clarendon, where he is talking to people about their methods for dealing with extreme heat. how is it going, john? >> reporter: we found some people who are creative in cooling off. but it's interesting, normally on a friday, this park westbound would be packed with people. certainly not the case. deserted. people are doing anything, mostly staying inside. this hot outside, nearly everyone starts looking for ways to beat the heat. in columbia heights, these kids found one of the best ways to cool off. a community water fountain is running all day, ready for anyone to take advantage. what does it feel like in the water? >> so fun. >> reporter: in downtown d.c., thousands of cue dogs are taking over. brothers from the omega sci-fi from fraternity are celebrating the organizations 100th anniversary. they are welcomed to our region by this extreme heat. you're from new orleans. can you handle the heat here in d.c. >> actually, it is hotter here than in new orleans right now. >> reporter: can you believe that? >> no, i can't. actually, i thought new orleans was hot. but washington, d.c. is hotter. >> reporter: so you've come prepared. you've got the hat. >> yes. sunglasses and a towel. and a water. the liquid is to hydrate myself. >> reporter: but it wasn't fun and games for everyone today. chris and his crew from my truck buddy had the daunting task of hauling every furniture on moving day. since 9:00 a.m., they have been loading and unloading their truck, because they don't have the luxury of calling out sick. >> well, we have to wear a towel. we can't be getting sweat all over everything. but after a while, you can't notice it. you have to burn through it. >> reporter: your shirt is drenched. >> yeah, second shirt of the day so far. already burned through a company shirt. we all have a wardrobe. have to stay somewhat dry. >> reporter: we stay in the shade, drink plenty of cold water. but stay with us. coming up at 6:00, we will see some of those cues hop -- they don't step, i'm told they hop around and see how the heat is affecting them. for now, live in clarendon, john schriffen. back to you in the studio. >> look forward to that. an accident at the arundel mills mall left one worker dead and another clinging to life today. it's where the casino is being built there. the construction workers were inside a lift when a concrete wall suddenly collapsed. 27-year-old leon ray sacks of hanover, pennsylvania died at the scene. 25-year-old darbin jimenez of manassas was hurt. a worker was injured on july 5th when a chunk of concrete fell on him. a frightening ordeal in herndon, virginia. police say a family was abducted from their home, forced into their car and driven around. pat collins is live at fairfax police headquarters to tell us more about this. who was the guy doing this to them, pat? >> reporter: wendy, they say he wore a mask. that he had a gun. he wanted money. wait until you see what he did to get it. when the family was released from captivity, it was the cy e cyclist who came to the rescue. why they used his cell phone to call the cops. >> they were completely disturbed. i think they didn't even know where they were. because they were just dumped in the dark somewhere. >> reporter: as the family sat on the curb, waiting to talk to police, this man was there to comfort them. >> pretty shaken up. the mother said that he had hit her and the two young -- the two younger guys had been assaulted. one of them had a lot of blood on his back. >> a frightening home invasion turns into an assault. a kidnapping, and a robbery. police and witnesses tell the story this way. they say around 9:30 last night, a woman goes to a dumpster to drop off some trash. but when she returns home, she forgets to lock the front door. not long after that, they say a masked man came in, ties up her teenager and forces the woman, her teenager and her toddler child into a back bedroom. a family friend comes to the home. he is cut and held captive. the husband comes home. he is beaten and then the robber forces everyone into the family car. has them drive to a nearby atm, and withdraw money. even the teenager gave the robber some cash to keep him from acting out. >> one of the kids gave him $12. >> reporter: is that right? >> yeah, the father is like give him what you got. >> reporter: after they stopped at the bank, the robber forced the husband into the trunk of the car. then on innovation avenue, he let the family and friend go. one by one. finally, witnesses say, right here at the complex, the robber runs away. the husband realized the threat is gone. he frees himself and drives around to rejoin his family. >> it's hard to say exactly why this particular family was chosen. it may be nothing more than someone was -- had an unlocked door. >> reporter: needless to say, the family is shaken by what happened. everyone is expected to recover from these injuries. in the meantime, police continue to look for a suspect in this case. wendy, back to you. >> what an ordeal. all right. thank you, pat collins. now to developments on capitol hill, four days and counting and still no deal. here's a live look at the house floor right now. lawmakers are debating the reworked bill crafted by speaker john boehner. it's said to include more items to entice tea party conservatives to support it. a vote could come later tonight. but the senate isn't waiting. democrats who control that chamber say they're moving ahead on a debt measure of their own, a measure favored by president obama. lawmakers are struggling to reach a bipartisan agreement by tuesday's deadline. today the president said he's confident that lawmakers and congress will get the job done, but once again, he urged americans to keep up the pressure on congress. >> if you want to see a bipartisan compromise, a bill that can pass both houses of congress and that i can sign, let your members of congress know. make a phone call, send an e-mail, tweet. keep the pressure on washington. and we can get past this. >> shortly after that speech, telephone circuits in the capitol were overwhelmed biel all of the phone calls. today is leslie johnson's last day on the prince george's county council. her resignation takes effect sunday. the council will hold a special election within 90 days to fill her seat, and there are four potential candidates. johnson decided to step down after she, along with her husband, the former county executive, jack johnson, pled guilty in a federal bribery and extortion case. coming up next and new at 5:00, a mcdonald's melee. more trouble for metro. the transit able see fires 20 drivers from making serious safety mistakes behind the wheel. and their actions were all caught on cameras inside the buses. you probably haven't played this game since elementary school, but kick ball is making a comeback. we'll take you behind the scenes of a local league helping local professionals network on and off the field. news4 at 5:00. we're just getting started. hundreds of washingtonians are lacing up for a game most of us haven't played since elementary school. >> why kick ball is making a comeback. >> reporter: what was once a grade school game has now become after work recess. hundreds of young professionals kicking it on the national mall, literally. these players are part of the world adult kick ball association, or waka. every night is game night for the d.c. potomac league. others play on fields across the dmv. >> smith in the hole. >> all of us have, you know, serious jobs in d.c. and in a town that takes itself way too seriously, it seemed like a good idea. >> my mom and sister laughed out loud when they found out i was playing kick ball again, because i used to in elementary school. >> reporter: seems to be exploding. there are hundreds across the globe with tens of thousands of players. each year they compete for a spot in the super bowl of rubber ball sports, the annual kick ball championship held in las vegas. so who is to thank for the kick ball comeback? well, a group of d.c. guys back in 1998 who wanted to expand their social network. they're now helping others do so, both on and off the field. >> it's a great way to meet, you know, 400 friends. we have people that join our leagues every season, and really, it's the way they make their friends, some of their best friends. >> we end up doing stuff outside of kick ball. barbecues and stuff like that. >> reporter: if it sounds like fun but you worry you would be the team weak link, think again. >> there really isn't that much athleticism. we take it kind of casually. we're really more about the camaraderie and coming out and going back to the bar afterwards. >> reporter: and whether you played a good game or not, local charities are always winning. >> we're a very charitable organization. each one of our leagues takes on a charity, each season, and raises -- a significant amount of funds for it. >> reporter: and who knows? kicking it with friends may land you a life partner. >> a lot of people have, like, married other kick ballers. we've got people dating -- inner team dating. >> reporter: jim handly, news4. >> wow. that looks like a great idea. >> i used to love kick ball as a kid. >> we played all night long -- played until after dark in the summer when we were little. yeah. >> because it's such a simple little game. >> it's a nice softball. like that. so we aren't going to necessarily want to get out tonight and play kick ball, it sounds like. >> no. but this weekend, not too bad. especially the second half of the weekend. some thunderstorms, we're going to give those -- a cold front that's going to cool us off. talking about some thunderstorms, too, around texas. why? well, they certainly need the rain. and they're going to get some storms from what is tropical storm don. you can see the surf really kicking up around north padre island. they'll get a nice dose of rain, maybe 2 to 4 inches of rain in the south part of this tropical storm as it comes ashore sometime very late tonight, early tomorrow morning. texas, of course, desperately needing that rain. they need about 15 inches, though, to really get rid of their drought. around here, we had a temperature of 103. it's been a hazy sky, the air very gun gumpgy with poor air quality. but the heat index at 106. it's only running three degrees higher than the actual air temperature. the fact is, earlier today, the humidity was much higher. the dew point temperature now at 64 degrees. it started out at about 70 to 73 degrees early this morning. so the wind really helping to mix things out. temperatures right around 99 to 100 degrees. look at culpeper. fredericksburg, 108. 108 also around waldorf, maryland right now. that heat index value, what it feels like. at least there is a bit of a breeze in the air coming through. but look at this powerful line of storms. that's all out ahead of the cold front, and it stretches through the entire state of pennsylvania. and back to ohio. that's what's going to be coming through our area saturday. and we even this evening could see some storms from this same weather system firing up you and coming through our area around 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 p.m. for sunday, less humid air, back to sunshine. nice sunshine around the area, and lower humidity for us, too. but, again, it's the heat index that we're going to be looking at, even as we go through the evening hours. it's going to be plenty warm, even to start the day tomorrow at about 90 degrees. we'll max out at about 100 degrees. the heat index. and then about 96 for sunday. here's a look at your forecast, folks, for the evening. hazy and humid, dropping from 98 to 87 degrees. tomorrow morning, warm start, 75 to 81 degrees. and then tomorrow afternoon, up to about 95 to 97 degrees throughout the area where you'll be looking at some isolated thunderstorms. your four-day forecast, after this weekend, it will be, again, with a much better day coming our way on sunday with temperatures in the mid 90s. early part of next week we'll be running in the low to mid 90s throughout the area. so we get a bit of a cooldown, a little bit of a rain this weekend, too, as well as the first part of next week. but we know that it's hot outside, right? yeah. doesn't stop us from going out. meteorologist chuck bell with backyard weather duties today, covering them all. earlier, chuck, you showed us the outdoor a.c. have you been brave enough to make your way over to the grill? >> oh, yes. we made it over to the grill a couple times. out here in northeast, washington and lucky wood has invited us out to his backyard and he has put the man-hours in, into building the ultimate backyard space to cook. thanks for inviting us today. show us your cadillac kitchen. what have you got for us? >> we call this the chef's corner. >> uh-huh. and you're the chef, obviously. >> of course, i'm the chef. >> and what have you got cooking out here? >> we have the steaks and the lamb, and some chicken going today. >> excellent. i've already tasted the burgers and the dogs, they're delicious. what have you done to prepare the steaks? you're putting a secret rub or something on there? >> well, the lamb, we have a honey, ginger dressing with a raspberry vinaigrette, so something special we have made just for you. >> excellent. like i said, so far everything i've had has been fantastic. thank you so much for the invitation. we are doing a little check out here. it was 112 degrees by the time you get over here in front of the grill. and lucky, is wearing the full cook's outfit today. i don't know how you do it. i'm in lightweight, light-colored clothes, and it's almost too much for me. >> i think cool. >> and how do you like this cooling station? >> this is for you too. >> oh, man. this cooling station, this is the bomb. so thank you so much. the food is good, the cold air is flowing out here. and already it's after 5:00, so as you can well imagine on a friday afternoon after 5:00 p.m., the neighbors smelled the smoke, they heard the conversation, saw the satellite truck, started filtering in. everybody is having a grand time so far, and lucky has promised to keep the food coming as long as people keep showing up and eating. we're having a great time, but it is blazing hot out here, veronica, even in the shade. we're at an even 101 degrees. coming up in a bit, we'll talking more about the special preps and stuff we're having. >> speaking of which, chuck, norvelle promised he would break out a couple special recipes. so you make sure he shares them later, okay? >> don't you worry. i'll have them on my website, my favorite summer dessert recipe, as well. i didn't have time to make it, but we'll get it up there. >> oh, okay. look forward to that, chuck. favorite dessert. >> yeah. >> what might that be? >> i guess we'll have to tune in. >> yeah. coming up next, preventing accidental overdoses. the makers of tylenol are making some changes. a local animal shelter is waiving adoption fees, but giving potential pet owners an added incentive to take home a pit bull. an arrest in the murder of a 63-year-old temple hills woman discovered after neighbors ♪ [ rock ] [ chattering ] [ man on tv ] 96309. 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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®. a family in herndon kidnapped by a man looking for money. police say the parents, two kids and a friend forced into a car and driven to an atm, but were eventually released. the suspect has not been arrested. one man was killed and another seriously hurt during a construction accident today. happened this morning at arundel mills mall. the men were working inside of a lift when a concrete wall collapsed. this is the second accident at this site this month. house republicans are set to vote tonight on their reviszed debt-reducing bill. the senate moving ahead on an alternative democratic measure favored by president obama. today the president warned time is running out but said he is confident lawmakers will reach a compromise before tuesday's midnight deadline. let's look at the weather. it has been an extremely hot day. we'll see weekend improvements. humidity has come down, it's 103 degrees with a heat index at 106. running a little higher down to the south, 113 hunting town, 119 right now in warrenton. and there's the possibility of some storms for today. and tomorrow. this evening could get some storms from about 7:00 p.m. until about 11:00 p.m., firing out ahead of this cold front, you can see it there around pittsburgh. that line goes almost through the entire state of pennsylvania. have a better chance tomorrow, but look at the start. tomorrow, 79, around 80 degrees. it's going to be sticky. temperatures are going to rise fast, but it's not going to be nearly as hot as it was today. we'll take a look at your seven-day forecast in a few minutes. >> thanks veronica. cameras have caught many drivers running headlights and talking on cell phones. 20 have been fired over the last few months as a result. >> chris gordon is live to tell bus this. hey, chris. >> reporter: metro riders are not happy to learn that some drivers have been caught on camera with one hand on the wheel, and the other on their cell phone. metro has fired 20 drivers since the beginning of the year for talking on a cell phone while driving. they were caught on cameras mounted on the buses. >> what we were seeing was operators would drive with their cell phone in one hand and driving with their hand on the wheel, possibly also takes -- we get the audio so we can hear them talking into the instrument. and as a result of that activity, and with our zero tolerance policy, we go through our normal processes of interviews, but in the end, termination is taking place. >> reporter: the zero tolerance policy was put in effect two years ago when this photo of a metro bus driver on his cell phone taken by a passenger became public. but the union representing metro employees says that a subsequent hearing cleared that driver. >> we found out that she was actually sitting in the seat, talking to central, because her bus had broken down. and she was not moving. she was not operating. >> reporter: metro put cameras on buses last year to promote safety. but they also have recorded more than 1,100 violations. resulting in 222 suspensions of drivers forrin fractions, including speeding, driving without seat belts, and running red lights as well as talking on cell phones. passengers are concerned about safety. >> we think they should not be on the cell phone. i called on my cell phone. i did. i said you better stop it. >> it's dangerous to be talking on your cell phone when driving. >> reporter: the union has filed a complaint, saying supervisors who followed the buses and cars have also been caught driving while using their cell phones. >> when the employees are caught using cell phones or electrical devices, eager to jump on that and discipline those members. but when the incidents happen with the supervisors, they're more so taken out of service, put back to work. and we don't know what actually happens with those employees at that point. >> reporter: now, metro tells us, it is investigating the union's complaints about supervisors using their cell phones and going unpublished. that's the latest from this bus stop on dupont circle in northwest washington. back to you now in the studio. >> thank you, chris gordon. a temple hills man is behind bars accused of murdering his live-in girlfriend. police arrested 50-year-old donald dixon last night. they say he killed 63-year-old vicki lee griffin. she was found on her balcony after authorities were called out to their dallas place apartment for a report of a gas odor. police won't say how griffin died. only that she suffered trauma to her body. the motive still unknown. tonight, there are still a lot of unanswered questions at the university of northern virginia in annandale. federal agents raided that campus yesterday, and they're warning officials that the school is in danger of losing its ability to enroll foreign students. jane watrel joins us with an update on that story you saw first on news4. jane? >> reporter: dorene, nearly all of the university of northern virginia students' population are foreign. the majority, some 90%, are from india, here on student visas. many say they came here in good faith and are worried they may have to go home without their degrees. with local and international media in tow, student advocates tried to confront university of northern virginia officials. only to be rebuffed. >> i've been told you're not allowed to be here. >> reporter: on thursday, dozens of immigration and customs enforcement agents raided the university's offices, carrying off boxes of documents. today, students rushed to campus to find answers. >> we went to classes today, the doors were locked and the teacher told us to come and get any information we can get. >> reporter: according to i.c.e., unva cannot accept any foreign students while the federal agency investigates. the raid was precipitated by possible problems with the student exchange visitors program. the university was served with a notice that unva's authorization to admit foreign students has been revoked. university officials say they're cooperating and have nothing to hide. but read a statement and took no questions. >> we want to emphasize that unva is open for business, classes are being held as scheduled, and as long as students attend classes as required, they will continue to remain in status. >> reporter: the raid is big news in india, where most of unva's 2,000 students come from. an indian advocacy group based in dc came on campus to investigate. >> students are scared. not only students, a lot of parents back home. they're crying and calling us, because they sent their kids here for their dreams. >> reporter: as students and their advocates continue to ask questions, classes appear to be going on as normal. while federal immigration agents were mum on what they were looking for, the school's chancellor provided a few clues about the raid. >> the warranties included many items, such as computer hardware equipment and paper documentation, which were all subsequently taken into government control. we were told that they would be returned early next week after they were copied. >> unva calls itself the most popular american university in india. it now has 30 days to show it's complying with federal rules for administering student visas. there have been no arrests. >> jane watrel. thank you, jane. consider yourself warned. the 30-day grace period for red light runners in alexandria is now over. starting monday, police will begin handing out tickets to anyone caught trying to beat the light. those cameras are located at three intersections, south patrick street in franklin, south patrick in gibbon, and duke street at south walker. the cameras are on 24 hours a day, and drivers caught breaking the law will face a $50 fine. cyclists will have a new trail to bike on this weekend. tomorrow, the first part of the intercounty connecter bike path will open in montgomery county. the two-and-a-half mile section will run from needwood road to emory lane, and eventually the trail will be more than 14 miles along the icc. the trail will allow cyclists to ride from the shady grove station to the mark station laurel. big changes from the makers of tylenol. johnson & johnson will reduce the dosage from extra strength tylenol from eight pills a day down to six. the pain reliever's key ingredient, acetaminophen is found in a lot of other over the counter products and those taking multiple medicines may not realize how much they're getting. johnson & johnson hopes this change will prevent accidental overdoses. still to come on news4 at 5:00, changing people's perceptions about pit bulls. what a local shelter is doing to ease people's fears and to get these dogs adopted. i'm liz crenshaw. what's the best way to repel pesky mosquitoes? that's the question. the answer it is friday and liz crenshaw joins us as we ask liz. our first question comes from cathy. she likes to eat outside in the summer. >> when it's not 100 degrees. >> yes, but you've got to go inside. it's either really hot or you've got mosquitoes. you can't beat the heat, but what do you do to beat the mosquitoes? >> what's the best insect repellant? the there's for disease control says there are simply two ingredients you should look for when choosing a mosquito repellant and both have been approved by the environmental protection agency. the first one is called deet, it offers effective protection against mosquito beats and protection can last from 90 minutes to 5 hours, depending on how much deet is in the product. another ingredient to look for is pecaradin, an alternative that also provides long-lasting protection against pesky mosquito bites. >> yes. >> but please, bathe before you go to bed at night. you don't want that bepesticide all over your bed sheets. up to you. ron in d.c. says he signed up for the national do not call registry and wants to know why he is still getting calls from companies asking him to take polls and surveys. >> it is frustrating. the federal trade commission helped us. it tells us registered phone numbers are only protected against telemarketing calls, which by definition are calls that solicit the sale of goods or services. so a call placed solely for the reason of conducting a survey or a poll would not be blocked by the do not call registry. the same goes for calls from political organizations and charities. and, of course, for more information on the do not call registry, visit do not call.gov. >> and sometimes just do not answer. the last question comes from francis in maryland. she spotted limbs and vines on power lines after a summer storm, that's quite common. who do you call? >> who do you call? prince george's county department of public works and transportation helped us with this answer. it says if you notice limbs or vines hanging from power lines, you simply should report it to your department of public works in your county or city. the county will then contact the power company saince it's the company's responsibility to remove the debris. if you know the name of the power company, you can also report the issue to the power company directly. but if you see any other storm damage in the roadway, it's the department of public works for your county. if you've got a question, send it to ask liz@nbcwashington.com. you can connect with me on twitter, search liz crenshaw and on facebook by searching liz crenshaw's consumer watch. and now i'll say have a good weekend. >> you too. coming up in sports, dan hellie is going to sit down with redskins' quarterback john beck and all right. out at redskins park, the first practice for this year. >> dan hellie joins us with reaction from the team starting quarterback, john beck. >> hey, ladies, thought this day would never come, but it is finally here. only about 60 players -- i say only 60 players, because there will eventually be 90 players in camp and all of the veteran free agents sign their contracts and actually trickle in to redskins park over the next few days. so many new faces on this roster. literally, two-thirds of the roster is brand new. one of the topics we covered with a guy who is expected to be the starting quarterback, john beck, earlier today. >> lrp a lot of new guys. i'm going to have to do my i don't know of learning the roster, especially defensive guys. i paid attention to the guys on offense, but defensively, i see guys i've never seen before. and it will be a new team and like new year, new feeling. so it's good. >> reporter: i know you have been chomping at the bit. how much did the player-only workouts help you stay in the flow? >> it did help. keeps you on top of things. especially when you're the one out there having to teach the young guys. you can only teach it if you truly know it. and it was good, because i put in a lot of time this off season to learn it, know it so i could teach it. >> reporter: you have kind of been anointed, at least we in the media as the guy that sh shanahan would like to see be his starting quarterback. but you have a lot of doubters and i know you don't read the media or hear what people say. that has to motivate you when you hear it from somebody else. >> it does motivate you. i'm not oblivious to it. i know there are doubters out there, but there is always doubters. that is something that as a quarterback and as a professional athlete i think you get used to. you're going to have some people that like it and some that don't. you have to prepare yourself and play your game. >> do you use that, do you file that away in the back of your head when you're out there and think about that as motivation? >> not on the field. my motivation on the field is i want to be the best that i can. i study that way, i prepare that way, and i train that way. and when i'm on the field, the only thing i'm thinking about is executing at the highest level i possibly can. when i'm driving in my car, listening to music, yeah, i think about that, i think about the people that question me, because i don't question myself. i know i can do it. but when i'm on the field, it's about executing at the highest level and leading to the team to the end zone. >> do you ever listen to sports radio? >> sometimes when you're flipping through the channels, you bump into it, but i do my very best to change the channel. >> reporter: do you know what it means to be the starting quarterback tore the washington redskins? it's been said when the redskins are winning, that's the second most powerful position in town, besides the president. >> well, i don't know what it's like yet. you know, and i guess that side of it sounds kind of glitzy and glamorous. but, you know, i like the other side of it, you know? just strapping on the helmet with your guys. that's what i love. that's why i love football. because it is the toppest sport. you have to be super tough to play the sport. you have so much on your shoulders. but that's exciting. you know, when i'm driving in the car, getting motivated, that also is going through my head. just what quarterback entails. and i truly love it. >> you've only started a handful of games and it was for a very bad team, the team that drafted you, the miami dolphins. how far into the season, if you're the guy, are you going to need until we see what john beck can do? >> i don't know, i'm taking everything day by day. today was go out there -- we haven't had a practice yet this year where we were able to practice, see the tape and sit down with our coaches who are coaching this system and talk through things. so today is all about day one. putting something on tape, and then getting back and talking with the coaches and when i step on the field tomorrow, being a better quarterback than i was today. >> i mean, does john beck say all of the right things or what? it's like he was cast for a movie role. but he's not for sure -- he's not a lock to be the starter. rex grossman is expected to be signed and shannahan said it's going to be an open competition for the starting quarterback job. so a little news coming out on first day. a lot more, including what happened to first-round pick ryan car began in his first round practice at 6:00. >> he's just getting started, john beck. give him a little time. thanks, dan. >> yep. a local animal rescue group is asking for your help in adopting what they call one of their smartest pets. the washington animal rescue league is holding an adopt-a-thon for pit bulls and pit bull mixes. they say the dogs make great pets. news4's derrick ward has details from northwest d.c. >> come here. >> reporter: if there is any dog that's gained notoriety in the past few decades, it's the pit bull and some say the bad pr is undeserved or certainly not their experience as pet owners. >> i've had pit bulls before, he's my second that i've owned. and, you know, they're loveable. i have kids that have grown up with my dogs. never had any issues with fighting. >> for most people, this was america's dog in the 1930s and '40s. this was the nanny dog, this was the dog that people trusted with their children. >> reporter: and it was the dog that went to war, the first canine hero was a pit bull called sergeant stubby in world war i. so there is no denying what the dog can do. lots end up in shelters because of reputation or regulations. so it follows there would be a serious challenge to get them adopted. the animal rescue league has got a summer campaign going to promote the dogs. they're suspending adoption fees for pit bulls and pit bull mixes. gary whitesman of the washington animal rescue league says the important thing to remember with these dogs, like any other dog, is that the match has to be there between owner and animal. and they're not for everyone. >> they're strong dogs, they're very loyal to one person. and if that person has the wrong plans for the dog, it goes badly. >> reporter: now pit bulls are indeed a maligned breed, and a lot of jurisdictions, the policy is when they get into shelters they're automatically euthanized. but the folks at the washington rescue league say there are ways to bring these dogs back around, to make them social. and here at the warl, they have had 11 of michael vick's dogs. >> got them here, we didn't know. and after a few weeks, got them out of their shells, they weren't shut down anymore. they were affectionate, wonderful dogs and now many are in homes with dhirn, we get pictures back with them sleeping on children's beds. >> beautiful. the washington animal res die league is also offering a 25% discount on a six-week dog training course for those who adopt pit bulls. that offer runs until labor day. and here is veronica with a final check on our hot forecast. >> exactly. after very, very hot day, we're looking at a hot evening, where the temperatures are going to be in the 90s this evening for several hours. 103 is where we currently are, here is as we approach the 6:00 hour. the temperature spiked after several hours, holding at 102. up to 103 during the last hour. the heat index at 106 degrees right now. all through the area, you're seeing some very high values around colesville, silver spring, around spots like vienna and herndon. now, the current heat index is at 105 degrees and 119 to the south around calverton and fauquier county. to the north of us, a very powerful line of storms. and you can see there's quite a bit of lightning right along that line and it stretches through most of the state of pennsylvania. up around union town, johns town, arrestrisburg and even allentown, so in the clear here. but you can see a lot of lightening and heavy rain and high winds coming in. i think for the evening hours, some of our northern-most counties will be getting the storms before the heating tomorrow and before we get a chance to see it all re-fire again along the weather front mainly tomorrow afternoon. but for the evening, at 9:00 and at 11:00 p.m., our northern counties around frederick county, maryland, howard county, perhaps even montgomery county and loudoun county, you could be seeing a few passing thunderstorms. tomorrow morning, warm start for us. 79 to 81 degrees. so likely to be feeling around 85 to 86 degrees to start the day. high temperature tomorrow will max out around 96 degrees. real quick, want to get you to the four-day forecast here. your saturday and sunday, 96 to 95. and i can tell you, the best day out of the weekend is definitely going to be sunday, with lower humidity. >> have a great one. >> all right. sunday. let's remember that. thanks, veronica. and vance now joins us to tell us what's coming up at 6:00. >> hi, wendy. coming up tonight, the debt talks are going down to the wire. and we're going to take an exclusive look behind the scenes on capitol hill with brian williams and house speaker john boehner. >> who has the toughest job in washington right now, you or the president? >> we want to know the answer. we'll have more on that coming up. the burglar who got caught because he left his cell phone charging at a crime scene is back in the spotlight tonight. this time it's because of the punishment he received for his crimes. those stories and more coming up at 6:00. i have to say, my son has a pit bull. and has for some time. that dog in the sweetness quotient is second only to my dog. but that is the sweetest dog. >> sure. >> he has been around our kids. i have an akita and the two of them are just delightful to watch. >> well, we hope people give them a chance. >> right, exactly. they deserve it. they have a lot of them there, and they deserve a home. >> they're good dogs. >> cool. coming up next, a family at odds over a deadly wrong-way crash. why the driver's husband is now suing his relatives who are still grieving the loss of their three little girls. and for all your news, follow news4 online. dueling lawsuits have been filed after a deadly wrong-way crash in new york two years ago that killed eight people. now a legal fight is pitting family members against each other. jeff rossen with the story. >> reporter: it was a fiery crash that killed eight people, but these new lautsz lawsuits are explosive, claiming impact terror. police say diane schuler was behind the wheel, drunk, high and fully responsible for the wrong-way crash on new york's parkway. she was killed. so was her daughter and her brother's kids, three young sisters, along with three people in an on coming suv. diane's son brian was the lone survivor. but now diane's husband, daniel, says others are to blame, too, including diane's own brother, warren hance, who lost his officials, claiming he's liable, because he owned the van she was driving and allowed the vehicle to be operated by one not competent. >> to sue another family member who has lost children of his own from this same event is cruel beyond words. even if this lawsuit has merit, he'll lose anyway, because she was drunk, because she was high. >> reporter: daniel schuler is even suing new york state, saying there weren't enough signs on the parkway. >> she killed seven people. if she was alive today, she would be in jail, serving time for those murders. to sue now his family and the state of new york is just surprising. it's shocking to me. >> reporter: but daniel has always defended his wife. >> she is not an alcoholic, and my heart is at rest every night when i go to bed. something medically had to happen. >> reporter: but diane's other relatives, namely her brother and sister-in-law, believe she was careless and have filed their own suit against diane's estate for the wrongful death of their three young daughters, claiming they suffered fear of impending death, mental anguish and fright. >> the family has been traumatized, and separated since the accident. this can't in any way build a better bridge to repairing the tragedy that happened two years ago. >> there is a riveting documentary about this called "there's something wrong with aunt diane" on hbo. that's it for news4 at 5:00. news4 at 6:00 starts right now. you're watching nbc 4, washington's news leader. now, live in hd, this is news4 at 6:00. the extreme heat has taken over our region again. and it's another record-breaking day. a home invasion, a family kidnapping, a crime spree that started with a simple trip to the dumpster. federal agents sent a stern warning to a university. now we're getting answers from the school's chancellor in an exclusive. we begin tonight with republicans and democrats scrambling to work out a debt deal that can get passed before the deadline. good evening, i'm jim vance. >> i'm dorene gentzler. house speaker john boehner gave an emotional speech moments ago. >> i stuck my