>> it concerns us, because we know that it's going to be a long summer for us. >> it was a beautiful day out there today, but the dry weather causing some major problems. hello, everybody. i'm bruce johnson. thanks for joining us. we start off in southeast washington. one firefighter is recovering from injury after battling a brush fire. the flames broke out about 6:45 this evening in a wooded area near the corner of pennsylvania

and branch avenues. that blaze is contained tonight. the firefighter expected to be okay. a brush fire near a popular marina damages a boat and a building. 100 firefighters responded to the four alarm fire near holidaypoint marina near edgewater, maryland. nobody hurt. could be days before we see rain. surae chinn explains that could mean even more problems. >> it's beautiful out. all the boaters. the water. great day. >> reporter: on a beautiful, summer-like day, folks enjoy the refreshing water. something greg wishes there was more of. >> when we come to water the garden, we do worry. i think we're almost four or

five inches under now. if we keep going this way, what we have to worry about is all the farmers out there. >> reporter: farmers are not only feeling the heat, but if we don't get a lot of this stuff and a good soaking rain, it can be down right dangerous. >> the fire was really burning there monday night. brush fires have been sprouting in the shenandoah valley and nearjefferson national forest. the dry spell and breezy conditions mean an elevated risk for brush fires closer in. >> they can spread rapidly and jump roads. >> reporter: fire captain greg carl says we can all do our part. >> by discarding smoking materials, that they discard them properly, not into a flower bed or a planter. if they're going to be cooking outside, make sure that charcoal grills and things are used properly. this early, it concerns us, because we know it's going to be a long summer for us. >> reporter: as well as for small and big time farmers. >> if they don't have things to

grow, it's going to be a problem. >> reporter: surae chinn, 9 news now. >> the burning ban in frederick county has been lifted but tonight fire officials are still urging residents and businesses to be very careful. windy and dry weather conditions prompted the national weather service to issue a fire warning across the mid-atlantic region earlier this month. fire officials say using outdoor fires still can pose a risk and they stress never, never leave a fire unattended. anny hong joins us from the weather center. when can we expect that rai ? >> not for the next few days. the fact that we'll warm things uneven more tomorrow before we get any real rain around here. we're actually still under a drought. in fact, we are abnormally dry, and if you look even to the farther west, the drought conditions are even worse. moderate to severe drought out towards the eastern shore. it looks like we're still not going to get a really good

rainmaker around here. we've got no snow melt. four, almost five inches below the average when it comes to yearly rainfall. we have dry soil and dry fuel. what's helping right now, the reason we don't have a red flag warning is the relative humidity is actually increasing. it's helping us lower that fire danger. now, right now, temperatures are warm outside. mid-70s in downtown. 73 in manassas. even the lower 70s for leesburg. i'll let you know how warm it gets tomorrow. will we flirt with some records? we'll talk about that. and i'll let you know when we can see showers and storms in the seven-day forecast. >> anny, thanks a lot. it appears the worst of the storm is over but for thousands, the cleanup is just beginning. five states were hit by dozens of tornadoes. manmanuel has more. >> reporter: storm chasers

could barely keep track. at one point, two touched the ground at the same time. >> two tornadoes. >> reporter: there are reports of at least 120 tornadoes from texas to iowa. one hit woodward, oklahoma, in the middle of the night killing several people. residents never heard any warping sirens, because -- warning sirens, because the system was damaged by the storm. >> that's where my wife works. there isn't much left, as you can see. >> reporter: doyle ford has lived here his entire life and never seen tornadoes like this. the tornado cut through his small town, destroying homes and businesses. the tornado was so powerful it picked up this delivery truck and slammed it into this building and it tore apart the entire steel and concrete structure. another tornado hit thurman, iowa. the storm shattered buildings and ripped off the front of this home. >> the house was shaking and i could feel it lifting. >> reporter: only 250 people live in thurman, and almost

everyone suffered some kind of damage. but most of the reported tornadoes hit open spaces, keeping destruction to a minimum. a big relief for the governor of kansas. >> i'm just amazed at what didn't happen, really, with that size of system. >> reporter: given the potential for damage, many consider themselves lucky it wasn't worse. cbs news, woodward, oklahoma. >> tonight, federal authorities now working to confirm just how many of the reported 120 tornadoes actually touched down. two teens in critical but stable condition tonight after some uninvited guests crashed a local party. it happened in the 19,000 block of poplar ridge road. the party crashers busted into the house and stabbed two teens inside. three others were cut as well. the crashers then took off. police have not released any names or motives in this case. u.s. embassy in kabul is on

lockdown after the taliban launched a series of coordinated attacks against afghanistans. this new violence raises new concerns over the planned withdrawal in 2014. u.s. ambassador to afghanistan said afghanistan security forces have shown progress but he emphasized the risk involved in a withdrawal. >> you know, for the afghans have a full grip on security, which is a couple of years out, would be to invite the taliban and al qaeda back in and set the stage for another 9/11. >> taliban spokesperson said the assaults are in retaliation for u.s. troops burning korans, urinating on dead bodies and last month's shooting rampage by a u.s. army sergeant which claimed the lives of 18 afghan civilians. the four-day-old cease-fire

in siree a appears to be -- syria appears to be eroding tonight. they are pounding homes with heavy fire. the attack comes hours before the avief ral of -- arrival of u.n. monitors. rebels are launching their own attack, including ambushes. right after the break, the mother of a d.c. store manager critically wounded in a holdup wants her assailants behind bars. and a bit later, president barack obama reacts to the sordid mess involving secret service agents and prostitutes.

the search continues tonight for the man who held up a d.c. rite aid store, then shot the store's manager in the back. matt jablow talked with the manager's mother for an update on her son's condition and what she wants to happen to his attacker. >> friday the 13th was a bad day. >> reporter: denise said she had never before been superstitious about friday the 13th. >> no, not really. >> reporter: but she is now. >> yeah, sure, after what happened, sure. >> reporter: the incident denise is talking about happened two days ago around

noon on friday the 13th. that's when her son, the manager of the rite aid in the 1400 block of rhode island avenue, the man was shot in the back during a robbery attack. >> the person who did this to him, he shouldn't have shot him. he could have done anything but shoot him, because it wasn't worth it. >> reporter: a father of two young children. >> he would do anything he could for everyone. >> reporter: albert survived the shooting after being taken to washington hospital center, but his mother says he's now paralyzed from the waist down and facing a lengthy rehabilitation. >> he hurt that it happened like this. but he's coping with it. >> reporter: meanwhile, the suspect seen in the video wearing a red sweatshirt is still on the loose. denise says if and when police finally arrest him, she hopes he spends the rest of his life in prison. >> lock him up, put him in jail for life. for paralyzing my son. >> reporter: the suspect is described as a black man with a

medium complexion between 45 and 55 years old, clean shaven with a slim build. he was seen wearing an off- white baseball cap, black sweatpants, red hooded sweatshirt, and black shoes. if you have information call crime solvers at 1-800-673- 2777. matt jablow, 9 news now. after the break, it was a record setting day at the box office. we're going to tell you which movie came out on top for the fourth week in a row. plus, president barack obama has some words of advice to secret service agents. and actor bill cosby sounds off for what he believes is the real issue in the wake of the trayvon martin shooting death. and get ready for some even warmer temperatures tomorrow to start off your work week. maybe we can break some new records. we'll talk about that. here's a look at your monday wakeup weather. temperatures will be very mild to start your monday. in the 70s already by 9:00 in

some spots. i've got your full forecast coming up after the break.

for the fourth week in a

row, hunger games is the number one movie at the box office. according to estimates from hollywood.com, the movie based on the best-selling novel took in $21.5 million. hunger games is now the first movie in three years to capture the number one spot for a month straight. the new three stooges movie, i've got to see that one, came in second. moving in together, having babies and no rings. according to a new report by the cdc, more and more unmarried couples are living together and having children. the survey found between 2006 and 2010, 22% of couples having their first child together were not married. that's up from 12% in 2002. almost half the children born out of wedlock were born to couples who were living together rather than single parents. president barack obama on his way back to washington after wrapping up a weekend submit in could -- summit in

columbia. he hoped to boost trade in the region and create american jobs, but it was overshadowed to isolation of cuba and that scandal involving secret service agents and prostitutes. >> we're here on behalf of our people. and that means that we conduct ourselves with the utmost dignity and probity and what's been reported doesn't match up with those starnts. i'll wait until -- with those standards. i'll wait until the full investigation is completed before i pass final judgment. >> the president said he expects the head of the secret service to conduct a rigorous and thorough investigation into what happened. but congressman says this probably was not an isolated incident and the agency needs to make sure it doesn't happen again. >> you look at this, you realize if you can have this kind of break down, one that

could lead to blake mail, and so on -- blackmail, then we've got to ask where the system is in place to prevent this in the future. >> he also believes that the number of secret service agents involved in this scandal is actually higher than the 11 now being reported. today marked the 100th anniversary of the titanic sinking. a breathe laying and moment of silence were held this morning to coincide with the anniversary. the titanic hit an iceberg before going down in the early morning hours. people still fascinated by the disaster boarded a cruise ship bound for the north atlantic to mark the occasion. >> this is very emotional for me to be here and know i'm right above where that ship went down and all those people perished. >> i wish in some way they would know 100 years later, we're still remembering them and speaking about them. >> it's a difficult time. i think it's a difficult time for everyone. and we just have to make the

most of it. i'm sorry, and so are the people who were inside, very sorry for what happened. >> some of the 450 passengers had personal ties to the titanic victims. we've got more dramatic video now of the devastation left behind by an onslaught of tornadoes in the southern plains. hail-covered roads in woodward, oklahoma, where at least five people were killed in the storm- related incidents. severe incidents also tore through nebraska, kansas and iowa. it's looking a little better tonight, where we only have ten reported tornadoes today, compared to more than 120 from yesterday. so much quieter but the threat still continues to move east. a little closer to us, but not impacting us. i'm talking areas like pennsylvania, western new york, and also parts of eastern ohio maybe getting a threat for severe weather from these

storms. right now look at doppler radar, the mid-section of the country is still dealing with a lot of storms. we still have tornado watches in effect, basically in two locations. the biggest one right now we're watching is the minneapolis area, where they had a tornado watch earlier. now you can see some of the storm reports that have come in and these tornado red icons from earlier today where they had tornado reports, the tornado being one that touched down on the ground. the rain wrapping around the tornadoes, so tougher to see. a much quieter day today compared to yesterday. in our area, was it a warm day. it's still kind of mild out there, if not warm. 76. mostly cloudy conditions. overall it will believe partly cloudy tonight, to clear skies. right now most of us in the 70s. arlington 74. bethesda 73. i was out there a minute ago. it does feel like summer out there. a lot of folks having ice cream tonight after dinner. right now, temperatures are warm, not only in the mid- atlantic, but also up toward

the northeast as well. so record-breaking temperatures are possible, especially tomorrow and monday. now the satellite radar showing us we're going to see lots of sunshine tomorrow. a few clouds out there. the rain hard to come by the next several days here. maybe a better chance will be over the weekend with a couple of thunderstorms. but it will be summer like for your monday. get out the summer clothes. we're talking near record highs in some locations. the record high for reagan national on monday is 92, set in 2002. it will be cooler though tuesday and wednesday, so it's a little mini heat wave that started today and will end tomorrow. so overnight, partly cloudy and mild. lows will be in the upper 50s to mid-60s in downtown. so we're not cooling off a whole lot. the morning will feel partly cloudy, breezy and mild. dress in layers and get ready to take off some of those layers as temperatures start out in the 50s and 60s. for the afternoon, partly to mostly sunny, breezy and very warm. 85 to 89 degrees. all of us making it well into

the 80s. mid-80s in downtown. 85 in rockville. 85 also in gaithersburg. all right, so oakland mid-70s. cumberland 80. 84, winchester. 84 manassas. mid-80s downtown. 83 annapolis. we have a small craft advisory in effect for the bay. the next seven days, enjoy the warmth tomorrow. tuesday cools down but a nice day, mid-70s, well above the average high of 67 still. then we'll see breezy conditions on tuesday. a northwesterly breeze, so it will feel cooler and even cooler on wednesday. a little drop on wednesday and thursday. maybe a shower on those days. not a whole lot. better chance for wet weather will be friday and saturday in the form of potentially a couple of thunderstorms. you've got to get out tomorrow and get some ice cream. >> and break out the sunscreen, too. >> definitely, yes. >> appreciate it. the man who shot and killed trayvon martin remains behind

bars this evening, and while the case has brought racial tensions, bill cosby said the killing should focus on guns. he said calling george zimmerman is racist doesn't solve anything. the issue is that he had a gun, says cosby. >> what is solved by saying he's a racist, that's why he shot the boy? what's solved by that? this and what is he doing with it, and who taught him and told him how to behave with this? >> bill cosby says he once owned a gun, but he no longer does. tomorrow, jury selection in the retrial of former pitcher roger clemens is set to begin in u.s. district court downtown washington. the former all-star pitcher is accused of lying to a congressional committee about using steroids. the judge stopped the first trial after only two days when jurors saw evidence left on

video screens by prosecutors. clemens has always denied using steroids. today in major league baseball, it was all about number 42. everyone who played today, including the washington nats, proudly wore number 42 on the back to honor jackie robinson. it was 65 years ago today the legendary dodger broke the color barrier. his former teammate through out the -- threw out the first ball. we're back after the break with sports plus.

around here, we think the caps are going to be fine, because they're the underdogs. nobody is expecting a lot from them. no pressure. >> and i think that's the mindset they took into the games, because they've always been the one seed, two seed, three seed. now their the underdogs. the target is off their back. they paid impressive hockey yesterday. now it comes home. the road hasn't been too kind to the capitals this seen, but as the lower seed this past season, that's where they had to start, against the defending

champs. thursday's overtime loss was a tough one, but they rebounded last night, putting on their best defensive performance all season to beat the bruins 2-1 in double overtime and tie the series up at one game apiece. the majority of the team skipped today's optional skate to rest up and prep for game three tomorrow at the verizon center. >> i like our game right now. we're confident in our system and what the coaches are putting in front of us. >> it's all about sacrifice right now. i think, you know, both teams are doing something that we need to continue doing. >> now, reporter sky kerstine will join me to talk about the rest of the playoffs, including a feisty matchup in philly, the land of brotherly love. nationals going extra innings again. third time in four games. this time the reds prevailed. no brooms out today. they're still off to their best

start. we take a look at what's working and what's not. plus, redskins go back to work tomorrow. they start getting ready for their offseason workouts. >> anything to do with the redskins, we want to hear about it. if they go to lunch as a team, we want to hear about it. want to recap for us? good baseball weather the next few days. so plenty of sunshine tomorrow, but it's going to be very warm. temperatures getting up into the mid-80s. here's one last look at our seven-day forecast. it will still be breezy tomorrow. a warm breeze from the southwest. i think mid-80s to upper 80s in some places south, southwest of us. could get into the near 90s. flirting with the 90-degree mark. maybe we'll get close to records. we'll see. tuesday, cooler, in the mid- 70s. you'll feel that cool breeze coming in from the northwest on tuesday. wednesday in the 60s, maybe a shower. thursday, maybe a shower, in the 70s. friday and saturday, a better

chance for some thunderstorms. we're still almost five inches below the average for rainfall here in this area, so we can use any rain we can get. >> i think you said it about three times, maybe some showers, maybe. >> maybe. >> no better than that, right? >> yeah, it's like a 30% chance on wednesday, so it's really hit-and-miss. maybe to the south of us, a better chance for showers. it's very dry out there. if you're doing any barbecuing, tomorrow is a good night for it. just watch the fires very carefully. >> you've been warned. thanks for joining us. have a great week, everybody. sports plus is next. >> have a good night.

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