike. this was already tragic enough when they knew this fire took the life of a 5-year-old girl. the now prince george's fire has confirmed to me that, yes, a second young life has been taken , a 15-year-old. they are officially ruling this a double fire. >> my son played with her. holidays, we always brought over something and i just can't believe it. >> reporter: today this prince george's county community is reeling over the loss of 5-year-old jade and her 15-year-old uncle, ricky cole. fire officials say the little girl was killed yesterday after a fire burned through her

two-story brick home. her uncle died from his injuries today. >> just a bad day. you know, a bad day. very hurt. very sad and the family is in our prayers. >> reporter: jade's 24-year-old father and 15-year-old uncle were home at the time. fire investigators say they were taking a nap around 4:30 in the afternoon when they were awakened by the sound of smoke detectors. but the fire had already spread by then. the father tried rescuing his daughter and brother. >> the flames were coming out of the front door and window and he walked out of it. he was burnt pretty bad and he looked as if he was trying to go back in the house but just couldn't do it. kind of passed out. >> reporter: fire investigators say this fire was started by an overloaded residential extension cord that was carrying a window ac unit among other things. >> manufacturers instructions must be followed. and in this particular case with window air conditioning units, it states that it cannot be plugged into an extension cord or power strip. it must be plugged in directly

to the wall. >> reporter: now family and neighbors are preparing for a long recovery while grieving a tragic loss. >> everybody talked to her. she talks to everybody. james is very well loved around the neighborhood. the family would barbecue with everybody. so it's just sad. >> reporter: prince george's county firefighters spent the morning here in the neighborhood going door to door trying to make sure that folks have both a fire plan and a working smoke alarm inside of their homes. and they are trying to spread the message to everyone throughout the county that it is important that you follow manufacturer's instructions whenever plugging up any kind of electronic equipment. we're going to have more on that coming up in a live report at 6:00 p.m. i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. a 4-year-old accidentally shoots and kills himself in virginia. and now police are holding the child's stepfather responsible. they've arrested 27-year-old jasmine darnell matthews. investigators say he left a loaded gun in a truck last month parked outside his house on

empire street in woodbridge. his stepson got ahold of the gun and shot himself. matthews is charged with cruelty and injuries to children. he's out on a $20,000 bond while he awaits a court date. now to the developing story out of colorado. attorneys for the man charged with opening fire inside that movie theater say he is mentally ill and they need more time to examine him. james holmes just wrapped up a court appearance this afternoon. he's accused of killing 12 people, injuring 58. the judge has issued a sweeping gag order and sealed many of the documents in the case. media outlets, including nbc news, are arguing the information is too tightly controlled. but holmes' lawyers say releasing the documents would taint the jury pool and jeopardize his right to a fair trial. the judge has not made a decision on the issue. two highly contentious issues are bringing maryland lawmakers back to work during their summer break. one has to do with the future of casinos in maryland.

the other has to do with pit bulldogs. derrick ward is live in annapolis with more on this special legislative session. derrick? >> reporter: one of the reasons legislatures go into recess this time of year is because it's just too hot to be in places like the statehouse. but they've got air conditioning now. but they still have some hot issues to deal with. one of them, of course is gambling in prince george's county. it would expand gambling across the state and create a casino in prince georges county. sfrn that passes here in annapolis, it will ultimately be decided by the voters in november. >> please rise. >> reporter: with that, the special session of the maryland legislature got under way in annapolis. the big order of business, a sixth gaming license and expansion of existing games possibly to prince georges county. after sessions starting formalities, a dose of reality from the senate president. >> if this bill passes what you are seeing in the obama/romney ads are nothing compared to the ads you're going to be seeing in prince georges county if this

bill passes because the people in west virginia do not want this bill to has pas. >> reporter: hurdles remain to getting to that place in this game. the opposition remains strong. >> because it's morally bankrupt. when you think about the fact that in prince george's county right now we've got the second highest level of foreclosures and even though the argument is that the so-called clients n s customers of the casinos will come from other states. if it's right there in your backyard, the provision is going to be too great. >> reporter: there are provisions, like a firewall and minority business participation. and, of course, there's the revenue. $40 million to $50 million for the state. for education and public safety and thousands of jobs. >> i think this sends a message that prince georges county and the state understand how you do business and it's competitive. >> reporter: kind of dog eat dog. incidentally, that was the other bill on hand. a repeal of pit bull laws that would say it's not the breed but the rearing that makes

a dog bad. all that given, it promises to be an interesting special session. >> it's a daunting task, very daunting task to try to reach an agreement. we'll see what happens. >> reporter: one of the provisions of this bill would hold -- other jurisdictions where casinos currently are like anne arundel county. they'd be able to keep more of their profits if a new casino comes online and eats into those profits. not all the folks in those jurisdictions agree as we'll hear coming up at 6:00. >> derrick ward, thank you. london's wembley stadium is the site of what may be the hottest olympic ticket of the day. >> it's the medal women's soccer game between the u.s. and japan. phil rogers joins us live from london. hi, phil. >> hi, jim. gamehe just ended. victory and vindication for the u.s. soccer women.

lloyd scored both u.s. goals in a victory which the u.s. women must feel was their destiny. the u.s. women came into this day believing they had history on their side. they lost the world cup to japan, but no nation has ever won a world cup and followed up with olympic gold. and the u.s. has come back three times from olympic cup losses to capture the gold medal. >> i'm very excited that we're playing japan again in the final and get another chance at them. >> the united states never stopping. >> reporter: the u.s. women's basketball team also has gold in its sights. they rallied in the second half to get past australia today, 86-73, to reach saturday's gold medal game. on the track, u.s. runner manty o'mitchell broke his leg during this heat in the men's 4 and 400 meter relay but he still managed to finish his portion of the race helping advance the u.s. to the final. and in a different heat of the same event, thisollision between runners from kenya and south africa appeared to derail

medal hopes for amputee oscar pistorius. on appeal, south africa was reinstated to the final. the kenyan team was disqualified. after nearly two hours, the open water marathon came down to a sprint. hungary's eva ristob taking the gold over haley anderson by 0.4 seconds. it's an event so gruelling the swimmers actually eat and drink while competing. this is the predator soccer shoe which is worn by u.s. team captain kristi rampone. a microchip built into the sole so it stores seven hours of data. that means she can go back to the athletes village this evening, download this to her smartphone and replay every moment of today's gold medal match. that's the latest from the olympic games. i'm phil rogers, news 4,

reporting live from london. wendy and jim, one other note today, the u.s. women's water polo team won their first ever gold medal. but, of course, they don't wear shoes. >> that's true. >> they don't wear much else either, actually. thank you. >> those shoes are pretty cool. kind of get smart. make a phone call with them. >> you can have that much happening in a pair of soccer cleats is hard to believe. so some unstable weather out there? >> the next 24 hours is going to be very storm are for us. some of you have already seen those storms out there. most of us have been on the dry side today. that's where the d.c. metro area will stay for the next few hours. if your out toward the west toward the mountains, up towards the baltimore region in howard county, you are definitely under the gun. outside, temperatures once again reached 95 degrees today. the 27th time we've hit 95 so far this summer. that is second all-time. 94 degrees. the current number right now with winds out of the south at about 10 miles per hour. that puts the heat index at 96

degrees. here's the temperatures. 91 in manassas. 94 in la plata. 72348 martinsburg. why? that's where we've seen the rain. and that's where the rain is. look at these storms. just a tremendous amount of storms. we have a new flash flood warning for west virginia. also storms developing down to the south. this is right down towards madison county just to the south of culpeper. these storms here are going to continue to make their way up 81. once again, if your west of washington, watch out. another severe thunderstorm warning. this includes howard county. some big-time storms there and a lot of lightning. and more storms still forming. we're not done yet. the metro area, clear right now but that's not going to last throughout the rest of the night. right now back towards frederick county, virginia, this is frederick county, virginia, around winchester, storms forming here just to the west of martinsburg. this is right around i-81 and to the west. if you live in this area, you are most likely getting pounded

by these storms. watch what happens when we widen out here. numerous thunderstorms. severe weather back just to our west here. and we've got all of this moisture making its way up. it's going to come together during the day tomorrow. i do think we'll see strong to severe storms. pretty much all day long across the area. so tomorrow is a day you want to stay tuned. here's what wr the moisture is making its way. a very stormy friday as this frontal boundary is making its way toward the area. by saturday, this front will move far enough to the east that even though we'll see a few showers, maybe a few storms early, we should begin to clear out. this should be a one day event during the day tomorrow and then hopefully by the weekend, we start to clear out here just a little bit. this evening, partly cloudy. a few storms to the west. most areas should stay dry. at least through 7:00, 8:00. we're going to be watching that very closely. tomorrow morning, i think we will run into a few storms early. some of them could be strong. maybe severe even early tomorrow. 68 to 76 degrees. as we move on through the next

couple of days, 89 tomorrow. 87 on your saturday. and then we get into really nice weather. temperatures of 88 on sunday. 91 on monday. some nice weather there. temperatures back into the 90s as we hit the middle of next week. tomorrow is the day to watch out for. but today is thursday. of course, that means it's our backyard weather day. and today veronica johnson is live in a backyard that i'm sure we've got to see. this just in -- we don't have veronica. it has nothing to do with the storms. trust me. you know what she's doing right now? eating. she is eating. wait until you see what we have. >> it's a feast. >> all right. thank you, doug. coming up in just 60 seconds, we're going live to buffalo as the redskins get set to take the field in the first preseason game. hear from rg3. a new program lets passengers get through security paster at dulles and reagan national airports. plus, it could have been a

whole lot worse. a car backs up into a crowd of people in the district.

our first eyes on rg3. >> yes, a lot of people. a lot of pressure on this player. carol maloney is up in buffalo live getting ready for the big game. is it -- well, there's a really nice close-up picture of carol. you are looking good and hopefully it's a little cooler up there than it was at training camp all week. >> we thought it was going to be. cloudy and cool. we got here. as soon as rg3 stepped on the field, the sun came out. it's like the skies opened up. no, it did get a little hotter. so we're going to survive the heat one more night here in buffalo as well. emotions running high as the temperatures on and off the field. everybody waiting to see what

robert griffin iii can do when they turn on the stadium lights and he takes the game and starts his career in the nfl. of course, he's warming up behind me. he looks focused. he looks ready. and just to make it a little more interesting tonight, he's going against a stellar bills defense. in practices this week, out in ashburn, griffin was criticized for holding the ball too long while he checks off all his options. mike shanahan says that improves with time and reps but nothing will teach a rookie qb to get rid of the ball faster than taking his first punishing hit from an nfl lineman. buffalo defenders, they are licking their chops. they are definitely gunning for him tonight. griffin says he's ready to face the heat. he certainly did handle himself with poise in front of the fiery d.c. media. here's the best of his game week session with reporters. >> it's going to be fun. i mean, it's football. that's what we do. i think everybody is ready to go against somebody else. you know, that's the beauty of

training camp. you come to get ready to get game ready. i think i'll be more anxious than nervous. you guys are putting more pressure on the game. even though it's a preseason game it's your first game, first travel with the team. an eye-opening experience. by no means am i looking to run a lot in the preseason or in this first preseason game. i have seized the moment, seize the day on these pair of cleats. if i don't get hit in the preseason, i'd be very okay with that. >> they showed you last year's buffalo game at all? they sacked the redskins ten times last year. >> no, they haven't shown me that tape. >> let's hope he never got a chance to see that footage because it was ugly. ten sacks at the hands of the bills' "d" last year. they are even better this year. they have super mario williams who is here and he is hungry. williams and griffin actually share an agent. and they had a little preseason trash talk. and williams told griffin, i'm

coming for you. so we'll see if he gets the first guy to take a shot at him. the pressure is on to keep the pressure off of griffin. the "o" line is battered up. two starters that we know that will not be playing tonight. jamal brown and corey lichtensteiger. chris has a mild ankle sprain. we'll wait and see. griffin's own motto, no pressure, no diamonds, that's what they are counting from. >> we haven't had a really dominant quarterback. of course, robert griffin iii is going to be nervous. he's going against awesome defensive guys, mario williams and the rest of them. it's a struggle. he's going to see how much the speed is. if he does badly tonight, i won't downgrade him. it's going to be a long season. if we can just get half from this year from what cam newton

did last year, we're going to be phenomenal. i live in niagara falls, new york. i live in buffalo bills country. if i can do it you all in d.c. can do it. >> that's the fan perspective. griffin's coaches and players say it's the preseason and it's not a time to proof your worth. it's a time to assess the progress. >> and stay healthy. carol maloney, we'll check back in a bit. travellers who use reagan national and dulles airports now have a new tool to help them get through security. the new technology is called video analytics. pat lawson muse has that story. >> reporter: it's a new realtime tool that won't make security lines any shorter. but will direct air passengers to the shortest, quickest security lines available here at dulles. dulles, a quick glance at one of these new video monitors will direct you to the faeft check point. >> the program started out of a

desire to help passengers be able to make informed decisions as to which check point they might want to use. >> reporter: the new system uses special cameras posted in the main terminals east and west security mezzanine check points. the cameras constantly count the number of people in line and the number who have completed security screening. the wait time is then posted in realtime on these monitors. >> so what we are presenting the passenger is a snapshot at that moment. it's information that they can use to decide how they -- which security checkpoint they may want to use. >> and passengers don't have to wait to get to the airport. you can also get checkpoint wait times on your desktop or mobile device. a big help when you are rushing to catch your plane. >> sometimes you show up a little late because you get stuck in traffic. that way if you are in a hurry, you know which gate to go to. >> i know that sometimes we really want to get to our gate because we know it will be a full flight or we just don't like waiting in lines. so it's nice to know how long the wait will be because it just

helps you get where you want to be faster. >> the tsa has endorsed the new system which will help the agency before staff security lines. air travelers say they appreciate any tool that can speed up the process. >> it's going to be a great help. >> reporter: right now this new realtime video analytics program is only being offered here at dull peps next month passengers will be offered exped itd tsa security screening. i'm pat lawson muse, news 4. next at 5:00 -- a maryland mother talks about the dangers of ducky balls after her son swallowed a bunch of them. tonight at 6:00, news tonii got the chances 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. a national manhunt is under way for a woman suspected of producing child pornography. and two young children may be in dangerous. the woman in these photos along with an unidentified man engaged in sex acts with two young girls believed to be between the ages of 3 and 7.

they believe the woman may still be in the u.s. and they need your help in identifying her. >> with the hope that somebody who sees her, knows her, recognizes her will call in and give us that tip that will lead to the rescue of those child victims from the abuse and the identity of both the offenders. >> anyone who might recognize the woman should contact homeland security. a driver backed into a group of people sitting down for a picnic in the district today. it happened here around 11:30 this morning at 33 n street. several people who work together had gathered in a parking lot for a cookout. they were sitting at a picnic table when another employee backing out of the parking lot struck them. they say the driver didn't see the people. three people went to the hospital as did the driver. we're told the injuries are not life threatening. no word yet if the driver will be charged. still ahead tonight on news 4 at 5:00 -- a model who walked

into an airplane propeller gives her first tv interview. and an olympic star has a message for her. plus, how eeth that buttered popcorn at the movies may have a

you're watching news 4 at 5:00. >> a new study links the chemical sometimes used to make popcorn to alzheimer's disease. the chemical is diacedel used to make artificial butter flavoring. it's already been linked to respiratory problems. and in test studies done at the university of minnesota, researchers found it led to an increase in a protein marker typical of alzheimer's disease. the study's results have not been shown in humans. all model and fashion blogger from texas is in london now to watch the olympic games. but she should get a medal for the way she's fought back following a freak accident. her name is lauren scruggs. eight months ago she stepped off a plane and walked into a spinning propeller. she lost a hand and an eye. in her first interview since the accident, she told the "today" show's savannah guthrie who and

what inspires her. >> spiritually, i've just learned to live by faith and not by sight. and even though i've lost my left eye, i just realize that the lord has a strong purpose in it, and i need to use that. i think gabby is a real inspiration to me. just her spirit is so sweet and just how she professes her faith. >> gabby douglas, i think someone wanted to say hello to you. >> oh, my gosh. how are you? >> so nice to meet you. >> you, too. >> this means so much to me. and to know that i was always -- >> so there you have it. gold medal gymnast gabby douglas stepped in and surprised lauren. she expressed admiration for lauren as well. lauren says she's doing well. she's no longer in pain and is glad to be out in public once again. she looks great. >> those are two very strong young women. coming up next on news 4 -- doug is tracking those severe storms. a maryland mother wants to

warn other parents

those small magnets called zen magnets or buckyballs are marketed for older kids or

adults. but doctors say they are extremely dangerous. johns hopkins children's center reports an increase in kids ingesting them. one maryland mother's son swallowed a whole bunch. >> so we had him x-rayed. they found the magnets. he had swallowed 18 of them. >> 19-month-old presley is back to his playful self at home in edgewater. but a week ago, he was in a doctor's office for hours having magnets pulled out of his stomach. >> they were extremely close to having to do abdominal surgery to remove them. because the magnets are that strong they were having a hard time getting them out with the scope. >> reporter: he had gotten a hold of the rare earth magnets marketed under the name buckyballs. they are so powerful that they can reconnect once ingested and cause serious internal injury. they are marketed to people 14 and older, but doctors say

they've seen an increase in the number of kids like presley ingesting them. >> they can actually pinch off the stomach or the bowls and they can create burros or holes in the intestines. >> reporter: doctors at johns hopkins children's center have treated several cases in the past six months. luckily in presley's case, the magnets didn't make it to his small intestine. doctors were able to get them out with a scope. >> many children have had to go to surgery to get these removed because of the holes that have been developed in their stomach. >> reporter: doctors want parents to know that a child swallowing the magnets is an emergency. don't assume they'll pass through their system. >> you definitely don't want to wait. you want to seek medical attention. >> i can't describe it. i've been through quite a few things in my life and this far exceeds any of them. it was extremely emotional, and i'm just so thankful that he's here and he's okay. >> the consumer product safety commission filed complaints against the companies that make

buckyballs and zen magnets in an effort to get them off the market. the most recent of which was filed just this week. doug is here with another look at the turbulent weather out there. >> turb tloeulent to say the le. 94 degrees after a high today so far of 95. we've talked about this this summer. any time you get this hot you need something to bust that heat. it takes a lot of energy to do that. with that energy comes some thunderstorms. upper 80s to lower 90s. 93 in laeesburg. 97 toward martinsburg. that's where we have the rain. big-time thunderstorms. a lot of rain associated with these. now we're seeing them pop up in through northern loudoun county and this one right here, severe thunderstorm warning in effect for northern portions of howard county. around northern ann arunsle and even in through the columbia area and northern portions of prince georges county, watch out there. these storms now starting to produce a lot of lightning right

along i-95. here's this storm right back here. this is the northeastern portion of loudoun county along the river. a lot of lightning coming from this. back to the west around martinsburg and straight down 81. winchester getting hit hard. a ton of lightning right here. very heavy rain. watch out for some very strong winds, too. and once again, we're just getting started with the severe weather, i think. we've got a lot more to come. severe thunderstorm watches to our west and a lot of storminess and a lot of moisture down to our south. you combine the moisture with the heat. you combine that with an upper level system coming through. you've got the ingredients for a strong episode of severe weather. we're going to be talking about this over the next 12 to 24 hours for sure. make sure you stay tuned to exactly what the weather is going to be like. partly cloudy. storms to the west. some of those will be strong. temperatures 83 to 88 degrees. tomorrow morning, mostly cloudy. but there will be storms possible even tomorrow morning. temperatures in the upper 60s to the mid-70s. as you move through the next

couple of days, 89 tomorrow. a very stormy friday. 87 on saturday and sunday and monday, take a deep breath and get outdoors. it's going to be very nice sunday and monday. most of next week looking good. just a little bit on the warm side. friday is the day you have to watch out for. but earlier, we tried to go to veronica johnson. she wasn't ready for us. i thought maybe she was eat something food. veronica is now with us and -- she's not eat anything food. hey, v.j. >> no, i was relaxing. i was taking a nap. why? because it is backyard weather and this is a different kind of backyard weather. instead of the barbecue, pulled pork, we've got some traditional chinese and vietnamese food. instead of the pool and getting splashed, take a look what we have. shh. it's relaxing. it's a koi pond. the person who sent in the nomination for this backyard weather, lovely lady right here.

we're going to be talking to your bad in just a couple of minutes. we're celebrating not just backyard weather but what else? >> i just got a job. i graduated from college in may. many things to celebrate. >> and how loud did your parents scream when you said, hey, i got a job. >> they were so excited. my dad is so excited to cut me off. >> okay. so you sent in the nomination. why did you want your backyard to be on backyard weather? >> because my parents worked so hard to make a koi pond and take care of this wonderful backyard. so i was like, you have to show off -- show it off. >> show it off. >> and it's so relaxing, too. even when it's on tv. i'm going to swing back around this way. this is larry. thanks for coming us out. >> thank you for coming here. >> so what does this pond mean for you? you get up real early and sit out here. >> i get up. all the pressure working at the restaurant, this is great to relax in the early morning before i have to go to work. and koi, watching koi swimming

is really a nice thing. relaxing and good for your blood pressure and all these things. and also koi mean longevity and prosperity, too. and you can see the water coming down, recycling. that is bringing good luck, good fortune. >> okay, doug. i'm going to bring in a little bit of food and good fortune back with me this time. we'll have a lot more coming up because the food will be out in a couple of minutes. catch backyard weather during the 6:00. >> we all said hello back here at the station. >> larry knows good food, doesn't he? >> that's for sure. >> yes, he does. that koi pond is looking very relaxing and peaceful. the alternative rock band weezer is helping celebrate the grand opening of a new microsoft store in our area. it was this morning at the fashion center at pentagon center. it's microsoft's second store in the area to sell microsoft products like software, gaming

devices and phones. weezer is performing a free concert saturday at 2:00 but fans had to line up early for tickets. microsoft donated $1 million in software to local groups that create opportunities for young people. coming up next -- a personal diary of steven powell reveal a diary of steven powell reveal a man[ male announcer ] in 1996, president clinton and a bi-partisan congress helped end welfare as we know it, by requiring work for welfare. but on july 12th, president obama quietly announced a plan to gut welfare reform by dropping work requirements. under obama's plan, you wouldn't have to work, and wouldn't have to train for a job -- they just send you your welfare check. and welfare to work goes back to being plain, old welfare. mitt romney will restore the work requirement, because it works.

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a sordid twist in the case of a missing woman from washington state. yesterday authorities released entries from a journal kept by susan cox-powell's father-in-law steven powell. there are nearly 3,000 entries. and as alisa hawn reports, many show his obsession with his daughter-in-law. >> it also said that she -- >> reporter: it's something steven powell never wanted people to see. >> i didn't want them to have my journals. there's some very embarrassing things in my journals. >> reporter: he said that in august 2011. the morning after his home was raided as police searched for

answers in the disappearance of susan cox-powell. what detectives found were thousands of handwritten pages inside steven's spiral notebooks. in a january 2003 entry, powell wrote, my biggest problem as well as my greatest pleasure lies in the fact that for over a year i have been madly in love with my daughter-in-law susan. he had photos of susan, the wife of his son josh and mother of his grandchildren that showed close-ups of her body along with pictures of susan as a teen. and it didn't stop there. according to these writings, he used a mirror to look at her naked body under the bathroom door. he also referenced times where he stole her belongings writing, i know some people would think i'm strange or even sick for collecting susan's lingerie. he dedicated dozens of songs to her. after susan went missing in december 2009, he said publicly that he was convinced she ran off with another man. he wrote, i would be devastated were i to find out susan was

dead for any cause. it wasn't until after detectives searched steven's house where he lived with his son that he provided this hint about what he'd spent years journalling. >> yeah, i became very interested in her, and i will say that, you know, probably developed into, you know, maybe an obsession. >> police say these documents don't answer the main questions about where susan powell is and what led up to her disappearance. now at 6:00, a stabbing outside an arlington restaurant. >> the u.s. women's soccer team going for gold in a rematch against japan and the world's fastest man. still something to prove. >> the moment the redskins fans have been waiting for is just about an hour away now. robert griffin iii will make his nfl debut. >> doug is still monitoring strong storms. could be a lot more on the way as well. good evening. i'm jim vance. >>