heads to court. if prosecutors decide to proceed with this, it could make for a new legal battle for marion barry, one of the most well known men in d.c. politics. tom sherwood is here with more on this. >> late nature news conferences, recorded voice messages, lot of confusion and drama. late tuesday night barry's spokeswoman was denouncing his saturday arrest in anacostia park. and new suggestions that barry improperly had once employed the woman, donna. now accusing him of stock. >> series of events surrounding the contract have nothing to do with the event which occurred over the fourth of july weekend. >> reporter: moments later, the woman abruptly showed up to challenge the barry spokeswoman'sth. you are saying none of this is true? >> only heard a little of what you said and what i did hear is not true.

>> you said earlier in a letter you weren't going to fight. it looks like they are fighting. what do you say now? >> looks like they are scared of something, aren't they? i haven't said anything. still got to do this? i must be bad. >> reporter: the unusual exchange added more confusion to the relationship between barry and the woman. seen here in the pink suit appearing with barry during his income tax case in april. the new episode is a story of a weekend beach trip on saturday that was canceled in and somehow turned into the park police arrest saturday evening. park police have declined to release the arrest report that details of what happened. barry is dn i i.c d. d superior court at 10:00 a.m. thursday jberefoudgenereia d brenneman hear whether prosecutors are iniatog formally bring ato he aga tstm chinge for stalking or drop the case. and in another development, the war wash city paper obtained and disclosed voice mails barry left in the woman's home telephone before the saturday incident. in those voice mails, barry

refers to his barring the woman's ex-husband from barry's offices and at the wilson building. >> marion barry. barring any new developments tonight, this case goes to court tomorrow morning. craig, back to you? >> tom sherwood, thank you, sir. in charles county, maryland, a 19-month-old baby drowned in a tol last night. there seems to have been confusion about who was watchin child. it happened in the 4300 block of middletown road. eun yang has more. >> reporter: the sheriff's office says the baby was left in the care of the teenage cousin. but the teen went out not realizing that the baby was sleeping in the house. it was a simple misunderstanding that had devastating consequences. a mother left her 19-month-old

son sleeping at home in the care of his 15-year-old cousin. it was 8:30 p.m. and had to run errands. the problem was that the teenager didn't know he was supposed to be watching the toddler and he left, too. when she got home, they were both gone. >> when the mother found out that the child was not with the teenager, she panicked and started searching immediately for the child. >> reporter: at first she thought her son was missing and called police. but minutes later she found him. >> when she realized the baby gate was down she thought something was us is patient us and began searching for the child and when she went the in the backyard she found him in the pool. >> reporter: the baby was unconscious and was taken to a nearby hospital. he did not make i. 19-month-old jason burk jr. drowned in his family's pool. police say that it was an accident. and because police say that appears to be an accident no charges will be filed in this case at this time. craig, back to you. >> eun, thank you. president barack obama is in italy for a summit of the g-8 leaders and discussing a variety of issues fromth the economyo t

toanuc nlear n calibipa.ty. redaraesbaeny out t ma o eas lyta i tterha wtaed rkeoc ke bydlar d eakyeaquthequar eli e this year. chuck todd has our report. >> president obama arrived in italy early today. he had a couple of meetings. first met with the president of italy and presidential meeting in rome and then he made his way to the site of the g-8 meeting, the meeting of eight of the more powerful industrialized nations around the world. it was chosen, the place that had the massive earthquake that killed hundreds of italian as few months ago. berlusconi wanted to move the g-8 here to showcase the rebuilding efforts but also simply to serve as almost an economic stimulus to the area. >> i'm please aed the united states like other countries will be contributing to the help, rebuilding process. >> lots of back and forth of these world leaders. it is not just the g-8 here by

the way. there are representatives from nearly 32 other countries and the agenda is wide ranging, climate. the economy. all of those typical things that you have here. but the big one as far as the united states is conceed is iran. what will they say collectsively about eye sxran all of that is in the hands of russia. if the president made progress in russia, on iran, we will find out when they issue the statement here on iran. chuck todd reporting from rome. nbc news. while in italy president obama is being forced to zpeend his economic stimulus plan. and there is growing debate on capitol hill and as to whether it is working. republicans are gearing up to fight a second still us will even though the white house says that there will not be one. brian mooar with that report. >> reporter: on 430 in arkansas one sign the president's stimulus plan is creating jobs. but five months after congress pass the $787 billion plan,

the hope for a flood of jobs is barely a trickle. three democratic governor space the pace is picking up. >> if you are frustrated so am i. i believe that this program will, in fact, have a significant effect and not only in job retention but in job creation but remember, it is just barely july. >> it is way too soon, in my view, to unfurl the mission accomplished xwaner. but we are on the right track. >> reporter: republicans disagree. every american has the right to ask where are the jobs that were promised. >> reporter: with unemployment now at 9.5%, gop lawmakers claim democrats are laying the groundwork for a second stimulus. >> i think it is an admission on the part of the administration that, you know, their stimulus plan is not working. >> reporter: but the white house budget office insists there is no second stimulus. >> no one in the administration is talking about a second stimulus at this point. what we are focused on right now is implementing the recovery act that congress has already

passed. >> reporter: and as the president travels overseas, he's being forced to defend his economic response here at home. >> so what you have is no longer the complete freefall that we had back in january or february. >> reporter: and he insists the stimulus plan will work but will take some time. brian mooar, news4. >> other world leaders said it was too early to start rolling back their own stimulus measures. outrage over a new security report. that report details a number of dangerous breaches in federal buildings across this country. the government accountability office and undercover investigators to buildings in four major cities. including right here in the district. those investigators were able to smuggle in bomb-making materials and actually assemble bombs in one of the buildings. one security guard was caught using government computers to manage an adult website. another guard failed to dett a box full of semi automatic handguns. >> in this post-9/11 world that

we are now living in, i cannot fathom how security breaches of this magnitude were allowed to occur. >> reporter: the director of the federal protective service which is in charge of security in those buildings was at today's congressional hearing on the report and he said he's ordered increased inspections and outlined steps to improve performance. we have breaking news now in the case of marion barry. here is tom sherwood. >> reporter: i just got upstairs to see a note here from the united states attorney's office. it says in the statement that they will not place charge against marion barry tomorrow in court. it says the review of the evidence, careful an apal sis of the factors, will not pursue the stalking matter against marion barry. this case is over. >> all right. okay. and there you have it. thank you. the powerful cyber attack that overwhelmed computers at u.s. and south korean agencies

was broader than first realized. the attack started over the july fourth holiday and affected u.s. government websites such as the treasury department and the secret service. the associated press reports an early analysis of the attacks malicious software discovered many additional targets. they include the white house and the pentagon and new york stock exchange and "the washington st." many of the agencies succeeding and heading off the worst of the attack. some were still reporting problems days later. south korean sishs their country's main spy agency believes north korea or its supporters are behind this. missile strikes killed at le5 ttan 4ibal mibanitil ts dato orthcc t aatngdiongisak p tani s.auie th ckssrustil tartsn i stou - s-fg anha arbod.bo hongf ro oldari tlbadeea l r oo'sdat lame fyan morf othe blt stdirr atetksisesttacn ian i rtenecea yrs. o s.iau.icayff sls tt s he's also a key al qaeda facilitator in that region. it is believed the missiles if today's strikes came from

american unmanned drones. the u.s. military officials generally do not comment on such strikes p. paramilitary troops are patrolling a province in china. hundreds of troops in riot gear poured into the city today and it remains under a strict cur w curfew. last sunday simmering tensions between two ethnic groups exploded into violence. mobs of muslim leaguers and chinese roamed the streets with makeshift weapons. 156 people have been killed. more than 00 people have been wounded. today the come party chief said those behind the killings would be executed. ahead on "news4 at 6:00," police say a drunk driver caused a crash on the beltway that sent a car down a 60-foot embankment and killed two people last night. >> video services online shows the metro train operator texting while on the job. >> police released new information this afternoon about who they believed killed former nfl quarterback steve mcnair.

one day after fans and family say good-bye to michael jackson there are new developments into the investigation of his death. >> this is not july. >> but it is. it is. when we continue, another day at least. what a day indeed in washington. i will tell you all about it. >> we are going to talk about your favorite sport, tennis. more star power in the city. anna kournikova comes to town. lance armstrong wearing the yellow jersey. nationals have a miserable afternoon in colorado. "news4 at 6:00" continues. oñ q ( rock music playing )

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police say they have a better idea what happened when a form nfl star steve mcnair was kid. mcnair was asleep on the sofa when shot by his girlfriend, kazemi. kazemi was distraught about mounting financial problems and her belief that mcnair, who was married, was now seeing a second young woman. according to police, kazemi shot mcnair four times. >> kazemi then positioned herself next to mcnair on the sofa and shot herself once in the right temple. >> the shooting happened in a condominium mcnair rented with friends. police labelled the death a homicide but waited for further tests and interviews before they concluded the case was a murder-suicide. one y after the public memorial honoring michael jackson, questions remain tonight about what led to the singer's death. the legal fight over his

children and his estate is just beginning. jay gray has that report tonight. >> reporter: as the spotlight begins to fade on emmemorandum wral, what michael jackson leaves shipped intensify. >> can you come over and talk? >> reporter: the investigation into why he died continues? toxicology report is expected within weeks. police have already questioned jackson's personal physician, dr. conrad murray, who was with jackson at the time of his death. there are now reports investigators still want to interview at least five more docts who look wrote prescriptions for the pop star. there's also the issue of what happens with jackson's children. >> ever since i was born, daddy habeen the best father you could ever imagine. >> reporter: paris jackson's heart-wrenching good-bye to her dad provides a dramatic backdrop for the potential legal battle over who will raise jackson's three children.

jackson's will calls for katherine to care for the kids but debbie rowe, biological mother of paris and her 12-year-old brother prince michael, has indicated she may seek custody. a hearing is set for monday. there's also the lingering legal fate over control of jackson's multimillion dollar estate. an estate that with soaring record sales is growing. jackson's albums have a lock on all ten top positions on the billboard catalog chart which his albums are out more than 18 months. >> still dominating thdownload charts and albums charts. you know. he's continue to a real force in an unprecedented way on the billboard charts. i would expect to see that continue for at least another week. ♪ >> reporter: the controversy and questions follow jackson's death will last a lot longer. that video you just saw could also impact the future earnings

of the jackson estate. producers are considering making a movie for more than 100 hours of video from jackson's final rehearsals here at the staples center. los angeles, jay gray, news4. more than 31 million people here in the united states watched jackson's memorial service on tv yesterday. americans purchased $16 billion worth of bottled water last year. today congress put the ad industry on a microscope. members of a house subcommittee received separate reports from government investigators and environmental working groups. working group is a nonprofit research and advocacy organization. both reports concluded that consumers know less about the water they buy in the bottles than what comes out of their tap. and they say filtered tap water may be safer. researchers say bottled water should be labeled with the same information disclosed by the municipal water agency. >> consumers have a right to know where their bottled water comes from and how or if it is treated in the pollutants it contains. >> all packaged food and beverages, including bottled

water are subject to extensive fda labels requirements, that provide consumers with the great deal of product quality information. >> the spokesman for the bottled water indoes tru says consumers can learn about bottled water by contacting the company, reading the website, visiting sites run by state governments. former president bill clinton is wrapping up a three-day trip to haiti. this is his first trip there since he was named the united nations special envoy to haiti. it is his second trip there this year. greeted as a returning hero. crowds of people came out to see him and shake his hands. mr. clinton toured areas ravaged by last year's series of tropical storms. many homes and businesses have not been rebuilt there. the area remains extremely vulnerable to flooding. >> meet with other groups from the society and try to keep learning and go home to new york and go back to work. >> nearly 800 people were killed in those storms last year. property damage in haiti is

estimated at about $1 billion. still ahead on "news4 at 6:00," we are going to tell you where d.c. is being ranked when it come to how long you have to sit in traffic. police say that it was ice cream that prompted this boy to steal a car and lead authorities on a high-speed chase. love thing weather. bob has the forecast afterhis. geico's been saving people money on car insurance for over 70 years. and who their dollar?e for been true since the day i made my first dollar. where is that dollar? i got it out to show you... uhh... was it rather old and wrinkly? yeah, you saw it? umm fancy a crisp? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insuran.

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yikes. >> cool. >> gore just. >> all week. >> all week. >> that's right. all july. august, too. no. no. >> wouldn't that be fun? >> wouldn't it? >> it would be so weird. >> we summers where we only had a few 09-degree days. beautiful day outside. getting a few clouds. tomorrow we are going to be seeing a bit more in the way of clouds. especially you folks towards the blue ridge, shenandoah. winds turn more into the southeast. 81 degrees. only three, count them, three, 90-degree days. none in july. here we are heading into a third, almost a third of july and not a 90-degree day yet. really we may see one over the weekend. 2004 we only had 11 90-degree day. the clouds will dissipate. 10:00 tonight is the time to see the international space station. 79 degrees. the heat index is 79. look at how low that humidity is. earlier 40s at dew point into the 40s.

that's like heading up into canada. well, it is canadian air in on us. that makes it nice. the temperatures go around the east. they love to beet something of the sunny warm weather we have up in new england. boston, still 62. buffalo, 69. you got friends in chicago. 63 degrees in july and in chicago, while the heat is on, and there have been record set lubbock, texas, 103 degrees. not only that it is hot and humid look at how far south the dew points in the 70s are. that's really where the humidity is. overall we still have generally dry pattern. up to our north, still have been leftover spin. remember yesterday. lot of vient weather with hail and wind gusts and damaging winds through new england. today it is plain old cool rain showers and you can sort of see that circulation. moderate rain showers and move once again into worcester. look at northern maine. down east, maine. boy, it is a cold day in down east maine. taunton, massachusetts. so far this -- as had over an

inch of rain. 61 degrees. that's south of boston. and look at bar harbor, maine mp 55 degrees. cold as a lobster pulling out of the ocean. still part of the -- heavy rains coming up along the maine coast. they had over six inches of rain at the same time. and fredericksburg, beautiful day down there, too. 87 degrees. there is where the heat is. even that has been suppressed a bit more to the south. there aren't that many areas other be south texas where the terrible, terrible drought continues that has been all that dry -- all that hot and for us, we are going to continue to see a dry pattern in on us. high pressure tomorrow. once again, even though our winds will turn a little bit more into the northeast, it will be for the most part dry. out into the mountains, west virginia, you are going to see a few more in the way of clouds there. and then as we get on into friday, winds begin to turn a little bit more into the south and southeast. and that will provide some hu d

humidity coming in. not the stifling stuff. 83 degrees. tomorrow and overnight and for the next few hours, and beautiful evening for eating and some of the outdoor cafes. 76 degrees. later tonight, the skies will be for the most part clearing and maybe a few clouds around. temperatures into the low 60s around town. and 50s again in the suburbs with that refreshing area in on us. not quite as dry. not quite as the blue sky tomorrow. little bit more in the way of clouds but still mighty fine for everybody on vacation, uv index tomorrow is nine. make sure the youngsters lather up the sun block and heading out to the pools and whatnot. then humidity will be coming in a bit as we get into friday. especially saturday and sunday and with it, the risk of an afternoon thundershower. just an afternoon thundershower there on saturday. temperatures sunday still may approach 90 but i don't think there's any sign, any sign of an extended period of real searing heat. we had plenty of 90s and other summers.

>> right. we remember them well. >> there will be more to come. >> sure. . for now they can go away. >> scrumptious. >> tom sherwood is stand big for an update on the stalking case against marion barry. >> a drunk driver kept going after a crash that killed two people on the beltway last night. >> also hear what some members of the d.c. council are say being a metro train operator who was apparently caught on tape texting on job. >> we will tell you about one man's battle about getting a dog back after it bit a police offer. >> how dumping old military vehicles into the ocean could actually help the environment. >> trying to bring out the broomsticks against the nationals in colorado. also, we are live downtown with the excitement of capitals tennis. in stage five of the tour de france could lance armstrong take the lead? "news4 at 6:00uecoinnts.

welcome back to "news4 at 6:00." we begin this half hour with breaking news in the district. moments ago, the u.s. attorney made a decision on the charges stemming from marion barry's arrest. >> let's head to tom sherwood in our newsroom with the latest.

>> this is big news after a week of drama. this began saturday night when news4 first reported barry's park police arrest for stalking a woman he knows. in the pink dress there in our video. there has been a lot of drama back and forth for four days about who is doing what to who and when and all that. just in this hour, as we first reported, the top of the 6:00, the u.s. attorney says this case is over. following a review of the evidence, the u.s. attorney's office said in this statement that in a careful annalysis of the relevant factors, the u.s. attorney's office has decided not to pursue stalking charges in this matter. this means that marion barry and his attorney, fred cook, will not be in court tomorrow. this case over. weeks expect to hear a statement from marion barry's spokeswoman but we are told he will not make an appearance. back to you in the studio. >> tom sherwood. thanks, tom. u.s. park police issued this statement.

sufficient probable cause was developed on july fourth t arrest marion barry. after a consultation with the u.rn at's eytooffice, the charge of stalking was placed. the u.s. attorney's office declined to pursue it further. police say a drunk driver killed two people in a crash on ebeltway. it h neeaappe ndrhe n clara ba p jarbaaykwust after 100ay last nit. police say the drunk driver hed to a car and sending he thatarver a guardrail down a t60oo-f embankment and after the pocrooh aslice sayh theru d d driver kept going. derrick ward has that report tonight. >> rorr:te police say it started when a 2004 jeep cherokee driven by kelli loos struck a frontier on the outer loop of the beltway just north of the cabin john exit. >> believed she was doing lane change or drifting, not paying attention from lane three to four which would be two lanes to your right. striking the rear. >> reporter: the fourth of the crash sent the nissan over a guard rail and landed on its roof 60 feet below. the police say she kept going

after the colition and crossing the cabin john bridge into virginia. another motorist who witnessed the accident followed her. >> which then becomes involved in another accident and georgetown pike at the ramp and virginia authorities, state police, then responded to the accident and arrested the driver for driving under the influence. >> reporter: her bloodr:ohlc ao level was between .15 and .20. it is illegal torive at.08 or higher. she had at least one other accident where she failed to stop and backed into a car in march. police stopped her a short distance away where she was cited for a number of charges, including lhevi tng scene and driving on a suspended virginia license and failed to appear in court last month on those charges. police say more charges could be pending against loon in warrenton. >> she has warrant for fleeing the scene of a bodily injury accident. after she's done with her charges in virginia, she will be extradited back to maryland. >> reporter: after a fatality-preholiday weekend maryland state police in

montgomery county have to investigate two fatalities from one tragic incidents on the beltway. >> you don't know what is on the mind of people when they celebrate or drink, you know. unfortunately, you know, we didn't catch her first. >> reporter: victims in the crash have been identified as 39d-year-old mendoza and passenger, 37-year-old franklin menzares. both are from string field and represent the first and second fatalities on state roads in montgomery county this year. at the maryland state police barracks in rockville, derrick ward, news4. >> police say the accident still under investigation. police believe a 70-year-old man who was found dead iis h t ho me was edmuerrd. erstksleac jonasac fnd in an enhe 1 t0t 80lo bckf o o ar rvrehastd ettestes yrdayes aug.in k ulyam res ctse cacda e exdil ercainndamou f n roso funedblm t force trauma. his death has been ruled a homicide. a metro train operator is back on the job. he was us is pipded after a video emerged that shows him sending text messages while driving the train. passengers shot in the video of

the cell phone at first glance the operator appears to be sleeping. metro says he's actually riding a text message as the train speeds along the tracks. that video that was shot on the cell phone was posted on youtube. >> there is no excuse for it and it is -- it is very disappointing. and especially given the fact that our train operators and really all of our operations personnel and for that matter every person transit agency knows what the rules are. given the fact that this is making the rounds and on videos and in the news, we certainly think this will may -- everybody here to take notice and that you never know who might be watching. >> reporter: >> the video was taken june 5 on the blue line in alexandria. the operator was suspended for a week without pay. metro officials say that no evidence has been found that the operator killed in last month's red line crash had been texting. metro's advising red line

passengers to add another 30 minutes to the commute during rush hour, fewer and slower moving trains on that red line for the next ten days and the changes are to accommodate the ongoing investigation into last month's deadly crash. that crash happened near the fort to then and takoma station. takoma station will close early for the next ten days. shuttle bus service will be available at silver spring, fort totten station and takoma stations. the defendant in an arlington county courtroom was a dog. 1-year-old seuss, a pit bull. he was put on trial for attacking a police officer. the charges stem from a may 29th incident when arlington police went to a house searching for a suspect who no longer lived there. seuss bithrblough the cefisr'of t.sh sdog'th ohaider tsan sseu s sa had never threatened anyone before. defense lawyers say seuss was defending his owner. >> nine months people observed this dog he has never been anything more than a very sweet dog. >> the reason it with a followed through was for the safety of

the community. not just for a police officer. ru>> he tudn ihe y'tosri t ehd wletier soasellus n e troghe doit t ben a bofr.cefi sewis bwi aedowgollo e tom h th oes h oavo tuy be radsuantae insll a fence and post a dangerous dog sign. there are concerns on capitol hill this evening about whether health care reform will happen this year. the white house says it is doing everything possible to cut costs and compromise with republicans but some are not convinced. tracy pots has that report tonight. >> folks, reform is coming. it is on track and it is coming. >> at the white house today ceos of the nation's biggest hospitals announced they will give up $155 billion in government payments over the next decade to help make sure everyone has health insurance. >> coverage for paid for by all and hospitals are ready to do our part. >> reporter: first drug makers and now hospitals. the white house insist it is stars are lining up to meet president obama's october deadline. >> we are going to get that

change and we are going to get it this year. >> reporter: but republicans are skeptical they can strike a deal before the august break, they say the plans are just too expensive. >> that means we are going to have to tax virtually everything that moves in america in order to raise had a money. >> reporter: the congressional budget office told congress today democrats have cut below the trillion dollar mark shedding $400 billion in their latest proposal by offering fewer subsidies to poor people and penalizing employers who don't offer insurance. creating a public play and that's still a major sticking point. the cbo says a public plan would only save money if it pays doctors less like medicare and requires them to participate. >> if one brings that then one can pay lower rates. we think still attract wide array of providers. >> reporter: doing that will be tricky. doctors don't want lower payments and requirements to participate and president obama is still trying to win their support. here is the timeline. president obama wants this on his desk in october. lawmakers think they will need

september to reconcile differences. they are off in august. that's why there is a rush to get something to a vote this month. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. house speaker pelosi vowed to pass legislation by the end of july. meanwhile, lawmakers must also decide which tax increases in spending cuts might be necessary to make sure that the plan does not add to the defense sinchlgts coming up, a former olympic figure skater has been arrested and accused of being part of a new jersey drug ring. police say a teenager stole a car and led authorities on a high-speed chase all because he wanted ice cream. >> an uninvited guest in one neighborhood.

good evening. beautiful evening. temperature right here northwest washington. 7. look at that humidity. it doesn't get much better than that. tomorr morning another cool morning. and out this evening, take a look at around -- just before 10:00. once again, an opportunity to see international space station moving from the southwest towards the northeast. at 10:00, brightest and it is almost as bright as venus. next seven days, humidity does come back as we head into the weekend with temperatures in the 80s. back to you. >> thanks, bob. olympic skater being accused of being part of a new jersey drug ring. nico nicole bobek. last week she was arrested in florida. she now faces conspiracy to distribute meth amphetamine charges in new jersey. she has pled not guilty to the charges. total of 20 people have been arrested in connection with that drug ring. she faces up to ten years in

prison if convicted. high-speed police chase in michigan ended with a surprise of police. dashboard video of the chase. sheriff's deputies were following a stolen chevy tahoe. they had no idea of 14-year-old boy was behind the wheel. the chase reached speeds of more than 100 miles an hour. eventually the tahoe hit an embankment and went airborne ashed in the woods and turned out the under age driver had allegedly stolen the suv from his stepfather so he could take his brother and cousin out for some ice cream opinion no serious injuries. a neighborhood in florida is dealing with an you wanted guest. large bobcat is on the prowl in the melbourne area. these photos -- well, not those photos, those feet oh were snapped by a 16-year-old that saw the giant cat in their backyard. a big bobcat. residents are concerned for the children and pets in the area. in reept weeks, a zuk aduck and cats have been foundea dd.

bobcat sightingsin are common i that area. a unique deployment for an armored personnel carrier unit from the south carolina armey r army national guard. 28 pcs pushed off a barge and into an inlet off the state's coast today. they will become part of an artificial reef that the guard began building in 1997. this reef includes old barges, cement trucks, tires, concrete blocks, and officials with the south carolina national guard say the reef has provided a home for fish in the area. and it is it helped to improve the marine life. >> when our broadcast continues, new study showed that traffic in the d.c. area, believe it or not, is getting worse. >> and what have you got for us? >> nationals not having such a good time out in colorado. this afternoon, the nationals hurting themselves again. lance armstrong tries to take over the lead in the tour de france. and one of tennis' most popular names and faces help brighten up the day of kids. cg

breaking news. the nats are start. >> middle of a midst of a seven-road game trip. it is not going too well. at this point basically the nationals can't wait to get out of colorado. less than 24 hours after blowing a three-run lead they turned in error-laden performance. they are swept in colorado, 10-4. we take to you denver. the bottom of the fourth. nationals were down 1-0 at this point. detwilerorking to dexter fowler. fowler hits it deep to right center. look at this. bounces up and over the wall for the ground-rule double.

one runner will score off the hit. rockies take the 2-0 lead. then in the bottom of the fifth inning, rockies were up 2-0. bases loaded. rips one down the left-field line. that's going to clear all of the bases. all three runners score. triple. that would be all for detwiler. the bottom of the fifth we go. and in that situation, it would be tyler clifford. and who is then facing clint. he will get ahold of this one and pops one up. easy out. right? watch this closely. nationals struggled. nieves boost it is ball. take another look. nieves drops the easy pop-up and nats commit three errors in that game. dropped the game 10- 4. head to houston for a makeup tomorrow. mariners hosting the orioles in the matinee. bottom of the first. hernandez facing jose lopez, runner on. lopez gets ahold of and it deep to left field. two-run blast. lopez's 12th of the season.

mariners able to judgment open the board and take a quick 2-0 lead. the third inning, the orioles have got two runners on and two outs. but jason vargas strikes out nolan ryan to end the inning. right now the o's trail 2-0 in thseventh inning. the washington capitals are still looking for their first win of the season as they take on the st. louis aces tonight. last night it was venus williams and philadelphia freedom who came to town. the st. louis aces bring star power of their own. hakem dermish is live downtown. >> reporter: health oh lindsay. this place is hopping. old sitef th convention center. people are filing in their seats getting ready for the big matchup tonight between the capitals and the st. louis aces. and our guest at 5:00, the head coach murphy jensen, he guarantees victory and they have a good chance. st. louis is without their star, awn anna kournikova. she still took time to hold a clinic for kids out here this afternoon at the stadium. kournikova began playing tennis

at the age of 5. she knows the value of learning how to play the game at a very, very young age. i asked anna how important it is for her to get out in the community and encourage kids to pick up a racket. >> hopefully, you know, with my name and i feel like i have a voice and that if i can encure this group of kids to get involved and to do tennis or sports and stay with it, i feel good. and i feel like i'm helping the game of tennis and that -- it is a great way for me to give back because tennis gave me so much. >> hi, mom and dad. >> there you go. >> hi, mom and dad. >> how cool is that? >> brings a smile to their families. >> anna kournikova did so much for the game of tennis. not only as a sex symbol in the game of tennis but a great player. a lot of the press in the media, you know, knock her because never won a major. a 15-year-old anna kournikova made to it the semifinals of wimbledon. how many terrible players make it to the semifinals of wimbledon at 15?

she is a four, five-time grand slam doubles player. i thank god she is not playing tonight andust looking hot and selling tickets. >> anna kournikova out signing autographs a little earlier. lot of fans were over there hitting her -- getting her autograph. i was actually taking a trip around the stadium and lindsay, picked up a shirt here that i want to show you. it says refuse to lose, refuse to lose. i wanted to give it to you but it is a little too big so i ink i will keep it. i'm going hang out here and have a good time for now. >> you should get them to give you a jersey with your name on the back and could you play on the court for a little bit. you and anna. >> why not? >> we went to go against her with double. >> sounds good. i don't think i can help you much but i can learn. toughest part of the tour tour is right around the corner. treacherous climb up the

pyrenees mountains. this will be a huge test for lance armstrong's bid to the eighth tour. he held his position just barely. stage five was a 122-mile trek along the mediterranean coast and through a sea of people. look at the pack how closely they raid together. lance armstrong w riding with his team in the middle. he stays in second place overall. a fraction of a second off the lead. it is frenchman voeckler who wins his first stage of the tour de france finding it hard to believe. nobody could catch him. voeckler takes across the finish line and seven seconds ahead of the pack. tomorrow the race heads into switzerland. still the overawl leader. >> what a great story. comeback. how can you not pull for lance armstrong? >> it is great. he said it is much tougher than he thought. >> like first time he has ever said that, though. >> yeah, right. >> when we come back, we will tell you about the gas station giving away free gas this morning. >> new report out details how

many hours people living in our area spend in traffic every year. >> don't forget you can et g upsteupn the stories we are forking on throughout the day by inow ollusg n twitter. wendy rieger is all over this. usr.tem. r.

price of regular balance only of gas this morning, 0 dollars and 0 cents. not a joke.

3800 gallons of free gas given out at this shell station on duke street courtesy of allstate. insurance company says alexandria was this year's most improved city for the number of car crashes. and the free gas was the city's reward. >> they include their years between accidents by 1.8 years which is more than any other city on the list. >> each driver who lined up between 6:00 and 9:00 this morning got ten free gallons. d.c. is now the second worst city in the united states when it comes to traffic. that's according to a new report from the texas transportation it inute.ut the worst city, los angeles. people there waste an average of 70 hours a year in pea hour cfidelays. people in d.c. wasted an averac of 62 hours. atlanda,ouut rve oed the top three at 57 hours. the jane watrel has that report tonight. >> reporter: the average d.c. metro driver spends 62 hours a year stuck on area roads. that's the depressing finding from a national traffic study.

and there is more. >> we have a second worst gridlock in the nation and it's going to be exacerbate medical the future because of budget cuts and because of fewer transportation dollars. >> reporter: the report by the texas transportation institute says only los angeles is ahead of our area in gridlock. with each metro d.c. driver now wasting 42 gallons of fuel annually. >> i think it is awful. i think more attempts should be made for telecommuting and alternatives for working hours and such. and i think that would help a lot. >> i think focus more on public transportation. >> reporter: as far as overawl congestion, most of the country saw a slight reduction but not here in washington where drivers are only seeing more delays. >> ultimately a job killer. lifestyle killer. think about the amount of time we are stuck in traffic and where we could be on occasion and at home with our families. it robs us of our precious time and our resources and our

energy. >> reporter: aaa says traffic delays can also create another hazard on the roads,ist aggression i drivers. they say 60% of the motorists they surveyed blamed clogged roads as the number one reason for aggressive driving. in arlington, jane watrel, news4. >> washington area drivers wasted three hours more in traffic this yea than they did last year. houston and fill tell, congestion stayed the same. let's get an update on the forecast. bob. >> we are happy to talk about this. i would like to forecast this each and every day. folks that need water for garden. we are gting dry even after all of that wet weather we had in june. rockville right now, 76 degrees. still a beautiful sky out there. few high clouds. i think we able to see the space international space station come by at 10:00. and later on tonight, temperatures will dip into the 50s again in more distant areas out in loudoun county and tomorrow there is a slight

chance that out in the mountains could be an afternoon shower as our winds turn a little more into the southeast. that will eventually bring in humidity. up the of it on friday but you really notice it on skate and sunday. with it, also the slight chance for some afternoon thundershowers and next week, temperatures in the mid to high 80s. that's our average. and temperatures well up into the 80s. still no sign of a building heat wave for us here in washington. we are still not done with august. see you at 11:00. >> also tonight at 11:00, a lot more on the decision by the u.s. attorney's office not to file charges against d.c. council member marion barry. known as the beer bandit and struck on july fourth. we will have the video. from 30 rock to capitol hill. who could be the next jumper to judgment inner loop the world of politics. >> 22 years ago, doctors all but gave up. a canadian man this had an enlarged heart caused by a bacterial illness. they told him he had two months to live.

he was 26 years old at the time. he absolutely refused to give up. he was lucky enough to get a heart trance sxlant vowed to make the most of his second chance at life. four years ago, at the age of 45, ban be training seriously for an ironman triathlon. those of you not familiar with that, a grueling contest in which an athlete swims, bikes, and then runs a marathon. all 26.2 miles. last august, he finished an ironman and finished it and said it was most thrilling moment of his life. now his experience is benefiting others. the average heart transplant lives just ten years after the operation. doctors are now studying dwight to learn more about how cardiofitness can help other heart recipients. >> cool. good for him. >> to do it with a good heart. >> determination. >> man. >> that's our broadcast. "nightly news" is next. >> back here at 11:00 and hope you will join us. until then, that'the news. good night.