are outraged at megrahi's released. >> we just released the man of massacring 270 people. the families have to watch all this. twenty years later, this is the last sad chapter. >> reporter: scotland says it was bound by scottish values to show mercy. >> no compassion was shown by him to them. but that alone is not a reason for us to deny compassion to him. >> he said megrahi may die sooner or live longer, but it will happen in his home country of libya. a family in maryland, we'll hear how the family is reacting on 9news now at 11:00. in the information center, scott broome, 9news now. now to montgomery county where police are upping the antito try and catch an arsonist. >> they are looking for the person who torched those bails

of hay early monday morning. it is information they are willing to pay for. audrey barnes joins us now live. it is still smoldering two days later. >> reporter: the farmer who owns all of that hay that you see behind me says it can smolder for a month or more. he has to figure out a way to remove all of this charred debris without damaging his trucks or put his workers at risk. montgomery county police are offering a $1,000 reward for information that helps them catch the arsonist. >> reporter: it all looks the same to fifth generation farmer, roy stanley. surveying the damage today was his daughter. that's his livelihood going up in flames. these weren't just little piles of straw. these were huge bails and mr. stanley lost 75 of them. >> we are looking close to a

$100,000 loss. >> while he works with his insurance company to see if he is covered, police are working on catching the arsonist. >> we feel pretty safely in our neighborhood. something like this is alarming. >> reporter: investigators have now released these photos of gas cans with destinkive writing. they are hoping someone will recognize them. they could receive a $1,000 reward. >> we are asking for the community's help in helping us find out how this occurred. if they saw any activity at that time of morning. >> the straw isn't good for anything. >> reporter: it's a cruel life lesson stanley would have preferred to spare his young granddaughter, but this destruction is about much more than him. >> that's the devastating part. someone would light fires in no regard to people's property or their safety. >> reporter: and mr. stanley tells me that all of his straw was headed to mushroom farmers in pennsylvania. he believes he has enough left

on his 200 acre farm to meet this year's demand, but of course he is worried about what will happen if that arsonist isn't caught. police are hoping for a tip to help them crack this case and here is the crime solvers number to call if you would like to make it a tip. that number is 1-866-411-tips. derrick and lesli, back to you. >> audrey barnes, thank you. we want to tell you about a high-rise rescue here in the district. it happened early this morning in the 1100 block of connecticut avenue northwest. window washers were working in the atrium of an office building. >> when we got here, we found one worker was dangling 8 or 9 floors up. he had safety harnesses on, appeared to be uninjured. we had our rescue team was able to get here. we secured a safety platform, lowered some personnel down. one person down to the victim that was dangling. he was uninjured.

they were both safely lowered to a second floor area. >> and as you just heard, the worker was a little shaken up, but luckily not hurt. a dispute over a vegetable garden apparently led to a violent incident. 52-year-old anthony henderson tried to run over his neighbor sunday the small tor came natbogh me machete. apparently these two had a long running dispute. henderson is charged with first- degree assault. the charges are pending against that unidentified neighbor. and former new york giant, burris could be off to jail for up to two years. he pled guilty to weapons charges today and agreed to that sentence. burris accidentally shot himself at a manhattan nightclub. keep in mind, without that plea deal, he could have gotten 3

1/2 to 15 years. he is due to be sentenced on september 22. the ballots are being counted tonight after afghanistan's second presidential election ever. and joel brown tells us, the militants did manage to disrupt the voting at several of the polling sites. >> reporter: election workers are counting the millions of ballots that will decide the next president of afghanistan. at polling places, security was heavy, but that didn't stop the taliban. rocket attacks and suicide bombings killed more than 20 people and shut down some voting sites. in many regions, turnout was low, including the south, where incumbent president karzai was counting on votes. karzai's top challenger, abdula has most of his support in the north, where turnout was stronger. >> i want to congratulate people for their courage and determination and hopefully this will lead to change. >> reporter: the election was a test for the obama

administration's new strategy in afghanistan. the president sent in more troops to beat back the taliban, but u.s. combat casualties are on the rise. on election day, american troops helped deliver presidential ballots. security was left in the hands of afghan forces. >> more than anything, it's a matter of national pride for the afghans. their own government providing security for their own elections. >> reporter: with piles of paper ballots, election results aren't expected until saturday. the winner must get 51% of the vote. if not, a runoff election is needed and this process starts all over again. joel brown, cbs news, the white house. >> and initial reports are that the voter turnout was lighter in today's election than in afghanistan's first election back in 2004. president obama says his position on healthcare reform has not changed. that word from the president during an interview with radio talk show host, michael smerconish.

rumors mounted that the administration is willing to make sacrifices like mixing the public part of the proposal. >> we are trying to duplicate what exists for federal employees. we want to make that available to everybody else. now what we have said is let's make a public option one choice of many choices. >> as for concerns that illegal immigrants would be covered, the president says that has never been the case. this just into the information center, the government plans to end the popular cash for clunkers plan as of monday. the transportation department says the program will end at 8:00 monday night. that would be the deadline to submit your application for one of those rebates. the $3 billion program offers car buyers a rebate. when they trade in their own gas guzzlers. the incentives generated more

than $457,000 vehicle sales. stop for a moment if you would and take a look at this picture. this is 13-year-old bryan. she was last seen sunday at her family's home on castle boulevard in silver spring. police do not think she was a victim of foul play, but if you have seen her, please call police. we are foinllg owa developing storout of northwest dc. anotr ofgrp ou children has been stung by something in rock creek . rk peapd in the same arpear ea where two n zedopeople were stbyg ye ll jackets. nine children and one adult were hit. we'll have more on this ory as it comes into the information center. all right, topper is out enjoying some beautiful weather. >> one of those kind of days. it's not too hot and not too humid. top. >> it's 93, derrick. it's fairly hot. we have a breeze and we have a couple thunderstorms on r.ra here's your forecast first. a much better chance tomorrow night. for tonight, a leftover shower or storm is possible and it da

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that winning ticket was purchased in columbia, south carolina at the murphy u.s.a. gas station and convenience store and as you might imagine, there was quite a buzz there with customers who showed more than just a little hometown pride. >> i think it's fantastic that somebody in columbia, hopefully in columbia won it. i wish i had the ticket. >> don't we all. no winner has come forward yet, but in case you wanted to check your ticket, the winning numbers were 43, 14, 31, 51, 24, and the power ball, 27. you still have some time to live out your fantasy of becoming an instant millionaire. tomorrow's megamillions jackpot is up to $207 million. your odds of winning are 1 in 176 million but who is counting? you can buy tickets in maryland and virginia and see the winning numbers tomorrow night on wusa9. visitors to the zoo might feel like they hit the jackpot,

four new lion cubs are making their debut today. all three months old, they spent a little time with the public this morning before joining up with their mom. and a 16-year-old counselor springs into action. find out how she saved the day. that's coming in a minute. and coming up on redskins park, not just football going on here. hey derrick, as you were saying, not just football going on out here at redskins park. in 35 minutes, sara walsh with a story w hohothe redskins players family is raising cash during camp.

welcome back with news of a nice, steady week of gains on wall street. the dow closed up almost 71 points. nasdaq up about 20. the s & p 500 is up almost 11 points. volkswagen is recalling vehicles. a faulty temperature sensor could make warning lights show and the transmission can shift to neutral. it impacts 2009 and 2010 models of the jeta, jeta sports wagon.

so call your local volkswagen dealer if you have questions. smart for two, you know that small car out there is getting top ranks. in the latest test by the insurance institute for highway safety. it withstood the force for five times its weight. they each earned an acceptable rating, 10,000 people are killed in roll over crashes each year. you can learn more about this latest round of tests at wusa9.com. just go to living smart. well, a 16-year-old camp counselor is being hailed as a hero tonight. she was on a bus filled with kids when the driver collapsed and died suddenly. digital correspondent, jessica doyle shows us what happened next. >> reporter: rachel jumped up from her seat when it happened. the 16-year-old was sitting one row behind ramon when the 59- year-old had a heart attack behind the wheel. >> he looked like he wanted to

get up, but he didn't. >> the bus driver, he fell over the bus and then our bus counselor just stopped the bus and everybody started screaming. >> the driver fell out of his seat while he was driving down a busy new york street. she jumped in before there was an accident. >> i was here. i got up. i put my foot to the brake. >> one woman had to be treated for minor injuries. the nine campers on the bus are all okay. unfortunately, the bus driver did not survive. >> said to rachel this morning out of the darkness comes the light. his gift to you is that he left you in charge for a moment. you had three seconds to react, and you discovered. so even in his death, he gave you something. >> reporter: jessica doyle, 9news now and wusa9.com.

>> she doesn't have her license yet. she doesn't know how to drive. she does not consider herself a hero. she just did what she had to do. >> obviously she was there for a reason. >> she moved quickly. >> absolutely. top. a bit of a furnace. >> 60 degrees is like, it's cold. >> it is thursday. my voice is not high like that. >> okay, it's cold. >> it's cold. it's thursday and we have a best shot for you. it's a great place to go if you have never visited. it's out at brooks high gardens. this is from allison adams. if you go out randolph road east and go across georgia. you go a little further, you turn right on allentown or something and brookside gardens is back there and it's spectacular. you know what? allison did everything right. if you want to send us a picture, go to our website.

go to wusa9.com. click on weather, and you will see where to submit your best shot. and again, please include your name and hometown. some improvement in temperatures, 91 tomorrow. big thunderstorms possible tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow night into saturday morning. they may extend it into saturday afternoon now. 85, should be okay for the game at night. 85 on sunday. remember that tornado warning we had last night in st. mary's county? this is a fantastic picture now, courtesy of laura hamlet. that is a wall cloud and some of the folks and some of the fire departments and rescue squads said they found tiny rope tornadoes. that's what prompted the warning yesterday at about 4:30. a leftover shower or thunderstorm. winds southwest at 10. we'll take a quick peek at doppler and a couple storms. the one in loudoun county is diminishing a little bit in intensity. it is moving further to the north and east, about to cross

the river. there is heavy rain, it is up around luckits. some heavy rain just south. we'll go further north, north of frederick, and this was a heavier storm that is producing heavy rain. it is moving across 15, passed walkersville. and this is going to have rain fall rates 1 to 2 inches per hour. nothing severe, but heavy rains. all right, go back to the computer. temperatures 89 gaithersburg. 89 at wood bridge and 89 in glen burny. tomorrow, we'll keep it dry. 70s and 80s. by afternoon, hot again. highs around 90. there is bill, a monster storm, although not quite as strong as it was. category 3. it will pass to the west of bermuda and east of the united states. looks okay for us.

next seven days, 91 tomorrow. showers and storms. they bleed into saturday morning, maybe afternoon. mid 80s, but we do reap the rewards. we are in the 80s sunday, monday, tuesday, and mid 80s at that next wednesday and thursday. maybe a shower on thursday. >> all right. >> thank you topper. the journey to space can take more than a minute. >> it's a journey that starts here at home. coming up, meet some of the people who say they knew the discovery astronaut before he headed for the stars. we'll be back. at your chevy dealer.

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of paper. the average school throws away 38-tons of paper every year. that's 684 trees per school. there are a few greener options. buy recycled paper and when you are done with it, recycle it again. encourage your students to use both sides of your notebook. while it isn't standard practice, have your kid ask if they can e-mail their homework. you can get tips at wusa9.com. just click on living green. space shuttle discovery is set to launch next tuesday on a mission to the international space station. >> on board will be a nasa astronaut from fairfax county and digital correspondent, kristen fisher has this story of pat fisher. >> this is pat. >> in 1973, not forest second basemana second baseman at west springfield high school. his coach was ron tugwell. 36 years later, the coach is

retired, walks back on the field where he first met forester. >> he was pretty popular. >> this is pat and he is an escort to the sweetheart court and the sweetheart dance. >> most people remember forester as smart. he was a memberof the national honor society and when he graduated in 1975, he went on to west point. it would be 30 years before coach tugwell learned what became of his old second baseman. >> he gave me his card and i didn't look at his card initially. then i saw on his card that he was an astronaut. >> he is days away from his third space shuttle flight. >> i'll be ms1. it's great to be down here and we are looking forward to a great mission. >> he logged over 600 hours in space, including four space walks. but this mission forester will stay inside the shuttle. now it's his turn to coach a new crop of space walkers and

his coach couldn't be more proud. >> on behalf of all of the spartans to wish the best of luck. >> in springfield, kristen fisher, 9news now and wusa9.com. we'll be watching you, too. you can scheduled to lift off 1:36 a.m. next tuesday. and a senator on the front lines on the fight for healthcare reform. and a closer look at one aspect of the plan that nearly derailed the entire effort. swing sets and smiles. find out how this park used to f be known before its rebirth. fa@

fa welcome back. let's reset some of the top stories in the news right now. montgomery county police are upping the anty. they are now offering an award for information that leads to

an arrest. that arsonist set fire to landscaping and bails of straw in some rural parts of maskas and germantown. he told a caller to a philadelphia radio show today, his plan will reduce costs, protect consumers and provide affordable insurance without adding to the federal deficit. grandma came close to derailing healthcare reform with critics complaining that the government wants to decide if she should live or die. lots of people close to death say nothing could be further from the truth. and bruce leshan talked to some of them. >> it has been a roaring hot august for members of congress, considering healthcare reform. >> as a 74-year-old man, if you develop cancer, we are pretty much going to write you off. >> in the cool calm atmosphere of his northwest dc home, frank

carell can't believe what he is hearing. >> that's totally, absolutely a lie. >> with his wife at his side, carell is dealing with advanced prostate cancer. >> i wanted to die peacefully, if possible, in my home. >> he filled out advanced directives that include a wristband asking paramedics not to resees tait revive him. >> i want my dying experience not to be a horrible one for them. and so i want them to be comfortable with what is happening to grandpa. >> reporter: a new survey of 300 terminally ill cancer patients just out in the journal of the american medical association suggests that those who received end of life counseling were happier and had better quality of life. one of the researchers say they felt better knowing someone was caring for the rest of them and

not just their tumor. the house bill directs medicare to pay for that kind of counseling, but bans money for organizations that promote suicide, assisted suicide, or the act of hastening death. >> we aren't trying to run out grandma, we are trying to make her dying more comfortable than it was now over the american system. >> more than a quarter of medicare's $326 billion budget now goes to people in their last year of life. experts say much of that goes for heroic measures that patients don't want. >> if no one steps in and stops it, it's like a run away freight train. >> reporter: that is not the way he wants to go. in washington, bruce leshan, 9news now and wusa9.com. if you call community hospices at 1-866-234-7724, they will send you a blank advance directive so you can let your doctors know your wishes at the end of life. we also have a link at

wusa9.com under this story. one of the strongest supporters of healthcare reform has been senator ted kennedy. the ailing senator wants to make sure that democrats don't lose a key measure if he loses his battle with brain cancer. drew has more on kennedy's replacement request. >> reporter: senator edward kennedy may be ailing, but in a letter to the massachusetts governor last month, he continues to fight for change. as well as his passion, healthcare. while suffering from terminal cancer, he is asking governor patrick to change state law so his can becan be named quickly. kennedy writes, it is vil tafor this mmthonweal to have two voices speaking f wethe needs of its citizens. rid two votes in the senate, ng the approximately five months between a vacancy and an election. the senior senator is concerned if his seat remains open for

months. it could hurt president barack obama's chances to overhaul healthcare. there's been speculation kennedy's wife, vicki, wants to succeed her husband in washington. but family aids say she is not interested. the letter once again has many wondering if the end is near for kennedy. but aids insist there is no change in his condition since being diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor more than a year ago. the 77-year-old has rarely been seen lately. he was not at last week's funeral for his sister or an hand in washington to receive the highest award given to a civilian. the medal of freedom. president obama presented it to his daughter, kara. as kennedy battles brain cancer, help remains at the top of his agenda, the health of others. drew, cbs news. >> current massachusetts law requires that a special election be held to fill any senate vacancy within five months of that seat coming open. funeral services will be held here in washington for

robert novak. the political commentator died battling brain cancer. tomorrow's mass will be on 10th street in northwest. vice president joe biden announced $1.2 billion in grants today to help hospitals make the transition to electronic medical records. the vice president says those electronic records will improve the speed and quality of medical care in this country. and he says those records will also help to reduce the number of medical errors. just months after rejecting plans for a new hospital five miles away, the loudoun county board of supervisors is looking at a new proposal. they want to build a 164 bed facility along route 50 in loudoun county. the company estimates the $195 million hospital would create 500 new hospital jobs. if it is approved, it will open in 2015. two men have now been arrested in connection with the

robbery that took place august 6 at a london jewelry store. in the heist, the thieves got away with $66 million worth of jewels. police say they are looking for four suspects, but they won't say how the arrested men are connected with the crime. >> it looks like this week's du decision postpone the to post thpo ct. occuncy toll lanes is being onpu hold because of a budget crunch. now arlington county is fing a federal lawsuit. the suit claims improper designs at the shirlington inrc hangeswill create problems and it should not be exempt from scrutiny. the orange county virginia planning commission will hold a public hearing tonight on whether to issue a permit for a wal-mart store near the civil war wilderness battlefield. the commission already voted once in support of the

application. the orange county board of supervisors has its own hearing set for monday. it was once earned the name needle park, because of all the drug activity that went on. tonight, marvin gay park in northeast dc has been restored. a ribbon cutting was held this afternoon and the playground and the ampitheater has been revitalized. eleanor hole ms think marvin gay would have been pleased. >> if you were to ask him, i think you would hear some gratitude that the old, what was it called? watt branch park now has the name and the care this beautiful piece of green space deserves. >> this is the first public playground built in that park more than 25 years.

still ahead, a warning the government wants to make sure every parent gets. plus, a new tool to help your kids school clothes keep looking like new. and topper. >> 93 right now. ng onple thunderstorms radar. we'lyota keu t ppler doppler dacan access this at wusa9.com. also keep ahead of the stm byor going to petco.com and click on pepco.com. another one up tothe north. that's pretty heavy as well. we'll come back and talk about the prospect for severe weathe tomorrow and look more coming up. scb

we have breaking news for you out of stevensville, maryland. big trouble at a high school football practice at kent island high. it seems that several people have been overcome by the heat and humidity, perhaps a dozen in all and we're told that four are in critical condition. sky 9 now on its way to the scene. we'll pass along more information as soon as we get it. now to a warning for parents tonight after two infants were killed after being trapped in their base nets. the consumer product safety commission says both of those children were in a simplicity closed sleeper bedside sleeper like the one you see right there. they have already been recalled. now the velcro fabric, if it's not properly adjusted can be dangerous. if you have one of these basinetts, return it to the

store where you purchased it. >> school starts next week for many kids. with a new school year comes new clothes. however nice those clothes are going to get damaged. touch and bond claims it is simple and a fast way to repair rips and tears. we asked a mother of two boys to try it before you buy it. >> i don't even know how they get ripped. >> the boys will be boys with rips and tears in their clothes. >> we think on the trampoline, having a friend grab them. >> larissa was anxious to test the touch and bond. >> i'm going to put it on this knife. >> product promises to fix rips and tears. it's a natural latex adhesive and it's supposed to bond permanently. >> just like ourgluing an art project. >> she holds it together and smooths it out. >> i'm giving it a good pull. it's holding. >> she added a patch for a torn spot. after sitting for a few

minutes. >> i'd say these are stuck better than what i do an iron on. i really, really like the touch and bond and i would give it two thumbs up. >> we tested a very similar product several months ago called the mighty mend it. you have to order the touch and bond, which is something to consider if you want to avoid that $7.95 shipping charge. big boys can use the touch and bond. today we are learning who will help toast bill cosby when he gets the mark twain award. they are some of the stars that are taking part. pastrecipients include george carlin and richard prior. 9news now at 6:00 is 15 minutes away and here's a look at what we have new for you. a new set of credit card rules that go in effect today. and more crime on craigslist. a virginia man got more than he thought when he responded to an

offer. plus, news out of the nats camp, mike gets a big promotion. those stories and more coming up, all new at 6:00. this is very cool. starting today, you can take a water taxi when you want to go to the nationals game. the service runs from old town alexandria right over to the diamond park, that is the pier across potomac avenue. the service will be available for the home games and some other special events at nationals park. >> nice. >> isn't that cool? i like that. >> it would be nice to be on boat in 93-degree temperatures. >> there's good food when you get to the nationals park. >> and it is beautiful. >> and the team is getting better. we are looking at a few thunderstorms, although not much activity tonight. i want to say tomorrow night, a different story. here's your forecast first. the next three days, showers and thunderstorms. high temperatures again on the hot side. around 91. the showers and storms will

bleed into saturday morning, probably even into the afternoon on saturday. 85 will be cooler. it will be dry for the redskin preseason game at night and sunday will be nice, 85 under partly cloudy skies. they are few and far between. muggy, lows in the 70s. winds southwest at 10. let me show you doppler radar. a couple of storms. one is now well north of 70. one storm we watched was heavy in loudoun county and worked its way into upper montgomery county and on doppler radar, we'll show you the activity. it's light, but we'll pinpoint it for you. it's really light. it's on the west side of 270 right now. right around buckiestown. not far from the golf course, if you know where that is. it is moving off to the north and east. it won't cross 270. again, that's pretty light. nothing big tonight. all right, back to the computer we go. we will talk about temperatures, generally in the

upper 80s to near 90. 89 in brookville as you go out georgia avenue. 89 bell haven. 88 in charlestown and 87 out in edenburg. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy, very warm. 70s and 80s. dry though, by afternoon, partly sunny, hot, showers and storms. highs around 90. some could be heavy, some could be severe. here's a better angle of hurricane bill. still a very big storm. still a classic storm. look at the classic eye there. it has weakened a little bit. this is spaghetti plot. each line represents the computer model. east of the united states. it still could impact southeastern new england. 91, showers and storms tomorrow into saturday. we could see some rip tides from the hurricane. we are in the 80s sunday and monday, tuesday, wednesday we

are getting close to 90. we'll keep it at 89 and 88 on thursday with a couple showers possible. thank you. we appreciate it. >> sure. we'll go back to that breaking news we told you at kent island high school. you are looking from sky 9. you are seeing some young people who have succumb to the heat there at the football practice that are going to be taken away to the hospital. we were told at one point up to a dozen of them have been impacted and four of them were in critical condition. as you can see, a lot of activity on the football field. again, this is kent island high school in maryland. >> we'll bring you more news on that as we get it. let's talk about training camp. those dreaded two-a-days are over for the washington redskins. >> dave owens joins us live from redskins park where training camp has officially come to a close. dave. >> yeah, you know the dreaded grind is over, of course, since camp opened on july 30, it has been a grind. football, football, football

for just about everybody. but maybe not for everybody. sara walsh has a story of one of the players families who took this opportunity to well, shall we say, help their own cause. >> reporter: on the field, football players are passionate about the game, but off of it they are crazy about their cars. and this training camp, they are giving their rides a little extra tlc. thanks to pit stop mobile detailing, a business set up in the players parking lot. >> this is interesting. there's never a dull time here. it's kind of fun keeping them clean. >> it's a no brainer. the car is clean. >> clinton portis is more than just a client, he is the brains behind the operation. >> i'm clinton portis' brother and these are his nephews. he is always cleaning his cars at home and we came out details the cars here. >> most of the teammates know my family. so they ask if they want to

wash their cars, they gave them the keys. >> business is booming. >> it's pretty good. i'm surprised. my car is pretty clean. i had to do the plastic thing they put on your car mat and stuff, they had all that in there, it was nice. >> it's what you do to the car. sometimes we don't have time to get our car washed, so them coming to us, that's a plus. >> the guys generally agree about who gives the best tips. >> d-hall is at the top of the list. you may be surprised to hear who is the worst. >> we are waiting on clinton to pay us. >> although they'll let clinton's tab slide, nothing else does. >> we can't miss any windows or rims. we try to cover everything. >> some people need to come to fedex , when i do a good job. tip me. >> 9news now and wusa9.com. >> good stuff, sarah.

great job as usual. coming up at 6:00, we are going to have preps and how the redskins are preparing for their second preseason game on the field coming up against the steelers, fedex field on saturday night. the nats making some major moves. we'll have all of that coming up at 6:00. for now, guys and ladies, back to you in the studio. i think deangelo hall can afford to give out some tips. >> he gets his tip when he gets his check. how about that. the schools may bear the brunt of any h1n1 flu outbreaks. how local systems are g geintt ready for the outbreak. 3f?f?f?f

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st into the bathroom and watch them. >> tell kids to watch their hands thoroughly and often and sneeze into their arm, not their hands. it's also a good idea to have your kids get the flu vaccine earlier than usual. >> it will be available in the next week to two weeks. >> it will be womaning later. clinical trials are underway to test the new vaccine's safety and effectiveness. >> what we expect is the seasonal vaccine, parents getting their children vaccinated within the last month and then one or two doses in october. >> what if your child gets sick? for traditional flu symptoms, sore throat, and a headache, dr. asher says treat the illness like you always have, with lots of fluids and rest. but the illness should be treated as an emergency when -- >> high fever is over 104 or fevers lasting more than three

to four days if your child has a fever, but also has respiratory or breathing quickly or is in pain or discomfort. >> the latest word from the cdc is kids can return to class once they are fever free for 24 hours. for 9news now and wusa9.com, i'm anita brikman. coming up next at 6:00, we continue to follow breaking news at kent island high school in maryland. you are looking right there, four students are in critical condition after sports practice. more to come. also, don't forget we are always online at wusa9.com. 9news now continues.