course of the day. had the rain here yesterday. wind out of the west at 3 miles per hour. much quieter than yesterday, as far as showers and thunderstorms are concerned. cloud deck to our north and west. and a few clouds roll in from time to time. the trend will be mostly sunny skies and dry this afternoon, with an isolated risk of a popup shower. maybe a thunderstorm if you're watching in southern maryland along the lower eastern shore. forecast for your monday, lots of sunshine. temperatures back in generally the mid-90s. 94 in washington. 94 bowie. and 95 culpepper. gets hotter from here. i'll have details on our mini heat wave coming up in a couple of minutes. and a look at the five-day with a bit of a cooldown further out. tony, back to you. thank you very much. we've been following breaking news concerning metro. the dupont circle station had been shut down before 9:00 this morning, because of a disabled

train. >> dupont circle has reopened. red line riders could expect to see delays as the backlog of passengers at the platform at dupont is thinned out. still delays there, however. in the meantime, metro is still trying to figure out technical difficulties. over the weekend a computer glitch shut the system down twice. >> this morning metro officials are taking steps to make sure there are no additional problems. fox5's melanie alnwick is monitoring metro for us, and she is live at headquarters with the details now. melanie? >> reporter: good morning. the way metro explained it to me, is if you have a particular commuter program that causes your computer to crash. let's say every time you open up microsoft word your computer crashes, you wouldn't open word as a protective measure. so that is one of the measures the rail and the i.t. department are taking this morning while they still are trying to figure out what caused this computer glitch ads

they're calling it. metro officials say in their view it is not a safety issue. the problem happened twice over the weekend. the computer malfunction that brought trains to a standstill over the weekend twice. it first happened saturday between 2:10 in the afternoon and $250 and again between 12:30 in the morning and 1:00 a.m. sunday. metro described the problem as something that was in its rail operations control center. there is a system, sort of a computer screen, that allows controllers to see where the trains are on a digital map. it also remotely controls the switches, and that suddenly went dark. each time we're told metro says the safety systems worked, the trains were able to hold their positions at the next station, go to the safest location. passenger delays lasted as long as 40 minutes. they say the train operators were able to use traffic lights along side the tracks and speed commands were transmitted to each train's control. they say there was radio

communication between the trains and control center at all times. again, allison and tony, metro is saying they're still trying to figure out what caused the crash, but they're saying what is really important is they want to let riders know that system that detects where the trains are on the tracks and keeps an appropriate distance between the trains, that that system was never compromised over the weekend. they did say that they contacted ntsb as a precaution to let them know what was going on. i spoke with the vice chairman of the tri-state oversight committee, which basically has -- they look over any time these incidents happen. and he told me metro will have to submit a report to them within three days. hopefully by then we'll get a sense of what is happening. back to you. >> thank you very much. also today, metro officials will join local lawmakers and federal transit officials to

discuss the safety standards for rail systems. president obama signed the legislation into law earlier this month. the recommendations will be the responsibility of the transportation department. they are likely to include minimum crash worthiness standards, improved evacuation and rescue features and black box like data recorders similar to the kind they have on airplanes now. new this morning, there will be another round of talks on whether to hold a special session on expanding gambling in maryland. governor o'malley is meeting with leaders from prince george's and montgomery counties and baltimore city today. then with leaders from the state house and the senate tomorrow. lawmakers have been at odds over whether to allow a sixth casino in prince george's county. some believe it would siphon customers from other maryland casinos. >> as you say, at the beginning people are enamored by the newness of the casino.

they may come from other states to come in. that does bring revenue in. but over time, it just doesn't grow with inflation even. >> a bill would have to be paced by august 20th to get on the ballot by this november. the search for a missing man in prince george's county, police are asking for your help finding this man. oscar washington. he was last seen yesterday morning in his daughter's back yard in bowie. the 75-year-old suffers from high blood pressure and memory loss. if you have seen him or know where he is, you're asked to call prince george's county police. howard county police on the hunt for the man accused of going on a shooting spree at a salon in our area. happened over the weekend at the nail and hair care spa on richards valley road in ellicott city. 35-year-old tuan pham allegedly showed up at the spa where his ex-girlfriend works and shot

her and her friend. police say he and his ex- girlfriend have two children together. both victims in critical condition. police found his car in column about, but it was unoccupied. police on the hunt for the men involved in an attempted robbery that set off a deadly accident. armed gunmen approached the people in and outside the car sunday morning. the car's driver got scared and accidently ran over one of the people on the ground and that person later died. so far, no arrests in this case. fresh off a weekend tour in virginia, president obama is headed to the midwest now. he'll fly to cincinnati, ohio today, his second trip to the state in less than a month. he'll highlight his administration's economic

accomplishments, particularly about the 20auto bailout. the president will also continue to hammer his rival's business record and tax plans, saying a mitt romney administration would spurrier job growth in foreign countries. >> mitt romney will campaign in louisiana, fending off accusations about his tenure at bain capital, and resisting calls to release more tax returns. romney spoke out about the president's charge this morning on fox&friend. >> well, the best offense is to look at the president's record. i really think the american people are going to tire, and probably have already tired of all the attacks and misdirected as they are. one after the other has been shown by independent fact checkers to be dishonest and false. so a campaign based on

falsehood and dishonesty does not have long legs. in my opinion, the issue people care about is who can get the american economy going again. >> romney's campaign denies the accusations and has demanded an apology. the white house isn't budging. developing in the middle east this morning, rebels in syria describe fighting near the capital as "the most intense since the uprising began." the army has blasted rebel strongholds with mortars and the revolt has reached a symbolic threshold. it's a civil war the red cross says. the u.s. secretary of state met with the head of egypt's government in cairo yesterday. hillary rodham clinton tried to get him to accept the recent group that won elections. but he's taking a tough line. also, mrs. clinton's car was hit by tomatoes and water bottles as she left. some shouted monica, monica, in

reference to the lewinski scandal in the 90s. she is now meeting leaders in israel this morning. a church in boston praying for the release of its pastor kidnapped in egypt. the 61-year-old was abducted along with another american tourist and their guide friday. the american embassy in cairo is working with egyptian authorities to bring the americans home. beaches in australia are still closed after a deadly great white attack over the weekend. this happened saturday while a 24-year-old and his friend surfed off the coast of wedge island. officials are using helicopters and boats to track the shark with the hope of killing it and recovering the young man's remains. it marks the fifth shark fatality off the country's southwest coast in less than a year. dragging efforts at an iowa lake suspended as the search for a pair of missing girls enters its fourth day. >> authorities searched the

lake for days, but turned up nothing. marianne rafferty with more. >> reporter: the hunt is on for the whereabouts of two missing cousins in iowa. 8-year-old and the 11-year-old were last seen riding their bikes in evansdale friday. >> asked to go for a short bike ride. >> reporter: a few hours after they were reported missing, police discovered their bikes near a lake. elizabeth's cell phone was found 20 feet away from the bikes. >> i, myself, have taught her if a stranger approaches you, you know, number one, don't talk to them. walk the other direction. and then i told her, if they have a hold of your arm, drop to the ground, kick, fight, scream. >> reporter: but with no evidence pointing to a kidnapping, police haven't issued an amber alert. >> because we have no person that was seen and we have no vehicle that was described. so we can't issue an amber alert by their guidelines. >> reporter: hundreds of

volunteers are lending a hand, and searchers are walking the surrounding areas trying to track down any clues that could aid police. >> brought in search and rescue dogs and they found nothing. >> reporter: family members are holding onto hope that the two will be found alive. >> positive thinking is all we have right now. and our faith, that god will bring them back. >> reporter: more than $15,000 is being offered to anyone who may have information that could help find the girls. in new york, marianne rafferty, fox news. women are finally scoring higher than men on i.q. tests. according to a new study, women's test scores are rising at a faster rate than men. one theory is juggling family and working have made women more intelligent. an expert says higher iqs are the result of the modern world.

>> say it has something to do with multitasking. >> using our mind in ways we never have before. the calendar may say summer, but some local students are spending their time back in the classroom. >> still ahead, we're going to take you inside the first engineering for kids camp and show you what makes this so special. >> plus, team u.s.a. takes over the district. where you can go for early olympic action. >> first, though, not good news here. the latest fallout from the extreme drought across the midwest. we'll take a look when we come back. it's 9:12.    

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parts of arizona are under water. folks are cleaning up after flash flooding over the weekend. look at that.

it costs tens of thousands of dollars at least in property damage. lightning blamed for a tragedy in houston, texas. two people died from a lightning strike. 200 people were in the area when the storm hit. some areas of the nation see heavy rain, and it's a different story in the midwest. >> extreme heat and lack of rainfall has led to dry conditions and it's getting worse creating big problems for area farmers. sarah joins us instudio with details. >> today it could be announced the 2012 drought is one of the top 10 worst in u.s. history. it could rank up there with some years of the dust bowl during the great depression. >> we're in the worst position here today than we've been in in about 30 years. >> reporter: a lack of significant rainfall continues to cause problems for those in

the midwest. lack of water in indianapolis has prompted city officials to enact a mandatory watering ban. patrols are on the lookout, as residents are prohibited from watering lawns, washing cars and filling swimming pools. >> we want to make sure everybody realizes this is a serious violation. >> reporter: the drought is also leaving an impact on a number of food banks and community kitchens. private and commercialal guard eners usually donate extra crops, but the drought has depleted their supply. >> the farmers would like to do that, but don't have the extra product. they either don't have it from the get-go, or they, you know, there's nothing extra after farmer's market. >> reporter: things not much better in parts of wisconsin, either. governor walker has declared a state of emergency in 42 counties due to the drought or dry conditions. as a result, some familiarers say they're worried about their live stock. much of the grass and plant life is drying up, resulting in

a food shortage. >> i would say most cattle producers running cows or any type of animals on pasture are going to be out of feed in the next 30 days. >> the conditions are so bad in some areas that the department of agriculture is trying to streamline the process for farmers to apply for government disaster help. and there is no end in sight. that's because we're barely halfway through 2012 and july is one of the dryest months of the year. as you can see, it could continue to keep on going and not good for the farmers. >> thank you. still ahead, coming up in sports, team u.s.a. here in d.c. and a special delivery for spike lee at yesterday's yankees' game. >> first, holly morris is live on the links at the national building museum. >> reporter: there's a new project going on now and it looks a lot like this.

this is one of the holes here, one of 12, just for the summer. coming up, we're going to talk about this project and your need to come out here and play a little miniature golf yourself. it's all live later on fox 5 morning news. stay with us.      

making headlines, how wall street reacts to the latest economic data. new survey out today shows analysts growing more pessimistic about the second half of 2012. theypoint to the impacts on the u.s. from europe's financial crisis and possible exploration of the so-called bush era tax cuts, and possible cuts in federal spending are three of the main factors. it's the end of the line for msnbc. the media venture came to an end last night after 16 years. the peacock network, now owned

by comcast will buy out the software maker. the network and its web site will be rebranded. finally, the annual screen on the green kicks off tonight on the national mall. first up, the classic "butch cassidy and the sundance kid." cool thing to do. new dream team tonight at the verizon center taking on brazil. >> the team has been practicing in d.c. all weekend. tip off for the men at 8:00 p.m. the u.s. women will take on brazil also tonight at 5:30. before saturday's practice, team u.s.a. took time to honor the military with a hoops for troops event. it included a little one-on-one between a wounded warrior and kobe bryant. the women's team was also on hand to present troops with special medals. the ladies later did a clinic

for daughters of service personnel. some vets had basketballs signed by their basketball stars. >> very cool. the bats and balls were flying yesterday at yankee stadium making for a close call for one v.i.p. fan. bat goes flying into the stand. director spike lee scoops up the souvenir. that's crazy. >> spike lee does love his sports. >> he does. >> i got it! >> spike lee gets it. he should have been careful here. imagine if he had hit someone. >> he's spike lee. he wouldn't hit anybody with the bat. >> all right. it's a one-of-a-kind way to spend your summer and taking place now. >> coming up, our wisdom martin joins us live from inside the engineering for kids summer camp to show us what makes it so very special.

>> but first, why the plug was pulled on springsteen and mccartney during the middle of an historic encore.    [ romney ] i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message.

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[ applause ] [ booing ] >> the crowd booing, not because of springsteen and mccartney. they were silenced over the weekend. the plug got pulled saturday night during a concert in hyde park in london. >> the boss already exceeded the deadline by half an hour when mccartney joined him on stage. the pair got through a few beatles' song before organizers cut off their microphones. the audience filled the sound with loud boos.

>> steven van zandt criticized, tweeting -- >> meantime, london's mayor, boris johnson, pictured here, said -- [ laughter ] -- said the singers should have been allowed to keep going. he told a radio station -- >> what is with that hair? >> i like it. >> flamboyant, right? >> not a stuffy mayor. >> i guess not. man, really? >> bruce concert and paul was there and -- >> was a rock festival going on. or was this in advance of the olympics? no, that's separate. so bruce was playing and paul played earlier -- >> i got it. >> wasn't that cool? >> yeah, but why would you --

>> cut them off. >> they were like, we got to shut it down. maybe they should have called the boss. >> right. >> i don't know. >> okay. >> doesn't get much bigger than that. >> no, it doesn't. >> let's transition to weather. another hot day today. typical july weather. highs in the 90s and humidity. here's the good news, we'll take the threat of damaging storms out of the forecast later today. >> good. >> remember saturday and sunday, both afternoons had pretty good storms. doesn't look like we'll get much going today. 83 now in washington. temperatures overnight back in the mid- to upper 70s. not terribly comfortable. although could have done worse here. 75 at winchester. 82 in fredericksburg and leonardtown. highs mid-90. in the midst of this mini heat

wave. temperatures today in the unpleasant range. showers and thunderstorms yesterday in parts of the area. parts of the area got good rain. we're done with it. cloud cover filtering to the south and east, lower eastern shore. off to the west, high pressure building out here again. unfortunately, conditions continue to be very dry out there. not going to get much rain and some of that heat will build back into our mid-atlantic area. temperatures today, tomorrow and wednesday will be well above normal. tomorrow's high temperatures close to 100 again. get ready for a lot of heat. surface map, early morning showers, warm start to the day. hot this afternoon, and the heat builds in with upper 90s in the forecast for your day tomorrow and wednesday. then the good news is, this area of high pressure falls apart quickly. cold front in here by wednesday and we'll get cooling storms and relief by thursday and friday, highs only in the 80s. good news is on the five-day,

cooler temperatures on the way. 94 today. plenty of heat and humidity. could be a shower or storm later today. chances not very high this afternoon. clouds early, warm and muggy overnight. the five-day forecast, heat advisories around here by tomorrow afternoon, with highs near 100. we'll do it again wednesday. possibility of strong storms wednesday afternoon. then cooler behind our front, thursday and friday's highs, about where we should be, upper 80s. less humidity, too. that's a look at the forecast. allison, tony, back to you at the desk. thank you, sir. >> thanks. inquisitive young minds being colleged this summer at engineering camp. >> the national society of black engineers kicked off its free events and students as young as 8 years old are learning math and science. wisdom martin is learning more about the program and joins us live from langley educational campus in northeast washington. >> reporter: good morning, allison and tony. this is all about stimulating young minds and getting them into the field of engineering.

we're going to talk to dr. carl mack, the executive director of the society of black engineers. thank you for letting us come in. first of all, how did this get started? >> we started near washington, d.c. in 2007. so at the inception of the summer engineering experience for kids, it is the largest engineering camp in america targeting african-american children. >> reporter: how many students get involved and it doesn't cost them a dime, right? how do you pick the students? >> so many organizations and schools screen out students. in this case, it is literally first come, first serve. because we start with these children so early, we don't label them. i've said a and e in our community means athletics and entertainment. we can make it mean academics and excellence. >> reporter: it's about getting to them, and that's the goal. you say you need to get to them

early, because there's a need. >> absolutely. in this country, the 60 or 70,000 engineers produced in america, only about 3100 are african-americans. for us to increase that number, we must prime that line and with children like this. >> reporter: we're going to show some of their work here. go ahead, she's already practiced this once. going to do this live on tv. tell me what this project is? >> a grab e cruiser. >> reporter: what's it going to do? >> move forward because of the lever and its weight. >> reporter: we're going to do this live on tv. lot of pressure on you. tony and allison are watching you right now. here we go. tell us what is going on. >> because of the weight and the strain on the drive axle, it moves forward, because of gravity pushing it down. >> reporter: okay. having a good time at this camp? >> yes. >> reporter: what about the rest of your team? >> yeah, we're having a great

time. >> reporter: all you work on the project. >> all: yeah. >> reporter: learn about science and engineering. >> all: yeah. >> reporter: clearly enthusiastic. dr.mack, tell us about this group. >> these aren't young, young people, but they are young. african-american college mentors in colleges all around the country. it's what makes this program so great, these college students. >> reporter: they're from all over, right? where are you from? >> california. >> reporter: california. >> virginia. >> reporter: let me get over here with the mic. talk. we got to be quick. california. >> yes. >> virginia. >> ohio. >> washington, maryland. >> waldorf, maryland. >> prince george's county, maryland. >> virginia. >> clinton, maryland. >> reporter: they're from all over the place. we have more projects as well. tell me about this project you're working on here. >> this is the glider and it has a rudder, which is the back

tail. it has the fuselage, which is the body of the whole plane. it has clay to make it float or glide across the air. this is the weight that makes it fly. >> reporter: got it. they're going to do that one in the gym. what's this called? >> this is called the can crusher. it's used by a pulley and a lever. the weight from the -- >> reporter: got rocks in here and drop it on the can? >> yeah. >> reporter: quickly, tell me, each one of them has a board, has it cardboard. what is this? >> this is our bone crusher presentation. this is, like, fulcrum -- >> reporter: all the words you're learning about the project. thank you, ladies and gentlemen, and college students as well.

thank you, doctor, you're trying to expand into other states, right? >> i'm proud to say we'll be going to jackson, mississippi my home town, with an all girl's camp. will be the largest of its kind in the country. >> reporter: thank you very much. back to you, tony and allison. >> great job. >> thank you. >> love it. like a scene out of the movie "up," crash landing and all. still ahead at 9:00, the bizarre record attempt involving lawn chairs and dozens of balloons. >> first, a look back at the weekend box office, and more big changes behind the "american idol" judge's desk. >> oh, yeah. >> i think they need us to go and do it. >> they do. >> we'll be right back. 3q every day, an average of 5,000 people

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great history lesson. ice age was tops at the box office, bringing in $46 million. spiderman dropped to the second spot with $35 million. rounding out the top five, ted. disney's brave. and magic mike. the rumors continued to swirl surrounding "american idol." >> some big names are being tossed around as new judges. stephen tyler and jennifer lopez announced they were leaving the show last week, after two seasons. over the weekend the queen of soul, aretha franklin expressed interest in being a judge. there are reports she wants patti labelle joining her. other names include mariah carey, fergie and alison seymour. alison seymour? >> i can comment. i want the job. >> you'd be great at it. >> probably want me to put out some sort of musical project.

>> get one out real quick. in the next couple of weeks. okay, coming up keeping your dog looking its best and giving back to a good cause. our annie yu joins us with the pet project. >> and turning art into fun for the whole family. holly morris is live at the building museum with details. she's still playing. we'll be back with more. it's 9:42.    this is the plan that revolves around you. introducing share everything. unlimited talk. unlimited text. tap into a single pool of sharable data and add up to 10 different devices, including smartphones and tablets. the first plan of its kind. share everything. only from verizon. now add a tablet for only $10 monthly access.

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perhaps. fox5's annie yu is here with today's pet project. >> good morning, allison and tony. that is right. it is not cheap taking care of injured animals. nancy is the director of animal programs with homeless animals. good morning, nancy. >> good morning. >> you have your good friend, volunteer and foster mom, bridgette. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> i have bailey in my lap. she has a home. she was adopted saturday. >> she is going to a new home. >> she is an example of taking care of injured dogs. >> i got a phone call wednesday morning from a woman who said she needed help from her dog. she had no other options and was going to have to euthanize her. she claims her daughter's friend threw the dog on the ground and broke its arm. she called the specialist and said it would cost three or $4,000 and she couldn't afford

it. she took it to be euthanized and they wouldn't do it and gave her our number. we got her that very day and took her to the surgeon and she had surgery that night. >> thank goodness the vet did that. >> she was only eight months old when she got her. >> and she's perfect. perfect little dog. i did read she can be a little snappy and has a diva attitude, which is okay, miss bailey. but it can be kind of hard to ease them into other dogs and socialize them with kids or other dogs. do you have tips or advice for the future? >> i would say especially with little dogs, you have to remember a dog is a dog, and needs to be treated, i don't want to say treated like a dog, but the more you carry a dog, it's elevated and feels superior. you take away its flight and can't get away. tiny dogs tend not to be great with children, and tend to be more nervous around dog.

if you have a tiny dog, have older kids or no kids at all. >> good advice. who is this? >> jack, and he came from a shelter southwest of virginia, where they euthanize every thursday. he's looking at the camera now. he's about a year old. he's full grown. we think he's a boxer mix. got this interesting mohawk on the back of his head here. perfect size. about 35 pounds. he's not super high energy. house trained. great with dogs. >> great. >> this is really a perfect dog. and handsome. >> he is. who do we have over there? >> this is stella. stella is a victim of a hoarder. she was taken from the authorities from a house of 130 dogs. rescued 33 of them. she's currently taking care of

puppies. super sweet and hungry. >> feeding all those puppies, i don't blame her. >> sweet and gets along great with other dogs. >> to help dogs at your shelter and medical expenses, you have a really good fundraiser coming up. >> we do. we have a fundraiser coming up. it's a dog wash. bring as many dogs as you have. we'll get them as dry as we can. the proprietor of the artful gift shop is giving 50% of proceeds for animal related proceeds to heart. >> for ten dollars, i'm there. >> it's a fun event. >> hopefully it will be hot enough they can dry on their own. >> we have another event coming up october 6th. it's a walk for the animals.

it's an all-day event. >> october weather. excellent. >> very important. >> thank you, ladies. and good luck to you. back to you, tony and allison. >> what a good looking group. >> thanks, annie. how do you take architecture, engineering and art and turn it into fun for the whole family? >> they did it using miniature golf. holly morris joins us live from the national building museum. looks like fun. >> reporter: it is a lot of fun. it's cool what you can learn while you're here. the national building museum put a call out to the top firms in our area and said, we want you to do a hole for us. be creative. design something fun. they have done just that. each and every hole here is unique. you're not going to find it anywhere else. it all has some kind of educational component behind it, or inspiration behind it being maybe a project that's actually going on in our area

as we speak. and that is the case with this hole right here. and my two guests, ashton allen and monique keith for studios architecture. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> reporter: fun different project for you all. >> definitely. we love participating in events with the building museum. when they asked us to do something for mini golf we thought, it's a great opportunity for us to showcase a project that's under construction now, and it's perfect for golf. it's got a lot of slopes and angles. so we got busy trying to build it. >> reporter: here's what it looks like here at the museum. we also have renderings of the actual project. tell me about that, what it's going to be, where it is. >> canal park is a new park that's a public/private partnership across from the

department of transportation building. the actual park itself is three- block urban park designed at the southern end with a restaurant pavilion, ice rink and fountain for kids to play in. second park has a small stage and water feature. the third northern most block has a small pavilion that will have chair rentals for movies that will show in the summer. >> reporter: where are we in the construction and when can we start taking advantage of this place? >> we're getting close. november the park will likely open, some portions of it. and by the spring the entire park will be open. so i would expect that this winter some of the first block will be open. dining pavilion and hopefully by spring we'll have water features going on. >> reporter: who wants to go first? >> i'm going to try. >> reporter: you're the principal at the firm, that means you have to go first.

this takes that whole project -- >> right. it's the character of the whole project. >> reporter: not a hole in one. that's okay. want we show up the principal? are we allowed to do that? was there anything that you learned about the project in itself having to make it in a small form like this? >> it's always interesting -- i did the exact same move. when you build a model of any project you learn a lot of things about it. in this case, it was fun, because we got to solve a lot of the problems -- okay. >> reporter: solved a lot of problems. >> that are happening in the actual construction through our model of the park itself. >> reporter: like what? what were some of the challenges you were able to rectify? >> not really rectify, but you're going to see that thing you're not necessarily going to see, and figure out -- >> reporter: i did worse than either of you. i'm going to call a do over with that.

tell me some of the special features we're seeing here that we'll see in real life down in southeast. >> so the lantern at the front of the pavilion is something you will actually see. it's changing colors today. but it will change colors in the actual building. and there will be projectors so art can be projected onto the lantern. >> reporter: one of the big thing, zero energy? >> it is. >> reporter: nice. >> and the park will serve as a water collection area for all of the neighboring buildings. and so it's somewhat of a machine. >> reporter: it is somewhat of a machine. myfoxdc.com is our web site. we have a link to the national building museum, because remember, the golf course is only here for two months. you can play it from now until

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bizarre story to tell. >> stormy weather caused their lawn chair balloon flight to crash land. >> oh, boy. >> they were hours into the flight when they made a hard landing. the balloonists were pelted by hail and snow and buffeted by turbulence before reaching the ground. once the pair scrambled out of the contraption, it floated away. they were attempting to fly in tandem lawn chairs. both don't know if they'll try this stunt again. >> i would suggest they don't. >> why do it? >> yeah. >> also, if you're going to do it, check the weather forecast. speaking of that, tucker barnes is here. >> that's what i was going to say. you should know if hail is going to pelt your balloon. >> that's what i was thinking. maybe it was a fast moving storm. we know about that. >> that's true. >> hot today. hot tomorrow. hot wednesday, and cooler for the end