>> thank you, tom. let him go outside to do the trophy presentation and the champion golfer of the year. bbc hopped in there with an interview with stewart as well. we'll hear from watson in a moment. he's going to have a congratulatory handshake for stewart nk. joined by our colleague rick reilly. rick, almost one of the all-time great stories, one line short? >> yeah, watson's deal with the devil lasted only 71 holes. you knows are those last 30 minutes, he aged about 30 years but what a week it was. for all he did, it seems to me, we owe him just one simple thank you. >> reporter: thank you, tom watson. thank you for a four-day trip to the glorious '70s, albeit with a little less hair but pretty much the same pants. thank you for giving us one week's break from the tiger woods era. not that it isn't wonderful, it's just nice to remember that the guy didn't invent thrills. thank you for showing us another way to play golf the original way. thank you for bump and runs. for hump huggers for three-cushio

tom watson can spot all of them. so, i ask you, why not? young already have dance, and beauty, and twitter. why can't the rest of us, havew this one little leak in theth "fountain of youth"? >> if huck finn can pull thisis, off, we would not be celebrating, the game of awe'dee lifetime. we'd be celebrating the man of one.>> it if he will pull it off, he has to do it in a four holeit in playoff. on 18. eight-foot putt for par.par. pulled it just a little bit. didn't hit it and it came up eif just short and to the right.tt so, he boy get, 18 down the. stretch.e watson, one of the bestwatson, finishers in the history of golf.isto not saying that he jryu ost didt get it -- so he's going to a four-hole playoff, with sink. a so, more golf for tom watson. 59-years-old.9 year starts immediately in a matter t moments, here's how it brokedow. down.tson didn't start off didn't st wells bogeyed, two of his first three holes.. and three of his first nine nine ho holes. and back nine, he had two d birdies, and two bogeys, but, to big bogey, the one comin

and this is what we saw -- from tom watson all week. the steady putts right here, still one shot back of stewart cink at that point. but then we go to 17, this was watson's bread and butter, all week long. you see where that landed. not pretty, had to take a double bogie and then stewart cink with the door open would slam it shut. the approach on 17 simply wonderful. that rolls up. he would have an eagles try, settle for a birdie, and tom watson with the emotion on his face, he knew it was over when they got to 18. he know it was a formality. stewart cink birdies again, in the span of 30 minutes to win his first ever title. again, the open, watson who came oh so close to capturing a win. >> that would have been a hell of a story, wouldn't it? it would have been a hell of a story. it wasn't to be, and yes, it is a great disappointment. it tears at your gut as it always has torn at my gut. >> i have such an admiration for tom, even before this week the way he played has just blown everybody away. including me. and then you know, a little

here is tom watson for birdie. and he followed with another birdie on 17. 59-year-old tom watson with the 1-shot lead going into the final round of the british open. >> i made that putt at 16 for birdie, and it puts me where i want to be. about i joked with him and i said these people love you. it was awesome watching him do his thing. there is a reason why he has won five claret jugs. it was super special for me to watch him do his thing on this golf course. >> tom watson is the leader. the final round is tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. on abc 7. >>> jim riggleman has not done much better than many act out. the nationals trying to get their first victory tonight for jim riggleman. terrace carlos zambrano. but how does the pitcher do that? it was two-one, cubs. ramirez, watched the crowd. they are cheering. it is like they brought wrigley field to washington. the nationals lose. >>> spectator was killed today in the tort of france -- in the tour de france. she was crossing the street when she was struck and killed by

for tom watson, so devastating., he broke the hearts of everybody that had come to believe that he really could do the unthinkable, become the oldest player ever to win a major. watson made putts of amazing lengths this weekend, but missed that crucial eight-foot putt to allow stewart cink to take control. cink wins the british open, his first-ever major championship. tom watson made this one of the most exciting british opens ever. he was on pace to make history. here, on the 11th hole,watson, going for birdie, to take him at 3 under, and he drains it. he started off so solid. but 35-year-old stewart cink was mounting a charge, starting on 13, birdie, circles the cup. now at 2 under, he had never won a major. then we go to 18. and it was stewart cink after falling back to a bogey on 16 needs this putt to stay in it. excellenread. cink moves to 2 under par. still, this tournament is in the hands of tom watson on 18 at 3 under, wins the british open if he make this is par putt from eight feet. he has made a million l

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tom watson. a happa >>> now, 11 sports. >> this at all of the makings of a story for the ages. 59-year-old tom watson trying to become the oldest by farc to ever win a major, and they would see if there would be a hollywood ending -- the oldest by far. early on, another shot out of the dates. how about this? a two-shot lead. later a quadruple bogey. then, there was westwood. a two-shot lead, brett tom watson kept plugging away. there was a long birdie. three under par. the 18th hole. who knew this would be a big deal? minus two, one behind watson -- but tom watson kept plugging away. he misses the par putt. what a shame. so they go to a playoff. tom watson came apart. this one did not get out of the rough. a birdie on 18. tom watson was denied the hollywood ending. >> i feel like i had a chance to win the tournament. i knew i was playing well to win. it almost happened. >> no one knew what to expect from jeremy guthrie. he was sick. he missed another start because he was still sick, but, boy, did

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>> reporter: well, tom, you're right, people are upset. grief has turned to anger for a lot of people who can't go inside to see if the graves of their loved ones are safe. now, on thursday there were hundreds of people here. and they were able to walk through the graveyard and check to see if their families' tombstones were there. they're not able to do that today, because as some of the family members were walking through, they actually found human bones and remains. and so now police have sectioned off two sections where they believe there are human remains and the whole cemetery has become a crime scene. there is an area that is called baby land, where infants and babies were buried. there's no evidence to show that it existed, no tombstones to even prove there was a baby land there. today we were able to go to the back of the cemetery where there were piles of debris and police say were human bones and debris, and human remains inside the debris and also just children's tombstones tossed off to the side. today police are not going to

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your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> tom watson, you broke my heart. and i think you're going to love your monday forecast. not many issues out there. your regional forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." oy >>> good morning to you. i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm eun yang. straight ahead on "news 4 today," gunfire erupts at a home in an upscale neighborhood in loudoun county. what police believe may have led to the outbreak of violence. >> plus, area rest stops along two major situates are being shut down. what this means for many drivers who travel through northern virginia. >> four decades ago, history was made in the depths of outer space. why some famous astronauts are >>> good morning, everyone. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, that storybook finish that everyone was rooting for in golf's british open came crashing down yesterday in a bitter end for veteran tom watson. here's nbc's bill seward with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> a very good morning to you. tom watson was on the verge of history

here's where tom watson would end up losing some steam.id it was not age catching up with him. take a look on 17. the tough out. he was a disappointing 4 over through the four-hole playoff. you can see it in his eyes, watson disappointed. cink clinched it on 18 with this putt. stewart cink, the 2009 british open champion. despite hoisting the trophy, the story still focused back on tom watson's amazing weekend. >> i'm usually the guy that the crowd, you know -- they appreciate but they don't -- they're not behind me 100% of the way. you know. th aren't. so, you know, that's the sort of the role i've been, you know, cast into my whole career. it was a hell of a story, wasn't it. >> it would have been a hell of a story. it wasn't to be. and yes, it's a great disappointment. it terse at your gut as it always has torn at my gut. what do i take from this week? i take from this week just a lot of warmth, a lot of spirituality in the sense that, you know, there was -- there was something out there, i still believe that. >> tom watt southern certa

. >>> tom watson comes up short after giving the youngstera >>> tom watson comes up short after giving the youngstera lesson at the british open. captions paid for by abc, inc. >>> good morning, thanks for joining us on this monday. the american war in afghanistan now has a new human face. it's bowe bergdahl taken hostage by the taliban three weeks ago. >> his captors released a video in which the soldier says he is afraid he won't be going home. abc's sonia gallego is in london with the last. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, vinita and jeremy. the video of private bowe bergdahl shows him shaken and emotional as he was being questioned. his head shaved and dressed in tradition afghan clothing. his statements gave some indication of the immense pressure that is being faced by the private. this is the first that has been seen of bergdahl since his disappearance three weeks ago in circumstances that are still unear. bergdahl had according to u.s. officials just walked off the base that he was stationed at forward operating pass solono after his shifted ended. he was apparently wit

we are pleased to be joined by tom brokaw. can put in perspective for people of my generation who came long after the '60s. with the kennedy assassination in anz 63, vietnam, shots to the moon, the cold war hanging over everything, how walter cronkite fit onto that? >> well, walter cronkite was a seminole figure of that coverage. i want to make sure everyone understands this in context. the assassination of john kennedy made television news what it became. it became what everyone called the electronic hearth. it was this common experience of seeing it and sharing it in realtime. walter broke the news of john kennedy's death there was that emotional moment where he removed his glasses, gave us the time and put them back on, ever the journalist, but also human. i was working for an nbc station at the time and remember watching that and being so impressed by the utter professionalism of it. at the same time, showing his personal side. then that launch -- and by the way, it was just a few weeks before that that nbc and cbs both we

but many, many years prior to your situation. >> almost a century ago, tom's great uncles, tom and mick griffin were electrocuted on september 29, 1915, in south carolina for a crime -- for murdering a white man, a confederate veteran, for a crime that they most certainly did not commit. we are filing papers to the governor of south carolina -- who's been rather busy lately, hasn't responded to my -- >> we've got him in the news too. >> i think they took your petition to south america somewhere. but we're going to get them exonerated. it is a terrible, terrible story. >> what did it feel like? all this was done with the dna testing. really your passion has been to sort of fill in the blanks with a story of african-americans. do you that on pbs, do you that in your work, do you that in your research, you do that in the dna testing. it was incredibly emotional for you to know the people you came from. >> yeah. >> why? >> first of all, when you asked me to do this, and you asked, name someone who's been very influential in your life, this was three weeks ago, not knowing that what happened

, tom. >> thanks very much, tom. let's go to jerry edwards now and the news 4 traffic network. >> good morning. tom is to be congratulated for a beautiful weekend. the forecast was right on the old nose and it was absolutely wonderful, so -- now when it snows we'll be talking to you. hopefully won't happen in a couple of days here. 270 southbound, smooth sailing, frederick to rockville, no early worries there. travel lanes are all open. we'll head out, see what else is happening. no worries comin back from the eastern shore on route 50 or headed that direction if you're just getting some holiday time. out at the wilson bridge, everything is looking good. quiet so far in from west. back to you. >> you mean we could still have more holiday time? >> yeah, sure. hey, if i were king -- >> giving it away? >> that's right. >> it was a great weekend. thanks a lot. good to see you. >> thanks very much, jerry. >>> now to a story you saw first on 4, we could hear from former mayor marion barry today. h

tom? >> good morning. another morning with low humidity, a few clouds around, a pleasant morning, nothing on radar. there's the live picture from our city camera. and in about eight minutes, seven minutes now we'll be able to see the international space station perhaps through breaks in the clouds zipping through our sky from northwest to southeast. space station will be looking like a very bright spot, sort of like what venus looks like in the eastnwi sky,ynl o be moving quickly, northstnl to southeast eebetwn 085: and 5:.10. ing on radar nonow, no precipitation. it's a cool morning, temperatures in the 60s, now 68 in washington. out in front royal, one o o hb hoodnehoor network locations, cool, clefoabrt 65. in the upper 50s and low 60s on the eastern shore.ab it's nnlyear 5ea on t iuthe jay gray has more on what to expect. >> reporter: they are -- >> michael jackson. i love this man. >> reporter: -- the chosen few. >> charlie and the chocolate factory, golden ticket. >> reporter: more than 17,000 fans w

tom? after a dry pattern we're kind of going to be going into a bit of a wet pattern for the next few days but it's not wet now. we do have the clouds around, temperatures are pleasant. near 70 in washington, 60s in the suburbs. rural areas farther to our west and north in the 50s. southern maryland checking in with temperatures in the 50s. out of the mountains it's in the 50this morning. still not very humid there, but it's rather steamy in southeastern virginia, down to the carolinas. some of that's going to be arriving here later on today, turning more humid. also a few sprinkles just to the south of richmond right now. for the morning, maybe a little sun in and out. overall, mostly cloudy. by noon near 80. afternoon, low 80s, cloudy. there's a chance of a passing shower or maybe a thundershower late afternoon or into this evening. and then tomorrow could get some more. details on tuesday's forecast in ten minutes. >> thank you, tom. >> thank you very much. let's go to jerry edwards now

but i think tom has that. i'm just not sure what you can do from a zoning standpoint. >> larry: could you envision a graceland? >> well, i could, but it's a difficult area. you have to go through this town. as you know, they drove him crazy. you know, the interesting thing is i've known michael from many different standpoints. and michael would spend a lot of time with my kids. i have beautiful kids. and at the time, the kids were very young. michael would come, play with the kids, he just loved children. he was not a child molester. and i am certain of that. he loved children. he'd play with my son eric and my son donald. and he'd just play with them forever. he loved children. he was not a child molester. you know that whole final saga of neverland and the police and what they did was, i think, a very, very -- a very, very bad part of michael's life. >> larry: are you coming out for the service? >> they invited me today and they've called me so many times it i'd love to do it. i just won't be able to be ther

tom brokaw arrived on his bike. he'll take a breather and jimmy lee will answer questions about whether the age of rain maker is over or not. he's exclusively with us. we'll be back in a minute. d#: 10 "i'm rethinking everything. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 including who i trust toook after my money." d#: 1-800-345-2550 tdd#: 1-800-345-50 "the dust might be settlin.. tdd#: 1-800-345-50 tdd#1-800-345-2550 "i guess i just done with doing noing, you know?" tdd#: 1-800-345-25 tdd#: 800-345-2550 "oh, i'm not thinking about moving my ney. td: 1-80345-2550 i am moving it." >>> it is beautiful here as you saw from the pictures with the rif rivers and mountains. some of the conversation here about the economy here at sun valley, distinctly negative. here to talk about the state of the economy and deals on wall street. james lee, we appreciate you taking the time. ken chenault was here and much more negative than people perhaps would have hoped for. saying best case recover i, second half of next year and doesn't think it's fair to

>> thank you very much, tom. >> tom, thanks very much. let's go to jerry edwards.s checking the traffic at this hour on a friday. what's it look like? >> good morning. still pretty quiet, not a lot to worry about, very good news. take a look here through northeast, checked out new york avenue, rhode island avenue, ken el worth avenue, not much at all. this is new york avenue at bladensburg road. a little bit of a traffic light issue and that's it. 95 southbound at quantico, had an accident reported. police check didn't find anything, so that's good news. northbound the lanes are open. 66 coming in from haymarket all the way in, no issues. the top side of the beltway, college park to silver spring, both ways moving quite nicely. barbara and joe, back to you. >> anks, jerry. >> thanks very much. new today, metro's red line could get a makeover. changes could be coming from the track to the platforms. news 4's megan mcgrath joins us live from the shady grove metro station with details on how this might affect with the way metro riders get around. >> reporter: good mor

tom watson is at the top of the leaderboard. 5 under par. >> the 59-year-old watson has been the story of the tournament so far. here's dan hellie with your sports minute. >> good morning, everyone, your sports minute starts with the nationals. last night taking on the cubs and jim riggleman's national managerial debut. he preached about getting results but the team did not respond. the nationals never caught up. they go on to lose 6-2. it's the nationals' 62nd loss of the year. >>> in golf, first round of the british open at turnberry. 59-year-old tom watson, who won the tournament there 32 years ago, is now in contention again. watson carted a bogey-free 65. he is one shot behind the leader, miguel an jell jimenez. as for tiger woods, he struggled. four bogeys, 4 over par going into the second round. >>> the redskins selected defensive end jeremy jar minimum out of kentucky in the third roupd of yesterday's supplemental draft. to get jarmin, they gave up their choice in the 2010 draft. 6'3", 277 pounds, he's the first suppleme

tom?ou and i have been talking for years now about the notion that when troops pulled out, there might be a realigning, people pushing for power to make sure certain groups don't get any power. is this what we've been talking about, or is this a simple continuation of what's going on? >> reporter: the bombings themselves are a continuation of what's been going on. if you remember, as i said, the christians have been targeted for years. under america's watch, hundreds of thousands of christians had to leave iraq for fear of their lives. minority groups, minority religious groups have been targeted. the most devastating attack of all was against a minority second where as many as 500 people were killed in one coordinated attack alone. so to some degree, this does not reflect the handover from american to iraqi command. they're jockeying for power. they're positioning. the maneuvering, that, nonetheless, continues unabated. so far we've not seen that translate to violence on the streets. one

. >> meteorologist tom kierein has joined us here in the studio, right there. >> hey, tom. going to the birthday party? >> sure. why not? get a frozen treat. you might want it later on today. will get up to around 80 or so. there's venus gleaming brilliantly in the eastern sky. in the western sky, got the juas-pfunasoo m andooitup j.er thg clouds.om cing int is ho iur, 67w waonsh67ingt. inray oay roo dright r no w, ano p bcipiontiuttoncos iol s aubbsurur r ndaleainars, uso jnt t ihedohepper0 5s, mid-50s toea r60 gr s.ee s. n i nirfafax, mtg onyerfa and prince george's counties. 50 t onhe eastern shore. it's in the 40s jeat n 5 r0 des eet in the tas unmoins. qu bun aeit of a clssoune. there's a weak area of low pressure around the outer banks giving us some high clouds. we'll see a few of the clouds in and out throughout the day. partly cloudy and cooler than average. highs only in the low 80s by the afternoon. average high is in the upper 80s. another day with low humidity. details on tomorrow coming up. >> thank you. >> sounds great. >> let's go to jerry edwards and take a

he said tom, i can't.his illegal, statue limitations is up, i've gone to the sheriff -- i said but if they molest one more boy they've molested 250. except i can't think about it it's illegal. i said please. he said tom can you play in quÉbec to california right now we never had this conversation. i was disappointed but i did. i got back two days later by brother chris called and said you know, there's a paperwork snafu with the adoption. and he wasn't able to adopt the kid. >> mike: thank god. somehow don't know what happened, but i'm very grateful to -- and i thought having done everything to cute what about the other kids in his new neighborhood. so i had my finance, three in the morning every friday night for a month, but posters, kid height of the guy, his address, his crimes, his face, six blocks around his house. to let everyone of them now. and so you know, -- i feel like i've dealt with it. and last year, this last year did the movie guards of the night where i played it back. >> mike: you play th

tom watson has become the oldest player ever to lead the majors.he could be the oldest to ever win. the third round of the british open has difficult conditions. he rolls it up and in for the shot of the day. here are some of the guys standing in his way. he got to 3 under par. he is one behind. steve schott a pretty steady 71 to get to 20 under par. he is tied for third. all eyes are on the 59-year-old tom watson. that was a huge par putt. he has won five british opens in his career. he plays like he is 20 years younger. they go ballistic. did i mention that he is 59? he was four under par. here is the leader board. here are a few that people have never heard of. tom watson knows the significance of what he is doing. >> there is a message to the story. that is your business, to write the story. it is my business to make the story. i have a game plan. it seems like it is working pretty well. >> i would say so. the orioles are playing in chicago. it is still going on right now. four-one with chicago leading in the eighth. >> he lost the fly ball. it

>> tom, good morning.feel the effects of that sunshine pretty soon now along interstate 66. here's the interchange with route 123. so far, no accidents but the sunshine is going to be a factor as you come in from the west so bear that in mind. other than that, pretty quiet all in all. on the rails this morning, very quiet. metrorail reporting everything is off to a quiet start. no early delays on any of the vre trains. marc rail says all lines on time. back to you. >> thank you very much. >> thanks, jerry. zblshgts we're helping to find jobs for you. the new type of resume job seekers are making in the hopes of standing out from the competition. >>> and why democrats on capitol hill are renewing their call for an investigation into the bush administration's torture and antiterrorism policies. the spy secrets members of congress want to know about. and as a progressive customer, you get to use any of our concierge claim centers. so i can just drop off my car and you'll take care of everything? yep, even the

tom watson is one back with two to play. now we go to the third playoff hole and watson shanks it again. this one into the deep, deep ru. instead of taking a rough he's going to risk and play it and he only gets it 10 feet. into the double rough and that's kind of the end. here's sic with -- snge with a comfortable lead. he will tap in for birdie. he wins the british open championship. >> i just didn't do it in the last hole. i hit the shot i meant to. when i was in the air, i said, i like it. and then all of a sudden it went over the green. and i just didn't get the job done. i really thought i was playing well. i knew how to play this golf course. and it was -- it was almost. almost. dream almost came true. >> this is would have been watson's first major championship. >> top of the fourth against cubs watch the shorp alberto gonzalez. and that's the start of the inning. alfonso soriano happy to be in washington. cubs win it 11-3. lance armstrong is all but conceded the tour de france. he says he won't try to go past his te

today long-time golfing legend tom wattson took a shot the breaking that rule. nbc's john yang has that story. >> reporter: it was one for the ages. two months shy of his 60th birthday, tom watson was the leader as he played the final hole of regulation play. on the path to his sixth british open and a place in the record books, the oldest player ever to win a major championship. watson hadn't won a major title since the 1983 british open and hadn't bon won a pga tournament since 1998. most of his play recently has been on the seniors tour. >> for tom watson to have almost won a major championship at 60 years of age, it's inconceivable. the next oldest player to have won a major was 11 years his junior. >> reporter: he was playing on scotland us a famed turnbury golf course the site of his 1977 victory, which watson calls one of the best moments of his career. today on the 18th green, he was an eight-foot putt away from victory and a place in history. and then on a four-hole playoff he lost by six strokes to fellow american stewart cink, who was only 2 years old

here he is, tom watson putting forboard on 16. 30 feet away. knocks down the long putt.lery shows incredible support as this would give watson a share of the lead. then his second shot from the edge of the fairway on the par 5 17th. look at it. gets a bounce right where he was it. it bounces and rolls to about 15 feet of the pin. it sets up an eagle attempt for tom watson who was loving every second of play this arn. watson missed the eagle, but he would settle for the tap-in for byrdie. he leads the british open at 4 under. >>> only8 holes n separate tom watson from becoming the oldest major champion in history at the age of 59. to some ker, d.c. united taking on colorado at home. united paid this one fun to watch. game tied at one second half. gomez with the corner kick. serves it up and look at that. brian namoff heads it in. you got to talk about a celebration there his first of the season. d.c. united comes back to win, 3-1. now we go to the first game of the soccer doubleheader at rfk. the washington freedom hosting st. louis. we start in the second half. no score,

and he i think what tom did last week was unbelievable.guy in the first round, he didn't leave one shot out of it. and then he led tied into the second round. led after the third round, and was still at the end of regulation, tied for the lead. that is pretty phenomenal for a guy 59 years old. >> you've spoken to him since, obviously. what else did he say to you? >> he was pretty disappointed. s. >> he was confident at what he was doing. and we, i said tom, i said i felt bad about the playoff, but your tournament was over at 72. you don't need to feel bad about the playoff. you don't need to feel bad. what you did, nobody ever your age has done it before. so feel proud of it. >> you won the masters, you were 46, and of course, that is a golf course that tends to skew toward the longer hitters. >> what happened this weekend compared to what you did at 46 at augusta? >> i think you've got to take the situation. i think that, you know, i think i could have competed probably into my 50s at the british open. you know, but i don't think i could

looks like we may get some humidity back today, right, tom? >> it is beginning to return, our old friend and relative humidity is now beginning to show up, oh, about 30, 45 miles or sothou swest of washington. beginning to soulowlyomep uouru way, but right now on radar, no preciparat tion ouethend mro iea ernrhe tntou b mnsai tut th a ee isho sr ohonhete t e tror c al cdelawa.re w ingst'to4 inhi wn, heow 70s in prince aiorge's courfy, 7ai fax and megontrys.ougont ie exound theioeg rn ce n rhtigeaay t bheht, it's a bit warmer,-7 mid0sthere. southeastern virginia in the ntnod-s,70ut inhes,ounsai i mth w s. e mihudiiv'shuhe a tsed arerr well ondara seeing adaew f sprinklesw in heout wrnes mandlary, lartnorniresrtatni igi v uponto ania a wlels a near richmond over toward williamsburg that's drifting off to the east this morning. quit a bit of cloudiness around for today. temperatures climbing into the upper 80s. yhis to be ratheramte t s afternoon and a small chance of a passing afternoon or early evening thundershower. a look at tonight and tomor

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>> check in with tom kierein. he's in storm center 4. tom? good visibility at the surface, clear view there. we do have a cloudy sky this morning and those clouds are producing a little light rain in southern maryland at this hour. getting some light rain from central calvert county into northern st. mary's and eastern charles county. that is slowly drifting to the north. but elsewhere we don't have any precipitation except far northeastern maryland and temperatures are in the low 70s in washington right near the bay. montgomery, fairfax, prince george's counties in the upper 60s. in the mid-60s around the shenandoah valley, mid-50s out in the mountains. near 70 on the eastern shore where they're getting some showers. it's humid there, dew points, salisbury, 69. that's humid. our dew points are not too bad around washington. it will turn more humid as the day progresses. highs reaching the mid-80s. small chance of a passing late afternoon or evening thundershower. a look at tomorrow's forecast in ten minutes. eun and joe? >> thanks very much.

i'm tom foreman in today for fredericka whitfield. you are looking at live pictures from ghana from accra, see the crowd gathered here in front of "air force one" gathering and watching for president obama's departure from their country. president obama has just arrived, en route, working out the details here to the airport after helicoptering from cape coast castle which is a place he was at earlier today, a place known for a -- an outbound point for people who would wind up being slaves in north america. a very dramatic and emotional visit there today for the president and his family. it is a place that struck many visitors to ghana before as one of enormous historic importance. just as this trip today is. you can see by how many people have gathered here today. all day long we have been hearing reports from people on the ground about how the people of ghana are very moved by the appearance of the president there and encouraged by his words. he chose ghana specifically because it is a working democracy and for the many problems this

. >> good morning, tom. >> unjuly-like. that is for sure. temperatures this morning down into the 40s and 50s out of the mountains. our nearby suburbs just west and north of washington bottom out in the mid 50s this morning. it's warmed up 20 degrees there. mid and upper 70s now. now in washington, d.c., 77. on the eastern shore, a wonderful summer day under way. in the upper 70s there. out of the mountains, a cool 71 at elkins. this morning they were flute 40s in many areas around spruce nob and seneca rocks. this afternoon a low humidity and light breeze out of the east. a very pleasant summer day. afternoon highs a good five degrees or so the average high. forecast for friday, the weekend and a look at next week will be in a few minutes. >>> let's go to jerry edwards and the news4 traffic network. >> good morning. nice day if you have to be stuck in traffic, you want to be stuck on a day like today. hopefully cars won't overheat. there is road work and backups at this hour. inner loop of the beltway in montgomery county, takes away the ri

the reply that tom just addressed. think she dealt with it as best she could because she does know that that issue is coming up before the supreme court that there are cases already on -- in the court that raise the issue. and she just could go with it no further than she has. >> marcia, this whole question of her speeches, the wise latina remark, other suggestions, that feels, gender, ethnicity could play a role. and we heard that again from the senators just now, that there -- are there two sonia sotomayor's one who rules in the mainstream who -- who puts -- cast opinions in the mainstream but then who makes speeches in another direction. how did that come down? >> well, i think this is an area where the republicans may have scored some points. she did back away in her choice of words, the -- what we have heard endlessly now as the wise latina part of one of her speeches. she said that that was a bad choice of words. but she did stand by what she meant. and what she said she meant in that speech and others is that a

tom?ident obama is heading home, air force one, wheels up in the air and out of ghana just a short time ago. he's over the atlantic now. cnn's ed henry has been following the president on the whole trip from russia to italy to africa and ed joibs us from the capital city of accra in ghana right now. when you wrap the whole trip up, good trip, bad trip? what is the white house feeling. >> white house feels good. top aides are saying they believe the broader point for this president was to try to show that the u.s. is leading again in the world. they believe he did in moscow in arms talks, they believe he did in italy dealing with financial issue, climate change and at like. now in africa, he was trying to administer what you might call a little tough love. day of the extraordinary moment, none more powerful than the first african-american president visiting a former slave for tress with his family. >> i think it was particularly important for malia and sasha who are growing up in such a ble

tom watson has been the story of the british open. he complete one of the greatest (mom) i'm not going to be able to see her every day. or sit on her bed and talk about her day. but she's ready. thanks to walmart's unbeatable prices, i was able to get her everything she needed. as well as what she wanted. letting go? mom! (mom) that's the hard part. set them up for success, for less. save money. live better. walmart. >> in theory, in theory, we are not supposed to cheer in the media, but good luck finding anyone covering the british open who wasn't crossing his fingers for tom watson. a 59-year-old winning the british open? tom watts wsh watson started the day with a one-shot lead but he didn't keep it long. ross fisher shot out of the gate with back-to-back burdens. he was done in by a quadruple bogey. >> watson, who had won five british opens, second most all-time kept plugging away. he moves into the lead at three under. stewart cringe -- sink. as watson walked to the 18th green, all he needed to do was sink this putt to win the ch

tom's here with the forecast. good morning, tom. >> good morning. sunrise less than an houraway yit'stlar cloudy this morning and really q ctetloolor f a ayuj g.rn in ong on darar,ra'ton h denyav ip threctitbusn aty it'nl onnl eer 5 upp0s t mnghisniorni in me gentryx fafairdangoncri p ouge cs.'sorient intoasnghiienndr ahe nea t bay in the 60 ts. but farther to the west, only in the low and-5id m0s.0 moing.e cloo rn mo infact, it's dippednow d inw tus j near 50 degrees out in the mountains. a cool start on the eastern shore as well. only in the 50s thereaw ay from ovhwars.e teras lt six hours, lvee' w it b ofitudlos cesin ng vi fmon t imrohe wemst. may beowom le sherseratern oallheou stonernnah sheoand ey, sounweervistvaia rgin , but for us we'll have clouds around and cooler than average temperatures. details on today's forecast coming up at 5:01. >> thanks, tom. >> let's say good morning and happy thursday to jerry edwards in the news 4 traffic network. >> good morning, everyone. as we get going, all is well so far. keeping our fingers crossed for

thank you, tom. >> thanks very much, tom.o to jerry edwards now, take a look at the roadways. >> it's looking pretty good. not too bad at all. top side of the capital beltway from i-95 and college park around to silver spring, lanes are open. 50 at the bay bridge through annapolis and continuing on down to shef ali, no hangups. 66 seems to be doing well. elsewhere, a live look along the i-95 corridor near 212, camera zoomed in a little bit, but look at that. nice clear, dry pavement there. a little bit of volume on the beltway, prince george's county through greenbelt and college park but moving along nicely. back to you. >> thanks, jerry. >> we're following a developing story this morning. right now southwest airlines is inspecting nearly 200 airplanes after a football-sized hole ripped open in the top of a flight bound for bwi thurgood marshall. flight 2294 took off from nashville yesterday afternoon when the hole opened up. the 737ad to make an emergency landing in charleston, west virginia. >> news 4's tracee wilkins join

he is staying in the tom watson sui suite. after him if he can make history today. no golfer has ever won a major in his 15th. watson had a one-shot lead entering today's final round. these very sweet bows on the hole 16. fisher might leave the course before he finishes his round. he is out of there if he gets a text saying his wife went into labor. >>> michael vick may be a freeman after serving time for dog fighting. the question is, will he play football again? >>> talk about taking the shirt off a man's back. look at this, this is u.s. versus panama. that's perez trying to hold onto his jersey has one fan fights him for it. with the help of teammates, he finally gets it away from him. dude, get your own shirt. >>> a rome tourist who doesn't like it gets a free kick here and the u.s. gets a 2-1 over panama. >>> gonzalez at the plate. he gets beaned in the head. had to leave the game and was taken to the hospital for tests. his brother adrian also played for the padres and came to the hospital later to check on edgar. that's

on 18, tom watson again, how about this? the birdie, a share of the lead, tied with steve marinoor the league. you could watch this right here on abc 7. watson and marino are on top, the final pairing tomorrow. jim furyk is five shots of the lead. tomorrow morning, 9:00 a.m. right here on abc 7. >>> jim riggleman's managerial debut it is tonight for the nationals. >>> celebrity golf tournament in lake tahoe, joe heisman -- joe theismann was a little bit hot under the collar. watch this. >> what is this stuff? what is this? first of all, tiger woods and bites him to play with him in washington, d.c. -- tiger woods invites him to play with him in washington, d.c. >> he has never seen a camera he does not like. having the right tools is crucial to being able to manage your diabetes properly. it's very important for me to uh check my blood sugar before i go on stage. being on when i'm feeling low can be like a rollercoaster. it does at times feel like my body is telling me to do one thing... and, my mind, my heart is telling me

good morning, tom. >> we do need rain. this is one of the driest julys in certainly recent memory, and may be one of the driest on record if we keep it up. this morning on radar, we don't have any precipitation around the metro area, but we have a few sprinkles in cothe county. we have showers off the coast that will continue to head up toward new england. and showers are heading to the north. we may have a passing shower or thundershower this afternoon. highs only reaching the low 80s. i will show you the forecast for the rest of the weekend and week in just a few minutes. >>> we will head out to jerry edwards to get an update on the traffic. how is it looking now? >> good morning, everybody. busy morning for the rush hour. busy midday for roadwork. crews are causing days out there unfortunately for folks trying to get to point a from point b. and delays on the outer loop begin at old george town road is a back up on 270. and the beltway, inner loop at i-66, work on there. and the woodrow wilson bridge, traffic is moving