>> an update on breaking news out of arlington. two bodies along 31st street south. our ken molestina is live. he has the latest. ken. >> very active police investigation out here. 4520 south, 31st street. i want to show you what it looks like. police investigating two bodies that were found dead inside an apartment, as you can see, police still standing guard out front as investigators are inside trying to figure this out. let's show you video. here's what police are telling us. a relative walked into the apartment and they found the dead couple inside. they called police shortly before 3:00 p.m. that couple right now only being described as being hispanic and they were involved in some kind of a romantic relationship. police aren't saying if they were married or what the situation was, except to say they were involved in a

romantic relationship. right now they are still a lot of details coming out of this investigation. still very fresh and very new to police. police right now tell us they are trying to get to the bottom of all of this. >> detectives are on scene. they are making contact with family members, trying to see where these individuals were prior to this incident occurring. just trying to figure out again, motives, why they were at the time. >> back out live, another look at the crime scene where police are saying right now at this moment, it looks like it's a murder suicide investigation that they have on their hands. police saying this is a very quiet neighborhood and this kind of activity -- last time there was a homicide. it was back in 2010. again, police on the scene. they have a will the of work ahead of them and trying to figure out what happened out here. we'll let you know what happens, back to you guys. >> thank you so much. prosecutors have less than a week to come up with a complete list of charges in the colorado

theater shootings. much of their evidence comes from the suspect, james holmes' apartment. and as elizabeth reports, we are slowly starting to learn more about what was inside and just how dangerous and complex it was for police. >> designed to kill. that's how police describe his apartment. police responded after taking the 24-year-old into custody early friday morning when he gunned down dozens of people inside a movie theater killing 12. he warned police about his explosive one bedroom apartment and what they found was a booby trapped disaster waiting to happen. >> this would be one of the first times what we can describe as a house bomb in the united states. some of these things do exist overseas. we have seen them in places like iraq and afghanistan. >> according to a law enforcement official, the space was rigged with more than 30

homemade grenades and so gallons of gasoline. it was calculated to maximize the strength. the control box is being examined by the fbi. holmes stockpiled supplies and weapons in recent months. evidence they allege of calculation and deliberation. a stark contrast, experts say, to the dazed suspect who made his first court appearance monday. >> what i saw yesterday was really interesting because for the last 60 days, he has been methodical, careful, in control, and then he comes in to court and all of a sudden, i don't believe it. >> holmes is being held without bond. he is expected to be charged next week. i'm elizabeth reporting. we also learn today that a woman planning to attend the university of maryland as a grad student, this fall, is among the injured in aurora. anderson was shot four times, three times in the arm and once in the head. after five hours, doctors found

little damage to her brain. it is because anderson has a birth defect that helped her survive the shooting. doctors say a shotgun pellet went through her nose and instead of hitting the tissues most of us have inside our heads, it entered a channel of fluid. the bullet traveled through her brain safely, making several twists and turns before coming to rest at the back of her skull. she is expected to make a full recovery. amazing. an update on that man in maine who may have been planning a copy cat attack in the wake of the aurora attack. timothy is being held on $50,000 bail after entering a not guilty plea. he was arrested sunday after a police officer clocked him doing 112 on the main turnpike. thousands of rounds of ammunition in his car. he told them he was going to kill his former boss after seeing the dark knight rises. it is one of three incidents

since friday's shootings relating to the film. a movie theater was evacuated. and in arizona, 50 people fled a theater after a man was drunk got into a confrontation with police. so far, the candidates have been weary of turning the shooting into a push for gun control reform. mitt romney was addressing the veterans of foreign wars. his focus turns to foreign policy as he heads to england on thursday. from there, he heads to israel and poland. president obama is in the mist of a three-day swing out west. here at home, the political battle has been on all year to sway voters. in a swing state like virginia, both campaigns put an intense focus on women and women's issues. scott broom spent the day in loudoun county. >> the most powerful

republican political lives were here in ashburn, virginia, going on offense. after a rough year on so-called women's issues in the old dominion. a restaurant full of republican women, cheering on the wives, attorney general, ken cuccinelli, lieutenant governor, and key, mitt romney adviser rs beth meyers. >> it is the women that will make the difference in this election. you look at every poll across the country. it is all, whenever we talk about our swing voters, we are talking about women. >> virginia terved as a key battleground in the so-called war on women touted by democrats. there was no mention here of the political burn socially conservative state republicans received after pushing an insinned area proposal to mandate probes for women seek abortion. instead, these women now blame president barack obama's economic policies for women's

unemployment. whatever the party, the facts on women voters are tough to ignore. for instance, president obama won the women's vote in the last election by 56 to 43%. and women turn out to vote more than men, 65.7% compared to 61.5%. more women are undecided and most women make decisions late in the campaign. in ashburn, virginia, scott broom, 9news now. recent polling shows women's top concerns are healthcare, gas prices, and unemployment. coming up tonight at 7:00, packed with heat in potomac, how a federal court ruling could make it easier to do. >> we'll see you then. but still to come in this half hour, an update on that expedition aimed at trying to figure out what happened to amelia earhart. but first, a night out with friends leaves a man in critical condition. the alarming video is next.

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a drunken night with friends leaves a man in the hospital. caught on tape. investigators say what you are seeing in this tape is someone dousing william's head in rum. then another friend sparks a lighter next to his head and that sends the 36-year-old running for water after his head catches fire. he has second degree burns, but expected to make a full recovery. police don't plan to file any charges. >> he did this willingly. >> okay. all right, we have an update on plans to bring a streetcar to arlington county. the county board approved a plan to run those cars along columbia pike between pentagon city and bailey's cross roads. the project is expected to cost about $250 million. but it still needs approval from the federal transit administrate. what do the american

runners have to do with the national zoo's newest addition? the answer when we come back. [ male announcer ] where did all the obama stimulus money go? friends, donors, campaign supporters, special interest groups where did the obama stimulus money go? solyndra: 500 million taxpayer dollars. bankrupt. so where did the obama stimulus money go? windmills from china. electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message.

all right kids, go play outside. if it's raining, don't do that. when it stops, do that. today the national zoo gave us a sneak peek of two cheetah cubs. they were born in april. they make their public debut this saturday. the cheetahs have not been named yet. the zoo plans to name them after two olympic athletes. an american man and woman run the 100 meter dash the fastest. the humane society is offering a reward to find out what happened to hershey. the puppy was found last tuesday. it was on the side of the road at intersection in upper marlboro. if you know anything about this case, it could be worth $2500.

so please call prince georges county animal management. a local wounded veteran finally gets his welcome home party five years after his life threatening injury. >> i'm peggy fox in mcclane where dozens of volunteers come out to welcome home a local wounded warrior. they are from the sears heros of home program and the nonprofit, rebuilding together, which are renovating the newly purchased home, who is my brother-in-law. >> it is just a huge day of celebration. we are all glad you are here. >> pat was shot in the head while on duty in baghdad. those scary days are vivid in all of our minds. >> he couldn't walk, it was catastrophic and in the beginning, it felt like there is little to no hope. >> he made a tree men deuce amount of progress, thanks to his determination and hundreds of medical professionals. but the bullet left him with

difficulty in reading, vision impairness, and enleepty. they bought this home, but there were safety issues, like the stairs. fortunately, a renovation gift from sears installed an elevator and a safe bathroom with nothing to fall over. >> this is our after five years, our welcome home and we love virginia. we are so happy to be back, and start our new life. >> peggy fox, 9news now. >> amelia earhart was born 115 years ago today. members are trying to find out what happened to the explorer and heading back to hawaii empty handed. the $2.2 million expedition left earlier this month, 75 years after earhart started her final flight. it was try to find evidence that she crashed and lived there for several years. nasa says a large inflatable heat shield has passed an initial test. that shield was launched at a nasa facility in virginia.

it survived a trip through earth's atmosphere while traveling at speeds up to 7600 miles an hour. that shield is part of a project designed to come up with better ways to protect nasa spacecraft from the stresses of reentry. meantime, scientists are trying to get to the bottom of a freak event in greenland this month. check out these image frs nasa. on the left, an image of the ice taken on july 8. the difference you see is the amount of melting ice. wow. in fact, nearly every part of the massive island started to melt. something similar happened in 1889. scientists say they have yet to understand why. and take a look at this. it's not venice, italy, and the water isn't supposed to be there. this is south western china where the river is flooding. more than 40,000 people have been evacuated from their homes. floods from heavy rain sweeping all across china since friday.

more than 100 people dead, 50 more are missing in all of that water. talk about severe weather around the world. we have a little bit to contend with around our area. >> yeah, we do. the good news is, severe thunderstorm watch being dropped in some areas. so we don't have anymore thunderstorm warnings right now. it looks like we are getting out of the threat for severe weather for a lot of areas. we'll take a look at the weather computer to show you where we still have a severe thunderstorm watch in effect. so you can see it includes the district and points south. fairfax, charles, and st.mary's. so this is until 8:00 tonight for those counties i did mention under the watch still. live doppler 9,000hd. you can see it's quiet around the beltway, but south of town, you have been getting hammered with a will the of rain. but those storms are not severe and you can see around the beltway and also points north,

it is actually cooler. after that storm went through montgomery county and frederick county. here's a look at the radar and lightning. a lot of it pushed on through. getting a bulk of showers and storms. here's a look at your weather camera right now. 88 degrees, mostly cloudy conditions. the wind has been picking up. dew point still pretty muggy out there. upper 80s in downtown. where it rained in frederick and gaithersburg, you cooled down. winchester 77. annapolis, still at 89 degrees. so, we have just a chance for strong storms, but that is diminishing. the main threat is the damaging wind gusts. wednesday, less humid, dryer air moving in. triple digit heat returns and talking very hot temperatures for thursday. so tonight, maybe another stray storm. again we are not completely out of the woods yet. but that threat is diminishing. overnight, we'll clear out for lots of sunshine on wednesday. get ready for a nice day on

wednesday as we get a break from that humidity. so tonight, mostly cloudy with showers and storms. some could be strong or severe. lows 72 to 74 degrees. in downtown, cooling down to 70. 65 in leesburg and 67 in culpeper. tomorrow morning, you'll need your sunglasses. mostly sunny and a nice start. air quality is code yellow, which is moderate. for the afternoon, sunny, warm, and less humid. you want to get outside and enjoy it if you can. highs will be in the upper 80s. couple culpeper, you should get to around 90 degrees. in downtown, seasonal. upper 80s. 86 for annapolis. our next three days, our 9 weather alert code green for wednesday, because mostly sunny conditions. less humid, but yellow for thursday because of the heat. 100 with a chance for some isolated thunderstorms. check out your next seven days.

still hot for friday. 94. the chance for a storm. the weekend also, maybe a chance for storms in the afternoon and everyoning. temperatures will be in the lower 90s monday, tuesday, also low 90. the reason we have a chance for storms thursday and friday is the front that is coming through tonight, may actually come back up north closer to us. we'll have to see where that ends up. getting ready for that triple digit heat. >> just a big jump. >> the nationals are a will lot of things. >> too legit to quit. we were singing that before we came out. >> not well. we don't need to do it again. >> you don't want me to say it? >> no. >> i'll just talk. might we will seeing stephen strasburg for a longer period of time than previously expected. that could be exciting. according to one insider, it's a very good possibility. we're going to discuss the numbers coming up in just a second. and you know, sometimes, ladies, they say you get a

tattoo and you immediate regret it? i wonder if the redskins, trent williams, feels that way. we'll talk about that and see, next. ♪ i've never felt this way before, but it's a scary time to be a woman. mitt romney is just so out of touch. [ female announcer ] mitt romney opposes requiring insurance coverage for contraception. and romney supports overturning roe versus wade. romney backed a bill that outlaws all abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. there's so much we need to do.

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if you've got a business, you didn't build that. somebody else made that happen. my father's hands didn't build this company. my hands didn't build this company. through hard work and a little bit of luck, we built this business. why are you demonizing us for it? it's time we had somebody who believes in us. someone who believes that achievement should be rewarded not punished. we need somebody who believes in america. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. and now, 9sports with dave owen. the best sports in town. >> so, the nats have played 97 games and here's how you know you are a threat to win the

division. media folks start doing the math. 65 games to go. 4 1/2 game lead on atlanta. nine on the mets. translated, it's going to take a loot for another team to catch washington, especially when they beat them up. bryce harper, ought oh, there goes the hammer. home run in his first at bat, then a game winner because they played extra innings. afterwards, davey johnson talking about the win. don't listen to davey. i want you to listen to the music in the background. >> another great item, it's a shame we couldn't save it for him. gonzalez made one bad pitch in a hurry, but the bullpen did a good job and it's nice that they woke up. >> who knew? davey johnson likes techno. all right, couldn't hear it, huh? well we won't know for sure until the team tells us what some are speculating.

the nats may pitch stephen strasburg. he is plugged in as well as anyone says it could be as high as 180, which would be about three more starts than originally thought. gets him closer to the end of the year, that's good. team u.s.a. in barcelona. another warmup for the olympics. kevin durant and lebron. this is a nice combination. got to like that. later, washington, d.c. pulls up and hits the jumper. team u.s.a. slides, severe, winning alert day. they win by 20. all right. it is the most highly anticipated redskins training camp since, i don't think there has been another camp more anticipated than this. robert griffin, iii, is in ashburn right now. all players must report for training camp. here's something to get the football juices flowing. 16, as in 16 days until the first preseason game.

wow. redskins at buffalo on thursday night. griffin speaks to the media. keep it right here because we'll have it for you. the redskins waved chase today. he played at virginia and played well. he picked off nine passes the last couple of years. originally thought to be a high draft pick. went undrafted. he has been placed on the roster. redskins offensive tackle haven't seen or heard much from him since he was suspended last season for violating the substance abuse policy. we now know what he has been up to. getting inked. that's williams on the left. take a look at this. on the right, that's a tattoo of a silverback gorilla. it took 14 hours to get that done. according to animal planet, it's at the top of the food chain. according to that body, williams is at the top of the food chain. hasn't missed many meals. >> enough said. good night, everyone.

derek is back at 7:00.