offensive in gaza. the next step as his conflict rages on. sfwa we begin with the investigation into the crash of flight 17. i'm door even gensler. >> and i'm wendy reeger. we don't have time for propaganda. those are the words president obama used today in his strongest remarks yet about the crash. he demanded an immediate cease-fire in eastern ukraine so that investigators can get to the crash site. the president also revealed an american citizen is among the victims. nbc jennifer johnson has the latest. >> reporter: president obama today said there is clear evidence that malaysia airlines flight 17 was brought down by a surface to air missile in an area of ukraine controlled by pro-russian separatists. all 298 people aboard were killed, including an american, quinn lucas seansman, on his way to meet family members vacationing in malaysia. >> this was a global tragedy. an asian airliner was destroyed

in european skies filled with citizens from many countries. there has to be a credible international investigation into what happened. >> the fbi and the national transportation safety board are sending experts to assist in the investigation. it won't be ease where i. the crash site spans over ten miles and is controlled by rebels who may have blown up the plane. >> this should snap everybody's heads to attention and make sure that we don't have time for propaganda. we don't have time for games. we need to know exactly what happened, and everybody needs to make sure that we're holding accountable those who committed this outrage. >> the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. says america cannot rule out russia's help in the attack. the white house says the separatists have blown up planes before with russian weapons, but never a passenger airline. >> if inrussian-backed separatists were behind this took fablg, they and their backers would have good reason to cover up evidence of their crime. >> reporter: most of the passengers were dutch. the plane originated in

amsterdam. among them was a student from indiana university, carline keiser from the netherlands. >> she was always so positive and willing and hard-working. >> one more face in this worldwide tragedy. jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. tonight we're learning more about the victims op that flight. pat lawson is at the live desk with more on that. pat. >> reporter: dorine, for the first time we learned an american was on the flight. he was born in new york, but he spent most of his life in the netherlands. he held dual citizenship. his facebook page said he was attending business school in amsterdam. a former classmate describes him as funny, sensitive, and caring. many of the crash victims were prominent researchers working on h.i.v. and aids. at least six people on the plane were headed to an aids conference in melbourne. an aids expert from nih is traveling to melbourne today, and we are expecting to hear from him when he lands. we're also learning more about the indiana university

exchange student from the netherlands. carline keitser was also a member of the university's rowing team back in 2011. one man's facebook posting just before takeoff ended up being tragically prothetic. he posted this picture with the caption that reads "if the plane disappears, this is what it looks like." obviously he was referring to the missing malaysia airlines flight 370. he and his girlfriend were headed on vacation. and we have just learned of a second indiana university connection. nbc news has confirmed that one of the pilots once studied there. you can read more about the victims on our website, nbc washington.com. >> thanks, pat. right now a candlelight vigil is getting underway at the embassy of the netherlands, northwest d.c. mourners will honor the victims of flight 17 and then walk to the embassy of malaysia. news 4's chris lawrence is at

the embassy right now. chris. >> yeah, wendy. we're just minutes away from the start of this candlelight vigil. people are being asked to wear black, to bring candles. no one -- no coury lost more on board this crash than the netherlands and malaysia. that is the significance of starting here and walking over to the embassy of malaysia. with me here is -- you just moved here from the netherlands about a year ago. why are you here tonight? >> yesterday seeing the images of the crash and knowing that two of the people i know were on the plane, i just feel such a loss, and i'm looking for a place to kind of cope with that. we have other people that have the same familying and have experienced similar losses, basically, and, yeah, i'm far away from home now. it feels further than i have

been any time. i know that my friends are coming together in the netherlands. some of them were really close with one of the victims, and i just -- yeah, i just want to do something as well and that's what brought me here. i was really happy to see that there was a sign-up procession from the embassy to here. >> thank you so, so much, and i very very much appreciate that. can you see just the impact that this is having not only around the world, but right here in washington. we can show you. it's hard to see from here, but right up the road, right at the gate of the embassy earlier, we saw flowers, candles, a teddy bear, a young woman left a car that says ukraine stands with holland. there's also a note from the actual embassy of the netherlands in which the embassy is thanking people for their condolences saying they're going to open up a registry so that people can write down their condolences monday and tuesday. right now we're minutes away from the start of this vigil,

and we're going to stay on this throughout the night. live in northwest d.c., chris lawrence, news 4. >> chris, thank you. the investigation into what happened is just getting underway. here in washington plans are well underway to send american resources to ukraine. kristen welker with nbc news joins us live from outside the white house. kristen, how long is it going to be before american investigators arrive to see the devastation for themselves and also how long before they can get to the scene safely? >> that is the big question tonight. senior administration officials say the goal is to get them there rapidly. we know they're already on their way. they're initially going to go to kiev, so to your point, when will they actually be able to access the crash site? that remains a question mark. the goal is to secure the crash site to make it safe enough so that those investigators from the ntsb and the fbi can actually access it. that is going to be the key here. you heard president obama talk about the importance of making sure that this investigation

moves forward, that the crash site is not tampered with, that evidence is not tampered with. you also heard him call for an international independent investigation making the point that this crash is something that affected many nations, including malaysia, australia, of course, the netherlands. there's a real effort right now on the part of this administration to get an international coalition to that crash scene. one of the key reasons, dorine, is the administration wants to make sure that they have an air-tight case against whom ever is responsible and, of course, at this point it appears as though this may have been the work of those russian-backedists and there may be a strong russian list to this. if that is the case, then this administration and lawmakers on capitol hill are going to have to start to discuss next steps. what happens next? what will the reprecussions be for president putin? again, we want to caution that there is an investigation underway and this administration is still not ready to say who is

responsible. the president was very clear, though, dorine, in that he is not going to put boots on the ground, that he is not going to take military action in the wake of this. >> kristen welker, nbc news, white house. thank you, kristen. >> absolutely. he says it was an accident, but clail stafferer is sitting in jail tonight after getting caught with a handgun inside a house office building. news 4's dorothy spencer spoke to him on the phone. she joins us live on the hill with his story. dorothy. >> reporter: we're live at first and b street. that is the canon house, the office building where it happened right here behind me. i called his staffer's cell phone earlier today. we had a very brief

conversation, and as you said, he is saying it's all an accident. >> you need to always know where you are at with your weapon. >> reporter: kirby north is a gun owner visiting d.c. from texas. he says he can understand how a man who works for a congressman may have forgotten he had a gun in his bag when he came to work today, but other gun owners say that's no excuse. >> i can see it as an honest mistake, but at the same time you got to abide by whatever the local laws are. >> reporter: ryan is a press secretary for republican congressman tom marino of pennsylvania. capital police say he carried his pistol and magazine into the cannon house office building where he works. marino platesed the staffer on unpaid leave. i reached him by phone, but he would only say it was a total accident. sdmroop there were policies and procedures. >> she referred questions to the

congressman's chief of staff fo gun in his briefcase or bag and put it on the conveyor belt just inside the building. he was taken into custody. >> he should be thoroughly informed because he is setting an example. >> reporter: congressman marino sits on the homeland security and judiciary committees and is a former u.s. attorney. his chief of staff told news 4 he is taking this very seriously. he says, frankly, we are disappointed in ryan's lack of judgment. while ryan works on the hill, he lives in virginia which has much different gun laws than the district. ryan is now facing a felony charge, carrying a pistol without a license. it was a mistake that got him in legal trouble and could cost him his job. >> ryan was booked earlier this afternoon. i'm told he will spend the night in jail.

he is not scheduled to appear in d.c. superior court until sometime tomorrow afternoon. live in southeast, dorothy spencer, news 4. a risky rescue. see what it took to pull a security guard to safety after this dramatic crash. a woman charged with scamming renters in maryland is now accused of trying to pull one over on the judge. what she did that landed her in even more legal trouble. >> the traffic is over there, but, hey, this lane in the middle is wide open, so what is it and how can it help you? i'm adam tuck. the story coming up. >> i'm meteorologist doug with the backyard weather day. it is a friday. i got to tell you, we have fan toss ebbing weather coming up in just a second, and fantastic backyards as well as fantastic entertainment. nicely done. nicely done. oh.

sflimplt a wildfire rages out of control in washington state. right now an entire town is being evacuated. the carlton complex fire is burning in the north-central part of the state scorching about260 square miles. the fire has burned two major power lines too, and that's causing widespread outages.

so far nobody has been reported injured. a prince georges county neighborhood hit by a ndslide could be getting some federal funding. here's reaction from sydney hoyer as he tours a neighborhood today. >> i'm very concerned about the people whose homes are at risk, the people who are not able to move back in their homes and those people's whose homes are at risk. any time when you buy a home and you think you're getting some equity and you are getting some value and then all of a sudden the ground goes out from under you, you are in a terrible plight. hoyer says he is looking into whether fema can help. meanwhile, prince georges county officials announced that they're hoping to raise enough money to buy six of the condemned homes in fort washington. imagine getting on a bus that never gets held up in traffic. we are another step closer to that being reality in arlington and alexandria. transit officials there broke new ground on the transit way along route one today. it includes a dedicated path just for buses and street cars.

transportation reporter adam tuck explains the impact for both virginia and maryland commuters. >> reporter: this will be a first for our region. you've heard about plans for rapid bus systems. well, this is what the infrastructure looks like. this section of the crystal city potomac yard transit way in alexandria along route one is scheduled to open next month. today article ton leaders broke ground on their section in crystal city. >> so alexandria and arlington together said, you know what, we can carve out space for dedicated lane here and really help this route one corridor in particular, help people have a better option. [ siren ] >> reporter: yet another transportation project happening in virginia while some quietly whisper about maryland transportation projects stalling. the corridor city's transit way is a very similar project planned for the 270 corridor, but it's not happening yet. arlington board member and metro board member mary hines with a tip for her counterparts in

maryland. >> part of the challenge is they've got some metro assets that they haven't fully taken advantage of, and, you know, that's a place to start. >> reporter: now, kim is a maryland commuter coming from buoy to crystal city. she says she welcomes new options, but admits it will be tough to get her out of the car. >> the metro is so much more expensive sdaz, anyway. it's not over -- it's not that you save on money by doing that. >> reporter: now a changing landscape and changing transportation option to give more choices. >> back here now along the transit way, along the route one corridor. now another reason to do the project. take a look at the development that's here. pretty highend. condos from the 6s. town homes from $800,000. in alexandria, i'm adam tuck, news 4. this time doug is frolicking with mermaids and jumping on trampolines. >> he is frolicking in the wonderful weather. what's going on? >> and that's just meaning that

it's time to eat. as you guys know, when you do that kind of physical activity like i've been doing here for the last hour, i've really been working hard, right, guys? yeah. it's time to eat. we've got great, greek food here. this is reasona, angelo's sister. of course, the greek culture, very well known for the food. what do we have here? >> it's a greek casserole. we have a greek salad. >> spanicopita. lots of spinach. very healthy. we have a greek salad with greek olives. >> yep. >> and feta cheese. >> you got a couple of -- >> we have chicken kabobs and pork kabobs made by pns meats. >> that's the kabob guy right there. they call him the kabob guy. that's what his license plate says. i made that up. i know i made that up, but that should be your license plate. are you going to change it now? all right. good. let's take a look. i'm going to eat this in just a second. trust me. can you maybe give me some --

let's take a look at what's happening out there as the weather is concerned as i continue to admire the food. 84 degrees. winds southeast at 5 miles per hour. yeah, you can put that right there. as far as the temperatures around the rest of the region, 79 in gaithersburg. 82 in manassas. extremely comfortable. it's really just a nice afternoon. it's going to continue to be this nice right on through the weekend with one exception. notice the rain chances back towards the west. back towards west virginia accident back towards western mare marry. that's a system that's trying to move up this way. now, most of that rain not hitting the ground, but what is moving in are the clouds, and the cloud cover continues to move in around the region. down to the south and west, even more clouds and more rain down to the south around atlanta, down around birmingham, alabama, and some of that rain is trying to make its way our way. now, it's not going to get here tonight. most likely it will not be here during the day tomorrow. take a look at your saturday. starting off dry, but plenty of cloud cover. tomorrow afternoon, can't rule out an isolated shower, but it's really on sunday that we have a better chance of seeing some of the showers moving through. kund morning, a few sh

through the south and then watch what happens during the afternoon. the showers begin to build as we see a little bit more of an easterly wind. it will be a little bit on the cool side. temperatures still about five degrees below average where they were today, but with more clouds and a few showers out there, sunday is the one day to watch. once again, it's not going to be a wash-out. 83 on your -- for your day tomorrow in d.c. 82 in leesburg. 79 back towards martinsburg. the next four days, looking very good as far as the temperatures are concerned. we're only into the 80s. 83 tomorrow. 84 on sunday. 86 on monday. once again, a chance of showers on sunday. then watch what happens next week. we start to get on the hot side. tuesday we're around 90 degrees. we're at 95 on wednesday. 92 on thursday. a chance of showers and even a few stronger thunderstorms those days. that's when the heat and humidity come back. it's not here today. what do we have here? these are the desserts? >> we have the greek bacclava, and greek honey cookies. >> i'll send it back to you guys. i know you want some of this

great baclava. that's good stuff. this is for you. plus, a local boy gets dinner at the white house. how he earned a spot at the table, and what food secrets the president and first lady shared with the sdmrimplt

a change of plans for a gas station you'll never be able to use. we told you about an art project that would have put a fake gas station right in the middle of the anacostia river. today news 4 is the first to report that the project is now being moved, and it comes at the height of public outcry. mark seagraves reports. >> reporter: it's part of a district-wide art project called five by five that will place art in neighborhoods across d.c. whether it was first announced, promoters said the sunken gas station was meant to bring attention to the environmentalal

issues. >> the rising tides in the world -- very real issue and very timely issue. >> after the art project became public, environmental groups and local leaders cried foul. >> the artist is trying to start a conversation around climate change and that impact. >> given the many years of community investment and hard work to clean up and change the negative perception of the anacostia river, there could hardly be a worse public message than sinking an entire mock gas station in the anacostia's waters. >> there's no way you're going to see a gas station in a river and not have a negative contation to that. >> the art project said it was pulling away from the plan to put a gas station in the middle of the river. after further consultation with the district's department of environmental regarding the city's ongoing efforts to clean

up the anacostia river, dccah is working to relocate the temporary project outside of the anacostia river and vicinity. the art project will still go on. mark seagraves, news 4. nervous neighborhoods watch as crews pulled a security guard to safety. what we're learning about in the moments before this dramatic crash occurred in maryland. i'm julie carrie. residents in the greenbriar neighborhood used to only worry about tick on that wooded path, but that all changed last night. i'll tell you about the confrontation between a jogger and a cyclist coming up. some pedestrians are being confronted with a choice. the human experiment that's playing out o

sdmrimplts now at 6:30 a van slams into a security guard shack pinning a worker inside. what we're learning about the moments before the crash and the man trapped inside the mangled mess. a community on edge after an attack on a popular trail. residents are on high alert, and we'll tell you how the suspect got away. a woman charged with scamming maryland renters is back in jail, and this time she's accused of trying to pull one over on t judge. first at 6:30, several miles of bodies and wreckage.

>> that is what investigators are dealing with as they try to get to the bottom of the downing of that malaysian air flight 17. pat lawson at our live desk. she's got the latest. it is a volatile situation near the crash site right now. >> that as the u.s. has called for a cease-fire so that investigators can get to the site to figure out what happened. nearly 300 people were killed when the plane was shot down over the war-torn eastern part of ukraine. nearly 200 of the passengers killed were dutch. this morning president obama confirmed it was -- the plane was hit by surface to air missiles fired from rebel-held territory. tonight arizona senator swron mccain is pointing the -- vladimir putin. in a statement mccain says putin has continued to fund and arm separatists in that region, and he is daulg for the u.s. to arm ukrainian forces.

as a response. social media may hold some clues as to who is responseible for the crash. u.s. ambassador said today that rebel leaders bragged about shooting down a military transport plane and then posted video. those posts have since been deleted. at the live desk, i'm pat lawson. back to you. the crash is an all too familiar nightmare for an australian family who lost two loved ones. george and irene burrows son and daughter-in-law were on the flight 370 in march when it mysteriously disappeared. then the couple's step granddaughter and her husband were killed on flight 17 yesterday. a family member tells the associated press that it brought everything back and ripped their guts again. one family that was supposed to be on flight 17 yesterday says they feel like they've gotten a second chance at life. the father already at a seat, he couldn't get another ticket for his wife and baby, so they ended up switching at the last minute

to a later flight with another airline. they were overcome with emotion when they heard the news. >> i was, like, some -- come to the airport and i was just crying. i'm just thinking that i feel like i've been given a second chance. >> she was hesitant to get on the plane after hearing the news, but she and her family did end up taking the later flight to malaysia. coming up tonight on nightly news with brian williams, a closer look at the tragedy and what happens next in this investigation. he was doing his job protecting a community when the unthinkable happened. this is what remains of a guard shack after it was rammed into today. tracy wilkins joins us with the rescue that took place to save the guard. >> they've broken it down now, and there's one to reconstruct as soon as possible. when talking to residents in this community, everyone was

watching and praying for this man. they say that he was just kind. >> they know his face and how he treats them. he is a sweetheart. >> reporter: residents here are praying for hem now. >> after a minivan crashes into a guard shack in temple hill trapping him under the vehicle. is he conscious and communicating with rescue crews as they try to extricate him. >> he it trapped under the car. >> reporter: dozens of residents rushed to the shack watching. some taking videos and pictures with their cell phones. >> it is incredible that he is alive. >> reporter: the crowd begins to cheer as the security guard is pulled from the guard shack talking and moving. he is expected to be okay. the driver stayed on the scene and made it out of the van

safely, but why he crashed is still unclear. >> it's still an investigation. we're still trying to find what actually occurred with the driver of the vehicle. >> reporter: these residents here believe they witnessed something amazing today. >> it just wasn't his time. >> reporter: a life somehow spared. >> and i thank god every day that miracles happen. >> reporter: still no word on what led to this accident. prince georges county police are investigating, and we don't know if they're going to be any charges pending. reporting live in temple hill, i'm tracy wilkins, news 4. an attack on a popular trail. a man on i bicycle targeted a woman in fairfax county. it happened on a path through the woods that runs from the greenbriar neighborhood to the fair lengths area. our northern virginia bureau chief julie kerry joins us live from that area. julie. >> reporter: well, i can tell you fairfax county police are taking this incident very seriously. in fact, just about 20 minutes ago the detective working the

case came back here to the trail with the victim. they asked for privacy, so we won't be showing you video of this their tour on the path, but he wanted her to show him exactly what happened last night and where it happened. it's an incident that has residents in this greenbriar community on edge. >> it's great mountain biking and it's a quick cut over towards monument. >> reporter: that's one way the residents in the greenbriar neighborhood have viewed this popular trail that runs through the woods. but something happened here thursday night that will make some think twice before hitting the trail again. it was around 7:00 p.m. when a woman started her jog. about 100 yards down the path, trouble. a man on a bike tried to assault her. she escaped and ran away. she called for help when she emerged on the other end of the trail near the fairfax county parkway and monument drive. >> we did respond with several units, including the helicopter. in addition, we also deployed the blood hound to try to see if we could find this individual.

unfortunately, we were not successful. an officer parked right in front of mary ellen north's house. she lived across from the path for more than two decades. >> i said is there something going on, and she said they're waiting for this entrance here to see if anybody comes out because there was an incident on the bike path. >> reporter: mary ellen and other neighbors say they've never heard of trouble on the path. >> i'm very surprised, actually. i've lived here for about ten years, and i have never seen or really even heard stories of any type of crime or assault here. >> police say until they can learn more about the ens dent, residents should be cautious on the path. >> if we could ascertain the moeshation behind the attack, then we would have a better sense of the danger level to the genpublic. some of the advice from police in the wake of that attack, commonsense. you're better off jogging in pairs or in a group, and they also suggest having one of those

small little things of mace. that isn't a bad thing to take out with you on the trail. there are new developments in the middle east conflict tonight. this is the first full day of israel's ground offensive in the gaza strip. more than 20 palestinians were killed. one israeli soldier was killed. several wounded. israel says its military objective is to destroy tunnel that is hamas has dug along the border, and so far the troops have been mainly sticking with that perimeter. civilians have been told to avoid the conflict areas, but the borders are sealed, and right now many palestinians have nowhere else to go. a woman chargeed in a local foreclosure scam skips court. why her exclusive lands her in even more legal trouble. we're going inside the kid's state dinner. why students were invited to the white house as the first

dozens of children and their families spent the afternoon at

the white house as first lady michelle obama hosted the third annual kids state dinner. it's part of her let's move initiative recipe challenge. one child's recipe was chosen from each state. winners joined the first lady for a meal of the winning dishes and a tour of the white house kitchen's garden. >> it's a really big honor. i was pretty surprised that i could make it all the way here, but, yeah, i'm really happy. i made greens and grains. it has roasted butternut squash and granny smith apples, tuscan kale, spicy sausage, couscous and key lime. >> that sounds delicious. when can we come over? the president even made a surprise appearance and shamed the first lady into swearing off french fries. he told the family his biggest weakness is chips and guacamole. there is more trouble for a prince georges county woman accused of renting out foreclosed homes that she didn't even own. shannon lee pled guilty to forge

and burglary for the scheme, but she was supposed to be sentenced last friday, but she never showed up in court. she claimed she was in the hospital. state prosecutors say that is a lie. the documents she submitted to prove she was sick were fake. >> the actual paperwork itself was not even the correct paperwork for that hospital for discharge information. court documents also show that lee lifted a ups store in clinton as her home address on those medical documents. well, she's expected to be sentenced in august. a new cell phone walking lane is confusing some people in d.c. the lanes say no cell phones on one side and cell phones walk at your own risk on the other. it was posted on the 1000 block of 18th street yesterday. it's not real.

the national geographic chabl is taping people's reaction for a new tv show called mind over masses. it's a human science expert. the show won't reveal details. at least not yet. a jolt of bad news. a warning about those five hour energy drinks and why it's prompted three states to file suit. right now you're not allowed on the platform of the new silver line metro. it's going to be opening up here in about a week from now, but you're going to want to know how to get here, whether it's by bike or car or a bus. that's where we come in. we're going to walk you through the brand new

for the first time a lot of you could be seeing silver line trains on the tracks this weekend. starting sunday metro begins a week of simulated service on the new line. it's up for blue line passengers on monday morning, though, because of the silver line trains there will be fewer blue line trains and wait times could be up to 12 minutes. if you are one of those planning to use the new metro, it will help to know how to get to the station. whether it's by bus, car, or bicycle. tonight our northern virginia bureau gave us an exclusive tour of the wiehle-reston station's new parking garage. it doubles as a transportation hub. welcome to the last stop along phase one of the silver line right here in northern virginia. this is a wiehle-reston station. you can already hear the sounds of the new metro. >> drinking and smoking are

prohibited within metro rail's facility. >> reporter: about a week until it opens and along with it the wiehle-reston parking garage. >> they'll travel to the pedestrian plaza to enter the bus vault or use an elevator bank or staircase to go down to wherever they're parked or catch their bus. >> reporter: we were taken below ground. the cameras, the first to tour the completed facility, which serves more like a transportation hub. class was in session for fairfax connector bus drivers. >> we're modifying 28 routes. we're adding 16 new routes as part of our silver line bus service changes. >> reporter: including shuttles to dulles airport. the garage has five levels of parking, a sheltered kiss and ride and this room. a massive locker for bikes. >> thought it would be nice to believe able to take the bike with you. when you can't, it's great to be able to store it here. >> reporter: we caught up with sean as he was checking out the ride to the station. >> i'm excited about this. you know, we've been looking

forward to this at metro for so long now. >> it's well lit and full of security cameras. perhaps most convenient -- >> the fix it station where people can fump u7 their tire, and there are basic tools available. >> what do you think will stand out? >> i think what will stand out to folks is just the scale on which this facility is. everything that's here, vehicles, buses, bikes, it's all here, and we're now connected to silver line. >> this place doesn't officially open to the public until metro starts running, and that's july 26th. prior to holding an open house here, you need to check it out for yourself. i'm david, news 4. so where exactly does the boost come from in that popular five hour energy drink? that's the question at the heart of a new legal battle. three states, washington, oregon, vermont, suing the makers of the popular drink for deceptive advertising. five hour energy claims a unique blend of vitamins and nutrients,

provides a shot of extra energy, without crashing later on. according to the lawsuit, the drink really only gives you energy from one ingredient, a concentrated shot of caffeine. five hour energy is suspected of being linked 13 deaths over the years. to our weather, doug joins us live from a backyard in rockville wrishgs think he has already had dinner and moved on to dessert. what's left, doug? >> siesta? >> yeah, trust me, that is definitely coming. no five hour energy drink for me. we're here with angelo right now. this is angelo's family. his two boys, his sister, his daughter over there, his niece. there's everybody else on the other side of the pool. [ cheering ] >> we're about to play sharks and minnows. they all have to get in first. who is first? no one? nobody? i know you guys will go in. you guys go in first. angelo, i want to say thank you guys for having us up to your house today.

phenomenal. great food, by the way. that was fantastic. >> thank you very much. fabulous. pleasure having you and your crew here as well. welcome you guys. we had a great time. my friends and family enjoyed your company as well. >> and i'm ready to bring my kids over. we're hopping in this pool tomorrow. you free tomorrow? >> yes, i am. i'm coming on over. let's take a look and show you the weather for your day on your saturday. looking really good. what's flying over us right now? oh, yeah. helicopters heading out to andrews air force base. what do we have? 83 degrees. the current temperature in rockville. 77 in the gaithersburg area, and once again, just a beautiful friday evening. storm team 4 radar is dry. it will stay that way right on through the night tonight. don't worry about any kind of rain as we move on through the rest of the area. then tomorrow high temperatures in the d.c. metro area. back up to 83 degrees. we'll be at 81 in buoy. 82 in camp springs under mostly cloudy skies. can't rule out an isolated shower, and a better hands for showers during the day on sunday, and then take a look at next week. next week starts to get a little bit on the warm and humid side. temperatures down the beach, if

are you heading down towards the beaches, ocean city, temperatures going to be quite nice. we've got the temperatures in the upper 70s to lower 80s both saturday and sunday. your beaches looking pretty good. 83 on your saturday. 84 on sunday. once again, a better chance of showers on sunday. then monday, tuesday, wednesday, that's when the heat comes back with a chance of showers, a few thunderstorms. some of the storms could be on the strong side. a high of 95 on wednesday. now, if you want me to come to your backyard, all you have to do is send me a picture of that backyard. tell us why we should come out to facebook.com/dougcammerer. maybe i can come out to your backyard as well. just like i did to this backyard. you guys with the mermaids a little earlier. thanks again. thanks. can i wear that outfit later on? no, no, no. no, no. all right. good-bye, everybody. we'll see you guys next week. >> all right. see you back here in the studio. >> we voted no for that mermaid thing on you as well. hey, a beautiful night out at nats park. how is it looking, carol? >> it's looking great. doug has more fans around him, but i'm having more fun, i

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find a reason to be outside somewhere. everyone -- everybody is outside enjoying this nice night, including carol, who is over alternates park. hey, carol. >> hey. it's a beautiful night here at nats park. it's a beautiful thing what's going inside the stadium. the nationals are in first place. they're back from the all-star break. they're looking to get some separation from the other first place team. they're tied with the atlanta braves in the nl east. we'll see tonighted when the real fun begins. the second half. there's a lot of scoreboard watching. the guys tell us today that it doesn't change the approach. >> there's no different mentality. everybody wants to win. everybody wants to be the last team standing. that's what we strive to be. we'll try to accomplish that. >> we're a great time, and like i said, we have a great line-up, great staff. one of the best in all of baseball. joe is glad to get going, and hopefully we can come out on

top. >> we'll see if they can come out hot tonight. steven straussberg takes the mound. tomorrow supposed to be gia gonzalez. sporting a 6-5 record and 3.56 e.r.a. today. we noticed today he was throwing a bullpen session. that's not something a pitcher does a day before a start. when we asked him what is up, he looked a little sheepish while answering. >> switch back for sunday. that's on my part. i wish i would have made it for practice, but sometimes, you know, weather permitting miami, though, it happened. >> was that good weather in miami? >> it was thunderstorms everywhere. don't let this suntan fool you. it's it was raining. >> he was coming back late with a little tan, but he is going to get a start against the brewers as they're opening up the three-game set tonight against that nl central first place team. gio again on sunday. tiger woods at the british open, he is back in the rough. a worried mcilroy, he is

strutting his stuff. he is a birdie machine rsh let's go to the highlights. mcilroy came into today with the leader after shooting a six under on day two. early on it was sergio garcia stealing the spotlight with the wind blowing. a second shot on number two. it is absolutely perfect. this one bounces and falls right to the cup for eagle. sergio in a six-way tie for third at six under. everybody waiting to see rory implode. keep waiting. mcilroy through the tall grass on ten. gets this one to roll to within feet from the cup. he would tap in for birdie and drop to nine under. tiger woods's luck not as good. on 16 tiger also from the grass. doesn't like how this one looks. lands in some more rough. woods clearly frustrated. he did make the cut at two over. as for rory, he gets cruising. third shot on 18. mcilroy, again, puts it right next to the cup.

he would tap in for his seventh birdie of the day. finished at 12 under. even with his four-stroke lead, he is keeping a level head. >> you don't want to get ahead of yourself. you don't want to look at what anyone else is in. you just have to really think about yourself and control what you can control. that's the big thing. the big challenge for me. i have been in this position before. you know, thaipgfully i have been able to get the job done, so, you know, hopefully that will stabbed with me over the weekend. >> rory mcle roadway, a two-time major winner, looking at the one do bite going into the weekend. meanwhile, redskins training camp next week. the team announced the fans are going to have to work before they can go because the large number in richmond last year, the skins are holding a lottery for training camp tickets. if are you planning to go to fan appreciation day on august 2nd for the patriots practices, august 4th through the 6th, you need to go to redskins.com and fill out a registration, and then keep your fengs crossed. guys, it sounds like it is going to be a hot, hot ticket at

training camp this year. >> well, that's good to get the warning from you to go on-line before you head over. >> quickly. >> the deadline is july 25th. >> "nbc nightly news" coming up next.

on our broadcast tonight, who's to blame for the shootdown of a commercial jetliner? tonight, who the evidence is starting to point to. also, the people who perished on board including an american, an indiana university student and a team of the world's top aids researchers. plus, the ground invasion moves deeper into gaza now, and the death toll is rising. our richard engel is there. homes burning more than 100 now evacuations underway amid a very dangerous situation. wildfires exploding tonight in the west. and some good news after a tough week our friday night making a difference report. "nightly news" begins now. from nbc news world headquarters in new york this is