east market street. a very active scene right now. we have police also on the scene. i want to get back to them to find out more information and of course i will bring that to you as soon as we get that. >> thank you. a federal court says check points like those used by dc police in the trinidad neighborhood last summer maybe unconstitutional. the three-judge panel ordered the lower court to re-examine the tactic. it is viewed as a major victory from a civil rights group that filed a lawsuit to stop the practice. audrey barnes is joining us live from trinidad with more on the developments. >> you can see the makeshift memorial to 13-year-old alonzo robin shot shot and killed walking down the street with miss mother and a sibling. his death and a host of others within a two week period prompted police to set up check points to curb the gun violence out here. it is that practice that is

under fire. a two-week crime wave in med the lifeof 13- year-old alonzo robinson shot on the sidewalk in front of his mom and a sibling. 13 others were shot in the same neighborhood during a two-week period. police set up road blocks on two occasions checking who was coming and going and limiting access to the area. a process a federal appeals court has ruled may be unconstitutional. >> we put the check points in five or six days and one for eight or nine days and there were no dead. >> reporter: they filed a lawsuit for the check points they deemed military style. they relied on chief lanier who said she would use them until a court told her not to. that day may have come. and the announcement of the latest all hands on deck enforcement officer, mayor fenty said the court ruling won't stop them from

aggressively fighting crime it. >> is a tool used in the most extreme circumstances. it is not a tool we have used since then because it hasn't been needed. >> reporter: peter nichols the attorney general is talking about another appeal. >> if this is inappropriate in light of the court's decision we will come up with new strategies to get done what needs to be done. >> reporter: what you see behind me is one of the strategies they are employing. it is all hand on deck. we see assistant police chief diane grooms down there and some other police officers here in trinidad. they will be out, all hands on deck, throughout the community. as far as the check points, dc attorney general peter nichols says he will appear to the dc circuit court and if he has to the supreme court. in a statement released moments ago, police chief lanier said she only did what was necessary to keep the people on the streets of trinidad safe. at this point it does not look like she will use those check points anytime soon. back to you. >> thank you for that report.

general motors is out of bankruptcy and as drew levinson reports the u.s. automaker is promising us all a leaner, greener operation. >> reporter: loyal gm customers aren't hard to find in michigan. >> we all need to get together to support gm rather than turn our backs on gm, because what is gm, america. >> reporter: general motors is out of bankruptcy and promising to stay out of trouble. >> business as usual is over at general motors. >> reporter: ceo fritz henderson introduced the new gm as a company with three priorities, better cars a new corporate culture and a laser focus on the customer. the old general motors received a lot of criticism, relying too heavily on gas-guzzling trucks and suvs. the new gm says it will concentrate on the fuel efficient models. top of the list is the electric volt. but since it won't hit the market until next year they are relying on solid performers like the malibu and it is creating buzz with the new

version of its muscle car, the camaro. 9,000 sold in june and gm says it's the start of a comeback. >> i have a gm product right now. i have been treated real well here and i want to stick with it. >> reporter: plus, the company that was born decades before the computer era will now sell on ebay. for now the automaker is down to four brands, chevrolet, buick, cadillac and gmc. >> we will have a leaner, faster, better gm. we have been looking forward to this. >> reporter: it is still dependent on the go. which owns 60% and pledged a $0 billion in loans. gm promises to pay it all back but in a rough economy there could be potholes along the way. 9 news now and wusa9.com. and the treasury department released a statement this afternoon crediting gm's restructuring with saving both the automaker and tens of thousands of american jobs. if you ride metro's red

line you have to get ready for delays and slowed down commutes. next week the metro board is expected to approve a $177 million overhaul of the red line which starts next year. the improvements were recommended before last month's deadly train crash. the first phase of the project will focus on the portion of the red line between dew point circle and silver spring. trains will single track while that work is being done, mostly after 8 p.m. the work includes -- money brown missed another scheduled court appearance today and james von brunn's attorney said he is not well enough yet. he remains hoppized after being shot in the face by museum

guards. he faces a first-degree murder charge in the death of another museum guard stephen t. johns. and the trial is set for the maryland mother accuse of killing her daughters and storing them in the freezer. renee bowman is scheduled to go to trial and will face charges in calvert county for the alleged abuse of another daughter. a man is under arrest for the killing of an 8-month-old baby in prince georges county. 21-year-old clifton wilson was taken in to custody in charles county. 8-month-old anthony maurice savoy was killed. the child was in a car suit inside of a vehicle. he is charged with first-degree murder and held without bond. police release a sketch of a person linked to an attempted abduction that happened in manassas. the man tried to reportedly abduct two teens. both girls got away and went to the community center's pool asking for help. police are on the lookout for a

dark blue minivan with virginia tags in that vicinity. a couple of washington institutions are set to close. after 51 years on captiol hill, trover book shop is going out of business. it has been the site of many celebrity book signings, hillary clinton, barbara walters and colin powell to name a few. the current economic climate led to the demise. and it is also last call for nathan's in georgetown. the restaurant at the corner of wisconsin and m will close for good over this weekend. with owner's q and a session it was a popular place. black bears are making a comeback in our region so it is not unusual to see them in our area. what is strange is to see one in a grocery store. these photos were snapped at a giant grocery on u.s. 17 in southern stafford county.

witnesses say the bear walked down the front door of the door, pawed around carts and rambled away. no one was hurt. it is where the food is. like the guy robbed a bank,. talk about the gorgeous weather we hope never ends. >> no kidding. it is beautiful this evening. partly cloudy skies. mild temperatures. no humidity. a couple of things you hardly ever say this litimeof the year tos let'y joen. it art pesn riwinot gh w. cond oweeke d thekenk ek inse toof the hour under partly he cloudy skies. a breeze from the south and southeast. 77 degrees officially at national airport. settle back in the 60s. it will turn slightly warmer and more humid over the weekend but wouldn't call it oppressive or anything like that and there is a chance of a couple of scattered showers and thunderstorms. for now back inside. after three relatively free

injury free runs the running of the bulls in spain has turned deadly. president obama and pope benedict xvi discuss some . ugh issues during their first arche d'aga arat the vatican. the story coming up.

on wall street, stocks ended the week heading in opposite directions. the dow finished down 36 to close at 8146. the nasdaq up three points and the s&p lost 3 points. tonight we now know that one of the victims of that deadly car train crash in michigan was a 21-year-old man from our neck of the woods. terrence harris lived in stafford, virginia and was seen here in a picture held by his mom. he was killed yesterday outside of detroit. he is one of five young people killed when a railroad car skirted a railway gate.

police say it was more likely bad judgment rather than alcohol having anything to do with this. fire broke out on the logs neck bridge in the bronx this morning. that shut down traffic in both directions and caused backups in to the bronx and queens. the fire was tough to fight because it turned under the bridge. luckily no injuries reported. the fire started in the construction materials. illinois senator roland burris won't be running for a full term next year. his short career has been clouded by the circumstances of how he got there. he was appointed by blagojevich. he later faced a perjury investigation over details of his contact with the governor's office. but burris now says his decision not to run isn't based on the controversy but because of money. >> the reality of being a united states senator requires not only a significant time commitment to performing the job, but almost equal

commitment to raising funds to run competitively for the office. >> published reports claim burris decide not to run because he had only raised $20,000 in campaign funds so far. after wrapping up the business at the g-8 summit, president obama sat down for an historic meeting with the pope. charlie d'agata reports from the vatican. >> president obama and pope benedict xvi jumped right in to some of the more controversial issues during their 30-minute private talk. they don't see eye to eye on abortion or stem cell research. the pope presented the president with a document explaining the church's opposition to the use of embryos for science. the president promised to read it on the plane. they also discussed immigration, middle east peace and aid to developing nations, area where the two are more closely aligned. the first lady and a handful of top aides got a chance to meet the pontiff. >> thank you so much.

very grateful. >> reporter: along with a gift exchange the president gave the pope a letter from ted kennedy and asked the pontiff to pray for the ailing senator. the pope asked the president how everything went at the g-8 summit here in italy. the president called the three days of tough negotiations very productive. speaking at the end of the summit, the president said leaders took a united stand against the iranian treatment of protesters after the disputed presidential election. >> what we wanted was exactly what we got which is a statement of unity and strong condemnation. >> reporter: before wrapping up the summit, the g-8 leaders signed on to a $20 billion aid package to help poor nations feed themselves. president obama ends his week overseas with a final stop in the african nation of ghana before heading home on saturday. charlie d'agata, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> reporter: president obama also gave benedict a letter.

senator kennedy who has been diagnosed with brain cancer. the president asked the pope to pray for the massachusetts democrat. >> 400,000 people are homeless after a earthquake rocked southwestern china. the earthquake killed one person and injured hundreds more. 18,000 homes were leveled and 75,000 were damaged. thousands of tents, quits and other relief aid is on the way to the region. a 27-year-old spanish man was gored to death at the running of the bulls. he's the first person to be killed at the annual festival in spain in almost 15 years. nine others were hurt including a 61-year-old american who was hospitalized with internal bleeding. the trouble started when one bull broke away from the pact going different directions. there are no plans to cancel the remaining bull runs. it is not looking good for the launch of the space shuttle. thunderstorms are putting it in

jeopardy. the weather conditions improve on sunday and monday, though, at least that's the forecast. the mission has been delayed twice because of leaks in the hydrogen gas tank. i don't care whether it is el nino, the jet stream, moon landings, i want the weather to keep going like it is. whatever is doing it keep it going. >> don't care about the explanation, just keep going. >> no humidity, 78 degrees. right now. it is gorgeous. for this time of the year you can't beat it. here's pretty pictures. we are all in a good mood so we will show you pretty pictures. a great day to lay outside. it is not uncommon to get temperatures in the 90s. we are moving in to what is normally the hottest part of the summer season. switch over and look at the three-day trend in to the weekend and see what we can expect. it will get warmer and more humid but i think we will be below average, the high is 88.

86 on sunday and if i was going pick one of the two weekend days i would pick saturday to do something outside. partly cloudy skies. it will be comfortable not as cool as the last few days but cool for this time of the year. low temperatures in the 60s. southeast wind five to ten. start with partly sunny skies. after 4:00 or 5:00 in the afternoon. if you are out before then the weather should be fine. highs in the mid-80s and southwest winds 10 to 15 miles an hour. right now a touch of cloud cover. most of this will dissipate after sunset. they are consecutive in safe but you can see clouds from the west that will spill in behind those. we will call it partly cloudy on average tonight. no precipitation around us. there's some showers and storms out in the ohio valley that will affect us over the weekend but in the short term we should be fine. current temperatures upper 70s and low 80s. culpeper 82 hagerstown 80.

at national airport it is 77 with comfortable dew point of 57. major player in our weather scenario in the short term is an area of high pressure coming down the east coast. that will keep things dry tonight and most of the day tomorrow. as it slides away from us the system in the plain states we were talking about last night will move eastbound. it is triggering showers and storms in the midwest and that will give us a chance of rain over the weekend and a ch cean of slightly warmer temperatures. you see the heat in the southern plains. a little chunk of that comes toward us over the weekend. the seven-day forecast, once we get beyond sunday, it will cool off again. high of 79 on monday. a chance of a couple of showers but unusually cool all the way through the beginning of next week and still no 90-degree temperatures in our seven-day forecast, all the way through friday. best chance of rain is sunday and then at the end 0 of the week. >> how likely is that rain. >> i put that mark at 50% and you can expect it 10:06 in the

morning and 3:07 in the afternoon. how's that for specific. i don't know. >> he dunn know. that's what that means. >> we also hear a lot about twitter these days. >> now some local businesses are finding a way to make money wit. tr will oklo atthis hot new cod enming nupt. b@fab@fab@faa ( crack of bat, cheering )

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escape twitter these days. it is everywhere. sign on mcginty man and follow me. but a lot of you may be wondering is this good for anything. jessica doyle reports some small businesses in our area are finding way to make money off of their treats. >> baked and wired owner has fun with branding, her cup cakes named best in america by the atlantic and other tasty treats. >> this is a our cherry blossom and we created it for the cherry blossom fest. >> jumps on twitter last month was a natural fit. >> ing great. a lot of people signing up. i get new responses of new people looking and seeing what we are doing and producing. so it has been a lot of fun. >> reporter: as bakery items are brought this shop a tweet comes out. >> get in early blueberry lemon muffins will be here. >> reporter: joe often tweets the specials of the day right from the kitchen on his phone.

>> i have got beautiful soft shelled crabs and wonderful spring garlic today. we will put those together in the form of this dish. >> reporter: after the washingtonian recently said west end is serving the best classic burger in town, followers were tweeted and treated to free fries and a shake. at baked and wired, tweets have added to the tech ambience. on thursday it was the site of a meetup for a social networking club called sweets and tweets. on the menu, cup cakes of of course. >> that brought in hundreds of dollars in business and it isn't unusual for a tweet to pull in 25 customers in a day based solely on twitter transmissions. jessica doyle, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> i want a cup cake. >> getting hungry after all of that. coming up, new protests against a swim club accused of

racism. and a woman calls workers at a local auto dealer for fixing her car for free heros. many have airline baggage horror stories to tell. one person has written a song about it and getting hundreds of thousands of hits on youtube. we will have more coming up. & i should have flown with someone elseor fagone by car ♪

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type of telephonic device, they can communicate with the offender who's in the residence. >> this is a land line that you have been able to set up. >> it is a device negotiators use where they can deliver this phone and there was some form of communication going before that. so they have been in communication for over an hour. but now it is advancing where they will be able to have phone conversations with them as well. >> reporter: do you know the types of communication that has been going on. have there been any demands. >> i don't know of any demands, specifics of that information. >> tell us about the hostages inside of the home. we were told by neighbors that it was an elderly couple with a great grandchild. >> i can't confirm any of that. all i know we are talking about two people were taken hostage. >> have you been able to establish where the homeowners are? >> within the residence, not sure exactly within the residence where exactly they are. again, on the scene we have the

leesburg police tactical team and leesburg sheriffs office and virginia state police. i believe they are able to pinpoint the exact locations. >> we are assuming it is the homeowners inside. >> it is an assumption but i can't confirm it. >> tell us about evacuations. i understand some homes have been told to leave immediately. >> that's correct. well over an hour ago, if not longer, we reached out to all of the homeowners in within a city block of door to door to ask the residents to leave the area for their safety. anything we had done a reverse 911 call to their homes and put out electronic alerts, e-mails to tell people to stay in their residence in the southwest region for it to be safe. >> you have a lot of man power here. police just rolled by with their s.w.a.t. team. tell us what is going on right now. >> in addition, we certainly have a state police tactical

team and cloud loudoun county sheriffs tactical team and they brought in cameras getting them closer to the residence we have tremendous partnership with agencies. fairfax county police department provided their helicopter for aerial surveillance while the suspect shortly after he committed the first robbery at 11:30 this morning. a good partnership among the law enforcement agencies. >> reporter: do we have any idea who this person is that robbed the jewelry store and who's inside the home right now? >> don't have any information about this individual who conducted that robbery. i nino he had abandoned a vehicle before he went in the house where he took the residents or the folks there hostage. they are trying to gofer that vehicle in great detail to see if they can learn more information on who he is. >> thank you very much. as we mentioned this began with an armed robbery at a jewelry store at 11:30. we talked to the jewelry store owner. this is what she has to say. >> i ran and started to

screaming and he ran and we called 9111 right away. i had my security button and police were around in minutes. >> so right now police are talking with the suspect inside of that house. they have established some type of communication. they don't know who the suspect is or how many hostages. they say at least two. that's the latest here in leesburg, back to you. >> thank you so much. an airline ruined his guitar and didn't say sorry. now he got a hit on youtube. & united united ♪ ♪ you broke my guitar. >> reporter: it is called breaks guitar and the song has gone viral. the musician david carroll says his $3,500 guitar was damaged by baggage handlers and the airline didn't apologize or do anything to replace it. as lindsey mastis says plenty of local travelers can relate to his plight ♪ [ music ]

>> the song travelers can relate to. >> you broke it you should fix it ♪ ♪ >> reporter: it has gotten more than a million hits on youtube in less than four days and it is easy to guess why it is so popular. >> it is frustrating. we have had lost luggage and damaged luggage. >> reporter: when people drop off their luggage it looks fine but by the time it comes out on the conveyer belt it looks like it has come through a shredder. >> it was ripped. >> others have had things stolen. >> somewhere there is an airline employee with some very nice waterford champagne flutes that are now 20 years old. >> reporter: and many have had to come up with creative ways to wear the same clothes and same underwear for days at a time. >> you know, washing them in the sink, use regular soap, hung them on the shower line. it wasn't ideal but got the job done ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: an airlines aren't

always helpful. that's why dave carroll ended up writing the song. >> i put it all behind me and i really have no hard feelings at unit but i wanted to have a fun experience with this. >> reporter: in washington, lindsey mastis 9 news now and wusa9.com. looks like it is working out for him. you can find the video on wusa9.com. just click on lindsey's story. authorities say four former cemetery employees accused of digging up bodies and reselling plots at a black cemetery near chicago made $300,000 in this scheme which they believe dates back four years. police say those remains were dumped in a vacant portion of a cemetery. others were dumped in graves already occupied. that cemetery is the burial place for emmitt till. while his gravesite was not disturbed, police say investigators found his original casket rusting in a

sack. a followup to a story that is raising a lot of questions. it volumes a -- it involves a valley club, a private swim club outside of philadelphia and the members are accused of racial diel discrimination. it happened on june 29th when 65 children from the creative staff kids camp visited. after one visit the club cancelled the contract after members complained. the club said it was an overcrowding issue but some suggest it is because many of the children from the camp are african-american. >> if they only rescind it it is only hurting the children. it is hurting our children and their children and no children should be hurt. >> reporter: the protesters, some of them members of the club, reject the overcrowding explanation and say the club covers ten acre and has two pools, one just for kids. confirmation hearing for

sonia sotomayor begin on monday and joining us the host of face face the nation, bob schiffer. you will be talking exclusively with the top two member of the senate judiciary committee. >> that's right. how are you tonight? we have kent layhy who chairs the committee and sessions who will need the republicans. the is the ranking republican on the committee. these hearings are always about more than just the qualifications of the nominee. they are a referendum on every senator and his politics back home and how strong or weak he is. every senator who votes on whether or not to confirm these nominees has to check back to see how his standing is back home and in many cases that sometimes determines how the vote will go. there are a lot of people who think that barack obama may

have sort laid a political trap for some republican senators on this by nominating an hispanic woman. it will be difficult for senators in some of these, especially southwestern state and border states where you have a rising hispanic population to vote against the hispanic woman. they have to have a good reason and that's why these hearings will be some interested when they unfold i'm told that sonia sotomayor has called son some 8 t senators in person and that's not a small fete because remember she is doing it all by being a hobble. he had a bad leg break an i'm told she is still in some pain about that but having said that she got to see more than 80 senators in opinion as she made the rounds on captiol hill. >> thank you for that. we want to remind everyone you can watch the face the nation

at 10:30 following cbs sunday morning. do you know someone who put his or her life on the line oar done something great for their community. we have a story of a local company that saved a maryland resident thousands of dollars. they set up two as opinional heros. kristin fisher explains why. >> i was driving and all of a sudden i see this light goes off in my car. this check engine light and i'm thinking what is that. >> reporter: it is a bad feeling for any driver, especially if you are unemployed like karen cook so she brought her car in to chevy chase acura in bethesda. >> i remember her very upset. kim holtz gave carolyn the bad news. >> so my beautiful acura, 2003's transmission was

diagnosed as failing. >> reporter: a transmission would have been a $3,000 repair, but the dealership told her it could be something as simple as a sensor. she got a second opinion in falls church and they confirmed it was thence sensor. >> she came back and she had tears in her eye and i was like, okay, she tugged on my heart rings a little bit. she told them about the car. >> it went from $3,000 to zero dollars and i drove away a happy customer. >> now she is back to thank her heros. >> oh, my gosh. hi, mike. how are you? >> i have to say you guys are the absolute best. my car is running so beautifully. >> positive feeling to be able to help somebody's situation but what we are doing is our daily job. it is our daily routine. we make friends through sales

and keep them through service. >> if i was in the same situation i would want someone to do the same thing for me. >> i will see you soon for those brakes. bye. >> if you would like to nominate a hero for a hero central segment, e-mail heros@wusa9.com. kristin fisher, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> carolyn believes chevy chase acura wasn't trying to take advantage of her when she took it there the first time and she wants to thank the other shop that tolder it wasn't her transmission. could michael jackson be are you pried at neverland ranch after all? and which book advice is better. it is a beautiful friday evening but a little rain in the forecast for them weekend. we will look at the seven day after this short break. but first kea aoke lotht nuers omthe p toof th. hourup 70r pehos ananlow 80s.

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summertime is a time to read a book and technology has changed huh we read our novels. sony's reader and the kindle are two of the newest. >> kimberly has a kindle. >> i keep it in the car for car pool with the kids and take it everywhere with me. it is in my bag everywhere. >> reporter: paul reynolds is also impressed with the kindle ii. >> the type is chris. and you can easily change the size. turning the page is as fast as turning the page of a real book and if you get tired of reading the kindle will read to you. >> it was a sort of buzzing sensation. >> reporter: and he found it surprisingly easy to use. >> no computer is needed.

you connect wirelessly to amazon's huge collection of book titles. hit the book you want and it down loads to the kindsle in less than a minute. >> no connection charge and a best seller costs about $10. and then there is the tony's e- book, the reader. the same size screen as the kindle. it costs $350 but sony's bookstore has fewer titles you get easy access to googles library of free classics be more steps with the sony. you have to install software on your computer, down load the book and transfer it with a usb cord. for e-readers on the go, the wire al kindle is a lot easier to use. heim lesli foster for 9 news now and wusa9.com. just in came for the summer reading amazon introduced the kindle bx. it is bigger than the kindle ii. it is designed to read

newspapers easier. it is $429 but amazon cut the price of the original kindle to $299. i happen to have an e-reader right here and i use it. it does have a touch screen which is nice that the kindle doesn't have, it is also back lit but it can't down load things so i'm thinking of getting a kindle. go to wusa9.com and click on living smart. michael jackson's father tells abc news he believes foul play was involved in his son's death and the l.a. police chief say he is not ruling out anything until the coroner's report is final. two weeks after his death, michael jackson's family is trying to decide where to lay the pop star to rest. >> reporter: according to the state, an attorney for the jackson family has inquired about burying michael jackson at neverland ranch. something jermaine jackson told cnn's larry king last week he'd like to see happen. >> i would love to see him

here. >> you have a place for him here? >> yes, there is a special place over here the train station, over there. >> reporter: to bury someone on private land in california there are two steps. first you need a certificate of authority from the state cemetery and funeral bureau. no big deal, just fill out a two-page application and shell out $400. the other thing you need is approval from the county, which in this case is santa barbara. at this point nobody from the jackson family has contacted the county. if someone does they say it is possible they will give the okay. >> we have had no formal application from the jackson family or the property owner and at that point in time we would review the application and make a determination. >> reporter: what is unclear is if everyone in the family wants neverland to be michael jackson's final resting place. joe jackson seemed to shoot it down when asked about it in the days after his death. >> that's not true. >> reporter: the bottom line

here is that people burying individuals on private land doesn't happen very often. the last time it happened in california is when ronald reagan was buried at similarmy valley. that's a different county. those folks in santa barbara say they have never seen it happen. so if they get an application they will review it. they are not against it but at point they don't have a template on how to move forward. so it could take some time. a memorial celebration for michael jackson will be at 7:00 month his hometown of gary, indiana. his father joe and al sharpton and jesse jackson are expected to attend that. a new jersey company found a marketing angle for its beer. name a new brew after each exit on the new jersey turnpike. the motto proudly brewed in new jersey. you got a problem with that? the first is a belgium style ad. however, the idea is falling flat with the turnpike

authority and the mothers against drunk driving. for a link to their website, log on to website wusa9.com and click on the news links. new tonight the new ad pushing to make marijuana legal. can you believe it? the hottest car of the new gm looks like a muscle car from the 1970s. i'm bruce leshan. the story coming up. we're also going to talk about an unconventional way to keep the deer away from your garden. those stories new at 6:00. what's the problem with getting leshan to give that car back. >> looked comfortable. >> he drove home. >> great to drive around with the top down today if you had a convertible. awesome tonight. the humidity will be comfortable. won't be as cool as last night but by july standards you would say it is pretty nice. look at the three-day trend and see what we can expect in to the week. the humidity will go up on saturday and sunday along with the temperatures. closer to where we should be

this time of the year but not oppress heath and may have to dodge a couple of showers or thunderstorms. most likely on sunday. partly cloudy skies the rest of tonight. comfortable, pleasant, not as cool as last night, lows in the 60s and southeast wind at five to ten. during the day tomorrow, partly sunny skies and a chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. during the evening there's is chance of a few storms and highs in the mid 80s. right now a little cloud cover from the northwest. these are dying thunderstorms across the great lakes. there's no precipitation around us right now. but what is leftover from those thunderstorms, the clouds will drift in here overnight. the nearest precipitation at the present time is back over to charleston, west virginia. we should be dry tonight and in to tomorrow morning. tomorrow evening that system will catch up to us. 77 downtown, 79 culpeper. 82 hagerstown. the humidity is very comfortable. the dew points are running in this upper 50s at the present time. not uncommon as you know to

have dew points in the 70s this time of the year but that hasn't been the case for the first couple of days of july. high pressure is slide down the east coast and will be the dominating factor over the next 24 hours. as that high moves away the storm system in the midwest will give us a chance to move eastbound. it is producing scattered showers and thunderstorms through the mississippi valley. we will see some activity over the weekend and it also drag in warmer air mass. it has been hot in the southern plains. a chunk of heat will slide toward us on saturday and sunday but nothing you could call oppressive by any means. as a matter of fact, after that system goes through over the weekend, it will cool back to the 70s for highs on monday. scattered showers and storms, late saturday, maybe on sunday, as well. a couple of showers are possible on monday. the high of only 79. sunshine on tuesday with a high of 83 and still no 90s in our seven-day forecast. this is typically the hottest part of the year as we move to the middle of july, beginning

of august and not one 90-degree temperature. >> takes care of the may with the rain. >> it is a pay back. mother nature always evens things up. >> well said. living well when you spend hours on your toes. a screening tool to help rd g inntrkieoiavs d clg geintt hurt. the story is next. when i get my period

it's not just one thing it's everything. tylenol and advil don't do as much as pamprin. it's the everything in one pill. pamprin multi-symptom for years higher cancer rates among african-americans have been blamed on poor health care or later diagnoses. now research says biology maybe part of the deal. a recent study found that death rates for higher for blacks with hormone based cancers, breast cancer, 45% higher, ovarian 61% and prostate cancer 21%. the study found in nonhormone based cancers like lung, colon

and lymphoma minorities sad the same survival rates. >> it makes us wonder what the role is between a hormone and race and outcome. >> reporter: minority cancer rates are predicted to rise by 99% the next two decades. doctors say the best weapon is early detection, especially in this community. so get screened early and often. now the friday healthy hour focus on fitness. tonight, doctors that treat a special injury prone group, the professional dancers at the ballet. a movement is underway to help them to manage their health care needs in this demanding way of life ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: elizabeth has been dancing since she was a little girl and now is a pro with the washington ballet. don't let her graceful plea yeas fool you there's is a lot of sacrifice to staying strong and agile enough to dance through the years. >> i have had plenty of years.

i have had three surgeries in my feet but i have come back from them. >> reporter: dance usa an organization that addresses the needs and interests of performers came up with a screening health tool just for them. the idea, helping dancers prevent injury and sustain better long term physical and mental stamina. >> before they get on the stage to know what their points and strengths and weaknesses are. to determine what kind of skills they need to strengthen their bodies. >> on bone on bone. on my knee i will have to have a knee replacement. >> this man knows firsthand the physical and emotional impact of the rigorous rehearsals. he says it is best to screen dancers during a routine physical therapy session even if they don't think there is a problem. >> young dancers don't go to doctors, they feel like young healthy gods, they are dancing and on top of the world. >> there are stretches to

loosen tightened joints or early diagnosis of a possible eating disorder. >> we work with hips rotated 90 degrees almost 100% of the time. osteoarthritis, wear and tear of the joints many dancers retire at a young age like professional sports. >> reporter: he says most dancers have a high threshold for pain. that's why judging when you have a real injury can be tough. she is already discovering that identifying weaknesses today may cut down on suffering later. >> it is strenuous. we are athletes. >> they make it look so easy. >> the screening test doesn't just cover dancing-related stuff. it measures risk for heart disease, arthritis and depression. if you would like to see the test and learn more about dance usa, go to our website at wusa9.com and click on living well. coming up next at 6:00, we are live in leesburg with the latest on the hostage standoff.

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