center. yellow alert today, though not as hospital as it has been. >> no. the humidity is killing us, temperaturewise down a bit, but the humidity is up there. >> there are a couple thunderstorms out there most of which are passing south of us, but there are a couple storms upstream we're watching, disturbances pushing through right around sunset up around hagerstown. it's still light, but we'll watch this activity as it pushes southeastward essentially along the river. if you're heading home, you're in pretty good shape for the next couple hours. if we see a storm, they'll fub and far between. temps -- be few and far between. temps not that bad, but factor in the humidity it feels like 93 in leesburg and 90 in culpeper. tonight ab isolated evening thunderstorm, then muggy -- an isolated evening thunderstorm, then muggy and patchy fog. we'll come back and talk about a couple things. we'll let you know if we're in for another yellow alert day on tuesday. now let's get to that deadly crash of asiana airlines flight 214. south korean translators are helping federal investigators interview the crew of the bowing 777 which crash landed saturday in san francisco -- boeing 777 which crash landed saturday in san francisco. two passengers died and others are in the hospital with fractured spines. >> reporter: investigators are not only working to determine the cause of the crash, but also whether a separate accident may to be blame for the death of one of the teenage passengers. for passengers flying into san francisco international airport the wreckage of asiana flight 214 is a difficult sight to miss. federal investigators are interviewing all four pilots on board including the man reportedly at the controls when the plane made a crash landing. he's logged close to 10,000 hours as a pilot but just 43 hours on the boeing 777 and it was his first time landing that type of plane at this airport. >> when we interview those four crew members, we're going to get a lot more details about their activities, about their work, training, about who was the pilot flying, who was the pilot in command. >> reporter: data recovered from two flight recorders shows the plane came in too slow and too low before the tail hit a seawall along the runway and broke off. passenger benjamin levy thought the landing was being aborted. >> i thought maybe we'd go back up and start flying again and have another landing, but we went back down again. it felt like slow motion. >> reporter: family members of the two teenage passengers who died are coming to san francisco from their home in china. the two girls were found outside the plane, but investigators say the crash may not have been what killed one of them. autopsies are being performed to determine if an emergency truck hit one of the girls as it raced to the scene. >> as you can imagine, it's a very dynamic environment dealing with an active aircraft fire and trying to rescue somewhere in the realm of 300 victims. >> reporter: federal investigators will be at the crash site all week trying to piece together the cause of the accident. autopsies on the two teens are scheduled to take place today. already this afternoon a representative with the san francisco fire department acknowledged a rescue apparatus may have hit one of the victims on the tarmac, but he wouldn't provide any other information. in san francisco i'm bigad shaban. now back to you. >> still waiting to find out about that possibility of a secondary accident. meantime federal investigators say there was nothing unusual about the airplane's descent just before everything went wrong. there's been a lot of talk about the glide slope system. that is a navigational aid for pilots that helps bring them in at the right angle on the runway and it was out for repairs at sfo. our team coverage continues with bruce leshan who has been talking with pilots today who say that should not have been a problem for the pilot. >> reporter: a spectacular and busy day at the airport in frederick, maryland, lots of planes coming and going on what are called visual flight rules. >> visual flight rules are very simply looking outside and being able to see other airplanes, being able to see the airport, runway and so forth. >> look at its nose up in the air. oh, my god. oh, it's an accident. >> reporter: the sky was clear in san francisco on saturday, too. the pilot should have been able to line up an approach visually. the red and white airport lights that help with your approach angle were working according to the ntsb. >> if the aircraft is too low, all the lights will be red and the way we remember that is red over red you're dead. >> reporter: not working, the guide slope system, a kind of radio beacon that helps bring planes in. we are flying over san francisco and getting a good look at it right now. at the aircraft owners and pilots association in frederick members can actually use a simulator to practice landing at san francisco before they even get there. visually and on instruments. corporate pilot louise beatty said she might glance at her slide scope indicator on a clear day, but she said even without it pilots should have no problem landing safely simply by looking out the window. how big a deal would it be not to have that glide slope? >> none at all. >> reporter: no big deal? >> none at all because you would be relying on visual clues. >> reporter: the precise cause of this crash remains unanswered, but every pilot we have talked to says repairs on sfo's glide slope system should not have led to disaster. in frederick, bruce leshan, wusa9. survivable events like rough landings or loss of control account for half of all airplane accidents and pick being the right seat can make a difference -- picking the right seat can make darren. popular mechanics should did id -- a difference. popular mechanics studies showed the survival rate in first or business class of 49%. in coach, ahead or over the wing it rose to 56%, but the survival rate jumped to 69% near the rear of the plane. coming up at 6:00 we'll be joined by a survivor who was badly burned in a belly landing at dulles airport in 1975. she's going to talk about the trauma that passengers on that asiana airline flight are probably enduring and the road to recovery for those who were injured. federal investigators now also on the scene of a deadly commuter plane crash up in alaska. all 10 people on board the air taxi died including the pilot. that crash happened at a very small airport about 75 miles outside of anchorage. the plane caught fire before firefighters could get there. the victims' names have not been released yet. 13 people are now confirmed dead, dozens more still missing after a train carrying crude oil jumped the tracks and burst into flames in quebec. many of those missing were inside a packed bar at the time of the explosion. thick black smoke could be seen for miles. thousands of people living in the neighborhood were ordered out of their homes. investigators are still trying to figure out why this happened. furloughs at the department of defense kicked in today which meant tibbs of thousands of metro area residents -- tens of thousands of metro area residents were told not to show up for work, all fallout from the budget sequester caused when congress couldn't agree on a material bunt. scott broom reports on how some of -- budget. scott broom reports on how some of these idle workers spent their day. >> reporter: 650,000 workers forced to take one day off per week for 11 weeks. >> i don't like it at all. i can't afford it. >> reporter: a wal-mart in the shadow of joint base andrews busier than normal because of so many furloughed work others a long weekend. >> i'm unemployed and looking for work and my wife is furloughed like i said and it's been rough. >> they said we have to be furloughed and we're furrowed, but the problem is people that's making all the money, they're not being furloughed, you know, and they can afford to be furloughed. the little people really can't afford to be furloughed because of our responsibilities. >> reporter: the sequester amounts to a 20% pay cut for these workers. one worker will have to take a payday loan to cover some of it. another said the furlough sparked a review of her finances. >> i think to offset my expenses due to the furlough i think i'm going to go ahead and remodify my mortgage. >> i'm trying to make sure that i pay off as many of my credit cards as i possibly can before that time hits. >> reporter: others said they're cutting restaurant meals, hair appointments and vacations. on social media there's now a facebook page how i spent my furlough day. that facebook page is where furloughed workers have organized a fun run for this evening between the pentagon and the capitol. the motto of the run, serving the nation 80% of the time. at joint base andrews scott broom, wusa9. >> that is a good tagline there. some military employees reported long lines to get on bases today because of furloughed civilian security contractors and military commissaries are also closed on mondays now during the furlough period. >> better not get hungry. redskins training facility in richmond open for business, my friends. the redskins and city of richmond held a big old ceremony earlier today at the team's brand-new site with sky divers and redskins cheerleaders on hand for the big festivities. while this facility does give the players an opportunity to work out far from the distractions of home, governor bob mcdonnell couldn't help talking development. >> invested $4 million from virginia. loudoun county invested some. the city of richmond, 2 million, dwight, it was? so all that together is the kind of thing with $9.8 million tax revenue per year, you can see that's a pretty good economic arrangement for the taxpayers of virginia and richmond. >> that's nice, but training camp two weeks away is the real good news. get ready for the washington monument to glow in the dark. we'll have a preview of tonight's lighting ceremony on the national mall. >> pretty quiet here in northwest for the time being. we'll show you radar, tracking a couple of thunderstorms, one near hagerstown and one to the south of us. we'll come back and talk about our yellow alert continuing and track the latest tropical storm. >> the defense calls its witnesses in the george zimmerman murder trial. coming up each one [ male announcer ] you know what's so awesome about the internet? it gets more and more entertaining every day. and once you've got verizon fios, that's when you get it -- how 100% fiber optics takes your entertainment to ridiculous levels. i was streaming videos, movies, music. once i realized how fast it was, that's when i got it. 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they were asked to listen to that 911 call that could be crucial to the outcome. susan mcguiness reports from the courthouse in sanford, florida. >> reporter: the defense called several friends of george zimmerman. each one took the stand and each said they believed it's his voice on this 911 call screaming for help. >> do you think he's yelling help? >> yes. >> whose voice is it? >> george zimmerman's voice. >> yes, definitely, it's georgie. >> i thought it was george. >> reporter: john donnelly wiped away tears after hearing the tape. >> no doubt in my mind that is george zimmerman. >> reporter: on friday zimmerman's mother and uncle testified the screams were george zimmerman. the defense claims the neighborhood watchman shot trayvon martin in self-defense after the teenager attacks him, but the prosecution and martin's family believes the screams came from the teenager. the case could turn on who the jury believes the aggressor was during the deadly confrontation. during cross-examinations prosecutors pointed out that andra osterman and her husband mark wrote a book about the case with the proceeds going to zimmerman. they spent thousands buying zimmerman clothing for the trial and supporting his defense fund. >> since you've contributed on his behalf you want to believe it's george zimmerman, correct? >> it is george zimmerman. >> reporter: zimmerman's best friend said he helped zimmerman pick the gun he used in the shooting because it would fire easily if he needed to defend himself. >> joining us now to talk about the defense's first day of testimony in the george zimmerman trial is d.c. trial attorney former maryland prosecutor debbie heinz. thanks for coming in. it was all about the 911 tape today. if you are a friend of george zimmerman, you're sure it was him screaming. if you know trayvon martin, you're sure it was him. either side make any headway on that? >> i think it kind of canceled each other out. obviously sybrina fulton made a compelling testimony concerning the 911 screams being her son, but then you had friends and family day today and friday when part of it started saying it was george zimmerman. that's why i was critical that the state could not get in the audio experts. >> to talk about if there was any scientific proof one way or the other. >> exactly. >> the fact is they also talked about zimmerman's workout history, that he worked out hard and they had his trainer in there saying george zimmerman basically had zero athletic ability, couldn't find of fight at all. tell had he why -- couldn't fight at all. tell me why that's relevant. >> i think the defense is going to try to get something in on trayvon martin and his fighting ability, but i don't think the cross-examination by the state wasn't that good because wasn't capable of fighting someone in a ring. that doesn't mean he wasn't capable of fighting in the street or defending himself in the street as many people do take self-defense class. >> what kind of grade do you give the defense on day one of its ability to shoot down the prosecution? >> i think the defense is doing an of a good job. they have the easier job because they just have to create any type of reasonable doubt. they just have to shoot down the prosecution's case. >> the prosecution rested friday. what did you come away with? is second degree murder still a possibility here? >> i've always said this case has always been a very difficult case. so second degree, yes, it's still on the table, but it's getting more difficult and more difficult as it goes along to prove it. >> so if there is a conviction, you think it will be manslaughter. >> definitely. i think they have enough definitely for manslaughter. >> thanks for your time. we'll be talking again. this is a yellow alert day. now here's wusa9's first alert weather. >> so who is this chantal i've heard you talking about? >> well, she's a minimal strength tropical storm and she's going to be on the map for days and days. we thought we'd start with her. we're tired of the afternoon thunderstorms. right now she's about 390 miles east, southeast of barbados and she's moving west, northwest at 26 and maximum winds are only 45 miles per hour. so minimal strength is 39 or higher for a tropical storm. she's fairly well organized. there's barbados there. it's not going to cross the winward islands for another 24 hours. when you get out this far wednesday, thursday, friction the track can vary but maybe even -- friday, the track can vary but maybe even by haiti thursday or friday morning. after that it's all over the place whether it goes up into the bahamas or stays south into south florida. keel keep you posted. it's a good time to go to the app store and download our weather app. you can track it with us. now the models are taking it up into the bahamas. this is not weakening it, but that is not written in attorney as we get to friday and saturday. let's start with a live look outside, our live michael and son weather cam. we get some sun, clouds, showers and sun again. that's the pattern for the next couple days. it's not so much the heat. it's the humidity. 78 right now. we've got humid tiff 48% which is not too bad, winds out of the west, southwest at 10 and pressure falling a little bit. big storms south of us headed towards richmond and back toward charlottesville. a couple showers we're still tracking, a couple thunderstorms still possible in the northwest around hagerstown and toward frederick, but when the sun goes down, they'll be it. we will keep it as a yellow alert the next couple hours. temps, 87 downtown, 83 in bethesda, 84 in arlington, 89 in college park, 85 in waldorf. so our summer pattern holds, an early evening thunderstorm possible and patchy morning fog possibly on tuesday, more afternoon storms possible on tuesday. >> don't early storm otherwise muggy to patchy fog, so 68 to 74. tomorrow morning becoming partly sunny, warm and humid, slight chance of a shower, 70s and 80s, winds southwest at 10 and by afternoon partly sunny, hot, some storms. i think the clouds will keep us south of 90, high temperatures near 90. next three days, everything is green now. we reserve the right to change, but we think tomorrow with some storms, 89, same on wednesday, about 90 and on thursday showers and storms, a better chance, temperatures again near 90. next seven days we get into the latter part of the week frontal system does try to move through, less humid on saturday, temps back in the upper 80s, but even so saturday, sunday a chance of storms. >> okay. still sounds like the same old forecast. all right. coming up is it one of the most popular paid attractions, but a new report finds a museum is losing a lot of money. >> up next facebo in tonight's consumer alert freelancers and contract workers, even consultants now make a big chunk of the u.s. workforce. the numbers of temp workers have increased by more than 50% at many of the major companies in the past four years. employers say they want to have more flexibility to match payroll to any changes in the company revenue in an uncertain economy. facebook rolled out a new graph feature to make it easier for you to find information and photos on the site. the social networking site hopes the change will make more of us spend time on the site and appeal to advertisers, but this has raised some privacy concerns. facebook says what you label as private will not turn up in search results. one of the areas most popular -- area's most popular tourist attractions is losing money. the associated press reports revenue at the museum fell short of its expenses by millions of dollars between 2009 and 2011. its endowment has shrunk dramatically. the museum has gone through four rounds of layoffs and cut employee retirement contributions and its educational programs are being reorganized, but despite all these problems the museum's top executive insists it's not in any financial trouble. this is the bloodiest day in egypt in nearly two years. coming up dozens are dead in clashes between the egyptian military and supporters of the country's ousted president. >> also ahead get ready to see the washington monument like you have never seen it before. we've got a bit of a preview coming up for you. >> it's an unintended accident that leads to death in the soaring summer heat. up next safe kids shares three reminders you need an 8-month-old infant in maryland and a 16-month-old toddler in virginia both died of heatstroke after being left in hot cars last week. it is an unimaginable tragedy, but it's something that can be prevented and somehow every year we find ourselves having this say tragic conversation, but this doesn't have -- same tragic conversation, but this doesn't have to happen to you or any children you know and love. tarica wheeler is here with safe kids and we're going to talk through some ways to protect children this time of year. first the outside temperature, it's 91.1 outside, but it's 125 degrees inside this vehicle, gives you some idea what we're talking about when we discuss hot temperatures. you say parents need to act and they can take three steps to make this easy. first don't leave a child in a car alone in the first place. >> absolutely. you're right, act. a is avoid. we want to avoid heatstroke altogether. parents and caregivers can do two very simple things. one never leave a child in a vehicle alone, not even a few 2nd, even if they're run -- seconds. even if they're running into the store for a few seconds, seconds can turn into minutes and minute can turn into more minutes -- minutes can turn into more minutes and then temperatures can rise quickly. >> reporter: the c in act means create a reminder. put something in this car that makes you go into your back seat and find your child. like what? >> like right here. creating a reminder like a soft toy or stuffed animal to where you put that in the front seat with you that reminds you your child is riding in the back seat or in the back you can also leave your briefcase or your telephone to remind you to go back there for your final destination items, you've got to go to the back seat and if your child is there, it's an instant reminder you did not get your child to their destination. >> reporter: even put your cell phone in back because we know that's the one thing you're not going to leave without probably. >> absolutely. it's really important with the cell phone that you can also put a reminder on your calendar there. if it comes to be the time you haven't dropped your child off, that cell phone reminder will go off on your calendar and let you know you forgot your most precious cargo in your vehicle. >> reporter: t in act, take action, which means if you walk by a car and see a child, call 911 immediately because you don't know how hot the temperatures are. >> taking action is what we can do together as a community. if there is a child left unattended in a vehicle, immediately calling 911 and letting those emergency professionals know, they'll let you know step by step how to keep that child safe. >> reporter: thank you for your time today. we want everyone to act, especially on days like this when it's very hot outdoors. what you do could save a life. the white house and egypt's severe weather rim leader now calling for calm tonight -- interim leader now calling for calm tonight. 51 people died when a gunfight broke out between soldiers and supporters of the ousted president mohammed morsi. the muslim brotherhood says this was an unprovoked attack, but the egyptian army says the protesters fired first. tonight a top muslim cleric is warning there's an impending civil war in egypt, but the obama administration is not picking sides. they say they need more time to figure out whether to call morsi's ouster a military coup. outside the london hospital where the duke and duchess' first child is due to be born there is a wait going on. it's the same hospital where both princes were born. some media reports say the due date is july 13th and others say it is july 17th. this is the most anticipated lighting ceremony in d.c. since the national christmas tree. tonight 8:00 the scaffold covered washington monument will be illuminated by almost 500 lights. the monument has been shut down to visitors since the earthquake in 2011, but now it's wrapped up in a blue semi transparent fabric as all those repairs go on to the outside. the light will illuminate the monument from inside the fabric and that will make it look like it's glowing in the dark. joining us now to talk more about tonight's ceremony and the progress on the repairs is robert vogel, superintendent of the national mall and memorial park. thanks for joining us. >> glad to be here. >> first tell me about the origin of this idea to light up the night at the washington monument. >> well, as many washingtonians remember, back in 1999 and 2000 we did major restoration of the washington monument and at that time michael graves came up with the idea to put this blue scrim -- we have about 1 1/2 acres of this blue fabric that surrounds the scaffolding and then it was backlit and at the time it was so popular people were upset when we took it down. so we decided that we'll do it again so that even though we're having this construction going on that it's still going to look fantastic, the best that we could do for a construction project. >> what are the hours going to be? the ceremony is at 8:00 tonight. will it stay lit all night long? >> it will stay all night long every night until we start to take the scaffolding down, which will be a couple months before the project is completed this next spring. >> you think it will be a couple of months. you're on schedule to get this thing done exactly when? >> we are on schedule and anticipate reopening the monument in spring of next year. >> all right. we'll look forward to that. in the meantime we're going to enjoy those lights, robert vogue am, we appreciate your time, sir -- vogel, we appreciate your time, sir. see what happens when a surfer comes face to tail with a giant whale. >> and don't forget we're always on at www.wusa9.com and the wusa9 app. stay with us. we'll be right back. don't you love these three words, caught on camera? a surfer's close encounter with a whale, look closely at this home video of a place called bondy beach in australia. you can see the right whale swim up to a group. surfers. suddenly the whale slaps his giant tail and knocks a bunch of people off their boards knocking one of them unconscious. it turned ugly. surfers and lifeguards had to rescue the 38-year-old emergency room doctor. he found himself on the other side of the e.r. >> i remember thinking to myself if he flips his tail, i'll probably going to get hit because it was so thick. i've never seen a whale that close and just didn't seem afraid, came right up, blew a noise, was up there, turned its tail. i'm still in awe of seeing the whale. i didn't have a chance to think about injuries. >> the problem is the whale is so big he probably just had an itch and slapped her tail. it was a mother who was swimming with her calf 400 feet off the beach before coming at those surfers. the injured surfer suffered a bruised shoulder, maybe a concussion. next time he says he'll stay a little farther away from whales. speaking of staying far away from deadly animals, that's not what they were doing in spain this week. they were getting a little crazy as they do every year this time. >> this was the running of the bulls, the second day of it in pamplona. while there were frightening moments, there were no gorings to report today. four runners were hurt after falling to the ground stampeded by the bulls, but their injuries are not believed to be serious. >> put yourself out there. i can't feel sorry for you if things go wrong. still ahead we'll tell you about a new device that is giving heartburn the heave ho. >> toilet troubles, bad air conditioning, irate customers, we'll tell you about an amtrak train stuck near richmond for a ♪ take me into your darkest hour ♪ ♪ and i'll never desert you ♪ ♪ i'll stand by you yeaaaah! yeah. so that's our loyalty program. you're automatically enrolled, and the longer you stay, the more rewards you get. great! oh! ♪ i'll stand by you ♪ won't let nobody hurt you ♪ isn't there a simpler way to explain the loyalty program? yes. standing by you from day one. now, that's progressive. get to your local subway for the delectable, new prime rib melt built fresh from the bread up! savory cuts of tender prime rib in an au jus glaze with deliciously melty provolone, hurry in for a taste you won't soon forget! subway. eat fresh. i want to know what is it about the raid on osama bin laden's compound that the government doesn't want to us know about? a u.s. special operations commander has directed the records of that mission be moved from the pentagon to the cia. that means it will be a lot harder for people like you and me to learn the details of that attack. this information transfer may have even broken the rules of the freedom of information act. oh, man, the travel nightmare is finally over for more than 200 train passengers who were stuck 14 hours sit 2 miles north of richmond. amtrak's silver service train was scheduled to run from new york to miami, but it had axle problem on one of the cars, so it slowed way down and limped into richmond early this morning. they replaced the hobbled car and the voyage to florida continues. a hilton mark alexandria, the place to be today if you were looking for a hug. alma, the hugging saint is in town as part of the 10 city tour in north america and she was doing what she does, dishing out what some people refer to as the blessing and healing embrace, hugging people. it's estimated that the indian native has given out 30 million hugs in her lifetime, sometimes as many as 30,000 a day. >> that's the healing power of touch. but there's something else that needs healing that requires a bit more. millions of people have heartburn with acid reflux and sometimes medication just can't stop the misery. anita brikman is here with a new solution in tonight's health alert. >> it sure is. this new treatment for severe acid reflux has just arrived in northern virginia. the first local patients are getting it. it's called links, a tiny magnetic bracelet that can stop heartburn in its tracks. >> when people have heartburn, that's just a reflection of why they feel bad. >> reporter: dr. kevin gillian is a surgeon at virginia hospital center who treats some of the worst cases of gastrointestinal reflux disease or gird which medication can't control. that's why he's excited about this new device called links and he's using it on the first patients this month. >> they don't need the pills or alter their diet. >> reporter: reflux happens when the valve at the bottom of the esophagus weakens letting stomach acid into the food tube causing that burning sensation. link is is a tiny bracelet of magnetic beads implanted around the valve fixing what the doctor describes as essentially a plumbing problem. >> the advantage is this thing is dynamic. it opens. it closes. when you swallow, it opens and lets the food through, but while you're sleeping at night, it's closed and it prevents this back wash of fluid. it allows you to sleep. it keeps the fluid from coming back up. >> reporter: the link system replaces one element of the acid reflux procedure that's been around a long time. before this bracelet was available, doctors would literally wrap the patient's stomach around the end of the esophagus to create a tightening at the end of the food tube. the links procedure takes about half an hour done through a scope with small incisions. clinical trials have shown it's a solution that lasts. kelly morris had severe acid reflux over 20 years before she got the links bracelet implanted. two years after her procedure she is still heartburn free. >> i do not take any medicine whatsoever. can i eat anything in the world i want, i mean -- i can eat anything in the world i want, i mean anything. >> the most common effects after getting the procedure, sometimes a slow swallowing and a feeling of fullness more quickly after a meal. the side effects usually go away in a few weeks and the heartburn is also gone. the american academy of pediatrics recommends all babies be put to sleep on their backs to prevent sudden infant death syndrome or sids. however, a lot of infants are developing flat spots on their head like 5-month-old aidan mcneil. >> it was a little nerve wracking at first. >> a study from canada in the journal of pediatrics finds 47% of 2-month-old babies had flat skulls. in most cases the condition is mild, but sometimes kids need to wear molding helmets to reverse it. can you prevent it? yes, you can. doctors say limit your baby's time in a car see the or swing where their heads are back against like that and the pressure. turn their heads side to side when they sleep even when they are on their backs. when you put them to sleep in their cribs, do put them on their backs. i'm anita brikman, wusa9. pinpointing exactly when weather will hit your neighborhood hours before it happens, wusa9 first alert weather. >> derek doesn't have a flat back of the head. you know why? they let the kids sleep when they want. >> what are you trying to say? >> even my girls compromised. wasn't on the back or the tummy. it was the side. >> and then you didn't sleep on your back either? >> he slept on his front '. >> i slept on my front. i can tell. >> that explains a lot. >> a couple thunderstorms out there. we'll stick to the yellow alert. we're in pretty good shape. most of the storms or south or northeast of us. let's start with a live look outside, our live michael and son weather cam, pretty nice in northwest. we'll put this into motion. we had some sun, clouds, a few showers, even a couple showers before the noon hour. now we are in pretty good shape. the commuters will have a dry commute home. 87, dew point 65, relative humidity under 50%, winds west, southwest at 10. big time storms headed towards richmond and charlottesville and a couple storms are trying to migrate from pennsylvania down the river through hagerstown, but they've weakened and a couple weak storms have moved into southern maryland. they were strong but now just light rain, no yellows or reds. it's rolling through southern charles county into st. mary's county. temperature-wise 90 in college park, 83 in bethesda, 84 in arlington and 86 in old town, 85 for our friends in waldorf. summer pattern holds, not much change, early evening thunderstorm possible today, a little bit of morning patchy fog possible tomorrow and yes, you guessed it, more afternoon storms possible tuesday. for tonight isolated evening thunderstorm and muggy, patchy fog, 68 to 74. if you're downtown, you are in the low to mid-7s. by morning returning partly sunny, very warm and humid, got to get the chance of a shower in, 70s and 80s but the best chance of a shower or thunderstorm will be in the afternoon, partly sunny and hot, some thunderstorms, high temperatures near 90. next three days we'll keep everything green for now. some storms tomorrow, 89, but i think most of us will not have to change our plans. wednesday same deal, storms, 90. thursday showers and storms, high temperatures near 90. that may be the best candidate for a yellow alert. we'll keep you posted. next seven days friday mainly morning storms. a little weak cold front goes through and drops temps a wee bit, near 90 on saturday, sunday and monday with an isolated storm possible. now game on live from the wusa9 cadillac sports desk. >> reporter: hi, i'm diane roberts and we're here at washington capitals stadium on the wharf where the team is going for the longest winning streak in professional sports center, talking about d.c.'s offering in the area of world team tennis. that's the kastles and the guy who owns them is this guy right here, mark ein. you guide just don't lose. it's almost unheard of. >> thanks. it's exciting to be back here on the wharf in d.c. i appreciate your nice words. it's really been the support of our fans and community that has inspired these players to do amazing things. >> reporter: 32 straight matches. if you win tonight and history says you probably will, then you'll be tied with the lakers for the most winds by a franchise. what -- most wins by a franchise. what does that mean to you? >> you never think about things like this. we try not to get too far ahead of ourself. it's a tough night tonight. tomorrow will be another tough one. if it happens, i think we'll reflect on it and see how we feel. >> reporter: venus williams is not playing tonight. she has a back injury, but you found someone else they might know, too. >> we're really sad venus couldn't be here. she loves playing on this team. we called up martina hinges. they came over from europe. she's the youngest no. 1 in the world ever, only 32 years old. fans will be in for a treat. >> reporter: the match is at 7:00. then there's a ring ceremony and venus will be here for that, so a lot for fans to look for. come down to the wharf. a few tickets available? >> i don't know if there are tonight, but don't miss it tomorrow night. get here soon. >> reporter: get here for your tickets and if not, you can see them break the record tomorrow. still ahead it was not exactly the 1,000 strong gun rally adam co confidence hoping for, but his little -- kokesh was hoping for, but his little stunt could still land him in hot water with the cops. >> reporter: the governor's former chef goes to court today in a theft case that could have implications on a sitting governor and the man who wants to take his place. i'm peggy fox in richmond. this story is coming up. >> right after the break teamwork is the name of the most young folks love enjoying the outdoors and here in d.c. there is a nonprofit organization helping kids sharpen their soccer skills while learning the importance of teamwork. today on hero central jc hayward salutes d.c. score. >> keeping kids engaged and regularly using their brains and minds is really important because summer learning is a massive problem in this city. >> reporter: d.c. scores provides a soccer and arts summer camp for 250 students in the district. nana afari is a former student of the program but now is working as a summer counselor. >> i currently play striker. >> reporter: afari started playing soccer with d.c. scores in the 4th grade. >> he was very quiet, very shy, didn't speak english very well and over the past what is now nine or 10 years i have watched him from liking soccer but not communicating very well to being a coach, a counselor, a mentor to young people. >> reporter: through the years afari has blossomed. >> i feel really good. file like i'm doing something with myself. -- i feel like i'm doing something with myself. >> reporter: during the school year d.c. scores also offers after school enrichment programs to 3rd through 8th grade students, so students like afari can find their passion on and off the soccer field. >> when students come into our program, it's because they don't have the opportunity to participate in sports or to creatively express themselves in other areas. >> reporter: afari is preparing to further his education and hopes to play for a soccer team in college one day. >> during d.c. scores i've been able to meet a lot of soccer clubs and teams and meet actual celebrities from these teams and that's a wonderful experience knowing that you can come to a camp and meet these actual people, it gives you great motivation to keep on doing what your heart desires. >> reporter: i'm jc hayward, wusa9. >> d.c. scores runs four summer campsites in d.c. they're all free. if you want to learn more or how to volunteer, go to jchayward.com. new at 6:00 the politically explosive criminal case is taking shape in richmond that may threaten the reputation of republican governor bob mcdonnell and one of the men who wants his job. the embezzlement trial of the governor's ex-chef is scheduled for october three weeks before virginians elect a new governor, but today the chef was in court asking for the case against him to be dismissed. peggy fox was there and brings us the story. >> reporter: todd snyder, the tall one on the left, has got to be the most takes governor's ex-chef. he's -- famous governor's ex- chef. he's charged with four felony counts of taking food and supplies from the governor's kitchen. >> the court heard our motion to dismiss the indictment today, has taken the motion under indictment and is expected to rule by the end of the week. >> reporter: snyder argues mansion staff told him to take the food in lieu of payments for the many private and political events that the snyders held. snyder said there were jobs that went way beyond his official duties. >> the job is beyond feeding just the first family. it's providing meals for all events held at the mansion. >> reporter: in snyder's motion to dismiss the case his team argues that attorney general ken cuccinelli was not an impartial prosecutor in the case because he represents the governor and he took gifts from star scientific ceo jonnie williams. snyder had alerted the attorney general's office about gifts the governor and his family had taken from jonnie williams and not reported. because of that tie a cuccinelli campaign spokesperson says his office walled him off from the todd snyder investigation. >> this was not the only case that ken