personally. some volunteered as second mile, the charity for boys sandusky founded and where prosecutors say he met some of his victims. some 150 witnesses could testify during the trial. the defense indicated it may ask the wife and son of coach joe paterno to take the stand. prosecutors have indicated they could call mike mcquery, his father and penn state officials. it was mcquery who claims he saw sandusky naked with a boy more than a decade ago. despite all the sensational headlines, the judge urged the jurors to keep an open mind. >> do not render an opinion until the case is heard. >> the 68-year-old former assistant coach charged with 62 criminal counts insists he's innocent. eight of the ten boys now adults are expected to testify in the trial. none of their names are being

released. from belfont, pennsylvania. >> hopes to begin the opening statements on monday. pressure mounts on kwame brown and the d.c. council chair lashes out. he apparently shoved a reporter and refuseesed to answer questions about whether prosecutors are close to leveling charges against him. bruce leshan is outside the wilson building with more on the days events. bruce. >> yeah, lesli, just a few minutes ago, up on the 5th floor, d.c. council chair came out and talked to reporters. he ignored a question about whether he has already met with prosecutors from the u.s. attorney's office and he said that he didn't know anything about the possibility that he could face fraud charges. >> i regret the fact we are having this conversation. i regret the fact we are sitting here today talking about a 2008 campaign.

i'm very sorry. >> reporter: there has been a whole lot of tension, nervousness, and concern about the future of the d.c. council chair. some council members already discussing who might replace d.c. second highest ranking elected official should he be forced to resign over ethics allegations. my colleague, bruce johnson, reported yesterday that prosecutors have already met with brown and outlined the evidence they have collected. the big question now is how brown will respond should prosecutors file charges in the next hours, days or weeks. one-year-old federal probe started with questions about whether brown had benefited from $239,000 in campaign funds that were steered to his brother's consulting firm. it expanded far beyond that. brown spent all day hashing out the city's budget with council

members. but this morning, city hall reporting became the kind of contact sport when brown physically shoved a reporter for wtop. >> he came out, he indicated he didn't want to answer any questions. i asked him about bruce johnson's report. i wasn't even able to finish my question before he turned to me and put his arm up and pushed me against my chest and pushed me against the wall and told me i was in a room. >> show me about how much he is? >> it was more than a glance. he was in front of me. he turned and he pushed me again and he started to talk to staff to ask them to remove me from the room. >> minutes later, brown was back up winking and smiling at mark segraves. we'll have an update coming up at 6:00 and we may have more to report in the coming days. lesli, back to you. >> we'll see you then.

well, a day after saying that he would -- george zimmerman's defense attorney is changing course. mark omara announced on his legal team's website that he is delaying that motion, but didn't explain why. the only thing else he said that a new bond hearing won't take place for several weeks and zimmerman will stay in jail until then. the neighborhood watch captain is accused of murdering trayvon martin. he returned to jail on sunday after his previous bond was revoked. if you have ever gotten a speed camera ticket in maryland, like most of us, tomorrow is a day worth watching. that's when the state's highest court will consider whether the way most jurisdictions are running are even legal. >> reporter: here in maryland, a lot of the counties and towns, every time a speed camera like this one issues you a $40 ticket, the company that supplies and maintains the equipment gets a $16.25 cut.

>> it means that they have a financial incentive to issue tickets, which may or may not be valid. >> timothy says none of it is legal. he got so angry when he got nailed by one of these cameras in 2008, he took it to court where the case grew into a class action and now goes to maryland's highest court for a final ruling. at the heart of the case, this phrase from maryland law. if a contractor operates a speed monitoring system on behalf of a local jurisdiction, the contractors fee may not be contingent on the number of citations issued or paid. >> the top two are the flashes. >> how is it the jurisdictions like montgomery county, rockville, and gaithersburg get away with paying contractor, acs, now owned by xerox. the county says it's legal because they don't actually operate the cam ares, it just supplies and maintains them.

which leahy argues is hair splitting that defies common sense. >> the way the government has been running the system is illegal. >> tomorrow, maryland's court of appeals will hear the case and hopefully decide, are these tickets legal when a contractor gets paid $16.25. and the stakes here in maryland are huge. by one estimate, last year speed cameras in this state collected $77 million. scott broom, 9news now. >> that's a staggering number. by the way, the village of chevy chase pays its contractor a lump sum. a fiery car crash in montgomery county left one person dead and another fighting for his life. a car rammed a railroad overpass on route 28 this morning. that is about 8 miles west of 270. witnesses were able to pull 23- year-old oscar hernandez from the burning car. still he suffered serious

injuries. the driver of that car died on the scene. her name has not been released yet. down in st. mary's county, two people died after a crash involving two cars and a motorcycle. it happened just after 11:00 p.m. last night near kingston creek road. the motorcycle ran into the back of a jeep grand cherokee and the two people riding it were thrown off. the second car then swerved to miss the accident and collided with the jeep. one person on the motorcycle died at the scene. the other was taken to the hospital and later died from her injuries. the passengers of both cars were treated for injuries and released. police are investigating speed and alcohol as factors in the crash. one of the men accused in a deadly shooting at a pizza joint now faces up to 30 years in prison. 19-year-old charles butler entered an alferd plea. that means he doesn't admit he is guilty, but acknowledges they have enough evidence to convict him.

butler and three other teenagers are accused of killing flores at an attempted robbery at mr. wings and pizza in november of 2010. and howard county cops say they busted a suspected meth lab in elkridge, maryland. police got a tip that meth was being manufactured inside a room at the holliday inn express. chemicals were found in that room and four men were taken into custody. now just as a precaution, the entire fourth floor of the hotel as well as rooms above and below are suspected meth labs were evacuated. >> great britain wrapped up four days of pump and pageantry, marking queen elizabeth's diamond jubilee. the queen's husband remains hospitalized with the bladder infection. andrea mccarren is live to show us the tributes to the queen that hasn't been just overseas. this is such an exciting thing for a will the of people. >> lot of people. >> president obama sent the queen a message. congratulating her for her 60

years on the thrown. and also expatriots living in the d.c. area hosted a celebration of their own. >> you got in the spirit? >> i did. >> we are not in england. we have to celebrate somehow. >> a sniff from the royal dog breed of choice. and little girls at the british school of washington who couldn't conceal their excitement over the queen's 60 years on the british thrown. >> can you come and look? >> at a celebration brimming with british pride, school children displayed bouquets of flowers to honor the queen. >> just a lovely occasion to make ourselves feel very much part of what's going on back in london. >> in london, three generations of royal family members took part in the pageantry. in today's economy, th estimated cost of supporting the queen and her family appears to be a worthy investment. >> per tax dollar over a year. it costs about $60 million a

year and bring in something like $400 million a year. >> they are ambassadors around the country. the tourism they bring in can't be assessed in a dollar amount. essentially, that is england. that is the uk. >> we are from a british colony. it's a special day for us, too. >> with tributes on both sides of the pond, we wonder who is more obsessed with the royal family. brits or americans? >> having been here for 12 years, the americans are more obsessed. >> and several royal watchers told us behind the queen's formal exterior is a down to earth woman with a wicked sense of humor. now here's the royal trivia question for you. how many states in the u.s. has the queen visited during her 60 year reign? now if you can answer that, i put a few more on my facebook page courtesy of the british embassy. the answer is 13 plus the district of columbia. back to you. >> good to hear about her

sense of humor and obvious long longjevity. let's take it outside. >> quite the celebration. and the weather here cooperated for those who wanted to partake. >> this is pretty nice. i know it's cool, but we'll be thankful as we get into sunday. so let's kind of sit back and enjoy this. here are the temperatures. temperatures about 10 degrees below average. 70 downtown. 66 at andrews. 64 in gaithersburg. in the 60s in frederick and leesburg and into the mountains. it is 70 in manassas and 71 towards fredericksburg. in terms of satellite picture and radar. a lot of clouds around. a few sprinkles. most of the clouds and sprinkles are west of town. they may interfere with the viewing of the transit. we'll talk more about that coming up. for tonight, mostly cloudy and cool. open the windows. lows in the 50s and winds will

be light. we will come back. we will talk about warmer air rolling in and hotter air rolling in. what that means with a chance of thunderstorms. thank you, top. still to come, a local entrepreneur trying to tackle one of the toughest bike races around. and it's all for a good cause. >> plus, the ntsb releases its findings and places blame in the deadly tour bus crash in new york. but first -- >> it is a once in a lifetime opportunity to watch venus go across the sun. i'm anny hong in front of the air and space museum. a live report from a viewing party. >> and take a look at the cannon salute from the queen's diamond jubilee.

five transportation security administration workers have been fired and dozens more face suspension at the airport in fort myers, florida. an internal investigation found the workers failed to conduct adequate screenings last year. missing such things as weapons and other contraband. congressional critics are upset they are just learning about the probe now. >> investigating, it took that long? so again, it leads me to believe there's the cover up and stone walling. >> an agency spokesperson says it's one of the largest disciplinary actions the tsa has taken. >> tonight would be your only chance to see a planetary spectacle that won't happen again for another century. it's call the the transit of venus. our neighboring planet will pass in front of the sun. it aught to happen around 6:00

p.m. and anny hong is live at the smithsonian air and space museum. one of several viewing parties in our part of the world. anny. >> reporter: we have quite a few telescopes here set up in front of the air and space museum. got this viewing party all set to go here at 6:00. this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to watch venus transit across the sun. the next time this happen won't be for another 105 years. stargazers and astronomers say tonight's transit of venus is so rare, it really is literally as no , ma'am stronomical. >> they only are aligned in certain ways every 100 or so years. >> here's what you'll see. venus will take a trip across the sun, giving our closest star a moving beauty mark. these venus transits occur in pairs and the next one won't occur until 2117. that's about 105 years from

now. >> to me, it's interesting because of the precision that we have gotten to know our solar system. in the past, it was hard to calculate these things. >> the best way to view tonight's event is with solar eclipse glasses or welding goggles. you are more likely to have a pair of binoculars. you want to project the sun's image and on to a white piece of paper. then you'll see an image of venus crossing the sun. venus' trek will take six hours and 40 minutes. during this time, scientists from around the world will use atonic clocks, capture video and pictures and take measurements. >> this will be a test run, request we detect atmospheres around the planets that are now being discovered around other stars? that's mind blowing. >> thank you for that, anny hong. you can look through a regular telescope, but it will burn your eyeballs, so don't do it.

>> even if we wanted to see it, isn't it going to be cloudy? >> you might get a glimpse of it, but it's not exactly crystal clear, unfortunately. we talked about this, not being able to see it here. we'll get you a video of it. >> it will have to suffice. you'll have your eyeballs in tact. you're welcome. let's take a live look outside. there are breaks in the clouds. but it is not crystal clear. so some of us will be able to see it depending on where we are. there are some showers to the west of town. this is our live weather cam. it is brought to you by michael and son. temperatures again, 10 degrees below average. 70 outside. look at the dew point in the 40s. that's fantastic. open the windows, but not too far. it's going to be cool again tonight. winds calm, pressure at 29.89 inches of mercury. all right, satellite picture radar combined. we'll zoom in to the system in the east and it's going to produce clouds and instability

and showers our way tonight and tomorrow. actually into thursday to some extent. see some showers up in new york state. a few showers are west of town, that's all the showers we can find right now. we'll have a dry commute on the way home and for the most part, we'll have a dry commute on the way to work. look at the temperatures. is this a treat really. 67 in arlington. 66 in be that bethesda. we are talking about temperatures around 90. 68 in college park. 67 in beltsville. most folks in the 60s. looking at 67 toward reston and 64 in leesburg and 70. 70 one of the rare temperatures out toward manassas. it's going to be cool through tomorrow. shower possible tonight. a little wetter tomorrow. a few more showers tomorrow. some storms on thursday as it gets warmer and we finish the week strong. beautiful on friday. lots of sunshine. for tonight, mostly cloudy and cool. some showers possible.

open the windows. we're talking low 50s in the suburbs. light winds. by morning, mostly cloudy and cool. a shower possible. air quality is code green. that's good air quality. temperatures in the 50s and 60s to start. and by afternoon, mostly cloudy and cool. some showers possible. highs between 70 and 75. winds will turn southwesterly at 5 to 10. which will drive up warmer air as we get into the day on thursday. so we'll break it down. 50 to 60, maybe a sprinkle in the morning. 66 to 72 by noon. maybe a shower and a couple showers by evening. temperatures between 70 and 75. now the next three days, we're going to go with green tomorrow. we're going to go with yellow on thursday. code alert, yellow on thursday, a few storms on thursday and good on friday. 78 on thursday. low 80s, sunshine on friday. the next seven days. saturday gets warmer. mid 80s and then sunday, we're talking about 90. talking about 90 on monday and

a slight chance of a thunderstorm on monday. i'll hold them off until tuesday. by the time tuesday rolls around, temperatures in the upper 80s. speaking of tuesday, it is best shot day. how did you get that shot? >> look at that. >> isn't that cool? >> dave from hay market, virginia, did a perfect job. he said everything he needed to say and got a great picture. >> i hope he didn't get too close. >> there were good pictures last night. if you have a good picture and it has a town, i'll make up a name if i like the picture. click on the weather and yes, include your name, location, and a brief description. >> still to come on 9news, accusations of fear and intimidation pit d.c.'s top firefighter against two of his baa battalion chiefs. but first, an airline involved in the crash that left more than 150 people dead.

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nigeria says it has indefinitely suspended the license of the air carrier involved in this weekend's deadly crash. that aircraft was trying to land when it went down in a densely populated area on sunday. the government says all 153 people on board were killed. most of those bodies have been recovered. the plane destroyed a print shop and residential building. more than 30 people on the ground also lost their lives because of that crash. here in this country, federal officials are blaming last year's deadly tour bus crash in new york squarely on driver fatigue. the national transportation safety board also sited the bus

company for not providing adequate oversight of their driver. investigators found he had almost no sleep in the three days leading up to the accident. 15 people died in the crash. the bus was bringing gamblers back when it ran off the roadway. the accident prompted a federal investigation into curb side bus operators and their safety. days after it was purchased, find out why the virginia state fair might be up for grabs again. but first -- >> i'm peggy fox in springfield where jessica can't go to school because she is being treated for cancer, but she is still able to stay connected to her classroom and friends. thanks to this ipad. we leave you nor a moment with the royal family celebrating the queen's 60th year on the thrown. a rendition of god save the queen. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began.

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next week, a man from our area will compete in one of the toughest cycling races in the country. he will bike from san diego, california, to annapolis, maryland, all in two weeks time. our peggy fox has been following this man's journey and she's here to tell us why he's doing this. >> his name is len. he is the founder and ceo of milestone communications that

builds those cell phone towers that look like light poles and trees. you'll see them around the area. well he is going to compete in this grueling bike race to raise money for a cause that is close to his heart. >> it's a carbon fiber bike. >> what len is about to do sounds completely insane. this 53-year-old father of two from vienna, virginia, plans to ride his bike 3,000 miles in ten days. getting only four hours of sleep a night. >> i'll be riding 20 hours a day. 250 to 300 miles each day for ten days. >> he is the only solo competitor from the d.c. region competing in race across america, also called the world's toughest bike race. he is doing it to raise money for his nonprofit organization called, hope cam. which helps kids like jessica. >> jessica, can you see the calendar? >> jessica was diagnosed with liver cancer last year and hasn't been able to go back to school. she's been through surgery and

chemotherapy. >> it's not easy for her, but this year -- >> they are appreciative of the ipad hope cam has given to jessica. along with facilitating a daily connection to her class at forest dale elementary in springfield. >> what is tomorrow? >> wednesday. >> what was yesterday? >> monday. >> i think it will keep her connected to her classroom community. the routine of a classroom and school in general. >> for a child going through cancer treatments, it's like a piece of their child has been taken from them. it tries to bring back that piece that is missing, which is that social connection to their friends that make them feel normal. >> he started hope cam after his son was diagnosed with leukemia. he is now 22 and healthy. >> just for him to be able to see his friends, talk to his friends, know that they are thinking about him, know he wasn't forgotten, it made a huge difference. >> hope cam sends the message

it's not about if they go back to school, but when. >> can you all say good-bye? >> bye. >> now the race starts on june 13. that's next wednesday. he hopes to finish by the 23rd. he is a novice, most first timers, well 30% of them drop out. we'll keep our fingers crossed. i know he can do it. what a wonderful thing he is doing for little kids like jessica. >> he is doing great. his son is doing well. he is going to college and cured of cancer and you know, it's close to his heart. it helped his son get through it and helped so many others. 250 kids so far. he helped with the connection. >> fantastic story. thanks so much, peggy. back to you in the studio. >> mayor vince gray announces his nominees to a board of accountability today. investigating alleged violations of ethics laws by d.c. government officials. and mayor gray insists that these are the best

professionals for the job. >> we wanted to have people with outstanding qualifications and reputations. of course, the kind of independence that they would be able to enjoy in making the decisions that they would need to make in order to move this effort forward. >> those three members are laura richards, and former d.c. attorney general, robert. and as expected, the d.c. city council unanimously passed a new budget today. it totals $9.4 billion. the spending plan extends bar hours to 4:00 a.m. for 19 nights during the year and they include certain holidays. also included, doubling the number of traffic cameras and changes to parking meter fees. the budget heads to mayor gray for his signature. the two most senior battalion chief says kent eler by is creating fear and singled them out for retribution.

they are being punished for reaching decisions less harsh than what the chief had wanted. gary talked with the men and found out it all started with a grateful citizen who wanted to thank local firefighters for saving his home. >> he brought two 12 packs of beer to this fire station to express his gratitude. told by firefighters there, they could not accept the gift, he left it on the floor and walk aid way. >> they didn't exactly handle it right, there was no intentional misconduct. >> richard stern presided over two cases when beer was found at the fire station and ordered a letter of reprimand be put into firefighter files. >> i considered all the facts. i listened to what they had to say and i made a decision. apparently the fire chief or somebody didn't like my decision. >> he was demoted to captain. the fire chief writing, you're failure to hold the receipt

brings into question your ability to exercise proper judgment in the performance of your assigned duties and responsibilities. >> i was transferred immediately because i did not go with the fire chief's wishes to suspended the member that was not guilty of an offense. >> kevin sloan presided over another beer case and did not hand out a harsh punishment. his duties have been changed. >> i'm an expert in incident command. rail emergencies, hazardous materials responses. >> what are you doing now? >> i'm the battalion chief in charge of toilet paper. >> the chief denies he is fostering -- >> there should be no reason for anyone to be afraid. >> he can't comment because it is being appealed. >> regarding chief sloan, he was not demoted. his transfer was contemplated weeks before it was affected and weeks before he made any decision. >> union president says it

definitely gives the appearance that our members can't get a fair hearing. >> definitely not any intimidation. >> in his letter, the rules are clear and says that stern failed to follow them. both stern and savings and loan are pursuing legal remedies and say other battalion chiefs fear doing what they think doing is right in disciplinary hearings because they are afraid of retaliation and retribution. >> thank you, gary. well, another maryland county apparently wants in the casino business. the baltimore sun reports david craig sent a letter to a group studying gambling expansion. among other things, a casino would help his county pay an increased share of tension costs. just too close to the one that is already located in perryville. >> virginia may again be for sale just two weeks after it

was sold at auction. universal fairs, llc paid just over $5 million for the property. but that company's president approached him with an offer. he planned to run the property as an event facility and put on a fair each year, but he will sell if the group accepts his counteroffer. the gallery of art is apparently looking to make a move. the museum board of trustees voted to put its building on 17th street on the market. the district's oldest private art museum is even considering a move to the suburb. now because of size constraints, it displays 3% of its collection. its 1897 building is home to the college of art and design. museum officials say they want to expand the school, too. >> coming up, the downside of those low dose aspirin. who should be taking the daily doses and who should not be? top. >> well, we still have a lot

of cloud cover if you are trying to see the transit of venus. we have a break in the pollen count. low for 3's, moderate for grasses. low for weeds and mold spores. we'll tell you how long we'll have a break because heat is just about the corner. but first, a california hiker plunges more than 100 feet down a canyon. we're going to take you to the dramatic rescue. >> and don't forget, we're always on wusa9.com. stay with us, we'll be right back.

caught on tape, take a welcome at this dramatic hiker rescue. the woman plunged down the side of the canyon that is outside los angeles. her companion scrambled down the deep terrain and by her side waiting for help.

fire officials say rescues in this canyon are actually pretty common. >> majority of the times, everybody comes out and they are not prepared. they don't have the right footing. they don't bring water bottles and unprepared for the weather and terrain. >> it's a lot better than it could have turned out. >> the fire rescue helicopter lifted that hiker to safety and she's expected to be okay. well, a store owner in michigan had quite a unique break in yesterday morning. a 130-pound doe crashed through the front window of the business in saginaw township. surveillance shows the police chasing this deer for ten minutes before capturing it in the back of the store. amazingly, she never touched or damaged any of the merchandise, but she was badly injured and had to be put down. still to come, controlling your dream. now this may sound like something out of some weird 80 science fiction movie, but actually, it's a 21st century thing. there's an app for that.

>> before that, you may think marathon runners or triathletes are the fittest folks out there, but tonight, a lock at the risk to their bodies is next in our health alert. but first, we take you to the queen and the royal family as they greeted the crowd today in honor of the queen's diamond jubilee. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options.

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did you see that jacket on elton john? everybody can't wear that jacket. elton john, all kinds of folks rocking the stage last night in honor of the queen's 60th anniversary. those festivities are still going on today. we'll bring you more highlights in the broadcast. you often hear me with the benefits of exercise. but there's word tonight from the mayo clinic that excessive endurance training can be too much of a good thing.

distance triathlons and extreme long distance cycling races can cause permanent changes to the heart. certified trainers say cardiovascular exercise is far better than being sedden tear, but you reach a point where you are not diminishing return. >> it's being pushed past every day life. if it's not given enough time to recover, you run the risk of the heart growing in size, physically creating scarring tissue, things like that, that can cause long-term problems down the road. >> endurance training has been linked with hardening of the arteries and irregular arteries. heartbeats. millions of americans take daily low dose aspirin as an insurance policy against heart disease. a study sheds new light on the bleeding risk that comes with this medication.

>> she eats right and exercises, but she's at high risk for stroke because of cholesterol and a strong family history. >> i have an unusual degree of disease for someone lived as healthily as i have. >> a new study shows the dangers. italian researchers found taking low dose aspirin is associated with a 50% risk of brain bleeding. >> in this particular study, greater than 200,000 patients, we are yet again reminded that aspirin can increase the risk of bleeding. >> more than 50 million adults take aspirin regularly to try to prevent cardiovascular disease. doctors say for people with risk factors, including diabetes, high pleasure, the blood pressure. >> you can live each day as it comes. >> here's the deal. this study emphasizes only those with higher chances of heart attack or stroke should

take daily doses of the drug and it is certainly something you should talk to a doctor about before you start. >> all right, in tonight's consumer alert, kicking the junk food habit. today the walt disney company is taking a step. the company will only take food and drink advertisements that meet some new standards for nutrition. fat, sodium, and sugar is considered a first for a major media company. we want to note that something has gone horribly wrong with the air-conditioning system in our studio here. if we look sweaty, we come by it honestly. >> it's a proloofic song writer, it's hot in here. >> and how ironic in the 60s outside. we're dying. usually we like to go outside. we are wanting to go out there. >> come on out. >> we're looking at a mix of clouds and sun, probably not going to see the transit of

venus. again, you don't want to look at it directly. we will take a live look outside at our live weather cam. we are looking west now from the building. so you can see the sun, but you can't really see anything other than cloud cover right now unfortunately. temperatures are great. 70 right now. dew points in the 40s. that's a good deal for early june. winds are calm and the pressure is actually 29.89 inches of mercury and it is steady over the past hour. so, satellite picture, radar combined. just a side note here. some snow in the rockies in idaho and montana. not quite that cool here. we have some showers, primarily west of town out between warrenton and 81 and up in the mountains a. dry commute for anybody in the immediate metro area. much like last night, a couple showers are possible as we go through the rest of the afternoon and into tonight. nothing heavy. all the thunderstorms would be across the bay.

the atmosphere stable. 57 in great falls. 66 in rockville. 67 in arlington. 70 in college park. one of the warmer readings. 67 up in beltsville. it is also 70 in manassas, but only 64 in leesburg. and only 67 in sterling. all right, let's talk about what's going to happen. cool through wednesday. a shower possible tonight. wetter tomorrow. some storms possible on thursday and beautiful on friday. really beautiful on friday. for tonight, mostly cloudy, showers possible. open the windows. lows in the 50s with light winds. tomorrow morning, well we're going to call it mostly cloudy and cool with a shower possible. air quality good. 50s and 60s. winds light. by afternoon, mostly cloudy and cool. some showers possible, but not a bunch of activity. highs between 70 and 75 and winds southwest. more clouds than anything else. we'll break it down. 50 to 60 to start. maybe a sprinkle. 56 to 72 by noon and looking at

70 to 75 by evening. a little better chance of a shower toward the evening. next three days, we'll keep tomorrow green for our 9 weather alert. even though we have a couple showers. 78 on thursday. we'll go yellow because we have a few thunderstorms in the forecast and then green on friday. temperatures in the low 80s. pretty nice. next seven days, looking at temperatures in the mid 80s on saturday. hot over the weekend. 90 on sunday. 90 on monday. slight chance of a thunderstorm on monday. better chance on tuesday. and temperatures by then in the upper 80s. as i was doing weather, everyone made an exit to the weather terrace to enjoy temperatures in the 60s. >> refreshing. enter speaking of hot on the weekend, i don't think it's going to be hotter than it was in the studio. >> all right, well there are big changes underway for the football program at university of maryland. >> first it was the football team jerseys, in and out field itself. >> more on the buzz sources

first confirmed to wusa9.com. kristen. >> thanks, guys, capital one field in college park is getting a facelift. thanks to private donations, the grass is being replaced with a more high-tech turf football field. it is designed to keep athletes safer and cooler. but that's not the only thing that has folks talking in college park. if you thought the terps new uniforms were an attention getter, they might have something else. >> maryland is replacing the field at bird stadium and word on the street is, the new turf is going to be different to say the least. >> might give it a change of things to come. hopefully a great lift to the football team and give them some good hope for the next season. >> it will be a lot better for us. you know, bring a lot more energy to the team and to the teammates.

>> maryland officials deny that they have chosen a color or design for the field, but that hasn't tempered the excitement on campus. >> new plans for the turf were pretty nice. the black was cool. >> change is good. bringing new excitement to the school. help to keep us motivated to want to go out and win. >> i think the moral of the team is going to be from the change. new change of atmosphere. >> regardless of what they do, the changes in college park are garnering the right attention. >> i think it's helping remind us that we are a good athletic school and we can still be better than what we are now. >> definitely has excitement. as you can see, we have a great recruiting class because people are excited to come. they want to be part of the change. they want to be part of maryland football. >> football players and students excited. here's a look at the current field at bird stadium. this is what it looked like

before it was torn up. the school plans on changing the field from the traditional green color to either pewter or black. now there's also rumor that the field could be shaded to look like a turtle shell. we'll stay on top of this story for you. derek, over to you. >> black field, that's extra cool. all right. still ahead tonight, another piece of the al-qaeda puzzle unravels. >> a little later in the newscast, an eviction protest turns physical in the district. but first, is it healthier to sleep alone or with someone else there at your side? the result of a new study up next.

parades all over the kingdom as part of the diamond jubilee. marching down the streets. we'll have more on today's festivities wrapping up the diamond jubilee coming up at 6:00 on 9news. >> you might complain about your partner snoring or stealing your sheets, but sharing your bed may be good for your health. researchers from the university of pittsburgh say people who have someone to snuggle up with to be more secure, which can translate to lower stress

levels overall. >> i know that story was a particular interest to you. >> absolutely. >> when you go to sleep, what do you dream about? >> as monica reports, sleeping with your cell phone could actually help you decide your dreams. >> this is a dream. you can control the dream at any time. >> imagine you're in a deep sleep and a virtual voice tells you what to dream. >> using social media to drive the whole experiment. >> british psychologist, richard wiseman says he developed a smart phone app called dream on that allows people to choose their dreams. >> that was our goal, to make the whole world have better dreams and sleep in a more effective way. >> the professor says people have dreams only when they are completely still. the motion censers detect that moment and start playing the chosen dream scenarios. you could be on the streets of tokyo or flying over the jungle or walking through the forest.

jamie byrd wanted to dream about being a super hero. >> flying around in my iron man suit and i was helping. i was saving old people and i was really actually quite happy with myself. >> jamie is among thousands taking part in a worldwide experiment. dreamers report their results to professor wiseman each morning. >> a few years ago, it's impossible to influence people's dreams. to have thousands of people report their dreams on a nightly basis and it isn't that difficult. >> while some dream apps are free, you may have to pay to personalize your dreams. >> most of my dreams are the kind where it's the exam and you haven't done any studying and you get scared. you know that dream. that's not that great. >> this is 9news now. he was only on the job for ten months, but the new number two leader of