>> in about a month's time we'll know how effective one dose is, estimating it based on the immune responses. >> reporter: even if there are no problems with the testing and manufacturing, there may not be enough vaccine for everybody who wants it at the top of the priority list will be health care workers, emergency workers and those about the greatest risk of combinations. >> reporter: i'm peggy fox at northern virginia community college, where the democratic candidate for virginia embarked on what some said was risky. deeds said -- >> it's easy to talk a good game about bipartisanship you have to look at his record to know what his priorities are. and it's clear one of those is

to restrict or eliminate a woman's right to choose. >> bob mcdonald is pro-life and has had a record of bridging people together, respects those who have a different view of his. >> reporter: this man says that because deeds is getting beat in the polls, deeds is trying to energize his liberal base. if you think you had the heat bad today -- comparatively, you probably didn't. these construction workers in silver spring did not have a choice. but these runners on the mall did. this otherwise sane-looking woman is bridgette marek. >> it's difficult. it's a little bit warm today. >> reporter: is this smart? >> i'm not really pushing myself too much today.

i feel i'm safe. >> reporter: it's almost 100. >> i don't think it's that hot. i have to exercise every day. >> reporter: some choose a middle round, choosing the bike. doug and his family are from columbus. >> it's pretty sticky. it's hot. >> hot. >> reporter: yes. >> very hot and i -- i really want to be an ice cube today. >> reporter: and it will probably stay that way until the air is filled with a cold front. >> so is there a cold front in our future? topper is out on the terrace with a fan and a forecast. >> there is, actually. it will bring us a little bit of relief today. gary was on target. if you have to exercise, the woman who wanted to jog, that's fine. jog in the morning. s. ng at night, this time g 'sir ineng it's dangerous. t rina ghalright now. 90 in inrein

es. bule rg . it's 99 dos wnelfes like 1002 quantico and -- 100 in quantico and well over 100 in fredericksburg. eat light meals, wear light clothing and drink a lot of water. we can't talk about that enough. record high today, 98 at national. we didn't hit it. the record high at dulles is 97. the old record was 96 in 2001. for tonight, partly cloudy, muggy, a few isolated storms possible. we'll come back and look at the doppler and talk about the temperatures. you can blame the heat if you are waiting for someone to come home from the new brunswick lines. the maryland transit administration says there could

be delays up to five and 15 minute ons the trains due to the heat. and metro has ordered a safety standdown on most of its maintenance workers following the death last night of a 21- year veteran of the system. 63-year-old mike the nash was killed on the orange line near vienna. nash was part ew cherateing near thmae ewe operateing near the mae ch inmi s sitor chtherwhhee en s struck and killed. general manager mike k am to says the standdown will -- kato says the standdown will go on for a few days. he says the standdown will not impact metro riders. right now, police are trying to figure out exactly how a man died inside a leesburg me . w, this happened in the 100 no block of plaza street northeast. digital correspondent lindsey mass cities is live with what we know now. >> reporter: well, a family member was up the street trying to visit this young man at

home. the young man didn't come to the door. he calmed police. when police -- he called police. when police came inside, there was a small dog also killed. police believe two large pit bulls or pit bull mixes attacked and killed the 20-year- old man. chris jones with the leesburg police say the dogs have been taken out of the house by animal control. into they've been seized by loudoun county animal control. >> reporter: we're told there's two large pit bulls that may have been involved in the attack. there were two other dogs as well. >> that's correct. one dog was found deceased. another dog was alive, found in a cage. unharmed and alive. that dog has been removed as well. >> reporter: they are still investigating the death. they are waiting for autopsy results. police have not released this young man's name. but his friends and family members have been coming by the house all day and they've been

leaving messages and condolences on the home page. lindsey mastis, 9news.com. there was a dog found and police rescued the pup just in time. here's more. >> reporter: eastern russell visits daily. she's amazed the pitt bull is still alive. this happened near barnaby. the neighbor, leroy roberts saw the bloody animal inside the trash bin where now a reward poster is. >> we thought he was it dead but he wasn't. >> when i started to get the

trash in, that's when i noticed it. >> reporter: doctors say with a swollen face, torn ear and lacerations all over her body, it's clear this dog was attacked. whether or not it was a dog site or she was attacked by other dogs. she definitely has puncture tags. she's called trooper. trooper can walk, eat and doctors are amazed at how well she's doing. >> what's most surprising is how good she is and how happy she is. she is just the sweetest dog. >> reporter: now that trooper is safe, russell can turn her concerns from finding out who hurt trooper. >> without any help from the community or any leads, we can't say. >> reporter: and they continue

until they can find out. >> very chilling pictures there. animal control officers say all signs point to the possibility that that dog trooper was wounded in a fighting ring. anybody with information should report it immediately to the humane society here in washington. this story, of course, the latest in what seems to be an awful lot of animal cruelty cases. what do you think? are there more of them or do you think we're paying more attention in the media? maybe the bad economy could have something to do with this. share this in the mailbag. we'll read your responses tomorrow night. swimmers tried to rescue two whales near miami. they tried to free the mother and her calf more than once. they just tried to beach themselves. unfortunately, both of them died after heroic rescued attempts.

$100 could buy you a shot at buying a house. coming up find out how that money could be a lifesaver with the current owners. but first, the nine lives of marion barry. he sits down with our own bruce johnson and says he's being framed. stay with us

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storys that follow him as a second term mayor. >> there's more to marion barry, a lot more to him than what is often reported in the press. >> reporter: economic development, summer jobs program, a share of the city's contract to women and minorities, barry wants all of that included in the story. it's there in the nine lives of marion barry. they are doing development in the neighborhood. health care. >> reporter: barry admits in the documentary that he snorted cocaine outside the now infamous incident outside the vista hotel. >> he never did crack before that. i didn't know what that was in there. i used drugs before 1990. cocaine. i know other politicians use

drugs. >> reporter: he'sed a ma can't that federal prosecutors looking for white-collar crime settled for his recreational drug use. they spent $25 million to $40 million to set me up. that's a fact. >> what would have is happened if you had put your hat and coat on and left the vista hotel on and left? >> they would have found another way to do it. i will take 100% responsibility for my taxes. i'm to blame for that. >> reporter: he says there's no worry about current probes in his ex-girlfriend's contracts. he says this may be his last term in office and that he wants his son, christopher barry, to become the next representative. but the word is that christopher barry right now wants no parts of d.c. politics. bruce johnson reporting from southeast washington for 9news now and wusa9 news.com. >> and for those of you who have seen the documentary says one of the most moving scenes

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it includes videos and answers to previously asked questions. you can find a link to it at wusa9 news.com. for a hundred bucks you can get in for a raffle at a lakeside home in georgia. if you win, diana davis explains. >> reporter: this house in clayton county could save payton's life. he was born with a rare skin condition. it has blisters and the skin tears with the slightest touch. >> does it hurt? you're pretty tough, ain't you? >> they said anything past 13 is gonna be even worse and more painful. >> reporter: payton spent his life wrapped in bandages. >> you can see his hands are already starting here from the scarring. >> reporter: of siof minnesota researchers

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they hope that will be the start of two healthy lives. that was diana davis reporting. the family says if it does not sell at least 3500 tickets for the house, everyone who bought a ticket will get a refund. we have the information on the raffle tickets at our website. four people have minor injuries after two earthquakes hit southeast as the first one, tokyo just after dawncal time. 6.46. ure, ppleo again, minor injuries. noe second quake 160 miles th of india's iserndth and that one prompted a tsunami warning but so far no wave reported. that's good news. meantime, dozens of people are dead and four others missing after a typhoon swept through. it dumped more than 80 inches of rain in some areas. that, of course, led to heavy floodened an mudslides. floodwater swept away this

entire building. nearly million a people were evacuated to higher ground. that is some harsh weather. >> 80 inches. >> i don't even know in how long. >> it doesn't matter. even if it's a couple of days -- >> that's a good point -- two years' rainfall for us. that's increde in. we're looking at another hot day tomorrow. not as hot. we'll go down. no records tomorrow. no more heat advisories. that will expire at 8:00 tonight. the next three days temperatures go down. 92 tomorrow. still relatively hot. 86 on wednesday. much better, a couple of storms still possible. we'll keep thursday dry. high temperatures about 87. we'll talk about the heat advisory until 8:00. when you have a heat advisory, the index is between 100 and 105. if you are elderly or you have asthma or breathing problems, these are the days you need to stay inside and close the

windows and take it easy. it's not that much cooler. i know maryland cancelled its practice until this evening but you are better off doing it in the morning. now, tonight, partly cloudy, muggy, a few isolated storms. low temperatures in the 70s. there's a couple of storms on radar. if you go to wusa9.com, you can track it. down to 89 at gaithersburg. that sounds refreshing. 89 in vienna. 90 in woodbridge and 90 in fredericksburg. winds south southwest at 10. by afternoon, partly cloudy, not as hot. a few storms are possible. high temperatures holding in the low 90s. winds northeasterly at about 10. satellite picture/radar combined. there is as a frontal system way back to the west. most of the storms are developing way ahead of it. that's the same front that will eventually take temperatures down in the 80s for us. probably give us the best

chance of showers and thunderstorms as we get into tomorrow evening and tomorrow night. next seven days, 92 tomorrow. a few storms. 86 on wednesday. a few forms. thursday and friday, dry. you can see the clouds coming in. a pair of 87s. the weekend, you know, not a washout but a lot of showers and thunderstorms. but temperatures still a bargain in the upper 80s. monday we're looking at sunshine and back up near 90. there is still a severe thunderstorm watch in pennsylvania the. >> okay. >> franklin county, fullton county. from our weird news file, back when i was a kid, we would unbend a paperclip to create the most devastating rubberbanding launch systems ever built, or so we thought. take a look at this one. we were weak and wimp like compared to the japanese who came up with this contraption. 200 rubber bands can be fired

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