commissioner has made the right call? that's our 9 news web poll question tonight. do you agree with the decision to conditional rely instate michael vick. you can vote on it. we will have results. and comments from commissioner about his decision. he is holding a press conference that begins in 30 minutes. >> thank you for that. now to other breaking news coming in out of southeast dc. police are on the scene of a double shooting at 700 atlantic street southeast. we're told that two young people were shot multiple times. two males were take on the the washington hospital center. dc fire and ems officials say one was shot in the chest and the other in the stomach. a crew is on the way and we will have more information as comes in. >> check out these pictures that sky 9 shot a few minutes ago. a tree collapsed on a home in vienna. it is at 417 west street.

it does not appear that anyone was hurt. crews are still on the scene. we don't know why the tree came tumbling down. the first time tonight we are hearing 911 calls from a day a harvard professor you arrested at his own home. has become a charged racial discussion in the country but the reportings don't focus on race. >> reporter: the arrest that triggered a national debate about race began with a 911 call that made little mention of it. >> i don't know what is happening. i just had a little friend here and she noticed two gentlemen trying to get in to a house. >> reporter: police released the 911 call that brought white police sergeant james crawley to the home of henry lewis gates junior. >> i don't know if they had a hard time with their key but i noticed they used their shoulder to barge in. >> reporter: only when prompted by the dispatcher did she

consider race. >> black or hispanic. >> two larger men. one looked hispanic but i'm not sure. >> police released sergeant crawley's radio communications with dispatch after he arrived at gate's house. >> a gentleman said he resides here. uncooperate cooperative but keep cars coming. >> the city is finalizing a committee that will take a closer look aft the incident and develop recommendations for how police can handle similar situations. >> i hope that this exercise truly becomes a learning exercise not just for the cambridge police department but for police departments throughout the nation. >> reporter: president obama, who fanned the controversy with his initial comments is expecting sergeant crawley and professor gates together for beers at the white house soon. manuel gallegus, cbs news ever all geagha ce are lo s alwho painted teinpad

hatefil inn gr onatiafe a sygugo thgu happened inroanoke, virginia. anti-semitic mesongeon tt frdo heonfrt door ththe vandals slashed the tires on 4 cars and police think it is all related. it is a good bet that swine flu will make a comeback once school is open in the fall. in maryland nervous administrators met with health officials to lay out plans what to do. scott broom is following development from annapolis. >> reporter: while, maryland kids have been playing out doors all summer, swine flu has not taken a vacation. with 766 cases reported in all regions of the state and four deaths. >> i'm nervous. >> and the health secretary says with good reason. >> it spreads as easily as regular flu does. we know there is not a natural immunity to it and that's why we are seeing it being spread at a time of the year when one does not expect to see the flu. >> reporter: today health officials talk to school

administrators saying it is likely a vaccine, requiring two doses maybe ready by october in addition to the regular flu vaccine. >> so you need three shots to remain flu free this fall. >> in prince georges county, the health officer says the key to preventing school closures will be how quickly parents react and cooperate. >> the school nurse will be the underground person. does the child have a fever, who's going to contact the parent and say your child has a fever could you please pick them up. >> some say though the flu has been mild so far that schools play it safe. >> if kids get it they should close the schools. >> one thing we know once the vaccine makes it out there will not be enough to get it to everyone. so students and preschoolers will be among the first in line. in annapolis, scott broom, 9 news now and wusa9.com. the swine flu vaccination

will be given by injection. only seasonal flu vaccine will be available in a nasal mist. anacostia high school is in need of repairs after a fire ripped through the southeast campus this morning. dc fire and ems was called to the st fo10:30. flames engulfed an unoccupied fs m.af mbf sterme floor srasoom. staff member and students were evacuated. the cause is under investigation. right now police are trying to identify a body found inside of a burning car in bethesda. the discovery was made around 4:00 a.m. at the intersection of arlington road and bradley boulevard. montgomery county police and the fire marshal's office are investigating. we're learning more about the drunk driving arrest of alexandria police chief david baker was arrested around 11:00 on saturday night after he ran in to a city vehicle -- after he ran a city vehicle in to another car trying to merge on to 66. as peggy fox reports the

accident happened in arlington county where the arresting officer say that baker acted and sounded very intoxicated. >> reporter: the accident happened along the 66 ramp at fairfax drive. police say that david baker, strand police chief caused the wreck which slightly injured the woman. in court documents the arresting officer reports that baker smelled of alcohol and was repetitive and hesitant and had a blood alcohol content of twice the legal limit. >> i think it is terrible. police should be setting an example for everybody else and when something like that happens it is very unfortunate. >> reporter: the officer reported that baker admitted to drinking two beers 20 minutes before the accident. some found that laughable. >> he said he only had two beers. >> he weighs 38-pounds. >> you don't buy two beers. >> not at .19. >> reporter: a police sergeant gave him a field sobriety steps. he had him walk nine steps and turn and hold his leg up 30

second and recite the alphabet and count backwards and mr. baker failed all four tests. >> he doesn't deserve his job back at all. >> should he be fired immediately. >> yeah, immediately. >> reporter: the sheriff langehorn who has been chief baker's friend for 20 years said he should be treat like everyone else. >> he doesn't want to be treated any differently. the officer doesn't want to be undually punished because of who he is. >> reporter: the sheriff says the chief is sorry for what he did and said it is an isolated mistake, the result of bad judgment. peggy fox, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> baker is on leave while the city manager waits for the results of an internal investigation. the 58-year-old has been with the alexandria police department for 19 years. the last three as chief. now a followup on the woman suspected of robbing three banks in virginia. cynthia crawford was arraigned in a prince william county courtroom today where she was

ordered held without bond. she's accused of holding up a sun trust bank in woodbridge. police believe she is responsible for two robberies in lorton and alexandria. crawford was arrested after a trooper spotted her stuck in rush hour traffic on i-95 following one of the heists. the state of the dc mother accused of killing her four daughters is now in the hands of the judge. prosecutors and defense attorneys presented closing argues in the jacks trial. digital correspondent audrey barnes is joining us live from dc superior court with more. >> the judge says he needs until least wednesday to go over the testimony in the trial. 25 different prosecution witness, a handful from the defense. it is jacks own words that may put her behind bars for the rest of her life. in closing argues today, the prosecutor michelle jackson compared the house on sixth

street where jacks lived with her far daughters to abu ghraib prison in iraq. a house of torture, she says somewhere jacks systemically and methodically killed her girls one by one. starving them until they were too weak to exist. they didn't have to live that way, she says and didn't have to die that way. a trial watcher who has been in the courtroom since day one says prosecutors proved the case against jacks. >> as a layperson it is proved beyond a reasonable doubt. i have no doubt she did it. >> reporter: after interrogation by this lead detective and others say that no one else came in the house. four different medical examiners and several forensic experts testified they believe 16-year-old brittany was stabbed. her three sisters were beaten and strangled. defense attorney asked the judge to consider the fact that

no one saw jacks do i. she couldn't say if that would be enough to save his client. >> i'm not allowed to comment. the gag order is still in place. >> can you talk about jacks and how she held up during the trial. >> i'm not allowed to comment, sorry. >> court observers. -- looking with 20/20 hindsight if only i had. >> jacks did not take the stand in her own defense and as you know she has rejected an insanity defense in this case. judge says court will resume at 11:00 wednesday morning. either to get his verdict or to say he needs more time. back to you. >> audrey barnes, thank you so much. an update on a brutal midnight mass beating in college park. today the man accused of beating 69-year-old wayne williams pleaded guilty. williams was hospitalized 26

days following the december 24th attack outside of holy redeemer church on bear win road. a woman received a 28 year sentence after pleading guilty to a second degree attempted murder charge. this just in to the information center, 7 people arrested in north carolina are being charged with supporting terrorism. all seven were found in the raleigh area. the justice department says daniel boyd trained and fought in afghanistan between ' 89 and ' 92. when he returned to the u.s. he started to recruit others. we will have more on the story as it becomes available. now to a stiffer sentence for a man convicted of plotting to kill former president president george w. bush. ahmed alie was originally sentenced to 30 years in prison after convicted in 2005 but an appeals court felt that sentence was too lenient. so today a federal judge sentenced him to life. montgomery county executive ike leggett introduced a new pedestrian safety campaign

today. powerful public service announcements target teen and inexperienced drivers who are at higher risk of being involved in collisions with someone on foot. >> when you see and listen to the testimony of the people who are involved in this video, it is my belief that emotional contact and emotional feeling that you have eck pressed will be conveyed to future drivers and current drivers as well as pedestrians who are trying to be protected as well. >> reporter: the new ps a's will be featured in montgomery county schools. he has made pedestrian safety a priority in his administration. astronauts aboard the space shuttle wrapped up the fifth and final sidewalk today. they installed cameras on the international space station, the installation of a robot and wired two stabilizing gyroscopes. "endeavor" is scheduled to undock from the space station tomorrow and spend three days in orbit returning to earth on friday. it is starting to feel more

like july in dc this week. tony pann is on the terrace with the forecast first. hey, tony. >> it is a little warm and humid out here. two words we haven't used a lot this summer but it is sticky now and after a fairly active weekend with thunderstorms, things are settling down in the metro area. but we do see storms at the beaches. start with a brief outlook here as we head through the next couple of days. a chance of a shower or thunderstorm each day this week and temperatures will stay about where they are right now upper 80s and lolo 90s. switch over anlive r lepplive do thatvitiise at the theyh. are getting hammered. the bierg msorst along the vadelm orlmbebehes but for us iu the metro area, maybe a 20 to 30% chance for a thunderstorm. we come back in a few minutes and look at that seven-day forecast and see what is on tap specifically as we head through the week. for now we go inside. >> thank you, tony. caught on tape, still ahead a look at a water spout that threatens a coastal city.

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the president and congress have a plan to lower your costs and stop denials for pre-existing conditions. it's time to act. . welcome back. the dow up 15 and a quarter point and thionase took dc rose 2302 and the s&p finished up three. verizon may be the nation's biggest wireless provider, but even it is not immune too cutbacks. today the company announced plans to slash 8,000 jobs by the end of the year. they will be spread among employees and contractors, but no word yet if any will be in our region. veteran first responders urntdeeyha th have ev erseenh adan tsd four chenildr killed when a mivawr thwaong wrong way, crashed in t abv out 35 miles north of new

york city. >> reporter: a 36-year-old mother drove her minivan more than a mile and a half against traffic on a highway north of new york city. then it struck another car head on. killing eight people. investigators now say she might have been sick. >> she called her brother because she wasn't feeling well and she didn't indicate specifically what was bothering her but it was obvious something was wrong because her brother asked her to pull over. >> reporter: but there is no shoulder on this stretch of the parkway. the driver, diane schuller, her daughter and three nieces were killed. so were all three men in the suv. emergency workers were able to save her 5-year-old son, now in the hospital. his father is keeping vigil. >> there were i believe six cellular 911 phone calls that were received recording her driving the wrong way. authorities are waking for toxicology test results to come back but they have no reason to believe that schuller was under

the influence of drugs or alcohol and they will review the high steins to headache sure they are clearly marked. >> the children killed range in age from 2 to 9. 81-year-old man was in the suv with his son and a 74-year-old passenger. a tornado warning on land led to a pretty cool sight at sea. this water spout was caught on tape. it dissipated quickly but did prompt a marine warning for a few hours, as well. can you see it there? you can see that fine rotating line there. >> that is a scary thing to see when you are going over thev gebrs in tampa. i have bero enhossacse tan sp of bridges and if you see a water spout out your windo that can be disconcerting. it looks cool baublely don't do

much. >> around here it is hot. >> for most of the summer we have been lucky. we have had almost fall-like weather but this week and in to next weekend it could be like normal. normal july weather here in dc. look at the three-day trend first and start with that. the afternoon temperature is 89. we will be right around that mark the next three days and typically we will have some hit and miss thunderstorms in the afternoon. actually just about every day this week. so don't cancel any plans, but just be prepared late in the afternoon in the heat and humidity for a couple of storms to pop up and that is possible tonight, as well. 30% chance of a shower or thunderstorm. lows upper 60s and low 70s and muggy out there. winds are light and variable. and sunset 8:24. during the day tomorrow, a mixture of sunshine and clouds and repeat of today. a chance of shower or thunderstorm in the afternoon. not everyone will see the rain. high temperatures upper 80s to around 90 degrees.

sunrise tomorrow morning. switch over to live doppler 9000. the beaches are getting hammered this evening. a lot of activity along the delmarva beaches. i have seen several warnings issued and the southern tip of virginia reedville, for example you are getting in on the heavy rain but for us in the metro area nothing going on. a little shower popping up in the western part of louden county but generally quiet conditions for most of you watching out there this evening. switch over and talk about the weather set up. a couple of things are triggering these events. a wind shift line at the beach. it is a trigger mechanism for the thunderstorms there and we have a cold front on the other side of the mountains. that's been inching toward us since yesterday. it will probably make it through here late tonight or tomorrow morning and dissipate, but that might be enough to keep the chance of a thunderstorm in the forecast. 85 at the top of the hour at national airport with a dew point of 65. that's why it fees so muggy.

we have spent most of the summer with dew.s in the 50s. 87 at bwi but much cooler on the eastern shore with the clouds and showers and 76 in georgetown. here's the weather set up as we head through the week. a shift in the jet stream. for most of the summer it has been in the east coast and now it will move to the west and it will mean the cool temperatures go to the west. and a little heat sneaks up the east coast. nothing unusual. we're talking typical summer weather for the rest of the week and a lot of thunder bolts on that seven-day forecast. don't let that scare you. these will be typical hit and miss thunderstorms and the heat and humidity of the afternoon. while there is a 30% chance of a thunderstorm each day that also means there is a 70% chance it won't rain. the high temperatures upper 80s to around 90 in to the beginning of the weekend. that's the way it is supposed to be in dc at the end of july.

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with obesity. it adds $150 billion a year. >> that's why the government is holding a three-day summit here in dc to come up with new solutions. digital correspondent joel brown has more. >> boswell shops at a farmers mark for fresh fruits and vegetables. while it costs more, her mom thinks it is worth it. >> you have to look at it as an investment because it is expensive to have unhealthy children and people in general. >> reporter: a centers for disease control study shows not eating the right things can cost you. obese people spend on average $1,400 more a year on medical bills. health care costs for obesity skyrocketed to $147 billion a year. former president clinton is fighting childhood obesity he cold a cdc conference it is important to look at the social and economic challenges. >> if want to change this, we have to change what goes on at home and in the community and

in the neighborhood, and in the schools. >> reporter: health leaders are hoping the three-day conference here in washington will help to get lawmaker the fine solutions to what has become a national epidemic. the cdc is urging communities to make healthy food and drinks available and affordable, plus encourage exercise. experts say teaching your kids early can save them from a life long battle with their weight. >> it is a commitment to their health and to their future. so you do it. >> reporter: and spending a little more now could end up saving everyone in the long turn. joel brown, cbs news, washington. now, as you may have noticed in joel's report there, former president bush has slimmed down a bit since he left office but he apparently still craves a burger ans iefran every now anagain. check out these pictures from the z burger restaurant. he popped in on saturday night foa carry out order and took time to pose for

customers and customers and staff. so ormer president orded doa le burger dowithout cheese. onion rings, french fries and a large apple pie milk shake. ai pcash and left a $7 tip for the cashier. those arteries getting all clogged up. >> but their milk shakes are good i have to say. thaie road ahead looks full of construction. more on the areas to avoid coming up. michael vick gets the okay to play. we are standing by for a nferen s conferce frorom the nfl commissioner coming up. b@

welcome back. michael vick was conditionally reinstated by the nfl. vick's 23-month sentence for bankrolling a dog fighting operation ended last week. he can now participate in pro football practices immediately, if he finds a team that will take him. two male teenagers are being treated for gunshot wounds they received late this afternoon. these are live pictures from the scene. the victims were rushed to the washington hospital center after being shot in the 700

block of atlantic street southeast. the shooter is still at large. again two teen victims. also tonight, we hearing the 911 tapes that led up to the arrest of henry gates. an officer who responded to dr. gate's am bridge home said he was being uncooperative and to keep the police cars coming. you can now get federal dollars for the trade in car at the dealership. but the cash for clunkers car program begins the first full week today but 9 news now found that some car dealerships are waiting for the government to give them the green light. >> reporter: at this car dealership on wisconsin avenue, the cash for clunkers program is off to a slow start. >> so far we haven't been able to deliver any vehicles because we haven't received our confirmation number back. >> reporter: customers have applied to trade in their cars but the dealer is waiting for government-issued i.d. to get moving. the program is running better

at this gaithersburg car lot where byron is trading in his infiniti. >> i heard about the program. i was in the market for a new car. >> reporter: under the program the federal government will issue $4,500 to the purchase of a new car. >> i'm at the point where i need transmission work done on my infiniti and other maintenance that would have put me at the market so it is a good time for me. >> fitzgerald auto mall has been doing well, selling 35 cars since the program started. that is roughly 50% of the business. >> we worked very hard, my manager worked hard to make sure we can get our i.d. number on friday. we got it on friday afternoon. since then we have been selling. >> reporter: the cash for clunkers program is a voluntary program for car dealers. it runs until november 1st or when the $1 billion program runs out of money. the virginia department of transportation is issuing hundreds of pink slips on the.

nearly 600 people began to learn today they are going to lose their jobs. the layoffs are part of the plan to eliminate 1,000 full- time employees and 4550 part- time staffers all to address a $.6 billion short fall. we have a few important traffic updates to talk about right now. fot,e on r fo e the capital beltway hot lanes pr ojt. work is beginning on the little river turnpike interchange in virginia. here's a live look at that interchange. high occupancy vehicles will have free access to the hot lanes. others will have to pay a toll to drive in the lanes designed to cut down on congestion. change is coming to the chain bridge. the district department of transportation is making adjustments to improve the snow of traffic from the district to arlington. construction barriers will be repositioned and the roadway will be restriped. that begins at 8:00 tonight. the work is scheduled to be completed by rush hour tomorrow morning. you can stay a step ahead of

the delays at wusa9.com. just click on traffic for maps and realtime cameras all across the area. and angie has the low down on the morning rush. that starts every morning at 4:55 a.m. here on wusa 9. route 29 is back open in silver spring. it was closed a few hours after a gas line ruptured at the intersection of fairland road. no one was hurt but probably plenty of headacs in h work is set toupck rk is set to be>>n on a water nn l . il wrun frfr omi-270 to the mor moan temple in kensington. officials 84-inch e th84-inch wo toeawhn residents. it comes with a $158 million price tag. a lot of questions tonight surrounding a proposed utility hike in leesburg. water and sewer bills could rise by 60%. according to the town's consultant on utilitities. the council is scheduled to

vote on the rates during the august 1th meeting. there hack hearings before the vote. the national parks service wants to hear how you would manage eaeredfricksburg and edotsylvania national military pa. th is west of 95, south of fredericksburg. the agency will hold open esusishoth week thin ania county, orange ot county and fredericksburg. sinew r tocivifalities, expanding the park's ribodaunes, landscape restoration and resource protection is all on the agenda. the fate of another battlefield not far dafrom here is on told month. peange county's board of isreors wesu supposed to hold a hearing on plans to build a wa l-mamas near the wilderness battlefield. the 138,000 square foot store woulbe a half mile from the battlefield where route 3 meets route 20. but the county cancelled the meeting a few hours ago. hundreds were scheduled to attend but the board said proper legal notice about the

hearing was never published. we will let you know as soon as we hear of a new date on the battlefield meeting. battle is brewing to convert millions of tax dollars from national park. the ballpark revenue fund is designed to pay down the debt on the stadium but he wants to shift $50 million from that program to the general fund. the chamber of commerce is fighting the plan. the city council is scheduled to vote on the matter on friday. delaware's plan to legalize sports betting is running in to more opposition. lawyers for the four major pro league team and the ncaa are expected to seek an injunction this week. they filed suit saying the plan would cause irreparable harm. they say it will help to pay for government services in delaware. >> they want the giants wide receiver to serve jail time. he shot himself with an unlicensed gun last november. the d.a. told the post that burris was willing to spend a year in jail

but prosecutors insisted on two. an attorney for the outof work receiver says the comments could prejudice the case. coming up, we will show you how to find free money hidden around your home. and dave owens introduces us to an organization that helps the homeless get on their feet by using their feet. that story is coming up in sports. tony? >> and heat and humidity back in the forecast for the rest of we week. y welook at that seveda foreca in a few minutes. stay with us. if you're like a lot of people,

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we're actually going to the roger goodell press conference right now and hear more about michael vick being reinstate by the nfl. >> happy to take your questions, but before we do i'd like to make a couple of points, which i hope will be helpful in putting it in context. first and most importantly, i think we all want to recognize that the conduct that michael engaged in was not only horrific but it was cruel. and we all certainly recognize that and i believe after meeting with michael that he recognizes that also. we in-- we engaged in a thorough process. it was carefully and thoroughly done. multiple members of our staff were engaged, as well as myself. we went through his records, his court records. we went through evaluations. we went through decisions. we know all of the terms of his parole. we went through every detail

including about a 4 1/2 hour meeting with michael last wednesday. here in the new york area. so we take this as a serious matter we are dealing with a young man's life and our process was similarly reflective of the seriousness of that. as you know he can sign now with an nfl team. he can practice without delay with an nfl team. he may play in the final preseason games of this preseason. and once the regular season starts, he can practice if the team so chooses and i lid decide within the first six weeks of the regular season whether and when he will be reinstated to play from there. he has been very open and fully cooperative as well as his his

advisers and counselors. i will say that one of the most important things that we talked about is nobody gets through life alone. that you always have to have a mentor. you have somebody who will give you guidance, support at critical moments. michael needs that right now. i asked tony to play a formal role to serve as a mentor to michael and help him and guide thymol some difficult decisions he's going to have to make going forward. i do not expect him to be the only mentor but will be a big part of determining who will be advisers to him but i know tony and michael who i spoke with earlier in the conference call, both take it seriously and are committed to making sure they work closely together to make better decisions going forward. i do believe that this transitional approach that we have outlined for michael is the best thing for him. that it will have the best

opportunity to lead to suck cease for a young man who has his life ahead of him, whether he makes it on the field for the nfl is that something that will be determined on the field but he has some gig decisions off the field to make in the way he conducts himself. i think he is at a point where he is prepared to make those decisions and hopefully conduct himself in a more positive way. i have said repeatedly and many times before that playing in the nfl is a privilege. we are held to a higher standard. and it is not a right to be an nfl player. i think michael clearly understands that and his responsibility and i think it is his opportunity now to earn the opportunity to get that privilege back again and that's up to michael. one final point -- >> we have been listening live to nfl commissioner roger goodell talk about michael vick's reinstatement in to the league. again, a conditional reinstatement in which he

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the small stuff. see how a late charge here and a book fine there can really add up. what is going on in florida? a python big enough to eat a small child pulled from a storm drain just feet away from a preschool. that is tonight at 6:00. >> that is scary stuff. >> let's not have them as pets. >> probably what it was. >> there's an idea. >> it was probably a pet. that's something you don't want too see wiggling through your bushes. >> not at all. >> look at what is happening weather wise. a little heat and humidity and in other words july in dc. we haven't had july so far this summer. we are going to get it the next four or five days. start with the three-day trend. upper 80s to around 90. in the heat and humidity this week a chance of an afternoon thunderstorm. certainly nothing that should make you cancel your plans. they will be hit and miss but a chance there every day. partly cloudy skies for the rest of the night.

30% chance of a thunderstorm this evening. temperatures around 70. the winds are light and variable. during the day tomorrow, sunshine and clouds. again 30% chance of a shower or thunderstorm in the afternoon. the high temperatures in the upper 80s to around 90. sunrise tomorrow morning 6:06. here's the weather setup. we have a trough or wind shift line parked along the delmarva beaches about and a cold front in the mountain. in between we are dry here in dc and the metro area but northwest of us and to the east of us we have big thunderstorms going on. the beaches are getting hit hard at the present time. i have seen a lot of warnings over the last 15 to 20 minutes. nothing around us here at home but some activity to the northwest. we will keep a chance of a shower or thunderstorm in the forecast overnight tonight. 85 at the top of the hour at national airport. the dew point 65. it is thick out there. relative humidity 50%. other temperatures mid-80s post

spots. warm as 89 at the top of the hour in hagerstown. here's a look at the seven-day forecast. through the weekend, we will keep a chance of a shower or thunderstorm in the forecast. but i don't want that to scare you off. if you have plans, any one of those days don't cancel them. this will be typical hit and miss thunderstorms. not everyone will see the rain. high temperatures upper 80s to 90 through the beginning of the weekend and perhaps the beginning of next week we will dip in the mid-80s. this typical summer weather like i said all the way through the start of the weekend. enjoy. >> good to have a pool nearby on days like this. >> good advice. yes. busy sports afternoon, with michael vick but you have other stuff to talk about. >> we will have more on michael vick at 6:00 including the pro- interesting news that tony dungy wi be his mentor and what, if any, teams are interested in signing vick. but right now an interesting story of of all the heart wrenching aspects of

homelessness most insidious is the manner in which it dehumanizes its victims 67 when you walk past a homeless person, do you walk by and say hello and think of their family. a group of men who are trying to help themselves. >> dan and his team aren't just playing soccer. >> come on, pedro. come on pedro. >> they are rebuilding lives, too. >> every one of these people that come from difficult situations are going through hard things in your life. >> reporter: you see every one of his players is homeless. >> being homeless, you are lonely. and don't know anybody. you are on the streets and fend for yourself. >> reporter: but not here. >> when we come out here on the soccer field it is a level playing field for everybody. no matter what their life experience has been. >> reporter: it is called dc street soccer, a national program for the homeless that uses the beautiful game as a

tool for social change. and while the sport is the hook, the program involves house and education assistance and job placement. >> gives me incentive to keep clean. i was in a drug and alcohol program when i first came to dc. >> reporter: one of the great things about this program is there are no labels. you see for these 14 guys that come out on this field or pitch as they call it in soccer for so long they have been defined as homeless or addicts and when they come here that's not the case. they are just men, sports and competing and doing so in the team environment makes them feel like men again. >> reporter: scoring goals, setting goals. >> get an apartment and stay clean. >> reporter: dave owens, 9 9 news now and wusa9.com. this weekend the dc cascade will take part in the street soccer usa cup featuring 16 teams around the country.

the winner of that gets to go to the homeless world cup in italy in september. >> how cool. >> wow. >> that would be an interesting way to get some guys together and see the world and as they help to try to get themselves back on track. >> great way to do that. thank you. up next, dangers at the beach, even close to shore. a warning about one of the most

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artfully chocolate lathe on 14th street northwest. a warning for beach goers out there most of us are cautious when the surf gets rough but what many don't know how dangerous even small waves can be. this is a practice drill for life guards in ocean city, maryland. a mock rescue of someone whose been slammed to the ground by a wave. >> one, two, three. >> wet sand is no more forgiving than concrete. >> whenever you are ready. >> reporter: the captain of the ocean city beach patrol says every season his life guards handle 100 rescues of swimmers that hit the ocean floor. >> the problem with these types of injuries they happen in a split second. josh basil was paralyzed from the shoulders down after thrown by a wave. >> i was just in waist-high water. the wave came behind me and

took me out and dropped me on my head. >> reporter: it happened in shore break when waves break abruptly in to shallow water, slamming swimmers in to the hand sand. on the day this story was taped a young girl was injured after hit by a wave. life guards at ocean city use real life rescuers to educate them about the dangers. >> life guards hold safety issues every day. the guard will explain what this is going on. >> they have shore break warning signs posted throughout the beach and a push to develop an international warning system. >> my accident occurred because i let my guard down. >> i one aware how much fun i was gog to have and never thought of it a vacation would turn out the way it did. >> to protect yourself never turn your back toe wave and

never type -- dive in the bottom of oncoming wave and if you get tossed around put your arms in front of you to protect your head and neck for more go to wusa9.com and you'll see what other area beaches have warnings posted. coming up next, firefighters on the move in prince georges county. how a budget crunch could affect response time if you are in trouble. >> we're always on at wusa9.com. stay with us. fab@fafab@b@fab@