civilian president. the military had promised a full handover to a civilian government. a gang of crooks gets more than they bargained for after trying to rob a man inside his own home. it happened in a wide water subdivision in virginia early this morning. that is where we find reporter, bruce leshan, tonight. >> the husband tells me he knew he had to do something when these teenagers allegedly threatened to tie him and his wife up and burn down their house with them inside. i talked to the couple briefly. the husband's arm is in a sling. the wife's face bruised and battered and they are just too shaken to talk on tv. >> all of a sudden, we hear this screaming outside and the guy is at our front door and he's yelling help. >> 15-year-old kayla is still shaken. >> these people were at our front door and they were bleeding. the guy had his hand wrapped.

he was bleeding. >> the victims ran two doors down to plea for help from kayla and her friends after escaping the teens who broke into their hand, beat them, and ransacked their home for valuables at 2:00 in the morning. >> he was hit in the head, you know, punched, hit, there was a club involved. also a knife. >> the husband grabbed a knife and fought back. stabbing two of the teens. police picked up one of them. minutes later in the neighborhood. they arrested the second after his mom brought him to the hospital. the third, 18-year-old terri welch finally turned himself in. >> the couple says they don't know what the teenagers were taking, but they know that they were high because as they were beating them, they kept saying, you're bringing me down. you're ruining my high. and then, that crazy threat to tie them up and burn down their

house. in stafford county, bruce leshan, 9news now. i'm standing out here with you on the terrace. and it is a little swampy. >> it is warm now. just wait, my friend. in fact, heat advisory gets into effect tomorrow at noon. noon to 8:00. covers the entire metro area. i don't think we are going to meet the criteria of that. you have to go 105 to 109 with a heat advisory. consequently, it's going to be, we are not used to the heat. that's the criteria. temperature we feel combined with the relative humidity, drink lots of fluids. that's the most important thing. next three days rings we'll go code yellow, code yellow, code yellow. because heat tomorrow, because the heat on thursday. and because of a better chance of thunderstorms on friday. good news, only 91 on friday. that will feel a little better with a better chance of thunderstorms. we also have to worry about code orange. unhealthy air for sensitive

folks. so car pool, use public transit. you should always do that when it's over 90 degrees. refill your car in the evening. do not cut the grass and do not use a charcoal grill either. we'll come back and talk about the possibility of breaking records. look ahead to the weekend as well. >> are pit bulls dangerous by their very nature? that's what a grown up of maryland lawmakers is trying to decide. this all stems from a ruling by maryland's highest court, which said the breed is inherently dangerous. >> i'm scott broom at the state house in annapolis where legislators are trying to sort out who should be liable when pit bulls attack the star witnesses today. the family of a mauling victim. >> this is dominik at age 10. >> he was mauled. >> this is his family's lawyer showing pictures of a near fatal pit bull attack in 2007. he told maryland lawmakers that they should let an appeal

declaring pit bulls inherently dangerous stand. it's a ruling that sparked big protests. >> dogs don't vote, but we do vote. >> get out of my house. >> because it means landlords in maryland are liable for renters that keep pit bull-type dogs. some animal shelter owners report it's more hard to find owners. >> we are here because of the grumblings of dog owners. it's unfortunate that it didn't come from the other way. >> in annapolis, scott broom, # justice 9news now. >> a worker in laurel is trying to recover tonight after falling into a 20-foot hole. sky 9 out over the scene in canadian way this morning. rescue teams of prince georges county were able to pull him out. a rather odd statement from jerry sandusky's statement. it left a lot of people

scratching their head. joe compared the drama surrounding the case to a soap opera and told reporters they needed to stay tuned. >> all my children. >> strange comment considering the seriousness of the case. now the defense has called about a dozen witnesses so far. they are trying to show the former penn state coach had a stellar reputation in the community. the defense also tried to show that investigators led some of the witnesses to make accusations after telling them what other accusers had said. derek. the man d.c. mayor gray would like to take over the housing agency here in d.c. is leaving a similar job in philadelphia under a bit of a cloud. staffers complained about michael kelly saying that he was having an improper affair with another staffer. mayor gray says he's my guy and i'm sticking with him. bruce, what's the deal? >> derek, one of those where no one doubts he has a talent to put more affordable housing,

but the question is, can the gray administration afford another scandal? >> when you resign from his job as top administrator for the housing authority last week, michael kelly signed personal reasons. turned out that staffers there had accused kelly of having a sexual affair with a female staffer that he had appointed to a senior staff position, then approved her pay raises. >> he is a nationally respected professional. >> d.c. mayor says he nominated michael kelly to head the d.c. housing authority because of kelly's past work. and a hod investigation, which gray says cleared kelly of any wrong doing in philadelphia. >> can you afford to bring michael kelly on given all the other stuff going on right now? >> you know, the issue in question was investigated by hud. they indicated there was

consensual relationship. michael had a very, very successful career. >> kelly maintains a home in d.c. where his wife and children live. his no nomination to head the d.c. housing department must now be confirmed by the d.c. council. >> the primary issue should be his ability and skills. if there's something that is in his personal life and getting this much attention in philadelphia, then we should look at that as well. >> he'll take a big pay cut. kelly will make $165,000 here in washington. in philly, the job paid $125,000. >> he resigned three years ago in a dispute with the adrian fenty administration. before the sex scandal. he was given credit for bringing stability to the philadelphia housing authority. >> michael kelly is 58 years old. no date has been set for his confirmation hearing. the 38-year-old woman is also left her job at philadelphia. she was here on a work visa. she has gone back to her native

country. back to you. thank you. there is yet another new development in what may be the first ever murder in dewey beach. the suspect in the case, kumar of wilmington was found dead in belleville, new jersey, just a few hours ago. investigators identified the victim in the case as 26-year- old danielle melma of pennsylvania. she was found stabbed to death at the atlantic ocean side motel. a d.c. park may soon serve as a permanent tribute to chuck brown. between 18th and 20th streets northeast as chuck brown park. in a statement, the mayor said that d. c. and brown are linked to each other and the god father of go go should be honored by the city that embraced him and his music. how do we keep this financial crisis in europe from spreading to the rest of the world? that has been the big question before the g-20 leaders who

were meeting at their summit in mexico. but president obama and others got together. the greek elections are beginning to calm some fears about the stability of that country. but now, there are new concerns with spain. the interest rate at which spain borrows money is up above 7%. economists say those rates need to come down and come down fast. >> if they don't, then you will see countries like spain default and that will be a whole lot bigger deal. there are bigger fish than greece. >> european leaders will have a summit. they are on force for fixing their economic problems. coming up at 7:00, google removes hundreds of terrorist videos from youtube, but will it put a dent in the propaganda war machine? we'll have that story and more at 7:00. >> see you then. still to come, why the u.s. is deploying more than 10,000 troops to the middle east?

plus, why a popular shoe company is strapping plans to release sneakers with get this, shackles attached. we're back after this.

popular shoe maker, adidas, is under fire for a controversial new shoe design. the company released its new pair of kicks that comes with plastic ankle shackles attached to them. the tag line for the sneakers ask consumers if they got a sneaker game so hot you'll lock your kicks to your ankles. some critics related the concept to slavery. >> i don't think i want to see a young person of any background decide with the message they want to send to somebody, it's okay for me to be handcuffed and in prison shackles. >> the shoe's design says it has nothing to do with slavery

and was a unique take on fashion. nonetheless, it will no longer release those sneakers. we'll be right back.

u.s. combat operations in iraq are over a plan in place to bring home our troops from afghanistan. the u.s. is planning to station 13,500 troops in kuwait. according to a report by the senate relations committee. the middle east is home to half the world's oil reserves and over a third of its gas. with political and security challenges abound, the u.s. needs to stabilize the region. used a web cam to spy on his roommate kissing another man. now, robbie is out of jail after serving 20 days of his 30 day sentence. his roommate took his own life after finding out about the video. robbie was convicted back in march on charges of bias intimidation, invasion of

privacy, and tampering with a witness. the chesapeake oyster is a regional favorite. this year, the largest oyster hatchery on the east coast is on a track to produce a record number of baby oysters or something called fat. kristin fisher takes us on a tour of a university of maryland lab oyster hatchery in cambridge. >> we want clean water, healthy water. healthy seafood. we need a lot more oysters out there. >> merit made it his life's mission to restore the oyster population in the chesapeake bay. right now -- >> the populations are decimated. >> slowly, year by year, his team at the oyster hatchery are trying to change that. it's part of a state's oyster restoration program. >> we are trying to help mother nature to get back to a population, that we can turn the corner and the oysters will start to help themselves repopulation. sperm being expelled right out

there. see it? >> the fertilized eggs are just floating in water. they are brought to these huge tanks to develop and they are fed this, home grown algae. then, they are released into the chesapeake bay. now these are just some of the shells of the $2 billion baby oysters that this hatchery deployed over the last ten years. they'll deploy half a billion this year alone, which makes this the largest oyster hatchery on the entire east coast. it's record breaking number, but designed to produce up to four times that amount. the problem, funding and oyster shells. >> this is a tiny fraction of when we need. >> much talking about the mountain of oyster shells behind him. to make more, he needs more shells for them to attach to. he is cautiously optimistic. >> as the oyster harvest increases, we hope that will supply some more shells for us. >> on the chesapeake bay, kristin fisher, 9news now. >> if you would like to see

the hatchery for yourself, it offers tours during the week, but only during the spawning season and that runs from march through september. are you hungry now for oysters after seeing all that? >> i thought they were the growsest things, but i get it. >> our floor director is saying where do you get a fried oyster sandwich? >> that's a tough one. get ready, heat is coming in tomorrow. heat is coming in on thursday. it's only going to be around for two days. bad news is, we aren't used to it yet. let's start with a live look outside. this is our live weather cam brought to you by michael and son. we are looking north up wisconsin avenue toward bethesda. temperature back up to 88. that's the high so far. dew point 70. that's not good when the dew point is in the 70s. the pressure is steady now over the past hour at 30.08 inches of mercury. temperatures 86 bethesda. 88 in gaithersburg. 89 in great falls. 84 in reston and 88 in

sterling. 90 toward leesburg. looking at 80 in springfield. and right around 90 in college park and also beltsville. so, yeah. heat is on the way. midweek heat, getting muggy tonight. it will be okay in the suburbs. uncomfortable downtown. hot on wednesday. unhealthy air quality wednesday and probably thursday as well. and a record high is possible thursday. looking at temperatures in the upper 90s. we'll be flirting with that. partly cloudy and muggy tonight. 66 to 74. winds southwest at 10. now by morning, partly cloudy and very warm. 70s and 80s and some folks will hit 90 right around lunchtime. by afternoon, partly cloudy and hot. isolated thunderstorm possible. high temperatures around 95. winds out of the southwest at 10. maybe 98 in manassas. 96 in hagerstown. so, this is a big time heat. the good news, only lasts for two days. what you can do to keep your

shades closed, especially the western facing part of your house. exercise in the morning or indoors. you do not want to exercise in the evening. wear light colored clothing. check on the elderly, and remember the pets and stay hydrated. drink lots and lots of fluid. we'll break it down. mid 60s to mid 70s to start. hot by lunchtime. hot by evening, 92 to 96 with an isolated thunderstorm possible. our 9 weather alert code. yellow, yellow, and yellow. mainly because of heat, heat, and thunderstorms on friday. good news, not as warm on friday. temperature 91. next seven days, temperatures will fall back in the upper 80s. there's a chance of a morning shower on saturday and a passing shower on sunday, but that is not a huge deal. better chance of showers with a cold front. nice on tuesday. highs only around 80 degrees. a reminder, we are giving away tickets. you have until saturday to register and we announce them next monday. you can go any day, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, or

sunday. >> you are sure those tickets will go to somebody whose name is not topper shutt? >> can't guarantee that. if you don't register. >> all right, we're talking about the nationals and they have to get it done tonight. >> they are on a skid after getting swept this weekend. but not too bad for an inner league play. they are still in first place, but can they bounce back tonight as they continue against the rays? plus, senator harry reid trying to be like bryce harper. find out why that is. sports is next.

now, 9 sports with kristen berset. the best sports in town. >> nationals are one of the worst outings of the year, getting swept by the yankees and their hits problems continue. aside from the yanks, the nats have been dominant. sweeping their first two opponents and tonight they move on to their next american league team, the tampa bay rays. another tough team with some really good arms. >> they always had some good arms. on pitching and defense and timely hitting. kind of like us. they have been more like us. the fact that they are a fairly young ball club. not as young as us, but fairly young. >> gets to start nor the nationals tonight. for the rays lefty, david

price. these two teams last met in 2009. tampa bay picked up a series sweep. >> in what might be his final olympics, michael phelps trying to break his own record. if he qualifies for all of them, plus three relays, phelps could bring home ten olympic metals. the nba finals continue for game four. it's the second of three games in florida. the heat taking care of home field advantage to lead the series two games to one. kevin durant in oklahoma city thunder struggled offensive. now they face one of the most important games of their entire season. that's because no team has ever come back from a 3-1 deficit to win the nba finals. okay, have to put sunday's loss behind them. >> i miss a 3, went in and out. i missed a shot going to the rim. but you know, i'm going to shoot it until my arms fall off. that's what i do.

i don't care if i miss it or make it. >> remember that video that went viral last week after a win in toronto? reporter asked a 19-year-old if he would have a beer since he can legally drink in canada. his response, that's a clown question, bro. today, senator harry reid tried his own harper impression. >> i don't want to answer that question. that's a clown question, bro. >> guess it's the new thing you say when you are stumped and don't know how to answer the question. >> wow, that was a long pause. he was really thinking hard on that one. for some reason, it doesn't sound the same coming out of his mouth as a 19-year-old. >> that is it for us. the cbs evening news is next. derek will see you at 7:00. have a terrific night.