i'm richard jordan at the live desk. new on news4 midday, president obama signs an executive order that offers new protection to members of the lbgt community. it's an executive order that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. this is for federal workers and

federal contractors. president clinton already offered federal employees protection and president obamain colluding gender identity and extending it to include federal contractors, just federal workers. that's the latest here at the live desk. back to you. now to the developing story, the israel-gaza conflict is in its bloodiest days now. israeli air strikes pounded gaza this morning. "the new york times" is reporting the israeli military stopped two advances into its territory via tunnels from the gaza strip. gaza returned rocket fire in southern israel. air raid sirens blaired over tel aviv as people on the street ran for cover. more than 500 palestinians and 20 israelis, including two civilians, have been killed. we're also just learning about an attack on a hospital in the gaza strip today. reuters is reporting that a tank shell hit that hospital, killing a patient and three visitors. all this as secretary of state

john kerry races to egypt this morning. his goal, forge a truce between israel and hamas. the u.s. will urge the palestinian militants to accept a cease-fire. so far it has rejected one offered by cairo. instead hamas is waiting on an alternative proposal by turkey and qatar. this evening protests are planned outside the nation's largest pro-israel organization. christians for united israel are hosting their annual d.c. summit at the convention center. several groups are expected to stage demonstrations condemning the israeli war in gaza. >> israel out of palestine. >> meanwhile pro-palestinian protesters spent the night outside the white house. hundreds for the palestinian rights to return coalition gathered telling the u.s. to stop military funding to israel. they claim israel's attack on gaza was unprovoked and called for an immediate end to the violence. secretary of state john kerry appeared on "meet the press" yesterday and expressed support for israel, adding that the u.s.

is hopeful for a cease-fire. i want to show you live pictures coming in from the white house right now as we wait to hear from president obama. he's expected to speak from there, from the south lawn there, any minute now about the situation in ukraine, including the downing of malaysian airlines flight 17. we are waiting for the president. he should be out any moment this morning. we'll take you there live as soon as that begins. right now storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here with us. a cloudy start to the morning and the heat and humidity building back isn't. >> coming back after that wonderful break and really during the height of our usual heat and humidity, it was a wonderful break. there is capitol hill under a mostly cloudy sky, a little sun coming through the high clouds. right now reagan national is at 79. dew point at 64. that is rather humid. not quite the sweltering humidity. but wait, that's coming. that's going to be moving in by tomorrow. and a light southeasterly breeze. temperatures right now are in the mid to upper 70s around the

chesapeake bay. our nearby suburb, prince george's county now upper 70s. mid-70s out in northern virginia. we have this breaking news, aaron. >> the president now taking the podium in the south lawn now to speak about the incident in ukraine. good morning, everybody. i want to make a brief statement about the tragedy in ukraine. before i do, though, i want to note that secretary kerry has departed for the middle east. as i've said many times, israel has a right to defend itself against rocket and tunnel attacks from hamas. and as a result of its operations, israel has already done significant damage to hamas' terrorist infrastructure in gaza. i've also said, however, that we have serious concerns about the rising number of palestinian civilian deaths and the loss of israeli lives. and that is why it now has to be our focus and the focus of the international community to bring about a cease-fire that ends the

fighting and that can stop the deaths of innocent civilians, both in gaza and in israel. so if secretary kerry will meet with allies and partners, i have instructed him to push for an immediate cessation of hostilities based on a return to the november 2012 cease-fire agreement between israel and hamas in gaza. the work will not be easy. obviously there are enormous passions involved in this and some very difficult strategic issues involved. nevertheless, i've asked john to do everything he can to help facilitate a cessation to hostilities. we don't want to see any more civilians getting killed. with respect to ukraine, it's now been four days since malaysian airlines flight 17 was shot down over territory controlled by russian-backed

separatists in ukraine. over the last several days, our hearts have been absolutely broken as we've learned more about the extraordinary and beautiful lives that were lost. men, women and children and infants who were killed so suddenly and so senselessly. our thoughts and prayers continue to be with their families around the world who are going through just unimaginable grief. i've had the opportunity to speak to a number of leaders around the world whose citizens were lost on this flight, and all of them remain in a state of shock but, frankly, also in a state of outrage. our immediate focus is on recovering those who were lost. investigating exactly what happened and putting forward the facts. we have to make sure that the

truth is out and that accountability exists. now, international investigators are on the ground. they have been organized. i have sent teams, other countries have sent teams. they are prepared, they are organized to conduct what should be the kinds of protocols and scouring and collecting of evidence that should follow any international incident like this. what they need right now is immediate and full access to the crash site. they need to be able to conduct a prompt and full and unimpeded as well as transparent investigation. recovery personnel have to do the solemn and sacred work of recovering the remains of those who were lost. ukrainian president poroshenko has declared a demilitaryized

zone around the crash site. there are teams prepared to recover the remains of those who have been lost but unfortunately the russian-backed separatists who control the area continue to block the investigation. they have repeatedly prevented international investigators from gaining full access to the wreckage. as investigators approached, they fired their weapons into the air. these separatists are removing evidence from the crash site, all of which begs the question what exactly are they trying to hide? moreover, these russian-backed separatists are removing bodies from the crash site. oftentimes without the care that we would normally expect from a tragedy like this. this is an insult to those who have lost loved ones. it's the kind of behavior that has no place in the community of nations. now, russia has extraordinary influence over these

separatists, no one denies that. russia has urged them on, russia has trained them. we know that russia has armed them with military equipment and weapons, including anti-aircraft weapons. keyeparatist leaders are russian citizens. so given its direct influence over the separatists, russia and president putin in particular has direct responsibility to compel them to cooperate with the investigation. that is the least that they can do. president putin says that he supports a full and fair investigation, and i appreciate those words, but they have to be supported by actions. the burden now is on russia to insist that the separatists stop tampering with the evidence, grant investigators who are already on the ground immediate, full and unimpeded access to the crash site. the separatists and the russian sponsors are responsible for the

safety of the investigators doing their work. and along with our allies and partners, we will be working this issue at the united nations today. more broadly, as i've said throughout this crisis and the crisis in ukraine generally, and i've said this directly to president putin as well as publicly, my preference continues to be finding a diplomatic resolution within ukraine. i believe that can still happen. that is my preference today and it will continue to be my preference. but if russia continues to violate ukraine's sovereignty and to back these separatists and these separatists become more and more dangerous and now are risks not simply to the people inside of ukraine but the broader international community, then russia will only further isolate itself from the international community and the costs for russia's behavior will only continue to increase. now is the time for president putin and russia to pivot away

from the strategy that they have been taking and get serious about trying to resolve hostilities within ukraine in a way that respects ukraine's sovereignty and respects the right of the ukrainian people to make their own decisions about their own lives. and time is of the essence. our friends and allies need to be able to recover those who were lost. that's the least we can do. that's the least that decency demands. families deserve to be able to lay their loved ones to rest with dignity. the world deserves to know exactly what happened. and the people of ukraine deserve to determine their own future. thanks. >> president obama speaking from the south lawn of the white house this morning talking about the situation in ukraine, calling on the russians to take direct responsibility to compel separatists to stop tampering with evidence at the site of the

malaysia airlines flight 17 crash there in eastern ukraine, saying that the separatists who control that area need to give immediate, full and uninterrupted access to international teams that are now on the ground in ukraine prepared to do the work to recover bodies and to recover evidence in the crash, the downing of malaysia airlines flight 17. we are going to continue to keep an eye on this story for you, of course, an bring you more developments as they come in. at this point we want to turn to some health news and tell you the key, apparently, to losing weight could actually have something to do with how much sleep you get. that's according to a sleep study out of the university of chicago. the study shows people who don't get enough sleep have increased levels of a hunger hormone. they also consume about 300 more calories a day than folks who are more well rested. sleep scientists suggest that most people need 7 to 8 hours of sleep per night. today an american hero will be honored by president obama. coming up, what ryan pitts did

despite being injured and facing as many as 200 taliban fighters. another american hero being honored this morning as well, neil armstrong. a look at what's being named for the astronaut. and a look at whether this morning's cloudy skies will clear for the afternoon. we're sending storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein outside to give us an

happening today, the nba, at&t and the wife of apple founder steve jobs are joining president obama's initiative to mentor young men of color. the nba will include 25,000 new mentors to work with at-risk kids. at&t is investing $18 million in educational programs and the emerson collective, founded by lauren powell jobs, is committing $50 million to sl collaborate with school districts. later today the president will honor staff sergeant ryan pitts with a medal of honor. in 2008 the new jersey native as

hit by a grenade in afghanistan, but he continued to fight. texas governor rick perry may be planning to send national guardsmen to the u.s. border with mexico to increase security. according to "the washington post" about 1,000 guards will be stationed there. governor perry is keeping quiet on the plan until a new conference this afternoon. he's called on president obama to make the call. the news comes amid a surge in undocumented immigrant children crossing the border. this week four politicians will try to live on a minimum wage salary. they will live on just $77 this week. it's part of the live the wage challenge that encourages congress to raise the minimum wage. it's been five years since the federal minimum wage was increased. this afternoon creigh deeds will meet to examine the state's mental health system. it was formed after deeds' son stabbed him and then killed himself hours after being released from a hospital because of a lack of room.

deeds hopes the panel will catapult virginia to the forefront in states' efforts to get help for the mentally ill. richard jordan is following some breaking news. >> tracee wilkins reports that the prince george's county council has just given the approval for construction to begin for the mgm casino down at national harbor. it's a $925 million development. now that the council has given the green light, that means that mgm can start getting its construction permits and start building on the 20-plus acres of land they have there. construction could start in a few weeks. if things goes smoothly, we could have that mgm casino open by the summer of 2016, in just two years. that's the latest here from the live desk. a traffic alert if you're driving to reagan national today. right now pepco is doing some emergency manhole repair work on the george washington national parkway. it's right along exit 233 to the airport. there will be partial and full

lane closures on the ramp from now until friday. if you're heading to the airport, use the first exit ramp to reagan national grounds. the long-time fire chief of the spotsylvania county volunteer fire department has died. fire chief thomas w.osterheld passed away this weekend. he was chief of the department almost 50 years. he retired in 2011. his funeral will be held on thursday at the spotswood baptist church in fredericksburg. in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the spotsylvania volunteer fire department. developing in washington state, calmer winds giving firefighters the chance they need to tame a wildfire. the carlton complex fire covers more than 238,000 acres. flames have ripped through communities there reducing them to rubble. 150 homes and businesses have been destroyed. up to 500 more have been evacuated. bad weather could postpone tomorrow's scheduled departure of the costa concordia cruise ship. the salvage master told reporters that crews would

re-evaluate the forecast this afternoon. the ship was uprighted off the italian coast last week. crews said weather, especially the winds, made diving operations difficult overnight. >> well, the good thing is that she's coming up. the bad thing is that she's not going to be able to set sail. the more she comes up, the more the wind comes up making it tougher to control. so we need to get her up but we need to be careful with the size of the sail that she has. >> there people died when the costa concordia ran aground and capsized in january of 2012. we want to check back in again with tom kierein. he's outside on the storm team 4 weather deck now. tom, how's it feel out there? >> it's fairly pleasant. you notice an increased humidity but it's really not oppressive yet. that is going to be arriving tomorrow and into wednesday and thursday. right now a lot of clouds around much of the region and a little bit of a breeze coming in out of the south and east. there's the live view from our storm team 4 city camera

overlooking washington and the potomac river. some breaks in the clouds, a little sunshine in and out and temperatures are near 80 in washington. right by the bay it's in the 70s. we're in the mid to upper 70s just about everywhere else from the mountains to the atlantic beaches. now here's timing on potential thundershowers this afternoon. those areas you see in green, maybe some thundershowers mid-afternoon around 3:00. most of that is south and west of the metro area. by 5:00 anything that does get going throughout much of virginia will begin to break down, although there may be still some out in western maryland, in the mountains of west virginia some isolated thundershowers there. by 8:00 p.m. most of that activity will begin to dissipate. by late evening we'll just have a partly to mostly cloudy sky. hour by hour through the afternoon we'll be hovering in the mid-80s by 4:00 and just a small chance of an isolated thundershower, a little sunshine in and out, and then this evening temperatures drop back down to near 80 by late evening. and partly cloudy to mostly

cloudy skies through the night tonight. storm team 4 four-day forecast, tomorrow morning around 70 degrees and during the day on tuesday, getting more humid. highs around 90. and maybe an isolated thundershower tomorrow afternoon. then a likelihood of some scattered storms beginning to move in on wednesday. off and on on thursday as well, a few passing thundershowers coming on through. highs in the low 90s both of these days with sweltering humidity, but a nice break moving in. on friday and saturday, highs in the 80s. lower humidity. partly cloudy friday. great weather for outdoor activities on saturday. lots of sunshine, highs near 90. and then on sunday, morning lows in the 60s, afternoon highs in the upper 80s. might get a few isolated thundershowers late on sunday afternoon. so no big heat wave, just increased humidity for the next few days and then a break coming in end of the week. and the first part of the weekend. that is the way it looks, aaron.

>> looks pretty good. thank you, tom, appreciate it. some good news at the pump this week. gas prices around our area are dropping. in d.c. you're paying an average of $3.82 for a gallon of regular unleaded. in maryland you're looking at $3.60 right now. virginia, gas is going to cost you $3.39 a gallon on average. and in west virginia, $3.69 per gallon. virginia apparently having a tough time enforcing its no texting and driving law. one year after the law went into effect, people are still taking the risk of picking up the phone. fairfax county has the highest rate of driver that say break the no texting law. 318 convictions. that was followed by prince william county with 130 convictions and the city of virginia beach with 126. lo loudoun county came in fifth with 50. the sale of the los angeles clippers will be back in court. the trial will determine whether donald sterling's estranged wife, shelly, has the right to sell the team for $2 billion.

sterling agreed to the sale but then tried to revoke consent. the future of the clippers has been up in the air since recordings of donald sterling making racist remarks were made public earlier this year. redskins fans finally have something to look forward to this week. this thursday is the beginning of skins training camp. the team is training in richmond again this year. most practices are at 8:35 in the morning and 4:10 in the afternoon to keep the players away from all the heat of the middle of the day. some important dates for you to remember, fan appreciation day is august 2nd. the first preseason game august 7th, just a couple of weeks from now. we are less than seven weeks away from the first game on september 7th against the texans. folks in salt lake city know how to cool off on a hot summer's day. thousands took part in an event called slide the city yesterday. it transformed main street there into a 1,000-foot-long slip n slide. it's well padded underneath. about 3,000 people came out to

try it for themselves. salt lake citiest slide the city is a nationwide event that travels around the country. it says look for an event soon in baltimore. well, it was one small step that has had a lasting impression on history. today nasa honored the first human to ever walk on the moon. the kennedy space center just renamed the building to honor the late neil armstrong. that building was the one armstrong stayed in before the apollo 11 mission. ron mott looks back at 45 years ago to that one small step. >> it's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> reporter: when first neil armstrong, then buzz aldrin stepped out for a sunday stroll on july 20th, 1969. >> beautiful view. >> reporter: the world watched their every move, hung on every word with wonderment. >> the scene that i immediately saw was the brightness of twith

shadows because the sun was at a low angle behind us. and the horizon was so clear. visibility was perfect. because there's no air up there. >> reporter: up there on the moon, 238,000 miles from more familiar terrain. the apollo 11 mission was ground breaking on so many fronts. >> it was arguably the most technological event in the 20th century. >> reporter: jay covered space for nbc news for more than a half century. >> when they accomplished the walk on the moon, they jumped 50 years ahead in technology. you wouldn't have the cell phones and all that you hold in your hands today had they not gone to the moon. >> reporter: nasa marked the anniversary this weekend in new york. >> you've been on the moon. >> yes, sir. >> what's the next frontier? >> mars. >> reporter: with sights fixed on making another giant leap. >> going to mars, searching for life in the universe has really enabled us to blend technology

and creativity and innovation. >> reporter: that combination fuels dreamers like 11-year-old evan, awe struck by apollo's long ago moon landing. >> it's very cool because nobody knew what it was like up there until they went and they got to be the first to see it. >> reporter: a first with ever lasting impact, planting seeds of discovery still growing. ron malt, nbc news, new york. >> still amazing to see those images all these years later. imagine a camera that can capture every moment of your day. it is available now, but it's also making some people a little worried about their privacy. and she captured the respect of people around the country when she became the first woman to complete the qualifying course on the nbc show "american ninja warrior." we will talk to her about that challenge coming up next.

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casey is the first woman ever to make it to american ninja warrior's final round.

she's just five feet tall, weighs about 100 pounds. she's now moving on to las vegas where she'll go head to head with dozens of other finalists around the country and casey is joining us with more on how she's getting ready for this next big challenge. casey, first, i've seen people get shut down on this show so congratulations to you for making it to this point. >> hi, guys. thank you so much. >> it's great to see you. how has this past week been since this last episode aired? >> it's been a crazy, amazing, overwhelming just awesome week. lots of people are really excited about it and it's been a surprise. i had no idea that so many people would care so much. >> you're doing some amazing things, so it draws a lot of attention. i know that you were a division i gymnast out of towson a few years ago. do you feel like that helped get you ready for this american ninja challenge? >> definitely. competing in gymnastics my whole life physically and mentally

definitely prepared me for something big like this. >> so what do you think it is that makes this so hard, especially for american to make it through the obstacle courses here on the tv show. what makes it so difficult? >> it's tough. i think that the chance that you take when you're doing the obstacles is definitely the biggest thing. you can practice an obstacle 100 times and one of though times no matter how good you are, you're going to have a little slip-up, whether it's something slips or your mind -- you lose focus for a second. there's just so many variables that come into play that when you're out on that course there's a very slight chance that you're going to do perfectly. >> so you feel like there's absolutely the physical challenge but some of it is mental too, you have to keep your head in the game as you're going through this course? >> definitely. you can be as physically ready as possible but mentally if you're super nervous and not staying calm, you won't be able to do what you're capable of. it holds you back a little bit, so i just try to stay calm and have fun.

>> we know the finals are going to air september 1st. how are you preparing for the next big challenge here? >> there's definitely a balance. it's superexciting and a really big deal but you don't want to push too hard. i was in my best shape going into dallas so i want to keep doing the same thing, stay super focused and get ready. >> well, good luck to you in las vegas. we'll be rooting for you. "american ninja warrior" is on tonight at 9:00 here on nbc4. thanks a lot, casey. >> thanks so much. well, today you will notice a price increase if you're buying a plane ticket. that's because the tsa fee just doubled. the so-called september 11th security fee was $2.50 for each leg of the trip now we're going to pay a flat $5.60 for all flights and any connection longer than four hours will count as a separate hike. the fee was mandated by congress. airline officials are upset because that money will not be spent to improve tsa or airport

security, rather it will reduce the deficit. if you're booking a trip and want to find a good hotel, jd power may help you out. the four seasons topped its list of luxury hotels based on guest satisfaction. holiday inn scored top marks with the midscale hotel tier. jd power surveyed guests on key factors like reservations, rooms, services and fees. hotels fall into eight categories, ranging from luxury to budget. you can find the whole list of hotels on jdpower.com. if the word "summer" stresses you out, you are not alone. there was a recent study that says americans, a third of us, are more stressed during the summer months than any other season of the year. the biggest reason you're stressed? you're not sleeping. apparently it's harder for some of us to get a good night's rest in the hotter months. also, since the days are longer, we tend to cram in as many activities as we can. here are a few of the other stress factors. you're planning a vacation maybe, dealing with seasonal

allergies, and of course kids are out of school which puts all kinds of new stresses on parents. a new study suggesting that disadvantaged teens may get more than an academic boost by attending top-notch high schools. ucla researchers compared two groups of teenagers from low income neighborhoods in los angeles. one group was offered admission to successful public charter schools while the over was not. the study found 36% of selected kids engaged in at least one of 11 risky behaviors, like binge drinking or unsafe sex compared with 42% of other teens. well, cool or creepy? more people are turning to wearable cameras to take thousands of photos every day their entire day. some call it life lawing. bob hanson shows us how this take on twitter and instagram are going to a whole new level. >> reporter: it's an afternoon at balboa park and everywhere i go, i'm taking pictures. but not with a camera around my shoulder, but with a small black

camera hanging on my front pocket. >> it doesn't bother me. if you're in public, you have to accept that people can take pictures of you. >> i think it can be kind of creepy. >> if you want to take a picture, get your camera and take a picture. >> reporter: every second this wearable camera from live shot snaps a digital image. once you put it on, you can forget about it. it takes picture after picture, thousands of shots every hour. it can be of people at the park, people you work with, people at the store, people at the fair, it doesn't matter. every second another picture is taken and then streamed together into a time lapse diary of your day. >> categorizing and logging all of the seemingly insignificant events in your life. >> reporter: while it's your life, since you're wearing the camera, you're actually taking pictures of everyone but you. people you come across in the course of your day, whether it's in a public setting or a private one. >> i think it's a little weird,

but it's a free country, right? >> even though you're out in public, you don't want everybody to see your picture all the time. >> it invades people's privacy. >> reporter: but does a small camera constantly taking pictures really invade anyone's privacy? it certainly becomes a problem when you capture images in private spaces like homes, businesses and bathrooms or when pointing at protected intellectual property like movies or plays. >> if you're pointing a camera at someone, they can say please don't take my picture. here they don't even know their picture is being taken and uf t unfortunately there is nothing they can do about it. >> reporter: kim got is concerned that cameras using for fun are also prying into people's lives, especially when a stream of images like this are shared on social networking sites. >> that to me is an invasion beyond a level that i don't think we can all quite yet comprehend what the ramifications will be. >> reporter: but while people debate, the pictures are still

being taken. our lives captured in a series of type lapse photographs, whether we like it or not. >> it may not be ethical, but there's not a whole lot we can do about it. >> i'm thinking it's pretty creepy. that was bob hanson reporting. there are clear laws that protect people from having their voices recorded without knowing it but those laws don't apply to pictures, especially in public places. the royal family getting ready to sell rate prince george's first birthday and he's already walking. it's a newly released photo, baby george walking all by himself or toddling. later today more pictures released. he turns 1 tomorrow. coming up why some are questioning a new partnership involving the girl scouts. plus storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein back with more

we are following several developing stories throughout the day here on nbc4. first right now leaders from around the world trying to figure out how to get the remains of the 298 people killed on the downed malaysia airlines jet out of ukraine. armed separatists led a group of dutch forensic investigators to examine the bodies today. they're being kept in refrigerated train cars. the investigators say those cars must be moved today. right now president obama holding a town hall meeting at an education center here in washington. he's announcing new commitments for his initiative aimed at helping young men. it's called my brother's keeper. and we are keeping an eye on wall street for you. the dow down more than 100 points this morning, but has rebounded some in the last hour. we'll keep you up to date on nbcwashington.com if stock prices begin to drop again. during her 55 years, barbie has been everything from a princess to a pilot. now the latest edition of the doll has her joining the ranks of the girl scouts, and some are not too happy about that. nbc's janet shamlian explains.

>> reporter: they're known for selling cookies, but are the girl scouts selling out? america's newest girl scout is barbie. she joined the troop as part of a $2 million deal with mattel. in addition to the new doll, girl scouts can earn a barbie badge. it's the first patch ever with a corporate sponsor. with her passion for fashion and that impossible hourglass figure, consumer groups are blasting the partnership, saying a barbie in a scout uniform sends the wrong message. >> barbie is basically a terrible role model for girls. she's not about what the girl scouts' principles are which have to do with leadership and courage. >> reporter: the girl scouts strongly defend the partnership and the new doll, saying that barbie has a wholesome image. >> girls and moms alike associate this doll with the outdoors, camps, giving back in

your community, and we think that those are really positive messages to be sending to all of our girls. >> who's a girl scout here? >> reporter: but can barbie cut it as a girl scout? >> absolutely. >> reporter: in a world where kids are bombarded by ads at an early age, this mom thinks the dolls and the past are no big deal. >> i think that the girls can identify with barbie. it might create a problem for us as parents. but the girls love them. it represents what they love. it's a win-win. >> it passes the girl scout test? >> yes. >> that was janet shamlian reporting there. in a statement mattel stands by it's three-year deal with the girl scouts saying barbie's mission is a good fit with the scouts, aspiring girls' imaginations and showing them they can be anything they want to be. time now for a final check on our forecast this morning. tom joins us again. how are we looking for the start of the afternoon? >> not too bad.

it's still fairly comfortable. temperatures as we approach the noon hour under a mostly cloudy sky are right around 80 degrees. that's a live view from our city camera. reagan national is at 81. we're in the upper 70s elsewhere. and through the day we'll get a little sunshine in and out during the afternoon. right now storm team 4 radar scanning the sky. don't have any storms here locally. much farther south, just south of richmond there's been an air -- area of diminishing showers. those are pretty much breaking up and dissipating now. later this afternoon we might have an isolated thundershower, just a small chance of that as temperatures just peak in the mid-80s by mid-afternoon. overall a pretty nice summer day, just a little more humid. not a lot of sun. then overnight tonight we'll be mostly cloudy. by dawn tomorrow right around 70 degrees. a little hotter on tuesday. afternoon highs near 90. and partly sunny again, but more

humid tomorrow and really steamy as we get into wednesday and then on thursday highs low 90s both of those days. small chance of a storm tomorrow. a greater chance of showers and storms on wednesday and again on thursday. then a nice break coming in for friday and saturday. lower humidity, cooler temperatures, great for outdoor activities. getting a little more humid sunday, might get an isolated storm. that's the way it looks, we'll see you tomorrow morning. and that is news4 midday. thank you for joining us today as well. be sure to tune in from 4:00 until 7:00 for all the day's news. we're back here tomorrow morning at 4:26 a.m. with news4 today and until then we hope you have a great day. is. detted@@ñ@dea?tted@6

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beautiful. >> absolutely gorgeous. >> fine outside my window. casey kasem daughter we had kerry last time and julie this time. where is their father's body. this is this is a mystery the girls