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are you a brand new multimillionaire? the powerball jackpot was $253 million tonight and the numbers are coming up. it's an honor to announce my running mate and the next vice president of the united states, paul ryan. >> mitt romney names his number two. good evening, i'm jim rosenfield. tonight the romney campaign is

praising ryan's credentials and the obama camp is on the attack. paul ryan is a 42-year-old congressman from wisconsin first elected in 1998. he's chairman of the house budget committee and a member of the ways and means committee. he's the architect of the g.o.p. budget proposal with a plan to balance the budget by revamping medicare and slashing entitlement programs. as julie carey reports, he and romney focused on the economy as they rallied together in manassas. >> reporter: thousand also waved signs and flags as the team arrived in manassas. the excitement of the pick drew a crowd that overwhelmed the pavilion. >> this is a terrific welcome and a clear indication that come november 6, virginia will vote

for romney, ryan. we're going to take back the white house. >> the romney campaign chose the uss wisconsin to introduce a running mate that is known for his plan to deeply slash government spending. ryan kept his focus on the opponent, president barack obama. >> the president has shown us hiss a separations for a government-centered society with a government-run economy. it's not working. it's never worked before. >> we have a great crowd here today. >> reporter: obama supporters held their own rally as they opened a campaign office. ryan was called a radical whose programs would threaten head start and medicare. >> what he stands for the radicalism of his two budgets is mind boggling. >> but at the romney-ryan rally while a few were disappointed

that bob mcdonald didn't make the ticket most supported the vp pick. >> he's a smart man, dedicated patriot. >> the romney bus tour will head to north carolina, florida, and ohio. but there has been a detour added a homecoming stop in wisconsin for congressman paul ryan tomorrow. >> with all the carefully planned celebration in front of the uss wisconsin in norfolk the big reveal didn't go exactly as planned. >> join me in welcoming the next president of the united states, paul ryan. >> oops. romney took to the podium again to tell the crowd he would be the next vice president and not president. four years ago, then democratic candidate for president said the same thing about his running mate joe biden before correcting

himself. julie carey will be heading to tampa for the republican national convention this month. she will have reported starting sunday night august 26th. coming up on news4 at 11:00. a family of five is homeless tonight after a fire burned their two story house. soming residents barely made it out in time. darcy spencer tells us what the neighbors heard before the home went up in flames. >> i got a phone call saying my house was on fire. >> reporter: mr. miles raced home and found his family barely escaped being hurt in the fire. a fire that started around the power lines in his home. >> my sister, her husband, my two nieces were asleep. my neighbor opened the door and tried to get everybody out and make sure everything was okay. >> reporter: a neighbor ran out to his work van and grabbed his

fire extinguisher but it was no match for the flames. he tried to put the fire out and banged on the door of the home, making sure no one was left inside. >> there was one guy inside. and i told him, come out. >> reporter: he and other neighbors describe a loud sound and a fire on the power line they believe led into the home. washington gas and pepco crews responded. >> i heard a big loud boom and the electricity went off. >> we're trying to get out of the car and one of the transformer boxes blew up. >> reporter: fire investigators say the blaze was electrical in nature. family members are glad only material things were lost. >> i thank my neighbor and thank god everybody's okay. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news4. a shakeup in staffing at two fire stations in prince george's county. four firefighters from the riverdale station will be reassigned to riverdale heights.

fire officials blame conflicts between career and volunteer firefighters along with internal investigations in riverdale. the riverdale heights station was found to have slow response times. the station took more than a minute to respond the a third of its emergency calls. today's shakeup will not effect fire service in the area. coming up chad ocho cinco johnson in jail tonight. and how a receipt may have started it all. plus a recall of mcdonald's apple dippers. why it could make your child sick. ladies' night at the olympics. a live look in london where we're headed next. and the last of the rain drops finally finally starting to pull out of the area. things are looking a little better for your sunday. better for your sunday. but[ 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. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message.

chad ocho cinco johnson is behind bars in florida tonight accused of headbutting his wife. the two got in an argument over a we have reseat for condoms. the fight started and got heated and johnson headbutted her. she was treated for a forehead cut. he is charged with domestic violence and could be in jail until monday. the two just got married last month. one of the healthiest items on mcdonald's menu is being recalled. the company that gives mcdonald's apple slices thought listeria on its equipment. they shipped to d.c., virginia, maryland and west virginia. mcdonald's has stopped serving

the apples. a break for back to school shoppers starts tomorrow. it's maryland's tax free week. you don't have to pay the 6% sales tax on sloclothes and sho under $100 and there is no break on school supplies. it ends next saturday, the 18th. coming up next, someone out there could be $253 million richer. the winning powerball numbers over the next four months,ers you have a choice to make.

not just between two political parties, or even two people. it's a choice between two very different plans for our country. governor romney's plan would cut taxes for the folks at the very top. roll back regulations on big banks. and he says that if we do, our economy will grow and everyone will benefit. but you know what? we tried that top down approach. it's what caused the mess in the first place. i believe the only way to create an economy built to last is to strengthen the middle class. asking the wealthy to pay a little more so we can pay down our debt in a balanced way. so that we can afford to invest in education, manufacturing, and home-grown american energy for good middle class jobs. sometimes politics can seem very small. but the choice you face, it couldn't be bigger. ♪ i'm barack obama and i approve this message.

hard to believe the lights dimming on the london games? the closing ceremony is set for tomorrow. if you liked drama today did not disappoint. a self described legend lives up to his name. and the u.s. ends a 20-year

drought. tra tracie potts has more. >> it's a record like michael phelps. five times the same event? a gold medal? that's incredible. >> you can stamp the gold medal, made in the usa. >> reporter: still the best. the u.s. women's basketball team claims its fifth gold medal with the victory over france. >> the journey didn't start today. it started year's ago. so i'm just really happy. >> a big victory for the united states. >> reporter: five in a row for the women's 4x100 relay. it was a joy to run on the final night of these games and bring gold to the u.s. >> he's done it. >> reporter: and david boudia bounced back from last to end a 20-year medal drought. >> i'm so astonished right now

and in disbelief. i can't believe this is gold. >> reporter: the men's 4x100 relay team tried but couldn't beat the world's fastest runner. >> they got a lot of work to do. they got a lot of work to do but they have to stay posstiitive. >> reporter: they will with a silver medal in hand. >> and she's over it. >> reporter: the u.s. women finished second in the high jump and volleyball and third in mountain biking and men's wrestling. >> leaving with a medal. >> reporter: eight more medals with one day to go. >> coming up today the final competitions, 15 more medals to be awarded including men's basketball. from london i'm tracie potts, news4. >> it is today, right? and later tonight is the big finish. watch the closing ceremony starting at 7:00 p.m.

it will feature adele, pink floyd and the who some of those expected to perform. and the olympic flag be handed over to the mayor of rio who is hosting the game in 2016. it starts later today at 7:00 p.m. back here at home a lot of money on the line in the powerball jackpot. 253 million to be exact. here are the winning numbers, 4, 13, 39, 46, 51, and the powerball number is 1. and you win by matching all night white balls and the red powerball number. i'm listening. do we hear -- >> i will say this, that the morning crew and i 18 hours ago we pooled together our money and

chipped in a buck a piece. >> i don't hear any cheers. >> if i'm not here next to you tomorrow. >> chuck's going to be out of here faster than you can say -- >> need a new line of work. >> you keep this. these the numbers for you. >> i need new line of work because of the rain showers today. anybody in that backyard barbecue planned tonight, .03 inch of rain but it rained out more than a few backyard barbecues. so yes, indeed, salmon in the oven instead of on the grill. plan b it was and tasted just fine. outside still a cloudy sky in place. the rain has now finally come to an end. 75 is the current temperature. the dew points in the upper 60s to near 70. the cold front which was

supposed to drop the dew points has hung along the i-95 corridor. right now, 70s around town and bayside but out in the shenandoah valley and west virginia temperatures are well down into the 60s. petersburg, 63 now. some of the spots will be in the 50s by morning. we'll start out upper 60s to around 70. but sunshine tomorrow. temperatures once like today will make it back up into the mid and upper 80s. what about the beach? it was a complete loss at the beaches today if it makes you feel better for staying at home. showers linger but nicer weather comes back. here's the progression of the cold front. that will finally turn off the rain chances around here over the next five to 15 minutes around town. but up and down the eastern sea

board things dry up. there is the next chance for rain in the upper midwest. but we have sunday and monday to get through of dry weather. the rain coming to an end. a drying trend is underway and plenty of sunshine tomorrow and for monday as well. so overnight tonight clearing skies coming in after the midnight hour. wakeup temperature 65 to 75. and tomorrow a noticeably better day for that outdoor backyard barbecue. highs in the upper 80s once again. back to near 90 on monday and toasty warm on tuesday. showery tuesday night and wednesday. and next weekend doesn't look very good either. >> the morning crew are sleeping. you are not going to find out. >> the producer are already here. i saw them. >> they are in on it too? >> they 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.

eight in a row? >> last year we just wanted the nats to win a game. now we expect them to win on the road, at home, on a different planet. this road trip has been flawless for the washington nationals having their way with major league baseball's version of the stimulus package, the astros and destroying the diamond backs last night. how would edwin jackson fare tonight? in chase field the nats looking to extend that win streak to eight. man on for ryan zimmerman and he would poke this to right. and the nats take a 1-0 lead. bottom of two tied at 1.

edwin jackson on the mound. and montero over the arms of jayson werth. jackson went five innings and struck out six, allowed five runs. top of the fifth tied at four. and michael morse has been a beast with the bat. he crushes the baseball. rbi double and jackson and the nats go on to win. the score, 6-5. o's-royals hall of famer eddie murray getting his due in front of the home crowd before the game. he wouldn't like what he saw while the game was going on. alex gordon leading off the game with a homer to left. gordon's second leadoff homer this series. perez goes yard in the top of the second. that's a two-run shot. he has three homers in the game.

it's 7-1 in the bottom of the seventh inning. football, panthers texans. carolina kicking off. they might not want to kick off to holladay. that's a bunch of real estate in front of him. texans win 26-13 over the panthers. it's all well and good for tiger woods to win his tournament and jack's tournament and arnold's tournament but until he wins a major, the talks of him really being back will rage on. third round of the pga championship ocean course. and rough start. a birdie try on 3. he bogeys three of the first seven holes. you don't see this every day. rory mcilroy, his ball is inside the tree. with a penalty drop he still saves par.

more mcilroy on 5. no tree interference here. he would tap this in for birdie and is tied for first at 6 under tied with this guy, vijay singh on 7. we wouldn't show this to you unless it goes in. singh and mcilroy lead at 6 under. play suspended because of heavy rains. the olympic games are proving to be equal playing field all except track events and the basketball hardwood where the u.s. squads are putting strains on international relations. tomorrow the men team up against spain. today the women dismantled france. team usa all over the french. second quarter and usa up 5, candace parker the offensive board led all scorers with 21. third quarter now, france misses the 3. it's sue bird running now.

finds maya moore for the lay in. u.s. cruises 86-50 for their fifth straight gold medal. we end with soccer. d.c. united at sporting kc. nick deleone with magic in the box. 1-1 at the half. and d.c. united were excited on the road. but in the 63rd minute. graham zuzi, d.c. united loses to kc, 2-1. >> that's a great name. >> he has to be good. >> with a name like that. >> i have good news and bad news about the powerball for chuck. >> let's hear it. >> we'll be working tomorrow. >> that's the good news. >> no powerball winner. it goes to 305 million. so you still have to work.

>> it could be a raise if i win next time. >> he will include us next time. >> with my wealth i'll give you the seven day for free. a nicer day coming up on your sunday. a lot more sunshine and almost -- almost no chance for rain on your sunday. another dry one. >> almost. >> never say never to mother nature. next good chance for rain is tuesday late afternoon into early wednesday. and next weekend could be problematic. but there is a long way between but there is a long way between here and[ ringing ]

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