. >> the other adult injured is 40-year-old heath mullins. he is also recovering here at mary washington hospital. he has broken bones and a concussion. like michelle smith, he also did not make it to a safe room, but he did make sure all the children did. in fredericksburg, peggy fox, 9news now. >> that's the best part of the story. thanks, peggy. a settlement could be in the works over a bitter dispute in woodbridge, virginia. under this possible deal, some families would be allowed to go home. prince william county declared the place uninhabitable last fall after a storm dumped rain that flooded it out. ever since then, the county and the owner of holly acres have been fighting over the owner's efforts to rebuild. caught in the middle. the people who call holly acres home. >> another great day outside, at least temperature wise. top, we've seen temperatures and storms start to roll through. >> we talked about a few thunderstorms popping up and we have a few thunderstorms. in fact, we'll show you live doppler. nothing severe at this point,

. >> it was a microburst that brought down the building on top of heath mullins. he and his wife had been watching his daughter's cheerleading practice. >> the window popped through and everybody go now. >> they all ran into the only room that is still standing, which is made of concrete and steel. it was part of cheer fusion's emergency plan. a plan everyone knew. >> we had a plan and everybody listened to the plan. nobody argued. >> after getting everyone into the safe room, he was trapped outside. >> i never cried that hard in my life. >> relief came soon when they saw heath beat up, but alive and talking. he is just glad it was him out there and not the girls. >> if those girls hadn't been in there, we could have had deaths yesterday. >> in fredericksburg, peggy fox, 9news now. >> still hard to fathom pictures. tonight, a pardon for pit bulls. the maryland attorney general's office weighs in on the court ruling that the dogs are inherently dangerous. we'll tell you how their opinion might give a reprieve to some pet owners. >> and still to come, a fiery derail

the other injured parent is 40- year-old heath mullins. a father of one of the cheerleaders. he is very beat up with broken bones and a concussion and also recovering here at mary washington hospital. now he also did not make it to that safe room, but he did make sure all the children did and the studio owner called him a hero. reporting live in fredericksburg, peggy fox, 9news now. >> just an incredible story, peggy, thank you. >>> a will the of heroics, powerful, powerful winds. what happened there exactly? such severe damage and localized. >> that was a down burst. about 3 miles south of fredericksburg. on our day, that fateful friday, june 29, we had that sort of damage everywhere across the metro area. that's something more typical for a localized area. let me show you a live look outside. this is pretty dramatic. we're looking at a live look outside. and temperatures upper 70s. that's average. that's okay. dew points low 60s. that's bearable. winds south, southeast at 9. there are clouds out there, but most of us will have a dry commute home. the pressure, 29.98 inches

. >> after getting everyone else into the safe room, heath mullins was trapped outside. >> i never cried that hard in my life. we were crying. i have bruises on my arms from her holding me so tight. >> relief came soon when they saw heath beat up, but alive and talking. he is just glad it was him out there and not the girls. >> if those girls hadn't been in there, we could have had deaths yesterday. any one of these, these are all little girls, they could have been crushed. >> peggy fox, 9news now. >> the building is being torn down and its owners plan to rebuild for the cheer fusion team. however, in the meantime, the group is receiving a substitute. matt. >>> new developments tonight in a storm of another type. the political storm swirling around d.c. mayor, vincent gray, following the revelation that he was elected with the help of a shadow campaign. within the past hour, the press secretary for d.c. independent councilman told 9news now that he is calling for mayor gray to resign. earlier today, the mayor talked about the growing scandal. >> i never expected to see so many people in