the washington city paper just published the charges from the card in the name of team thomas. the group is supposed to introduce underprivileged kids to sports. those charges were made between 2007 and 2009. they include, $143 charges at hooters. $278 at jimmy buffett's margaritaville in myrtle beach. nearly $600 at a hotel in little rock, arkansas. and $160 at a steak house in little rock. this comes on the heels of d.c. attorney general irv nathan's civil lawsuit which claims thomas used $300,000 in city money as a personal expense account. thomas denies the accusations but has stepped down as chairman of the economic development committee pending an investigation. >>> one of harry thomas' colleagues will face tough questions today. the d.c. board of elections and ethics is holding a hearing in the d.c. council chair's kwame brown's campaign finances. brown's campaign committee is accused of failing to report more than $100,000 in contributions and nearly $350,000 in expenditures. the ethics board confined brown the ethics board can fine brown or refer the matter to the u.s.

the washington city paper published the charges from the card in the name of team thomas. the group is supposed to introduce underprivileged children to sports. those charges were made between 2007 and 2009. they include, $143 charges at hooters. $278 at jimmy buffett's margaritaville in myrtle beach. nearly $600 at a hotel in little rock, arkansas. and $160 at a steak house in little rock. this comes on the heels of d.c. attorney general irv nathan's civil lawsuit which claims thomas used $300,000 in city money as a personal expense account. thomas denies the accusations but has stepped down as chairman of the economic development committee pending an investigation. harry thomas isn't the only d.c. council member under scrutiny today. the d.c. board of elections and ethics is holding a hearing in to d.c. council chairman kwame brown's campaign finances. brown's campaign committee is accused of failing to report more than $100,000 in contributions and nearly $350,000 in expenditures. the ethics board confined brown over further matter to the u.s. attorney's office for poss

the district, from hooters to a perfume store to cash withdrawals at a las vegas casino, the washington city paper published charges from a debit card in the name of team thomas, a nonprofit group run by harry thomas meant to introduce underprivileged kids to sports. here's a sampling of the charges from 2007 to 2009 that the city paper uncovered after a freedom of information request. $143 at hooters. $278 at jimmy buffett's margaritaville in myrtle beach, nearly $600 at a hotel in little rock, arkansas, $150 at a steakhouse in the same city. the list goes on. these revelations follow the d.c. attorney general's civil lawsuit filed last month that alleged thomas used $300,000 in city money as a personal expense account. the attorney general listed 14 such examples in his complaint including money spent on an audi suv and golf outings to pebble beach and other courses. thomas has denied the accusations but has stepped down as the chairman of the economic development committee. he did not get back us to about this tonight. >>> another warning tonight about a potential terror attack on airplan

the washington city paper just published the charges from the card in the name of team thomas. the group is supposed to introduce underprivileged kids to sports. those charges were made between 2007 and 2009. they include, $143 charges at hooters. $278 at jimmy buffett's margaritaville in myrtle beach. nearly $600 at a hotel in little rock, arkansas. and $160 at a steak house in little rock. this comes on the heels of d.c. attorney general irv nathan's civil lawsuit which claims thomas used $300,000 in city money as a personal expense account. thomas denies the accusations but has stepped down as chairman of the economic development committee pending an invest gapgs. >>> one of harry thomas' colleagues will face tough questions today. the d.c. board of elections and ethics is holding a hearing in the d.c. council chair's campaign finances. brown's campaign committee is accused of failing to report more than $100,000 in contributions and nearly $350,000 in expenditures. the ethics board confined brown over further matter to the u.s. attorney's office for possible criminal charge

the washington city papers just published the charges in the name of team thomas. the group is supposed to introduce underprivileged kids to sports. those charges were made between 2007 and 2009. they include $143 at hooters, $278 at jimmy buffetts margaritaville in myrtle beach. $600 at a hotel in little rock, arkansas and 160 bucks at a steak house in little rock. this comes on the heels of herb nathan's civil lawsuit which claims thomas used $300,000 in city money for personal expenses. thomas denies the accusations, but has stepped down pending an investigation. >>> one of thomas's colleagues will face some tough questioning at a hearing taking place right now. the d.c. board of elections and ethics is holding the hearing and qualm brown's campaign financing. brown's campaign committee is accused of failing to report more than $100,000 in contributions and nearly $350,000 in expenditures. the ethics board can fine brown or refer the matter to the u.s. attorney's office for possible criminal charges. >>> tibet's spiritual leader is meeting with some top u.s. law

and also, we are obligated to let you know what is going on whether it is washington or city hall.the young people, 20 or 25 years old, they made major changes because they were able to communicate and go through the various social media being used. they turned around the leadership of the country. the conduct of an international level they can certainly be done in terms of getting issues on the table and having been treated seriously. they're about 20 young people and seven cisco. by virtue of what you have done, your leaders. you're speaking for many others. you have the ability to go back and talk to people. and your focus on making sure that the under youth know about what their rights are and about what they're different choices are. when you're a junior in high school, things may be too late. a junior in high school is the best person to be talking to a sixth grader or seventh grader so they can speak the same language and get them focused on the right road. each one of us has a responsibility. you are more than fulfilling your responsibility today in helping us and helping o

the closest to new york city is washington, d.c. york city has a heat index of 94 to start your morning. that's just, you know, gross, i guess, if you want to call it that. d.c. at 93. so let's get down to it. today's forecast well advertised, record heat possible. d.c. could be as high as 103 today. that includes all the cities in between, the 100-degree heat will spread through the raleigh area, too. st. louis should be near 100 today. we do get a break with thunderstorms in chicago, so good for them. detroit won't be quite as hot as yesterday, either, but still brutal in dallas where today will be the 21st day in a row of 100-degree heat. that, by the way, is the fifth all-time streak. sunday is the day it gets better for a lot of people from the midwest right to the midatlantic. so just got to make it until sunday. >>> bill, thanks so much. just another day in the celebrity tsunami life of lindsay lohan. plus, captain america's mission was to fight the nazis but he has an even tougher mission this weekend at the box office. beat

and washington coming in and avoids the local problems. >> new york came back after gerald ford told them to drotch dead. it was new york city that told them to get up on their feet after the feds dismissed it you didn't survive and revive because of washington. we did it on ouron. that is the key here. >> bear in mind there is a 12-year gap between the ford at the same time and guiliani . you better believe that guiliani used federal money as well. >> but the point is. and the point is. >> washington really want to help cities and going to have federal enterprise zones and you will see the come back again. remove them and entrepreneurs will do it >> i will give you a chance after viktor yampt we come back to the key that local people know how to use the resources better than the feds do. >>> and telling people locally how to navigate the washington money maze. this makes no sense. on a level, the states are increasingly dependent on debt financing on a national level to fund their own programs. it is around 30 percent of the state budgets are now coming from federal funding and that is a problem. that can't go on. >> very q

mayor, that washington is paying enough attention to the cities and the states? >> i think washington has its head in the sand. we're dithering with default, on the verge of frankly jeopardizing the full faith and credit of the united states of america. because democrats won't address entitlements-- medicare and social security-- and republicans don't want to talk about revenues or defense spending. the fact is, we've got to do all of that. i think simpson/bowles lays a template for what we need to do. you don't have to agree with everything in it. the fact of the matter is a mayor or a governor understands that you've got to find that middle course. you can't avoid your responsibility of balancing the budget. in this case, they ought to submit their resignations, frankly, if they put us in a situation where we're in default. >> schieffer: what about that, governor kasich? how is this going to impact your folks out there in ohio if we come to this impasse and we can't find a way to raise the debt limit? >> i think, bob, they will get an agreement. but let me just

washington. >>> and the city says some of the housing being built around the stadium is being reserved for lower and middle income residents. >>> well, some of the most stylish college students in the nation are right here in d.c. they are at howard university. that's right. the huffington post put howard at number two on its list of best-dressed colleges, right behind nyu. that blog commends howard students for their confident and colorful style. florida state is third. and parsons, the new school for design in new york, it comes in fourth. >>> the word "stylish" probably doesn't come to mind when you think about the car you used while you were learning to drive. mine was a hornet the. a yellow hornet. that's not the case for some teenagers in montgomery county. they are learning the rules of the road in one of the coolest cars out there. >> reporter: we've all been there, hours in the classroom taking writing tests, watching driving videos, all leading up to the rote lesson. you hop up to the chevy cavalier and take care of business. but potomac driving school decided they needed more power. >

williams fell short of another wimbledon title this year, but she is playing with the washington cassels against the kansas city explorers. this is a way for elite players to get ready for the u.s. open. she values her time in washington. >> i was here in april and it was great. some of those kids were here. i get to know them and see them a few times a year. i'm going to try to win for washington. it is not easy, but i'm going to try to win today for them. >> england taking on japan in the women's world cup. nice, long field pass with the volley upper 90s. it does not get better than that. perfectly placed. england wins, 2-0, and they advanced to the quarterfinals. espn and abc have acquired the television rights for wimbledon for the next 12 years. the finals and a highlight show will air right here. >> how many kids like that have you had? >> not many. -- kicks like that have you had? >> not many. >> do not forget to sign up for our facebook page give away. our first lucky winner is nicole. we will be giving away >> we're just ofa handful of days away from the final launch of the nasa shuttle space program.

writing for the "washington monthly," city paper, "the new republic" and other magazines. please give dr. willrich a very warm welcome. [applause] >> the thank you so much for that lovely introduction and thank you all for coming out this evening. it's terrific to be in this place. a beautiful building. and it's got so many wonderful public programs going on right now, bringing the history of medicine and disease which is so important to our national history, to people not only in functions like this but over the internet and through publication. so it's a real honor to be here, and want to thank you for inviting me. as everyone in this room knows, vaccine longtailed as modern medicine's greatest invention have lately become the subject of a bitter public controversy. according to a 2010 report from the centers of disease, 40% of american parents of young children have refused or delayed one or more shots for their child. that's up from 23% in 2003. so something is going on right now. this bike oval and evidence to the contrary, one in five american parents believe that va

an excessive heat warning has been extended today into washington, d.c. after the citysued code red air alert which means danger for residents of all ages. i'm joined by jason now. good morning. >> good morning, how are you? >> i'm well thanks. i'm glad as bad as it is in new york to not be in d.c. can you explain what the code red means? >> it means unhealthy air kwauflt level ifser the entire population. everyone needs to take it easy. reducing the amount of the time they spend outside and being careful not to overexert themselves. >> what about relief at nighttime? haven't the temperatures then been in the 90s at night even at midnight. why is it that nighttime isn't cooling off? >> we have very high humidity levels. when you have high humidity levels it makes the air that much harder to cool off. in d.c. last night it only got down to 84 or 85 degrees. it may have been the hottest night on record here in washington, d.c. >> well i know we hear about getting some relief by monday. it should be a little better even in new york tomorrow. how about the folks in d.c. wha

into july, the world is going to be progressively more concerned about whether this town, this city, washington d.c., can figure out a way to solve this problem. so the risk we face starts to happen in july. but then on august 2, we're left running on fumes. we have no capacity to borrow. i have to write 80 million checks a month to americans, including 55 million who depend on their social security check. we have to make principal payments or roll over $500 billion in debt in the month of august. about $87 billion in that first week in august. and so, for those reasons, we have to act... congress has to act ahead of that point. if they don't act, then we face catastrophic damage to the american economy. the leadership, to their credit- - and i mean republicans and democrats-- fully understand that. they have been very clear to the president and to me, including last thursday, that they are not going to take that risk. >> schieffer: so is august 2 the drop-dead date? >> absolutely. we've looked at all options. all options my predecessors have looked at. everything past presidents have looked at

writing for the washington monthly, city paper and other magazines. please dwi doctor will -- please give dr. willrich a very warm welcome. >> i've got so many wonderful public programs going on right now bringing the history of medicine and disease which are so important to our national history to people not only in functions like this, but over the internet and through publications. so it's a real honor to be here, and i want to thank carrie for inviting me and being such a gracious host. well, as everyone in this room knows, vaccines long hailed as modern medicine's greatest invention have lately become the summit of a bitter -- subject of a bitter public controversy. according to a 2010 report from the centers for disease control and prevention, 40% of american participants of young children -- parents of young children have refused or delayed one or more shots for their child. that's up from 23% in 2003. so something's going on right now. despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, one in five american parents believes that vaccines cause auti

. >>> the disintegrating tone in washington. this city is never pleasant in the summer but this week it is especially rampant. if this were a school yard spat, you could say president obama started it when he fired this shot at republicans. >> they're in one week, they're out one week. and then they're saying obama has got to step in. you need to be here. i've been here. i've been doing afghanistan and bin laden and the greek crisis. you stay here. let's get it done. >> well, today everyone piled on, republican john cornyn lashed out at the president on the senate floor. >> this is a grand opportunity for democrats and republicans to come together to do the nation's business. to be serious, not to be reckless, not to give demogagic speeches like the president gave yesterday. absolutely disgraceful, he should be ashamed. >> and democratic senator chuck schumer accused republicans of sabotaging the economy. >> all of a sudden it's sort of like a new fever has taken over the other side. that the best way to win is hurt the country as much as

for tomorrow, we're expecting all of this heat to come in the direction of new york city and washington, d.c. temperatures in mid-to upper 90s. it extends all the way back to the central and southern plains. they have been experiencing that drought and that dry land heats up even more. they will continue to see that. we get a shift in the jet stream, it breaks the pattern for the northeast and mid-atlantic states. by monday the temperatures drop back to the 80s and low 90s. unfortunately, the areas that have suffered the longest will continue to suffer the big area of high pressure that doesn't move from texas down into portions of central plains. >> does this have to do with the long-term currents that they talk about? >> some of the long-term currents, certainly. but definitely the jet stream usually we don't get influence by the jet stream this time of the year. but it looks like now we're going to see a bit of a break for some areas. however, with these patterns that have been setting up and nothing moving, everything is stagnant. that's why the central plains is still so very, very

the city of washington gets most of it for commercial development and housing. even a center for the homeless. >> but the colonel is confident the legacy of walter reed will live on. >> once you've been at walter reed, you can't get walter reed out of you. it's a part of your spirit. >> walter reed closing its doors officially in about a month and will shift its operations to a new facility that will be called walter reed national medical center with campuses in maryland and virginia. >>> still ahead on "way too early," the umpire who as we said yesterday made the worst call in the history of organized sports in the 19th inning two nights ago provides an explanation. hear what he had to say. and who's back in the middle of another call last night. sports is ahead. >>> plus, alex trebek isn't just a mean quiz show host who belittles those who give incorrect responses. he's also a tough as nails crime fighter. wait until you hear what he did to a burglar who broke into his hotel room. that story and a check on weather when "way too early" comes back. you could sav

city. >>> in washington this morning, we can expect fireworks of another kind, as senate republicans and democrats return to work on a deal to raise the nation's debt limit. house members return tomorrow. joel brown is in washington with more on this. good morning, joel. so, what are the chances an agreement can be reached soon? >> well, betty, let's put it this way, if democrats and republicans are getting closer to a deal on the debt limit, they're taking baby steps. the senate may be cutting its holiday recess short, but it's unclear just how much work will get done. republicans and democrats remain at odds over how to raise the nation's debt limit. the biggest sticking point, taxes. >> the last thing that employers need is further disincentives to not hire people. and that's what the higher taxes would mean. >> reporter: while the gop wants tax hikes off the table, democrats say they're needed to carve the $2.5 trillion out of the deficit republicans demand. democrats are calling for so-called revenue raisers. they include ending tax breaks for oil companies, and corporations that se

also by week's end we'll feel heat here, near 100 from new york city to washington, d.c.. but next few days, no rest for places like oklahoma. oklahoma city has been in the 100s for 27 days this year. >> this is tragic. we're losing our water and fish that are in the ponds. >> it's dangerous. the national weather service says heat is the number one weather-related killer, elderly are vulnerable. >> no complaint -- they'll complaint of dizziness and weakness. >> the remedy? stay hydrated, stay inside. under this dome of hot weather, even swimming pools are having a hard time staying cool. >> wow. >> i don't think i've seen that before. >> yeah. yeah. >> when have you to put the ice in the pool you know it's hot. >> no kidding. >> that does it for this edition of abc 7 news. >> and news 5k9 continues right now. >> treasure for a local boy scout troop accused of united statesing his investment company to bilk million autos and a proposal to freeze college executives salary autos and the pitch to send a local state championship team to their own version of the world series. >>

the city of washington gets most of it for commercial development and housing. even a center for the homeless. but colonel coots is confident the legacy of walter reed will live on. >> once you've been at walter reed, you can't get walter reed out of you. it is a part of your spirit. >> reporter: jim miklaszewski, nbc news, at walter reed. >>> we're back in a moment with brian on capitol hill. >>> and we're back from capitol hill in washington for one final word on what we witnessed here today. it is clear the house leadership is scrambling, trying to find the numbers to make the package work, and trying to find and nail down the votes to do what they want. that's in the house where revenue bills originate. the senate, in effect, waits for them, though we should point out closed door meetings continue, trying to find a bipartisan solution. we saw at least one white house official here today. we recorded a lot of it, and, again, this was a first for any news organization. it will all air as part of an hour long special this coming sunday night at 7:00, 6:00 centr

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mid-80s washington, d.c., pax river, ocean city. 81 westminster. low 80s rock hall, kent island and annapolis. it's loosely organized, upper air feature. it's just meandering along. the mountains will take some of the power out of this thing. i don't think we have a washout this evening at all. with any luck at all, this is over, said and done with by fireworks time. believe it or not, one this me anders south of the arks skies will clear out to a rather partly cloudy condition. this high pressure will run our weather through the week. this is one of the biggest vacation weeks of the year. weather is going to cooperate. i can control these sky backgrounds. i've made it mostly cloudy because that's the forecast. do understand wave 50% chance of maybe a passing shower or thundershower before we go partly cloudy and fall to the mid-60s tonight. we have a good shot at 91 degrees tomorrow, hot with sunshine, some passing fair weather clouds. just understand that we're not looking at a washout, but the forecast has absolutely changed since don and i did

that front hes toward the i-95 corridor, new york city, philadelphia, washington, d.c., as he head into late sunday and independence day. >> bernie, thank you. >>> we learned today of something happens to american families preparing to spend this fourth of july in state parks. told to pack up their things and go home. state parks closing for business in minnesota. abc's david wright tonight on the parks and the families being sent home. >> reporter: the great champion of state parks said between every two trees is the doorway to a new world. but today in minnesota, the last came persons in state parks were kicked out, so they won't be trapped in when rangers put the padlocks on. due to a state government shutdown, all 74 of the state's parks and reconsideration areat are closed. the hansen family had planned to spend the fourth of july weekend enjoying the great outdoors. >> it is pretty discouraging that the only reason we're not camping at a beautiful state couldn't do their part to keep it going. >> reporter: minnesota isn't alone. in washington state, starting today, park visitors f

real quick, the biggest difference between being a player and a head coach in this city of washingtonc. when you go out and about. >> the time spent at home. i used to get nice two-hour lunches and go take a nap. naps. no more naps. >> all right. so d.c. united should be sending checks to ben olsen's family. that's more on that tonight on "sports final." hakem? >> ben olsen our guest tonight. he has two little kids, two lovely little kids. they're not allowing him to nap anymore. he's got a lot of work on his hands. >> thanks, buddy. >>> still ahead, he cannot move his legs, but that didn't stop this guy from traveling 4,000 miles with a message for washington. washington. we'll tell y denny's new tour of america menu. 50 star cuisine. the new tour of america menu. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. i am playing with my friends. hey, mrs. d... joseph? sarah! it's mommy's turn now. let's go. [ male announcer ] the average home has over four internet-connected devices. we were gonna storm the castle. i love your hair. [ sarah ] thanks i went to your guy.

. >>> if washington can't pay its bills, cities and states may be on the hook when we come back. my exclusive interview with a man who knows a lot about that. new york's mayor, cory booker. [ bell tolls ] distracted driving. ♪ [ disco ] it accounts for 25% of car crashes. and it's why the best agents help safe drivers get a lower rate. - exactly. - oh! [ announcer ] we are insurance. ♪ we are farmers bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ personal pricing now on brakes. tell us what you want to pay. we do our best to make that work. deal! my money. my choice. my meineke. >>> the debt battle in washington has serious implications to cities across this country. joining me is one mayor who is keeping a close eye on negotiations, new york's mayor, cory booker. how are you? >> i'm doing great. thank you for having me. >> thanks for joining me. in your own experience of things, how much of this going on right now is political, and how much of it is about an ideology involving how to deal with the finances of this country? >> i can't say i know the hearts and minds of the congress people in the

yesterday in washington state the moody's told the university of washington and the city of seattle andty of king that if there is a default, they will immediately lose their -- they will be on the bond rating watch list, and they'll drop their bond rating. that means we pay more money in the state of washington. that's going on all over the country. these -- they're like kids playing with dynomite in the school yard. they do not know what they're doing. >> well, we appreciate your perspective democratic congressman from washington. jim mcdermott. good luck today. >> thank you. >> as you know, uncle sam is quickly running out of cash as the government scrapes up against the 14.3 trillion debt ceiling. apple actually now has more cash on the books than uncle sam. the maker of ipads and iphones sitting on $76 billion. while the u.s. treasury now has about $74 billion. my colleague richard lui has more details on who may get paid and who might not if we default. good morning. >> good morning to you, alex. it's a catch 22. you thinkle sam struggling, like many americans right now. not enoug

host: that was scott from mason city, iowa. washington has a chart they call the menu of budget possibilities. we are hearing so many choices. senator co-burn is here. here are a comparison of four. the $4 trillion deal called the grooned bargain which comprises any or all of the options for $4 trillion in savings. the $3 trillion deal, and the $2.5 trillion deal, and the $1.5 trillion deal called "the fallback deal." let's look at the tax changes. that caller was in favor of more flat tax. two of the tax plans have a thorough tax overhaul in them. the two smaller ones do not. for the caller concerned about medicare changes, cuts to medicare raising the eligibility age to 67, the two largest plans, the $4 trillion and $3 trillion have that. the two smaller plans do not. you can find those at "the washington post."-- you can find those at washingtonpost.com. l caller: my area down here, we have no jobs. we've people laid off. we give back to this tax cut. you got people all on disability here. you got them on medicare. and people under the

right now it's 84 hagerstown and easton, 81 washington, d.c., 82 pax river, 86 ocean city. in cumberland 81, low as abel air, rock hall, annapolis and columbia. we're still looking at that larger frontal boundary sitting out to the west. here's that light shower activity. it appears it will get across the bay, move in an east- northeasterly direction. there is a clearing line not that far away. that front is going to mean some business in the form of a better chance of widespread showers and thundershowers at points tomorrow and then again on thursday. it won't be real rainy, but it won't be real sunny. 92 degrees is the high today. tonight 70 is the low, partly cloudy. tomorrow i don't want you to think it will rain all day. there will be a shower or thundershower around mainly later. friday's forecast very much the same. >>> still ahead, imagine a time when on your 100th birthday you would still be considered middle aged. a new theory just ahead. >>> here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour. for updates anytime, go to wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> more screening

barometer, 29.88 inches and falling. 88 in cumberland. 81, oakland. 94, washington. 84, ocean city. easton. with a relative humidity in the 30 to 40% range. it's making temperatures feel 3 or 4 degrees warmer than the actual degrees. so even though it's 94, it really feels more like 96. only 86, the temperature closer to the water. but we have thunderstorms north of the city, as you saw. particularly in baltimore and harford county. and we'll continue to give those folks rain. south winds, as you can see, pretty good breeze now. pushed the activity sort of away from the baltimore region. there's another batch of activity that will be developing tomorrow. along a frontal boundary crossing portions of ohio, pennsylvania, north of our region. actually, from about boston. can't really see it too well. but you see those clouds there, tomorrow, that line is expected to be a little further to the south. a little wave of low pressure coming in from the midwest, will help to induce more showers and storms. could see 1 to 2 inches of rain in some of those local downpours tomorrow. by saturday

city. washington, d.c., feels like 108 degrees. that's dangerous heat. we're in the thick of it now.e going to be feeling around this range for next several hours. use a lot of caution. hopefully your air conditioning is working. if not, get out of there and find a safe place to be where you can cool your body down. now, we have seen a nice break in the heat here across the upper midwest. things look really hot, though, still, across the southern plains states. 102 in dallas and into the houston area. there are some areas that are going to get a break. this heat dome which has been centered really now across the great lakes and across the northeast is finally going to start to sink off down to the south by tomorrow. boston, new york city, getting that relief. unfortunately d.c., you'll be on the south end of this and stay hot right throughout the rest of the weekend. we have some thunderstorms i want to mention, some strong to severe ones are expected across the midwest and the great lakes today. record rainfall in chicago and that rain continues to come down at this hour. they had n

want to actually see competition for all that be american and it goes without saying that the city of washington d.c. is an exemplary model of american fascism what will it be today will your car body slam into concrete for dancing no way you just drank a bottle of water on the metro didn't you that's going to be a fine citizen but he didn't x. is one sixteen zero doesn't matter pay the fine you dirty little criminal i'd recommend you go find a tall glass of ice cold lemonade but i just put down the local lemonade stand so you'll have to go buy one from one of our state funded museums bottom line if local and state governments around the country want to really make a killing pun intended they need to step their game up and like the romans do copy the district controls the level of dedication and you'll be raking in the big bucks i've asked before but i'll ask again what do these people actually produce if there is going to create jobs it might as well put people into jobs that were actual products or services are being offered sitting at a desk stuffing your lip it covered cart filled ass with c

. >>> the 2011 season of tennis starts tonight with the washington castles taking on kansas city. venus william will be play for the castles in tonight's match. >>> as americans celebrate the fourth of july all over the u.s., there was quite a ceremony in london to honor a former american president. a new statue of ronald reagan was unveiled on the 4th. fox's greg palcott has the story. >> reporter: americans celebrating independence day in london's grosvenor square. a 10-foot bronze statue of ronald reagan now adorns this park. condoleezza rice saws reagan would have a hard time imagining -- >> a europe, whole, free and at peace, a europe in which we enjoy friendship and alliance with the former captive states in the trans-atlantic alliance called nato. >> reporter: british form secretary william haig joining rice in the unveiling ceremonies. >> we can be proud about what this statue says about britain and america. it reminds us of a period of extraordinary achievement and hope in world affairs after a time of darkness and danger. it celebrates the life of an exceptional and gift

as the rest of the world watches with hope first ability in an unstable world in washington christine for south our city. and later this hour here on our kaiser report takes on the euro countries who are selling the family silver to stay afloat. seeing the introduction of neo feudalism into europe as we've said all along sell sell sell everything must go in great fire sale these nations are giving up income producing assets they're basically the they're tollbooths right it's not capital things that has nothing to do with capitalism capitalism in the first competition if you're not allowed to compete because the state is orchestrating takeovers from foreign banks of your assets that's called an occupation. eight minutes past the hour here in moscow nato's actions in libya are cynical costing human lives that's how russia's foreign minister put it in an interview with russian state television let's find out what else i had to say he. has more details from the heart of the russian capital. i suppose with rain here in the russian capital sort of the russian foreign minister has been pouring scorn over what

into july, the world is going to be progressively more concerned about whether this town, this city, washington d.c., can figure a way to solve this problem. >> reporter: a closer look at the sticking points and whether defense cuts are still on the table during my next update in about an hour. for now live in washington d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> well, a lot of people want to know how a stun gun ended up on a jet blue plane. the discovery was made friday night by crew members who were cleaning up after arriving in new jersey from boston. the stun gun was found tucked into the back of a seat. at this point it's not clear who the weapon belonged to or how it got on the plane. >> i can't imagine getting anything through. hats off, belts off, everything. so that's pretty amazing. >> the tsa and the f.b.i. are now investigating. >>> our time is now 5:16. well, the f.b.i. has been asked to investigate new death threats against the lake county sheriffs. the press democrat reports someone hijacked radio frequencies belonging to the sheriff's office last week for about ten minutes. a

city tomorrow. temperatures record-breaking, maybe down to washington, d.c., but by sunday it does shift a bit. it drops south. that means cooler air will come in or at least not as hot and into the 80s in new york city by sunday into monday, but notice the southeast, the southern and central plains, still in the brink of that heat. they will not get the relief from the jet stream. patterns over the oceans in the north atlantic oscillate back and forth. it's in a negative phase right now which may be attributing to the heat and the drought over parts of the southern plains and why that's continuing and why they won't get any relief because the jet stream is just not strong enough to go that far south. >> see if you can do something for those folks in st. louis. >> i really wish i could. >> janice huff, thanks for joining us here in our studios as always. >>> overseas, tonight we'll tell you about the next global crisis you will be hearing about. it's bad and fair warning, it's hard to watch, and it's going to get worse. the u.n. is using a word we don't hear them use often, and that's famine. it

global resources of abc news, with er the cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city and terry moran in washington, this is "nightline," j jy 20th, 2011. >> good evening. well, it's not only hot, it's deadly hot. at least 22 people have died so far in the heat wave currently sweeping the country. and conditions will only get more dangerous in the coming days,, forecasters say. factors such as relative humidity of more than 0% and little or no wind are making temperatures that are already high feel downright unbearable. here's abc's john donvan with a snapshot of our sizzling states. >> reporter: it's all over the map this heat. 106 degrees in wichita. 98 in milwaukee. oklahoma city, 106. 99 in chicago. and while it seems to be going nowhere, this heat, it is, in fact, slowly sliding east, which is why the map, literally the map, has been in the headlines almost everywhere. hot colors we're not used to seeing. triple digit temperatures likely ahead for new york, philadelphia, washington. with 27 states in some sort of heat advisory, the almost predictable heat related casualties in the neighborhood

cities are the priciest? it probably won't surprise you to learn the washington area ranked in the top ten in a new list from kiplinger magazine. some of the factors, high real estate, rising energy cost especially for gasoline and electricity. here is your top five. new york city came in at number one in the country. number two, honolulu, hawaii. number three, san francisco. san jose, california was number four. stanford, connecticut number five. as for washington, d.c., we came in as the sixth most expensive city in the country. incomes are well above average here thanks to the strong job market but the cost of living is -- rental prices are double the national average. for anybody who's tried to rent a place lately, they can tell you. >> you told us more people are renting because the mortgages are so high and just trying to get into a home, you have to jump through hoops to impress the banker. >> rents are up. foreclosures are up. it is part of one vicious cycle. >> hunker down. >>> well, most of us went to or hosted a cookout and maybe watched a parade and fireworks for our 4th of july. >> a few of the a

city. here in washington, points north and west, mother nature is trying to give us some slightly trier air and that is causing a little cooling and a little fog. be ready for a little fog as you get into the mountains off to the north and west. reagan national, one the warm spots, 75. humidity, 73%. there are your winds out of the north at nine miles per hour so that is a bright spot. here is your forecast, mostly sunny skies. warm, still rather humid with a hig degrees later today. we'll take showers and thunderstorms out of the afternoon forecast for a change. they will return tomorrow. i'll have details on that coming up. >> thank you. senate some folk living in arlington, virginia still cleaning up after sunday night's big storm. a slew of trees and power lines knocked down. the wind were estimated between 60 and 70 miles per hour during the storm in arlington. dominion reports about 2400 soft mores without power in northern virginia this morning. >> very interesting now that people are back to work dealing with all that. dealing with all the traffic as well. it will be a busy day. >>