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and atlantic city, new jersey, 105 degrees. civil war buffs will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the battle at bull run. they have treated nearly 150 people this weekend many more heat-related illnesses. the re-enactors dress in authentic wool uniforms are also feeling the heat. >> yeah. the weather is really oppressive. but it was for them too. >> it doesn't require a lot of imagination to get a feel for what it was like. >> forecasters say temperatures were in the 80s when the north clashed with the south in the summer of 1861. fortunately, there appears to be an end in sight....

18 bodies still trapped in the mine. >> they just want to take their fathers and their husbands and their sons, their uncles, they want to take them home. >> reporter: as some families begin to bury victims recovered right after the blast, officials say others still waiting on the mountain remain strong and compassionate. >> they come up to me and they feel sorry for me, you know. i mean, the rescuers as bad as it s it's nothing close to what these families are going through. we're going to go home tonight. and these folks, they're not going to take someone home with them. >> reporte...

. rights now at 10:00, a metro access driver is accused of sexually assaulting a passenger. after 45 years a supreme court justice is stepping down. his possible replacement, what it means for the future of the court. we begin with developing news from west virginia. crews are making another attempt to rescue four missing miners trapped in the upper big branch mine. the governor says if those miners are not found by midnight, this rescue mission will become a recovery operation. thanks for joining us this even. i'm shawn yancy. i'm brian bolter. fox 5's bob barnard following ...

way shortly, brian. >> bob barnard tonight. we have more ahead on the news at 10:00. in the meantime you can follow the latest developments in that search on our website myfoxdc.com. it's all on our home page. it is now official. justice john paul sevens is retiring. the 89-year-old supreme court justice is the oldest judge on the high court and he's the leader of the liberals on the bench. he tells brack brack he will step down at the end of the court's term this summer. the retirement gives the president the opportunity to appoint another liberal. >> he has stood as an impartia...

incident, a different sexual assault by a different driver. that driver has been fired. it happened in northeast and prosecutors in that region have refused to prosecute. let's send it back to you. >> matt ackland live in northwest. thank you. a fire at metro center forced passengers out of the station today. the track insulator caught fire this morning and sent smoke through the tunnel. red line trains were forced to single tack for a short time between farragut north and gallery place causing delays in both directions. normal service has resumed on the red line and no one was hur...