for and air, the bride said -- for and heir, the bride said that she is ready. she wants children. the future contender for the french presidency was released from house arrest. the prosecutor said that there are serious flaws in the accuser's case. we have all the head spinning developments tonight in the newsroom. >> reporter: the implications of this are enormous. and they are two basic questions. has the new york da failed the rape victim and failed into a powerful department or because the alleged victim may have

been lying. >> dominique strauss-kahn delivered two words. >> reporter: the former head. international monetary fund left the courthouse smiling with his wife next to him. his lawyers are convinced that he'll soon be ex and cleared. prosecutors say there are big problems with the maid's credibility, that she exaggerated a claim of rape in her homeland and she misrepresent what had she did after the alleged attack. and a man tied to drug, deposited hundreds of thousands of dollars to her bank account. >> our commitment is to the truth and the facts. and that will governor how we proceed. dominique strauss-kahn is free to return here to his $4 million mansion. the shades are drawn and no signs of activity.

and a month ago they took out box after box of stuff. the alleged victim's lawyer said there's more than a if i can evidence that dominique strauss-kahn -- physical evidence that dominique strauss- kahn forced himself on here. she accuses the prosecutor are abandoning here. >> he has an obligation to stand up for all women who have been raped or sexually assaulted. >> and her lawyer says that the physical evidence corroborates everything that the woman said. they have pictures of her bruises gentles and her torn stockings and the shoulder sprain what dominique strauss- kahn allegedly threw her to the ground. and they said that dna spat from her mouth in horror.

>> and we may hear some of the details from her. >> reporter: yes. she said that she will stand in front of the world and tell everybody what will happen to her because she has nothing else left now. a former sex cons prosecutor from the manhattan's district attorney office will be here on 9 news now at 7:00 to break down the case. a virginia state task force on lime disease has issues a report that you might find alarming. a pregnant woman's unborn child may be affected by lime disease if the mother is affected. and lime disease is much more prevalent than we all think. the triple antibiotics is often not enough to fight the disease. there is a well-known young woman from laurel who has been

missing since saturday. the dismembered body was found outside the apartment where she had been living after graduating from law school. a neighbor, steven mcdaniel is now a person of interesting. he said that he new here and that he was in her apartment the day she disappeared. washington d.c. police officer accused of killing a woman while leaving her infant daughter in a hot car has been formally indicted on murder charges. a grand jury has filed charges against 41-year-old richmond phillips for the deaths of 20- year-old ryana wright and the 20-month-old. they were found dead in stream valley park. and alexandria man is suing

washington d.c. police and he's getting help from the aclu. he said that the police violated his civil rights last summer when they detained him from taking photos from a traffic stop. he said that they could not photograph police officers without they are permission. the holiday weekend has officially started. and anny hong is in for topper. clear skies and a light breeze coming through. and the humidity and dew points are down. that is why we don't feel the intensity of the heat. downtown 90 still. but athens 88. winchester 88, annapolis 84 degrees. and the dew points are in the mid-40s downtown. and in the 50s in gaugeberg so this is low. but that will start to change tomorrow. tonight get outside if you can and get that evening walk and run in. it will be clear and cool

again. the overnight lows in the upper 50s and in the upper 60s around downtown and the winds will be light. and a look at your timesaver traffic, here's monica. >> if you're headed to the beach this afternoon, things are not looking too bad. we'll take you out eastbound side of route 50. it now slows for less than three miles and then you're good to go. and we'll take you to another side of town. if you're heading to the beltway, the inner loop slows to university boulevard. and thing look fine there. and now we'll take you out bw parkway on the northbound side where it is heavy from the beltway to route 32 and 95 looks okay. and if you're heading north to new york, it looks okay. it looks okay to duke street.

but duke stress slows off and on -- street slows off and on to the triangle. to the deadly fight at hyattsville, maryland. 21-year-old leonard matthew's was stabbed to death. this happened near a promising mega business complex at one time. but now it looks dismal. but retailers are moving out. >> this is it. >> reporter: the retailer signs are being replaced by numbered units. it's a far cry from what everything thought it would be. >> i'm disgusted. do you know how much i pay to live on the 7th floor? close to a million dollars. >> reporter: this is a residential and leisure mecca for prince george's county. the first building opened in late 2007 and most of the units

were presold. when the financial market claps, they shall collapse, -- collapse, they ran into problems and they're still having trouble selling these condos. this is nestled toward the 240 student unit project that is also suffering. >> there have been a half dozen student tower projects built adjacent or close to the maryland campus. >> reporter: all of it trickles down to retailers and crime. >> they say it's going close. >> reporter: developers want to build retail to reach east highway. >> that would incorporate the major thoroughfare into the development. >> reporter: but they don't have the money right now. >> it's a patient process. >> reporter: the only hope is that neighbors hold out. there was a police

substation inside the university town center and there are officers there. they are working with police to review their security procedures. treasure secretary timothy geithner is urging congress to raise the nation's borrowing limit and avoid the catastrophic, economic consequences of a default crisis. congress has just one month to raise the limit or the government will default on the debt. and the united states reached the current lymph $14.3 trillion in may. the government has paid its bill since then. but the hard deadline is august 2nd. talks break down leaving one state to shut down. more on minnesota in pair relevant. -- disarray.

minnesota is broke and the government has shut down and forcing the state to shut down. state services closed. visitor cannot go to the state parks and zoo and all road construction projects are stalled and licensing and businesses and teachers stopped. in the consumer alert, it looks like borders will keep the stores of its remaining stores open. it has a $215 million bid from the company that owns the book of the month club. if it goes forward, that i believe -- be able to keep operating and forth ahead. coming up, we'll tell you

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this stuff really works. we are live on the mall with the security measures down there. we're reknow there are terrorists out there that want to destroy our celebration. and while the police say they're not accounting on a spec threat, they're beefing up security. -- a specific threat, they're beefing up the security. the williams from l.a. in town for a family reunion and a national celebration. >> i'm expecting big fireworks, a lot bigger than they have in california. >> we're expecting a great time, beautiful fireworks.

>> reporter: and it is families like the williams that the police are working hard to protect. >> this is a day where every employee of the united states park police are working. >> reporter: they will not tell me how many officers will be on patrol, i know they'll get help from other police from around the region. >> greatest security is that you will not see, a combination of technology and plain clothes officers and lots of enhances ways to improve safety is probably the most robust plan i've ever seen. >> reporter: and em its will keep you -- emts will keep you safe too. and crews will be on bikes to treat any heat related emergencies. >> between your safety measures and theirs, this fourth of july

is said to be a safe and fun one. if you see something, of course say something. that is the slogan that we've all heard. and the fireworks that you saw, that was a shot of last year's fireworks. it starts at 9:10 and it will wrap up at 9:27. and for a things to do and not do, check out our website, wusa9.com. >> we're ready. and in time for the holiday weekend, new alcohol laws are now in effect. in maryland, the sales tax is up. it's now 9%. and maryland is expected to collect $85 million a year thanks to the 3% increase. and starting today, underage drinking and driving will be a class one misdemeanor and that means up to one year in jail and interest to perform 50 hours of community service and lose their license for a year. in virginia, if you go to a

restaurant, you can bring your own wine. you can bring your own wine. and we have a list of july 4th activities on our website on wusa9.com and metromix. you'll find that at the bottom of the home page. >> so i'll invite to you dinner and you bring the wine. >> we could do that. this would be a spectacular day if today was july 4th. >> fourth is not looking good bad right now. enjoy the dinner with a glass of wine because the temperatures will feel nice out there. and downtown is 90 degrees and annapolis also 84 degrees. and the satellite and radar picture showing us it is nice and quiet and dry because of the high pressure being our dominant weather pattern here. and clear and cool again and opt windows. and the lows 58 to 68 degrees. around downtown, upper 60s and

lower 60s in manassas. i think 134 locations to the -- some locations to the north of us, upper 50s. and mostly sunny and pleasant. in the afternoon, mostly sunny and hot. and slightly sticky and we'll feel the dew points creep up a little bit. and highs will be around 90 southwest winds five to ten. so the highs around downtown, low 90s and annapolis, 87, andrews air force base, 90 and winchester 90 degrees. it's that time of year when there will be a lot of boats out. waves one to two feet and southwest winds ten to 15. sunday a little warmer, upper 80s to mid-90s and south winds at ten to 15 miles an hour. ted over to the ocean. and that is where we're finding conditions to the low 80s to mid-80s on saturday. winds ten to 15 miles an hour

and lots of sunshine. on tuned, 58 to 90 degrees and southwest winds at ten to 15 miles an hour. and the intersection of river and falls roads will benefit autism speaks. topper will be there all day to mc the event. so here's your 7-day forecast. highs near mid-90s. i think on sunday, the storms will be isolate to the corridor of i66 and south of it. and then on the fourth, low 90s. so isolated. not everyone will see it. but i think for the fireworks, just fine. it's a great night for a ballgame. and has brett harber is live at the ballpark.

>> reporter: welcome back to nationals' park yesterday. it's not the first time that davie johnson was in uniform in washington, it just so happens it was 40 years ago. and now four decades later, davie is back. he'll manage his first home game for the team tonight and still seeking his first win as the boys went out to anaheim. and the fact of the matter is

johnson is only committed to manage the nats till the end of this season. did he get the players to buy into him, knowing that he may be a short timer. >> my job is to see that we keep getting better. i answer problems on the field and help guys establish so that whatever happens after this season, there's very few question marks with this ball club whether it's me or somebody else. >> diplomatic answer. >> reporter: one incentive is that he would have this guy back, steven stranberg continuing his rehab. he started throwing curveballs. that will test his surgically repaired elbow. he could make a rehab start next month. and for the pirates in town, that means that tom -- gets to take on the team that he pitched for from 2005 to 2009. he'll face charlie more tonight. to the hockey, in the history of nhl, one guy in the

league played for maryland. it was a big deal for people around here. and now he's playing for the caps again. he signed a one-year deal with his hometown team today. this coming season will be his 12th in the nhl and he broke in with the caps in 99 and spent one year there. and his one-year deal worth about 800 grand. a day after the caps said they were not going trade semin off, they traded him off. the caps also picked up three time all star defenseman roman from montreal and joe ward from nashville. joe gordon leaves for phoenix. and for the nba, the lockout is on. no talks currently scheduled between the players and the

owners. all the pictures of the players are gone. the wizs girls are on -- wizards girls are on the front page. not all bad, i suppose. people in this country get bummed out that no american man has won a grand slam since andy roddick since 2003. and the drought continues. brit andy murray taking on nadal today and britain was rocking as murray took the first set and the second set it all fell apart. nadal win it's in four. he'll go to the final on sunday. so that's it from here. davie johnson manages his first home win and hopefully gets his first win. great night for a ballgame. great weather. that's it for us. "the cbs evening news" is next.

derrick will see you at 7:00 have a fantastic holiday see you back here on monday.