i'm hakem dermish.ave a great day. >> that great match is the reason we end early today. >> 8:23 is your time right now. still ahead, taking control. the new rules the government hopes will keep air traffic controllers awake and alert on the job. >>> and glorifying bin laden. the controversial contest at one university that pays homage to the slain al qaeda leader. [ coach ] in albuquerque, citi pre-approved my mortgage. [ whistle blows ] all right, layups, guys. let's go. in sioux falls, i locked in a rate. coach, you get that house yet? working on it. [ coach ] the appraisal? ...springfield. wherever i was, my citi mortgage consultant had me covered. [ crowd cheering ] and 500 miles from home... [ cheering, cellphone beeps ] ...we finally had a new home. [ male announcer ] from pre-approval to closing, citi is with you every step of the way. what's your story? citi can help you write it. >>> up in flames. a massive fire leaves more than a dozen people without a home this fourth of july weekend. >>> se

. >>> and at nationals park right now, hakem dermish down to watch a ball game. hakem?rter: yeah, i'm in my element. the nationals already have one all-star, trying to add another. the capitals reintroduce jeff hall period of time a hometown favorite. and a shocker at the women's world cup. how sweden d >>> facebook is making a move to protect its status as the world's leading social network. it announced a deal today to team up with skype for video chatting capability. mark barger has our report. >> reporter: facebook has already got 750 million users worldwide, communicating with each other. now the company's founder announced a new way for those users to connect. video chatting through skype. >> we just have this belief at facebook partially validated by the success that we've had with platforms so far that independent entrepreneurs or entrepreneurs who focus on one specific type of thing will always do better than a company that's trying to do a million things. >> reporter: the concept of video chatting is not new, but simplifying it and introducing it into the soci

i'm hakem dermish. have a great day. >> the summer travel season is well under way. simple things you can do to save bucks. >> and the controversial contest at one university that pays homage to the slain al qaeda leader. plus taking control. the new rules the government hopes will keep air traffic controllers awake and alert on the job. [ female announcer ] keurig brews more than just hot coffee. now you can brew over ice for delicious iced coffee or tea. hot or cold, keurig is the way to brew everyone's favorite cup in under a minute. choose. brew. enjoy. keurig. >>> welcome back to news 4 today at 6:30. >> the holiday weekend is under way. millions are hitting the roads and air to celebrate. >> but the experts say the number of people traveling this weekend is down drastically compared to last year. michelle franzen explains. >> reporter: the july 4th holiday getaway is on. this year, more than 39 million americans are expected to travel. that's down 2.5% last year. >> it's really all about the sustained period of very expensive gasoline prices which are right now