andre. does that make you feel any better? 96 by noon. it could be an isolated storm but the bigger story, again, with the heat with a heat advisory in effect from noon until 8:00 p.m. some storms overnight well out to our west. we were worried about the potential getting here for the fireworks. thankfully that did not happen but with the fireworks off to the south and down toward quantico and charlestown with severe weather. this, though, has fallen apart. some rain showers are south of fredericksburg. here are the temperatures, 70s have fallen into the upper 60s. from d.c. east, upper 70s to low 80s going to around 100. monika, any issues out there? >> no problems on the west side of town. on the beltway between 270, the

american leechp bridge, toll road, 66 and into annandale and springfield, we're doing just great. in fact, let's look on the west side of town and here's what it looks like near the american legion bridge. both loops of the beltway here. this time we'll head to the other side. b.w. parkway is incident free. no problems coming from annapolis and into the northeast corridor. a live look at college park, north of town, the about eliminate way look goods east side of town throughout prince george's county. coming up, we'll look at 95 in virginia. this morning, federal workers are dealing with the epic storm after-math and will have the option of unscheduled leave. >> many are waiting for power to come back. 30,000 of them are waiting. dominion is reporting 27,000 outages statewide with almost

10,000 in northern virginia. pepco has 22,000 outages, more than 20,000 of those in montgomery county. less than 500 in prince georges county and 1300 in the district. 9news now is out tracking pepco's restoration efforts. >> reporter: certainly pepco is making great progress. you just counted down some of the numbers there. considering we had more than 400,000 people out of power at the height of the storm, we're in good shape. however that does little to ease the minds of the folks who live here in cabin john as you can see behind me. it is pitch black and they under the dark. they've been suffering through a blackout for six days now, but if you spin around, obviously right across the street, there are lights.

so it appears these neighbors have lives and that adds to the frustration of neighbors in the dark and right next door neighbors are enjoying lights and power, ac and tv and all of the amenities we take advantage of every day. so that could be adding to some of the frustration. then of course you add the high temperatures that we've been having. it is a tense situation not only for homeowners but for the pepco crews and contractors who have been working for several days straight. and folks are being -- you know, folks are just frustrated. take a look at video we shot. just a culmination of the storm damage and storm repairs. you know, you can see crews have been making progress, but there is a lot of damage out there. it cannot be underestimated how severe this storm was, so the crews certainly have a big job ahead of them, and one of the jobs is really trying to get

the trust back, regain the trust of some members of the public who, you know, who aren't too impressed with pepco's performance in the past. so pepco initially said by friday they will have everyone on board and back up and running, and it appears that perhaps they could be running a bit ahead of schedule. so everyone has been urging folks to just be patient. as you can imagine with the temperatures soaring and maybe even 100 degrees this weekend, temperatures are running high. back to you, andrea, mike? >> delia, we can understand that. >> fingers crossed. >> with 105 degrees on saturday, we need the power back. d.c. police this morning are looking for suspects after four people were shot last night and just learned that one of the victims has died. the shooting was on first street northwest behind a shopping scepter on new hampshire avenue. police say two adult males and two teenaged boys were outside

an apartment complex when they were shot. one of the surviving victims had serious injuries. the others were grazed. montgomery county police were investigating a deadly shooting involving their officers. it happened at a sandy springs restaurant. police say a man entered the restaurant and pulled out a gun in front of customers. officers called to the scene shot and killed the man after he refused to follow their commands. those officers have been placed on leave during the investigation. police in arlington are searching for a rapist now. a woman was attacked tuesday night while jogging on the four-mile run bike trail near glenn karich park. the person was armed with a knife, dragged her off the trail and sexually assaulted her around 8:00 at night. she ran home, drove herself to the hospital to report the attack and get checked out. now police are working with the woman to complete a composite

sketch of the person who's between 5' 5'' and 6' tall possibly hispanic. 5:06. time for the latest "your money" report. >> jessica, back to work for traders. >> yes. we took a date off for the fourth of july holiday but now investors will be watching the economy again leading up to the big jobs report. analysts are expecting that unemployment rate to stay the same. the dow was up 72 points on tuesday. it ended the day at 12,943. nasdaq was up by about 25 points. the s&p500 was better by 8 1/2. ahead of the big monthly jobs report, the labor department will release new claims on unemployment. since this has been a shortened business week that's one of several reports we'll get today. we'll also get a report on the health and services sector as well as two separate private lists of the job market.

the takeover in the luxury car market. volkswagen fined the 51% stake in porsche that is doesn't already own. this deal ends a seven-year takeover saga. i would love a porsche. >> boy, they don't give up when they want to take over do, they? what do you have for the next make joveer? >> an image makeover for a mouse or a rat, we're not sure what it is. >> i'm interested. still ahead, the effort to add more people to the national bone marrow registry is coming to d.c., and we have a story on how you can help. ahead in sports, you have less than 12 hours to vote gnats rookie bryce harper into the all-star game. >> i voted. >> i did, too.

it's 5:09 with a warm start. we've got 70s and even low 80s and once again a hot day. heat advisory noon until 8:00 p.m. by noon, it will be toasty. temperatures will be in the mid to upper 90s heat index topping out at 105 with a slight chance for an afternoon storm. right now, monika has time- saver traffic. >> let there be light. no problems to report here and the dulles toll road and route 7. you can see it's all lit up.

traffic signals are not working. georgetown pike near old dominion drive. i'll have more at 5:15. earlier this week, we told about you critically low blood supplies in our area because of the fourth of july holiday and last week's storms. now we're less than two weeks away from another event where you can help save someone's life. nadia dutchen is a recruiter for be the match. she's here to tell us more about the bone marrow registry. you are here to say you could be the one to save a life. >> absolutely. >> thank you for being here. >> thank you store having me. >> i have my donor i.d. card. this has gotten national attention because of what robin roberts has gone through but this is african-american awareness bone marrow. why? >> 7% of our registry are african-american and we are not sevenning the african-american

population in need of transplant. so we really need more people to join the registry. >> you are looking for minorities in general. >> multiracial people, also. >> the first step in becoming a bone marrow donor is you have to register. how hard is that? >> it's very easy. fill out a form so we can locate you later on. there's no guarantee you'll be called immediately. >> i've never been calledp. >> we want to make sure we have adequate contact information and small health history. then we swab the inside of your cheek with four little swabs. >> that's it. no pain? >> we used to draw blood but don't do that anymore. >> you have two blood donor drives in baltimore and d.c. coming up. >> that's correct. >> when is that? >> honestly, i don't know. >> i think there's one on the 18th. >> probably so. >> you need younger people because if you are over 6 0,

don't even apply. why is that? >> honestly, we need people between the ages of 18 to 44 even though the recruitment cap is 60 because people who are 18 to 44 have more robust cells. as we age, everything ages, so our hair, skin and even marrow. so we want to give patients a better outcome so 18 to 44 is the desired age range. >> if you are called,it a painful process for the marrow? >> there is discomfort associated with it. we have two different ways to donate. 75% of the time it's done through a procedure which is similar to donating platelets or plasma. you get injections of a drug for five days to mobilize the stem cells out of the marrow and into the bloodstream and then we spin it and give you back all of your blood. we still do the traditional marrow method. that's done under anesthesia. tippically when it is a pediatric patient, they need

that. >> nadia, thank you. you could be the one to save a life. monika's standing by to get swabbed. so is mike. if they can do it, you know you can, right, mike? >> you got it. i'll give it a try. the sun season is the high season for weddings. so helping military brides find their dress of the dream is coming up. at 5:53, the nationals seemed to like the earlier start time on independence day. wait until you see the highlights from that. >> then next at 5:15, if you can survive a few days of triple digits there is relief in howard's seven-day forecast. we'll tell you when after this.

good morning and welcome back to 9news now. it is 5:16 and another hot day in the nation's capitol. we've gone down from 81. mentally it feels better. >> you know, the next few days will be tough. saturday will be dangerous heat around here. we're talking 100 to 105 for highs. then next week looks better. we're having another heat advisory going into effect at noon going until 8:00 for everybody east of the blue ridge. once again, heat index values 105, maybe 107. the actual air temperatures

will be rising toward 100 this afternoon. yesterday, we got to 99. a noontime temp, national may be up to 97 by then. i think most of us are in the low to mid-90s and up around 100 with 98 toward 100. slight chance we'll see a storm later this afternoon and evening with the intense heat. nationals have a game tonight at 7:00. game time temp could be around 97 for the first temp. storms out to the west fizzled. off to the south a few severe thunderstorm warnings overnight places like quantico to fredericksburg. that is falling apart. a few sprinkles are still left out of fredericks this morning. temperatures are running well up into the 70s to 81 at the naval air station. out in the shenandoah valleys, you have to go to oak lean and hay market cool at 69. here's the weather camera. skies are partly cloudy out there with a temperature of 80

at national. no wind to help. the humidity is 58%. it is muggy out there this morning. nationally, we've got showers and storms in the rockies and great lakes. there is a big area of high pressure right in the middle of the country. temperatures today in places like st. louis are going to be up toward 106. chicago, kansas city, 103. seeing 100 in lexington. even nashville at 101. potentially 108 in st. louis. and that heat will be expanding toward us, especially for saturday. if it's saturday, you can see some of the dark red and white there as well. we could be 103, 104, maybe 105 locally into saturday. now as we look at the futurecast here and there, we'll just be watching that. otherwise, just get ready for another scorcher. tonight about 79 or 80.

tomorrow 99, isolated storms, yellow alert just for the heat and red alert on saturday. if we're going to the extreme heat on saturday for the higher on 104. sunday, chance of storms 96 and into mopped, 86. look -- monday, 86. look at that. let's check in with monika samtani. i think a lot of people took the rest of the week off. >> a lot of people decided wednesday mid-week was july 4th, why not take the rest of the week off and head to the beach. so i think we'll have lighter than normal traffic today and tomorrow which is a good thing if you have to go to work. northbound i-95, no problems at all. dale city, woodbridge on 395, we'll go there now. look at that at duke street. nice and light hov restrictions back in effect today on awful roadways that have hov including 395.

now we'll go back to our maps. no problems to report here as well. route 50, bw parkway all looking good on the east side of town. a live look here in the landover area, no problems to report. coming up in my next report, we'll go to 270 at 5:25. andrea, mike? >> thanks, monika. the orioles seem to be righting their ship. plus, for the fist time a double amputee will be competing in the summer olympics. i'll go east coast for the philly cheesesteak omelette. no, let's go to the heartland for the midwestern meat & potatoes sandwich. wait umm, yeah. try the seven regionally inspired dishes of the tour of america menu. only at denny's.

5:22 now, hop -- hope you had a great july 4th. lower 90s in the suburbs. we'll make a run toward the 100 degree mark. an isolated storm can't be ruled out but the big story is the heat advisory in effect at noon. back to you. the nationals are in first place and washington fans have a special way to show your support early and often. >> bryce harper is making his case for the all-star game going 2 for 4 and was in second place at last count for the voting for the final spot on the national league roster.

you can vote until 4:00 p.m. today at mlb.com. do it and do it often. here's the morning sports. >> reporter: good morning, everybody, an 11:00 a.m. start meaning an earlier day for the san francisco giants. it was just 8:00 back home for them. both teams needed a little extra time to wake up, but in the end, the gnats took advantage of their weary owe popant. it was a beautiful morning for baseball, over 35,000 fans filled gnats park. bottom of the fifth game tied at three, jonathan solano knocks it out of the park. next inning, ryan zimmerman knocks one out. mike moore follows behind him making it 7-3 gnats. they are not done yet. in the eighth, rick gets in on the action. four homers for the gnats as they pound the giants for the second straight day, 9-4 the

final. orioles celebrating the fourth out west in seattle. adam jones getting things going in his first at-bat with a homer to left. that's his 20th of the season. chris tillman making his season debut for the birds, and it was a beauty. eight and a third innings giving up two hits, two runs striking out seven against his former team. orioles take the series winning this one, 4-2. here's an inspirational olympic story. oscar ps it. ore the blade runner is the first double amputee to be in the olympics. yesterday, he was named to south africa's olympic track team. he will compete in the individual 400 meters and the 4 by 500. are you longing for an

ipad mini? i didn't know there was one. we got word on a possible release date coming up next in the money segment. plus, how many people are into their sixth day without power after the epic storm. they are anxiously awaiting a recovery. here's monika. >> if you are planning to head into dumfries, 95 is looking good. there is an accident at independence hill drive. i'll have more on that and other area roads coming up in my next report at 5:30. you're watching 9news now. stay with us.

good morning. welcome back to innocent app 9news now. >> did you vote for bryce harper to get in yet? >> mm-hmm. >> i've got to do it. >> what are you waiting on? >> here's monika samtani and she will do it in a second. first, howard, over to

you. >> hot, more hot and very hot into saturday especially. dangerously hot on saturday. this morning, as we take a look outside, good visibilities, partly cloudy 80. 96 by noon with a high near 100. and still 98 with a chance of a storm. record today, 102. the record's okay tomorrow, but saturday, i think we'll smash the record. we could be near 105 on saturday afternoon. this morning had a couple of showers and storms. see these south of pittsburgh? south of us, places like quantico, down toward staff ford, saw it earlier, now a couple of sprinkles toward richard if they hold together at all. temps still in the lower 80s at cambridge. upper 60s in martinsburg and cumberland. it's 80 here in d.c. as of noon, everybody east of the blue ridge southern maryland

and easter shore, the metro, heat index could top 105. it is 5:30. let's check in with monika samtani on a light thursday so far. >> we have one accident in prince william county dumfries road at bristol road. it's light and easy, and i think we deserve easy right now, especially with the week that we've had. no problems to report coming out of dumfries. i know authorities are on the scene there. other than that, no big delays to worry about. we'll take you out live right now on the northbound side of i-95. here's the way it looks in springfield moving well. a quick look on the other side of town on our maps. no problems to report, coming in from the west on the dulles toll road or 66. i'll have more in my next report at 5:40. it might have. a crowd a little smaller than usual, but thousands did still turn out to see the spectacular

fourth of july celebration at the capitol. >> but as happy as people were to see the fireworks, many were glad to see the sunset and shaller in cooler temperatures. those who staked out their spots on the national mall earlier in the day had to endure like mike, an afternoon high of 99 degrees. >> you felt it, didn't you? >> yeah, we went to the lincoln memorial. the fourth of july parade became a protest march against pepco. frustrated residents say there is a complete breakdown. the responses they received show pepco thinks their problems have been solved even though the power is not back on right now. >> and we want to look at the latest numbers. dominion is reporting 29,000

outages statewide with almost 14,000 in northern virginia. that's an increase in the last hour. pepco has more than 19,000 in mont comrie county. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live, and where are you this morning tracking the pepco outages? >> reporter: thank goodness for the daylight because you wouldn't see this neighborhood other than that. we're at 7 locks road in cabin john. mike had just mentioned that protest they had yesterday talking about the communication issues with pepco. so there is a lot of frustration in this particular neighborhood and throughout, folks calling pepco or receiving the robo calls. but they are still in the dark.

we'll look at daylight. that gives you an idea of what folks have been dealing with. crews more than 2,000 have been working around the clock to repair the lines and chop down some of the trees that are blocking roadways. it's taking some time. they are ahead of schedule. for those folks still living in the dark, i guess crews can't work fast enough. we talked to folks yesterday and here's what they have to say. it's miserable. >> at some point, public utility's got to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time. >> it's just aggravating. it's year after year and time after time. it's always an unprecedented storm. how many times can something be unprecedented? it gets old after a while.

>> reporter: you know, he did manage to laugh about it, and after we spoke to that gentleman, who was in silver spring, he said, you just grin and bear it. the good part of this is, you know, neighbors are coming together sharing food, sharing resources, and so that is the upside of a hot and dark situation for a lot of folks. keeping their fingers crossed that pepco will come through and restore power very soon. back to you, andrea. >> delia goncalves reporting live from cabin john. dominion power says they are working on the last remaining customers without power. that's a relief in reston, virginia. they've been without power for nearly a week, and it is a struggle for seniors who live on top floors without elevator access. even more so for residents who

suffer from asthma and other medical conditions made worse by a lack of air conditioning. dominion, which has seen an increase says nearly all customers will have power by tomorrow night. they are this close to getting evicted. today, a lawyer says he plans to file an urgent request to stop evictions at a prince william county mobile home park. a handful of residents got the eviction notices on tuesday, although police did not carry out those evictions. now there is a lawyer for the residents saying he plans to file an emergency restraining order this morning. you see, this mobile home park was severely flooded last september during tropical storm lee. there is an issue with the electrical. that's what one of the inspectors says. most families who live there have moved out but the last few want to stay. if your home is just too hot and you are willing to brave the hot weather outdoors, the second half of the smithsonian folk light is under way at the national mall.

the display of the aids quilt runs from 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 a.m. today through sunday. there are also conner ises and other special events in the later evening hours. 5:37 now. it is time for another "your money" report. jessica, you have a change for food stamps? >> you may have noticed when you go to the grocery stores it at the beginning of the month, the lines are long. that's about to change in virginia thanks to the schedule of food stamps. monthly supplemental nutrition supplement benefits currently are issued at the first of month. in october, the department will move to a staggered schedule. so that means food stamps will be going out on the first, the fourth, the seventh and ninth day of the month. rumors are picking up that apple's working open a smaller version of the ipad. people are calling this the

ipad mini money bloomberg business week is reporting on it. the screen is going to be 2 inches smaller than the current model. a little artist rendering there on your screen. the mouse is getting a makeover. not disney, the other mouse. we're talking new chuck e. cheese being unveiled today. the company that runs the chain of children's pizza restaurants is retiring the outdated image. i didn't know this, he is a rat, not a mouse. the 35-year-old started life as a new jersey rat who sometimes carries a cigar. he will be hipper and will play the electric guitar like a rock star. >> ah, chuck i. cheese. wild games and terrible pizza. >> what april image for a place that serves food. >> i had two chuck e. cheese birthday parties in one weekend. >> you earned your veteran stripes there. >> i'm glad we're rolling out a

new image. >> you feel better. we'll take a quick breather and return right after the break. >> still ahead, you don't have to go to the coast to see a rare blue lobster. there's one on display at a local aquarium now. we'll tell you why.

it is 5:40 and a warm thursday morning. we're going to head toward 100 before thage noon is out and a heat advisory starts at noon. here's the day planner. only an isolated thunderstorm can be expected this afternoon. 97 by noon. the afternoon temps will hover in the upper 90s to around 100 or so. heat index values will be 105 to maybe 107. two accidents in dumfries right now.

another on the southbound side of 234 ram top southbound i-95. so keep those two in mind. coming up in my next report, another look at virginia roads at 5:50. jess? i've been combing through the day's daily deals and here are my favorites. today, some tlc for your ride. you will find this deal on google offers. you will pay $33 and get three oil changes at auto care super saver that has four northern virginia options. this is a 18 -- $180 value. i did a story about this shop when it opened up in georgetown. high sisters has a deal of $16 and you get five cupcake sized pies 20% or $34 for a 9 inch pie glass pan and t-shirt. that is 45% off. how about eating bacon and

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good morning at 5:48. we have a heat advisory again today? >> yes, and probably tomorrow and a heat warning for saturday. conditions get much better next week, so there is light at the end of the tunnel. it is a very hot item that we're in now. saturday will be dangerously hot around here with air temperatures maybe up to 105. here's a look at today. we have the heat advisory. if you are up in frederick, it will be plenty hot by you as well. same story out in the shenandoah valley. temperatures just won't warrant the heat advisory criteria, which gets a heat index at maybe 100. here's a look at the day planner. by 9:00, we'll be in the upper

80s. we're already at 80 now, so that shouldn't surprise you. by noon, we should be in the upper 90s. 98 by 5:00 with an isolated thunderstorm, northwest will be wind. when we get northwesterly winds, you think that's a dry, cool wind, in the wintertime it is, but in the summertime, it's coming off of the mountains. that's content to add a few degrees for us. thunderstorms down to the south of town. otherwise, fairly quiet. these were severe and had warnings on them. you can see how they have fallen apart, so it is quiet and warm. the cool spots are in the upper 60s like hay market at 69. we've got 83 in annapolis. bwi is 79. 75 in fairfax and springfield. in washington, just a few minutes ago, sun came up and still hazy there. we'll see it shortly. clear to partly cloudy 80

degrees with a 58% humidity. we have high pressure over the middle of the country. you can see the upper level winds here. underneath that, the air's sinking, record heat and storms go up and around the ridge. we've been seeing that as we've been on the eastern edge of that. see the white areas? that's 100 plus. in fact, 106 in st. louis. chicago today, 103. when you think about the heat, well, it's going to be expanding tomorrow st. louis 108. that's even hotter and will expand toward us for saturday. saturday will be our dangerously hot day. until then, maybe an isolated storm. a front will start to approach late in the weekend bringing us big relief and a major change next week. 100 degrees today, isolated storms. lows will be near 80 in town. tomorrow 99 with an isolated storm. saturday will go from a yellow alert to a red alert. severe heat on saturday with a high could be near 105 in

spots. look at that, by monday, storm lz and 86. can't wait for that. here's monika with the time saver traffic. cleanup continues down in dumfries. 95 looks great from that point heading from dale city in woodbridge. no problems to report on 66. as you come in from sterling, no problems into tysons corner. let's take a live look near river road between 270 and tysons corpser still looking good. coming up in my next report, we'll go to 270 at 6:00. coming up on 5:52, the palestinian authority will exhume the body of its former leader yasser arafat to perform an autopsy. the decision was made after traces of radioactive pa lone

yum were found on clothing arafat wore shortly before his death in 2004. this is the same substance used to poison a russian spy in 2006. scientists are closer to explaining how all material in the universe get its size and shape. they have been using a super collider to figure this out for a long time. they were able to do this now tiny bits may help explain why matter has mass. after celebrating the fourth with military families at the white house, president obama heads out today for a bus tour at town end send, ohio and pennsylvania. mitt romney is calling at forwardable care act a tax. that contradicts statements made earlier this week. the brides across america give away is returning to d.c.

early next week. they were here last year, too. the program give as way wedding gowns to women who are serving or have a fiancee serving in a combat zone or recently returned from a deployment. right now, we have crystal who got her wedding dress last year. tell us first of all, did you serve or your now husband serve? >> my husband served. >> how did you find out about it? >> my mom found out about it. i had to go online and register. once you register, you are put in contact -- i was put in contact with couture bridal. the staff was absolutely fabulous. i went in, pick hide dress. we did a -- picked my dress. we did a fitting, hug, kissed, and they sent me on my way with my dress. >> nothing like putting your mom on a task to get something done. mother of the brides to be can

be very, very focused. now we have sonia greene the owner of couture miss bridal and formal. we want to give you credit. we have a big military contingent in the d.c. area. what is the next step? >> visit our web site at c mbride at.com and register for brides across america. you come in and we do bridal bound shopping. >> where are you located? >> downtown upper marlboro, 1134 main street upper marlboro, maryland. >> a lot of shops are a part of this because it is a area-wide thing. >> correct. it's up to the bridal shop to participate. we've give an way over 275 gowns at no cost to the brides. >> wow. why did you decide to do that? >> what better way to give back to the military. they give to us. when you are getting married, the team you grow up as a young lady and help with the expense

and costs. >> wow, wow, wow. you obviously had a positive experience. were you having trepidations going in thinking you wouldn't find anything you like? >> a little bit. once i went in it was so easy. i would recommend for anyone that is in the same situation either a fiancee or themselves under the military to go in and do it. it's so easy and it's just a great experience. >> brides can be fussy. is it difficult to get them something they like? >> we have such a variety of sizes and gowns, we haven't had a problem servicing anyone at all. so that's a good thing. >> we'll get the rest of the information on our web site, wusa9.com. thank you, sonia, and thank you crystal. i'm sorry, i wouldn't find it on my script. in the next half hour, i will show you the wedding dresses so you can get an idea of what they look like.

andrea, over to you. a few thousand people are into the sixth day without power. we'll have more on their struggles coming up. plus, one of the most rare lobsters ever caught off the coast of maryland is on display nearby. jess? >> thanks, andrea. coming up open monday, your computer may stop working. coming up at 6:13, i'll tell you what you need to do to stay connected. kids, do you know what it is that makes this country great?

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welcome back. a rare lobster caught off the coast of ocean city is settling into its new home right here in washington. >> after two weeks of observations and a bill of good health, toby, the rare blue american lobster was lowered into a tank of the national aquarium in northwest d.c. visitors are already "clawing," pardon the pun, for a chance to see toby. >> we're interested to see how he does on exhibit. we're just anxious for folks to come down and be able to see him. >> toby will share the tank with other sea creatures found up and down the atlantic coast. his blue pigment is a result of a genetic mutation which happens once in every 2 million lobsters. the lobstermen who hauled him in brought him to the ri