>> i feel they all need to get their acts together and settle this thing. >> it's a self-inflicted wound and i think washington should be thoroughly embarrassed about it. >> tell me your name and the city you're calling from. >> as thousands called capitol hill, the conservative group heritage action warned tea party lawmakers to vote no on the latest six-month republican plan to hike the debt limit and cut spending, 1.2 trillion. can john boehner get his own plan passed? >> it's reasonable, it's responsible. it can pass the house, and it can pass the senate. >> no, it won't said the white house. >> the speaker's proposal cannot pass the senate, will not pass the senate, will not reach the president's desk. >> compromise? not last night or today. >> the spending is out of control, we have to get it under control. republicans are focused. >> how do you negotiate with a group of people when they believe that it is rush limbaugh who should decide the future of this country. >> reporter: 83-year-old florida republican john colombo worried about his government checks got angry after last night's speeches. >> you argue about this, argue about that, do it. >> reporter: seven days left. john colombo is watching. tomorrow the house could vote on the boehner plan. the senate could take up the democrat's alternative, neither looks like a solution. i'm steve handlesman, news 4. >> thanks, steve. after opening stocks continued to trend down ward today, they all ended the day lower at the closing bell. the dow jones dropped for the third straight day. the nasdaq also down about three points, the s&p 500 ended the day about five points lower. the economic gap between whites and minorities is growing in this country. according to census numbers, the wealth gap between races is the widest it's been in 25 years. whites on average now have 20 times the net worth of african-americans, and 18 times that of hispanics. statistics show the recession wiped out gaines for younger minorities when the housing market tanked. david woo is stepping down on the heels of a sex scandal involving an 18-year-old. last week, allegations surfaced that woo forced himself on an associate's daughter. today under increasing pressure from democratic leaders, he announced his resignation. he doesn't want to become a distraction from the important work taking place on the hill. and he plans to leave office once the debt ceiling crisis is resolved. the pressure on harry thomas, jr. to resign is mounting tonight. three of his fellow councilmembers are calling for him to step down in light of the allegations against him. thomas represents ward five. he's accused of diverting $300,000 in city funds to pay for luxury trips and an suv. the money was meant for youth programs. thomas has denied any wrongdoing but agreed last week to pay back the district funds. tommy wells and others say he should resign. a bridge makeover project in the district is finally over, and it should help ease traffic in northeast washington. city leaders held a dedication ceremony for the new ninth street bridge. the old one was 70 years old and needed a lot of work. construction crews spent two years reconstructing it with more safety features and better pedestrians accessibility. all that hard work is good for the community and good for business. >> those who remember this, this was gridlock, this was a real log jam here, it's hard to figure out how you get down brentwood, on to new york avenue. that's all been cleared up by the project that we are dedicating today. >> mayor gray says the city is in the process of rejuvenating the entire corridor. new york avenue is up next and will get two years of construction. the four-month lockout is over now, everybody seems ready for some football. nfl players and owners have come to terms and not a moment too soon for a lot of fans. they're excited about the opportunity that another season brings. but others are glad because it means business is about to pick up. >> reporter: fans everywhere rejoice. >> i'm glad the lockout is over so we can get back to business for the regular season. >> reporter: for this man, the lockout was hurting business. >> are you going to spend money on something you think might not take place? >> reporter: he runs a ticket brokerage company in bethesda. >> no lockout looming last year, the sales are double what they are now. now the lockout has ended we've seen an uptick in sales. >> reporter: merchandise sales will also certainly pick up now. redskins park tuesday, they're already getting ready for saturday, when fans will arrive for the first open practice of the season. with the burgundy and gold swag ready to sell, players took to the internet with a sales pitch of their own. >> it's been a tough time for all of us. we can't wait to get back out on the field. thank you so much for your patience. >> management got in on the pr on this letter, mike shanahan and bruce allen declared red skin's fans the best in sports for standing behind the team while labor issues were resolved. >> i'm still a fan. everyone has their issues, it has to be resolved. >> sit back, wait, and now they're ready to go. >> reporter: with the lockout over, and the season set to start, football fans can get excited about their teams and redskins fans can start their annual ritual. suggesting roster moves. >> mcnabb, haynesworth. >> i hope they're gone. we'll see what happens. >> i'm super excited. >> why? >> i want the dolphins to win this year. >> get rid of mcnabb and get a better quarterback. >> wow! >> i don't like him. >> who do you want to see? >> anybody but him, he needs to go back to philadelphia many. >> craig melvin, news 4. >> that's not going to happen. there were no fans at skins park today. saturday will be the first time fans get to see the team, there will be 11 open practices. coming up at 6:00, a serial slasher is on the loose in virginia, and it has some shoppers changing their habits. a deeper look into the mind of a confessed killer in norway may reveal that he was part of the new holy war. a budget surplus could mean workers in virginia could get a raise. but the fight may be over how much money to hand out. mcdonald's happy meal about to get a healthy makeover. how about our weather? >> so nice today, the ugly suffocating air gone. but it's not going to stay away, we'll talk about its return and a chance for storms this weekend too. as everyone knows, players out here on the field at redskins park for the first time in nearly four months. we'll hear from them. brian arack poe speaks out about all the drama surrounding albert haynesworth. 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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®. president obama and vice president biden both signed a condolence book at the norwegian ambassador's residence in northwest d.c. today. 76 people were killed in friday's deadly bombing in oslo, and the mass shooting at a nearby youth camp. their messages join many others from washington who are showing support for the victims and their families. the man who admitted to carrying out the attack says he's not alone in his extremist beliefs. jay gray has our report. >> reporter: the police investigation continues into the tragic attacks here, while they're looking into potential cells he was a member of. they also say they're quite confident he acted alone during those horrific attacks. >> he says he's part of an international organization. he says that there are several cells throughout the western world. >> reporter: police also listening to his lawyer today, who again discussed his reasons for doing this, saying it was a revolution, saying that he understands what he did was wrong. he should not be punished because it's what he says this country needs. >> this whole case is indicated. >> you take a look behind me out in front of the main cathedral. you can see where hundreds come to drop flowers, candles. some people linger for hours, others for just a few moments. they are beginning to understand this, they start the process of working through the grief, it's going to take a very long time. that's the latest from here in oslo, i'm jay gray. now back to you. virginia's governor bob mcdonald says he does not want to regulate private sales at gun shows in the state. he made that statement on wtop radio this morning. a caller said an al qaeda leader told members they should go to gun shows in the u.s. anyone who buys a gun at a gun show is already checked. >> making sure that virginia -- which i think has the best background check system in the country keeping that vibrant and good and alive at the gun shows is something we need to do. >> governor mcdonald added there are already penalties in place for those who sell guns to convicted felons or people deemed mentally incompetent. a u.s. soldier from northern california married the woman of his dreams over the telephone. randall blake is a combat medic in the army. his long time girlfriend sarah brown has been waiting years to get married. the couple decided they didn't want to wait until he got home. with the help of sarah's mother who served as blake's power of attorney, the two exchanged vows yesterday with thousands of miles between them. >> now, randall, do you vow your love and devotion to sarah? >> i do. >> in sickness and in health, for better or for worse and whatever life may bring? >> i do. >> i now pronounce you married. >> yay! >> specialist blake is set to return home from afghanistan in december. >> i don't realize you could do that. >> wait until they have the ipad that's that big, you could stand in front of an ipad and kiss it too. i suppose. >> virtual. we better go to weather. >> yes, we do. >> you were right, 93 didn't sound much better when we talked about it today. but it felt better. >> you don't think of waterspouts with pennsylvania, too often. this is erie county, pennsylvania, and this is bear beach just off bear beach, northwestern area of the state. it forms, a strong line of thunderstorms came through yesterday. and it dissipated before it came on to land. of course, around here what we saw was pockets of heavy rain and flash flooding yesterday. our high temperature today 95 degrees after starting out at 76, boy, that sure was nice. the average high 89 degrees, over the next couple days, temperatures are still going to remain above the average high. today, though, the nicest since july 17th, when the humidity was way down too. all that ugly heat, the monster heat is going to return. at the end of the workweek, by week's end. and it's going to stick around for a day or two. 93 your current temperature, high clouds out there now. wind out of the south, at 15 miles per hour. what a great evening it is. here's a look at satellite and radar, our weather front came through yesterday, going through north carolina, hopefully cooling those folks off. mostly clear skies through the area. as far as the temperatures go throughout 93 here, 91 charleston. most locations through the mid-atlantic states feeling much better today than the last couple days. as far as where we're going to be, by friday, we back up to 105 to 115, the heat index reading. right now a lot of the high heat and humidity, bottled up over the nation's midsection. little rock at 107. dallas texas at 105. the heat moving this way. are we going to get any relief from that front? we will. right now most of the rain up to the north that's where it's been, chicago, illinois, for july over 9.5, almost 10 inches of rain for the wettest july on record. we'll see a few hot clouds drifting through, by the time we get to thursday, maybe a few more clouds, mostly sunny to partly sunny type day coming our way on thursday. you're going to notice with the return of a southwesterly wind, the return of some humidity back in the air. for your evening, low humidity, 89 to 80 degrees by tomorrow morning. very comfortable start, we're going to be clear, cooler, 66 to 72. then for tomorrow afternoon, like today, up to about 93 degrees. it's going to be hot again. it is summer around here. but it's not going to be all that sticky by any means. friday, it is going to be sticky, that's the monster humidity returning, 9 the actual air temperature, 105 to 115, the heat index. saturday 97, we bring it down with cloud cover, an actual weather front that will move through on sunday, with a temperature of 96 degrees, and low 90s for the early part of next week. we have a couple days to prepare, friday, this time i'll be doing backyard weather, i'll have tse duties. if you want me to come out, send us an e-mail, send me an e-mail. weather@nbcwashington.com. you know doug eats his way through those. i'm not going to do that. i'll give folks some good recipes. >> you'll get in the pool? >> maybe. >> you're not going to eat anything? >> i will, i'm just not going to stuff myself. >> famous last words. coming up, the 6-year-old who survived a shark attack is sharing her story with her family for the first time. family for the first time. family and close when your eyes are smiling... you're smiling. and when they're laughing... you're laughing. be kind to your eyes... with transitions lenses. transitions adapt to changing light so you see your whole day comfortably... and conveniently while protecting your eyes from the sun. ask your eyecare professional which transitions lenses are right for you. police in fairfax county are searching for the man behind a bizarre series of attacks at shopping malls. >> the man is caused of stabbing young women in the buttocks. it's happened at least five times in recent months. >> reporter: fairfax county police are looking for this man. he's accused of targeting young women shopping in upscale malls and slashing their rear ends with a razor blade. >> oh, my gosh. that's crazy. i don't even know what to say many. >> since february, it's happened five times in northern virginia, including the h & m at tyson's corner, the marshall's at the green briar shopping center. most recently last night an 18-year-old female was targeted inside the forever 21 store. >> that's creepy and strange. >> the suspect is able to pull off these crimes by distracting his victims. it will happen inside a store. but he's also pulled it off in the open space of the mall. he bumped into one of his victims. before she could realize what happened, he walked away calmly. >> no one would ever expect something like that to occur. they may be walking along, and put their hand to their backside and feel it. >> in all cases, the victims have not been seriously injured. the suspect is cutting through women's clothing, sometimes leaving a 1.5 inch wound. maybe at the fair oaks mall are now on high alert. including this family who talked about safety before going shopping. what was it like having this talk with your mom about this. >> really awkward. she's like, protect your butt, and i'm like okay, all right. >> but i decided they're well protected with their big purses, they can use them as shields to cover themselves. >> that was john schriffen reporting. police advise young female shoppers to be aware of their surroundings and get in touch with mall security if they notice anything suspicious. also, possibly shop with a friend. loved ones said their final good-byes today to amy winehouse. there was a private memorial service held in london. kelly ozborne was one of the celebrity attending. amy's father delivered the eulogy. following the service she was cream mated. she's a grammy award winning singer, found dead in her home on saturday. there's still no official cause of death. but amy winehouse had a long and very public battle with drug and alcohol addiction. the family of a 6-year-old girl recovering from a shark bite spoke out for the first time this morning. lucy mangam was riding a boogy board off ocracoke island in north carolina. her mother talked about seeing the shark and how she reacted. >> i heard lindsay screaming, so i immediately turned toward her. i was standing in water, so i ran to her, i didn't need to swim. i saw the shark, which was alongside her facing out toward the ocean, and i saw the fin, the tail of the shark and the middle body of the shark. and as i ran over to her. i immediately discovered that her leg had been bitten. >> the shark severed several muscles and artery and the achilles tendon in lucy's leg. her family says she's forgiven the shark, she's expected to be able to run and walk again. mcdonald's newest health effort got the attention of the first lady today. beginning next year, a half order of apples will be added to happy meals along with a half order of fries. customers can still opt for all the fries or all the apples. the change is part of a program aimed at reducing sugar, saturated fat and calories. mcdonald's has continued to evolve its menu, and i look forward to hearing about the progress of today's commitments, as well as efforts in the years to come. coming up on news 4, there are new rules, if you want to have liquor delivered to your home in prince georges county. >> a protest against curfews for teenagers in maryland gaining steam now. one group in particular is leading the charge. a new warning about the potential link between hot dogs and cancer. the group that's sounding the alarm made it difficult for people to miss. >> another controversy surrounding national's top prospect bryce harper. the redskins may have found a dance partner for the donovan a dance partner for the donovan mcnabb trade. empty nest, new kitchen, new us? who are we? chic, modern, daring dinner-party hosts. that sounds dangerous, maybe we're more the tradiotional sunday brunch set? i'll expect slippers and a cocktail to be ready when i get home from work. point taken. how about... peaceful, quiet cottage in the country folk? now that's us. save up to 20% on every kitchen style, now until august 21st at ikea, the life improvement store. the deadline for congress to increase the debt ceiling is a week away, and there is no deal in site. there were dualing speeches between president obama and speaker boehner last night. now lawmakers are choosing sides, neither side appears ready to move. if congress can't come to an agreement, the u.s. could default on bonds next tuesday. redskins fans are ready to forgive and forget after the month's long nfl lockout. people we talked to today say they're just excited football will be back. fans will get to watch the team at training camp in ashburn this weekend. the recession is taking a rather unexpected turn in fairfax county. after several years of frozen salaries, officials have discovered that being thrifty led to a budget surplus. now, employees are anticipating a raise. but not everybody is happy with that, and what they're being promised. jane watrell is in fairfax county with more. >> you have to hand it to fairfax county. after years of belt tightening, they find they have a $100 million surplus, they want to give back to county employees as a slight raise. some employees say, it's not enough. >> how much is it? >> $1.50. >> reporter: this parks employee is one of roughly 11,000 workers who hasn't had a raise in the past several years, as county leaders ride out double-digit budget shortfalls and consumer nervousness. >> i'm a business owner, and i have seen the market go down. >> times may be changing. fairfax county has a projected $104 million surplus. and county supervisors are planning to take 11 million of it to get a 1.25% pay ray to its employees. based on what the county chairman calls an inflationary formula. >> a small increase, it's nice to be able to give an increase after a couple years of frozen salaries. >> county unions don't see it that way. the police, fire and service worker union along with others ask for over double what the county is proposing many they say the 1.5% raise won't cover the increase in their health insurance and isn't in line with other northern virginia communities. >> louden county awarded their employees a 3% raise. arlington is awarding their employees 4%. the retirees received 3%, and the fairfax county public school employees will receive an average of 3.5%. so we feel we need to receive a 3.5% raise just to stay -- keep up with the surrounding jurisdictions. >> some county taxpayers say it's time to give the county workers a pay increase, no matter how slight. >> i think that's good, they need a raise, and it's an incentive to keep the good people where they are. >> reporter: both the union and the county board of supervisors will square off on this issue of raises coming up at their meeting in september. reporting live in fairfax county, jane watrell, back to you, jim. >> thank you, jane. carbon monoxide forced dozens of people from their homes in montgomery county earlier this morning. a broken water heater sent the noxious gas through several apartments on first street in rockville. it happened about 1:00 ap. the couple was still awake. once the rescue crews got there, they evacuated other residents. it was a good thing that somebody was awake. >> it's the silent killer. odorless, colorless, tasteless. there's nothing that you can do. nothing that you'll experience until you've been exposed to the point where you're exhibiting signs and symptoms. >> 11 people had to be taken to the hospital. all of them expected to be okay. there were no carbon monoxide detectors in any of those apartments. there are some new rules in place to tighten home delivery of alcohol in prince georges county. according to the washington post, those changes include a new $250 annual fee for the stores that will want to deliver. drivers must be at least 18 years old and trained in alcohol management. stores will have to maintain strict record keeping so inspectors can be sure buyers are at least 21 years old. these new rules also ban deliveries for all college campuses in the county. coming up, living life on the edge of the beltway. some drivers want to know whose house this is beyond the barrier walls and we found out. one in ten post offices is one in ten post offices is on the verge of being shut down. that's amazing. you know what else is amazing? 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there are some apple stores in china getting a lot of attention right now. >> reporter: in a country known for its copycats and counterfeits, even this seemed unprecedented. an entire knockoff apple shop. 1,000 miles away from the nearest real thing in beijing or shanghai. >> in china, if people see a way to make money they get in the middle of it. >> reporter: an american living in this area first blogged about it on her website. this was a total apple store ripoff, she wrote. a beautiful ripoff. >> the blog went viral attracting a million hits in 72 hours. the kind of attention the staff here says was unwanted. >> i was very sad when the report first came out says this sales woman who did not want to show her face on camera. i think some of the media has distorted the facts. the fact remains, this isn't a real apple shop. despite the convincing details from the bright interiors and wooden display tables right down to the employee's blue t-shirts. apple has only four stores in china, and gets some of the heaviest traffic out of all the apple shops. this store is not authorized to sell apple products. it's now planning to apply for a license. still, the store manager who also didn't want to show his face on camera, says the products are all real and come with a guarantee. >> i think that these products are real. >> apple itself has refused to comment on the knockoff shop, but -- this lawyer says even in china, the store is infringing on the company's trademark look. and upset the apple cart for legitimate retailers. >> apple has very strict standards we have to meet for the store display and service says this authorized dealer. but the brand is so popular here in china, that fans like this young boy say, they don't care if the store or the products aren't real, as long as they work. ensuring a next generation of fans for the next generation ipad. dan is really where he wants to be at this time of year at the park? >> you got that right. training camp starts in a couple days. the redskins back at work. bryce harper in the middle of some controversy, and we may have some good news for you, skins fans. donovan mcnabb has a trade that is in place. there's just one little [ child's voice ] ooh, that looks good. 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[ male announcer ] get your own subway® bbq pulled pork sub. slow-cooked pork with bold barbecue sauce. we look out for patients by offering care 1 on 1. we help them save money with generic prescriptions. we talk to them about prescription safety and -- help them save money. plus we discuss possible side effects and -- help them save money! we help them save money. get care 1 on 1 and talk savings, safety, and side effects when you transfer or fill a new ongoing prescription. i'm carla, and this is my cvs. and his, too. i guess the players are busy trying to get ready, but the management at redskins park, boy do they have a busy time ahead of them? >> yeah, just about 35 or so minutes ago, i was going to come on and say this frenzy we were waiting for got off to a slow start, and then it really picked up. the redskins have resigned free agent receiver santana moss to a three-year, $15 million contract, 6 million of that is guaranteed. i know fans are very happy to see santana mossback in the burgundy and gold. they also have a deal in place to trade donovan mcnabb. in order for that deal to go through, though, mcnabb is going to have to agree to restructure his contract which calls for a $10 million signing bonus. he needs a new contract to get this deal done. that's the major sticking point is the signing bonus that mcnabb is due after the first game of this season. the only other quarterback they have there is rookie christian ponder. the other question mark albert haynesworth. will he be here or won't he be here? his agent told me, he expects albert to report to redskins park thursday unless he hears from the team. it's been nonstop drama since 92 has gotten to town. and his teammates are tired of it. >> it wears you down, we try to say it don't, but we don't want -- albert don't want to talk about it, we don't want to talk about it, we just want to focus on us as a team, man. i thought last year and the years previous, we talked too much about individuals that have problems with organizations and stuff like that. instead of going out there and trying to perform well. it's hard for you at times. it's something we need to do this year, and forget about all the nonsense and negativity. and focus as a team. that's how it's supposed to be done. that's what the great teams do. we need to stop talking about being a great team, start preparing as a great team. >> jim and doreen, i asked you guys this, if mcnabb is traded and haynesworth isn't here by the time training camp rolls around on friday, what are we going to talk about? >> maybe football? >> that would be nice, wouldn't it? >> i don't know if i would call mcnabb a disgruntled quarterback. his disgruntled comes from what he's receiving from management, not that he's taken a bad attitude to them, wouldn't you agree? >> that's a great point. we know he doesn't want to come back here, but on the surface and in public he's been very civil. disgruntled may have been the wrong adjective to describe him there. he's going to be a very happy camper if he's traded to the minnesota vaccings. out here today, the players who were under contract, had a lot of catching up to do with the coaches. they were on the field behind me, running around a little bit, the gates officially opened at 10:00 a.m. this morning, and the players were waiting. one rookie was waiting at 7:30. i don't know if he got the memo, he had to wait until 10:00. a couple dozen players showed up to get back in the swing of things before training camp starts for real on friday. most guys stayed here for several hours to work out. others came because they were hungry. >> real good. i came for the free lunch. no, it was good. at least get to use the facility up here. run the routes on the grass, it looks nice, very prepared. i met with keenan a little bit, watched a little film. it's good to think football again. saw the playbook was extra thick. gotta talk about that. i'm ready to go. >> it's been great. it's been a long offseason. it's been rough on everybody, no doubt. players, coaches, everybody around. but it's great to be back, great reception this morning. it was just good to be back to concentrating on football. >> here's a look at the training camp schedule. it was reported, we told you training camp started on thursday, that is when the guys are going to take their physicals and they're going to report to the facility. the first full day camp is going to be on friday, not open to the public. saturday is open to the public. if you want to come out and watch the redskins saturday, they're off sunday. monday, tuesday and wednesday can you come out as well. their first preseason game is going to be august 12th against the pittsburgh steelers at fedex field. i want to talk baseball for a moment. a monumental blunder by the washington nationals as an organization. doug harrison, tony tarasco in an interview with sports illustrated that's going to come out in about two or three days, compared the scrutiny that bryce harper is under to jackie robinson. there is no comparison. just a ridiculous statement by these guys, they're already taking a lot of heat as they should. meanwhile on the field bryce harper kind of in home territory, even though it was an away game as he was playing in buoy last night. they had four times the normal crowd to see harper play for the visiting harrisburg senators. harper has struggled in double a ball, he's heating up. he had two doubled in this game last night. including this one in the fifth. he went 2 for 4 with an rbi on the night. his double a batting average now .228. in the seventh he played good defense too. remember, he's a converted catcher. but this was an ill-advised bone head throw over to first that allows the runner to advance. no big deal there. harper in harrisburg roll over buoy 13-2 in that game. bryce harper finally starting to play a little better. >> you know, the guys are good, i'm not going to tell you guys that they're bad. they can really play, there's good guys out there, a lot better pitching, a lot better guys. guys that come out of the pen throw harder, have better stuff, demand, every guy i've pitched has been really good. i just have to make an adjustment. >> his batting average is not indicative of how he's played. he's hit a ton of balls hard that have gotten far. he's swinging the bat really really well. what he's done, i guess, the pitcher we face since he's been here has been impress iive. >> let's hit the hellie pad. cowboys leave several big name veterans, including roy williams and marion barber. the bengals not playing games, they're still refusing to trade carson palmer, who is not happy. and jim vance, he is disgruntled. michael phelps, what's up man. he loses again at the world championships, this time in the 200 meter freestyle. that will do it from here, at redskins park, a lot to talk about tonight at 11:00. >> you're right, disgruntled applies. people riding by a certain part of virginia, wondering, what is that? it's a house that pokes through a 20 foot gap in the sound wall. nobody lives in that house. it turns out it was bought by the virginia department of transportation to use as a field office for crews working on the hot lanes project. the house does give them a great view of what's happening with the construction there, which has been going on forever, it seems. the house will be demolished when the project is completed, which they say will be late next year. montgomery county is considering a curfew for minors. ike legette drafted the proposal. as chris gordon found out. there's a lot of opposition to the idea. >> teens hang out together. but the proposed curfew could restrict their late night activities. >> i am totally against that, because teenagers, we like to do things at night, they're not harmful at all, just going to see a midnight premiere movie on a friday night or something many. >> reporter: the montgomery county council held its first hearing on the proposed curfew, which would require kids to be off the streets week nights by 11:00 p.m. >> i like to go running late at night, either to beat the heat or i have no time during the day. a curfew wouldn't allow me to squeeze that in. >> a facebook posting called stand up to the curfew has gotten more than 6400 responses in the past week. >> he don't really stay out until after midnight, so it doesn't affect me. >> reporter: crime is down in montgomery county, but the police chief says he would like a teen curfew to make sure teens don't get in trouble or become victims of crime. >> a lot of the folks that we encounter that are engaging in some of this problematic behavior, tell us that they're here in montgomery county because they know there's a curfew in prince georges, there's a curfew in the district. montgomery county's the place they can go. >> earlier this summer, gang activity resulted in the fight and stabbing in silver spring. >> if we don't pass some kind of tightened up rules around how late youth can be out and about. i think montgomery county will see more of this kind of crime. >> the aclu of maryland is opposed to the youth curfew. we feel it violates the constitutional rights of children and their parents. and we feel it's an ineffective tool at fighting crime. >> the earliest the counsel could vote on the proposed curfew would be this coming fall. chris borden, news 4. it's academic is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with new reuseable bags. they're doing that at giant food stores today. michelle teamed up with giant foods to or a bag design competition to local high school students. more than 250 entries were submitted. the winning one was designed by a senior at george mason high school. boone's design will be featured on thousands of bags sold at giant stores in the area. >> it would be cool to see your artwork walking around on everyone's grocery bags. >> you could become an art major. >> could be. 97 right now, but it's nice. it's hot, it's still nice. >> that's right. 91 with a heat index of 92 degrees. the first full day of training camp is friday. and that temperature will be going way up. as far as tomorrow morning comfortable, but 9 degrees, by friday. >> the heat's back. >> thanks veronica. the grammy winning singer sheryl crow is giving somebody the chance to become the new owner of a classic car. and also do a good deed in the process. she's auctioning off a 1959 mercedes 190 sl roadster. she loves that car, but doesn't drive it any more. so she wants to sell it and raise some money to help rebuild the city of joplin, missouri. the city needs some help after the devastating tornados