they made that decision because they were running out of money. we will have the massive layoffs in order to protect their jobs and the lives of employees and their families, we will be filing an appeal to remedy this irresponsible decision. and this is a story that is still very much developing.

we'll follow it and have much more coming up tonight at 11. other our top story, a 14-year-old girl hit by the stray bullets that came through the wall of her bedroom. it happened around midnight at a home on frederick douglas place. they have that story. the one is up in here. they would have been in bed up in the area with three of the bullets that came through the

wall. four months ago, there was a shooting. and a bullet came through here. and now she was one step out there and they just went past her. police say that it does not appear that they were hit when the shots were fired. no arrests have been made. two montgomery counties now where the fire investigators have teamed up to catch the person or people who set more than a dozen fires overnight into that area. huge bails of hay were targeted. but someone also torched the property outside the homes too. and that is the digital correspondents out there live. with the latest. >> they are keeping a close eye on huge piles of bail hay and stray that were torched overnight like this one here.

in the meantime, this is a no hydrant area. all of them were a particular concern to residence and fire crews. by daybreak, more than a dozen of huge piles and the newly harvested areas were toárpbled. some of tell had were just out there on their front door. >> kind of scary to know that this is going on. >> other residence were waking up to find that it was out there. >> you feel, well, like somebody took advantage of you and you feel more exposed and a hit -l more vulnerable. vulnerable because of the time and location of the fire. >> that is not hiding in areas and we do not allow them. that is a bit of a challenge for them, but we're prepared to deal with that. until they do, they won't rest out there. >> thaeub ma is one thing if it is a continuing kind of thing, then you could be much more worse. you're just looking at somebody

with issues. they are hoping to get a tip to solve this overstring of arson. here is the hot lining area. what we know is that police will have increased patrols throughout that area and tonight, they are also having the fire crews on standby just like the ones here on the road. they will be making sure that the bail of hay and straw don't flare up overnight. back to you. sos so we can make sure that the viewers know that number again, do you mind just sharing that one more time? >> 240-777-2263. that's the montgomery county hot line. >> all right -rs let's hope they get a call soon, thank you for that. now to good news for the riders on the redline. metro, they have finished making the temporary repairs to attract the rail between the friendship heights and the station out

there. they have been going undercover trying tstop an upswing t ou there and lewd behavior at the park. the maryland park is suppose to be a getaway for family and kids. but a weekend operation at that park and in the county, they resulted in charges against eight men. what they would do, they would come here and leave the park. while we don't consider that a problem, same sex or opposite park when this year, we found out they were coming to the park meeting and staying in the park and going to locations like the restrooms or the trails. or the shelters, performing sex abouts. that's when we figured it was time to step in. >> they say that they became popular with cruisers through the internet. when they say that word about the enforcement is spreading the same way. and the d.c. government,

they have sent an eviction notice to them and the recreation committee. and the eviction notice, they said that the the corporate charter has left and they give them 30 days to vacate that facility. an attorney for the organization, they said that they were not properly notified prior to the eviction notice being sent. down to the healthcare debate that continues to develop. p had people are now angry at president obama for a different reason. and they accused him of backing away from the government run public option. and the anger is coming within their own party. we cannot bring down the cost unless there's a pub lex option. >> there have never been the votes here in the united states for the public option. and that is just a fact.

but you lose the votes in the house. they are trying to reassure the house out here for the statements today. and the choice and the competition and that they are the best way to achieve those goals. well, it took two months but they finally have their man and they broke a record to get them. up next, they are live at the national park with more on the details. and more on a snack food that could save your life, topped with that. of sprinkles. we'll take you out there. you can access this via e and now in the wecounty, noing longer deunr e severe thunderstorm. you saghthlie t lito moderate ttityvio the northwest. and out the river road. tyd anso out theratd the avenue. we'll come back and track this for you. talk about the pros pebt for more tomorrows and the latest on hurricanes out there.

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this online petition. they want to push the start time back an hour from 7:30 or 8:00 to 9:00 or 9:30 potentially. they cite a national sleep foundation report as the reason why. the foundation says that the adolescent should receive a little over nine hours to have sleep in order to be well rested and perform better during the day. school officials have said that the cost of rerouteing buses though, they would be too expensive. to view the petition tkpworbgs to our website, wusa9.com, click on this story under maryland news. up next, details on a lawsuit against the social networking site, facebook. and topper is back with your forecast. but first, here's a preview of tonight's cbs evening news. complaints about abuse of debt collectors are up 20%. an exclusive investigation into tactics so frightening that people pay even when they don't owe money. ing ght, only on the ev . nes cbws evening news.

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commercial reasons -f. facebook plans to fight the suit. a tax against twitter and the government websites earlier this summer got a lot of publicity. but experts estimate that hackers are breaking their way into almost every government agencies seven or eight times a month. the same want the white house to do more. two high-profile cyber profilers have left the government in weeks. they have yet to point them that they promised. some in the computer industry say that well-qualified people are staying away for one reason. >> right now, there's no indication that the person will have a great deal of power. in order to engage in the international area and the critic infrastructure community globally, we have to have real leadership on the civilian side, leadership from the white house, because there's too many turf battles. meanwhile, they are starting up a new cyber command to secure the military networks. robert -- a great known man has died of brain canner.

the die hard conservative and political analyst dieded at his home here in washington. among the scoop was the 2003 column which he outed them as the cia agent. spokesperson for michael jackson's family says the singer will be buried on what would have been his 51st birthday. laid to rest in a private ceremony at forest lawn out there on august 29. and the details about that ceremony, they have been constitutely guarded. senator ben carter's nephew is at the center of some controversy in baltimore. they are surrounding the delegates out there and their proposal to the girlfriend. they were staged as the type of police rage. officers, they surrounded he and his girlfriend and pretended to put her under arrest, when he proposed. and baltimore police, they have launched an internal affair probe into whether they misused the police resources. the project has hit a bit of a snag, building the occupancy on the lanes on interstate 395

and out in northern virginia. but the money troubles and the community concerns, they have put the plan on hold. now, they do not affect the hot lanes currently under construction on the capitol beltway in virginia. a nice forecast cover. stkphr-t good news is the heavy storms, they are pretty much east of us or north of us. i would grab an umbrella the next couple of hours. >> yes, light to moderate activities across the part of the metro area. throughout the rest of the week, the chances for thunderstorms will increase. here is your forecast first. the next three days, right out of the gates. 90 tomorrow. good chance for storms. 91 on thursday. good chance for storms. even on friday with a cold front, pretty good chance of thunderstorms. high temperatures still flirting with 90 degrees. 98 at dallas, a record high. partly cloudy and muggy tonight. some thunderstorms, low temperatures in the north, northwest at 10. the heavy activity is even

exiting baltimore up 95. and in and around the county, pretty much clear. some lights occasional moderate activity to the northwest around 66 and also down here and not far from the airports. light to moderate activities tonight to keep a chance of the thunderstorm in until about midnight we think. back to the computer. and temperatures, generally comfortable now. down to 81 out there. they have had some showers. still 90 downtown. 76 at baltimore. that's the rain that has cooled. 83 in indianapolis. and 87 out here and 93 down in fredericksburg, 81 out there in come perland -- cumberland. otherwise, partly cloudy and very warm. 70s and 80s, light wind. temperatures once again, flirting with 90 degrees by the lunchtime. by the afternoon, partly cloudy and hot. the thunderstorms, high temperatures around 90. winds are southwesterly at 10. let me show you hurricane bill. this is a massive storm. that's a textbook picture here with the flow.

and with the eye, the bends. just the textbook. they will miss barbados and puerto rico, they will miss the domica -- dominican. indications right now, they could become a category four storm, but they will be in the open waters. no big deal on thursday. by friday, beginning to approach bermuda. still appearing on late friday, saturday morning, it will go between bermuda and the east coast. that's good. all the high winds are staying offshore. we could get the heavy surf from it, getting the rip tides from it on saturday and sunday. but this is a track that we prefer. and they are keeping the monster storm offshore. we'll keep you posted. next, they are down loading the hurricane track on the website which is a cool thing. and all right, the showers and storms, 90. more showers and thunderstorms on friday. 91. more storms on friday. and then 90 out here and the front goes through friday early saturday. you could see a leftover shower on friday.

but the temperatures fall, getting you back into the 80s. upper 80s on saturday out here on monday and tuesday. and then that front, they will keep them out to sea. okay. that's what we want. >> the category four. >> right, that's a serious one. all right, topper. we'll update you on sports coming up right after the labre @

welcome back to nationals park. we have had to move inside the dugout. the rain is coming down. the nationals will host the rockies. the one guy that everyone at the stadium is talking about is a pitcher not here yet, but steven stratford will be here. the monumental deal will be made out here. that's the most ever for an amateur player. to the dies inside the locker -- to the guys inside the locker room, solidifying the the can commitment to making sure the pieces are in place for this franchise to become a winner. >> what he does, he shows everybody that they are serious about winning here. we are not just a joke. we are a team that will compete. >> they are getting a guy like that. showing that we're going in the right direction to send us some money. here are the break downs of

their contracts. they get a $7.5 million sign-on bonus. the salary for the season is a lot. but next year, he'll get $2 million, followed by $2.5 million and then $3 million. he'll be introduced to the media here likely on thursday or friday. moving on until football. you think that there is an easier way to skip out of training camp, but apparently he found a formula that works. that's why the 39-year-old has bypassed the annoying ota's and the two-aday sessions becoming a minnesota vikings. and he is the starter. favre arrives in minnesota this morning on the practice field by noon. according to espn, his deal was between $10 and $12 million. marking favre's second return from retirement after joining the jets last season. today's comeback speech, favre? he has been there before. onto redskins camp and football season. it's a grind physically and mentally. and nobody had to endure both of those more than safety.

last season, he was losing his hearing and underwent a potentially career-ending back surgery. but fast forward to this august and neither issue is keeping him off the field. wet of them appraise his play to camp. he's expected to be a major contributor off the bench and on the special teams. i have realized i'm no longer a young guy. i can no longer be an upcider. i'm trying to come in here to learn and be a veteran and to make those kind of plays i know that i could make. >> meanwhile, they are worrying about the last game. it did not go so well for the second year player who jim thorn has placed very high expectations on. he praised their extensive offseason effort. haáes hanging on -- he's

hanging on to the football and promising not to have a repeat performance. we are just getting ready to make sure that you tug on the ball. any time i debt out there to -- any time i get out there, it really messes with me. i get really upset. i need to bounce back to be ready mentally. we know players put in long hours during the training camp. that didn't stop the defensive end from pulling daddy duties 20-month-old quincy carter out with the team this morning. his dad mite be a starter -- might be a starter but this guy is the one getting star treatment. and finally, congratulations to the university of the district at columbia. they have new men's basketball coach. jeff, an assistant with the 76ers, he has been passed to pick up the program. spending five years with the bullets, leaving them in rebounding and percentage goals to them. for that, we say welcome back. so now, that brought things up from nationals park. the reigns are come -- the rain is coming down, the tarp have not gone out there. they are set to start after

7:00. so far, we have not been told of any delays. he's a washington national. we'll meet him this week. guys, back to you in the studio. so happy you were able to do that live shot. i just don't think i could have done justice. so glad you're there. i'm a little damp, but i'm here. >> i could have gone out to justice. i'm a sports nut. the weather was making things dicey. >> yes, let's show you the doppler in just a minute. but showers and storms are possible tomorrow and around 90. the front though, they are going on friday into saturday. that's a good thing, lowering temperatures back into the 80s over the weekend to keep hurricane bill out sea. ve0 00s 9,owt shghlito9,000 sho detomo teti ac d dmovityowto st adm. iu e heavy activity h e.er er we won't see any problems with the game. yo u might see a couple of showers, but nothing heavy. all right, thank you for that. that's it for us. the cbs evening news is next. we'll se