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they are off to the east. we have new batches developing. today will be more cloudy than yesterday. still, temperatures in the 90s with a better chance of thunderstorms than yesterday. there we go. thunderstorms. we did have a band that moved through around midnight. out to the north and west, you can see there are more showers and thunderstorms developing. some will likely hold together over the next hour or two. so particularly our friends off to the north and west, you are likely to...

that can quickly become dangerous for the sick, the elderly and firefighters too. >> i think part of the problem too is that it is not just a day or two. it seems as if we have been in this stretch for quite a while. >> it is relentless. weve now done 34, 35 days with the temperature 90 or above. that is quite a long streak. our highs later this afternoon will once again within in the low 90s. the heat index will feel like 100. so lots of water if you are going to be outdoors. take it ...

>> you should assume if he makes it down the aisle in one piece its a major accomplishment. >> the inside scoop today, its a major accomplishment. >> the inside scoop today, monday, july 19, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. im matt lauer. >> im ann curry in for meredith this morning. a lot of people were hoping this new cap would temporarily stop the flow of oil into the gulf, but overnight there are signs i...

boulevard. across the river, a power outage knocked out signal lights on route 7 in leesburg, virginia. the fireworks may not be over. devon lucie says we could be in for more unsettled weather. devon, i see the trees blowing out there, as well. >> we have dying showers over the immediate metro and that means gusty winds from the dying showers, awfully humid this morning and dying showers onlied a add -- only add to the humidity which could spark thunderstorms this afternoon. the sho...

and we hear it will be out there throughout the morning rush hour. moving the scene over to the rockville area and bethesda, i want you to know we have downed wires causing traffic lights to be on flash. you want to treat it as a four- way stop. the same situation in reston, virginia where we have downed too and wires. it will be like that until 8 a.m. follow police direction. back to you. thank you, angie. there appears to be growing tension between b.p. and the federal government...

place next month. but the governments man in charge wants b.p. to consider other options. in a statement it was said we must ensure no irreversibel damage is done which could cause uncontrolled leakage from the sea floor. that could include piping the oil to ships on the surface. b.p. says that method could lead to millions of gallons of oil spilling back into the gulf. >> no one wants to see any more oil flow into the gulf of mexico. >> reporter: with no oil flowing for the first time...

force, police brutality and unlawful entry. her hand is bandaged and shes in a cast. she says montgomery county police roughed her up in her oem home. >> this guy grabbed my hand like this and was doing like this. i said stop, stop, you going to break my arm. >> reporter: 65-year-old piero tuno recounts the night she says montgomery county police broke her hand. >> i came from italy and i never get in trouble with nobody. then i have to come in here and keep it like im a criminal. >> s...