approached and there are warnings that waves could be from 30-40 feet hitting bermuda's south shore. more than 64,000 people call that island home. also parts of mexico are cleaning up and surveying the damage left behind by the now dissipated hurricane karl. igor also having an effect on travelers. thousands of crew ship passengers headed from europe to bermuda, had to take a detour to the usa instead and now stranded in boston, massachusetts this weekend. they will make a stop in new york city. a great trade-off there. and things are off to a good start. so what is in store for the rest of the day? gwen tolbert is down in the weather center tracking things for us. >> hi, melanie. we've had a stellar weekend. and hopefully people did get out to enjoy it. and today we'll do well also. let's begin with a look at where we hit temperatures. we were right on the mark for national airport, 79 degrees, where we should be. 79 for dulles and 76 at bwi. as far as sky conditions are concerned, they are fairly clear. here is a look at the current temperatures. a cool start to the morning. just feeling the little tiny pinch of fall weather. 55 degrees at gaithersburg this hour. 63 at washington and national airport. 59 at baltimore. 57 in dulles and 54 to the west in winchester. and speaking of igor, a huge storm. 190 miles south of bermuda, it's a dangerous storm, expected to pass over the island of bermuda into tonight. maximum sustained winds are at 85 miles per hour with higher gusts and it is expected to leave anywhere from 6-9 inches of rainfall and also you mentioned the wave heights and coastal areas are going to be effected by the strong storm surge so we'll have more on that for you later. and there is storm julia. that is weakening out. not a whole lot happening with it and no warnings and hazards to land at this point. so for us here at home today, plenty of sunshine, just a few clouds skirting by. we're keeping an eye on a wold front. 84 degrees by the time we hit the 4:00 hour and that's our daytime high. melanie, back to you. well new this morning, an american hiker held captive in iran for more than a year is expected to head home. sarah shourd is expected to come home. she plans to secure the release of her fiance and her friends. >> i think the good people -- i thank the good people of hamman and please extend your prayers to my fiance and my friend. they will soon be free. >> the three were arrested in 2003 on spying charges. they maintain they accidentally went into iran during a hike in iraq. a final pressure test on the blown-out bp well in the gulf could be finished today. test involves engineers exerting 15,000 pounds of weight to make sure it won't budge. it spewed 206 million gallons of oil until it was stopped in july with a temporary cap. residents on wide water drive were jolt add way -- jolted awake by a sound of gunfire. an agent with the dea was walking his dog and stumbled on a man holding a gun to his wife's head and then pointed the gun at the agent but seconds later shot jennifer bates and the agent started yelling. >> he yelled why did you have to call her. call 911. >> mr. bates shot his wife. a protective order was issued, but recently expired. police have released the name of a man shot by officers in the district. it is 29-year-old john wesley wheeler of suitland, maryland. police say they shot wheeler near 2nd and c. street at he pointed a handgun at them. he's charged with assault with intent to kill and carrying a license and other counts. two major animal rescues in our area. one was taken from a medical testing lab and the other from a dogfighting operation. matt acland has the story. >> reporter: this is undercover video taken by peta at a lab in gates county, north carolina. peta said the workers were mistreating cats, dogs and rabbits. after this was released, the debit of agriculture launched an investigation and the lab released the animals. some of them were brought to the animal rescue league. >> this is a case of about 200 animals in northeastern north carolina and just a horrific medical research lab. >> reporter: saturday veterinarians looked over the animals. the first goal is to nurse them back to health, the second is to find them good homes. >> what we saw in the video was nothing short of abuse. it was deplorable. probably the worst rescue disaster situation we've encountered. >> reporter: that's just one rescue underway this weekend. ten pit bull dogs arrived from southern ohio on saturday. we're told the pit bulls may have been used in a dog- fighting operation. >> this is the real tragedy of what happens to a good breed of pit bulls and why people misunderstood them. >> reporter: they are thought of as mean, violent animals, he said. last weekend a pit bull was shot by a police officer after allegedly attacking anbut wisem breed of the dog that makes them violent. >> they are fantastic dogs. they have a reputation because of the harm people do to them but they don't deserve that. >> reporter: wiseman said the pit bulls brought in saturday should be fine and should make good pets in the future. >> you'll never see a better dog in any home. >> reporter: in washington, matt acland, fox 5 news. >> if you would like to adopt one of the animals contact the washington animal rescue league. and we have a traffic alert if you are driving in or around d.c. two bridges are shut down. that means you have to go around and that makes for unhappy drivers. audrey barns has what you need to know. >> they have to come up with some other alternative to this. >> reporter: brian mcadams would have taken the south capital street bridge for this trip, but the popular crossing point, known as the fred rig douglas memorial bridge, will be closed for repairs this weekend and more days in september on top of that. >> this is the first time i've seen it. bad idea. bad traffic. bad traffic planning. >> i live here in southwest, so i would have to go 50 to new york avenue and deal with the traffic there. >> reporter: it's the same story at the chain bridge. some serious structural problems turned up during a routine inspection in may. d.c. transportation officials say the emergency repairs couldn't wait. >> so how much will add to your trip home by taking the beltway. >> at least one hour. >> reporter: d.c. transportation spokesperson john lyle said traffic advisories went out over a week ago warning about the shutdowns. there are highway signs up on many thoroughfares warning them too. and more than 2,000 people signed up for d.c. alerts got word that way. still some say communication could have been better. >> the weekend is the right time, but they have to inform people in advance. >> reporter: the chain bridge will be shut down for the next three weekends for that work. they'll be closing the south capital street bridge overnight on sundays and a few more weekends to make structural repairs too. but if it's all in the name of safety and making the bridge better? >> go for it. >> reporter: audrey barnes, fox 5 news. >> this is a major travel route for nationals fans. repair work won't start until 1:00 p.m. on game days and next weekend they won't close it at all because of a game. crews should be finished by the end of the month. well the texas invasion continues at fedex field. last week the skins beat the cowboys in the season opener and today the texans come to town. and can the burgundy and gold make it two in a row. we are here with a preview of the matchup. >> week one went well. this could be a tougher test. because we thought the cowboys would be the tough team. >> that's the nemesis is. >> with the rivalry. >> and they do have talent. >> and it's a bit of a texas two-step if they can pull it off. step one went swimmingly against dallas. but today possibly a tougher task for the crew from houston. but the skins defense may have a big edge. one though would make gordon gecko proud. it's called insider information coming from kyle shanahan, who held the same post for the past season. but gary kubiak knows kyle's style well so is there any advantage at all? >> it is and it ain't. because we have the offense and at the same time their defense has been going against our offense for years too. so whoever is going to make the play is going to be the one to win the game. >> we are mirror images of each other on offense. they're not going to throw anything at us we haven't seen or we're not going to throw anything at them that they haven't seem. so it's the team that plays the best. >> it is but it ain't. i love that. tune in here at 1:00 for the bears and cowboys and tonight on sports extra, we have all of the skins highlights and all of the game reaction. now the texans have many offensive weapons, andre johnson, aaron foster, to name a few, but they have a big-time play maker on defense. we'll tell you who the skins are looking out for. later in the show. and later on wisdom martin and i have been debating about reporters in the locker room. >> i think i have a few things to say about that. >> and we'll tell you what team looks the best in week one. >> you said the texans and the redskins, you said pretty much the same offense. do you think they'll hold anything back, something they will show? >> that's hard to say with kyle shanahan. he knows what houston wants to do, but gary kubiak knows that as well. you move your pawn here and we'll move ours this way. and so two teams that know each other well and never play each other. >> and very interesting from scoring and how that strategy will play out. >> very interesting afternoon. >> we'll see you later. well 13 people, including young kids, missing. the mystery surrounding a cult- like group in southern california. and we've heard the need of sleep for eight hours but one demographic might need less. so what is your sleep number? ttd emea b making headlines this morning, a mystery surrounding a cult-like group. the cult and group leader were reported missing by their family in palmdale, california, near l.a. they were awaiting a rapture or some other event. they were members of a mine stream christian church but family members fear they may have been brain washed. a major sting operation. the agency seized 1300 guns, targeting straw buyers which are people who legally bought guns in the phoenix area and transferred them to smugglers would tries to bring them into mexico to arm drug gaps. researches found 9500 round of ammunition in one truck. the army has launched a counter attack against the taliban in afghanistan. this is after the launch of series of attacks in the u.s. based in kandahar. a first rocket hit a storage event and started a fire. no u.s. servicemen were hurt in the attack. well the violence did not stop the afghanistan election. there are claims of fraud. there are reports of several polling stations closed preventing afghanistans from voting more than once. there are serious concerns about the quality of elections. last year's elections were tainted by a slew of fraud claims. a health alert on the pesky bed bugs. nike's niketown store in new york city is the latest to temporarily close because of an infestation. the stores hope to reopen soon. several businesses in new york have been bit by the bed bug infestation. including abercrombie and fitch, a google movie theater and the empire state building. we've heard the stories of many americans being sleep deprived. but a recent british study shows that the older we get the less sleep we need. so what is the real deal? scott wasserman talks to experts for the answers. >> well i'm a massage therapist so i need my sleep. >> reporter: for many it starts with the bed. >> i like something with good support, something that conforms to my body. >> reporter: as a massage therapist, jamie works hard as helping her patients sleep better, especially the elderly. >> as it gets older it deteriorates and that's why you take more naps because at night you don't get a whole night's sleep. >> reporter: for you'res it's been taught that sleep goes downhill as you gets older but new research contradicts that. >> there are many people in the 80s and 90s that sleep normally. >> reporter: this doctor said there is growing evidence the elderly do not need reduced sleep. >> it's part of the aging process and nothing to worry about and they shouldn't lie in bed for an extra half an hour trying to sleep that they don't need. >> reporter: even as older people get less sleep, they are not sleep during the day as well. >> they are having trouble sleeping at night or if they are way too sleepy during the day, it's not because they are older, it is because something that is treatable. >> reporter: those are the thoughts of experts. >> i am not older. but i would not sleep more as you get older. >> reporter: it didn't surprise him when the change started happening with him. >> the quality of sleep is better than it was. so you actually sleep less, but i think the quality is better. >> reporter: but the debate is far from other -- over as the debate is on. >> not buying that at all. >> reporter: scott wasserman, fox news. 100 miles to the gallon and millions of dollars in prizes. we're checking out the contest that has inventors creating the cars of the future. build a better car and win millions of dollars. hundreds of teams answered the challenge of the progressive soo motive x prize. to build a car that gets more than 100 miles per gallon. the winners were announced in the district this week. >> reporter: it was a bold challenge, build a street capable car that gets at least 100 miles to the gallon. >> and there was the question was could anybody do it. we tried to set an audacious goal but on the edge of attainability. >> reporter: five years later the dream is a reality as teams stepped forward to share the purse and the congratulations. >> we need a few more real engineers like the guys behind us here. >> reporter: the winners were two battery electric vehicles, both rating 187 miles to the gallon. the x tracer from switzerland is a and em two -- tandem two- seater. the wave 2 from north carolina is a four-wheel two seater. glenn renwick is from sponsor progressive insurance. >> it's great. it's been several years in the making. we're proud to make that opportunity and look at what has come out of it. >> reporter: this light car number 98 can seat four people. >> it's great and gets 102 miles to the gallon using e-85 ethanol. winning vehicles have to be production capable, safe and affordable. >> we, upon ourselves, put the burden of designing a car that could be in your hands for less than $20,000. >> reporter: 110 teams started out, including one team featured on fox 5 last year. >> i wouldn't miss it for the world. with a stroke of luck, we could have been there too. >> reporter: more so than just prize money, the competition inspired collaboration and in ovation among great thinkers. pushing each other to redefine what is possible and accelerating the future. >> well here are some stories expected to make headlines in the week ahead. tomorrow jupiter will be the second brightest object in the sky. the 5th planet from the sun will be 391 million miles away from earth and won't be this close again for another 12 years because it takes 12 years for jupiter to orbit the sun. tuesday glee will premier the second season on fox. it was nominated for 19 emmies last season. guest stars this season include john statement os and britain yes spears. join ryan seacrest for the official announcement. and thursday home sales data will be released for the latest starts and new-home sales figures next week. the tea party movement gaping speed. surprises during last tuesday's primary have many wondering how things will fair for democrats in november. and gwen is back with a workweek preview. stay with us. fox 5 morning news will be right back. ladies and gentlemen, the people of delaware have spoken. [ cheering and applause ] >> the upset in the delaware primary election giving republicans pause about who they should be supporting. christine o'donnell just the latest tea party candidate for november. what does her victory mean for the g.o.p. chances to take back the senate? chris wallace joins us with a preview of today's show. >> good morning, melanie. >> and the post preview headlines have been reading about the tea party and the g.o.p. worst nightmares and your two guests have definite opinions about those. >> yeah, i wouldn't -- to quote mark twain, i would say reports of problems for the republicans have been greatly exaggerated. in an awful lot of the states where the tea party candidate beat the established republican candidate, kentucky, nevada, alaska, colorado, the republican is either in the lead or in an absolute dead heat. just because the establishment lost in grassroots one, i wouldn't say that's bad for the g.o.p. now delaware is a different story. castle, nine-term congressman, a moderate republican in a state that is pretty blue democratic. he was considered a shoe-in to win for the republicans. this is joe biden's old senate seat. now he's lost to a much less well-known republican o'donnell, and that states that was leading republican could be democrat and that could be a big loss for the republicans in november. and might actually cost them control of the senate. >> but, chris, i think this does sort of show there is the danger of of some fracture happening in the republican party. you have conservative people calling them rhinos and saying they are sore losers. >> there are always splits within a party, but when parties have a problem. remember in 2006 they lost everything, including the white house in 2008, i think civil war would be a gross overstatement but a battle for the republican party. if you are looking for the -- from the republicans point of view, if they can keep the grassroots tea party conservative zeal and energy inside the republican tent, then it's a good thing for them. there may be the occasional state where it's resulted in the nomination of somebody too far out of the mainstream and may cost them a seat. generally speaking though, i think that the democrats would take that enthusiasm. one quick note, in all of the statewide primaries for all of the statewide offices this year across the country now that primaries are done, 4 million more people have voted in republican primary than democratic primaries. it's the so-called enthusiasm gap and that's something the republicans would love to have. >> and i know on the show you're have the republican nominee joe miller from alaska. and also karl rove on the show. but do we think that miller is going to have a challenge from murkowski as a write-in candidate. >> well she is. she announced it on friday night. she is running as a writein. murkowski ran on the primary and this is one of the cases where the tea party insurgent beat the republican and she's decided to run as a write-in so there is a three way race between the republican and democrat and murkowski. that was a safe pick-up for the republicans and if murkowski wins she would run -- as a caucus as a republican. and if the democrat could win, that would be a big defeat for the republicans in alaska. it's going to be a wild year. if your covering politics, fasten your seat belt. were in for a bumpy ride. >> thank you, chris. guests include joe miller as well as karl rove. well ohio governor ted strickland and other state officials got an up-close look at the destruction left behind by tornadoes. one destroyed part of the ohio state university campus in wooster. there is no shortage of trees uprooted and power outages. damages said to be in the millions. but nobody hurt or killed. definitely wild weather through the heart of the country. >> the weathe