i'm jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse.re told deliberations could begin as early as thursday. the defense should wrap up on wednesday. sandusky is accused of sexually abusing ten boys over a 15 year period. >>> president obama is in mexico for the g-20 summit. he praised mr. obama to suspend deportation for young, undocumented immigrants. this is the first meeting with vladimir putin since putin regained his presidency. >>> thousands of commuters are getting used to a new rush hour system called rush plus. it lets riders switch lines without switching trains. the service affects service on the orange, blue, yellow and green lines during the morning and evening hours. metro says reaction has been mixed. we'll have more coming up on a live report. >>> a mixed day for stocks worried about spain's economy. many consider greece's decision to be a helpful turn in solving their debt crisis. closed at 12,741. nasdaq is up 22 and s&p up by 12. >>> we are breaking news now. a jury reached a verdict in the roger clemens perjury trial

. >> and i'm jim handly. it is cooking out there, folks. it's dangerously hot to spend too long outdoors. >>> veronica johnson is here in the cool of our studio to tell us just how hot it is out there. >> yeah, temperatures really rose very quickly today. behind me the current readings from 91 degrees in around gaithersburg, montgomery county 95, 97 in d.c. throughout the area. we've got some near-record heat, but take a look. this will give you a real good idea of just how quickly the temperatures rose today, from 80 degrees at 9:00 a.m., we jumped 11, by 11:00 a.m. before noontime already, the heat index, when you factor in the humanity was already over 95 degrees. 3:00 p.m. today, we hit a temperature of 97. that heat index over 100 degrees. that is exactly what you're looking at here. the heat index values 102 up in mount airie. call pepper, even stafford around waldorf at 100 degrees, so the heat advisory continues with a lot of hot air still around for the late afternoon and evening. that heat advisory continuing until 10:00 p.m., so

jim handly, news4. >> we really have to watch out for that one. the upside to social media is that it can really help your career. just ask betty white who hosted saturday night live a couple of years ago, thanks to a successful campaign by her fans on facebook and twitter. and betty white has still got it, as wendy rieger found out during her recent stop in d.c. >> the audience couldn't contain its love for one of its most endearing. the audience loved betty white. washington by the way is one of her favorite cities. >> i accuse people of sweeping the streets themselves and washing everything down. it just sparkles. i think it is the most beautiful city in the world. >> she revealed she arrived in washington from new york on amtrak. >> i haven't been on a train in maybe 40 years. it was beautiful. >> i thought you would be on like a private jet, you know, with chippendale stewards. >> i don't think so. that's some other betty. >> while she was in d.c., betty white also went to the national zoo for a private visit. she is a strong advocate of zoos

. >> i'm jim handly. this is day three of queen elizabeth's diamond jubilee celebration, and today the queen's husband prince philip took ill. >> he's been at her side for 65 years, even longer than she has been on the throne, and concern about him has put a slight damper on the queen's celebration. >> reporter: buckingham palace. prince philip was brought here earlier this afternoon from windsor castle after developing a bladder infection. it is a precautionary measure but he will spend several nights in hospital being observed and assessed which means he'll miss tonight's big jubilee concert in front of buckingham palace one of the real centerpiece events of the queen's diamond jubilee celebration. understandably he is disappointed. >> we'll celebrate for him and send him well wishes. all the best, prince philip, speedy recovery. >> reporter: he has been playing an active part in the events. just yesterday we saw him by the queen's side as part of the big royal flotilla. that was noteworthy because he w

. >> and i'm barbara harrison in for jim handly. it is hot out there right now. let's check on the weather. here's veronica. >> thanks, veronica and pat. at reagan national airport, but the bigger story is the storms coming into the area. a severe storm watch. areas of frederick county in maryland t. louding, alba marl county, and look at the counties shaded in orange? fact, we've got some that continue down here. look at this tremendous amount of lightning. even further south now, down south and east of charlottesville area, all moving east and slightly to the northeast, to quantico, you may see some moderate rain, but for stafford, for king george county until 4:30, severe thunderstorm warning. also the potential for small hail, but the bigger threat will be that of these hard downpours, frequent lightning, and with any of these, that means low visibility on area roads. we're seeing another batch just south of annapolis, moving east over the bay. for us, from now until 9:00, the threat of severe weather, and then after that, some more showers will continue unti

i'm jim handly umpts i'm barbara harrison.endy has the day off. >>> the heat is baking our region. while most of us to stay out of the dangerous conditions, some have no choice. employees had to work on the tar mass at reagan. the temperature soared to 98 degrees, ties the record from 1988. >> they're taking extra precautions to take care of young athletes at landon lacrosse camp. they practiced in the shade when possible, had the kids wearing less gear than usual. >>> some local pools are also responding to the extra demand for a place to cool off. d.c.'s depend of parks and rec is keeping several pools open well into the night hours. for a closer look at the heat and how long we're going to have to wait for relief, here's chief meteorologist doug cammerer. itches the official

. >>> welcome back, everybody at 4:30, i'm jim handly. >> i'm barbara harrison. >>> opening statements, then graphic testimony today in the jerry sandusky trial. one of the alleged victims testified about soap battles in the shower that escalated into sexual abuse. he also testified the former assistant coach sent him creepy love letters. he's charged with abusing ten children. >>> secretary bryson back in d.c. the crashes happened saturday in l.a., and may have been caused by a seizure. secretary bryson was hospitalized overnight. police say drugs and alcohol were not factors. >>> a big construction project got under way. the project will bring wider sidewalks and more parking to the neighborhood. it's happening between 9th and 14th streets. the project is expected about to last a year. >>> stocks off big losses amid ongoing fears about a global economic slowdown. the dow fell 143 points, the nasdaq 49, the s&p 500 wound up the day about 17 points lower. >>> new details may be revealed in the last days of mary kennedy. the report gives a raw and candid look inside the kennedy home, as

. >> and i'm jim handly. nora ephron passed away yesterday after complications from a blood disorder. she spent decades writing hollywood hits. you know the neighboames. >> we have a look back appear her career and some of the movies she helped to make instant classics. >> are you okay? >> shop girl, don't cry. >> you should have seen the way those men looked at me. >> reporter: there's no question that nora ephron loved new york city. she covered about it as a newspaper reporters, she wrote about its sorrows and celebrated it in the film she wrote "when harry met salary." billy crystal tweeted -- >> it's the ultimate romantic comedy. even today it lives as the type of movie you watch on a rainy day. >> she came from a family of writers and penned her own way to notoriety with humor and appeal to the high brow and common man or woman alike. family came with her sciencewriting and films. the most recent "julie & julia." and broadway was another love, one of her latest creations on stage "love, loss and what i

. >> and i'm jim handly in for jim vance. doug kammerer is out in the heat in the front lawn where it still feels like it's 90 degrees at 11:00, doug? >> this does not happen very often even in the summer months to get close to 100 and be over 90 at 11:00 with the heat index. look at the current conditions out there in the area. 86 degrees at the airport right now with winds out of the south 5 miles an hour. but that heat index at 91. temperatures around the rest of the region in the 70s right now. 7 in -- 73 in winchester. tomorrow it's about the heat. the heat advisory all across the area. the index could be between 100 and 105. some areas could be warmer than that. we'll talk about that coming up later on in my forecast and how long will this heat last? that too in my forecast. now we go to northwest where shomari stone at one of the pools staying open longer this week. >> reporter: it was sizzling so much today i was constantly washing my face with this wash cloth. this pool has been staying open throughout the week. a lo

. >> i'm jim handly. start out with mother nature. what a nasty day. people on the national mall needed an umbrella today. >> is it going to rain tonight? veronica johnson has your first forecast. veroni veronica? >> evening rain, early night rain that is what we are going to see. take a look behind me, it is gray, gloomy, the clouds have thinged up, of course, today and lowered. looking south down toward the water. you can see all the monuments in the distance. as we look south on storm four radar, areas south and off to the west, we have scattered heavy rain and thunderstorms. around locus dale and charlottesville, all this is freshing off to the north and northeast. that soon will be hitting areas around i-95, car rollin county, quantico getting red, fredericksburg, too. another cluster of some heavy rain that will be heading northeastward toward i-81, more of that sitting back to the west, western portions of virginia and areas of eastern west virginia. as far as rain, many neighborhoods saying a quarter of an inch of rain, some close to an inch. m

. >> i'm jim handly. we're breaking records today, folks, when it comes to this heat.excessive heat advisory right now. there's an excessive heat watch already issued for tomorrow. metro is allowing passengers to carry water on buses and trains. there are cooling stations around town to help people stay safe. >>> president obama is out west touring the area's devastated by wildfires in colorado. the fire burning in colorado springs is now the most destructive in state history. more than 30,000 150i residents have been forced to evacuate. at at least ten people are still missing. >> a florida judge says he needs to weigh evidence presented in the bond hearing before deciding whether to let zimmerman out. earlier his bond $150,000 bond was revoked after misleading the court about how much money he had. >>> to many it's a stunning and surprising snub and a big disappointment for his fans. >>> soccer superstar david beckham won't be playing on britain's olympic soccer team even though he's been the face of the games. michelle kosinski has more. >> reporter: soccer great da

i'm jim handly in tonight for jim vance. >> strong to severe scattered storms are threatening our region right now. we have the up-to-the mind photographs. >> can you see this huge storm. this is the one i'm really watching. moves out into the chesapeake bay, with some wind, winds could easily gust, and look at all of the lightning associatewood this line. this line is now developing, strengthening, moving off to the east, so you can see where these storms are. just to the north of front royal, around the bluement area, up thus portions of jefferson county, that severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 6:30, including jefferson. hillsborough, this should be through your area. and then down towards berryville in millwood, this storm moving right along route 7. this is where i think we could see some of the strongest winds. watch out, you definitely will see the potentially for very heavy rain. this will move right along 66 here, expect to see a lot of rain and some strong storms. i'll continue to keep you updated. new new warnings, we'll show them right here. >> thank you, doug. >>> se

here's jim handly with some of the best frozen street spots. >> time to think about the cool treats.esh chef joins us. you have some great options. but let's start with a family owned business in glover park. >> right down the street from here been in business 18 years, max's ice cream. a mom and pop feel. all the vice presidents have been there. >> i didn't know that. >> just a few blocks from the observatory. they only take cash. that's the only caveat. >> let's talk about one that's popped up everywhere, pinkberry. >> this is a hollywood, california, transplant, from virginia to maryland. a healthy treat. my kids like to go there also, strawberries and blueberries or froot loops. >> and you can make it a breakfast thing with cereal. >> there you go. >> that's a good mom. i like that. into virginia. and this place is called toby's ice cream. >> this is a fun little hole in the wall family-owned ice cream shop. they have fun flavors like green tea and a purple yarrow, which is a root plant. they have chocolate and vanilla. a fun spot in arlington. >> and gelato is hot right now. eve

right now that water temperature, jim handly, 75 degrees. >> let's go swimming. >> thank you, doug. >t the only story that people are talking about. >> the other trending topics, first a warning for pregnant women. doctors say don't read too much into the study about drinking alcohol. >>> danish researchers assessed their children's iq at the age of 5. the results were similar between the children of mothers who consumed 1 to 8 drinks a week and the children of mothers who didn't drink at all during pregnancy. >> medical experts says the study was limited and the safest advice is to avoid alcohol at all. >>> now a dispute with star jim carrey could be the end of this project. >> he and co-star jeff daniels were expected to start filming in a few months. entertainment tonight is reporting that carrey dropped out, because he felt newline and warner bros. showed a lack of enthusiasm. the original came out in 1994. >>> hey, speaking of sequels, the twilight movies made kristen stewart a househole name. they also made her very, very rich. she's now the highest-paid actress according to "fo

i'm jim handly. i'm pat lawson hughes. young boyce and their camp counselor will shot in southeast today. they were on their way to a pool when someone fired a gun at someone else and they missed. right now no one is in custody. we'll have a live report tonight at 5:00. >>> today the supreme court struck do you three of four key provisions in arizona's controversial immigration law. however, the court upheld what may be the single most controversy wall piece of this legislation. it requires people is not legally in the u.s. >>> tropical storm debby continues her slow but destructive move toward the gulf of mexico. the storm has spawned tornadoes. the outer bands are dumping torrential rain. >> on wall street today, stocks started the new trading week on a sour note falling 1% over concerns about the eurozone's debt crisis. the nasdaq dropping about 56, and the s&p 500 wound up this monday with a 21-point loss. >>> every dog has its day. for a police dog and his partner, that day was yesterday in california. they were part

. >>> good evening, i'm jim handly, and i'm wendy rieger. the eighth street community is in mourning for a local deli owner. police say the woman was shot and killed as she was opening her show. pat collins joins us. he's at the scene. >> reporter: wendy, he took her life, but did he have to take it? that's what people here on h street are trying to answer. this is a vicious crime that impacts not only one hard-working family, but the entire community. signs of development, new restaurants, new buildings, the promise of a new way around, and then -- then something like this happens, and it's a painful flashback to an ugly, more violent time. for family and friends of june lim, this day on eighth street brought a great sense of sorrow. >> the victim died from a gunshot wound to the neck. >> reporter: murder. june lim, a store owners killed this morning as she was opening her deli here at 7th and h. she was three weeks shy of her 65th birthday. >> she works really hard and, she deserved better. >> reporter: that's peter lim, the victim's son.

i'm jim handly. >> i'm wendy rieger. we begin with breaking news. two people shot in southeast d.c. were shot just a few days ago. news4's pat collins joins us live from savannah street. pat? >> reporter: it's happened again. another burst of gunfire in broad daylight on savannah street. now, it happened over there, but look, right across the street, a daycare center. people who live here saying it's getting real scary on savannah street. today's shooting in the parking lot of this apartment complex in the 2200 block of savannah street. right across from a daycare center. the daycare center that looks after this 1-year-old baby girl. when you walked up and saw the police tape around your daughter's daycare. what went through your heart? >> my heart skipped a beat.