this is the beginning of a heat wave getting ready to crash on top of us. 95 degrees at national airport. that officially makes this, so far, the hottest day of the year. the old record setback june 25th of earlier this year. because of the building heat, heat advisories have been posted tomorrow, noon to 7:00 tomorrow for arlington, alexandria and the district of columbia as well as the city of baltimore. right inside the urban centers tomorrow. no cooling rain showers today. current temperatures, low to mid-90s. that's only half the story. heat index 101 at national airport. so the rest of your monday evening hot and humid and no rain chances at all. temperatures low 90s through at least 6:00, 7:00 this evening, back into the mid-80s by 10:00. i'll show you the seven-day coming up in just a minute. chuck, thank you. in his first comment since the acquittal of george zimmerman, attorney general eric holder said today that the shooting of

trayvon martin was tragic and unnecessary. >> the justice department says it is now reviewing evidence in the case to determine whether criminal civil rights charges should be brought against the former neighborhood watchman. protesters meanwhile continue to stage rallies and marches here in washington and across the country following the jury's decision. this video just in shows the gathering outside the justice department in northwest washington around noon today. people holding signs urging justice for trayvon. >> this afternoon we're learning vigils are being planned for this saturday in 100 cities nationwide. nbc's jay gray joins us live from sanford, florida, with more on nation's mood this afternoon. jay? >> reporter: hi there, jim, pat, good to talk to you. thousands across the country continue to respond to the verdict and the message they believe it sends while here in the place where it all happened, the community came together today to send its own message. >> no justice! >> reporter: like they have in so many cities since the

verdict, people gathered today in sanford. citizens and city leaders filled the pughs at a local church. >> everyone is watching what we do. we have been the most peaceful people around the world. >> marches and rallies across the country have remained peaceful, though overnight on the west coast there were a couple arrests and property damage. >> this whole system wants you to feel like traf be was a criminal. >> that's right! >> this whole system is wrong. >> reporter: the issues of race and fairness continue to be at the center of this debate and today on "the view" george zimmerman's attorney said that discussion goes beyond the scope of the trial. >> i consider this as brought to

the forefront, racial questions that have to be answered in the criminal justice system. even though i don't believe george at all acted in a racially biased way, now that the conversation is on the table, we don't need to talk about george zimmerman anymore. >> reporter: but the nation is still talking about zimmerman and the jury's decision, more than 450,000 people have signed an online naacp petition for the department of justice to move forward with a civil rights investigation into the case and the organize has issued an even broader call to action. >> we will roll back stand your ground laws. we will pass powerful anti-racial profiling ordinance. >> reporter: for the man at the center of this controversy, there may be no prison sentence but his attorneys say zimmerman is anything but free. >> i don't know if he ever walks the street again not wondering if the person coming behind him or walking behind him is going

to have the anger that we now see. >> reporter: as frustration and concern continues to surface across the country. and there are indications this evening that we may learn more about the verdict and trial. nbc news has confirmed that one of the six jurors has now signed with a literary agent who will negotiate a potential deal for her to write a book about this case. that's the latest, live here in sanford, florida, i'm jay gray. back to you. our team coverage continues in our next half hour. steve handelsman reports live on the justice department investigation into this case. zimmerman of course has sued nbc universal, the parent company of this station, for defamation. the company strongly denies the allegations. no jail time for a woman charged in a fiery crash that killed a police officer. >> prosecutors say she crossed in front of prince william county officer chris young as he tried to turn left into a shopping center in bristow on new years eve. young was on his motorcycle

heading to the scene of another accident with lights and sirens on. northern virginia reporter david culper was there in court today. >> reporter: no jail time for the 70-year-old woman responsible for that wreck. we can show you the first images. she broke down into tears as she shared her reaction to today's decision, surrounded by her husband and her grown children. the judge fined her $2,500. she'll have to serve 200 hours of community service and her license is going to be suspended for six months. officer young's family was also in court. they were sobbing through much of the testimony today. his wife with whom we spoke with exclusively back in may also in court today. so, too, were officer young's parents and two brothers. outside of court his parents told me they would have liked to have seen a harsher punishment for licke. coming up at 5:00 tonight, we'll share more from officer young's family. you'll hear from them directly and hear more from margaret

licke and her husband and the words they have for officer young's family. reporting from the prince william courthouse. a gun activist out of jail and on supervised release. a judge in fairfax county released adam kokesch on $5,000 bond. it shows him loading a gun at freedom plaza back on july 4th. he was arrested last week at his home. he's facing felony drug and gun possession charges. the judge told him he cannot own a gun until the case is complete. he'll be back in court in october. we are tracking new developments in the story of edward snowden. guardian reporter glenn greenwald says snowden has highly sensitive documents that could serve as a blueprint for the way the nsa operates and could be used to either evade or replicate the agency's surveillance programs. however, greenwald says snowden

does not want to release those documents. on friday, snowden told russia he will stop releasing u.s. secrets if moscow will grant them temporary asylum. police are still looking for the suspects behind at least two home invasions burglaries in the bethesda area. >> one happened saturday. >> reporter: saturday's burglary is causing concern because although it's not clear whether or not the burglars knew it, the owners of the home were present in the house at the time. according to police, the burglars entered through an unlocked back door. montgomery county police say that is a big issue for them, not so much forced entry in these burglary cases but situations where people are leaving doors, garage doors to the home, windows unlocked. allowing burglars to bistep having to break in forcibly and essentially being able to walk right inside the home.

at this time, police are trying to determine if these recent burglaries are connected. in bethesda, jackie bensen news 4. dead at 31, "glee" producers scramble to deal with the sudden death of their young star. the ntsb apologizing for confirming fake and highly offensive names of the asiana airlines pilots who crashed in san francisco, but that may not stop the lawsuits. stop the lawsuits. a man gets arrested

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4:00. we've learned that a man arrested outside of home of secretary of state john kerry will be held without bail on unrelated charges. he was arrested yesterday. federal and local officials say he was parked outside kerry's house taking pictures. when police asked him to move he said he'd been drinking. investigators say he also had a pellet gun in his car. his bond was revoked from a previous assault charge. he's accused of violating probation on a drunk driving case. the plane that crash the near ocean city was intact as it fell into the water. today, the ntsb released the results of their investigation from the june 30th crash. the report also says a witness saw the plane flying low with no sound of an engine. one person says the plane appeared to be taking a belly flop. the two people aboard died. they were both off-duty ocean city police officers.

the pilots of asiana airlines flight that crashed in san francisco were back in south korea today. the transportation ministry confirms the pilots arrived on saturday after lengthy interviews with u.s. investigators. now, the pilots will be questioned by korean government officials in seoul. three people were killed when the plane went down on july 6th. the cause of the crash is not officially been determined but asiana airlines is pledging to bolster pilot training now. the airlines also says it will sue fox tv station in san francisco for an erroneous report using phony and racially offensive names for the pilots. a ktvu news anchor read the names on the air friday and then apologized when it quickly became apparent the report was wrong. the airline says the report disparaged asians and damaged the company's reputation. the national transportation safety board has also apologized saying a summer intern errone s erroneously confirmed the names

to ktvu. that intern is no longer with the agency. he's back. why former president george h.w. bush was at the white house today. >> she's a member of one of the country's most prominent political families and it looks like caroline kennedy is about to get a big new job. when will the heat break? chuck? >> i'll tell you, it won't be any time too terribly soon. a sweltering seven-day is minutes away.

checking now with the live desk. news 4's jim rosenfield with new developments on the edward snowden saga. >> russian president vladimir putin breaking his silence, saying snowden will be leaving russia, in his words, soon. he also took the opportunity to take a jab at the u.s. he said the u.s. government has basically stranded snowden in moscow by essentially frightening other european countries from allowing him through their air space or into their airports. snowden of course has applied for temporary asylum in russia until he can make his way to latin america. the russian government says it still has not received that request. snoweden is wanted here in the u.s. for leaking details about the government's secret surveillance program. that's the latest from the live desk. i'm jim rosenfield, back to you. former president george h.w. bush was back at the white house today. he was there to deliver his

5,000th daily point of light award. he wore his trademark colorful socks as well. he created the award in 1989 for volunteers. now the point of light foundation is the world's largest organization dedicated to volunteer service. >> we are surely a kinder and gentler nation because of you and we can't thank you enough. >> first, of course, thank president and mrs. obama-to-this wonderful hospitality. it's like coming home for barbara and me. the rest of you coming to this magnificent house and being greeted by this superb hospitality knows no bounds. so thank you all very much. >> today was a retired -- a couple from iowa was honored for creating a program that feeds children in 15 countries, including the u.s. caroline kennedy closer to becoming the next u.s. ambassador to japan. a formal announcement is expected soon according to japanese media. they say the vetting of kennedy

was finished on friday. the daughter of the late president would be the first woman to hold the position. so far, neither japanese nor u.s. officials have publicly confirmed plans for her appointment. the entertainment world is mourning the loss of a talented young star as we wait for word on exactly how he died. >> joining us now with the latest celebrity buzz is "access hollywood's "michelle beadle. cory monteith of "glee" found dead at the age of 31. authorities are performing an autopsy today. he's admitted to past substance abuse problems. what's some of the reaction you're see from his castmates and the rest of the entertainment world out there? >> as you can imagine, losing someone in the middle of the height of his career, 31 years old, who wanted to get help, did get help for his drug abuse problems. it's been shocking. i think it's been that way across the board. all we do know is that he was sce seen returning back to his hotel room in the early morning hours

of vancouver. he was alone. it will be a couple days before we know exactly what happened for cory monteith. actors, producers, directors, anyone who's come in contact with this guy, they loved him on screen, off screen. he had a likable underdog quality to him but he had the good looks of the football captain that he played on the show. it's shocking. i think it's shocking anytime you lose someone this young the way we did. >> indeed it is. michelle, let's shift gears to a lighter and happier story. happy news from halle berry who got married over the weekend. >> your parents say never say never. she got married to olivier martinez in france. apparently only 60 people. this was an intimate ceremony. i do think a lot of people will bother her for the first few months of doing an interview with the whole never say never. it seems like it was a lovely

affair, vintage white cars. very small group of people. you have that counteracted by the jimmy kimmel wedding. >> it could be a nice week for a royal baby arrival. what's the latest on that front? >> everybody is sitting in london waiting. this baby was supposed to be here on saturday. did not come. miss katherine spent the weekend with her parents. the boys were up playing in a polo tournament about 100 miles away. the hospital while still almost completely under surveillance 24/7, as of right now, not a lot of action to report. with the impending birth of a baby that could change at the drop of a hat. we here are all on call should that baby decide to come sooner rather than later. michelle beadle, thank you. >> thank you. to the weather, how hot is it going to get before we get a break? >> every day this week, probably 95 or better. we've not been 95 since

september 1st of last year. it's been quite some time. now that it's here, once you break the ice, that's all it takes. it's going to be a warm one all week long. that was the view from our city camera. this is the view from our reston camera. there is the dulles greenway. on the whole, a good-looking day outside today. sky is relatively blue. keep an eye on that as we go through the rest of the week. each day that sky will be more and more hazy and gunky colored. at least four more days, 95 or higher are on the way. high temperatures all week in the mid to upper 90s. even overnight low temperatures, no real break from the heat, especially inside the urban centers. overnight lows in the upper 70s to near 80 degrees. and, again, a big change compared to how we've been. the number of 90 degree days up through this time of the year, last summer we had twice as many 90 degree days. what's worse, last year they were the days like today, 95, 96.

up till now, the 90 degree days have been in the low 90s. things starting to turn around here. we'll notice and probably not appreciate much of the difference. 95 now at national airport. winds are light out of the north averaging 3 miles per hour. low 90s in northern maryland but mid-90s inside the beltway and down into parts of southern maryland. 94 in waldorf. highs for tomorrow, 96 in town, 96 in frederick, 96 in mmanassa. that's only half the story. the heat index values, tomorrow afternoon heat index 101, as we get into the day on wednesday, heat index around 100 to 105 degrees once again. as a result, a heat advisory has been posted for the district of columbia, arlington county and the city of alexandria, from noon until 7:00 tomorrow. i fully expect the weather service will have to expand the heat advisories on down through the rest of the week as the coming days work their way through. another scorcher coming up for

tomorrow. start off temperatures only in the mid to upper 70s tomorrow. and then highs once again, 92 to about 98 degrees. just a miserable day to be outside. here's the way the rest of the workweek looks. 96, 97, 98, 98, all the way through friday. notice the absence of rain chances. it's been a long time since we've gone five or six days in a row without rain. it's going to be warm around here the next couple of days. when we come up in a little bit, i'll show you the rest of the seven-day forecast on in through next weekend which looks cooler but stormier. more on that later you guys. >> thank you, chuck. >> their 100th celebration has drawn tens of thousands to washington. today the delta sigma fata sorority. and eliot spitzer now offering life advice in his new book.

you're watching news 4 at 4:00. eliot spitzer is talking about the issues he would have continued to tackle if he hadn't stepped down as governor of new york. in his new book, "protecting capitalism case by case" he focuses on how he went after wall street law breakers when he served as new york's attorney general. he's also giving life advice

with his ten rules, including fiscal responsibility. he does not bring up the prostitution scanned that'll brought him down. spitzer reportedly does not get an advance payment for the book and all proceeds will go to charity. u.s. attorney general eric holder was the speaker at the delta sigma theta luncheon. holder complimented the sorority for its years of public service saying it transformed countless lives and improved communities from coast to coast. delta sigma theta is the largest african-american sorority. the week-long convention continues through thursday. d.c. has many areas showing dramatic change in recent years. now two residents of southeast d.c. are working together to end negative and outdated stereotypes about their neighborhoods. >> they're also using the power of social media to deliver their message.

news 4's danella seelock has their story. >> reporter: together they created an online campaign aimed at fighting against negative stereotypes. >> awesome! thank you so much. >> reporter: inspired by valentine's day, southeast love was born with sign in hand, they hit the streets and began photographing and tweeting people who call southeast home. >> so basically our concept is we're just coming around and having people hold these southeast love signs and kind of spread the love of the quadrant. >> look this way. one, two, three. sweet. >> reporter: as david and nikki snapped away, pictures flooded the internet with enthusiasts displaying their southeast love. >> some people made their own signs. that was cool. >> a lot of people made their own signs. honestly, people finally felt somebody was saying something positive about the places they

live and work and they enjo i. that's not something people had really heard kind of in a more general sense with more people kind of celebrating southeast and actually saying good things about it. >> reporter: what do you want people to do with the movement now? what are your hopes? >> i want them to go to southeast, bring their friends and family and have a good time and spread the good word about the southeast and the district of columbia. >> we didn't really start this with a plan. we wanted to do something positive. >> reporter: in southeast, i'm danella sealock, nbc 4, washington. loving the neighborhood. you can download your southeast love sign at nbcwashington.com. >> good for them. a lot of exciting stuff happening out there. >> absolutely. when we come right back, it's called operation iguardian. this afternoon, after a nationwide sting, 250 suspected child predators are now off the streets, some in our own backyard. and will georg

you're watching news 4 at 4:00. welcome back at 4:30, everybody. i'm jim handily. >> i'm pat lawson muse. this is really just the beginning. we were 89 degrees yesterday. we made 95 degrees today. i think we'll be 95 or warmer through the tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday time frame. as a result, the national weather service has posted a heat advisory for the urban centers of downtown baltimore and downtown washington. arlington county and the city of

alexandria from noon tomorrow. i think they will expand the heat advisories. no cooling rain drops anywhere to be found today. temperatures mostly in the mid-90s. cooler alongside the western shore of the chesapeake bay. heat index values in the 100s now, 105. what does tomorrow look like, breakfast, lunch and dinner, near 80 near breakfast time, 94 at lunch and low 90s at night. a month-long operation called iguardian resulted in the arrest of more than 250 child predators. but today, federal law enforcement officials we can't, quote, arrest our way out of this problem. in addition to the arrests, the director of immigration and customs enforcement announced that 61 children were rescued from sexual exploitation. he said public awareness is key

to stopping predators. >> the internet is too big, the number of abusers too large, elusive and scattered throughout the world. if we are to make real headway, education and vigilance have to join investigation and prosecution as the watch words of the day. >> among the arrests, one suspect from virginia, five from maryland. authorities rescued six of the children from maryland. back now to the day's top story. what's next for george zimmerman? the focus shifts now from florida to washington. some lawmakers are calling on the justice department to file federal civil rights charges in connection with the death of trayvon martin. steve handlelsman is live on capitol hill. what's the latest? >> reporter: pat, thanks. george zimmerman could face federal charges but maybe not. here's why. experienced federal prosecutors say what they look for to make a strong federal civil rights case. a racial insults, even racial remarks heard at the scene by witnesses. and in this case, there are none

reported. >> not guilty. >> reporter: acquitted of manslaughter and murder in a state court, george zimmerman cannot be retried on those charges but for allegedly targeting trayvon martin based on race zimmerman could be charged with federal civil rights violations. some in congress today demanded that. >> george zimmerman identified trayvon martin as a potential criminal because he was black. >> race was not taken into consideration in this trial. so now it should be. >> reporter: bringing a civil rights case is attorney general eric holder's call. the nation, he said today, is still in pain. >> surrounding the tragic unnecessary shooting death of trayvon martin, the justice department shares your concern. i share your concern. >> reporter: but no decision, holder's team will take a fresh look at the facts and the trial testimony. in los angeles, in the early

'90s police who beat a fleeting motorist, rodney king, were acquitted in state court, sparking riots. two of the cops were later convicted of federal charges. the sanford, florida case would be tough he for the feds. no witnesses, says a former top justice department official. >> they're going to have to convince a jury beyond a reasonable doubt that george zimmerman when he targeted trayvon martin had trayvon martin's race in mind. it's always hard to prove beyond a reasonable doubt what's on somebody's mind. and particularly here where we just didn't have any other witnesses around. >> reporter: so despite the angry reaction by some to zimmerman's acquittal, the florida trial may be his last. but even if the justice department decides not to bring a federal civil rights case, zimmerman could still get sued in civil court by trayvon martin's family. i'm steve handelsman, news 4. zimmerman has sued nbc universal, the parent company of this station for defamation.

the company has strongly denied the allegations. in front of horrified spectators, a motorcycle racer trying to top 300 miles an hour killed after losing control of this bike. and a hump back whale freed from fishing lines off the

you're watching news 4 at 4:00. a stafford county family is grieving the loss of a wife and mother after a six-car crash. 50-year-old sue ann collins was killed. she was driving a volvo with her 8-year-old granddaughter inside on route 167 last night. police say the driver of a ford truck hit two cars and then slammed into her volvo which overturned into oncoming traffic. collins was thrown out of volvo and hit by another vehicle. strangers rushed in to help. >> there was another witness that he ran to the vehicle and got her out of the vehicle, cut her out of her seat belt. she just kept saying i'm okay, i'm okay. where's my nana? >> the child is still in the hospital. the driver of the truck was also hospitalized. coming up on news 4 at 5:00, the victim's husband talks to news 4's jewelulie kerry about how h

wants his wife to be remembered. it took out his knife and cut the rope. the whale swam away. luckily he happened to have a video camera on him, the fisherman, that is. wow. >> 6-year-old boy goes to the beach when the unthinkable happens. he was swallowed up in a sand dune and trapped for hours. his amazing story, up next.

plus on high alert this week for the birth of the royal baby. we'll take you across the pond. and any relief soon from the heat, chuck? >> well, i wouldn't use the word soon just yet, pat, for heat relief but there is at least some signs of the end of the 95 degree plus weather. i'll show you when the cooler weather arrives, coming up with weather arrives, coming up with your seven-day forecast in just "the democratic party of virginia sponsored this ad." "i started working when i was about sixteen years old and i've worked for about sixty years.

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desk with new video from a dangerous weapons incident this the weekend here in the district. jim? >> reporter: d.c. police released this video less than a half hour ago. they're looking for these two men who got on metro bus saturday night near stanton road just before 10:00 at night. they proceeded to jump off the bus and then they just started firing a weapon at people on the sidewalk. police say no one was hurt but they still want it find these guys. again, this happened in southeast, saturday night around 10:00. if you have any information you're asked to call d.c. police. from the live desk, i've jim rosenfield. back to you. while the world anxiously awaits the arrival of the next heir to the throne, residents are very excited to welcome the royal baby when he or she arrives. >> reporter: nestled about 53 miles away from the congested streets of london is

buckleberry, princess kate's hometown featuring narrow tree lined roads with 1 th century landmarks like this post office. she's reportedly preparing for the coming baby in the privacy of her parents more than $7 million home. people here are excited. >> the whole village is waiting with our fingers crossed, you know. we don't mind if it's a boy or girl. it doesn't really matter. >> that one thing i this large. >> reporter: she's been taking preorders for a commemorative coffee mug in the royal baby's honor for weeks. >> we're nearly sold out of them already were if kate goes in to labor while staying here, she may not make it back to london in time. she could end up here, giving birth at the royal berkshire hospital where she herself was born. >> reporter: at the local boot inn, that's exactly what this village is hoping for. >> we want the traffic around

here. what a great story. >> reporter: we found him writing out the daily specials and preparing to party when the baby arrives. hours away attending to her royal duties, the duchess of cornwall revealed she's anxiously awaiting her coming grand child. but when that phone will ring is still anyone's guess. in buckleberry, danielle lee, nbc news. harry potter author j.k. rowling has been outed writing detective novels under a different name. the sunday times discovered that "the cuckoo calling" by robert galbraith is actually written by her. on last check, on amazon, the book is cross-listed under j.k. rowling but is also out of stock. the book received excellent

reviews. miss rowling says she wanted to write somebody without all the hype. we've waited long enough, twinkies and other hostess snacks supposed to be back today. so far they are very tough to find. we have been phoning all day, walmart stores say they received hostess snack but are sold out. safeway hopes to have twinkies later in the week. giant says about a third of its d.c. area stores have hostess snacks. giant expects all stores to have them in about a week. several other convenience stores said they don't have any of the hostess snacks for sale. they've been missing from stores since the company filed for bankruptcy last fall. if you get one, do not leave them in a car on a hot day like this. >> oh, my gosh. it will be nothing but a big pile of melted sugar in about 15 minutes. don't leave your zingers or twinkies in the car or kids or pets in the car. you shouldn't even stay in the

car. as soon as you turn it off, get the heck out of it and leave the windows cracked just a little bit to keep the heat from building up too much on the inside. you have to be heat smart. the rules start to change a little bit. you'll need extra water for sure. longer shade breaks. you'll want to call and check up on your elderly neighbors or friends or relatives that may or may not have working air conditioners. offer them cool shelter if they need it and really pets included, my crazy dogs need extra water on the walks when it gets like this. this is a view from our national harbor camera, looking back northbound up the river. there's the national cathedral. kind of a hazy sky outside for today. our air quality will get worse and worse as the week goes along. it's 95 degrees right now in capital heights and district heights. 93 in manassas and bristow. the heat index is hovering around 100 degrees. that also is going to be repeated again, day after day

after day this upcoming weekend. heat has a tendency to build up on you as you go through the course of the next couple of days. overnight lows, mostly in the 70s. downtown washington, downtown baltimore and right alongside the chesapeake bay, it's barely going to get back down berow. 77, 76 degrees and highs tomorrow back into the mid-90s we will go. heat indexes again tomorrow, just like today at or above 100. could be as high as 105 degrees for heat indexes tomorrow. as a result of the high heat indexes, noon until 7:00 p.m. tomorrow, the national weather service has issued the heat advisory for the urban centers of baltimore and washington. here's our future weather forecast overnight tonight. partly cloudy, mugginess outside. then tomorrow plenty of hot, humid sunshine. only a very slight chance for a few showers, primarily up in the mountains of west virginia. that pattern will be repeated again on wednesday. the slightest opportunity for showers out well to the west of. in town, for most of the d.c.

metropolitan area, not much if anything in the way of rain chances. perfect week to call your friends with a pool or better yet, your friends with a beach place and move in for the week. high temperatures tuesday, wednesday and thursday. ocean city to rehoboth, only the upper 80s to near 90s. about a 10 degree improvement to simply go down and sit on the sand. here's our seven-day forecast, 96 tomorrow, 97 on wednesday, 98 thursday and friday. i think that's going to be the worst of it will be the thursday, friday time frame and overnight low temperatures hovering in the upper 70s to near 80 degrees. as we head into the weekend, saturday and sunday, a little concerned about rain chances for the weekend. the real problem could be saturday afternoon and evening. could see a chance of severe weather as the real bubble of extreme heat breaks down and more average weather tries to come in. the change from one to the next could cause severe weather troubles on saturday and shower chances may linger on into sunday as well. friday, probably going to be the hottest day of the week. may not get to 100 this werek.

the last time we made 100 was july 26th of last year. last july we had seven days 100 or higher. there's your seven-day forecast. all this means is you need to find a cool body of water and submerge yourself up to about the shoulders and relax. >> all right. doctors say a little boy who spent hours buried in a huge sand dune could be out of the hospital in about two weeks. doctors at the university of chicago medical center say he's now awake and doesn't appear to have any brain damage from the accident. >> nathan fell into the dune while playing at a beach in indiana on from i. it took rescue teams more than three hours to get him out. today family members are thanking those rescue teams and are calling his survival a miracle. >> we believe god spared him for a reason. and so we're very confident that god will give us back nathan

whole. >> nathan is still in the icu today but doctors say they expect him to be taken off a ventilator by the end of this week. the air force thunderbirds set to soar again. they're not the only ones heading back to the skies. zem straighters demand that the justice department prosecute george zimmerman for violating trayvon martin's civil rights. this is chris gourd within a ♪

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thanks to budget shifting, the air force is putting much of its combat craft back up into the sky. about a thid of the branch's aircraft have been grounded since april because of sequester. congress is allowing the defense department to shift more than $7 billion of its budget to more vital operations for the air force that includes training for pilots. the popular thunderbirds program will also resume flying. the public shows for the rest of the 2013 year remain canceled. senate majority leader harry reid is threatening to use the so-called nuclear option to move presidential nominations along in the senate. republicans are warning that the current gridlock is nothing compared to what a post-nuclear congress would look like. brian moore has that story. >> reporter: another week, another partisan showdown on capitol hill. >> what we're doing is saying look, american people, shouldn't president obama have somebody

working for him that he wants? >> reporter: democrats are unhappy that some of president obama's nominations are being held up. >> there's no reason. >> reporter: because they can't get over the 60 vote threshold to stop a filibuster, democrats want to go we asimple majority of 51. that's called the nuclear option and republicans considered it in 2005 when they were in power. >> we went to the brink and pulled back because cooler heads prevailed and we knew it would be a mistake for the long-term future of the senate and the country. >> reporter: both sides hash out their side, no agreement, a vote could come tomorrow. republicans want to delay parts of boom care and hit the reset on the debate over immigration reform. >> the president is refusing to enforce existing immigration law. >> is this immigration system and enforcement working? no, it's broken. >> reporter: a senate and house divided with time for action running out. congress has three weeks left

before the august recess and priority number one is bringing down student loan interest rates. brian moore, nbc news, washington. right now at 5:00, the driver who ran into a police officer speaks out for the first time. >> i've been grieving since the day it happened. >> the woman behind the wheel, talking about the accident that ended with the death of an officer and why she's not facing any jail time. trayvon! >> trayvon! >> and after the verdict, people continue to protest across the country, demanding justice for trayvon martin. and the legal drama for george zimmerman may not be over. but first up we kick off the week with that heat wave everybody's talking about, just how hot we are today and we are just at the beginning of this wave, folks. we are already under a heat advisory. >> we all want to know how long is it going to last?

doug kammerer is here to explain how long it will go on. >> hot temperatures today, 5 degrees. that's the hottest temperature we've seen so far. we're currently sitting at that 95 degree number. look at the heat index at the bottom of your screen. right now it feels like 102 in the d.c. metro area. not much wind, 7 miles an hour. that's not going to help you at all. hottest temperatures so far this year. we've seen it today, we'll see it the next couple of days, too. on through friday, 95 degrees or greater, most of those days will be warmer than 95. it will feel like 100 to 105. some of those days could even be close to 110. we're going to talk about what days specifically will be the hottest. of course we're talking high humidity throughout the next few days, too. we're not going to see much in the way of relief. as far as your planner tonight, let's head down towards