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team coverage now in glendale, maryland. john? >> well, jim, good evening. if you see behind me, the kids are out here enjoying this glendale splash park, having a great time here. but authorities say with this heat, it can be very deceptive. you just heard from doug kammerer the heat index in many part of our areas is reaching triple digits, but it varies depending where you are. we put it to the test. i have this infrared laser heat sensor, you can see the surface temperature. the wa...

88 in annapolis. notice the heat index, you know its a hot day today. 112, the heat index in fredericksburg, 113 in easton, and a very hot day today but nothing compared to tomorrow. thats why we have excessive heat warnings now in effect. it was a watch yesterday. it is now an excessive heat warning. not just for our area, but st. louis, chicago, cincinnati, detroit, new york, philadelphia, washington, and now the richmond area, too. so we are going to see some extreme heat moving in ...

>> with two prior convictions for dwi and a suspended license plate should never have been behind the wheel and there is no truth in sentencing in maryland, so its unlikely theyll have to serve the entire 20 year sentence. she has a 5-year-old son and is expecting another baby in september. d.c.s government will not get in the business of selling guns. council member phil mendelson has withdrawn a bill that would have allowed the government to temporarily act as a gun dealer. the onl...

two men start fighting in the street. one of the guys is a d.c. cop. good saturday. im craig melvin. in this age of cell phone camera and youtube, it seems like theres a record of everything. when a fight broke out at adams morgan last month someone was rolling. this fight is getting a lot of play because down of the guys is a d.c. cop. >> hundreds of thousands of people have watched that video online. some are questioning the officers actions but we talked to one bartender down here...

ill let you know when the rain could move through parts of the area as far as the fireworks go coming up. wendy? >> all right, thanks, doug. it is a 4th of july ritual, people heading to the national mall for tonights 4th of july celebration. and, of course, our national fireworks. but that is not necessarily the best seat in the house. some have headed to other parts for fireworks. derrick ward is live in southeast d.c. for more on the days festivities. where are you? >> reporter: w...

much hang-out time really. geoff: no, thats all right. i understand. [laughter] craig: see, the thing is though, if only there were a way for us to come back each and every night over and over again, then that way we could do e-mails and maybe talk to each other tomorrow night. geoff: no. craig: yes. geoff: yes. craig: say good night, geoff. geoff: good night, geoff. craig: good night, everybody. there are new questions this evening about the safety of those body scanners being used at...

nurenberg here with what is now an uncertain answer. >> reporter: uncertain because prominent scientists say there just isnt enough data, hasnt been enough testing to prove the machines are safe. >> the government says the scanners are safe, but documents secured by the freedom of information act have raised questions. >> we think that the department of homeland security has not been forthcoming with the public about the true extent of radiation risk, with the airport body scanners. >>...

1/4 inch in size and winds at arn 60 -- around 60 miles per hour. lets zoom in and ill show you some of these storms. these will generally cross the water and heading over and i think well see more stormy activity. you can see around st. mary city we have some storms and also down around 360 and these storms, again, are generally heading to the east and northeast. lets show you the lightning strikes that weve been seeing associated with these storms. heres doppler radar. i kind of zoom...

intelligence officials are calling a treasure trove of information. >> reporter: last glimpses of osama bin laden, including an unreleased message to the american people, apparently taped last october or november. this new video was seized during the wave that killed the terror chief and released saturday by the pentagon. officials say it is the single largest collection of senior terrorist material ever uncovered. the audio has been removed because u.s. officials dont want to spread b...

driver wasnt done. dumpsters fill up at the georgetown waterfront tonight. as flooded businesses begin cancelling events that were planned for months. >> controversy over a professional athletes paternity leave. >> we begin tonight with a tragic end to the months long search for a teenaged girl who disappeared in maryland between christmas and new years. felicia barnes was just 16 years old, but already a senior in high school when she disappeared. her case garnered national attentio...