355 are shut down, as well. and as i said earlier, i can't give you an exact time as to how long. our first concern is to safely mitigate. as for the residents and businesses surrounding this area, we have crews monitoring the atmosphere, taking air samples, both in the commercial center right there that's parallel to 270 northbound, as well as the residential area, the townhomes that you see just east of the incident. >> scott, as you were talking, we were watching what looked like a puff of something coming up out of that hole that they're working on. do you know what that is? is that just dust? >> yeah, wendy, it's a six-inch main, and it's putting out significant pressure. and there's a combination between, you know, dirt and dust that's down into the hole, and that's what you're seeing coming up out via the pressure of the gas forced against the dirt that's down into the excavation site. >> all right. wow. all right, so you have got -- you have been incredibly thorough. thank you, scott. sounds like you have got quite a problem on your hands. i'm sure we'll be checking back with you later. thank you. thank you for that, and good luck with that. i-270 shut down in both directions there. that is going to be a tough commute home, people. bad timing. tonight an arrest in a high-profile murder. the victim, a well-liked merchant in maryland. the suspect, a woman. and one of the murder weapons was a chain saw. pat collins has more on this bizarre chain of events. >> reporter: the suspect, ashley owens. 23 years old. charged in it a face-to-face physical act of murder that ended in arson. the scene, this market in bladensburg. they sold groceries here, cash, checks, paid bills, wired money. the victim, 69-year-old richard nam, in this bladensburg community, he was a merchant well-liked, well-respected, much missed. >> everybody after it happened was just devastated around here. >> he was the nicest guy you could see. he would give me everything free, sandwiches, anything i wanted. >> reporter: is it fair for him to die this way? >> it's a shame. i couldn't believe it when i first heard of it. >> i don't know why somebody should kill him. >> reporter: good man? >> a very good man. >> reporter: according to court documents, ashley owens, the alleged murderess, confessed to police. that in there she stand mr. nam with a box cutter. then beat him with a chain saw. that she left the store, went to a gas station, came back and set the place on fire in an attempt to destroy evidence. but she didn't leave empty-handed. she took $2,000 in cash with her. the key clue. surveillance camera video that they say captured owens inside this store at the time of the crime. >> ashley owens and mr. nam were known acquaintances. they knew each other. and the motive for this case is an altercation or dispute that occurred prior to the murder inside the business. >> reporter: this is not the first time someone has been murdered at this store. mr. nam's niece, killed here nine years ago. more on that, coming up at 6:00. i'm pat collins, news4, bladensburg. >> the suspect is being held tonight without bond. police in montgomery county are upping the ante in an effort to find the suspect in a deadly shooting that happened last august. investigators say 27-year-old julian kelly was killed after getti getting into a fight with a group of people who tried to rob him when he got off a bus in silver spring. kelly was on his way home from work. police say they have identified the alleged triggerman as 18-year-old tie sean jones, still out there. a $5,000 reward is being offered for information about his whereabouts. >> i ask the community. i beg of the community to look within their hearts, to find it within themselves to want to help a family solve a murder that has taken someone away that meant the world to them. >> three other people, including a 14-year-old, are charged in it this case. a former employee at dulles airport is sentenced to six years in prison for a crime that's known as up skirting. 27-year-old david solomon worked at an airport book store, and was found guilty of using a hidden camera to record video under the skirts of unsuspecting women last summer. authorities also found child porn in his home. he was convicted of upskirting in 2006 and 2007 when he was a student at the university of virginia. president obama raised the stakes today in the debt showdown. he said he would veto any short-term extension on the debt ceiling, and he demanded that lawmakers from both parties make a deal to cut our deficit. there are only three weeks to go now before the august 2nd deadline. over the weekend, house speaker john boehner backed away from a ten-year deal he once supported, because conservatives ntz caucus refused to accept tax hikes of any kind. >> now is not the time to panic and do something else that's going to make our economy worse, and cost us more jobs. >> now is the time to deal with these issues. if not now, when? i've been hearing from my republican friends for quite some time that it is a moral imperative for us to tackle our debt and our deficits in a serious way. and so what i've said to them is, let's go. >> the president says he will meet with congressional leaders every day until the deal is done. oh, it's bad out there. code orange alert as temperatures reach dangerous highs. and if you think that's bad, tomorrow could be even worse. we decided to send doug outside the studio, just to see what the misery index is out there. how is it? >> it is a 10 out of 10 right now, wendy. i'll tell you, it is a very hot day. not just hot, but extremely humid. our dew points right now are in the mid 70s, and that makes the heat index feel well over 100 degrees. all across our area, take a look at the numbers. we're currently sitting at 93 degrees at the airport. but look at that heat index. 105 right now with a dew point of 75 degrees. so it is extremely hot. winds out of the south right now at 16 miles per hour. that breeze does help a little bit, but it's not helping a whole lot. look at the numbers around the region. 95 right now in frederick, 93 in manassas, and 95 in fredericksburg. but when you add in the heat, the heat index right now, look at this. the heat index of 105 in frederick, maryland, 116 in fredericksburg, 104 at la plata and 108 in culpeper, extremely hot day, one of the hottest we have seen as far as the heat index is concerned. but it could get hotter tomorrow. overnight tonight, temperatures will cool down into the mid 80s if you consider that cooling down. and we do have a chance for some shower or thunderstorm activity overnight tonight, but it's not going to amount to too much. come back later on to tell you just how much hotter we could get tomorrow. guys? >> all right. driving around georgetown is going to be a little rough for the rest of the summer. the eastbound lane of canal road between 35th and mccarthur boulevard, foxall road closed during the day, because crews are going to be making repairs on a water main leaking. megan mcgrath with the details. >> reporter: this is a very large water main involved with this project. they're going to be working on a 48-inch pipe over the next several weeks. crews are going to be sealing the inside joints of that pipe. now, what this is going to mean is a lane closure on canal road. the inbound side of canal road. and we are expecting to see some traffic tie-ups. the work they're trying to avoid the main brunt of rush hour, but every day, monday through friday, it will get under way around 9:30 in the morning. the work zone will be in place until 3:30 in the afternoon. and we're talking about the stretch between mccarthur boulevard and 35th street. and this work is expected to go on until the beginning of september. now, folks who commute using canal road, folks who live in the area, not too happy about it. they think it's going to probably be pretty ugly here for the next several weeks. >> it's going to be hard for the commuters. it's going to cause a lot of back-ups, at least after the main part of the rush. but any accidents that might happen is going to be completely grid locked. >> i'm not waiting on it. i'm going to try to avoid it as much as possible. but has to be done. >> reporter: now, possible work-arounds. the gw parkway, as well as reservoir road. again, they're trying to stay away from the main rush hour period, but any time you take away lanes on canal road, you see traffic tie-ups. and so folks are expecting the worst. in georgetown, megan mcgrath, news4. montgomery county police tonight are investigating a deadly pedestrian accident in germantown. investigators tell us 20-year-old dominic mcfarland chase was trying to cross route 118 here when he was struck and killed by a lexus. witnesses say mcfarland-chase walked diagonally across the street and not in the crosswalk. the driver, leonard mensaw, remained on the scene. as of now, no charges filed against the driver. coming up next on news4 at 5:00, there's a crucial new clue in a teen's unsolved murder. that link could bring felicia barnes' killer to justice. public enemy number one. why pepco is ranked among the most disliked companies in america. i'm liz crenshaw. online flash sales. buy now or miss the deal. what you need to know, coming up. news4 at 5:00. we're just we do love a great deal, don't we? and right now, there are a lot of sales at your fingertips. but you've got to be fast. >> yeah, they're called flash sales, and they're advertised online. >> liz crenshaw is here to tell us how they work. >> flash sales, as much as 50, 70, 85% off the original price. right there on your computer. convenient, but if you don't act fast, the deal could be gone in a flash. and if you buy on impulse, you might end up with buyers remorse. >> it always catches my eye. >> reporter: julia jacobs is registered at eight flash sale sites. sites with names like rue la la, guilt proof and ideali, all dedicated to a variety of popular products and services. >> and i get probably five to ten notifications a week, letting me know that a flash sale is going on. >> reporter: notifications that come directly to julia through e-mail and social media. and she has a limited amount of time to take advantage of the deal. >> there is that sense that, oh, my gosh, if i don't buy this now, you know, i'm never going to find it. >> reporter: jacobs says she has saved as much as 70% on purchases. >> i've bought cardigans, shirts, blouses, swim suits, shorts, skirts, bags. >> reporter: purchases made in a flash. the countdown clock says it all. maybe you have a day, 54 hours, or just your lunch break to seal the deal. >> it doesn't give you much time to do research. >> reporter: melissa martin, a marketing professor at george mayson university says online flash sales are made for marketing. giving retailers the ability to reach many more consumers. >> originally, this was started because some of the name-brand designers had had excess inventory they were trying to get rid of. >> reporter: today, big names are banking on flash sales. this year, nordstrom brought a flash site, and amazon is the founder of i-habit. flash sales may be a new shopping trend for consumers, but the marketing tactics are old-school. >> first of all, urgency, the fact you might have to make the deal in a hurry. second is scarcity on some of the sites, at least many of the sites. that you know there's a limited quantity available. the third, for some of the sites, is exclusivity, which basically indicates some of them are members-only sites. >> reporter: some things to look out for before making a flash purchase. you might be able to get the same deal or better price somewhere else. find out how much shipping costs. it may cost more than the deal is worth to you. if you're considering a travel flash sale, make sure you know who is actually providing the services. know the privacy policy associated with the information you give to the flash site. and understand the return policy. they may not take the product back. jacobs says she did not get the refund she expected when she went to return a pair of flash sale shoes. >> i only got a store discount. so i had to buy something else in the store. you tend to think you need things that you don't really. because there is that sense of urgency. so you really have to exercise self control when you're on a flash sale. >> i love the self control idea. another thing to keep in mind. if there is a designer you're not familiar with, and it advertises luxury items, the product may not be as good as you think. it's best to stick with brands that you know or that you are actually familiar with. so, yeah, a lot of urgency, a lot of this is a great deal, and there is money to save out there, folks. but -- >> by the time you do your due diligence, it could be gone. >> it could be. that's right. that's why if you know the product or the site, some people are getting good deals. >> self control. >> self control. don't buy what you don't need. >> thank you, liz. uncle sam's campaign to get smartphone addicts to put their phones down while driving. it seems to be working. the transportation department says pilot programs in two cities showed a sharp decline in distracted driving. the effects were biggest in hartfo hartford, connecticut where there was a 57% drop in handheld phone use and three quarters drop in texting. the programs combine a heavy pr blitz with police enforcement. that always seems to work. >> always does. after a few weeks of encouraging declines, gas prices, they're back on the rise again. the national average of for a gallon of regular is now up to $3.63 again, up from $3.56 last week. here in our area, we're seeing the same trend. the average for the d.c. metro area comes in at $3.66, up 7 cents from last week. the state with the cheapest gas right now, arizona at $3.37. industry experts blame refinery problems across the country for the higher prices. we ain't driving to arizona to get gas. >> and whatever bargain you make, you use up in your air conditioning. >> absolutely. and we have it crampinged today, doug. >> we have a heatwave across a large portion of the country. >> big-time, the southern portion, every day so far this month over 100 degrees in oklahoma city. for us, i think we could reach 100 degrees tomorrow. and that's the actual temperature. because right now the heat index is well over hundred, and we're going to be similar numbers once again tomorrow. it is extremely hot out there today, a day to drink plenty of water, stay inside if you can, or make sure you're hitting the pool across the area. right now, you can see haze in the atmosphere, so the three hs, hot and heavy right now. and we've got haze, heat and humidity all in one. 93 degrees current temperature out there. but that dew point is 75 degrees. the any time you have the dew point above 65, it's uncomfortable. 75, that's oppressive with the heat index right now at 105. extremely hot afternoon out there. 91 in baltimore, 97 in frederick, 93 in cull per. 89 in quantico right by the river. but look at the dew points. when you add in the dew point, you get the heat index. 103 is the way it feels in quantico, 116 in fredericksburg, 100 in baltimore, and 100 in annapolis, and i think our heat index could be a little bit higher during the day tomorrow. although the dew points won't be quite as high. that's actually good news. but we do have that heat advisory in effect for the day tomorrow for the heat index between 102 and 107 degrees. so similar to what we have out there during the day today. but the actual temperature will be a little bit warmer. live digital doppler radar, nothing to show across our area right now. there are some watches and warnings well back to our west associated with a disturbance making its way down from the northwest. take a look. it's coming down from the great lakes. here it is right here. look at that storm. a lot of wind damage. we have seen winds gusting upwards of 70 to 80 miles per hour with this thing as it's made its way from the chicagoland area into west virginia. it could graze our southern areas overnight tonight and maybe even the district overnight. but it's supposed to weaken. and i do think it is going to weaken before it makes its way inland or towards us. that does mean we may see thunderstorm activity. but i'm not looking for anything too bad. and for most of us, it will be why we're sleeping. this evening, partly cloudy, hot and humid. 87 to 9 degrees. tomorrow morning, a chance of very early showers with that system as it moves on by. very warm. 72 to 78 degrees. extremely humid tomorrow morning. as we make our way through the day tomorrow, temperatures will be on the hot side. 97 to 101. the record high tomorrow is actually 99. so we're forecasting a record. hazy, hot and humid with a heat index of 105, and there's your next four days. we do cool off quickly. 91 on wednesday and then into the 80s on thursday and friday. >> back to the double digits. >> terrible one, yes. >> thank you, doug. still to come, casey anthony almost free, but there is one person she refuses to see, be even from behind bars. you wait in line, you go through security, your bags get screened. then the cycle repeats. so how did a weapon go undetected at an airport and end up on board a jetblue flight? i'm tom sherwood. food trucks downtown are very popular. and now the d.c. lottery wants to get in on the game with up. tonight, the fbi is investigating how someone got a stun gun on to a jetblue airplane. jetblue cleaning staff found the device, which resembles a smartphone in the back seat pocket of a plane at newark international airport last friday. the flight originated in boston. the fbi says it's not clear how the weapon made it through security. it also says it does not appear the stun gun was intended for use in an attack. a woman is dead and a dog missing after a deadly crash in prince william county. this happened yesterday afternoon on james madison highway in hay market. police say a minivan crossed the double yellow line, hit an rv head-on. the two people in the rv were not swrird injured, with you 72-year-old charlotte perry was killed. the van was carrying a great pyrenees like this one. he was in his cage, but the collision forced the cage open and the dog took off. if you see the dog, you are asked to call police. when we come back, a d.c. police officer calls it self defense. so why is he the one being investigated for this violent fight? a maryland senator gets a first-hand look at the progress just weeks before the project wraps up. flooding our roads with thousands of new drivers. > > the player ♪ ♪ stay inside? nah. not when you have a five-star overall vehicle score for safety. one more reason chevy traverse delivers more. next. a fast4ward through the headlines. police arrested a 23-year-old hyattsville woman in the murder of a 69-year-old store clerk in bladensburg. ashley owens and richard nam were acquaintances. nam was killed in april in the market grocery store. this was not the first murder at that story. pat collins have an update coming up at 5:00. president obama threw down the gauntlet today in the debt showdown. he said he would veto any short term extension on the debt ceiling and demanded they make compromises to make a deal to cut our deficit. there are only three weeks left to go before the august 2nd debt veelg deadline. the eastbound lanes of canal road near georgetown will be shut down during the day. crews will be repairing a leaky water main. this work will take place monday through friday, 9:30 in the morning until 3:30 in the afternoon. it will effect traffic along the stretch of canal road. it goes between 35th street and mccarthur boulevard northwest. let's fast4 ward to our sticky weather. >> windy right now, temperature 93 degrees, but it's not the heat. it's the humidity. and right now, the humidity is at 56%. this gives us a heat index of 105 right now. that's the way it feels outside. some areas towards fredericksburg feels like 116. now, the record high temperature today is 99 degrees. we're not going to get close to that. but that's also the record for tomorrow. and i think we will get to that number of 99, maybe even get to 100. we could set a record tomorrow. i'll talk more about that coming up in just a minute. >> thank you, doug. some roads in our area are expected to get even more congested in just a few weeks, because walter reid and navy medical center will be merging their campuses. >> today maryland senator ben cardin toured the facility. chris gordon joins us live from bethesda with an update on the situation. chris? >> reporter: wisconsin avenue at rush hour. cars, buses and pedestrians, all moving at about the same time as the shift ends. the commuters trying to get home, driving from d.c. to the suburbs. and it's all going to get worse, because of brac. construction crews at the national naval medical center in bethesda are working against a tight deadline to get improvements here completed by september 15th when brac must be implemented. that's when 2,500 employees from walter reid army hospital will report here, along with tens of thousands of additional visitors. the impact of so many people coming here is expected to cause traffic delays along wisconsin avenue, and side streets here in bethesda. the naval hospital is widening its entrances, encouraging the use of public transportation and carpooling. u.s. senator benjamin cardin of maryland took a brac-related tour of the national naval center. he feels that it will be ready for the influx of wounded warriors. he says the congressional delegation has secured $300 million in federal funds for bethesda and ft. belvoir, virginia. we all know, those of us who understand the traffic challenges here, with all of those plans, there is still going to be significant gridlock in this area. and for the sake of the mission of the military facilities, we need to do a more effective job. >> reporter: people who work at the naval hospital and nih right across wisconsin avenue, are concerned about their daily commute. >> it's going to be terrible. traffic is just bad anyway. >> reporter: what will you do differently with your commute, if anything? >> more time. i'm going to have to leave in the morning to get here, probably. >> reporter: senator cardin acknowledges that the federal money for road improvements won't have any effect before brac begins in mid september. i asked him when commuters might expect some relief. >> it is going to be soon. i can't tell you the exact date, because of planning procedures, et cetera. the money is there. it's now in the hands of the local officials to implement the plans. but they know it's urgent. >> reporter: september 15th, vacations will be over. people will be back to work, school buses will be back on the street, and brac begins. without any of that federal money having been spent to improve wisconsin avenue, the side streets, the intersections, or the traffic signals. have a good day. >> oh, chris gordon. thank you, chris. while we're on the subject, traffic at tyson's corner stop and go, but expected to get worse with a new walmart. there is a new development planned near the sheraton premier next to route 7. the new walmart will share the same small road as the sheraton and community of townhouses and condos there. it could take 30 minutes to just leave your home or leave the store. a 2009 study says an estimated 550 cars could try to make a left turn into a single lane each hour at peak times after the stores open. the fbi says a child pornography ring could be linked to the murder of a north carolina teenager who disappeared in our area. the body of felicia barnes was found in the susquehanna river back in april, four months after she disappeared in baltimore. the "charlotte observer" reports investigators want to search the facebook and e-mail accounts of barnes, and four baltimore men. they say there's reason to believe barnes was targeted by child pornographies. authorities have not released an official cause of death. an investigation is underway tonight after video has surfaced of a fight in adams mar gone last night that involved a d.c. police officer. using a cell phone, someone captured video of the fight, showing a man and a d.c. cop exchanging words, while other people, including other officers, looked on. the men then exchanged punches, as you see here. that video was recently posted online. it's already had more than 300,000 views, and the d.c. police department is viewing it as they investigate this incident. pepco just ranked first among a list no company wants to make. it's the list of customers most disliked companies. according to the folks at american customer satisfaction index, pepco irritated its customers more than any other company for the first half of the year, because of outages and other service complaints. delta air lines followed in second spot, followed by time warner communications and comcast cable, part of news4's parent company, took the number four slot. pepco officials responded with this statement. while we certainly believe this label is over the top, we have heard our customers loud and clear, and are working hard to upgrade our system. the popularity of food trucks in downtown d.c. is sparking a new idea from the d.c. lottery. so starting tomorrow, you'll be able to buy lottery tickets from the city's first-ever lottery truck. it's modeled after those food trucks. tom sherwood is here to tell us how it's going to work. >> reporter: food trucks are a hot commodity. the city is the first to come up with this lottery truck idea, and the city says it's anxious to get rolling. can lose all types of lottery games with scratch-off tickets or -- just by going to any number of lottery stores. soon you won't have use that. the d.c. lottery is about to roll out its own version of a food truck, a truck that will arrive at noon at the square on tuesday. >> food trucks are all the rage in the district. and the lottery is trying to get out and about and reach consumers. >> is that what it looks like? this green color? >> it is. it's eye-catching, isn't it? you can see it from around the corner. a menu board, daily specials just like the other vendors do and encourage people to get in and have a chance to play. we give away some free stuff -- >> reporter: any happy hours, like two for one? >> not so much to for one. >> reporter: at franklin square, the lottery truck got a good response. would you buy one, stand out in the heat to buy a ticket? >> yes, i would. >> reporter: oh, good, you're the perfect customer. i'll tell them to come here next week. >> great. >> reporter: but they're going to make trucks like these, sell lottery tickets like food trucks. what do you think? >> if you like a lottery ticket, this might be the best thing ever. >> and even some truck vendors like the idea of maybe selling lottery tickets, too. >> they're going to sell lottery tickets like food trucks. what do you think of the idea? >> that's pretty cool, honestly. i think that's actually pretty awesome. why not? >> reporter: if this first lottery truck is successful, expect to see a lot more out there with the sandwiches and the sausages and the salads. wendy, back to you. >> wow, i think it's cool. it should pull up to our front circle. >> the big ones, though, not the tiny know hot wheels one. >> i like the little truck. coming up next on news4 at 5:00, grande news at starbucks, the coffee chain is upping the ante on its drinks. but is it too much of a good thing? find out why your shampoo [ child's voice ] ooh, that looks good. 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[ male announcer ] get your own bbq pulled pork sub at subway®. tender, slow-cooked pork with irresistibly bold barbecue sauce. subway. eat fresh®. this the historic market house in downtown annapolis is now reopened with a whole new set of shops and restaurants. community leaders were on hand today for the official opening this morning. among the tenants, chick and roots deli, jerry's on the shore and pet boys oyster and raw bar. another restaurant, maryland table, will feature local produce and food prepared with ingredients from maryland farms. the mayor of annapolis said he's glad to see places selling local food at affordable prices. well, size matters when it comes to a cup of coffee at a popular coffee house, which is now super-sizing its stuff. starbucks will begin selling some of its drinks in a new trenta size, that's 31 ounces. 7 ounces larger than vente. starting tomorrow, the coffee shop will offer its iced coffee and teas in this new jumbo size at all locations. more than half of the customers already order the largest size it had been offering. so -- if you're having trouble losing weight and you're not drinking the trenta, it could be from your shampoo or body soap. doctors found certain chemicals in shampoo, body lotions and soap can throw off the body's natural weight control system. they found a link between those chemicals and childhood obesity and weight problems in adults. it's just -- there's just always something. always. >> but your hair just looks wonderful, they say. >> and smells so good. coming up, against all odds. we'll have that story. also after the break, an update on the breaking news in clarksburg, maryland. a gas main break tying up traffic on i-270. and the u.s. women's soccer team. are we loving them or what? advancing to the world cup semi finals. the local connection to the player credited with clinching that awesome win. and hakem is live in phoenix at the major league all-star game. he talks with the nationals' lone all-star festivities. we're following breaking news in montgomery county where i-2 i-270 has been shut down because of a gas main break. both sides of the interstate now shut down at clarksburg road. >> authorities tell us, just before 4:00, a six-inch gas line broke, while crews in the area were doing construction. we're told area residents will be without gas service while crews make those repairs. and you can see the traffic inching along now. no word on how long 270 will be closed off at that area. but you should avoid it at all if possible. and there is a live shot of the traffic just inching along. it's going to be a tough commute on a road that already has tough commutes. >> yeah. well, the weather is tough, as well. you just can't get a break there today, doug. >> no, can't get a break today, but that's okay. we have seen nice weather over the past couple days. it's not all that bad. 93 degrees out there right now, but when you add in the heat index, it feels like 105. that is where things start to feel bad right now. winds out of the south at 16 miles per hour. that's helping to keep things a little bit cooler, at least when you step outside. but it's not giving us a whole lot of relief. 97 in frederick, maryland. 95 in fredericksburg, but notice the heat index. this is the way it feels outside. it feels like 107 in frederick, 113 in fredericksburg. and 104 in la plata. once again, we are going to continue to watch as this heat sticks around for the next couple of days. that's why we do have a heat advisory in effect for the day tomorrow. heat index right now at 102 to 107, potentially, for tomorrow, as we see our temperatures, our actual temperatures, check this out, near 100 degrees. we are going to see incredibly warm air during the day tomorrow. the heat index around 105. wednesday, temperatures around 91 with the heat index falling. and then on thursday and friday, temperatures fall down into the mid to upper 80s and i think we're looking very, very comfortable on thursday and friday. and right now, tomorrow, really the only extremely hot day where we could be breaking that record. as far as what we're seeing out there on the radar picture, there's no rain right now, but we do have the potential to see some shower activity and thunderstorms overnight tonight. as a matter of fact, we do have a brand-new severe thunderstorm watch that's been put into effect across portions of our area. mostly to the west. we're talking about areas around parts of the blue ridge and shenandoah valley, augusta county, page county, frederick county are are virginia all under a severe thunderstorm watch until 11:00 tonight for the big cluster of showers and thunderstorms just off to the west right now. and you can actually see that storm making its way from the north and west around parts of the great lakes, bringing with it 60 to 80-mile-an-hour winds a little bit earlier towards parts of ohio and indiana. now it's moving through parts of west virginia and pennsylvania. we will see that move into western maryland over the next half hour to the next hour. so if you're traveling out i-70 get ready, you could see storms move through. also around the elkins, west virginia area. again, in effect until 11:00 tonight as we continue to watch as that storm makes its way towards the north -- or rather to the south and east. as far as our temperatures go, once again, very hot out there. 93 right now with a heat index of 105. guys, good news is, we'll cool off by the end of the week. >> all right, doug. thank you. the u.s. women's soccer team headed to the world cup semi finals after a game that is being called one of the best of all-time. >> what a finish. did you see it? the dramatic win was clinched by a player named ellie krieger, a local woman who became a national soccer star. >> and now shining on the biggest stage. elaine reyes has more. >> reporter: it all started on a prince william county soccer field. countless hours practicing and playing led to a moment on the international stage. >> when she was the fifth kicker of all kickers, the last one, she started making the walk up, we just got chills over us, and it was so exciting. i felt like that was my child i was watching. my mom and i were so nervous. we were literally jumping and screaming and scaring our little -- my two little kids. >> reporter: kristen bruno spent years alongside ellie krieger playing for the prince william sparklers for almost 12 years. >> she was such a hard worker and always a feisty player and made everybody better, on the field or off the field. she was a great distributor of the ball, saw the game very well. >> there is ellie on the bottom left. theresa mcfadden also played for the sparklers. >> i had no idea it was going to be ellie. so everybody in my house was saying i wonder who is going to take number 5 and when she scored i couldn't control myself. i was crying, i was cheering, excited. >> reporter: she graduated from forest park high school in 2003. she was the team's mvp and also gatorade player of the year. >> natural leader. worked the hardest, arguably, of anybody. and when your best player is the hardest worker, it sets the tone for everything else. >> reporter: she went on to play for penn state and then went professional in germany. her northern virginia family rooting for her the entire time. and her former teammates providing a new generation of fans. >> a great friend off the field. she was so funny, always had a great attitude. always very happy. so it was great growing up with her. >> i can't imagine the feeling she had. and us kids, it was all of our dreams, and she is living it. >> doing them all proud. remember the name, ellie krieger. and turning now to major league baseball. lindsay is here. we've got -- >> the all-star game! yes, we do. and a good time for the nationals, too, because they enter the all-star break at.500. there is a lot left to be desired, but pitching a rather pleasant surprise, and that includes reliever tyler clip effort who overcame the frustration of being nofd from starter to reliever when he joined the nationals, but now that move has paid off. and today easy he is in arizona for his first all-star appearance where we find hakem dermi dermish. hakem, how are things going out there? >> reporter: lindsay, i'm having a fantastic time and i know this man next to me, tyler, who has 63 strikeouts this season, second among big league relievers. describe how it feels to be here now. >> it's awesome, electric, being around all of this talent and, you know, all of these guys you normally face on a regular basis. you can actually kind of, you know, be friends with them a little bit and say what's up? so it's a nice atmosphere, for sure. >> reporter: anyone you're looking forward to meeting? >> yeah. i mean, all of these guys. i mean, you know, in particular, you know, roy holiday, best in the business. lincecum, never got to meet him and interested to see what kind of guy he is. brian wilson. everyone. so i'm just taking it all in, trying to enjoy it. >> you rode here on a private jet with colorado rocky shortstop. what was that like? >> it was awesome. we watched a couple movies, just got here safe and sound, nothing too extravagant. but it was a very nice had gesture for him to do that for me. >> reporter: want to talk about may 20th, 2007. you'll never forget that date. six innings, one run, six strikeouts. what do you remember from that day? >> what don't i remember from that day? you know, it was just -- you know, any time you make your major league debut, it's a special day for anyone. fortunately for me, you know, i got to do the subway series, sunday night baseball, you know, got a hit. i mean, you can just pile on all these different things that happened in that particular day that made it, you know, extremely special. so, i could talk your ear off about it, but it was just a great day all together. >> reporter: and then you were traded to the nats in 2007, converted to a reliever in 2009. was that hard to accept, to be going from a starter to a reliever? >> at first, yeah. you don't really -- as a starter, you want to be good enough to make it to the big leagues and produce there, request, you know, unfortunately, it didn't work out that way for me. but i feel like i made the best of, you know -- at the time, a bad situation. >> reporter: thanks so much, tyler, for your time. congratulations on being in the all-star game. he told me he would like to face carlos quentin of the chicago white sox. back to you. >> hakem dermish, thank you so much. have fun at the home run derby. i'm glad he didn't cut his hair. >> yeah. >> thank you, lindsay. still ahead, casey anthony will walk out of jail in just a few days. not that long ago, many families were priced out of an overheated housing market. but the times have changed. get the facts at remax.com. it's a great place to see all the listings in thousands of cities and towns. with lots of houses to chose from and down-to-earth prices the dream of owning a home seems more attainable than ever. find out what an experienced re/max agent can do for you. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. after the break. on sunday, casey anthony will walk out of a florida jail a free woman. having completed her sentence for lying to police. >> many in the country are still shocked by the not guilty verdict in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, caylee. and some states are now proposing new laws in reaction to what happened. >> kerry sanders reports. >> murder, verdict as to count one, we the jury find the defendant not guilty. >> reporter: the verdict sent shock waves, because it was unexpected by many. casey anthony, acquitted of murdering her 2-year-old daughter, caylee. moments later -- >> to providing false information to a law enforcement officer, verdict as to count four. we the jury find the defendant guilty. >> reporter: guilty on forecounfor four counts of applying to police, four years in jail. for time already served, the 25-year-old will be free sunday. >> caylee, caylee, caylee! >> reporter: for some, the verdict and sentence has sparked outrage. >> for the sentence, it's not justice at all. even life in jail would not have been justice for me. >> she got away with murder, in my opinion. >> reporter: prosecutors say they thought they presented a strong case. but the jury saw otherwise. >> a verdict of not guilty simply means that the jury didn't feel she was proven to be guilty. it's not the same as saying that she's innocent. we will never truly know as a matter of fact whether she is innocent or not. >> reporter: now, lawmakers in at least a dozen states are considering legislation for caylee's law. if passed, the law would make it a crime should a parent fail to report a missing child to police within 48 hours. casey anthony waited 31 days to report her daughter missing. >> had this been in place before the caylee anthony disappearance, that casey anthony would not be walking out of that jail next week. she would be a felon in the state of florida under what we're proposing as caylee's law. >> reporter: with just days before her release, there are unanswered questions. what will casey do next, and where will she take her newfound note righty? it's unlikely she'll go home with her parents where she lived with caylee. friday, casey's mot tried to visit her daughter in jail. >> right now, get out of my way. >> reporter: but casey refused. >> there are security concerns for casey anthony when she gets out of jail and also for the jurors. the husband of juror number 12 says she came home from the case, retired from her job, packed a bag and went into hiding. >> yeah, she told them she would rather go to jail than serve on a jury again. well, that does it for news4 at 5:00 tonight. news4 at 6:00 starts right now. a murder cover-up revealed. a woman has been arrested, accused of killing a business owner. the circumstances surrounding this very brutal murder are shocking to the police. they're shocking to the community. >> i u.s. embassy under attack and security slow to respond when a mob of protesters breached the compound walls. >> if you think it's hot today,