not come back out. we have a crew on the scene and will get more information and pass it along as soon as we can. now to district heights, maryland, firefighters putting out hotspots after flames ripped the roof off a garden style apartment building in the 1900 block of rochelle avenue. smoke was seen for miles as multiple crews worked to put out those flames. fortunately no one was hurt. dozens of people are out of their homes tonight no, word what caused that fire. arlington police are investigating the county's first homicide this in more than two years. >> the mother of two children has been murdered inside her apartment apparently at the hands of her own husband. fox 5's bob barnard just back from the scene down in the newsroom with the story. >> police say it's an apparent murder suicide, not a random killing. no known motive now, but the crime apparently has left two young children orphaned. arlington county police say they got the 911 call at a quarter to 3:00 this afternoon, a woman returning home found the bodies of a husband and wife in a back bedroom at the apartment they all shared here at park shirlington at 31st street south. >> i've lived here 26 years and nothing like this happened and i'm a little nervous and scared a little bit. >> reporter: police say it's a couple in their 30s with two young sons from bolivia according to neighbors. a third woman, reportedly the murder victim's sister and her young son also live in the apartment. >> we're not looking for any additional suspects. it appears this was domestic related. >> reporter: police and neighbors say they're not sure whether the couple had a history of violence. >> i saw her every afternoon coming from work i think and with her two kids, but nothing else, you know. she was quiet person sitting outside and the kids play on the sidewalk, but nothing else. >> reporter: investigators apparently found potential evidence of the crime inside this dumpster near the apartment, some of it covered in blood. visitors also had the couple's car towed as evidence. >> we like to go through the vehicle to see if there's any notes, any explanation as to why this horrific incident came to be. >> reporter: it's the first murder in arlington county since the spring of 2010. >> obviously these incidents really take a toll on families and communities and the police, but to have that 27 months without a homicide speaks volumes about the community and speaks volumes of people resolving issues without violence, but you don't know what goes through some people's heads and they end up doing the ultimate act. >> other family members at the pant community earlier tonight. it's believed the couple's children are with them as investigators try to learn more about the family and what may have led to today's deadly violence there. the latest now on the colorado movie theater massacre, christian bale, the actor who plays batman in the dark knight, paid a surprise visit to some of the shooting victims in the hospital tonight. we are learning all tonight more about the survivors and the victims. laura evans is in the newsroom now with details. >> while some families begin to plan funeral arrangements some of the injured are being released from the hospital and tonight the community in aurora continues to mourn and fry to heal, but the theater where the shooting -- try to heal, but the theater where the shooting happened remains closed. a house bomb ready to explode is how authorities describe the apartment of the suspect in the colorado movie massacre. one fbi agent says james holmes' 800 square foot apartment is something rarely seen outside of war zones. >> i came to show my feelings and it just hurts us. >> reporter: meantime outside the theater the memorial to the victims grows by the day, people leaving flowers, balloons and prayers. >> i know these parents are devastated because i'm devastated for them. god bless. >> they didn't come here to do no harm. they just came to enjoy their lives. >> reporter: funeral services for at least three victims are this week, 18-year-old a.j. boik to be laid to rest in aurora, a full military service for 26-year-old jonathan blunk friday in reno. served three tours in the middle east. his family says he planned to reenlist hoping to become a navy seal. ian sullivan, the father of the youngest victim recalls the last time he saw his daughter, a camping trip just weeks ago. >> why? the last time i got to see her, the last time i was able to hold her and tell each other that we loved each other. >> reporter: several denver broncos are visiting survivors of the shooting hoping to lift their spirits. lineman ben garland, a colorado native whose family lost their home in the recent wildfires says it's all about giving back to his community. >> this is our community and we got to come together during these tough times and i'm happy to do anything i can even if it's just something small like spending time over here to hopefully bring, something maybe brighten the spirits a little bit. >> reporter: the prosecution and defense teams are scheduled to come to theater complex and inspect the crime scene next week. the department of homeland security meantime is reminding citizens now to notify authorities if they see something suspicious at a movie theater or any entertainment venue. the department has also set up some guidelines for security, but they aren't releasing any specific details. . tonight one of the shooting victims is a soon to be grad student at university of maryland school of music. her recovery, nothing short of miraculous. the gunman shot petra anderson four times. one bullet went through her brain. these are images from a video her family made to raise money for her recovery. doctors say a minor brain defect actually spared her life. the bullet avoided vital areas and traveled along a small channel of fluid that does not affect her. a huge fight outside a townhouse development in frederick county left four people hurt, one badly. the brawl broke out around 1 a.m. on black creek lane south of frederick. it started as a party, but then about 60 people wound up fighting. one man was stabbed and seriously hurt. investigators want to hear from anyone at that party. one of two district men beaten in what m a hate crime is out of the hospital tonight. the two men were attacked on third street northeast. visitors say the victims may have been singled out because they're gay. hall was beaten so badly he was hospitalized. police are still searching for the suspects. another round of storms passed through this afternoon. it didn't seem to cool things down a whole lot, but it did pack some powerful wind. this is how it looked in northwest, trees, flags blowing out there and then, of course, the rain came. sue palka is in the weather center now. what can we expect as we roll into the rest of the evening? >> lots of improvement, shawn. we've got a really nice change in the weather pattern coming followed by another quick change. let's go straight to sentinel radar. we were again today saved by the cloud cover. it could have been a lot worse. we could have seen a lot more in the way of severe storms. we did have a few here and there, frederick county a little damage, a little heavy storm coming through montgomery county and what is left this hour, a weakening shower has been moving pretty much due south. you might get a little bit in harrisonburg and that's about it. as we expected, most of the activity was down through virginia today and it looks like it did quite a bit of damage down there especially down toward hampton roads and into north carolina. bottom line, the storms are over for now. the skies are going to clear out and this frontal boundary i'm showing you is up along the mason dixon line and will bring a nice refreshing change in air mass in in the next few hours. that means the humidity levels will drop. temperatures will get more comfortable as well. so we're expecting things to dry out overnight, not just rainwise but humiditywise. dew point temperatures will dropping and i think we'll drop to about 70 degrees in the district, upper 60s everywhere else. so bottom line, a beautiful day is coming, but i want to show you what else is still on the weather map, lots of heat in the middle part of the country. that is also going to be revisiting us. we'll talk about tomorrow as well as what we're expecting for the hate week and weekend with the full forecast -- late week and the weekend with the full forecast a bit later. a woman is recovering after a train slammed into her car. coming up next exclusive fox 5 video shows a possible problem at this railroad crossing that could cause this to happen again. >> tonight on the news edge at 11:00 the district so offed its first report card, how -- received its first report card, how d.c. agencies fares and where the mayor's performance stands. i'm barack obama andnd i approve this message. [romney singing]: oh beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, for purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain, america, america, god shed his grace on thee, and crowned thy good, with brotherhood... a collision on the transition between an suv and freight train this morning is now raising questions on the safely of the hyattsville crossing. will thomas is here with the story only see here on fox 5. >> the accident sent a mother behind the wheel of her suv to the hospital, so we decided to take a closer look at the railroad crossing. that's when we started hearing from witnesses and people who live and work nearby. surveillance video from apollo ice next to this hyattsville railroad crossing captured a black suv driving along decatur street towards the tracks about 10 a.m. the suv makes it up the hill and just as it begins to cross the tracks a csx freight train slams into the suv. amateur video and photos show the aftermath. the suv a mangled mess and the mother driving it seriously hurt. we spoke with two men who say they watched it happen. did you see the lights and the bells going off? >> we not really see it. that's the problem. we not really see if the light comes on. that's the problem, sometimes works, sometimes not. >> sometimes working, sometimes off, sometimes on. it's not good. >> reporter: was it not working? >> yes, not working. >> reporter: just as we wrapped up our interviews with the witnesses who were raising questions about the signal lights, the lights started flashing. cars stopped waiting for the train. about 20 seconds later those crossing lights shut off and cars began to pass over the tracks. then just seconds later the signal lights activate once again and the freight train passes by. we showed our video to aaa motor vehicle safety expert john townsend. >> it's very confusing. when you stop here and then the lights come on and then they stay on for 20 or 30 seconds, they go off and then they come back on, that's confusing and a person could go through that crossing and be killed. >> reporter: some of the workers at the supply shop next to the railroad crossing want to know whys there not a crossing gate that comes down. -- why there's not a crossing gate that comes down. >> we've had at least five beings since i've been in this building 15 years where vehicles have either tried to cross over the track and couldn't make it or were in confusion whether the lights are blinking. >> there should be a gate here. first thing you're going uphill or downhill. you don't have a a plan line of sight and then thirdly -- a plain line of sight and then thirdly, it's blocked by the overgrowth and the building, so you can't see the train coming. >> those crossing lights may have been working just fine, but based on that flashing light video we captured 1 time aaa says drivers could be left very confused. cfx says it is investigating the accident, but it turns out crossing gates and signals may not be their responsibility. local and state public works agencies often play a big role in railroad crossings. ultimately hyattsville police will try to find out whether today's driver saw the flashing lights and thought she had time to cross. a dozen men and women pressing aids policies worldwide were arrested today when they refused to leave the sidewalk in front of the white house. the 12 are part of a large demonstration that will weave through the city streets before ending in lafayette park. fox 5's paul wagner has their story. >> reporter: protesters converged on the park from five different directions today in hopes of bringing attention to a multitude of issues involving aids. >> a cure is no longer a pipe dream. it's actually on the horizon. >> after listening to speakers with an assortment of messages hundreds in the demonstration left the park and headed for the white house. >> we can! we can end aids! >> some began tying ribbons to the fence before u.s. park police called in the horses and forced as many as they could back across the street. the ones who stayed behind were the ones willing to be arrested and police left them alone before the warnings began. within a few minutes with all warnings exhausted park police began making arrests. activists who organized the demonstration said the civil disobedience was designed to draw attention to what they called a finding that with only moderate increases in funding and appropriate policies the world could see an end to the aids pandemic within 30 years. the demonstration comes as people from around the world are here for the international aids conference. vincent leclaire came from france. >> i'm here to remind our politicians that we also need human rights and drug users are discriminated unfortunately. we think we need another approach. so i'm here to remind they we also need human rights and not just money. >> reporter: protesters came to the park with a multitude of kens, among them the cost of the -- concerns, among them the cost of medications and what they called pharmaceutical greed. the international aid conference is being held at the d.c. convention center this week with policymakers, scientists and advocates coming together exchanging ideas on how to end the disease. in the fox 5 news room, i'm paul wagner. a local pastor is taking his fight against hiv and aids to the pulpit. several times a year reverend tony lee is tested for hiv in front of his congregation at community of hope ame church in temple hills, maryland. thank you for being here, pastor lee. >> thank you. >> you get tested four times a year from the pulpit in front of your congregation. why? >> we feel there's a lead to show leadership to help destigmatize what it means to be tested and get treatment for hiv and aids. we realize in our congregation that hiv ministry is not outreach but in-reach and any given sunday we have someone that has been infected or affected by the disease. so we had to make some kind of visible way of allowing folks to see that it wasn't as bad as they think it is and not as hard to get done as they think. >> the d.c. region has one of the highest hiv rates in the nation. gay black men represent nearly one in four of the new hiv infections. you've taken your right beyond the pulpit and the walls of your church. what other sort of in-reach do you guys do? >> we also have a barber and beauty campaign, which we have information in the barber and beauty shops in our area. we have a club outreach. i'm blessed to be a part of wpgc 95.5 where i have a sunday morning gospel show and we utilize that great station to do outreach in the community as well around hiv and aids. >> the naacp has been very critical of black churches by not talking about how black americans have been disproportionately affected by hiv and aids. >> they can get connected and find a way to impact their own community. naacp has a great model they're doing. whoever they are, wherever they are, no matter how big or small, they can make a dent and have an impact and especially by faith because faith the size of a mustard seed can help move mountains. who better than a faith community unanimous to help deal with this mountain of an -- than to help deal with this mountain of issue? >> indeed it can. thanks so much for sharing and coming in tonight. >> thank you, shawn. sections of the aids memorial quilts are on display all over the region this week. they were packed up and moved off the national mall, but there are dozens of other displays. you can see a full listing at quilt2012. org. more on a breaking story from laurel, maryland, the possible drowning of a child or a teen-ager in a pond. fox 5's karen gray houston live at the scene right now. >> reporter: we're live at the old willow lakes apartment complex, a pond right next- door. we have a report of a possible drowning and a very intense effort underway out here to try to find out what's going on. i have mark brady, a spokesman for the prince george's county fire department. has someone drowned out here? >> we're operating on witness accounts someone is in that water. >> reporter: do we know who that person is? >> other than a male. there was a report of a male going into the water, went under and has not resurfaced. >> reporter: we don't know their age? >> we aren't releasing any information at this point. >> reporter: let's talk about the effort underway. there's a fire department and police department on the scene and a helicopter overled with a search light. >> that's correct. it was -- overhead with a search light. >> that's correct. it was just before 9:00 when we got this call. it was firefighters, medics and underwater divers and rescue swimmers are on scene. we have 50 personnel operating. we're utilizing resources of the county police helicopter to light up the area and help us in this search. so we have some boats in the water and we also have some of our rescue swipers that are wading through the water, actually walking on the ground level in search for this individual. >> reporter: that was a pretty interesting sight over there. they were walking arm to arm stretched out. how deep is the water out there? >> it varies, but from what i can tell at this point, it's probably about 4 maybe up to 5 feet deep and that's -- they're doing what they're trained to do in that type of effort. >> reporter: looking at the area around here, there are no protective fences. all we see right around the pond all the way around, vegetation. it looks like a dangerous area for young people to play. >> it very well could be, certainly is an invitation to disaster, but to be honest, this is the first time i've been here on this type of incident in my memory. so it's been a while. >> reporter: live from the screen down here, old willow lakes apartment complex -- scene down here, old willow lakes apartment complex off old stage coach road, a presumed drowning. we'll update you at 11:00. penn state already feeling the effects of the ncaa's punishment. why the school may lose some of its players and its sponsors. i'm barack obamama and i approve this message. [romney singing]: oh beautiful, for s spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, for purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain, america, america, god shed his grace on thee, and crowned thy good, with brotherhood... a member of baltimore's house of delegates says there aren't enough details to talk about expanding gambling in maryland. curt anderson planned to meet tomorrow with other delegate to talk about the expansion which includes a new casino site in prince george's county, but now he says governor o'malley's administration hasn't given them enough information. penn state already feel the effects of the child sex abuse scandal just a -- feeling the effects of the child sex abuse scandal just a day after the ncaa announced unprecedented sanctions. general motors reportedly is reconsidering its sponsorship. pittsburgh based pnc bank is sticking with its sponsorship but wall street may downgrade the school's credit rating. some virginians say they couldn't call 911 when they needed help the most. coming up an investigation is underway to find out what caused the massive communications outage during this summer's storms. >> if you see a story we should look into, give us a call at 202-895-3000 or send us an e- mail to fox5tips@wttg.com. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [romney singing]: oh beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, for purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain, america, america, god shed his grace on thee, and crowned thy good, with brotherhood... this is fox 5 news at 10:00. what caused 911 service to be disrupted in part of northern virginia following last month's derecho storm? officials from virginia, maryland and the district gathered today in fairfax for a closed door meeting to search for answers. fox 5's tom fitzgerald has more. >> reporter: 911 is supposed to be there all the time every time you call. >> fairfax county 911. >> reporter: but officials in northern virginia are demanding to know why 911 especially in fairfax county was out for days after the june 29th storm. >> there were some fairly colossal failures of 911. >> reporter: dave robertson, executive director of the washington area council of governments, the group launched an investigation into tuesday into 911 storm outages that robertson said should have been prevented by backup systems. >> centers lost power. the backup systems for power didn't kick in and some of the backups to the backups didn't kick in. >> reporter: for its part verizon is focusing on its regional fa sit in arlington that lost power -- facility in arlington that lost power after the storm. 911 outages also occurred in arlington and prince william counties but after a decade of improvements following 9/11 the 911 outage is causing alarm. >> that's a pretty damning indictment of our region. >> reporter: in a statement verizon officials say they are still looking for the cause but it might not be as simple as a power outage saying, "the issues with central office power failures should not in and of themselves have caused the 911 call completion issues that occurred." since 911 centers are served by multiple redundant networked elements, we are also investigating what specific combination of equipment failures led to some 911 centers not getting traffic." either way local shalls want answers with one goal -- officials want answers with one goal in mind. >> so that we never have the kind of colossal 911 failures that we experienced in our region. >> officials tell us she want answers in days, not weeks because another -- they want answers in days, not weeks because another storm could hit as quickly as this one. pepco will not be allowed to hike rate by 4%. there's no word if the utility company plans to appeal the maryland public service commission's decision to only allow a slight increase that raises monthly rates in maryland by about $2. the utility company argued the hike was necessary to improve reliability. pepco regional president thomas graham says the electric provider will have to fine cuts in other spending category -- find cuts in other spending categories but did not give specifics. does mitt romney's experience make him qualified to handle the country's economic problems? a usa today gallup poll found 63% said romney's business background would help him make good decisions. it also showed romney has an edge in the public's perception of whether he can get things done. the poll also found people believe president obama understands americans' daily problems better and that he's honest, trustworthy and likeable. joining us now is fox 5 political analyst mark plotkin to talk about it all. people that have been watching our newscast from the top of the hour tonight they've seen the same negative ad the obama campaign is running again and again with mitt romney singing the pledge of allegiance in the background and over that are shots of, you know, him ex police reporting jobs to mexico. -- exporting jobs to mexico. it doesn't sound like that line of attack is working if you look at this poll. >> well, that's right. this is a national poll. in some of the swing states where the economy is doing better and where the election will really be decided, president obama is holding his own because the economy in those states is better than the rest of the country, but you're right. the president has spent millions of dollars trying to say that this guy, mitt romney, sent jobs to other places and actually has stored his money. you say that in the cayman islands and swiss bank accounts and bermuda and it hasn't worked. the public generally buys him as an effective successful businessman. >> it seems like it's hard to understand this line of attack because mitt romney has worked so hard working within the system to make himself extraordinarily wealthy and if he knows how to work the system and do it for himself, doesn't it seem like the public would want limb to work for them? >> well -- him to work for them? >> well, maybe they are buying that. the president is trying to say that he is a financial engineer or he plays with numbers and tried to even contrast him to his father who was the president of american motors who actually made things and, in fact, in 1994 when mitt romney ran against ted kennedy in the senate in massachusetts, it worked. kennedy at first it was a close race and kennedy won by 16 or 17 points by saying that mitt romney was actually responsible for exporting jobs. mitt romney also we should say is on his way to three countries, great britain, poland and israel. great britain is to remind people that he turnedded an the winter olympics -- turned around the winter olympics in salt lake city. pollan with a large catholic population ands i -- poland with a large catholic population and israel, although jewish americans are going to vote for the democrat and obama, he feels there's an opening. he actually worked in the same firm a long time ago with prime minister netanyahu. so it's constituency politics, especially when it comes to poland and israel. >> i think the latest news out of the obama administration as someone said, president obama would go to israel in his second term. >> he hasn't been in his first term. he was there as a candidate. they think there's a vulnerability there and they want to tap it. >> fox 5 political analyst mark plotkin, thank you. we have an alert for cell phone users, why too much texting can be a real pain. doctors weigh in on this one coming up. >> this fox 5 stock market report is brought to you by your lexus dealer. live life heroically. a controversial plan to ban sugary drinks in new york city is being considered, a public hearing being held on the proposal today. it would stop the sale of large sugary drinks at movie theaters and restaurants and other eateries. city leaders say it would help in the fight against obesity. >> people given larger portion sizes simply consume more without recognize it and because portion sizes of sugary drinks have increased dramatically in parallel with the obesity epidemic since the 1960s. >> critics say it's not the government's job to dictate to people what to consume. the board of health is scheduled to vote on the plan in september. constantly using your thumbs to text or type can cause stress on your tendon. it could also lead to a repetitive motion injury which is similar to tendonitis, but the chief of hand surgery at a new york hospital says it's not the same thing as carpal tunnel syndrome. carpal tunnel is a pinched nerve in the wrist. >> it's often confused with carpal tunnel syndrome because people have pain in the hands from overuse of texting or computers, whatever they use, a blackberry or iphone. . >> the nielsen company recently found teenage girls are bouncing more than 4,000 texts back and forth a month. teenage boys average more than 2,500, adults 18 to 24 exchange about 1,600 texts per month. tonight on the news edge at 11:00, the breaking news at laurel, just minutes ago a teen- ager was found at the bottom of the pond of an apartment complex. >> making the grade, the district received its first report card, how d.c. agencies fared and where the mayor's performance stands. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with money. see what's free to spend. move money with a slide. save with a shake. feel good about your decisions. s[romney singing]: oh beautiful, for spacious skies, i'm barack obama and i approve this message. for amber waves of grain, for purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain, america, america, god shed his grace on thee, and crowned thy good, with brotherhood... a baltimore couple has proven love can conquer all. after dating for three years jennifer dietrich's liver ban to fail. >> it turns out her boyfriend robert hopkins was a perfect match for a transplant. here's their incredible story. >> other than being tired i have never remembered feeling so ill. >> she called me maybe 25 to 30 times over the course of a few hours and it was odd because when i'd answer the phone, she would say hey, what's going on and i would say what's up and she would act as if she hadn't called me five minutes earlier. >> i was almost acting as if i was extremely disoriented. later in the week he said i was not responding to text messages or e-mails. >> there was nothing. it was silence. so i knew something was wrong at that point. >> her liver was failing, so she came to us in what we call full liver failure. >> jen came in in dire straits, so this was an absolutely critical situation where she was rapidly progressing towards death before our eyes. >> i've never been in the e.r. beforehand, which is probably a good thing because i think i was in a lot of pain. >> i broke down as soon as i saw her. that was the worst feeling. so when she was in front of me physically and i could see her in this condition, that was fall. >> we listed her for a liver -- awful. >> we listed her for a liver transplant and called around and there were no donors immediately available. >> he gave his liver. >> he wanted to do it immediately like let's go. i want to do it now. >> they put us through a rigorous screening process to make sure you're going to be pretty much the say as you were before the surgery and i put my faith in their hands and it really wasn't about that. it was just fix jen. we don't have much time. she only has a few hours to live. >> i think we were in a desperate situation where we didn't have any other options to save her life. >> that touches us in some ways to see her recover and to see him save her life like that, you don't see that that often. probably within about three to four weeks she was fairly functional doing well. he recovered pretty quickly. as a matter of fact, within 12 hours he was in jen's room holding her hand. >> it's amazing just, you know, to think somebody loves you that much that they think you deserve a second chance at life like that. that's true love. it really is. throughout the whole process you get toen them as people as well and they're really kind and compassionate people and like i said, they just fought so hard for me and you just can't say enough about how great they are. >> this is why we're in medicine. this is why we do this. it's because it's extremely gratifying in cases like this. this is worth everything. >> wow. what an incredible story. i can't help it. i'm always -- >> why wouldn't you be? that's very emotional and what shout out to the great doctors and jen and her boyfriend. >> congratulations to you guys and duane watkins for putting together such a wonderful story. >> makes us very grateful for what we have. yea! >> let's talk about the forecast. >> i'm grateful about today's weather because we didn't get slammed with really strong to severe storms. we had a few, but it could have been worse if it was sunnier. we have a beauty of a day tomorrow. it's going to be very nice. it won't be novemberlike this time of year, but how about some upper 80s and lower humidity? i wish i could tell you it's going to stick around for a while. it's only going to last one day. i would certainly suggest you get out and soak it up while you can because we have more hot stuff coming. let's look at some of the maps here. we'll start with sentinel radar, not much left now. we have one last the storm sinking south between elkins and bluegrass. that will keep moving south. we did have one or two severe storms, a little damage around frederick county, more damage to the west virginia panhandle. by and large, most of the activity was south of d.c. it was a little sunnier there. the atmosphere was more unstable and i think we got kind of lucky. the last thing we need is more damage and power outages in this heat. we were up to 93 degrees again today. here's the game changer, a frontal system slipping through town overnight. it will drop the humidity. you will notice that absolutely in the morning. as that cool front moves through, it will get our temperatures into the upper 60s. so lower humidity tomorrow. unfortunately -- and wednesday looks great. unfortunately the humidity is back big time thursday and so is the heat. of, so much so the national weather service -- heat, so much so the national weather service thinks maybe a heat advisory will be issued thursday. here's what's going on in a nutshell. cooler and less human air will swing into town -- humid air will swing into town, last for one day. tomorrow night the leading edge of warmer air and i showed you some of the temperatures in the middle part of the country, up to 107 degrees in st. louis. that hot and humid bubble get back into town again for us thursday and part of friday. it doesn't last too long because we've got another front coming through and by the weekend a nicer push of cooler air with less heat and humidity. that will push all that mess out of town. hang in there. sunday looks like a pretty good day. while we're waiting for these transitions, there could be a chance of storms thursday and friday, but tomorrow looks dry. here are the next three days. beautiful at 88 degrees, nice low humidity, up to 99 on thursday and when you combine what we think will be tropicallike humidity with that temperature, it may feel like 105 to 110 degrees thursday, could be a couple thunderstorms around as well. better chance for thunderstorms friday, mainly in the afternoon, about 96 degrees as another front tries to get a little closer. so i showed you this earlier. boy, we had a lot of heat across the country, 93 here. we've been a lot hotter, but check out these lakers 107 for st. louis -- highs, 107 for st. louis, 104 for wichita. that heat bubble just lingers and moves a little bit here and there as these fronts come through. we're down to 70 three in gaithersburg, annapolis 81 and our dew point temperatures slowly and surely dropping. hagerstown is 60. that drier air will sink south through town later tonight. bottom line, sunny, less human tomorrow. enjoy it. it won't be too long before we're back in the sultry stuff by thursday, as a matter of fact. so if we have to have a heat advisory issued, that will mean 105 to 110 on the feels like meter is coming back into town. saturday about 91 degrees, could be storms around saturday, but sunday looks good and a little beyond that looks good, too. so we're starting to see our average daily high come down. we're through the hottest part of our summer climatologically. so let's see if mother nature will cooperate with that. >> going fast. >> yes, it is. actor sherman hemsley died, the man best known for his role on george jefferson on the jeff sons tv show found dead in his home in elk pass -- jefferson tv show found dead in his home in el paso, texas. the character of george jefferson first appeared in all in the family. hemsley was 74 years old. american idol's announcement singer mariah cary will be a judge next season is getting favorable reactions. fox's william lajeunesse has the latest. . >> reporter: the world of entertainment is abuzz over the news that powerhouse female vocalist mariah cary will join the judges panel for season 12 of american idol. some former contestants are upset she wasn't there when they had their turn on stage. >> i think a lot of us are angry because she's a big role model and is coming in this year. it's exciting for them, but oh, my god, i wish she there was when we were there. >> i was so upset. everything happens for a reason and hopefully i'll get to go back to the set and get to meet her. >> reporter: from idol to glee, the general consensus is carey will do great. >> i'm a huge fan. that album butterfly helped me get my chops. like i practiced with that countless times. >> she's definitely going to bring class and comedy. i love watching her interviews. she's so poised and she's a seasoned veteran in the game. >> reporter: some say those skills will make her stand out from past judges. >> she is considered one of the greatest pop divas of all time, one of the greatest singers of her generation. the same couldn't really be said for j-lo or britney spears on the x factor or paula abdul for sure. this is a woman who knows singing, like technically great singing. so when she's telling someone they're pitchy, they'll believe her. >> reporter: many is not surprised carey is joining the show considering her close ties to randy jackson. >> without even knowing they were considering mariah cary i was saying they should hire her. >> i know randy manages mariah and if randy stays and i'm sure he will, that will be great interaction for the show of. >> reporter: darren chris points -- show. >> reporter: darren chris points out having mariah watch your of move could be a little intimidating. >> i would be terrified. >> i'm looking forward to. it. still ahead tonight securing the city, what british troops are doing to make sure the olympics are safe. 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[ male announcer ] rated pg. today was expected to be the busiest day for passengers arriving in london. athletes, coaches and fans can expect to see heightened security measures. we have the latest from london. >> reporter: security remains tight around london and now the british government is deploying 1,200 more troop to protect olympic venues. only three days before opening ceremonies there will be more than 18,000 military personnel on duty. >> we have an incredibly busy weekend. we don't want to heave anything to chance. we decided this was the -- leave anything to chance. we decided this was the right measure to take. >> reporter: today's last minute increase in troops is the result of the private security company g4s failing to provide enough guards. some of the servicemen just returned from afghanistan. others had leave canceled. >> it's better to have those troops on the ground so were they needed, they can swing into acquisition immediately. i think it gives people great -- action immediately. i think it gives people great comfort. >> reporter: outside of game venues efforts are being made to help people living and working in london as well as tourists take the best option for moving through the city. >> we're giving out people walking maps, free little pamphlets and more information about how their journey will be affected the first few days of the game. >> reporter: commuters are bracing for more than a million extra visitors in the city. >> horrendous. they've done a few tests where they shut some of the gates and some of the stations over a few days and that seemed pretty bad just with the commuters. so i think when we've got all the guests, it's going to be huge. >> reporter: meanwhile london taxi drivers are protesting their exclusion from designated lanes from olympic athletes and officials. >> it's about servicing the