in arlington county, i'm tracy wilkins, news 4. >>> right now at 6:00, flooding solution. the steps bloomingdale residents are taking to stay dry the next time we get heavy rain, which could be quite soon. >>> also, police make a quick arrest after an unusual stabbing in montgomery county. >>> as thousands of kids head back to school, one of the largest school systems in the country is keeping up with the growing population. >>> this i

in laurel, tracy wilkins, news4. >>> get ready for big changes in the weather world. we may need a jacket tomorrow, folks. chief meteorologist doug kammerer is on the weather deck with the first word. >> for many of us, we'll have to go to the closets, maybe go to the attic, because we're going to be pulling out the jackets, maybe the sweaters tomorrow morning. that is how cool it is going to be. many of you will wake up to some of the coolest numbers you've seen in months. many of you will also wake up to the numbers in the 40s. that's right. out there right now, 75 degrees. abundant sunshine. it is a really gorgeous day. winds right now out of the northwest at 14 miles an hour. temperatures around the region, right now sitting between 5 and 10 degrees below average. 75 right now in la platea. 75 down to culpepper. no rain to show you. we're not going to see any rain for most of the week. if not the entire week. and through your morning tomorrow, let's head over to the university of maryland. the temperatures today down to about 73 at college park. waking up to numbe

tracy wilkins emceed today's event. and as you can see, that was earlier in the day. the skies opened up over much of our region. >>> it was a quick transition too. the sun was out, everything was good, we had our first thunderstorm morning for martinsburg, west virginia at noon. once we got the warnings going, it was katie bar the door around here. severe weather warnings, plenty from 91 all the way to the chesapeake bay. tomorrow will not be a repeat performance of today. nobody really wants another one of today. outside we go, a very warm day. out ahead of the front. boy, did we surge in temperature. 91 degrees. our high temperature today, as far as rainfall amounts at the three major reporting airports. about a half inch at reagan, almost a half inch at bwi. 91 degrees, we just keep adding on those 90 degree days for the year. that may be it. i see no 90s anywhere in the forecast coming up the next seven to 14 days. 68 degrees in washington, with a brisk northwesterly wind. current temperatures low to mid-60s pretty much everywhere. the real thing you're going to

and tracy wilkins also spoke to the group. assault cases among girls went up 24% from 1996 to 2005.hat's something brooks says has got to change. >> we want to save our children. we want to invest in our children. we're talking to our young daughters about how to use special media responsibly. we're investing in our children as a community. >> every student who attended today was encouraged to join programs to help reduce teen violence. >>> well, breathe deep and jump. that was the theme for an unusual fund-raiser. for a donation of at least $50, yes, you could repell down the woodies building in washington. the view coming down the side of the building was just amazing. >> it was incredible. i was nervous at first, i'm not going to lie. i was a little afraid. but just descending down the building and being able to look over washington at the same time, it just -- it's an experience. >> all the money raised goes to the longevity foundation, which supports lung cancer research. >> i have a fear of heights myself. >> that's why you and i weren't repelling down the building. >> i tweet

news4's prince georges county bureau chief tracy wilkins explains who is shelling out all the money. >> a good job. the key to a good life. >> reporter: the folks behind tv and radio ads like this one in favor of question 7 are part of a ballot issue committee called for maryland jobs and schools incorporated. so far they've spent $8.1 million trying to get votes for expansion in november. this is a lot of money. >> it is and it is going for a good cause. >> reporter: he sxrels operates national harbor. the likely location of a las vegas style casino in prince george's. they'll also contributed the least to the committee. according to records filed with the maryland board of elections, mgm, the likely operator of the casino, has contributed $8.3 million. cbac gaming llc is behind a proposed baltimore casino. they've given $1.2 million. and peterson, $400,000. >> between radio and television. it is not cheap. so it might seem like a big number but we're out there competing with the time on the air with the presidential elections and the likes of that. >> reporter: tv ads alone in the