couple of minutes. >> the cap is still on but will gases are leaking into the gulf. >> what is next? jennifer donelan has the latest. >> a major concern that the newly placed cap is causing too much pressure underground. for the moment, at the cap will stay. millions of gallons of oil spewing relentlessly into the gulf, it turns out the experimental cap put in place thursday is leaking. >> the concern is somewhere in there there is a ruptured disc or structural damage. >> the government is this -- paying special attention to those bubbles. the president's point man said the leaks are not of major concern. officials say bp can keep the cap on for now, but they were put on notice that when these seats are detected, too quickly investigate. >> we are frustrated. this is about doing the job for the people. if that means we send tough letters come up we will send them. >> officials will be looking at the pressure inside the well. if it drops, that could mean a is seeking elsewhere -- it could be seeping elsewhere. bp may need to uncork the well so there are not other leaks underground. president obama is calling on the senate to extend unemployment benefits. he is calling out republicans for blocking the extension. >> we have to make -- help them make ends meet as they are looking for another job. >> the last extension of unemployment benefits expired in may. republicans want to find a way to provide benefits without adding to the national debt. robert byrd's replacement will be sworn in tomorrow, giving democrats 60 votes needed for a filibuster. go to wjla.com to cast your vote. should congress extend jobless benefits? 62% say yes. there may be a break in the mother daughter murders. investigators have a person of interests in the murders of dolores and ebony dewitt. a person of interest may also be connected to the murders of karissa lofton and karen in 2008. and then went to california for a job interview and ended up the victim of a violent crime. he was killed during a robbery in oakland last night. police say he had just left his friend's office and was getting directions when two men and demanded money. he was shot and killed. the father of three was supposed to have had a job interview today. a fight over what should be displayed at the courthouse is brewing again. this time is not just over nativity. jay korff is live from leesburg tonight. >> this issue involves displays of any kinds. we fought this battle had been settled once austere, but it is back. -- settled last year. last year the committee banned all display is on the site, including a nativity scene. -- banned all displays. the loudoun county board of supervisors overruled a recommendation by giving community groups access to this site. that committee is calling for an outright ban. this man understand some people are offended, but he believes the courthouse lawn should be opened. >> it is the courthouse. it is not the supreme court. it is just a town court house. how is it hurting anybody? >> a public hearing is going to be held within the hour. the board of supervisors could bring up a vote as early as tomorrow. prosecution has rested. they will try to prevent rod blagojevich from going to prison. >> is washington's eat [ static ] ♪ plug and play. now understanding my diabetes is that simple. 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economic downturn affected them less. >> you have the federal government here and so many companies that do business with the federal government. >> the gap is large. the survey found only 24% of the american population thinks the economy is headed in the right direction, as opposed to 44% from washington. >> it is really insulated. not only is the government jobs, but the political media and the think tanks. >> does washington have its finger on the pulse of america? >> it is not quite there yet. there is a total of five. >> something else interesting, 68% believe the tea party is just a fad. only 26% of the general population think it is a fad. nearly a quarter of the population think it is a viable third party. >> a vietnam war veteran is being honored with two prestigious medals. this comes nearly four decades after his heroic actions. >> he was -- ronald markiewicz flew two missions in which his helicopter was hit by fire. he was wounded both times. he is credited with saving american and vietnamese lives. the heat is back on and most of the country is under a heat wave. denver hit 100 degrees today. boston was hotter than miami. we will not be getting a break from the heat just yet. >> we were in the low 90's today by mid 90's by friday and saturday. we had a big storm to deal with, too. a severe thunderstorm warning in affect for portions of fairfax county. this area has been slowly moving out of western loudoun county. it is beginning to weaken. visibly weaker than it was 15 minutes ago. another one getting ready to come through chantilly. that is the back edge of the line of storms. another hour or so and it should be passing out. let's get you up-to-date on some of these rain totals. skies are slowly darkening. look at ashburn, they are in the 90's one hour ago and now in the 70's. a half inch of rain in frederick. 92 was the official high. this is the 31st time since june 1 we have had 90 or higher. 89 is our average high temperature for this day. 91 at leesburg, but only 75 at fairfax. he will get a nice cooling effect if you get showers. talking about some of the records, at the heat is blistering. tempters to the west above 110 degrees. we will see our numbers begin to climb in the upper 90's. after we get through this- tonight we have a sunny day tomorrow. -- after we get through this batch type. here is the set up, very hot and humid. the very unsettled pattern will continue. there will be chances of storms every day. partly cloudy and hot and humid. we are under a slight risk for severe weather tomorrow. watch the numbers go up to 95 degrees on thursday and friday. 97 on saturday, a dry day but very hot. >> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers, moving you forward. get up there to the gulf course. , play some baseball. the nationals are on the road against the reds. they are sinking fast because they are making too many mental errors. adam kennedy killed a rally when he overran the bag. this should never happen. the manager continues to be optimistic and hopes to turn things around. >> just trying to stay positive. the glass is half full. the runners are out there. i guess it is better than the alternative. sooner or later we have to finish it off. dwayne wade made a statement he regrets. this is why celebrities should keep quiet. >> we might lose one or two games in a row and it will seem like the world has crashed down. he will make it seem like the world trade went down again. >> talking without thinking, but he has apologized. michael jordan is taking a shot at lebron james decision to do this. >> i would have never called up magic and said, let's get together and play on one team. things are different. i cannot say that is a bad thing. i was trying to beat those guys, i don't know if they would have been on my team. look at the dream team, they were on my team. i am a competitive guy and i like to play against competitive players. >> it was hard to watch the british open without tiger woods in contention. this 27-year-old south african is the real deal. he never faltered. he has a confidence wing. a nice story -- confident swing. landon donovon looks like the greatest goal scorer in history. the galaxy beat d.c. united after his goal was to-one. the yellow jersey has been changed at the tour de france because one rider broke his chain. the was overtaken and [unintelligible] the university of florida football team is being investigated for possible rules violations. in the nfl, the minnesota vikings head coach is in mississippi visiting brett favre for. what do think that could mean? he is coming back. >> he is never gone. facebook is hitting the "like" button. more escalator problems for metro riders. they are wrapped around the block at foggy bottom because of escalator problems. one of the three escalators is functioning. there were major problems last week. >> facebook says it will reach a big milestone this week. they expect to announce its 500 million user. the company told the "wall street journal" it is starting a new thing. facebook started six years ago. so young and so successful. >> let's go to the doppler. a severe thunderstorm warning has been cancelled. it appears the storm is weakening. still -- maybe they did. still some heavy rain through fairfax into charles county. a quick look at the 7 day forecast come at no big changes. hot and humid with daily chances of thunderstorms. hot on saturday and slightly cooler by sunday and monday. we are all good. >> have a good night. i'm from the gulf coast. my family spends a lot of time here. i have a personal interest in ensuring that we get this job done right. i'm keith seilhan. i'm in charge of bp's clean up on the gulf coast. bp's taken full responsibility for the clean up, and that includes keeping you informed. over 25,000 people are included in the clean up operation. our crews are cleaning the gulf beaches 24/7. we're going to be here as long as it takes to make this right.