disgrace. >> reporter: barry may have support, but he's not out of the woods yet. >> do you think he has done anything wrong at this point? >> i'm very concerned. >> reporter: some council members are calling for an investigation into the $60,000 city contract that barry negotiated for his former girlfriend, allegation he refused to answer today. >> we are not here at this point to discuss the contract. >> reporter: they left the door open on possible action against park police. what do you plan to do about it? >> we take one step at a time here. the first thing is say to the public, it was an inappropriate arrest. >> reporter: barry's lawyer fred cook says he is still waiting for paperwork from the night of the arrest. he says so far, u.s. park police have not released it. back to you. >> audrey, thank you. tonight, a 9news now follow-up as met sew gets tougher on texting. it provides for immediate firing of workers using phones while

operating a train or driving a bus. dave is at the metro station, and he has the latest. it sounds like the uproar from the public had an effect. >> reporter: zero tolerance is what metro is saying. a form to all 2800 bus and train operators will be given saying that you will be fired if you use a phone while you're operating a train or bus. it seems to be a popular move. >> we do it while we're walking or while we drive, but metro says it's people will be shown the door, fired with no warnings. >> nothing wrong with that. >> yes, i can agree with that. >> reporter: it doesn't affect the train operator seen in this youtube video, he came under the old policy that gave a five-day suspension on the first offense and a figure on the third. on this other youtube video of a metro bus driver, metro has been unable to identify the operator. >> you don't think it's harsh? >> i think it is, but you're endangering people's lives.

>> i think it's a great idea. >> reporter: using the phone is not considered a factor in the june 22nd collision between two metro trains that killed one operator and nine passengers. but investigators found it to be the case in a deadly commuter train crash in california and just yesterday a boston trolley operator received criminal charges for a collision that injured more than 50 people. he's accused of texting his girlfriend at the time of the crash. then there is this video reportedly shot by a 14-year-old. metro says tp doesn't know if the operator is nodding off but not paying attention, but either way, it a serious offense they are investigating. metro's union says they do not agree with this policy completely. they understand the idea and accept the fact that they should not be using the electronic devices. but they are concerned about the communications problems that are already there with metro a radios, and they think that the cell phones and other things may be important to have so they want to open the line of communications rather than the move that the general manager is

taking. by the way, maryland's transit authority is doing a similar thing, 0 tolerance on the use of these electronic devices on its trains. back to you. >> dave, thank you for that one. well, it will soon be easy to find your way around the national mall. today, the national capital planning commission approved plans to build pedestrian guide pylons and map kiosks for the mall. the pylons and kiosks will replace 102 plain old signs. the list of suspects arrested in a fatal gang attack on a man in a quite neighborhood keeps -- quiet neighborhood keeps growing tonight, now there are seven in custody. it all went today in wheaton, and that is where scott broom has been following developments throughout the day. >> reporter: this morning, also news broke that the victim who fell right here on the pavement had died on wednesday night. the arrest, good news in this neighborhood, but the confirmation that a well-known gang was involved in this attack

has badly shaken people here. >> we see this kind of stuff. >> there's so much fear here now that this man would not appear on the camera and took the day off work to stay with his terrified family. >> now we find out it's gang related. they might want to come and look for the witnesses and find out who saw and heard something and retaliation and shoot up my house or whatever. >> reporter: the attack began in front of this home according to police. a 21-year-old neighbor walking by exchanged words with some girls who lived here, and quickly young man began pouring from the house cornering the victim at the intersection. at least seven were involved. >> there was so many of them. >> this has now become the 6th homicide that we have had year. >> reporter: appearing on wusa this morning, chief thomas major broke the news. >> the people we have arrested identified themselves as gang members. >> what's the gang? >> la tin kings. >> the man who was killed, we don't believe that he was

involved in any gang. >> reporter: the chicago-based latin kings are a well-known group across the nation identified by symbols such as a crown. 21-year-old hose vazquez of wheaton is accused of doing the stabbi. other suspects range in age from 16 to 21. juveniles will be charged as adults. some neighbors are now considering graffiti nearby and making uncomfortable calculations. >> i can't move, but it's totally different. >> reporter: the victim was 21-year-old edwin f. jumana. he was not a member of any gang, but apparently whoever words were said between him and the girls who lived in this nearby house got him targeted by the gang members. again, all seven of the people involved in the attack have been arrested. reporting live in wheaton, scott broom. >> thank you, scott. police are investigating a murder last night in northeast

washington. officers responded to reports of shooting in the 300 block of adams street. when they got there, they found a 42-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound tohe t head. no wor td on suspects or motivet this point. a lake rgeanid m was m tasei a stun gun after telng three attacke h head nooney to give them. one of the attackersarppy atlen wore a mask depicted intl the 16 horror movie scream. the woman offered to get the trio money at the couple's home. they escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash. prince william county police say the victim suffered only minor injuries in the attack. a private memorial service will be held tonight for steve mcnair. fans lined up outside a funeral home in nashville today paying their respects to the former nfl quarterback. others gathered at the tennessee lp field watching a video tribute and signing a book for mcnair's family. police say mcnair was shot to death on the 4th of july by his girlfriend who then killed

herself. redskins defensive tackle albert ans worth was in nationville in a courtroom this morning facing reckless driving charges. fred joins us now with details on today's plea deal. >> reporter: derek, most agree given the injuries this accident caused, haynesworth got off lightly today. the redskins defensive tackling pleading no contest to a misdemeanor charge of reckless driving in which another motorist was seriously injured. according to witnesses, he was driving his ferrari at nearly 100 miles per hour when he made contact with another car, causing the other driver to lose control and crash into the median. the accident too many place just four days after haynesworth had been fined and place on probation for 103 miles per hour

in a completely separate incident. the victim, who has gone through several surgeries since the accident has filed a civil suit gerns haynesworth for 7.5 million. thank you for that. d.c. beefing up its recreation program for young people. the mayor says the city is adding quick start tennis to its recreation menu. they expect the new use tennis program to encourage a more active lifestyle for kids. >> we are going to introduce 4,000 children and youth ages 6 to 13 to tennis through the dpr discovery summer camp program. >> the number of camp discovery locations will be increased from 5 to 21, and the tennis program will be offered this summer. mark braidy is applauding the quick actions of the ocean city beach patrol. he provided these pictures of life guards pulling a man from

the surf on 142nd yesterday. this happened yesterday as the swimmer suffered a spine injury. brady says the entire rescue effort only took 11 minutes, and he was impressed by what he saw. break out the birthday bamboo. the national zoo's panda cub turns 14 years old today. when he was born, he was the size of a butter stick. now, he weighs more than 200 pounds. to celebrate, the zoo created a special cake made of water, bamboo, shredded beets, and beet juice topped with an ice sculpted number 4. will we see another cool night in our part of the world? tony is out on the weather terrace looking comfortable. >> this great stretch of weather is going to continue. it has been outstanding for this time of the year not toe b gin erat a0 9 deegremp be aerthnoe nig nicht tight,

resderon memen ttuedti draveedharopp back into the lor end of the 60s. right now we are in the upper 70s and the low 80s. here's a quick look at the headline as we head into the weekend. we will throw some rain into the picture, and we will talk more about that in a few minutes. it was a particularly deadly day in both afghanistan and iraq. the latest just ahead. president obama makes progress on free trade and climate change at the g8 summit in italy. i'm charlie daghta, weha wl orve stmie coy ng up. co

welcome back. another slow day on wall street. the dow ended the day up 4 points to close at 81.83. the nasdaq climbed five points, and the s&p 500 rose 3. the number of newly laid off workers filing initial jobless claims last week has dropped to its lowest level since early january. but continuing unemployment claims jumped to an unexpected record high the unemployment rate now stands at 9.5%, but it's expected to top 10% by the end of this year. this latest report shows sales fell sharply for many retailers as well last month. the numbers raise concerns as back-to-school shopping season approaches. the drop hit across all sectors, but hit mall-based clothing stores the hardest. president obama is handling several issues today from global warm to free trade at the g8 summit, and they are not done yet. >> reporter: president obama urged world leaders to shake off

cynicism as they fight global warming. >> it is no as a small task for 17 leaders to bridge the difference. >> reporter: the president acknowledged the global recession compounds the difficulty, but prodded the g8 nations to go beyond what's expected. >> i know in the past, the united states has sometimes fallen short of meeting our responsibilities, so let me be clear, those days are over. >> reporter: the president touted strides made at the summit including the g8 agreement to cut the world's greenhouse gas emission inside half by 2050. even though developing nations wouldn't sign on the specific targets for their own countries. though nations did support the push for a new trade deal. joining the g8 in a pledge to keep markets open and reject protectionist policies. as world leaders tackle tough economic and environmental challenges, their spouses took a first hand look at the challenges facing this earthquake ravaged town.

the april quake killed more than 300 people and devastated the historic of the city. michelle obama shook her head at the magnitude of the damage. friday, the focus turns to africa. president obama will push for a shift from providing emergency food aid to providing seed money for farmers to grow their own food, but the g8 countries have fallen behind in delivering fund and relief groups are sceptical that the president or his colleagues can keep their commitments. in london, charlie daghta. >> china's president was forced for leave the g8 summit early because of the ethnic violence plaguing his country. chinese authorities are hoping they will have a show of strent and that will end the day's deadly clashes. police are acting as a barrier between the two groups. 156 people have died, 1400 others have been arrested since the protests erupted on sunday.

hundreds of young people are defying threats from iran's leaders to smash any new demonstrations. today's marches are the first significant demonstrations since iranian security forces crushed protests nearly two weeks ago. 25 people are dead after a bomb exploded in afghanistan today. at least nine of the dead are school children. the blasts erupted in central afghanistan south of kabul. officials militants detonated the bomb after the truck carrying it overturned. no one has claimed responsibility for the blast thus far. a series of explosions killed nearly 40 people and injured 100 others in iraq today. a suicide bomber struck near the judge's house in the northern part of the country, and about an hour later, two bombs exploded about an hour later in baghdad. also in baghdad, a roadside bomb

targeting a convoy carrying iraq's central governor. he was not hurt. south korea experiencing a new wave of cyber attacks tonight. the wave of government assaults began again this morning and is expected to last through the day. one of the expected sites belongs to the south korean government, and six others are private. intelligent sources believe north korea is behind the attacks. it's unclear whether u.s. sites were also targeted again today. well, we do have some good news for you. still no serious injuries at this year's running of the bulls, however's today's third version did leave five people slightly hurt. but the good news no one has been bored or trampled as of yet. the festival in spain features a total of eight bull runs and thousands of thrill seekers from around the worldcom to the northern spanish capital to take part. and i thought when i heard this, that time has likely passed me

by. >> when you would run with the bulls? >> i think you have to have young legs. >> every time i see that, i think why. one word, why? because it's there. >> i guess so. >> and you see this doing it day after day, i made it today, let's do it again tomorrow. >> fun stuff. it's fun to watch. >> yeah. from here. weatherwise for us, you know, i haven't heard anybody complain about the summer so far. >> we complained in may when it was nothing but rain, but now... >> come on, you're not talking about 90 temperatures, heat index around 100, you're saving all kind of money on the air-conditioning. people smile at the weather when it's like this, but it has been raining in some places. this is video from down in charlston. that's a big thunderstorm down there, and produced three or 4 inches of rain and some flash flooding. there has been some rain close to us, just not here. let's switch it over and take a

look at the three-day trend, we do have some rain in the forecast for may be late saturday into sunday, i still think the bulk of the weekend is going to be okay, but there will be some thunderstorms on saturday. partly cloudy skies for the rest of tonight, we will call it pleasant, probably open the window again as soon as the sun goes down. temperatures are dropping into the upper 50s in the cooler suburbs, low to mid-60s in the city. another day below average, the average high is 88. tomorrow, we will make it into the low 80s, and we will stay in the official range of # 9 to 84 under partly sunny skies. got a little cloud cover out there this evening, and the winds have shifted to the northeast, and that's producing moisture, and there's a weak system passing by to the west in the mountains producing some light rain showers. you can see these here on the radar in virginia. that for the most part is going to miss us as we move through the nighttime hours, but again producing just a little bit of cloud cover. temperatures right now, very nice, upper 70s and low 80s, 79

in winchester, 80 downtown, but the key to our forecast is the wind direction. it's shifted to the northeast now, and that's going to bring in some moisture over the next couple of days and keep the temperatures down. so the major player in our weather scenario is this big area of high pressure that's sliding down the east coast. and again, it will keep the low level wind coming out of the east all the way through saturday morning. things are going to turn around, winds will turn to the south, and this system here will bump into that heat and produce thunderstorms for us on sunday. and you can see all the heat that i'm referring to here. it's 102 in dallas right now, 90 in kansas city, and a chunk of that will slide over towards us for the weekend. and we will could've off early next week -- we will cool off early next week. once we get beyond sunday, we go down to 83 for a high again on monday next week. couple rounds of thunderstorms possible, i think the best chance in this seven-day forecast will be sunday and wednesday.

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their walking canes, it's not just to get up and go. some are learning to use thorough canes for self-defense. >> cane foo classes are starting to pop up all across the country. and we want to warn you some of the video in this story may be hard to watch. >> block, strike, strike, good. >> reporter: this 77-year-old gets a kick out of cane foo class. twice a week, a small group of golden girls exercise with their walking sticks. in cane fighting classes that are kropg up in senior centres and health clubs across the nation. the maneuvers are designed to work up a sweat and protect against attackers. >> you feel like you're able to take care of yourself and able to handle a situation that would come your way. >> reporter: police acknowledge these classes are good for

self-confidence, but caution seniors to know their limits. >> there's a risk that the cane could be used against the person. >> reporter: with that warning in mind, these seniors learn how to strike, hook, and jab. >> the half hour class includes balance, agility, and even a little adegrees. >> turn it, grab it, give me a knee to the face. >> it's something you do have to practice. you can't do it on your first time >> reporter: aarp, the american association of retired persons, warns that violence against seniors has been on the rise, especially in this poor economy seen asrly are often easy prey, and sometimes savagely attacked and robbed. so authorities say pay close attention to surroundings and avoid did he say late areas, and a good dose of confidence can't hurt. >> i'm mean. >> reporter: cbs news garden grove, california. police uncover a ghoulish crime at a cemetery near chicago, and now workers are charged with digging up coffins so they can resell the

gravesites. but first, an 11-year-old boy being called a hero for what he has done to help the homeless, andis s iryxttones .

welcome back, we will take a look at some of the top stories in the news now. marion barry says he did nothing to deserve being arrested by the u.s. park police. stalking charges against barry were dropped today, and barry says the i object has caused him great pain, and he's considering filing a complaint against the park police. metro says any workers who uses phones to talk or text while operating a train or bus will be fired. this new policy goes into effect on monday. several videos have emerged showing drivers and operators apparently texts on the job. and seven people associated with the gang known as the latin

kings... [ audio difficulty ] >> ... and this year, we're walking from atlanta to d.c. and we're here at the final mile. >> hundreds of people including homeless children and teens walked with 11-year-old zach boner to the u.s. capitol today. >> in the wagon are some of the letters we have collected from kids all over the country that have been writing in. >> zach logged more than 12,000

miles total helping homeless kids along the way. >> office depot foundation has donated 1225 backpacks in honor of the 1225 miles that i have walked. >> ' my hero. i feel he does support the youth, the homeless. >> cynthia butler is one of the homeless teens from d.c.'s sasha bruce center who walked with zach. >> i have been on my own since 11 years old. i have been neglected of having a family and a childhood, and i just feel that no one deserves to be homeless. >> i couldn't go back home. he's a hero because he did something i never would have thought of. >> you can always make a difference, whether you donate a dollar or $100, it all adds up, and it really makes a difference. if you're not into giving money, you can give your time at a local homeless shelter. >> in washington, 9news and

wusa9.com. >> zach and his cause will be the focus of an upcoming documentary, and as he reached the end of his journey, zach announced plans to walk from his tomorrow in tampa to los angeles next summer. if you know a hero, log on to wusa9.com and click on the hero button and tell us about that person. the actions of a brave young girl are being credited for the arrest of an alleged child molester tonight. we have the story. >> i was shaking >> reporter: 9-year-old kate lynn may have been scared when a stranger graked her 6-year-old -- grabbed her 6-year-old friend, but her fear didn't stop her from catching a predator. police say this man rode his bike near an alley by the girls' homes tuesday evening. >> and then he said, i have a surprise for you.

so close your eyes. >> reporter: police say the suspect grabbed the 6-year-old little girl right near this van, and then dragged her to a nearby dumpster, literally just a few i think so away from the girls' -- inches away from the girls' own home. >> he grabbed her out of my yard, and told her this is what hannah montana does, and it's okay for you to touch me. >> reporter: as the suspect allegedly started to sexual assault the 6-year-old... the victim called to kate lynn for help. kate lynn had to think fast. >> i said that i was going to put the jump robes away, so he didn't know that i was going to tell. >> reporter: and tell, she did. running and screaming for tammy, the victim's mom. >> i told her i would be right there, and it wasn't 50 seconds, not 50 seconds, i can hear my daughter screaming in the ally, going, no, no, no. >> reporter: as tammy ran outside with kate lynn, the suspect left the 6-year-old alone and took off.

>> she was so brave. she gave me a full description and walked down the alley, soochs he didn't want to. >> reporter: they called police, and the suspect was caught a few blocks away. kate lynn says she now has some advice for other kids like her friend. >> i would tell her not to talk to strangers and listen to them. >> reporter: a wise little girl, tammy says, is now a hero. >> i call her an angel. >> that was nicole chavez reporting. police are now investigating whether or not that suspect may have done this before to other little girls. now, take a look at this dramatic police dash cam video of a young joyrider behind the wheel. this chase began in michigan and ended up down the road in a clump of trees. the driver was only 14 years old. the boy took his dad's car, according to the police, and his 10-year-old brother and a cousin to dairy queen. the boys weren't hurt, at least not seriously. the young driver told the cops he panicked when the officer pulled out behind him.

investigators in maryland looking for a police impersonator tonight. a juvenile reported he was stopped yesterday by a guy wearing a police uniform and driving a car that looked like a police cruiser. the juvenile tells police the man wanted to know why he was out so late. the juvenile wasn't hurt. four cemetery workers are in custody tonight for allegedly digging up and dismembering bodies. the workers are accused of participating in a scheme to resell graves at the burr oaks cemetery in illinois. the sheriff says some of the graves at the historically african-american cemetery were dug up and the remains dumped elsewhere. >> i was 23 family members -- i have 23 family members out here and gravesites that haven't been used. this is ridiculous. >> the sheriff says as many as 300 graves may have been disturbed. the dictionary is getting bigger, about 100 brand new words are included in the new edition of the dictionary.

the new words frenemy is included, someone who acts like a pal but is really an enemy. the edition includes old fras phrases with new meaning, it could be a false online identity. and we did not know that. >> no, you learn something new every day. fans of barbie are flocking to d.c. 1200 people around the world are flocking to d.c. for the barbie doll collection. >> they have brought a variety of dolls with them, everything from rare barbies, so you may be find the doll that you couldn't wait to see again. >> i still miss my barbvy van. >> it was great. we have a version on sale at this convention for $4500. the convention opens to the public tomorrow at the marriott

wardman park hotel in northwest. what would you do with that van? >> it's a little hard to fit into it now. transforming nationals park into a concert hall, coming up. >> and how your cell phone could be used to steal your identity. >> high honors for a local sports pioneer, donald dell heading to the dennis hall of fame. we chronicle the remarkable career from the kennedy campaign to the agassi campaign. that story is coming up. the weather is beautiful right now, but we do have a little rain in the forecast for fie weekend w s heer t o lhek at tmb om topf the .hour upper 70s and low 80s, stay tuned, weather is coming up next.

here's a new one, have you heard of your cell phone being used to steal your identity? when thieves hi jacked one local travel agent's identity, the owner said she got more than she ever bargained for. >> reporter: always travel agency owner wendy ep stein welcomes a call from a new business, but not the one from at&t. >> someone had gone in and used

the name of my company, and the address and the main phone number and was able to open up seven cell phone lines. >> reporter: she has only two employees, and they aren't authorized to make those decisions. >> i was shocked. i had to start defending myself to the company to say it wasn't me. >> reporter: then, two weeks later, a call from t mobile, this time someone opened ten business lines under her business name. >> not again, who is doing this to me? betsy broeder with the federal trade commission says they have heard about this kind of thing before, and even with the best security in place, thieves can trick businesses out of their information. >> identity thieves will call up a company and say, is this so-and-so, we are used to doing business with you, and we want to send a shipment. can you give us the person in charge of accepting shipment or billing. >> reporter: wendy isn't sure how someone got a hold of her

business i.d. >> i don't know who did it. i just want it to stop. >> reporter: if you're a small si buness, the ftc says there are some thisbu you can do to protecou yf.elrs shred your documents, keep track tf billing records anddire c card statements, and check business reports like dunn and brad street. wendy is checking hers and hoping that no one else decides to go shopping with her good name. >> i hope there are no other cell phones companies out there that contact me, except for the one that i have, which is neither one of these companies. >> reporter: lesli foster for 9news now and wusa9.com. >> and the key is to prevent and protect i.d. theft before it becomes a big problem. if your business is compromised, you ought to contact the police and the federal trade commission. they are getting ready for the first ever major concert at nationals park. billy joel and elton john face to face tour stopped in d.c. this weekend, and today the stadium was transformed from a ballpark to a concert venue as

construction crews but the punishing touches on the stage. tickets for saturday night's show are still available. more than 31 million people in the u.s. watched the michael jackson memorial on tv. that is a smaller audience than princess die scbana's funeral or president obama's inauguration, but the jackson memorial was carried live on 18 different broadcast and cable networks, and millions more watched live videostreams on the internet. a plan for a michael jackson statue made of butter is churning up so much controversy, the iowa state fair is putting it up for a vote. the sculpture would be displayed alongside the annual butter cow and sculptures commemorating the 40th annivsa oryfea nle artrmoons an n l.ong'ngdi the results of the vote will be announced july 17th. if you would like put your vote in, we have put a linknng o our website, wusa9.com. just click on news links. $300 million in just 14 days. transformers ii revenge of the fallen is now the second fastest

film to bring in that much in ticket sales. the sales match that of the dark knight. worldwide, the transformers sequel has already topped the $600 million mark. but there will soon be a brand-new contender for the box office crown. harry potter and the half blood prince make its u.s. premier in new york city tonight. and they are expecting better weather for what they had of tuesday night's world premier in london. yeah, soggy. the new film opens nationwide next wednesday. 9news now at 6:00 is about 15 minutes away, and here's a look at what we have new for you tonight. a rash of escapes from a local juvenile detention center has spurred dlinary action against some of the staff. we will tell you what's happening. one of the people who voted overwhelmingly for marion barry think of this latest controversy? you will hear their voices coming up at 6:00. also, the price tag for

falls church to go green. all those stories all new tonight at 6:00. hi, guys. we just feel like basking in the great weather this week. >> the weather when you talk about it, everybody smiles. they come up me and it's not a usual thing. >> you're not usually that popular. >> exactly. and i think everybody is in a good mood because of the weather. and we will take credit for it. the temperatures i don't think are going to get up close to 90 for a while. when we talk about our weather, there's some bad weather i'll say in the midwest. there is hail video from wichita, kansas, hail the size of baseballs came down, and that's big enough to put holes in your car and windshield and the gutters on the house. and that same system is going to come towards us this weekend and give us a chance for rain. i don't think we're going to see any severe weather, but that's why we do have some rain in the forecast for the weekend. let's take a look at the three-day trend, saturday and

sunday, if i was going to pick one of the two weekend days, i would pick saturday. there's a better chance for thunderstorms on sunday with high temperatures a little bit warmer in the mid to upper 80s. let's talk about the short-term now, partly cloudy skies, pleasant conditions overnight. sunset at 8:35. during the day tomorrow, partly sunny, mild another nice day with the high temperature around 82 degrees. the normal high is 88. we're not going to come close to that until we get into the weekend, and the tail end of the forecast is going to be like the beginning right now, picking up a little bit of cloud cover out there this evening, there's a weak system passing by to the west producing some rain showers in west virginia and western part of virginia. most of that is going to miss us, and the only thing it will deposit is a little bit of cloud cover overnight, and that will keep the temperatures a little bit warmer. right now, it's really nice, upper 70s and low 80s.

the key to our forecast here over the next couple of days will be the wind direction. in the short-term, the winds have historied to the northeast, and -- shifted to the northeast, and that's why we had a mild day today, and we will have another one tomorrow. as soon as the winds turn to the south on saturday, that's when we will start to increase the temperatures and get the humidity a little bit more into the uncomfortable range. the major player in our weather scenario is this big high pressure coming down the east coast, but right now the flow is producing the east and northeast wind. as soon as the high gets parallel with us and moves off even further, the surface wind turn to the south, and we will see the increase in the temperatures, and then the video we showed you from a few minutes ago producing the thunderstorms out here in kansas city, this system will inch its way over towards the heat and humidity and gives us thunderstorms towards the tail end of the weekend. you can see the heat building here in the southern plains states, temperatures upper 80s and low 90s right now. it's 102 in dallas, but 89 in kansas city, and a chunk of that heat will slide over towards us

for the weekend. this is not going to be anything serious, just a little bit closer to normal so to speak by the time we get to saturday and sunday. early next week, a front comes through, and we do it again, drop the temperatures into the low to mid-80s on monday and tuesday with overnight low temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s. so our mild trend will continue at least for the next seven days. there's no 90-degree temperatures, no heat index near 100, no code reds or anything like that. so smooth sailing for the next seven days. >> also no complaints here. >> there you go. >> thanks. >> you know, brett, it's one of those names that longtime washingtonians will know. >> donald dell has an extremely high honor this weekend, and you don't know who he is and you're from washington, you need to because he's one of the most important sports figures in our town. he never won a grand slam or was ranked, but he will receive the highest honor in the sport of tennis. he will be inducted into the

international hall of fame of tennis. the casual fan may not know his name, but if you have watched a match in the last 40 years, chances are donald dell was in i fst.eesn notr ata >>--ee reporter: he was not a star himself, rather a star maker. >> the thrill for me really in representing some of these great athletes is watching them when they stop play and it's five years later, what are they doing with their lives? >> reporter: it is a question dell has helped answer for the greatest athletes in the world. from michael jordan to patrick uing and alon zo morning, but most notably in tennis. scores entrusted dell with their careers. but this man almost took a different path entirely. >> i was very interested at the time in politics very much. >> reporter: in 1968, he helped run bobby kennedy's campaign for president. >> i was running five states in

the advance for bobby. i had played a lot of tennis out of hickory hill in weekends, and i wasn't married. and when he was killed, it changed my whole direction. >> reporter: and that direction was sports. in 1970, he turned to two of his friends from his playing days, arthur ash and stan smith, and asked if they would become his first two clients, and from there, pro serve was born. just to give you an idea of the impact donald dell has had globally and here in washington, his name as you can see hangs in the d.c. sports hall of stars here at rfk stadium. not bad for an agent. after all, agents as a group don't have a global reputation for integrity, but donald does. ask anybody. >> on a handshake basically, i agreed to entrust him with my life. >> he really helped to propel the game into the next level. he was a terrific agent, just a terrific promoter of the game. >> reporter: and a stall wart

advocate for his clients, like the time michael jordan called him and said i want out of coca-cola. >> and i said why, and he said they are not using me, but they are paying me. and he pushed to get out of coke. >> reporter: how would you have liked to have been on the business end of that negotiation? donald as you know has been a champion of tennis in this town in particular. he founded the tennis classic that we all go to every august, and several years ago donated the entire thing to charity. and i'm honored that i will be one of the mcs in newport this weekend for the induction. he's a well deserving hall of famer. very cool. are we ready if swine flu comes back a vengeance in the fall? that's a focus of the government summit today. i'll have the latest information on the new virus cominup.

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while swine flu may have faded from the headlines this summer, the government wants us to be ready for its return. >> reporter: this fall, some americans might be getting two flu shots, one for the regular flu, and the other to prevent the h1n1 strain. scientists are about to start testing a new vaccine, and if all goes well... >> a vaccine will be available by mid-october. >> reporter: the announcement came at a flu summit where federal health officials say high risk patients like pregnant women and flu aged children would be first in lain for the new shot. experts believe the virus could make a strong comeback this fall. the president broke away from his g8 summit in italy to call in and tell state leaders to get ready. >> i'm just very grateful that all of you are taking this seriously. we may end up averting a crisis. >> reporter: right now, h1n1 doesn't seem much more dangerous than regular flu. but unlike the seasonal flu,

this new virus doesn't slow down during the summer. the obama administration believes h1n1 will spread further this fall when temperatures drop and students come back to school. to help states get ready, the government is making $350 million available. decides vaccinations -- besides vaccinations, the money will be spent on treating infecting patients and limiting outbreaks. >> temporary school and workplace closings as appropriate. >> reporter: every year, there's a major effort to prevent and contain influenza. this year, with two flu strains, those efforts will have been to be doubled. >> public health officials say they are considering a massive swine flu immunization campaign. one of the hurdling to work out, finding enough healthcare workers to administer the shots. coming up next at 6:00, find out if marionfa barry's

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