it's unfortunate that it didn't come from the other way. >> his lawyer compared keeping a pit bull to dangerous chemicals or explosives in your house. he said the liability should be the same. for legislators down here, they are likely to split the difference, trying to find a way to keep dog owners more responsible, whatever the breed. reporting live in annapolis, scott broom, 9news now. >> a lot of passion on both sides. thank you. okay, part of the challenge for all this is defining exactly what is a pit bull? for example, is that one or not? can you tell the difference? that's what anny hong went to find out today. she joins us live from the humane society in northwest. she has the story. anny. >> hey derek. yeah, meet ronnie. she's up for adoption at the washington humane society and she's a good example of the challenge of identifying a pit bull. experts believe that she may be a pit bull mix. but even they aren't so sure. >> guess which one you think is a pit bull. >> several people we spoke to had difficulty identifying the pit bull. >> nope. >> people are confused, also known as a spanish bulldog. >> i think any dog could be dangerous if it's not trained appropriately. as long as owners are responsible, then no, i don't think the dog is inherently dangerous. >> they turn on you. >> with maryland lawmakers reviewing a ruling by the state's highest court that pit bulls are dangerous, the breed's definition is now in question. one guy is being considered as prince georges county pit bull ban, which define as the terrier. american terrier, or the american pit bull terrier. >> i have been doing this for over twenty years and you just can't tell what a dog's breed is by looking at him. it's just too subjective. >> the washington humane society says a ban on dogs like ronnie who might have pit bull mixed in and very friendly would be a shame. he suggests maryland lawmakers look at what d.c. is doing. >> we have enforceable dangerous dog law that looks at the individual behaviors of an animal, rather than the breed of the animal. >> you can't just ban a whole breed of dogs because of irresponsible people. >> back out here live in northwest d.c. you can see ronnie is very sweet. now, i also spoke to prince georges county animal management folks and they say that on average, they have to identify about 600 pit bulls. not just purebreds, but mix. at least 50% pit bull and they just do it by looking at them and going on their judgment. they do it, they take an animal away from the owner if they are 100% positive about that pit bull and having a mixture of it or being purebred. the other way to find out is to run dna tests. we are live in northwest d.c. anny hong, 9news now. >> thank you so much. so if you stepped outside today, you're going to notice it's a lot warmer than yesterday. a little soupier as well and it's going to get worse over the next few days, which is why topper shutt declared yellow alert for the next few days. you can literally feel the difference. >> you can. i want to put this in perspective. this is a good way to close out spring. summer arrives tomorrow. we have been very lucky. this is nothing compared to what's coming our way. anita, we have been issued a heat advisory. from noon tomorrow until 8:00 p.m. that covers everybody, baltimore, gaithersburg, d.c. down to manassas, andrew, down 95 toward fredericksburg. so, here's the deal. yeah, we have code yellow alert the next three days. mainly because of heat and thunderstorms on wednesday and thursday and primarily just because of a better chance of thunderstorms on friday. notice it's going to be a two- day heat wave. 95 tomorrow. 97 thursday. back to 91 on friday which will feel not refreshing, but better. we also have to worry about air quality. it is unhealthy for sensitive groups. car pool and use public transit if possible. refuel your car in the evening. always a good idea when it's over 90 degrees anyway. don't cut the grass, don't use power equipment and do not use charcoal grill. use an electric grill. 87 downtown. 88 in gaithersburg. 90 in manassas. again, that is average. we'll come back and talk about some tips to beat the heat and look ahead to the weekend as well. all right topper, the last of three teen suspects has just turned himself in after allegedly invading a home in stafford early this morning. the teens allegedly broke into a house in white water village and held a husband and wife at knife point for an hour. fearing for his and his wife's life, the husband stabbed the two teens and they all fled. bruce leshan is live in stafford county with a dramatic ordeal for this couple. bruce. >> reporter: no kidding, lesli. the husband tells me that he knew he had to do something when these drug addled teenagers threatened to tie the couple up and burn down their house with the two of them inside. i just spoke briefly to the couple. the husband's arm is in a sling. the wife's face bruised and battered and they are both just too shaken to talk on tv. >> all of a sudden, we hear screaming outside and the guy is at our front door and yelling help, help, help. >> 15-year-old kayla is at the front door. >> their faces were bleeding and the guys had his hand wrapped. >> the victims ran two doors down to plea for help from kay la and her friends after escaping the three teens who allegedly broke into their home, beat them, held them at knife point, and ransacked their home for valuables at 2:00 in the morning. >> two 16-year-olds and an 18- year-old. >> oh my gosh. are you kidding me? >> that's what the police say. >> they had to be on some serious drugs. >> the teens physically restrained the wife and assaulted the husband for about an hour. >> while he is being taken around the house, he has been assaulted numerous times. >> punching him? >> he was hit in the head, punched, hit, there was a club involved, also a knife. >> the husband took a chance, grabbed a knife and fought back, stabbing two of the teens. police picked up one of them minutes later in the neighborhood. they arrested the second after his mom brought him to the hospital. the third, 18-year-old terri welch finally turned himself in. >> it's really comforting. i'm happy they were caught. >> they got the guys and can't be more happier about that. >> the attack comes a month after a similar home invasion in the same neighborhood. police are trying to determine if the same group committed both crimes. and possibly more. >> these homeowners did everything right. the doors were locked and the whole nine yards. >> reporter: the couple tells me that they knew that the suspects were high on drugs because as they were beaten them, they kept on saying, you're ruining my high. you're bringing me down. and then came those crazy, crazy threats to tie them up and burn down their house. just terrifying, lesli. >> absolutely. you know what? that man had the presence of mind to do something to save himself and his wife. i don't know if many of us could have acted that swiftly. amazing, bruce, thank you. >> the suspect in the murder of a woman in delaware has been found dead. police issued a warrant earlier today and they released a couple videos. a short time ago, kumar was found dead at a new jersey hotel this afternoon. the victim is 26-year-old danielle from the philadelphia area. she was found dead inside a room at the atlantic ocean side motel yesterday morning. the relationship between them so far, that's not quite clear. this was the first homicide since the town was incorporated back in 1981. an 81-year-old man hit by a dump truck in northeast d.c. passed away. it happened around 10:30 in the 1100 block of w street. investigators say that a collision occurred on private property at fort meyer construction. right now, they are calling it an industrial accident. that man was taken to the hospital in critical condition. but his injuries were too severe. he died, police are trying to figure out what happened. a maryland college student accused in what police say was a case of cannibalism. has been taken to a mental hospital for a hearing. the suspect, alexander, a morgan state university student. he's accused in the death of a family friend. he was indicted on attempted murder and other charges. police say he admitted to committing acts of cannibalism on the body. jerry sandusky's lawyers are calling a range of witnesses today in the sex abuse trial. it's an effort to paint sandusky as a man who cared for children and never abused young boys. manuel has the latest from bellefonte, pennsylvania. >> reporter: well, anita. dotty sandusky sounds and looks like a nice grandma. her husband never did anything inappropriate with boys in her home. dotty rejected any notice of anything suspicious. >> jerry sandusky's wife arrived at court for the first time since her husband's trial began. she could turn out to be a key character witness for him. the defenses called more than a dozen witnesses so far, trying to show the former penn state coach had a stellar reputation as a friend and in the community through the charity he founded. known sandusky for 40 years and testified on his behalf. >> think of all the thousands of kids. i mean, it is thousands. >> the defense tried to discredit the eight accusers and their motives. a neighbor of one of the accusers mothers testified she told him i'll own sandusky's house after finding out about the alleged abuse. the defense questioned two investigators who interviewed some of the accusers. they tried to suggest that the investigators led the accusers to make accusations. by telling them what other witnesses had said. a former penn state wrestler who met sandusky as a teen testified about his relationship with the former coach. saying he received gifts from sandusky, but was never abused. sandusky's attorney drew attention earlier in the day when he spoke whether his client will take the stand. comparing the drama to a soap opera and telling reporters they need to stay tuned. >> it could be all my children. >> court observers felt it was an odd remark in a case with such serious allegations. the question still remains, will jerry sandusky take the witness stand in his own defense? if that happens, it will probably be tomorrow. that's the latest, i'm manuel, anita, back to you. >> i'm sure you'll bring us that testimony. sandusky faces counts, ten different boys as accusers. he could spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted. >> the university of virginia now has a new interim president after controversy involving the last one. carl hamel will be the new interim president. he was picked up after a marathon meeting of the board of visitors. the selection comes after a week of protests against the forced resignation of president teresa sullivan. >> i actually know hamel through personal contact. he's a good man. but the fact that he would accept this job indicates to me that he is not the man for it. >> he takes over on august 16 and in the past hour, we have learned this mess has led one high ranking member of the board of visitors to resign. it's the vice director, mark kington. now in a letter, kington said he hopes his resignation would start a healing process on the campus. still to come, a special and unique change of command in fort bolvoir. >> plus, banned from court. we'll tell you why. but first. >> i'm danielle nottingham at the white house. coming up, new signs of trouble for europe's fragile economy. g-20 leaders commit to a plan of action? another grilling on capitol hill today for j.p. morgan chase, coe. he was once again fielding questions from members of congress about his firm's $2 billion plus trading loss. diamond again apologized to lawmakers. he said he is sorry to be taking up people's time because the loss is not significant when compared to other economic issues around the world. >> we feel terrible, but no client, customer, or taxpayer money was affected by the incident. >> diamond told lawmakers j.p. morgan is not too big to be allowed to fail. >> leaders are wrapping up their two-day meeting in mexico. the big focus, how to keep europe's financial crisis from spreading over here? danielle nottingham has more. >> reporter: g-20 leaders are trying to remain optimistic. there's a lot at stake, especially for the white house if the european financial crisis does not turn around. the leaders of the world's to largest economies smile for their official photo. the seriousness of europe's financial problem dominated their meeting. >> we are going to be working under your leadership with our european partners and with all countries to make sure we are contributing so the economy grows. the situation stabilizes. >> the g-20 leaders are preparing a statement of support for global job growth. it won't include the sites of ox on the european debt crisis. >> it's easiest. it's much harder to push through the difficult changes that generate the jobs that our citizens demand. >> the greek elections became fierce, concerns over spain's debt have grown. threatening to throw europe into chaos and spread here to the u.s. >> the interest rate at which spain borrows money is now more than 7%. economists say those rates need to come down fast. >> if they don't, then you will see countries like spain default. that will be a bigger deal. they're a much bigger fish than greece. >> that's have a summit of their own at the end of the month. they are trying to convince the other g-20 leaders that they are on par to push. >> reporter: the european union is expected to discuss a more specific course of action at its summit next week. at the white house, danielle nottingham, now back to you, derek. >> thanks, danielle. the ap has obtained a draft of that g-20 leader statement and it says the g-20 members pledged to take all necessary policy measures to safeguard the integrity and stability of the area. end of quote. >> it's going to be hot. >> hot is right. >> but the good news, only two days. technically, not a heat wave. you need three days for that. that's good news there. we'll have a live look outside. it's actually pleasant outside. i know it's warmer, but we were spoiled yesterday. we tried to hit that home. here's a live weather cam looking north down wisconsin avenue. this brought to you by michael and son. that's as high as it's been so far. i'll look at the dew points, 70. not good. winds out of the south at 8. all right, let's talk about temperatures. really not that bad. a couple 90s here and there, but 85 in arlington. 86 in bethesda. 90 in college park. we'll throw rockville out. 90 in great falls. 84 in reston. and looking at 91 in springfield. so, just about average in terms of temperatures. but, midweek heat, no doubt about that. getting muggy tonight. hot on wednesday. unhealthy air quality for sensitive groups. we mentioned this earlier. if you have a respiratory problem, you should stay indoors tomorrow in a filtered environment. i think thursday will be the hotter of the two days as opposed to wednesday. partly cloudy and muggy tonight. early mountain thunderstorm, that's about it. lows 66 to 74. winds southwest at 10. now by morning, partly cloudy, very warm. temperatures in the 70s and 80s. close to 90 by lunchtime. winds out of the west at 10 and by afternoon, partly cloudy and hot. some thunderstorms possible. not that many. high temperatures around 95 and winds out of the southwest at about 10. so, the heat is on. keep your shades closed, especially to the side that faces west of your house. before you leave the house, close the shades and curtains on the west side. it will keep your house cooler. exercise in the morning or indoors. don't exercise in the evening. that's actually when the air quality is the worst and the temperature is the hottest. wear light colored clothing and check on the elderly. we'll break it down. warm in the morning, 66 to 76. hot by noon. 88 to 93. and by evening, an isolated storm possible, but high temperatures 96, 92 to 96. all right, 9 weather alert codes, yellow, yellow, and yellow. primarily because of heat wednesday and thursday and then friday, a better chance for thunderstorms. so, again good news. 97 thursday. back to 91 on friday. not exactly a cool front, but it's better. next seven days. well, saturday we're not in bad shape. maybe a morning shower, but temperatures will hold in the upper 80s to near 90. maybe a shower or sprinkle on sunday. i would not change your tee times just yet. mid 80s on monday. better chance for thunderstorms. temperatures around 80. remember the transit of venus a while ago? how was this? that's pretty good picture. this was taken through a telescope with a solar filter. that's a heck of a picture. did everything right. thank you. want to send us something? go to our website and of course look on the weather tab and be sure to include your name, location, and a description. and a side note here, we have tropical storm chris, but it's off the northeast coast. it will get into colder water, no threat to land. >> don't have to worry about chris. coming up, d.c.'s mayor takes the first step in creating a tribute in the city to the late d.c. music legend, chuck brown. first, the rutgers university student convicted of spying on his roommate is released from jail before completing his sentence. we'll tell you why up next. a former rutgers university student convicted of spying on his gay roommate is out of jail. he served only 20 days of that 30 day sentence because he got credit for good behavior. robbie was convicted last month of using a web cam to spy on his roommate who was kissing another man and that roommate later killed himself. robbie still faces three years of probation. his lawyer is appealing the conviction. an army psychiatrist charged in a shooting rampage at fort hood, texas, has been barred from attending his court hearing. that's because major nadal hassan has a beard. his client grew the beard as an expression of his islamic faith. the judge says that's a violation of army policy. the shootings left 13 people dead. hah sad faces the possibility of the death penalty. 911 operators get all kinds of emergency calls. this was by no means an emergency. a connecticut man called because he was unhappy with the sandwich he bought at a deli. >> who is this? you're calling 911 because you don't like the way that they are making your sandwich? >> exactly. >> so don't buy it. >> the deli owner says the man called back and apologized. so far, no charges have been filed. >> still to come, a d.c. native and university of maryland grad receives the nation's top honor for folk art. >> plus, an outpouring of sympathy and support for a pittsburgh couple trying to complete a bucket list. in a short amount of time with their child. >> a change in command gives new meaning to the term, wounded warriors. i'm peggy fox, i'll have the story coming up. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ she was in paris, but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so, where to next? ♪ a change of command is underway at fort belvoir that is giving new meaning to the term, wounded warrior. it has nothing to do with retirement. a special story. >> absolutely. the incoming commander at fort belvoir is a double amputee and he is the first double amputee to take command at an army post. that's the story in itself, but there's more. the colonel taking his place in another important role is also a double amputee. >> let's see if we can't buy the world another day. >> a role in battleship is just part of colonel greg's new normal after a roadside bomb in iraq destroyed both legs in 2007. >> they can't believe it's me. they do these double takes. this guy wouldn't live around here. >> he not only lives around here, he's becoming the new commander. >> our nation and our army and our army's leadership sees that we are not defined by what we don't have, but by what we do have. >> leadership and initiative. >> colonel, a former west point football star received a legion of merit award for his work in the job he's leading. director of the army's wounded warrior program. it assigns personal advocates who help each wounded warrior get on with their lives. he handed over that directorship to colonel tim, who is also a double amputee. >> my vehicle was struck by an armored penetrating explosive device that destroyed my legs. >> the change in command of the army wounded warrior program. the back story is army medicine and the fact both of these gentleman are still here today and still leading. the colonels and leadership roles is inspirational to other wounded warriors, says general, darryl williams. >> a soldier who is a triple amputee. he got up on his one arm and said wow, sir, you're still in the army. it gives soldiers hope when they see colonels. >> if it helps you, you and your family have been down that road. and to be a able to walk into another soldier's hospital room and say, this is all going to buff out. you're going to be fine. and we're going to be with you. >> now both colonels have amputations above their knees. despite that, they have both learned to walk, as you saw, with prosthetics. they have post-traumatic stress disorders, which is very common. even though their major injuries are the limbs, ptsd is very common, as you know. they joke about their missing legs and that makes people around them feel comfortable. it is their new normal. they are leaders, you can see it, you can feel it, and good luck to them. >> they have an incredible connection to wounded warriors. >> good for them. all right, back into the studio. >> thank you, ladies. plans are in the works for a series of civil war anniversary events in maryland west virginia, and virginia. organizing the events to mark the 150th anniversary of the war. among the highlights, remembrance of the battle. the confederate offensive started in the summer of 1862. more than 23,000 soldiers were reported killed, wounded, or missing on the bloodiest day of the civil war. the celebrations in baltimore are over. the dozens of tall ships that have been in town for a week left baltimore harbor this morning. those ships took part in the bicentennial of the war of 1812. thousands gathered on the waterfront and at area parks to watch those ships majestically depart. >> the oyster is a regional favorite and has been loved almost to extinction. this year, the largest oyster hatchery on the east coast is on track to produce a record number of baby oysters. otherwise known as spat. kristin fisher takes us on a tour of the university of maryland's lab oyster hatchery in cambridge. >> we want clean water, healthy water, healthy seafood. we need a lot more oysters out there. >> meter made it his life's mission to restore the oyster population. right now -- >> the population are decimated. >> slowly, year by year, the team are trying to change that. it's part of the state's oyster restoration program. >> we are trying to help mother nature get back to some level of population that we can start turning the corner and the oysters will start to help themselves repopulate. >> sperm being expelled right out there. see it? >> the fertilized eggs are floating in water. so they are brought to these huge tanks to develop and they are fed this, home grown algae. then, they are released into the chesapeake bay. now these are just some of the shells of the 2 billion baby oysters that this hatchery deployed into the bay over the last ten years. they'll deploy half a billion this year alone, which makes this the largest oyster hatchery on the entire east coast. it's record breaking numbers, but this is designed to produce four times that amount. the problem, funding and oyster shells. >> this is a tiny fraction of what we need. >> much talking about the mountain of oyster shells behind him. to make more, he needs more shells for them to attach to. he's cautiously op mystic. >> as the oyster harvest increases, we hope that will supply some more shells for us. >> on the chesapeake bay, kristin fisher, 9news now. >> who knew the shells were the big issue. if you would like to see the hatchery yourself, it offers weekday tours, but only during spawning season. >> d.c. could soon have another permanent tribute to the late go-go musician, chuck brown. today, mayor vince gray sent a bill to the d.c. council to create the chuck brown park. if it's passed, the western portion of the park between 18th and 20th streets northeast would be renamed after the music legend. mayor gray says that would symbolize chuck, because there's all kinds of action, people, and traffic. the sounds of the city for the man who produced the sounds of the city. a silver spring musician won the country's highest honor in the folk art field. mike is a guitar player. the university of maryland grad was named one of nine national heritage fellows for preserving the country's cultural heritage. maryland's governor says his music represents the best of maryland. by the way, he gets a $25,000 fellowship. there's been an outpouring of sympathy and support from around the world for a baby in pitt burg who has been given weeks to live. ryan roberts was born with down syndrome and a severe heart defect. his parents made a bucket list for the 21 month old child. it gained national attention. international attention even after a family friend created a page for ryan's banana split party. as many as 5,000 people are sending in photos of themselves having banana split parties in ryan's honor. >> what a sweet idea. well, coming up, your eyes are not deceiving you. gas prices, they are down again for the tenth straight week. we'll tell you where the cheapest gas is in our area. but first, a florida teenager is shot in the head with a spear and has lifed to tell the tail. we'll tell you about his recovery. look at that x-ray. and don't forget, we are always on at wusa9.com. stay with us, we'll be back after the break. we have breaking news from egypt. the country's state news agency is reporting ousted president's heart has stopped beating and not responding to defibrillation. a florida boy has made a recovery after a fishing spear pierced his skull. >> he was swimming when a friend accidentally touched a spear gun and hit him just above his right eye and became lodged in his skull. >> it was about 1 inch above his right eye and it was straight through. you could see the tip. >> that sounds pretty horrible. he can't remember anything about it. he is expected to be in the hospital for several more months, but he's still alive. >> amazing. imagine shaking so badly you cannot even write. there is a ground breaking treatment at the university of virginia that offers some simple relief to victims. >> and right after the break, rodney king's mother speaks out about her son's death. 9news will be right back. today, we are hearing from the mother of rodney king. for the first time since his death. odessa king talked about the drowning of her son and the video of the l.a. police officers brutally abusing him from 1991. she said she last spoke to her son the friday night before he died. he said he was coming up to visit her. now she is hoping foul play wasn't involved. >> i don't know. and i haven't heard the record. so i basically don't know. i can't say. i would want to think the best. >> king's mother says she believes her son used drugs as a coping mechanism. in tonight's consumer alert, if you're looking for a place to vent about your credit card company, there is now a place for that. it's an online data base of credit card complaints. now this website, which is run by the consumer financial protection bureau lets you see all the kinds of complaints that have been filed against banks that issue credit cards. you can also search by zip and find out how banks responded to those complaints. now the agency says it is going to use this information to track and identify potential problems like a car that carries some hidden fees. more airline passengers are coming away smiling after their plane travels these days. the airlines still have a long way to go when it comes to customer satisfaction. the survey finds customer satisfaction is up 3% from last year. the managing director of the american customer satisfaction index points out that it is still just 67 on a scale of 100. >> all right, gas prices are down for the 10th week in a row. according to aaa, the nationwide average for a gallon of regular unleaded is at $3.50. in the d.c. metro, the average is $3.33. that's down from $3.47 this time last week and $3.69 a month ago. topping tonight's health alert, how a common skin condition can raise the risk of diabetes. dermatologists found people with cor rye scorisis. it causes thick, scaly patches on the skin. chronic inflammation plays a role in diabetes. anyone needs to make his or her physician aware of this link. imagine shaking so severe you can't control your hands. write, and enjoy a meal. it happens with essential tremor. it's mysterious and the only treatment used to be drilling into the skull to perform deep brain stimulation. but now a ground breaking study at the university of virginia shows ultrasound waves can do the very same thing. >> i had a really hard time playing the piano. i would hit two notes at a time, flat. >> 15 years ago, uncontrollably. >> when it first started, it was the whole body and then it went to just waist up. >> those tremors became concentrated in her hands. she couldn't play the piano and her writing suffered. take a look at this test. her writing is in red ink. she couldn't stay between the lines. >> i couldn't put on makeup, i couldn't play the piano. >> she was diagnosed with essential tremor, a type of involuntary movement disorder that doesn't have a clear cause. she got a call from the university of virginia health system to participate in a ground breaking trial that uses ultrasound to treat those tremors. >> focusing acoustic waves through the skull to a very deep area of the brain. >> they shave off all your hair and put a big metal contraption on you and screw that in right here. >> 15 of the 15 people in that trial got better. that is reporting substantial reductions in their shaking after getting the procedure. some were already doing better in the recovery room. tremors in her right hand are gone. she has a small amount of shaking in her left hand and this test shows she is able to write again between the lines. she has been able to go back to sewing and playing the piano again. thanks to those waves that stopped the shakes. >> the pain was like this before, and it's like that now. >> well, the uva team remembers their excitement of the first in the world to treat essential tremor this way. they are anxious to expand this research to see if it works with parkinson's disease. yellow alert, right? >> yes. maybe we should record that. we have yellow alert tomorrow and thursday and even friday. we'll tell you why. let's start with a live look outside. our last day of spring, by the way. not bad. a weather cam, looking north on wisconsin avenue. temperature topped out at 88, i believe today. the temperature right now, 87. winds out of the south at 8. pressure is rising and notice the dew point. 70. when they go in the 70s, it's not a good thing. we have been spoiled. 86 in bethesda. 85 in arlington. 88 in gaithersburg. 94 in rockville. 91 in great falls. 90 in leesburg and looking at upper 80s over toward andrews and near 90 in beltsville and laurel. still, that's within range of our average highs. now midweek heat is on the way. getting muggy tonight. hot on wednesday. unhealthy air quality, code orange air quality, which means it's unhealthy for sensitive groups. if you have respiratory problems, stay indoors. record high possible on thursday. record high is 98. we'll be flirting with that on thursday. tonight, partly cloudy and muggy. that's on the west side of i- 81. lows 66 to 74. winds southwest at 10. by morning, partly cloudy and very warm. in fact, hot by lunchtime. 70s and 80s. and then by afternoon, well partly cloudy, hot, some thunderstorms are possible. not very many. high temperatures around 95. and winds out of the southwest at 10. any storms that develop tomorrow and thursday and friday have the potential to be heavy. so, beat the heat. stay hydrated, drink water. limit your time in the sunshine and of course don't forget the pets. they need to stay hydrated as well and not be out all day. we'll break it down. mid 60s to 70s to start. by noon, hot. 88 to 93. by evening, 92 to 96. a slight chance of an isolated thunderstorm. our code alerts, yellow, yellow, and yellow. yes, 95 tomorrow. 97 on thursday. a better chance of thunderstorms on friday and also not as hot on friday, 91. next seven days, weekend okay. we have a shower early on saturday and maybe a passing shower on sunday. but temperatures in the upper 80s and we get into next week, still a better chance of showers and thunderstorms monday and nice on tuesday with highs around 80. a reminder, we are giving away tickets to at&t national. you'll have until saturday to log in and go to facebook and register. sweep stakes, it's not a contest. no trick questions. just do it. you can go any day. >> it has to be cooler by then, too. >> yes. >> for our nationals on the field again tonight, you have to move on because they got beat down. kristen berset is here with how the nats are quite similar to their next opponent. >> a nice way to put it. the nationals tonight opening up a throw-game series against the tampa bay rays. a team that four seasons ago, went from worst to first. winning their division and playing in the world series. like the 2008 rays, this year's nationals are a young team. in fact, there's a third youngest in major league baseball with just the average age of under 28 years old. the focus these past two years have been drafting well and bisically building from scratch. the nationals right now said atop the division, four games ahead of their next opponent and despite getting swept this weekend, they continue inner league play and the team just hopes they can learn from this weekend. >> it makes it deeper. you come out and just gives you that much more intensity when you take the field. i mean, it's not like the season because we got swept. i mean, it happens. it's baseball. we have a long way to go. here, look at the season. the arms and the nats bull pin have been spectacular. through 64 games, the nats bullpen is first in the league in the major categories. the hitting on the other hand, not so stellar all in the lower third. chank takes the mound tonight. we'll have more on this series, plus, harry reid con summits the play book. that's coming up in sports. >> thank you, kristen. still ahead, a homeowner fighting back against a gang of crooks who threatened to burn down his house. plus, he left his last job after allegations of an inappropriate affair. bruce johnson explains why mayor gray is sticking with his pick to head up to housing and community development. right after the break, figuring out how to eat like kings on mars. that's weird. the test kitchens at cornell university and new york are hosting a crew about to embark on a simulated mission to mars. researchers are looking at ways to improve the health of deep space travelers and as tamera tells us, it starts with a healthy appetite. >> this crew may be headed for hawaii, but it's no location. >> the area is on fairly fresh lava flows, no vegetation. it is red rocks. it's not palm trees and beaches. >> out of about 700 applicants. six of these nine finalists will spend months in a stimulation. part of a nasa research program on interplanetary eating. but first, they have to learn space camp survival, including how to cook. that's where the researchers at colonel university come in. >> we come together and we are learning how to cook different food based on the ingredients that are available at the habitat. >> the candidates are working with a variety of commercially available foods with long shelf life. the challenge is not only make them edible, but appetizing. >> anorexia can set in, which is a loss of appetite and that means your nutritional intake could go down and you're at risk for health and performance impact just because you are not maintaining your calories or the knew nutrients you need. >> the astronauts may not get hungry because they can't smell their favorite foods. >> the air molecules and odor molecules are not as concentrated and that can actually reduce sensitivity of being able to smell things that you really like to eat. >> a problem that can hopefully be cured with the expertise of colonel's top chef. >> with the help of colonel and the university of hawaii, researchers are hoping the new menu will allow for those deep space missions that can last for three years or more. we are following breaking news right now where it's being reported that former egyptian dictator is clinically dead. condition got worse after he suffered a stroke. he was sentenced to life in prison june 2, for failing to stop the killing and last year's uprising that led to his ouster. meanwhile, incredible pictures in egypt tonight where thousands of people are out there once again protesting a move by the military to