progress east. that has caused a lot of problems in a lot of different areas because of the flash flooding. we do have some flash flood warnings in effect until 7:15 tonight including montgomery county, howard county, anne arundel county, prince george's county and even the southeastern portions of the district under a flash flood warning until 7:15. frederick county, maryland hit very hard earlier, but the rain is now done for you for the time being. i do think we are going to see another chance for some rain coming up a little bit later this evening. i'll show you why. it's back towards the west that we're seeing more rain into portions of west virginia. that's another little system that's going to make its way through overnight tonight into the next couple hours. so i think we're going to get a break here. the rain has stopped in your area, i expect to see a break for the next one to two, maybe three hours. and more rain will come later this evening. so they may actually be able to get in the nats' game or at least start the game on time as the rain has moved out of the district. but wednesday again, southern maryland getting hit hard. i'll continue to keep you posted here from the storm center. >> see you in a few minutes. thank you, doug. the weather is causing big delays out there and flights have been grounded at all three airports. right now at dulles international airport and bwy-marshal, delays up to two hours. and at reagan national airport, delays up to an hour and forty five minutes. as always, check with your airline before you head to the airport. if you have any weather pictures from your community, we invite you to share them with us. the e-mail address is weather@nbcwashington.com. there was a threat of bad weather in florida this morning. but in spite of that, the space shuttle "atlantis" did in fact cut through the sky on its final journey into space. after 30 years, the shuttle program is being retired. millions of people watched the "atlantis" launch today. many had mixed emotions, though. kristen dahlgren reports from cape canaveral, florida. >> reporter: they are moments we have seen for years. but today was different as atlanta's astronauts took the final steps. tension building as workers and watchers kept their eyes on the weather, hoping skies would clear for one final look at the iconic spacecraft as it raced into orbit. >> one more time. >> reporter: after those words from the commander -- >> zero and liftoff! >> reporter: "atlantis," the only remaining space shaulths, shuttle, lifted off for the very last time. >> spreads its wings one final time for the start of a sentimental journey into history. >> reporter: "atlantis" is carrying a 30-year legacy. >> i look back at what the shuttle has done in 30 years, the hubble space scope, magellan, galileo. opened up space. >> reporter: after 135 launches and more than 20,000 trips around the earth, the final shuttle flight marks the end of the program that for more than three decades brought america incredible highs and twice united us in overwhelming tragedy. so on this day, close to 1 million gathered near kennedy space center, their eyes raised sky ward. but for many, their hearts heavy. >> part of me didn't want it to go today, because i didn't want it to be over. but it was beautiful. >> full time, 3:16. >> reporter: at the last minute, it almost didn't go, with just 31 seconds on the clock, a technical glitch needed a closer look. >> liftoff! >> reporter: but in the end, "atlantis" soared into history, leaving many wondering about the future, especially the hundreds who worked on the shuttle for so long. >> it was like the end of a party and you just don't want to go. i just want to hang around a little bit longer. >> reporter: but as they lingered, "atlantis" lifted away, through the clouds and out of sight, carrying for the final time high emotion and immense pride. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, kennedy space center. we'll have more coverage on that historic launch today. coming up, a report from kennedy space center. and later, we'll see how commercial space travel in our region is picking up as we come to the end of this current era in space flight. next week, the d.c. council will be asked to consider a proposal that would license the city government itself to sell handguns. it's an unusual move by the city to comply with the supreme court ruling that struck down the city's previous handgun ban. tom sherwood is here with more. kind of ironic, huh, tom? >> yes, dorene, if the city had its way, no handguns would be allowed. none. but the city has to comply with the supreme court ruling. from the late 1970s, the district of columbia had the toughest ban on handguns in the nation. in 2008, the u.s. supreme court struck down the law, saying it violated the second amendment right for private owners to have such guns in their homes. the city since has written tough rules on where gun shops may be located, but there are no active dealers, and there is no federally licensed dealer who can transfer guns in from other states. a road block that could make the city violate the supreme court rule to go allow guns. now, d.c. council public safety chairman phil mendelson has an unusual idea. he'll ask the council on tuesday to approve emergency legislation to let the city act as the federal agent to transfer guns. >> i'm presenting legislation, temporary legislation, before the council that would make clear the authority of the government to acquire a federal firearms license, so that people will be able to exercise their constitutional right to purchase a handgun, which they can only do outside the district and bring it into the district. >> reporter: mendelson acknowledges the city is going from the tough handgun control of the 1970s to facilitating gun sales now. >> clearly, we are not today where we intended to be as a government back in the 1970s when we said nobody could own a handgun in the district. but the supreme court changed the law with regard to that, and we have to comply with the supreme court. >> reporter: on thursday, police chief cathy lanier cold wtop radio she thought it would be okay for chain stores like walmart to sell guns in the city. >> walmart and others coming to town that could take that on, are they will to go take that on and become the firearms licensed firearms dealer here in the district. we don't know. and it's certainly not a lucrative business in the district of columbia. how do you encourage others to take on that venture? >> the law permits a gun store to open up in the district. and the gun store could be walmart, it could be just a gun store dedicated solely to the sale of guns. >> reporter: the district is still facing illegal challenges to its new handgun rules. lawyers say the rules are too restrictive. dorene, back to you. >> tom sherwood. thank you, tom. an employee with the u.s. agency for international development has been arrested on child pornography charges. last weekend, a tip led police to the home of 60-year-old carl mitchell. following a search of his house, mitchell was arrested and charged with making and is possessing child pornography. usaid says they have suspended mitchell without pay. they have also removed his employee security clearance. usaid provides humanitarian assistance around the world in support of u.s. foreign policy. the woman accused in the death of her co-worker at a yoga store in bethesda will go on trial in october. her name is brittney norwood. she's accused of murdering jana murray inside the lululemon store back in march. today a judge set her trial date for october 24th. police say norwood beat murray to death after murray apparently caught norwood stealing store merchandise. after a court hearing today, norwood's lawyer said he's not ruling out the possibility of addressing his client's mental health. >> a serious case like this, you have to explore every possibility, because you -- you know, as you go along, you discover certain things in the case. and our investigation is still continuing. we're looking into our client's backgrou background. so we're just trying to keep that as an option. >> reporter: for now, norwood's lawyers are still preparing for a trial and not a plea. the new jobs report for june is out, and the results are not too encouraging. fewer jobs than expected were added, and unemployment inched upward again. the news comes as president obama and congressional leaders try to make a deal on raising the debt limit. brian mooar reports. >> reporter: u.s. employment virtually stalled last month. a net growth of just 18,000 jobs. that nudged the unemployment rate to 9.2% and raises some serious recovery concerns. >> our economy as a whole just isn't producing nearly enough jobs for everybody who is looking. >> reporter: president obama blamed economic headwinds, natural disasters, sky-high gas prices and government budget cuts that slashed 39,000 jobs. despite an early-morning rain in louisville, kentucky, people began lining up before dawn to apply for 1 of 1,800 jobs at a retooled ford plant. >> opportunities like this don't come around that often in this type of economy. i had been to be here early. >> reporter: while the economy added 16,000 manufacturing jobs in june, that's a drop in a very big bucket. >> any way you cut this data, it's lousy. >> reporter: the president called congressional leaders back to the white house on sunday to break the stalemate over the debt ceiling and government spending. democrats and republicans are united on one point. they don't like what they're hearing so far. >> we are not going to reduce the deficit or subsidize tax cuts for the rich on the backs of america's seniors and working families. >> there is no agreement in private or in public. and as the president said yesterday, we are this far apart. >> reporter: the white house is lowering expectations for sunday's meeting, predicting bottom lines, but not breakthroughs. on capitol hill, brian mooar, news4. the bad news on the job front made for a rough day on wall street. the dow, nasdaq and s&p all finished the day down. the dow ended off more than 62 points. the nasdaq was off 12, and the s&p down 9. one silver lining overall, the market showed positive gains for the second straight week. the final launch of the space shuttle "atlantis" was watched by millions of people, both in cape canaveral, florida and here in d.c. there were viewing parties at the air and space museum and at the goddard flight center in green belt, maryland. for people who have worked at goddard, it was especially emotional. kristen dahlgren is down at the kennedy space center with the latest on the successful launch of "atlantis." kristen. >> reporter: >> hey, jim and dorene. it was a really bittersweet day. i've watched a lot of these launches. today had had a different feel, knowing this was the very last space shuttle launch ever. and not knowing exactly when we'll see american astronauts on an american spacecraft going back into space. there's going to be a push for commercial flight to go into low-earth orbit, what the shuttles are doing now, and then eventually the u.s. will build a heavy-lift rocket. but in the meantime, american astronauts are going to have to buy seats on russian rockets. and so people watching here, some had tears in their eyes today. it really is a problem for them losing their jobs, and the economy around here going to suffer. but also really just watching the end of an era, this craft that has meant so much to americans for the past 30 years. it united us twice in tragedy with the "challenger" disaster and "columbia" disaster, but also launched space flight, launched the hubble telescope, helped build the international space station. it really brought the world together in many cases by carrying international astronauts on board this space shuttle. and so today watching it, a lot of people just had an emotional day. they were happy that it got off the ground, it was a spectacular launch. but also knowing that this was the last shuttle flight ever was difficult for some people here, guys. >> kind of bittersweet. thanks, kristen. >> you bet. coming up, it was a deadly day at the ballpark. a fan made a move that ended up being his last. another day of drama in the phone hacking scandal in britain. a man who once was hired by the british prime minister was arrested. a man killed in a deadly accident on the beltway was distracted by something that's not really too uncommon. a popular hair straightener could potentially be dangerous. now congress is looking into a new trend at salons. hakem, what's ahead in sports? >> coming up in sports, the nationals are taking some of the blame for last night's letdown. the capitals part ways with another rugged forward, and mike shanahan proud of his players during the lockout. we'll tell you why as news4 at we've got some thunder bumpers all over the area. frederick maryland, looking at pictures of market street up there. lots and lots of water. flooding the streets in frederick, maryland. they really had the blues from this particular storm. doug is going to come along in a few minutes to tell us more about what happened earlier, and where all those storms are long about now. dorene? all the flags at ranger ballpark in arlington, texas are flying at half staff tonight, and before tonight's game, both the rangers and the athletics will observe a moment of silence. they'll do that for the fan who died while trying to catch a ball. th shannon stone is his name, he is a firefighter. he was at the game last night with his 6-year-old son and fell out of the stands while trying to catch a ball lobbed into the stands by one of the players. stone fell about 20 feet to the concrete below. he was conscious when he was taken to the hospital. but he suffered cardiac arrest and died a short time later. a former news of the world editor was arrested and released as part of the investigation into allegations of phone hacking by the popular tabloid. that individual also served as prime minister david cameron's communications chief. as michelle kosinski reports now, cameron is coming under fire for hiring him, despite his troubled past. >> reporter: only days after these terrible phone hacking allegations exploded once again in britain, one day after the "news of the world" announced it will cease to exist, two former employees of the "news of the world" have now been arrested. one is a former editor, later hired as a communications director for the prime minister. something the prime minister now is again coming under fire for. >> the decision to hire him was mine and mine alone. and i take full responsibility for it. >> reporter: the second person arrested is a reporter who actually did prison time for phone hacking at the "news of the world" back in 2007. the thing is, since then, and only recently, the allegations have ballooned to include possibly thousands of potential phone hacking victims, including the families of soldiers killed in battle and the families of murder victims, even in one case, the murder victim herself. the government now wants to know, has this been going on at other newspapers? why did the original police investigation fail so abysmally, in the words of the prime minister? why were police allegedly taking huge payments from journalists, and why did politicians who may have had wind this is something much bigger not do anything more about it? and the prime minister said, look, who does the public trust? the police to protect them, politicians to represent them and the press to inform them? he says the public has been failed by all three, and that he won't rest until this is thoroughly, independently investigated. and then fixed. back to you. >> that's michelle kosinski reporting from london tonight. coming up on news4, kids just barely got out of school a few days ago, it seems, but stores are already offering up big back to school deals. doug, where are all those storms now? >> right now, jim, moving through southern maryland on to the eastern shore. most of us are now out of the woods for now. but we're not quite done yet. i'll show you when our next round could move in, coming up. we've had thunderstorms all over the area for the last couple hours and as is inevitable in such conditions, there are power outages. here are the latest numbers we have at this particular time. dominion power reports more than 1,400 customers without power. southern maryland electric with nearly 700 people in the dark. pepco says they're dealing with about 8,500 people without power. novak has more than it ii hundred outages. bg&e is reporting more than 3,000 customers without power. jackie bensen has more on conditions in montgomery county. >> reporter: this is tuckerman lane near west lake drive. you can see the road is closed. this is the reason why. a tree fell across the road i'd say probably just before 5:00 this afternoon. now, there are no power lines in this section. we're near a montgomery county park, the cabin john regional park, and you can see those power lines over there. the tree is on top of them. but on the other side of the road, just a short distance away, the power lines are actually down and on the ground. a significant section of them. and the montgomery county fire department is down there in that area. and in addition to that, the creek here is very, very high. it's not quite up to the road level yet, but anymore rain, there would definitely be a potential for flooding along this road. back to you. >> all right, jackie bensen reporting. kind of look like it was a good call to cancel the backyard barbecue for today. >> i looked at one point and said where are these storms now. i was supposed to go to brandy wine in prince george's county and looked at it, and right in the middle, brandy wine. we had to cancel our backyard weather for the day today, but don't worry, we'll get out there in the next couple weeks. it will be quite nice, at least hopefully, better than what we had today. once again, we needed to see the rain. we didn't need it to come down in buckets like it did today, though. out there, you can see the rain has passed through the district and that is good news. but i do expect to see a chance for more shower activity later tonight. all of the rain now, the heaviest well to the south and east of the district into southern portions of maryland. and you are getting clobbered into southern portions of calvert county, northern portions of st. mary's county. southern charles county also seeing a lot of rain. a lot of lightning associated with these storms, too, and moving slowly off toward the east at only 10 to 15 miles per hour. that's why we have had that flood threat, and that flash flooding threat throughout the afternoon. so we're going to continue to watch as those move on out of here. we do have some rain around chesapeake beach, huntingtown. you have probably seen the heaviest move to your south right along 4, if you follow down, areas just down along the river. and this is what i'm talking about here, island creek, right along the river, very heavy rain in that area. cross over into st. mary's county. you see where that heavy rain is associated there, too. the only areas that we have the severe thunderstorm watch, earlier it was for everybody. now most of northern virginia in the district is now no longer in that severe thunderstorm watch. so i think we're good as far as severe weather goes. and once we get through that line to the south, we'll be out of there, too. but here's the first round of rain. notice that rain moving out of the area. but then you look back to the west. look at this area of rain around charleston, this has been increasing toward the south. so some thunderstorm activity. but it's also been moving further to the south. so if you live down around fredericksburg or southern maryland or southern portions of northern virginia, i think you could see another good round of rain later want tonight. but for the rest of us, we may be just about done. that would be good news, because we have seen flooding and flash flooding problems. and there's still flash flood warnings in effect until 7:15 for everybody you see here in the red. it does not include frederick or carol county, but does include prince george's county and anne arundel county and portions of the district, flash flood watch for the rest of the area, as well. i expect that to be dropped as we see the rain move out. 87 degrees the high temperature today, over a half inch of rain at the airport. some areas, though, including around frederick, pick up over 3 inches of rain, just amazing the rainfall totals we saw today. 76 now with light rain in the area. heat index right now around 80 degrees, still very warm, very humid. temperatures in the 70s. all around the area, leonardtown still has not seen the heaviest rain coming down. temperatures there around 82 degrees. that's whe why they are on the m side. heavy rain to our south and east this evening, but another round potentially coming but not nearly as strong as what we saw. 72 to 78 degrees tomorrow morning. clouds early, a nice start to our saturday. we are going to clear out nicely starting out in the mid 60s to about the low 70s inside the beltway. as we look through the day tomorrow, becoming mostly sunny, warm, humid, but a great day. 86 to 90 degrees as we move on through the next couple days, i think sunday is going to be quite nice, too. temperature around 92 degrees. monday, 94. that's when the humidity really starts to creep back in here. monday and tuesday right now are looking very hot and humid. another chance of storms coming during the day on tuesday with a 30% chance of storms. that will actually help to cool us off. the rest of next week right now is looking pretty good. and we have been asking all afternoon for your weather pictures. if you have weather pictures of what happened during the day today, send us those pictures at weather@nbcwashington.com. if it you have some flooding pictures or falling tree pictures, we would love to see them here so we can get them on the news for you. >> all right. see you in a few minutes. thank you, doug. coming up, the price tag for a private trip into space may soon go down, but it's still going to be pricey. a thief who made it a habit to stop and take a shower and a shave before he left the crime scene has been caught. there's a wet mess in one neighborhood and has very little to do with the weather. we'll check it out. this is what's left of that vehicle that exploded on the beltway yesterday. after crashing into a man who was changing his tire on the side of the highway. i'm tracee wilkins. coming up on news4, the investigation into that crash is continuing. we'll have the latest. coming up in sports, the capitals trade their winter classic hero. plus, nats' manager, davy johnson takes the heat for last night's meltdo project maryland really got clobbered today with all of the rain that fell. severe flooding in the downtown streets. a number of road closures there, including market street, patrick street, parts of u.s. 15, too. officials are asking people in that area to stay off the roads. nasa's final shuttle mission is under way now. "atlantis" lifted off from cape canaveral this morning, expected to spend 12 days in space before returning to earth. the latest unemployment report shows that only 18,000 jobs were added in june. the figure is way lower than what analysts expected. president obama blamed a variety of factors, including government budget cuts that slashed nearly 40,000 jobs. republicans say the report only strengthens their resolve to fight tax hikes as a way to reduce the deficit. we're learning more about a deadly crash on the beltway during yesterday's evening commute. >> one man was killed. several other people were injured when a driver veered on to a shoulder in beltsville and then hit a parked car. tracee wilkins has our report. >> reporter: these vehicles tell the story of yesterday's deadly crash on the beltway. >> we don't know what it was that caused him to leave his lane of travel and run right into the parked car. 100 feet before, 100 feet after, he would have missed the car completely. >> reporter: 28-year-old eric avila pulled his cadillac over to change a flat tire on the beltway during evening rush. a man in this highlander with two children in the back seat pulled over to assist him. and then for unknown reasons, a camry slammed into the highlander, causing a chain reaction, and killing avila. >> the gentleman struck and killed was thrown into the open trunk of the cadillac. >> reporter: minutes later, the camry exploded. only avila, the man fixing the flat, was killed. but others were injured. the tragic crash highlight an ongoing issue. what should drivers do when they experience an emergency on a major highway? >> people are very unaware of how bad a situation can turn and how quickly. >> reporter: just this morning, on the interloop of the beltway, north of the american legion bridge, our traffic cameras filmed a group of men standing around a disabled box truck. it's a scene paul huby with maryland state highway says he's witnessed too many times. >> drive it to a ramp, drive it to a parking lot, somewhere where it's safe. safe for you, safe for the responder to come out and give you a hand. everybody goes home safe. >> reporter: an investigation into whether the driver of this camry is going to be charged in this accident is still continuing. in beltsville, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. all of those who were injured in that crash are expected to make a full recovery. police say it is the law to move over one lane when you see an emergency vehicle stopped in the shoulder. they say you should try to do the same thing when you see drivers who are stranded on the road. today a judge in the district ruled that a suspected arsonist is legally competent to stand trial. maurice dews of northeast d.c. was arrested wednesday. he is charged with setting three fires in northeast, including one that injured five district firefighters. according to court documents, he confessed to all three fires, as well as several others in d.c. and prince george's county. dews is scheduled to be back in court for a preliminary hearing next week. some roadways are blocked off in fairfax county after a water main break created a great big sinkhole. take a look at this. the main burst this afternoon along hunter mill road near the intersection with vale road in oakton. authorities are working to shut off the water main as water continues to spray out. officers are on the scene directing traffic around the water main break. mayor vincent gray and education leaders in the district released the city's latest standardized test results today. those preliminary scores were released while an investigation into cheating on past tests continues. aaron gilchrist has our report. >> reporter: d.c. mayor vincent gray gathered school leaders from every level to present results from the 2011 round of testing. while the mayor touted steady gains since 2007 when the mayor's office took responsibility for schools, year to year progress was mostly unchanged. at the elementary level for d.c. public schools, pass rates for reading were down 1.1%. in math, they were down 8/10 of a percent. >> this is an area where we all agree that more work is needed, and more attention. >> reporter: but school leaders were quick to point out gains in grades 6, 7, 8 and 10 with a 1% increase in reading and a it 2.7% increase in math. >> the percentage of 7th and 8th graders scoring below basic in math has been cut in half. and is the percentage of secondary students scoring advanced in math has tripled. that's huge. >> reporter: chancellor henderson says higher standards for teaching and learning along with new resources will meet teachers and students this fall. the goal being to better align classroom instruction and testing. >> if we want to make radical gains in the future years, we have to do some things differently. we have to focus on a more robust curriculum. >> those things not so sexy, like curriculum development, like staff development. those are the things that ultimately will result in precipitous rises. >> reporter: even as education leaders discuss scores, there's word they joined the cheating investigation launched after a "usa today" story in march saying there was excessive erasing from 2008 to 2010. >> if there is something in the report that should be addressed, we will forthrightly and aggressively address that. >> reporter: aaron gilchrist, news4, washington. police say the so-called shower bandit has struck again, but this time, he got caught. edward maurice jones was arrested yesterday at his home in manassas. police searched his home after an officer saw jones with a large amount of copper back on july 2nd. police think jones is also responsible for several other early-morning break-ins, including one where he broke into a business, took a shower and saved before leaving with stolen goods. he faces burglary charges and is being held without bond. coming up tonight, the price for having smooth, straight hair could cost you more than an expensive trip to the salon. back to school in july? some stores are a and welcome back, everybody. meteorologist doug kammerer right here in storm center 4. most of the rain continues to move out of the region, but we are still looking at southern maryland right now that's been hit, especially hard over the last hour or so. the heaviest rain into portions of southern california avert county and southern portions of saint marries county or actually in st. mary's county, the northern sections and southern portions of charles. that area will continue to get hit over the next half hour or so. and because of that, they've just issued a flash flood warning for that area until 9:30. that includes charles county, calvert county, and st. mary's county. once again, as a flash flood warning until 9:30 there. now, earlier it was up towards frederick, maryland that we were dealing with the flash flooding. take a look at some video. this is home video now of some flooding in that area. this is right in downtown, numerous streets around the downtown area had been flooded. you can see the water just rushing right through the downtown, and people doing exactly what we tell you not to do sometimes. do not drive through flooded roadways. you just don't know how deep it is, and your car can easily get stuck. there was reports of -- we did hear reports of people having to be rescued from those cars as the rain moved through and the flooding was taking place. right now, live digital doppler radar showing rain in calvert county, towards loveville into st. mary's county. this will move out and we'll have another round later tonight, but it will not be as bad. just light to moderate rain, dorene and by tomorrow, this will all be a memory and we're looking at a fantastic weekend. >> that sounds good. thank you, doug. a potentially dangerous chemical in some popular hair straighteners is getting attention from congress tonight. at least ten members of the house are asking the food and drug at administration to look at keratin based air products. also known as the brazilian blowout releases formaldehyde. side effects include irritation of the eyes, along with breathing problems. lawmakers are asking the food and drug administration for better regulation of these products. many people are quite irritated when they start to see christmas sales and decorations right after halloween. here's something else to consider. kids got out of school, many of them, about a couple of weeks ago. but already, retailers are having back to school sales. last year, consumers spent more than $55 billion on back to school items, so apparently some retailers want to get their attention early. some toys r us stores started a pack-to-school sale on backpacks and lunch boxes on july 1st. walgreens, walmart, staples, office depot and target are also offering big deals on back to school sales. >> i love back to school sales and supplies. >> yeah, but i'm not ready for it yet. >> i'm not ready either. >> just got out of school. >> enjoy the summer first. >> i loved getting the back to school stuff. a fun time. >> in september. >> yeah, maybe in september. what you got. >> coming up in sports, eight, not enough for the nationals. the owners and players offer some hope for an nhl -- for excuse me, an nfl season. and the caps continue their roster shakeup as what makes the sleep number store different? you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. they say, "well, if you want a firm bed you can lay on one of those, if you want a soft bed you can lay on one of those." we provide the exact individualization that your body needs. oh yeah. once they get our bed, they're like, "why didn't i do this sooner?" during our summer closeout, get the lowest s of the season on our most popular bed sets. perience the sleep number dierence. only at one of our 400 sleep number stores. so it's looking like we might have a season after all, maybe? >> you know, i think we might have a season. i think -- i know that i felt all along we would have a season, because i'm just -- i'm always that half glass kind of guy. i kind of feel like, you know, there's always hope there. >> ever the optimist. >> yeah, i mean, it's the nfl. they'll come around. >> well, let's hope so. except let me say one thing. yes, sir. >> it ain't over until it's over. >> you're exactly right. it ain't over until it's over. that's exactly right. day 115 of the nfl lockout, and today the eighth u.s. circuit court of appeals in st. louis threw out a judge's order to lift the lockout. so that means the lockout continues, but there's always hope. today the league and players' association did issue a statement together. it reads, quote, while we respect the court's decision, today's ruling does not change our mutual recognition that this matter must be resolved through negotiation. it goes on to say, we are committed to our current discussions, and reaching a fair agreement that will benefit all parties for years to come, and allow for a full 2011 season. redskins' players continue to train for a season and hold their own camps for kids, including receiver terrence austin who had a camp this week in arlington getting help from capers and defensive back russell. terrence says his camp puts the emphasis on self-confidence and teamwork, two concepts the players have going for them as the labor negotiations continue. >> right now, as far as i understand, we've got the right people in the room right now, and we've got some progress. so we see a little bit of light at the end of the tunnel. i can't really put a date on when everything is going to be done. but i mean, i'm hoping and praying it all gets done early so we can get into the camp and start the season on time. former red skin sean springs invited mike shanahan to attend his youth football camp in loudoun county today. he spoke for 15 minutes to a group of campers. he's hoping soon the players he's talking to, though, are professional football players. shannahan says he's pleased some of the redskins have been working out together, even if it's not quite the same as when coaches are involved. >> well, you don't really get a chance to do a whole lot. but you're very happy when your football team is working out together, just like our guys have been. and teaching some of the younger guys terminology, a few of the basics. and at the same time, getting back in football shape. but i think everybody is kind of biting at the bit right now. you can kind of see a light at the end of the tunnel, at least everybody has got their fingers crossed and hopefully sooner than later. >> lockout or not, bobby mitchell continues to make an impact in the community. when mitchell talks about helping kids fight cancer, his entire face lights up. mitchell has been on a mission since 1988 to help others affected by cancer, and his hall of fame golf classic has raised more than $7 million for the leukemia and lymphoma society. and for all of the efforts, bobby is still moved to tears every year for the kids that were beyond his help. it's part of what keeps the former skins' receiver coming back every single year. and also it brings back a roster of hall of fame friends. a banquet tomorrow night and golf sunday morning. many of those teeing it up are keeping an eye on the nfl lockout, including vikings lineman randall mcdaniel who wants to make sure any new agreement they relationship those responsible for today's success. >> i'm more worried about the guys who came before. are they going to really go back and take care of the guys who laid the way, poured the foundation for what they're doing today? if they forget about those guys, then all of this lockout was for nothing. so they need to go back and take care of the retired players. they need to go back and do something for them, like i said. the current players are going to be fine. but they don't realize someday they're going to be the retired player, and down the road, things are going to happen. even though they don't think it will, it will. and they need to think about that. so go back and take care of the guys who came before them. >> randall mcdaniel makes a great point about the guys that retired, the former players that really did pave the way for the current guys. >> because a lot of those guys had to have a job on the side. they don't make year what these guys are making today. >> i think it's important they're able to establish that in a new cva to help these guys out with retirement packages or health care or whatever they need going forward. >> needs to be a priority. >> should be. college football news. ohio state is vacating all of its wins from last season, including the sugar bowl. the school self imposed the punishment after the ncaa's investigation of a memorabilia for cash scandal. the ncaa, however, has yet to make a ruling and could possibly hand out even tougher penalties. hockey news. the capitals trade forward eric fayer to the winnipeg jets and a fourth round pick in the 2012 nhl draft. fayer was a pick in 2003. in three full seasons. he was a fan favorite because of his work ethic. injuries limited his ice team. in 52 games, he had 10 goals and 10 assists, including 2 goals at the winter classic. the 25-year-old is currently recovering from shoulder surgery, and according to a report, the capitals free up $2.2 million by trading fayer to the winnipeg jets. talking baseball. nats catcher pudge rodriguez was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a right oblique strain. the team recalled jesus florz from serious. last night the nats blew a least. nats lead, 2 on, 2 outs. dewitt hits one off the foul pole, and that's a three-run home run. that's all for hernandez. he gave up six runs on ten hits. ouch is right. top seven. nats still have a two-run lead. not anymore. sean burnet pitching to carlos pena with a man on. pena says thank you very much. sends it out to right for a two-run home run. we're tied at 8. pitching coach thinking, oh, man. bottom eight, nats trail, 9-8, morse up. base up the middle. nats tie the game at 9. maybe a comeback here from them. but in the top of the ninth, same score, rodriguez facing darwin barney with a runner on second, two outs, and barney shoots one into the right field corner and tony campana scores. the cubs rally from eight runs down to beat the nats 10-9, the final tonig final. tonight they take on the rockies and davy johnson, the manager said that was my mistake, left him on too long. >> must be hard to see that happen. you can see him coming. got to be terrible. thanks. coming up, a look at the future of nasas final flight is under way now. while there won't be anymore shuttle missions, a company right here in the d.c. area can get you a seat on a russian rorkt. derrick ward has the story. >> reporter: the last liftoff for a space shuttle. the program has brought success and sorrow and a sense that there is more of a chance for nonastronauts to fly into space. >> it's because more people who look like more of us and who might be like more of us, who are medical doctors or researchers and not just necessarily jet test pilots were able to fly on this vehicle. >> reporter: until nasa gets the next generation shuttle off the ground, this russian rocket will be the way to space. this soyuz space capsule is where the travelers will ride to the international space station. it seats three, and you could conceivably get on board, like other nonastronauts already have. >> they're regular people, have achieved some financial success. but they've ranged in age from their mid 20s up until their mid 60s. >> reporter: here at space adventur adventures, they have helped folks slip the bonds of gravity. >> one of our clients, right now the price is in the range of $50 million. there are a number of factors that influence that price, but to give you an why the, it's around $50 million. >> reporter: you could opt for a sub orbital round that would set you back 100 grand. while those surprises sound steep, these public/private partnerships are the wave of the immediate future of space travel. >> it's a much more efficient way of developing vehicles. it allows the commercial sector to apply its sort of entrepreneurial spirit, if you like. >> reporter: so while the shuttles at the end of its middle life, we humans will still be going into space. >> we're predicting around 140 people will fly up to orbital space between now and 2020. >> reporter: and not just space touristses, but scientists on commercial missions aboard space stations. so while for most of us, the past and even the present of space travel is contained in places like the air and space museum, the future is already out there. derrick ward, news4. $50 million bucks! >> and that's a regular person? >> they do have a special on the weekends, two for one, $25 million a person. >> start saving up now. >> my goodness. >> but it's going to be nice enough where you're just going to want to stay here this weekend. >> yeah, this weekend looking nice. we had a heck of a day with a lot of rain, a lot of flooding, a lot of severe weather and now the rain is just about out of here. down towards southern maryland where light rain is falling, made its way to the eastern shore. if you have friends moving toward the eastern shore, the beaches, they're probably going through that right now, along 50. as far as our temperatures go, the next couple of days, look at this, a great weekend. 89 tomorrow, 92 on subtds sunday, a little humid. the real humidity starts sunday. >> thanks, doug. in montreal, there are three kids and a couple dogs. the dog named polox ran away a year ago. nice-looking dog. somebody left the gate open. the family had just about gotten over their loss when they got a call from an animal shelter. don't you know somebody had found polox? is . >> wow. >> they found him in british columbia, 2,500 miles from montre montreal. it's the equivalent of losing your dog in the district and having it turn up in las vegas, maybe. polox has a microchip that is planted under his skin. the entire family is going to cry as soon as they get their dog back.
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