we begin with breaking news. a man barricaded inside his home and the neighborhood on edge as police try to get the guy out. >> it started 4:30 this afternoon at the home in the 600 block of hill wood avenue in falls church. we're told there was some sort of domestic incident. by the time the cops got there, the man had barricaded himself inside. he fired shots insided home but not at the police. a short time ago, officers

broke windows in the home and threw some substance in there trying to get him out. at last check, the man has yet to surrender. redskins rookie quarterback rg3 at the center of an extortion case. a former basketball player threatened to blackmail him unless he coughed up cash. >> dave owens joins us as we put together the pieces on this one. >> reporter: these court documents right here and affidavit detail a series of exchanges between a former baylor student athlete and federal investigators. now, those investigators say richard hurd was attempting to commit a crime against robert griffin, iii. robert griffin, iii's name is now being leaked to an unseemly case involving a former baylor basketball player. richard hurd was arrested friday for attempting to extort the quarterback. according to a sworn affidavit, hurd contacted griffin's agent and told him he had, quote,

derogatory information about one of his clients. the affidavit does not mention griffin by name, but authorities confirm it is the heisman trophy winner. hurd said he intended to release the information to the media unless griffin paid him a substantial amount of money. surprising? one says not really. >> when the guy's in a public eye like rg3 has been and he's been in as public a position as anybody in the history of sports over the course of the last year, who went from relative unknown to heisman trophy winner to 2nd overall pick, there's someone trying to take advantage of a guy like that. i can't say i'm stunned. >> reporter: the agent enlisted undercover fbi agents after initially speaking with hurd last week and after an undisclosed lump sum of money was given to hurd, agents arrested him. the derogatory information wasn't illegal or scandalous in any way. now, hurd was in a texas

courtroom this afternoon. he was released after an initial hearing. kwxt television in waco reports bond was set at $25,000 but hurd was released without posting that amount. >> so now wait a minute. this derogatory information, not scandalous, not illegal, what in the heck was it? >> we've been making calls all day long and don't know. we do know this happens a lot to football, professional players all across the country. we've seen this type of stuff before. we don't know exactly what it is. when we do find out, we'll let you know. >> we look forward to hearing about it. thank you. appreciate it, dave. tonight a maryland doctor is telling the incredible story of the night he came across a medical emergency involving his own son. matt jablow brings us the details. >> reporter: dr. eric mcdonald and his wife seemed like an especially happy couple today. ♪ if you're happy and you snow it ♪ >> reporter: certainly a lot

happier than they were four days ago. >> every father's worst nightmare. >> reporter: it was around 6:30 at night last thursday, one of the hot days of last week's heat wave. mrs. mcdonald in her car with their 1-year-old son, james, dr. mach donald in his son right behind them. when suddenly mrs. mcdonald their son had become almost completely unresponsive. she pulled over to the side of the road not far from their waldorf home, and just before her husband pulled up started giving her son cpr. >> i tried to blow in his mouth and see if he start to breathe again. >> reporter: it turns out james had a seizure brought on by a high fever. >> probably the most terrified i've been as a parent or as a physician. >> reporter: a situation made worst by the scorching temperatures outside. according to james' father, the chairman of emergency services at southern maryland hospital center, knows a thing or two about medical emergencies. >> i've been an e.r.

doc since 2007. >> reporter: once he was cooled off and after a brief stay at the hospital little james was sent home. >> he did go home that night. >> reporter: the parents are still breathing a huge sigh of relief, keeping their son extremely close. >> that's something i don't want to relive again any time soon. >> reporter: matt jablow, 9 news now. >> dr. mcdonald says he intends to watch his son very closely for the next several years, because seizures can last until they're 6 years old. when it comes to innocent bystanders getting caught in the cross fires, two little boys shot while standing on the sidewalk today. also shot a minister helping the kids take part in a summertime lunch program. it went down in southeast at savannah and 19th. someone opened fire from nearby woods, apparently aiming at a guy running past the children. >> it is pitiful, because we have lots of little kids out here. they can't even play outside.

>> for whatever reason, innocent people get shot, but babies. >> the 7-year-old was shot in the shoulder, the 8-year-old in the ankle. the minister also shot in the ankle. they're on the mend. the shooter is on the loose. a wallaby dies at a local zoo and the director was arrested charged with animal cruelty, possession of a controlled substance and improper use of euthanasia drugs. the animal was sick, and she allegedly euthanized it by drowning it. but there is still more. documents obtained by investigative reporter suggests there were veterinarian violations at the zoo. >> this is a usda inspection report identifying that euthanasia, but also identifying frostbite and a spider monkey left in pain. this february, usda animal and plant health inspection service report cited the zoo for six

violations, including cages that expose add spider monkey to such extreme cold, the hands and feet of the animal became frostbitten. they also cited the zoo for improperly treating the spider monkey's hands and feet, indicating the veterinarian was not contacted and the pain the animal received for its injury was not relieved promptly. they also claimed the zoo used euthanasia that indicates the wallaby had severe face and head injury. the inspector cited the zoo because the attending veterinarian was not contacted. this is a 2011 inspection report identifying ongoing veterinarian care programs at the zoo including lameness, diarrhea and still births. the zoo was cited for not having an ongoing veterinarian care program to prevent illnesses in the animals.

i'm investigative reporter russ, 9 news now. that's atrocious. >> it's scary, senseless. >> a teenager used, a community outraged in the case of a serial animal slasher. the first attack happened two months ago at the frying pan farm park and then another exactly one month later. investigators believe the accused attacker was using a machete to slash the animals. the victims? three therapy horses, two goats, a chick spn a 3-month- old calf. all the animals are expected to recover. the teenager's identity is not being released due to his age. the supreme court ruled today states can try to catch those in this country illegally as long as they don't go too far encroaching on the authority of the feds. prince william county can continue to check if people interacting with the police there are here legally or not. gary nurenberg is here to explain. >> reporter: the test case was arizona overwhelmed with 4,000 persons with no legal right to

be in the country, putting a strain on schools, prisons andhospitals. convinced the feds were not doing enough, arizona passed its own tough measures. some were upheld today and some thrown out. >> can i see your papers? >> i don't think i have them on me. >> it's not the show me your papers show from casa from casa blanca, but they check papers. it's a crime for those applying for a job here illegally or not carrying identification papers. prince william executive spearheaded the county's own controversial efforts to expel those in the county illegally, sparking intense pro and con hear examination eventual amendments likely to pass muster after monday's court ruling. >> no one in prince williams

county is judged on the color of their skin or language. we check the immigration status of every single person arrested and we haven't had a single case of racial profiling. >> reporter: what it has had is an ex dues of 12,000 persons who left the county after the law was instituted. county resident ortiz. >> i think that's probably one of the things that have hurt the economy here in prince williams county. >> reporter: stewart says no. >> as the quality of life has improved, more businesses moved in and now prince william county is number one in job growth. >> reporter: day laborers still gather each day on route 1 still looking for work. some saying they're harassed and some saying they're not. some residents want a broader fix leading to citizenship. >> i think the process should be quicker instead of taking years at a time. >> reporter: immigration reform is a stated goal of both parties. unlikely to happen until after the coming presidential election is over. >> gary nurenberg, thank you. other decisions of note from

the supreme court today. justices ruled that two men convicted of murders when they were just 14 cannot be sentenced to live behind bars without the chance of parole. the ruling could have a far- reaching effect. there are currently 2,500 prisoners behind bars serving life sentences for crimes they committed as juveniles. also the high court says it will not hear a complaint against maryland's congressional redistricting map. the high court reaffirmed its 2010 decision to allow corporations to spend unlimited amounts to influence the nation's elections. this coming thursday, the supreme court is expected to deliver its opinion on president obama's health care reform law. the ruling could be one of the court's most historic and whatever the opinion, it will likely play some kind of role in the november election. coming up, an overwhelming outpouring of support for a bullied bus monitor. are students more disrespectful now than when i was in school? some bad memories say different. that's in just a minute.

plus a bear trapped inside a garage. oh, my goodness. watch what happens when mama comes to the rescue. topper? well, we hilt 89 today, but the cold front has ushered in really gorgeous air. even a bit cool to start. 54 to 64 at 5:00. still mid-50s to mid-60s at 7:00. breezes pick up by 9:00. you will need your sunglasses, no doubt. we'll come back and tell you how long the humidity stays at bay with heat lurking just in time for the tournament. we'll explain. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began.

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another out of control wildfire in colorado. the what would -- waledo canyon fire. 6,000 people are under mandatory evacuation orders. 8 fires burning across the state. uva school board will hold a meeting tomorrow regarding the ousted president debacle. same sex marriage opponents in maryland added nearly 4,000 more signatures on top of the 113,000 already submitted to put this issue on the november ballot for the voters. mayor vincent gray is

proposing a broad package of campaign finance reforms that will hopefully bring an end to a pay for play perception of the d.c. government. donation keep pouring in for the 68-year-old school bus monitor bullied by 7th graders. the fund is up to $650,000. after a video of the mercyless attack on karen klein went viral. perhaps it's because people were shocked 7th graders were shocked. >> i saw the exact same thing happen 40 years ago when i was a7th grader in d.c. public schools. we once had an elderly substitute teacher clearly in over her head, and a few of the kids were just brutal. they taunted that poor woman to the point of tears. i can even remember one of my classmates saying, look at those bags under her eyes. look like potato sacks. it was just awful. but not all that different from what was said to poor ms. klein.

so are today's teenagers really any meaner? psychologist says not so much as we might like to think. in fact, many of the factors involved in incidents like the ones we're talking about haven't changed at all. number one factor, the adult in question is vulnerable. teenage bullies are like sharks with blood in the water. they're great at sensing weakness. number two, the adult is a senior. how long has it been since american culture reinforced any respect for getting old, much less on the dayer people. factor number three, the adult has no real authority or ability to discipline. in other words, no one on that bus was afraid of karen klein, or for that matter that substitute in my class. and of course, there is the mob mentality, and the typically poor teenage judgment. remember, the only reason we saw that video was because one of the guilty teenagers was foolish enough to post it online. and let's be real. the ability to do that may be the only thing truly new about

this story. sure, there may well have been a time when teenagers just wouldn't do that sort of thing. sadly, though, i'm not old enough to remember it. anita? >> maybe sometime we'll have a time in the future that they won't either. it was the top of the 8th inning when all heck broke loose. an afternoon thunderstorm hit the minor league ballpark in richmond. 4,500 fans were there watching their flying squirrels play. everybody scrambled to safety. no one was hurt but the left field wall was ripped down by winds. they hope to make repairs before the next home game july 4th. down in florida, meteorologist say tropical storm debbie parked herself off the gulf coast preparing to pounce on florida. this huge storm is already blamed for at least one death. a florida woman caught in a tornado. relatives say she died holding her young daughter. the little girl survived. >> i can picture her holding

the baby, not letting her go. just to let my daughter know she was holding her baby so tight. >> right now the gulf coast coastline is getting pounded by the heavy rain. high winds and rough surf. things are expected to get even worse wednesday. that's when debbie is set to make landfall and could dump more than two feet of rain, topper? >> here's what's weird about that. you said wednesday, which is correct. it's monday night. it's only 35 miles off the coast. so it's going to take all that time to make landfall. meanwhile it's going to make rain constantly. >> so it's not moving anywhere fast. >> no. >> georgia needed rain. >> they did get some rain but not the heavy rain. we have the latest on debbie. here's the deal. again, it's going to take several days to get it across north florida to a point where it's offshore. when it gets back in the atlantic, it will go from tropical storm to low pressure back to tropical storm. but we're talking about

saturday before that happens. so meanwhile, we're looking at tremendous amounts of rain across north florida. i showed you this earlier. i think this is just a hoot quite frankly. this is the forecast model. each line represents a computer model as to the future track of debbie. there's no confluence whatsoever. three take the storm due west. two take it to a loop. two across north florida. so i think for the most part, the national hurricane center i agree with, it will slowly work its way across florida, 10, 20 inches of rain before all is said and done. that might be optimistic. right now 73. that's a new low so far today. the deputy 42. open the windows -- at the time dew point 42. winds north/northwest at 14. sunny and a bit cool in the morning. we're talking 50s and 60s. breezy and pleasant in the

afternoon. and then warmer on wednesday. but still comfortable on wednesday. so it will still not be humid on wednesday with two very, very nice days before the heat comes back in a hurry. with a vengeance really. overnight clear skies, breezy, much cooler. turn the a.c. off. winds northwest 10-15. tomorrow morning mostly sunny, breezy, a bit school. 50s and 60s. winds northwest at 10 to 15. and then by afternoon, a beautiful day. partly cloudy, breezy, pleasant low humidity, the whole bit. highs only around 80 and winds still northwest at 10 to 20. a little windy, a little breezy, but a pretty nice day. mid-50s to mid-60s to start. 70 by noon. 78 to 82 by evening, breezy. windy but a good hair day. all right, next three days, our 9 weather alert codes, green, green and green. why not? 79 tomorrow. 86 on wednesday. it will be hot on thursday, but no storms. high temperature about 93. next seven days, looks like

this. friday, even hotter. upper 90s. isolated storm. look at the weather for the tournament. just unbelievably hot. 99 on saturday. 97 on sunday. just isolated storms. round one, no storms, but temperatures in the low 90s. even next monday, temperatures will be in the mid-90s. dave will be back with sports right after this.

well, we are literally hours now away from the official first day of the at&t nationals. golfers will start streaming in at the crack of dawn to begin practicing. the field, 120 deep, all eyes on tiger woods, of course. he beat the 2009 chavern of this event the -- champ of this event the last time it was here. woods says he loves congressional and loves the d.c. area because of its military ties. fheric's caddy is a member at congressional. he should be considered a favorite. >> he played great and just supported us, played in this

tournament every year since we've been here. loves congressional. caddy's a member here. i think he's going to play good again. >> we shall see. we're wall to wall tiger and at&t national coverage, of course. live team coverage wednesday through friday. coverage throughout the day culminating with a special wrap- up show each evening at11:30. denver, colorado, where pitchers eras go to die. fact, high altitude affects the flight of the ball. it's been scientifically proven that baseballs fly 10% further in denver than at sea level. see, you learn something. >> the nats play the infield back. >> a runner on third base. >> wow. strasburg nailing him with a 90 miles per hour fastball. he was remaining conscious and able to walk off.

but he was shaken up, too. it looked like he would win easy but colorado tacking on another run in the next inning. rockies beat nats 4-2. good news here, baltimore's michael phelps looking to qualify for his fourth olympics going against that guy in the 400 intermediate. it was phelps first loss in a finals at the u.s. trials since 2004, but phelps did qualify for london, making him the first member in u.s. history to qualify for four olympic games. finally, a bad day for american tennis. venus williams bounced out of wimbledon for the first time since her debut 15 years ago. on the men's side, isner defeated as well. he won the longest match in tennis history two years ago but loses today. back to scooter real quick. he is okay. that's scary when a ball hits you. >> 95 miles per hour.

no joke. >> there you go. >> strasburg looked pretty shaken himself. >> he was. >> we'll be right back.

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trending? caught an amazing rescue. this one happened right in the own garage. she saw the baby black bear. the cub climbed up on the track of the gar wrang door and started yelling for his mama. the mama door went to the garage, pulled the door up. and the cub got on a ladder propped up on the wall. said i'm coming down. mama, get me the heck out of here. they made a run for the border. >> mama bear. >> you don't mess with mama bear. >> that is 9 news now for tonight. thanks for sticking around. >> don't forget, we're always on wusa9.com. letterman is next. we will see you here tomorrow night.