>>darya: if you live in redwood city near wilmington gray and wilmington way did you will find resultsd pg&e he is doing tests. >>will: they are putting -- they are filling the new- line full of water. and after they check the pipes they will clear out the water and refill the pipes and after the deadly san bruno gas new-line explosions, critics have been in demanding that pg&e is tantau out of the conditions of the pipes. will tran come of kron 4 news. >>mark: there is an attempted robbery in stone ridge mall earlier this month. in pleasanton case the victim was able to hold onto her purse. the shoppers say that they were not aware of the incidences. >> of it is scary though. i looked at it like this. if they're trying to rob heard there will probably try to rob me. >> you would not think as a woman to be confronted by another woman. >>mark: these are to african-american women in their late 20s. >>darya: 26 year old mark daniels worked and vintage high-school. he said that he has been accused of looking through a social networking site. these girls were 15 and 16 and he will be. >> >>

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crossed over and headed right for the forest hill airport and ran right into rising sun and into wilmington and caused issues in northern delaware, and the storms are moving out of here. the shot downtown is looking good. not only did we see severe weather but look at this in west virginia, impressive shot on facebook, 77 in town, look at the 90s. it's still 90 in st. louis. that heat is on the way and more on the 7-day forecast in just a minute. >>> an update on breaking news, search crews are in the water in the dish river near about we are dean, the weather is -- abeldeen, and authorities say they still don't know if the person is a man or a woman. we'll keep you updated on that. >>> it may be a pain that no parent ever wants to imagine, the children victims of murder. >> more on the event that brings those bonded by tragedy closer to heeling. >> reporter: it is a club that increases in size every year and the women who are part of mother's of murdered sons and daughters are spreading the message hoping no one else has to join them. you'll find their faces on a t- shirt and hear their st

and look at wilmington 59 degree dew points that's pleasant. compared to the 71 in town right now.e rain running just along the maryland pennsylvania border and this is going to shift offshore today. leaving with it clouds and lower humidity. that northerly wind punching in and that's going to allow for a cooler drier airflow. in fact 77 in dc right now. you go north and look at inteenior -- interior new england. upper 50s and we will get the overnight lows into the 60s for tonight. two degree guarantee of 87. sunshine and cloud mixture for tonight down to 68. mostly cloudy skies. the 7-day forecast. 87 today and 85 tomorrow and there's a good chance of showers and storms. wednesday 87 and they will be into the 80s for much of the week and more humidity building back in friday going into next weekend. let's look at traffic this morning lauren cook back and looking tanned how we doing. >> reporter: well, mike, unfortunately the heavy rain is causing a a mess -- causing a mess on the roads. you can stick with route 144 as an alternate. more problems in howard county. traffic lights a

it's now wilmington, delaware. so a special welcome. you're currently, as i understand, a professor of nuclear engineering at uc berkeley. general scowcroft said you're the brains in the operation. that's a high compliment. i know he's got plenty of brains, himself. so does congressman hamilton. the full content of your written statement will be included in the record. i'll ask you to go ahead and proceed. we'll probably start voting around 10:45. one vote. general scowcroft, please proceed. >> thank you, mr. chairman. carper, distinguished members of the subcommittee, it's a pleasure to be before you today to discuss the final recommendations of the blue ribbon commission on america's nuclear future. before we begin, i would like to pass along co-chairman lee hamilton's deep regrets for not being able to be with you today, but i'm very pleased that fellow commissioner per peterson was able to join me. i would like to note that congressman hamilton and i were delighted to work with such a talented and dedicated group of fellow commissio

afternoon and that is the hottest temperature ever in atlanta today, 106 degrees, amazing. 103 in wilmington. 97 degrees and cooler, hundreds and we had that yesterday. i think later tomorrow, the high temperatures are back in the upper 90s, no heat advisorys and we'll see if we get more for tomorrow afternoon and that is that big thunderstorm complex. that one just missed us. if you were a viewer on to the west, culpepper and to charlottesville, you got in on that thunder action again and severe with a few tornados that developed east of richmond during the nighttime hours and last night, looking upstream. we're quieter into indiana and ohio and a potential of a shower or two and we'll into the weather here into early sunday and with that future cast in motion. one or two scattered late-day storms, cloudy tomorrow night and warm and humid and into the night. partly cloudy skies, 79 the leave night low and the winds, west five to 10 and hot and humid. 99 the daytime high tomorrow and there is your five-day forecast and that is on to monday, temperatures in the mid- 90s, plans for the 4th of

and isolated storms in philadelphia north of wilmington. a few storm clouds moving into ohio.hese are not on the scale of the storms from friday night. there is the potential for severe weather. temperatures cooled from the 90's to the 80's. they made it to 97 at the airport and 101 at the harbor. the record was 103 that in 1901. we did not break the record, but it made everybody feel like it was in the 100's. statewide, the temperatures are still in the 90's. even near the bay, it is warm. it is only 81 in oakland. satellites radar combination. you see the storm clusters, a few storms in connecticut and rhode island and the coastal areas of massachusetts and in the carolinas. that is moving along this front that was south of us last night. now it is that north again. this big area of high pressure is still sitting there. storm activity will be along the north edge of this thing. the front is expected to slip a little soft can be noise until the fourth of july. the sunshine will be somewhere -- the storm will be somewhere in the mid-atlantic region. most of the nation is a ste

a group of men started firing into the crowd in wilmington, sheeting three people. killing one of the gunman and injurying another. >>> rescue workers make a gruesome discovery in a creek in caroline county. three children are dead after drowning. investigate rs ers are -- investigators are calling it a horrible accident. >> investigators pulled out three bodies, two 12-year-olds and an 8-year-old drowned. neighbors say yesterday started like any other as the boy were last spotted playing basketball. >> it's like a routine. go to the store, get something to drink, go play basketball. >> one of the boy's stepmother noticed her son who came to the u.s. from haiti in march wasn't at home when she returned from work late last night. >> we looked everywhere. we called the police. not until this morning they found out what happened. >> now police are ruling the drowning an accident. neighbors say masrshyhope creek is dangerous and something needs to change to prevent another drowning. >> it's a tragedy. they need to do something. they need to do something so that this doe

once you get north of cecil county up towards wilmington, new york, long island, that's where the extensive heat warning is. knows we don't have -- notice we don't have any storm advisories at this time. here's first warning doppler weather radar. we have a clear scan around maryland. you start to widen up and go to north western pennsylvania and you can see we do have a cluster of storms right now coming off of lake ere ree. these may stay in tact and by act -- about 5 o'clock give us enough of a ripple that we could see some spotty thunderstorms in the areas. i'm not too concerned about fire works this evening being interrupted. between 5:00 and 8:30, just before 9:00, that's where we may see some scattered pop up thunderstorms. folks, it's july the 4th. we actually have some good news for you coming in our first warning weather segment. don, back to you. >> thank you very much. remember wjz 13 is always on for you for the latest forecast and your own live look at the doppler any time go to wjz.com. >>> despite the heat baking much of this country it's not stopping americans and american

there's a broken line that goes from wilmington, the delaware bridge into d.c. i want to take you into some of the hotter spots. take a look at some of the lightning that crossed the bay. kent county seeing a tremendous amount of lightning. chester town, you look toward the north a tremendous amount of lighting in. annapolis, a tremendous lightning show. this is crossing over into the bay. special marine warnings, avoid any kind of activity along the bay for at least two to three hours as these are slow moving storms. so stevensville, 6:02. queens town at 6:29. this cell moves over the bay heading toward queen anne's county and kent county. temperatures falling well into the 70s and 80s out toward the west. we're going to detail a much drier forecast coming up in just a bit. >>> it's one of the biggest farmers market in the baltimore area bring thousands there every sunday. forget about the fresh prow. many go for the specialty cooked meals at the market. the food is fresh, but is it safe. abc2's joce sterman has the answer. >> reporter: not all the faithful flo

wilmington, delaware feels like 97 degrees. the heat and humidity combined, we have that excessive heat advisory for southern baltimore and all of the city limits until 9. i anticipate the weather service reissuing that. we are expect near dangerous heat on top of us during the course of your tuesday. a few clouds moving across the area. otherwise, we'll call it a mainly clear sky. 92 around the 8:00 hour. we'll wake up to 76. 96 as we head into tomorrow afternoon. so you can see some of the mopup showers. the mopup -- some of the pop-up showers. we'll watch this system her the northern plains that goes all the way into idaho. that's a system that comes out as we head into wednesday afternoon, wednesday evening. once this interacts with the heat and humidity, that could trigger off a shower. look at the heat. 99 degrees over the southern dakotas. all this heat is pouring on a southwesterly wind. another sizzling sunshine. upper 90s with real feel numbers between 100 and without -- 105. that will be enough of a trigger to give u

there is the center off just about wilmington or even charleston south carolina. that 6:00 wednesday so thiasus term will press north from wednesday late into thursdayf. that takes a turn inward that could mean a better chance for showers and storms into the latter part of the week. for now the first of two wild cards, that will make it further off shore. overnight 68, tomorrow we will keep the threat for showers and storms into the afternoon. 86 degrees. tomorrow it night down to 70, cloudy sky and seven day forecast, you know i think the best chances for rain will come tomorrow late and late wednesday in to the first part of thursday. enhance the shower chains and first part of sunday. it'll be august like temperatures for the first weekend of august. >> august like temperatures. >> what happened to july? >> what happened? >> still there for another day. >> didn't they just wrap up fireworks. >> jim johnson. did his rivera imitation. getting three big outs in the 9th as the orioles beat the yankees, 5-4 to 3406 to with in six and a half games of first place. mar

only about 9 miles in baltimore. 8 in wilmington and this is your hour by hour forecast. showers and thunderstorms are possible going no the afternoon with temperatures right around 95 degrees. let's check of the abc2 timesaver traffic with mike masco. >> reporter: good morning. we are talking about some downed trees and wires. frederick road closed and we have a few roads in town subjected to closures during to the debris from the storms last night. especially over carroll and baltimore county and howard county reporting a few issues with downed lines. frederick road closed route 97 at cearnlg mill drive be aware of that. we have police activity. this is unspecified police activity on park heights avenue. they have shut it down we will try to get more information to share with you in a little bit. baltimore city we have an accident off 83 and construction will continue certainly a long-term project we will have to deal with monument street is closed down again probably subject to closure over the next several days involving that sink hole. outside for a live shot and we

wilmingt wilmington, charlotte, the better chances this afternoon, the daytime heating will help get some of those thunderstorms really going. there's a look back to the rest of the southeast, similar to yesterday, a 12-hour loop, we'll likely see storms fire up back toward dallas. there's a look at temperatures across the rest of the country. with thunderstorms possible through southwest florida. with a little bit of spin in the upper atmosphere. at this point, nothing really tropical in nature to worry about. still showers down toward sarasota and the keys. for the most part, looking pretty good across a good part of the country. we'll talk during "morning joe" about some of those showers. >> good in kansas city for the all-star game? >> looking good for sunshine there. >>> last night in kansas city, home run derby. usually controversy-free. a little hostility from the fans last night directed toward yankee slugger robby cano. 40,000 fans were unhappy because robby cano as captain of the home run derby american league team didn't pick billy butler as part of the american league tea

i spent the bulk of my life after moving from scranton and wilmington and lived in a suburb and all but three years i can think of when my grand mom died and my grandpa moved in when he had a stroke. my uncle, et cetera. normal. normal. but you know what? the way some of these guys talk about us, they think that somehow we come from that circumstance, our parents and we don't dream that our kids can be millionaires and that our kids can have a fortune 500 company and that our son or daughter can be president or vice president of the united states. my mother never had a doubt that i could be vice president or president of the united states. my mother and father never had a doubt that my brother, jimmy, could be a successful businessman. they never had a doubt that my sister, valerie, could do whatever she wanted. that's what being middle class is. and no one, no group of people make it more probable or possible for someone to achieve and attain than educators in the united states of america. [ applause ] you're the one. you're the one to equip the next generation. you're the ones that gi

in terms of temperatures, at 11:00 east in the hot spot at 79 and wilmington eastern shore numbers between 74 and 76. we've been talking a lot about the dew points, we're falling back into the 60s, dryer air trying to sneak down 95. we'll calling it a anythingy night but not that oppress -- muggy night but not that oppressive humidity. that's one above our normal, that's 87 and a far cry from the record, 101 that was set back in 2011. maryland's most powerful doppler radar is clear overhead. we had a a few of showers and storms move through cecil. and our satellite picture looking beautiful. went from partly cloudy skies to mostly clear skies, so we wake up tomorrow morning around 8:00, really nice conditions, lunchtime, 73 with that low humidity but watch as we head into the afternoon hours, there could be more pop up showers and thunderstorms. going to call it isolated after the 4:00 hour and more muggy air starts to work in as we head into tomorrow evening as those temperatures are falling into the 80s, and the real heat is going to be over parts of oklahoma city, arkansas, and they're

we're 91 in the inner harbor. 80 in wilmington. so this is a big improvement.al of another shot of hot air around here, coming up an abc abc 2 news at 5. see you in a few minutes. >> yeah. ♪ >>> guys, this next one make mess say, america, never cease to amaze me. let me introduce you to the 2012 hummy awards. >> an award that celebrates the dog's natural behavior. >> competition for dogs humping. ♪ >> oh, yeah. the contestants, the hum pers if you will, judged on speed, style, stamina, mount and dismount. >> definitely an interesting technique. >> people actually go to see dogs hump people's legs? >> somebody actually sits there and lets a dog do it voluntarily. >> not going to hump an inanimate object. >> what if he finishes on his legs. >> they incorporate that into the scoring. >> this hump is an 8-year-old jack russell terrier. [ applause ] >> here you see the actual winner of the first annual humpy awards, first prize went to miss hope. you see miss hope here just going to town. >> it's creepy. >> some of the dogs performed well, some not so well. >> we do

it would connect washington to new york with stops in baltimore, wilmington, and philadelphia. it uses levitation technology to go at least 139 miles per hour. that's faster than amtrak's express which runs at 84 miles per hour. >> if they put wi-fi on it. >> amazing, right? >> 15 minutes? i would be at the harbor every day. all right. >>> the time is five minutes away from the 5:00 hour. quick thinking hero. coming up at 5:20, how one man's quick thinking saved a child after this dramatic fall from an apartment window. >>> but first, big step toward clearing the air for students at an area university. >>> new offer for this mystery couple caught on camera moments afte >>> d.c. could one day get taller buildings and maybe even a skyscraper. on thursday, congressional committee will hold a hearing into the district's decades old height limit on tall buildings. the hearing could determine if regulators will change or eliminate the building height restrictions for parts of the district. >>> the move could help the district generate new tax revenue, however, critics say taller buil

-- it's time for the naacp to do what it's always done, what it did for me and the young kid in wilmington, delaware, that's inspired a generation to stand up and make our case, stand our ground and make a hard vision for america. god bless you all and may god protect our troops! thank you! thank you! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ mitt romney addressed the naacp yesterday, if you want things better in the african-american committee, you're looking at them. mr. romney was booed when recalling the law. >> do i love that music. i do love listening to the organ music and the piano and hearing that that was a wonderful thing. good morning, members of the naacp and thank you to bishop grays for his generous introduction and thank you also to president ben gellis and chairman brock for the opportunity to be here this morning and for the hospitality. this is abhonor to address you and one i had not expected and one i value very highly. i appreciate the chance to speak first even before the vice president and vice president biden will get here tomorrow and i just hope the obama campaign doesn't think you're

wilmington has gone downhill from the last time i showed you that coming in around 6. the heat advisory i talked about this morning for the areas here in orange until 7 p.m. this evening. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with mike good morning. >> reporter: good morning. let's bring you right to the maps and show you what's going on and it's frederick road closed due to the overnight storms. we have downed trees and power lines affecting frederick road both directions and be aware of that. we will go toward the airports. a crash affecting aviation boulevard. use 195 as an alternative route heading towards the airport. and you will have problems this morning getting into both crossings. we have 895 northbound between exit 7 and 8. that's construction into harbor tunnel and we have a long-term construction project going into the fort mchenry tunnel from the 95 northbound approach. outside we go for a live shot. 695 at olds court road smooth sailing this far and 695 at liberty road is showing us a pretty good looking shot at this hour. now another check on traffic i

. >> did he -- general, did he also mention the first fins came to america through wilmington, delaware? >> no, we didn't get to that. our second recommendation, a new organization committed solely to implementing the waste management program and empowered with the authority and resources to succeed. the overall record of d.o.e. and the federal government as a whole has not inspired confidence or trust in our nation's nuclear waste management program. for this and other reasons, the commission concludes that new institutional leadership is needed. specifically, we believe a single purpose congressionally chartered federal corporation is best suited to provide the stability, focus, and credibility needed to get the waste program back on track. for the new organization to succeed, a substantial degree of implementing authority and assured access to funds must be paired with rigorous financial, technical and regulatory oversight by congress and the appropriate government agencies. our third recommendation is that access to the funds nuclear utility rate payers are providing for the purpose

and mysterious history, like the long man of wilmington. the chalk that makes all those coastal cliffs extends inland. locals since prehistoric times have scratched away the topsoil to decorate their hillsides with chalk art. their origins are unclear. i've been told this guy is a sun god opening the doors of heaven or a marker for monks on a pilgrimage trail. at 230 feet tall, this may just be the largest representation of a human being anywhere. stories and legends like these thrive in the pubs, a warm, friendly, and, for many, essential part of any hike in britain. [ indistinct conversations ] [ laughter ] pub is short for "public house." it's the neighborhood's extended living room. it's a multi-generational affair, and while children aren't served beer, the entire family is welcome. some pubs are brewery-owned and serve only that company's brew. free houses, like this pub, are free to serve whatever beer they fancy. england loves its brews. each village seems to have its own micro-brew. what's a local brew, mike? town crier. okay, good

wilmington at 64. drier cool are air coming in. 87 today. showers and possibility of storms this afternoon. we will talk about that coming up in just a little bit. let's check the morning commute lauren cook in the traffic center. >> reporter: all of the rain all the thunderstorms are leading to a hectic commute. we have trouble across the region in frederick we are dealing with a crash on interstate 70. we will get to that in a minute. but up in harford county there's a crash on 95 along the southbound lanes at little gun powder falls bridge. expect delays not on interstate 70. a crash along the eastbound lanes that is going to be at woodbine road. traveling in the area, you with alternate. as we head down to howard county we are dealing with traffic lights out right at the intersection of route 108 at columbia road and using 695, there's an accident on the top side right on the inner loop at 83s and checking in and looking at the west side of the beltway at liberty road, traffic shaping up nicely. no significant delays as you travel down t

going to delaware wilmington coming in at 8 miles reduced visibility this morning. the temperatures warm once again above average. 71 in norrisville manchester and reisterstown. 75 in germantown and 73s from edgewood to northeast to middletown. good morning to you at even goldboro. so we have a heat advisory that goes into effect at launch -- at lunchtime and that lingers until 7. so we have the heat we have the humidity and it's going to make it feel miserable outside once again for today. also, we are dealing with a slight risk of severe weather. the storm prediction center has issued this. and it's for the areas here shaded in the yellow. so mainly southern maryland the biggest threats will be damaging winds and also large hail. we will see if that holds together and we have lots of clouds around so we will see if we get breaks out in the sunshine helping to destabilize the atmosphere once again. this heat and humidity will do that all over again as we go through time. let's go back over to charley. >>> if you want to get away with the kids and enjoy a nice meal

wilmington at 67. so very comfortable morning.ratures in check and humidity in check and dew point the 60 degree dew points are a bearable number. when you get to the 70 and beyond we talk about the opresencive heat and humidity. -- oppressive heat and humidity. we have a front down to the south. big old storms over michigan wisconsin and that separates really major heat down to the south. we had triple digits heats from st. louis through jackson and back towards st. louis. again daytime highs this afternoon into the 90s toward the west. watch how this high pressure expands towards the east. that is going to push the triple digit heat back into richmond and charlotte and down towards atlanta. we will be well into the mid to upper 90s as we head tomorrow going into the rest of the weekend and week. 94 degrees is the two degree guarantee. partly cloddy and warm day. down to 75 degrees. that's it. but a front will pass the area and that's going to allow for a more humidity and also the chance of a few storms across the area. we are p

. >> wilmington, indiana next. daniel, you're on. >> caller: thank you. i'm glad you could take the time out and let us get in on this conversation. i have a question about if mr. hughes would have been elected president, if the federal reserve would have been created under his administration, and if it hadn't had been, where we might be today? >> would the federal reserve have been created under charles evans hughes? >> it would not, because it already existed. >> there you go. so on it to our next question from south bend, indiana. frank. >> caller: yes. wilson ran on that he kept us out of war. in july of 1916 there was a tremendous explosion in new york harbor called black tom's island, and after the war the world court ruled that the german agents had, in fact, caused the explosion in 1970s, the german government paid the united states an indemnity. i was wondering if you can comment on the role of the wilson administration in covering up that explosion and its effect on the election? i'll hang up and listen on the tv. >> that was a massive explosion

wilmington delaware 72, 71 in dover.f what's going on on maryland's most powerful radar, we have spotty showers across the area. but what we are focusing on is a system about 600 miles away from us. and that's going to drop over the -- into the western maryland and bring a band of showers and gusty thunderstorms. so we will be tracking that for you during the course of the afternoon. in

it's now wilmington, delaware. so a special welcome. you're currently, as i understand, a professor of nuclear energineering at uc berkeley. general scowcroft said you're the brains in the operation. that's a high compliment. i know he's got plenty of brains, himself. so does congressman hamilton. the full content of your written statement will be included in the record. i'll ask you to go ahead and proceed. we'll probably start voting around

wilmington just blistering heat for your afternoon today. we're going to come very, very close to 100 degrees, 98 to 99 degrees again two degree guarantee of 98. 93 by 8:00 and a gusty shower or thunderstorm. it gets much hotter i'm going to use the word much by saturday. we'll detail that forecast coming up in just a minute. now a check of the abc2 timesaver traffic. and pretty quiet thus far as we go over to the maps. people you know must have today and tomorrow off. because we are looking pretty good on the maps. all the roads are quiet and not much going on. reminder of the big construction project that's ongoing 95 they're going to is that right this back up knocking out the left lane on 895 and again that's going to be closed in the north side -- northbound side between -- potty street and frank -- frank fest avenue okay? so you must -- you will see some delays along that area. morning -- as the morning progresses. but for right now it shouldn't be that bad. m dot cameras showing us a pretty good looking shot. 695 at bel air road as yo

there will be testing a portion of that pipeline that runs between wilmington way and san hill road.the residents in the area may be able to detect the smell but it is just testing >> mark: 01 to gasoline for your car, gas prices have dropped nearly 75 in the past few weeks but that may be coming to an in basic prices will most likely stop falling because crude oil prices have not dropped in several weeks. national gas is about 205 cheaper than this time last year. and if you go to phillip, years and--and if you're going to fill up your car, here is what you can expect. >> darya: the iphone 5 could be launching sooner than expected. if you are waiting, your weight might be over if they are saying october. this is according to a report out today says that apple will most likely announce the next generation at a keynote yvette on august 7th. not a lot of information has come out about this new phone. they say it may have a 4 in. screen, and a new casing as well. >> darya: i love the phone, but i have had so many problems with the other one. i am on my fourth iphone. i did not drop it a

. >> the one closest to us is in wilmington, delaware. >> we were there. >> i was dragged there kicking and scratching thinking oh, no. what a fascinating place. >> as a kid we were all drug to museums kicking and screaming and as an adult you're like, oh. you meant last week. >> may i say this. don't take the computer. i just did a search for pink flamingo head. that's bringing up everything taxidermy. people will stuff anything. >> yep. we saw a lot of it. we had more than just the pink flamingo head. we had all kinds of stuff. we had human skin. >> that's kind of rude. >> is the -- does the pink flamingo head have any value? >> you know, some of the volume is monetary and some of the value is not story. i'm a journalist. i love stories and people. for me -- >> let me ask you this -- go ahead. >> the value we had is in the story. >> give us one of the best stories you heard. >> oh, my gosh. there was a drum that came in the new orleans. it was found after hurricane katrina. it was this really fascinating piece with bones and skin. i was told if i played it i would actually release the

we are looking at strong storms, roanoke, charlotte, raleigh, wilmington, possibility of strong storms, hail, damaging wind and heavy rain. in fact, we may be looking at anywhere from one to two inches of rain over the next 24 hours from clacks a good morning. a cold front across the area. all that stuff pushes further south into the 80's. >>> and that's your latest weather. natalie. >> al, thank you. what did your parents get you for your high school graduation? when their daughter brenna was five years old, brian and martin decided they would have each of her teachers write a comment to her in a copy of dr. seuss's "oh, the places you'll go." brenna was so happy with her gift she posted online. to date 20 million people viewed her blog. brenna martin is here with us exclusively along with her mom and dad. good morning to all of you. i love this idea. what a great story. tell me, where did you get the idea, the inspiration to collect comments from teachers over the years. >> i'm not that original. an elementary school principal and parent had a copy of the book and wanted a couple of

crews will be testing a portion of the pipeline that runs between wilmington way and sand hill road. >>> just ahead, the tablet wars heat up. what we are hearing about the newest gadget. >> and the new research that proves women are becoming smarter than men. jay and thousands hit the streets of san francisco for today's annual aidswalk. >> and the gloves are off as the candidates battle over the air waves and why president obama says he will not apologize. >> and the bay area warmed up nicely, up by 6 degrees. we will cool things down tomorrow, folks, a big cool down in fact. a look at the accu-weather seven-day forecast hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios wrapping up her overseas trip. she arrived in jerusalem after spending time in cairo. she will cuss peace efforts with israeli leaders and give her impressions of the new egypt. >>> and south bay is showing what they can do to make a difference in war torn afghanistan. they raised thousands of doll

show you we're looking at a really expanding heat wave from sioux falls to tulsa, as far east as wilmington and norfolk, heat advisories and excessive heat wrngs. 103 kansas city, sioux city, oklahoma city, dallas 98 degrees. we've also got as cooler air comes in a risk of strong storms stretching all the way from the great lakes off into the southern plains, northern plains, i should say, into the mid-atlantic states. could be rain out of the system >> good morning. another hot day today. temperatures in the mid 90 bus. but iran today, we could see some >> and that's your latest weather. natalie. >> thank you, al. now for a look into what will be aimee copeland's new home. the 24-year-old georgia grad student almost lost her life to a rare flesh-eating bacteria but she's battling back with amazing courage. nbc's thanh truong has the story. >> she does push-ups with her elbows, like 100 push ups at a time. >> reporter: a rare flesh-eating bacteria forced amputations to her left leg, right foot and both hands. she continues to amaze doctors and family with her physical rehab. aimee's father

i don't want to go to wilmington but 101 at patuxent naval air base.r in the heat, humidity, this is what you come up with. 110 degrees at frederick. we are looking at a little bit of a cool counsel but on the other side, there is the possibility of some storms. so we end up paying the price. we have a pretty strong frontal system here through parts of pennsylvania. there is a line of storms ahead of it. these storms have been pretty insentence throughout the course of the day. this is going to slide its way down. there is a chance that areas to north near the mason dixon line in maryland could see a storm or two popping up a little bit later but the bulk of this is going to move to as we head into tomorrow. we are talk being a severe threat, especially with winds that are going to be the main threat. by 9:00, we are dealing with wet weather moving out. lot of unfact through the week. chances of showers every day. partly cloudy they as we move into tonight at 81 degrees. storms tomorrow at 98 degrees. chance of them being severe, once again. here is a

crews will be testing a portion of the pipeline that runs between wilmington way and sand hill road. >>> just ahead, the tablet wars hea we are what we are hearing about the newest gadget. >> and the new research that proves women are becoming smarter than men. jay and thousands hit the streets of san francisco for today's annual aidswalk. >> and the gloves are off as the candidates battle over the air waves and why president obama says he will not apologize. >> and the bay area warmed up nicely, up by 6 degrees. we will cool things downs, a tomorrow, folks, a big cool down in fact. a look at the accu-weather >>> hillary clinton is wrapping up her overseas trip. she arrived in jerusalem after spending time in cairo. she will cuss peace efforts with israeli leaders and give her impressions of the new egypt. >>> and south bay is showing what they can do to make a difference in war torn afghanistan. they raiss dollars for orphan boys who would have had no future. thomas roman was at the fundraiser tonight for the amin institute. >> these are the faces of 17 afghan boys who now have a ch

wilmington, 100 degrees and that is 25 degrees cooler and with cincinnati, 92. , st. temperatures close to 90 building in the lower part of the country. we'll have to pay attention to. that for the all-star game, and that is at conference stadium. the coverage begins at 730time and that is warm at 84 and dry, winds out of the north- northeast at 5 to 10 miles an hour and that is a good forecast for them. and overnight, the temperature in d.c., about 72 degrees and dulles, 70; frederick, you may drop to 66 degrees and with those isolated evening showers and storms and partly cloudy overnight. a descent day tomorrow and that is like today and a temperature of 89 degrees. the five-day forecast and probably not seeing much in the way of rain that we could use the next few days, that looks like a rain chance in a form of thunderstorms will increase on friday, saturday, and sunday and that is getting hotter into the weekend and that is close to 90 and sunday, 92 degrees and a good chance of showers and tomorrows this weekend. >> thank you, sue. >> sure. >>> new details on t

they're actually headquartered in wilmington, delaware.vens. >> that's right. it's all about the economy. >> it is. erin, to you. >> in the "new york times" today, there's a great story about the supreme court and the surprising unity the nine justices have shown in most of the cases they've decided in the last term and the judicial branch is often the forgotten of our three branches until monumental decisions like the one this week come out. so it's a good time to focus back on the supreme court. >> goodç point. mostly 9-0. >> most of the time, yes. >> jonathan, what's your must read? >> it's this fortune piece on "fast and furious." a long 8,000, 9,000 word piece that will change everything you think you know about "fast and furious." and explain why the politicians are blowing a lot of smoke on this and how the hands of the agents down there were basically tied in terms of interrupting these gun purchases because gun control opponents have made it very hard for them to enforce the law, prosecutors have made it very hard. and it really

joe biden was a standout high school athlete who participated in an anti- segregation sit-in at a wilmingtoner. he is married to dr. jill biden, they have three children and five grandchildren. [applause] naacp delegates, do join me in offering a family welcome to the vice president of the united states of america, joseph r. biden. [applause] >> hello. thank you very much. you know what they say, flattery is ok as long as you do not inhale. you keep this up i will start inhaling. it is good to be home, it is good to be back. ladies and gentlemen, madam chair, as we used to say that in the senate, to excuse a point of personal privilege, where is delaware? hey, delaware! i'm a lifetime member of the naacp. they brung me to the dance. i was educated, and i went to the battle with mouse. hey, mouse, how are you doing, man? mouse and i go back a long way. mouse got my back a bunch of times. it is so good to be with you all. i want to thank you all for your leadership and for your friendship, and, again, personally, for your loyalty. it is not an exaggeration. were it not for the leadership of th

what it did for me, a young kid in wilmington, delaware, that's inspired a generation to stand up, make case, stand our ground and make real our vision for america. >>> plus, mitt romney's rein at bain. new questions and answers about just when he left. >>> mood disorder mystery. democrats finally get answers about congressman jesse jackson jr.'s summer recess. >>> and -- >> [ bleep ]. oh, [ bleep ]. it's all mine, it's all mine. >> and a jaw-dropping catch. this seven-foot bull shark is no fish tale. >>> good day, i'm andrea mitchell, live in washington. vice president joe biden at the naacp a day after mitt romney took the same stage in houston. biden enjoying a much friendlier reception as he preached the gospel according to barack obama. >> we are our brother's keeper, we are our sister's keeper. we have an obligation. and at the outset, as i said, i believe this election will come down to character, conviction and vision and it will not surprise you, i don't think it's even a close call. >> firing up the base. nbc senior political editor mark murray joins me now. mark, it's no surp

he fought in the streets of wilmington with them for justice. and, i guess, think for a second about what if jack kemp had given the speech the day before. that's what the republicans should be thinking about now. who is their jack kemp? who is their person who has street kred and how do they get them out on the trail? they have seen to have run most of those folks out of the party. it will be very hard to go toe to toe with somebody like joe biden. >> want to bring in david corn. good morning to you. i want to start with sophia. regardless of your politics, the message that we just saw and heard from joe biden versus the message that we saw and heard yesterday from mitt romney, politics aside, it's the fire in the belly that we just saw and heard from joe biden. that's the knock against mitt romney. you have never seen or heard a romney speech like that. >> yeah. i mean, i think that's right. vice president biden was masterful today. he connected. and i thought the way that mitt romney ended his remarks yesterday, he started to connect was prob

little bit of storm activity but a front path to our south look at the temperature as we look toward wilmington, 95 degrees. last stop quickly radar while we don't have anything in the immediate dc area we have a couple stronger storms down to our south those are not destined to get in here. severe thunderstorm watch until 9:00 p.m. tonight. we get a break from those big storms for thousand but i will let you know what the pattern is looking like for the rest of the workweek. >> all right see you then. >>> fox 5 monitoring metro, and green line services were fully restored this morning, following friday's 3 car derailment metro crews say they successfully repaired a 1,000- foot section between fort taton since then green line trains have been riding on both tracks and heat related speed restrictions, lifted. >>> one man is dead it happened late last night, fire road and match lane, mount vernon officers approached two men they thought were acting suspicious. one of the men tried to runaway got into a struggle with police and shot at the officers. one officer fired back killing the man investiga

back in the states, talking about the rough weather, looking at severe weather from new orleans to wilmington and far north to chattanooga, far south is jacksonville, a risk of strong storms, heavy rain, rainfall amounts, some places picking up in the last six hours, about 3 to 7 inches of rain. there's been lots of flooding going on on the radar. you can still see a lot of heavy thunderstorms just training into the southeast. rainfall amounts over the next 24 hours we're talking about anywhere from 3 to 5 more inches, so flashflooding is going to be a very likely stretching from mississipp >> good morning. today will be like yesterday. a mixture of sun and clouds. we will see a few scattered showers. >>> and that's your latest weather. natalie? >> al, thank you. we are just hours away from the women's gymnastics team finals with the fab five, will they be able to pull off team gold? tim daggett and elfie schlagel, our analysts. good morning. >> good morning. >> everyone watching jordyn wieber and everyone wanting to know will she be able to shake off the disappointment sunday after not makin

. >>> three people are dead at a soccer tournament in wilmington, delaware. they clude the tournament organizer. also killed was one of three suspects in the shooting. he was fatally shot by someone in the crowd. the two other gunmen are now charged with two counts each of first-degree murder and other crimes. well, another baltimore city police officer is sentenced for his role in a widespread corruption scheme. 36-year-old officer jamie lugo will spend two years in federal prison for taking kickbacks from this auto repair shop in rosedale. prosecutors say officers steered to the shop. and the owners for the shop then charged insurance companies. lugo is the 14th officer sentenced to prison time. >>> family and friends are coming to the aid of late penn state coach joe lineup -- lupo. >> there are questions raised over whether paterno tried to cover up the child sex abuse by coach jerry sandusky. with paterno no longer able to come to his own defense, his family is fighting back, with their lawyer, accusing someone in a position of authority leaking informat