. this is 9news now. >> i want to know from you, how can you disagree with the analysis of linden that this is identical to adolph hitler's politics. >> once again, it is the health care de wait that has the community all heated up. >> i'm anita brikman. it is bin's turn to face the people on health reform. >> but while the crowd had its share of rowdy elements, they seem more than ready to make his case for change. >> the senator speak and then we will get to the question. we'll get to the questions. if you give me a moment, i only have a few more slides. >> but a lot of the folks at the town hall meeting weren't interested in the presentation. >> so let me try to get through

this. thank you. >> they wanted confrontation. >> can you give me a specific example of something that was previously public or private that the government took over and made more efficient? . [ cheers and applause ]. >> reporter: the taxpayers in the country pay over next ten years are going to pay an extra $150 billion because of the private insurance options in medicare. it's cheaper to be in traditional medicare than the private insurance option. the government runs it more effectively. >> reporter: but the senator seemed to hold his own comfortable with his facts, perhaps believing they might outweigh the passion of the moment. >> insurance companies will no longer be able to discriminate on existing conditions, no

charge for preventive health care, no dropping the coverage of seriously ill. >> now, he had to stop talking several times because of all of the shouting. the protest continued after the meeting with people yelling out on the road outside of the hall and waving flags and placards on both sides of the issue. just into the wusa9.com information center, new information on the story we broke last week. the pentagon is force today buy four passenger jets. the planes would have cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. pennsylvania's john mercer issued plans it was axed over a little while ago. >> we have made it through the hottest day of the summer so far. how hot did it get today? >> it's still pretty toasty. 97 was the official h at national and ll reigcord h les.rdd and dflete oay d ofig rhtmps ril

tin.ba s's sll airg 's still 77 downtown. forget about leesburg riowt n. 85nre ndepeemre ttura f the tem, youex a walk with the dog. 83 in frederick, fredericksburg still has a heat index. thunderstorms are pushing across in the bay. we'll check bop letter in a couple -- doppler in a couple of minutes. isolated thunderstorms. low temperatures holding in the 70s. we'll come back and show you live doppler and show you if any of those storms will linger into your morning commute coming up. now a 9news now exclusive. a man is suing the bank that gave him a second mortgage. get this, he claims that wells fargo should have known better than to loan him the money. as brittany morehouse reports thshtion is not the first time a -- reports, this is not the first time a homeowner has taken action. >> reporter: homeowners suing

banks to avoid losing their homes. in most cases banks will renegotiate and that's what one man wants. >> coming down the town center where he doesn't go where he's fighting so save his house. >> it was #19d 99 with a home loan -- 1999 home loan -- wells fargo who offered me to get a loan. >> reporter: so he says he signed for a second loan worth $30,000 since his first loan was insured by the federal government through hud, he faced a huge problem. the second loan then changed the terms and amounts of his first loan. >> my mortgage should be less than a thousand dollars when i took my loan. my first one. that has been increased to 1645.

$1,645 a month. that's what i'm paying on it. i just got a second mortgage. of combine together it's almost $2,000 or over. >> reporter: for those who question his naove taste, no one asked for any document. >> if i provide that document at that time, i should never be broke for that long. >> reporter: attorneys know this rule is the unclean hands doctrine. they allow for contracts to be changed. and that is what he hopes to accomplish with a lawsuit. >> what happens. >> you may be wondered what they were contacting them with no comment. brittany morehouse. thank you so much. someone out there has taken animal cruelty to a new low. somebody stuck this pit bull pup in a plastic bag and sealed it

up with duck tape and then they threw it in a dumpster. the pup managed to chew a hole in the bag and stuck her head out. neighbors heard her. animals took in the dog and they discovered more abuse. >> whether or not it was a dog fight or she was attacked by dogs, she definitely has puncture wounds all over her head and neck. >> police are now trying to find out who did this. meanwhile, the officers have named the pup trooper and vets are amazed at just how well she's recovering and how gentle she is considering what she's been through. >> wow. of course pit bulls can be aggressive as well. police believe two pit pull terriers are responsible for the death of a 20-year-old man in leesburg. authorities were called to the 100-block of plazatrtee around 2:00 this afternoon. they found fourt dogs altogether in the house. digital correspondent lindsey mastis has the story. >> reporter: the dogs were taken out of the home and brought here to the loudoun

county anil control. a a family member went to checkn carter delaney this afternoon. when he failed to come to the door, they called police. his body was found in the basement. >> one dog was found deceased in the house. a smaller breed dog. another dog was alive found in a cage. >> reporter: authorities believe two american pit bull terriers are responsible for delaney's death but they are waiting for the results from an autopsy before they make their final determination. meanwhile, they are calling the death suspicious. a friend of the family says they are having a hard time coping with the tragedy. >> dogs can turn no matter how calm they can be. dogs can turn. and everybody should be worried about that. and try toe be as protective as en f cdsri'seyenrids haved pavte their condolences on facebook. one lit iese i you, man. uanyolr wilot bese wis d. tebout the attack claiming deleyan m may he been trying to protect his mom's

dog from the others. according to animal control, they do not know what will happen to the dogs until the investigation is over. in loudoun county, i'm lindsey mastis, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> now, again, police say they don't know for sure what could have caused the dogs to attack delaney. they expect to have more information in the coming days. michael vick, by the way, will be appearing on 60 minutes this coming sunday. it will be his first interview since admitting to dog fighting and going to prison. that is this sunday, august 16th at 7:00 p.m. on 60 minutes. ever cross the bay bridge when traffic is running in both directions on one span? it gives a lot of drivers white knuckle sweat. so thief been urging maryland -- they've been urging maryland to end it. a year ago one woman fell asleep behind the wheel and sideswiped the tractor-trailer. that truck flew into the water

and killed the driver. >> they still use two within way traffic on the bridge without barriers needed to separate the traffic so you have this very small margin of error so if someone comes across the lane you have a potential crash like you did last year at this time. >> triple a says 70% of all crashes on the bay bridge occur when a single span is carrying two-way traffic. an update now on problems that continue to plague metro. the agency says it did tell the national transportation safety board about an incident where the train overran a platform. it happened after it malfunctioned after the potomac station. they didn't find out until last week. well, today the ntsb confirmed metro did tell investigators right away after the june collision between two trains. >> our records indicate that an employee notified the ntsb on

june 23rd, the day after the accident. >> metro says because the incident on march 2nd happened at low speeds, this is not a close call as the post reported. the train operator prevented a collision with the train about 500 feet away by hurting the emergency stop button. an unrelated incident, this one deadly, has led metro to ck.er a sanetsty d dow a wst tit hnd n the orangt minee mt next foheo urda next four days. most track workers will put maintenance work on hold. metro says this should not affect passenger service. new tonight, divers have located an 8th victim from the weekend's mid air crash of a plane and a helicopter over the hudson river. now, although they found this victim, they can't bring the body up because it is still lodged in the plane. in all, nine people were killed on saturday. on board the sightseeing helicopter were five italian tourists and a pilot. and today the mayor of new york

offering con dole enss to the -- condolences to the italian ambassador. he owes it to his country men to get to the bottom of what went wrong. >> i talked to the wives of one of the victims and she really was destroyed by the pain and she asked me, please, ambassador, try to know what is really truth about this tragedy. >> national transportation safety board chief declined to speculate about what might have caused the crash but she did say the investigation may take months. and now a follow-up on the massacre inside a woman's fitness class near pittsburgh. that gunman was already on police radar. the 48-year-old had been searched and let go by the police just a week before. he was questioned after a city bus passenger reported seeing a man with a grenade. but the witness couldn't identify him as that man. on august the 4th, as you'll

remember, he gunned down three women and wounded nine others and then killed himself. secretary hillary clinton was on hand at a meeting today in the congo. a university student seemed to be asking about what her husband thought about business in africa. >> wait. you want me to tell you what my husband thinks. my husband is not the secretary of state. i am. >> ouch. well, it's believed the questioner might have meant to say president obama instead of clinton. and something got lost in translation. well, just ahead, meet an 8-year-old hero. he is using his talents of making music to help those in need. but, first, topper is back he steamy the steamy forecast fr tomorrow. we'll be back in less than two minutes.

f i'm meteorologist topper shutt. after our 97 today, temps are going to be going down as we go by the week. we'll start with the forecast in approximate detail now. overnight partly cloudy, muggy. isolated storms are still possible. some of which could be rather hefty. low temps in the 70s. two little clusters, if you will, of thunderstorms develop. one went south of town, one went north of town. everything is across the bay.

we do have thunderstorm warnings across those in the bay as these storms push to the north of east ton. in is where they are now. we're looking at a live picture headed towards north beach. but the bulk of the activity is across the bay. that too had be out of here in the next hour as everything pushes across. back to the computer we go. we'll talk about -- my, things went really fast. it's already the seven day. [ laughter ] >> wow. what in the world happen, do you suppose. well, i guess i'll talk about the seven day. 92 tomorrow. brett, you have some more time coming your way. talk slow. >> excellent. >> nine # now. and then eight -- 92 now and then 86 on thursday. upper 80s on friday we'll keep it dry. haven't changed the weekend much.

showers and storms possible. not a washout. still in the forecast. upper 80s on saturday and upper 80s on sunday and back up to 90 on monday. we'll keep monday dry. the good thing about this summer is it gets hot and cool day. we have three days in the 90s, that's it, then we go back into the 80s. so not bad. we're only talking about five days in the 90s. we usually have ten. >> so why did it get so hot and why is it cooling off so quick? >> this summer the jet has been very low in the east. it's been very high in the west. seattle has had one of the hottest summers ever. now we get the heat. >> and is seattle getting the rain? >> yes, they are. back in the 70s with the rain. >> there we go. >> we're learning. >> you have to use up that time. >> yes. give it all to brett. >> wait a minute. in this letter so so many ks

are divg g into pools, oceans. swimmer's ear. it becomes painful and burning to the touch. you need to s a doctor for this condition who will likely prescribe antibiotic ear drops or stair yoidz to clear up the -- steroids to clear up the inflammation. i want to introduce you to a hero who is only eight years old. evan using his talent to help other people, our own jimmy stillman has his story. [ singing ] ♪ cheeseburger in par . >> he has a big voice and an even bigger heart. >> i'm going to have a concert for kids that have cancer. >> reporter: evan has been playing guitar and singing for two years. his parents couldn't be prouder. >> i don't want a birthday this year. more like what do you mean more birthday. he's like i want to raise a concert and sell tickets and raise money for sick kids. >> reporter: the money evan

raises will benefit children's hospital in fairfax. the funds will be used to remodel the playground and to build an outdoor quiet area for parents and patients. >> we really rely on the community to help us support the children at the hospital. so what evan has come up with tonight, his idea to hold this concert and support the hospital, we're just thrilled. >> i have a very happy life. ♪ all these places ♪ . >> reporter: and he's making other kid's lives happier too. in virginia thshtion is jimmy stillman for 9news now and wusa9.com. >> very nice kid. well, when evan is not raising money for good causes, he likes to play baseball and he is a self described parrot head. that's a fan of jimmy buffet. >> i thought that was apparent. we o thought the redskins had -- thought the redskins had

injury problems. >> you could feel the wind coming out and now this tonight. just when we were feeling good about these guys, total buzz kill. one of the team's young stars done until 2011. we'll tell you about his devastating injury. plus the skins brave the heat at camp today. and the knoxville milkil 9 eortsinorxplas micoe.ilng 9 sports explains coming up. hmmm... well... naaa... yeah! calculating for getaway. ♪ find your way to a perfect destination at busch gardens... and water country usa... where family-fun surrounds you... and world-class rides astound. start at buschgardens.com. for just nine dollars, you can get them shoes from names like danskin now and starter. ♪ select eyeglass frames are just $9 at walmart --

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it's time for 9 sports with brett haber, the best sports in town. >> just as the nationals were starting to peak your sp, just as you were starting to feel optimistic about next year, we get the news tonight that the team's number one pitching prospect had be out for the next year and a half. the nats announcing tonight that the rookie jordan zimmerman will have tommy john surgery on his pitching elbow and will miss the next 18 months. he consulted with a famed orthopedist who confirmed the original diagnosis of the team's doctor. there is an 85-90% success rate in returning pitchers to their original condition after tommy john surgery and he expects zimmerman to be 100% by spring 2011. nats off tonight. o's hosting the a's. birds down 3-0 in the fifth and it's about to get worse. mark ellis with the bases loaded. two runs come across after a rain delay in the 7th, they come

back and the o's lose 9-1. out at redskins camp, so much talk about offensive line man mike williams losing 100 pounds to get ready for this season. after two practices in today's heat, he could have lost two more. the unofficial reading, and we just bought this at the hardware store, but it says 106 degrees. the ice tubs and the water stations were the most popular spots on the ground. the only one to seem to not be sweating were, look at that, those were the kickers. because the kickers sit around and when they're not kicking, they do nothing. >> that's what the kickers do. these guys they don't practice. they don't do much. they don't have too much to practice. but when the game is on the line and the people we're count on the most. >> they're opinion doing it for years and that's the way it is. slong they keep putting -- as long as they keep putting that ball up right, inside ten, we good. >> meanwhile, if i ask you the players that have been on the

redskins the longest, you might dpet the long as soon as possibler. -- get the long snapper. but how long would it take you to get roth cart wright. he is doing it on eight level. he is one of the most consistent kick returners in football. and while some younger backs are challenging him, he says come on, bring it. >> it's precious when you don't know what you're doing. i've done it for the last three years. i think i've been very productive. i can't control the decision people make. all i can do is go out and play football and that's what i'm going to do. >> he's a great guy. for more on today's camp, including the video of today's session, log on to our website wusa9.com. in college park 105 pounds lighter than he was in 2008 to say nothing of the weight of expectations that have been

moved from him this year. despite a bowl win, most everybody is picking the terps to finish near the bottom of the acc this season to which the boys today said a collective so what. >> we can't let all of this negative media hype get us down. so all that matters is what we think and we're confident. >> i think we can do a lot more bigger things than what they say. but i think it's going to be motivating for us so i think it's a good thing. >> attitude. upstate new york the rain delayed race. that's jeff gordon and sam hornish, one of the biggest wrecks. spins across the track right into gordon. both were okay. your winner today smoke. tony stewart. third victory of the year. milk does the body good but not when you're running a mile. this is annual milk mile. all of the members of the track

team drink a glass of chocolate milk before each lap and it ended much as you might expect with a reappearance. >> oh, yes. >> well, we just showed -- i thought that was okay because it came up looking like it did just when it went down. >> that made it okay. >> but it's whole some because it's milk. >> it does a body good. >> and how can you get down on kids running track and drinking milk. >> maybe they could have it at the breakfast table later. >> i like the way you're thinking. >> i don't like how he's thinking. >> we'll be back in just a minute. gecko: uh, you wanted to see me sir?

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