this 19news now. >> it's been the talk of the country for months now, minutes ago, daredevil, nik wallenda tight rope walked across niagra falls. following in his famous footsteps, adventuring where no one has gone before. here he is crossing the finish line, 15 faster than expected. we'll have much more on this amazing story later in the newscast. but first, new at 11:00, a

d.c. man is fighting for his life after getting caught in a house fire this evening. this happened on a house on 15th street northeast. firefighters were able to knock down. the victim was found on the second floor and taken to the hospital. there were initially a report of a missing five-year-old. that youngster fortunately was found across the street. it is landmark change to the way our country deals with immigration. the white house announced today that it will stop the deportation of younger illegal immigrants who came to the united states as children and don't have a criminal history. >> it makes no sense to expel talented young people who for all intents and purposes are americans. >> the new policy applies to illegal immigrants under the age of 30 who came to the u.s. when they were younger than 16. those individuals may now apply for permits to work legally in the u.s. they also have to have been here for five consecutive years, have no serious criminal

history, are in school or graduated from high school, or have served in the military. as you may expect, not everyone is cheering the president's decision as armando triewl explains, the policy shift creates a big time challenge for opponent's dream act. >> that's right. tonight the big question for those on either side of the illegal immigration debate is that the president's decision can be challenged in the courts or ballot box. >> we'll have to put a fence around maryland. so many illegals looking for amnesty. >> effective immediately, the department of homeland security is taking steps to lift the shadow of deportation from these young people. >> president obama's decision to allow young undocumented immigrants are angering those who support a hard line on illegal immigration, including brad, who spearheaded the drive to repeal maryland's dream act. >> is this not an administrative dream act that could allow them to get in

state tuition regardless of whether the dream act is repealed here? >> yeah, i think that it will not give them in state tuition, we'll have to see how this plays out. we are on the referendum against in state tuition. it will be voted on in november. >> outside the white house, jubilation. students celebrated the chance to live the american dream and make a difference. >> most of us are here, we want to pursue our education. we want to pursue our future and give back to this country. i live with my cousin who has muscular dystrophy and i would like to find a cure for his disease. >> the president has the authority to grant this blanket to defer deportation status. they also believe having these work permits can help students secure a status as it qualifies them for in state tuition as long as they meet criteria

regardless of whether the dream act is repealed. back to you. >> thank you armando. mitt romney is hitting the road. the gop presidential nominee will be stopping in small towns. romney started with new hampshire earlier today. >> when americans rose up and demanded stop borrowing money and sticking our kids with the bill. the president wasn't listening. he was in the line with china getting another loan. >> i don't support him and i think it's going to destroy our country. >> as you just heard, not everyone in the crowd was on board with romney's message. he has an uphill battle on his hands. the president won all six during the last election that romney plans to visit. pennsylvania is his next stop. disgraced d.c. councilman is scheduled to report to prison next week. but tonight, supporters gathered to pray for him at the michigan park christian church in northeast. thomas was sentenced to 38 months behind bars last month

convicted of stealing more than $350,000 in government funds and filing false tax returns. new documents have surfaced that show secret service agents have been accused of scandalous behavior long before the news broke about that trip to columbia. those papers show that agents were accused of sexual assault, partying with under age girls, another misconduct. secret service director has said that the events in columbia were not part of a larger pattern of misconduct at the agency. >> a popular deli that became a crime scene. today became a the scene of an emotional outpouring. a vigil to the owner of that deli shot to death in her own shop. june lim who ran the grace deli. family members and customers came to remember her. among them, her son, peter. >> it's overwelming. i had no idea she touched so many people.

take people for granted. i always knew my mom was a wonderful person who loved so many people. >> those people loved her right back. >> a $25,000 reward goes to anybody who has information that leads to an arrest in her death. a major election in greece that could have an impact on economies around the world. depending on who wins, greece could become the first country to stop using the euro. if that happens, it could trigger a financial crisis across europe. that would eventually hit the u.s. as well. >> he's accused of absolutely horrific crimes. next week, the defense in the child sex abuse trial will try to prove the former penn state assistant football coach has done nothing wrong. this week, the prosecution made a powerful case against san dusky. many of the victims coming forward, telling their stories of sexual abuse, even rape. young men under oath testifying they were taken advantage of by san dusky over and over again.

but what makes a victim return to a sexual predator? sometimes repeatedly. ken takes a look at what is behind the abuse and joins us with more. >> earlier today i spoke with a former victim of abuse. he said victims of abuse are trapped and feel too helpless to fight back. >> asked a really insightful question. >> mark is a crisis communications consultant. he is most known for being the first survivor and describe what a priest did to him. now he's explaning why victims allow themselves to be hurt over and over by their abusers. >> a predator like that is very skillful, very patient at stripping away the instincts. >> creates a feeling of being trapped. >> the kid just doesn't know that the perpetrator convinced him that this is their secret, this something special.

this is something just for them. >> a predator makes victims feel special by rewarding them for gifts and praises. many times victims who come from broken homes, the rewards offer incentive for them to keep quiet. that's exactly what happens to serano and what jerry san dusky is accused of doing to his victims. >> he used bowl games traveling with the defensive coordinator for his vision one football team. >> the intimidation by the abuser. accuser number nine in the san dusky trial was asked why he didn't try and get it away. what was i going to do? he was a big guy, way bigger than me. >> victim is being traumatized is because the victim is trapped. >> the defense in the san dusky trial will get their chance in providing their take on the allegations on monday. anita. >> great insights ken. thank you. in virginia, a victory for supporters of abortion rights. the virginia board of health approved a new set of regulations that apply to abortion clinics, but, they

eliminated one key provision. it would have forced existing abortion clinics to meet the same building standards as new hospitals. opponents said it was unnecessary and would have forced many virginia abortion clinics to close. >> we have ophthalmologists, dermatologists, and certainly plastic surgeons doing procedures in their office that are far more complicated and have never been subjected to these targeted regulations. >> today's vote is not the last word on the matter. the board's decision goes back to the governor and attorney general for consideration. and that's followed by a 60 day period for public comment. this weekend marks the kickoff of the bicentennial commemorating the war of 1812 in baltimore and the writing of the star spangled banner. meanwhile, here in the nation's capital, the occasion is going kind of unnoticed. scott broom is in charm city with more on the difference and why. >> reporter: in baltimore,

there is pageantry, tall ships from around the world, the blue angels buzzing the city. >> i love it. i love baltimore. >> a million visitors taking it all in. >> i think it is part of the history and we should come down and enjoy it. >> meanwhile in washington, it's just another friday. more of 1812, can you tell anything about it? >> it was in 1812. >> we saved the united states of america. >> maryland's governor cares. >> why is it that washington just can't seem to get into this? >> because they got beat. >> well, as a matter of fact, we did. in 1814, british forces invaded and burned washington including the white house. but in baltimore, the defenders held fast at fort mchenry and the battle at north fork and the star spangled banner. >> there's only one song.

american history, an overwelming force and having federal government back us up, we confronted that force and carried the day. >> oh say can you see, by the dawn's early light. >> what so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming. thanks to scott broom, baltimore's star spangled celebration runs through june 19. tomorrow the blue angels will be flying over fort mchenry. the event will feature free ship tours. water side festivities and the world premier of avenueture for 2012 composed by phillip. coming up on 9news, a dad that gave his own organs to give a healthy baby boy. plus, the wallenda walk. it will be hot conversation all

weekend. we have the dramatic highlights for you next. topper. >> pretty nice day. temperature topped out at 82. that's below average. here's your wakeup weather. well, 58 to 66 with mostly sunny skies. mid 60s and mid 70s by 8:00 and in the 70s and pleasant by 10:00. we'll come back and tell you if it will be nice for the forecast over the weekend. you're going to want to know about and maybe i'll take a crack at doing high wire act.

i must put the interest of america first. therefore, i shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. >> well this sunday will mark 40 years since the water gate break in, which led to the speech you just heard from president richard nixon. june 17, 1972, the washington hotel served as a base of operation for nixon operatives. the burglars broke into the offices of the democratic national committee located in the watergate office building next door. he's done it. just a short time ago, nik wallenda crossed all the way across the roaring niagra

falls. making his way into history. as randall was one of those following each one. >> nik wallenda stepped on to a 2-inch cable and stepped into history. the first person to cross the horseshoe falls from the u.s. to canada. >> it's very natural to me and normal. >> from the moment he mounted the wire, spectators were spell bound. >> i thought it was really cool. he had a lot of guts to get up there. >> this takes the cake right here. this is the big thing. >> there were 1800 feet of danger. the wind, a swaying cable, the mist rising from the gorge. but wallenda said he was prepared. >> we train on a cable the same tension, but close to the ground. so i get a feel for that cable and we throw in heavy winds of 55 miles an hour and we brought in the niagra falls fire department, which were amazing guys that came out with their

fire trucks and sprayed me down to recreate that mist. >> nick was on the cable alone, but his family was behind every move. >> his father and uncle engineered the equipment. his mother designed his shoes. taking risks is in his family's dna. his great grandfather led the flying wallenda's until his death from a high wire fall in 1978. >> i do everything i do to pay tribute to my grandfather. >> it would make his grand dad proud. randall pinkston. >> look at that fist pump. so happy to be done. that was impressive, but our own meteorologist is a daredevil himself, and he doesn't need any tethers. >> i am feeling pretty confident here. a little scary, but let's see what we can do. not bad. what do you say we go backwards and add fun, like a beach ball?

maybe a frisbee. let's do the weather, shall we? >> okay, it was fun. don't try that at home, at least without water wings. here's a live look outside. toward bethesda, this is brought to you by michael and son. it's 71. dew point very comfortable. low 50s. that's great. open the windows because cranking that. winds out of the southeast at 10. pressure steady. okay, if you're a boater, a nice weekend to be on the bay. waves not a problem. about a foot. winds easterly at 10. and then on sunday, again, waves still about a foot or less. winds east, southeast at 10. the same temperature. you're going to the beaches, nice, but cool along the shore. 70 to 75 on saturday and pretty much the same deal on sunday. 72 to 76 inland and the temperatures in the upper 70s. a nice looking weekend. all right, for us, pleasant again on saturday.

a few clouds in the afternoon. comfortable again tomorrow night. i think it will be just as cool tomorrow night. and for dad, nice, a few more clouds on sunday, but certainly nice and here's a head's up. heating up big time next week. we're talking mid 90s by the middle part of next week. we'll keep you posted on that. in the meantime, overnight, very nice. clear to partly cloudy, comfortable again. open the windows, 55 to 65 and winds light out of the east at 5 to 10. now by morning, mostly sunny and pleasant. 60s and 70s. winds easterly 5 to 10. air quality in the good range. and by afternoon, some clouds will develop. some easterly component to the wind. partly cloudy and pleasant. not humid yet. winds still easterly at about 10. zone forecast all six zones on our website. nice from the mountains to the coast. a little cooler in oakland across the divide. 71. you jump the divide, you are in the upper 70s and cumberland,

hagerstown, almost 80 around winchester. 81 in culpeper. 80 in warrenton and manassas. close to 80 around leesburg. downtown, low 80s. low 80s into southern maryland through charles county, down toward waldorf. around 80 through rockville and gaithersburg. not quite as warm on the bay, but still mid 70s, and not a small craft advisory. 58 to 68 to start. 76 to 80 by noon and 80 to 83, very pleasant by evening. next three days, our 9 weather alert codes, green, green, and green. 80 on sunday. a few more clouds for dad. 79 on monday. there's a big change i made. showers and thunderstorms prevalent on monday. next seven days, back up to 90 on tuesday. the warm front pushes through and mid 90s wednesday and thursday. just isolated storms. cold front next friday and yes, a little better chance of showers and thunderstorms on friday, but still hot with temperatures in the 90s. at&t national comes here in two

weeks. we have two tickets. thank you. we have two tickets. i'm dizzy from the high wire. and here's the deal. go to our website at wusa9.com or facebook. it's a sweep stakes, not a contest. you have a week from tomorrow to enter. >> it was amazing how you did that with the beach ball. you took it up a notch. >> no harness, either. >> safety first, kids. perfect night for baseball, not so perfect for the nats. >> it didn't happen for them tonight. nats stepping up to the plate with the big fellas tonight. it was close and then it wasn't. how did the yank keys come to south capital and blow the doors off of washington? i'll tell you. tiger woods, a little up, a little down. still in the u.s. open. next.

and now, 9 sports with dave owen. the best sports in town. >> well, all this talk about the nats having arrived, davey johnson was asked about it today. his answer, we haven't done anything yet. we have to show fans we can win

games consistently, like that team in the other dugout. that team in the other dugout, they are the yankees. pretty good. 41, 406. third largest crowd of the season. first inning, bryce harper hash tag, get your shirt dirty and rob mark teixeira. how about that? first inning keeps it scoreless with beautiful work. alex rodriguez does damage with the small ball. jeter comes in to score. rbi number 1954 for a-rod. 9th inning, curtis granderson, that's big ball. solo shot, yankees roll. explain why. >> that's what happens. we had opportunities, we just didn't capitalize. on base early in the ball game. i guess didn't deliver. it's baseball. >> it is baseball. baltimore still hanging in, in

the al east. 6th inning, simmons from the netherlands. i think this ball is headed to the netherlands. gone, atlanta beach baltimore 4- 2. all right, the last time tiger woods went under par in the first round of a u.s. open, 2002, he won it that year. yesterday he fired a 69 on a course some described as brutal. impressive? yeah. quote, that was all tiger said woods' player partner, that was also the first round. how about second round? started well. tiger on the third hole. a little short here for bird. he knocks it in and moan while, the first round leader was imploding, so woods was in the lead. he gave up the lead, but on 13, getting it back. now he is tied for the lead at 1 under overall. the course though, killing golfers out there today. not here though, pops it up and in. about his only highlight of the day. he missed the cut, so did rory

mcllroy. back to tiger talking about his round. >> that was hard. that was hard. that was rough. that golf course is something kind of fast. it is so difficult. on top of that, the wind is swirling and that's something that we didn't have to deal with yesterday. >> tiger is in the mix. imagine what it's going to be like as he wins and comes to the at&t in a couple weeks. wusa has full coverage of that and the wrapup show at 11:30 and profiling wounded warriors. that's been a cool thing, but the at&t national coming up in a couple weeks. >> can't wait. >> free tickets to be won, right? >> we'll be right back. >> we make it easy.

for a dad in new york, this sunday, father's day gift is simple as a tie or or

cologn. fortunately, his dad, the perfect donor and dad couldn't wait to get that procedure going. >> i was like, let's do it tomorrow. you can do it without anesthesia, let's go to work. >> doctors at columbia were able to use a new procedure that is far less invasive. they take a portion of dad's liver, put it in the child and it will grow with him. three months later, charlie is doing great and if all goes well, he'll grow up healthy and strong and make his dad so happy indeed. that's 9news for tonight, thanks for staying up with us. have a happy father's day. >> thank you, thank you. >> good night.