payroll. now that the prosecutors have dropped the criminal charges reporters were asking barrymore about a contract worth up to $60,000 that barry had with his now estranged girlfriend to work in its office. but barry isn't talking about that. >> we will let you ow. let you know. >> reporter: barry instead focused on the arrest. saying that people close to him were left wondering whether he was a stalker. and even his elderly mother was affected. >> this could have caused her -- 90 years of age. could have caused her to have a heart attack or stroke because -- the trauma of it all. >> reporter: it has been more than four days of drama since barry's arrest in anacostia park. and the u.s. park police are still declining to publicly disclose the arrest report by an officer morales that started it all. >> mr. morales and the nationals police caused great pain in my

family and this community and the nation. if it is an inappropriate arrest had not occurred, we wouldn't be going through this pain. >> reporter: prosecutors say that there wasn't enough evidence to formally charge barry with stalk an estranged girlfriend, donna watts brightau brightaupt. park officials said in the statement that they believe they had enough evidence to arrest barry but it was up to prosecutors to bring a case. barry didn't accept that and said he had pursue -- will pursue more explanation from the park service. >> the point i'm making here, that this inappropriate arrest, led to consternation and led to embarrassment around the nation and led to all of this and the buck ought to be put at this inappropriate arrest. and i'm expressing it and deep and strong language. >> reporter: the park police say their report on last saturday's incident may be released tomorrow. wendy, back to you. >> tom sherwood, thank you.

recent escap at a youth detention center prompted the firings of several employees. this afternoon mayor adrian fenty said that five staff members at the new beginnings youth development center were terminated. he said two others, suspended. the facility's superintendent has beendemoted. the d.c. owned property is an anne arundel county, worst off enders escaped last week and another teen broke out last month. >> there were staff on duty and who either should have or could have or just plain did not do everything that they could have and should have done to prevent these escapes. >> anne arundel county executive john leopold has offered to notify anybodyors about any future security breaches at the center through an e-alert system. metro's putting a new zero tolerance policy into effect when it comes to bus drivers and train operators who text on the job. the announce many comes after

video surfaced online of a metro train operator texting while working. chris gordon has more on the new policy from northwest d.c. tonight. good evening. >> good evening. until now, the metro operators had been three strikes and you are out. first violation, one week suspension, and the second, two weeks, third, could be fired. but from now on, it is one and done. one violation and termination. we begin our report tonight with new pictures, given to news4 by a metro passenger. eddie davis snapped three pictures of the operator of this orange line train on the morning of september 18th, 2007. >> i noticed that the operator took his eyes off the tracksnd was actually texting on his cell phone. and just said, oh, my god. you know. so -- what i did immediately was i pulled out my cell phone and i said i'm going to have to take pictures of this. >> reporter: news broadcasts showing this video of a metro

operator texting in early june led to his being suspended without pay for five days. but for train operators and metro bus drivers, a new stricter policy goes into effect next monday, july 13th. starting on monday, we are going to have a no-tolerance policy, zero tolerance, if you are caught using your cell phone or texting while operating a vehicle, you can go work somewhere else. >> reporter: violators will be fired immediately. we asked metro riders what they think. >> i think it is necessary for our safe thad run into it mysel. >> run into? >> like seeing bus drivers, texting. >> i'm in favor of that. >> reporter: why? >> because safety is the first thing we look for in mass transportation. >> reporter: the union representing transit workers says safety is a top priority. and it is concerned about failures in radio communications d anttind ogta ant smeteme yisa that beforessyiuing a blanketo nzer tanerolce policy o b u, we urgesa wamata

egntope o dsspecuision washecu t t troerad issue of effective communication systems for the operators. metro is encouraging the riding public to watch drivers and train operators and take pictures like this new video posted on youtube by a 14-year-old boy showing an operator apparently nodding off to sleep on a green line train between college park and greenbelt. >> if anybody sees that type of behavior and says that's an image, we would like as much fossas possible. >> reporter: metro wants specifics like the date and time it happened and number of train or bus you are on from now on. the only time -- you should use their personal cell will be in a metro defined emergency situation. live tonight in northwest washington. back to you. >> all right. chris, thank you. president barack obama continued his trip to italy today taking part in the g-8 sum and it as the president talks -- climate change and zbloebal economy with world leaders, the

white house is being forced to defend his stimulus plan to law make others the hill. brian mooar with that report. >> at the g-8 sum tonight italy, president oba and other major world leaders agreed on some goals for fighting climate change and opening up trade. >> it is -- even more difficult in the context of a global recession. >> reporter: back at home the talk is about jobs and whether s stimulus plan will start growinging the economy. in cincinnati, vice president biden fired back at the administration's critics. >> when they say we are not saving jobs, count the cop that still has his job, count the teacher, thousands in this state, who will be showing up in the classroom in september. >> reporter: ohio's unemployment ra is now above 10% there and around the country and there are plenty of naysayers asking when taxpayersillee a return on their $787 billion investment.

>> let me ask the rhetorical question, what would they do? >> we probably could have created ten times as p jobs. >> reporter: house republican leader john boehner just happens to be from ohio. his party lost the stimulus battle but now they are painting the democrats' health care reform and energy plan as job killers. >> at a time when we are trying to get the economy going, when we are trying to help create jobs in america, we don't need to be moving policies that make it more difficult. >> reporter: the obama team insists the stimulus will work. >> remember, we are only 140 days into this deal. >> reporter: and do the job of creating jobs. shall house speaker pell yost osi is playing down speculation that there might be a second stimulus bill. she says that the first is just starting to kick in. on capitol hill, brian mooar, news4. >> on a global scale, world leaders of the g-8 said stimulus plans are still necessary. >> retail sales continue their

slump. new reports out today find that mall-based stores have been hit especially hard as families look for bargains. the sluggish sales may mean retailers will keep deep discounts in places back-to-school shopping season gets under way. that may be good news for shoppers but the news has stocks struggling stay in the green. dow ended up on the day five points at 1883. nasdaq also gained five points today. meanwhile, the s&p was up three points. the path out of bankruptcy protection for general motors appears to be clear. a judge's order a plan to sell most of the assets to a new company wants to take effect at noon today, a last-minute appeal was filed. but it is not expected to block the sale. once the deal goes through, gm will become a new government controlled company. underperforming assets are being dropped in the much leaner company will sell a smaller crop of cars and trucks. bernard madoff decided not to appeal his 150-year sentence for investment fraud.

madoff cheated investors out of nearly $65 billion in a ponzi scheme that lasted at least 20 years. a judge gave him the maximum sentence last week. his attorney said today his 71-year-old client will not appeal the sentence. the lawyer clind to give a reason. last week u.s. marshals revicked madoff's wife, ruth, from their $7 million penthouse in manhattan. the apartment and all of its contents now belongs to the government. minnesota's new senator al trainen met with supreme court nominee judge sotomayor today. the democratic senator says he is looking forward to examining sotomayor's qualifications. franken, who was just sworn in this week, said he feels like the president has chosen a person with an impressive record of accomplishment and senator franken will be taking part in the judge's confirmation hearings which begin next week. republicans said today that they intend to have a white firefighter testify against her in the confirmation hearings. still ahead on "news4 at 6:00," health officials are

outlining their plans for a second even possibly bigger swine flu outbreak. also tonight, new information about what happened in the hours leading up to a former nfl quarterback steve mcnair's murder. >> historic cemetery are being accused of tampering with the graves and reselling plots. >> and there has been a third wave of cyber attacks. we will tell you all about those. >> how does the night look? >> the night and the days have been looked -- looking great. we have changes coming up. >> coming up in sports, find out why redskins defensive tackle albert haynesworth is on probation. former gw coach lands a head coaching job in the nba. redskins pro bowler, chris daniels, kicks off summer camp for kids.

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five young people were killed today. amtrak train hit their car and happened at a train crossing in suburban detroit. the crossing has a gate and flashing lights that appear to have been working. witnesses tell police that the car drove around the gate as the train approached. investigators believed that all of the victims are teenagers that amtrak train had just left detroit and was heading to chicago with about 170 people onboard. no one on the train was hurt. although one passenger did suffer an asthma attack. right now the government is preparing for a second outbreak of the swine flu. today representatives from every state gathered at a swine flu summit here in bethes did a and

talked about when a vaccine will be ready, who is going to be the first to receive it. tracie potts with our report. >> reporter: clinical trials for the hisn1 vaccine start one month from now. the obama administration expects to spend $8.5 billion to produce it. and tens of millions of doses should be ready by mid october. >> we want to make sure that we are not promoting panic but we are promoting vigilance and preparations. >> reporter: president obama called in from italy today to address the 500 state and local officials now learning what they need to do. >> you can't wake up in october and say oh, my. we have a really serious problem on our hands. we want to use the summer months and to really get ready. >> reporter: the biggest concern, children. they will get the first vaccine. >> somehow the young people are getting preferentially -- the median age of people who are infected with the h1n1 is in the teens which is unusual for flu.

>> reporter: officials may end up giving those shots in schools. they haven't decided yet. states are anticipating a huge drain on the health care system. >> our emergency rooms, doctors offices, hospitals are going to be stretched to the limit. >> reporter: what happens if parents with critical jobs like police and utility workers have to stay home? >> one vy practical thing, employers should be thinking of now, is not only backup for critical employees, but also telecommuting. >> reporter: tomorrow the obama administration will announce $350 million in grants to states and preparing for a possible fall out. i'm trace potts, news4. >> in two weeks protests against the iranian government played out on the streets of tehran. today hundreds of young men and women stood in front of tehran university chanting death t the dig tator. police charg at them, protesters fled and regrouped, hour, at another corner and then resumed their chant. police chased them repeatedly. hours the protesters numbers

swelled to the thousands and they defied security forces who charged them with tear gas and batons. selected video clips were shown on the english language feed of iranian state tv called press tv. d the broadcasters insist that there were no major protests in iran today. the deadly government crackdown on post-lexapro tests began 11 days ago. meanwhile in china, 8,000 troops marched through the city. the massive show of force was an au pairent effort to prevent further violence there. more than 150 people have been killed this week and riots between two ethnic groups and muslim and the chinese. more than 1100 people have been injured p. hundreds had been arrested. today china's top communist leaders vowed to maintain order and turkey's president called on the united nations to look into the violence. the turks share an ethnic brond. china immediately oppose ed turkish request. >> tbombings in two cities killd

more than 50 people. this is the most bloodshed in a single day since u.s. forces withdrew from urban areas some ten days a. in baghdad roadside bombs killed 13 today. one of the bombs went off near an outdoor market and that bomb followed by a second bomb that targeted bystanders. and in the city oftal far, a coordinated attack by two suicide bombers killed 38. the victims included investigator and the city's counter terrorism task force. 25 people were killed in afghanistan today when a disabled truck filled with hidden explosives blew up on a highway outside of kabul. more than half of the victims were children and walking to school. that truck appeared to be loaded with timber. it turned over on the highway last night and police were trying to clear a nearby traffic jam this morning when explosives hidden beneath the timber went off. it's not clear if a remote was used to trigger the blast. the incident is a grim reminder that the scope of the conflict

in afghanistan is widening. u.s. military officials say that there were three times as many roadside bombs in afghanistan than in iraq last month. a third wave of cyber attacks hit seek today and caused a little disruption. south korea officials deliver ad briefing on the attack and say six of the seven affected websites are back up and running in a short time because the sites took precautions to fend off the cyber assault. the attacks were the latest in a series that xwan on the fourth of july p targeting high-profile sites such as the white house and the secret service and the office of south year's president. coming up on news4, a disturbing story that what police say was a grave tampering operation and at an hayes toric cemetery. >> warning for cyclists in loudoun county after several people taking part in a charity ride got ticketed and also received points on their liesinses. >> bob will be back with a check on the weeke forecast.

by can get used to it. like a board of tourism kind of weather. >> july, keep it coming. two weeks in a row almost every day below average. >> one more tomorrow, too. humidity. we will get it eventually. who cares. after two weeks like this. >> humidity. >> outside. right now. we have some clouds. we had a bit more clouds in the past couple of days. it is still mighty comfortable. our temperature, our high temperature, again, today. well below average. 82, average high is 88 degrees. and i went back and the dew point, that's been bell home 60 degrees. now for more than two days. why do i mention the dew point. because just like the air temperature is a measure of how much heat is in the atmosphere, the dew point is the measure of

how much moisture, humidity is in the air. when it is below 60 like it is right now, it is mity comfortable. especially in july. usually in july we are talking about the mid to high 60s and even 70, oppressive stuff. look at the dew points right now. not only is it dry over us but look at the areas like chicago and usually a rather h and humid. heading into the middle of july. here is where it is humid. current dew point temperatures. not the air temperatures. look at the temperature in dallas. 102 degrees. austin, texas, starting a record 10 degrees. so that's where the scorching heat is. and not only the heat but with the heat index in dallas, 106. it has been day after day of dryness and sometimes you get into the drought pattern and the ground is so dry this no moisture goes into the atmosphere and the drought intensifies and the heat intensifies. those are the areas south texas and that are still having a terrible, terrible drought. exceptional drought and with it also that is the spot getting

exceptional heat with a records and many records a few days ago 108. here is the overall pattern now. just beginning to move a little bit more to our north. we still had that high pressure in on us. and down to the south, that is where a stationary front has been and there have been showers and thundershowers, fortunately, though, it did clear out early this morning. this is what the folks in palm beach saw at 6:00 this morning. remember, we have seen the international space station. but there it was passing, apparently right across the moon. it was not near the moon. but what a sight to see. international space station and because they were farther south, they were able to see it pass right in front of the waning full moon. 6:00 this morning. look at the rains that once again come into florida and over an inch and a half of rain in sarasota, florida, where the temperature is 73 degrees. vero beach, well over an inch of rain. it has been really wet. as you can see, down in florida, at least it was clear enough this morning. that will be moving out and as

we get later into the weekend, the jet stream begins to move to our north, we will get the high pressure that has been over us and gradually moving up to the north and northeast. then as we get into late friday and saturday, then the winds will be turning a little bit more into the south and southeast and humidity will be coming in and especially as we get into saturday and with it, with the weather front approaching, maybe some afternoon showers or a thundershower. temperatures tomorrow, though, once again, below average. in the meantime, for this eving, with the cloud out there, it is very pleasant and the humidity certainly at bay with temperatures dropping into the mid to high 70s. once again, beautiful evening to be outside. we will see the clouds around overnight tonight. because we have more of -- little bit more of an east and eventually a southeastly wind. look for partly cloudy skies tomorrow. still comfortable air for the most part. may notice the humidity a little bit. but i think it really will be cranking up until we get on into saturday and sunday. still comfortable and uv index tomorrow is once again going to be high. but temperatures, againing only

in the low 80s. with the humidity coming in, late in the afternoon, i think that late saturday, and possibly even into early sunday and there's a chance for some isolated showers, thundershowers, and especially late saturday i would say. temperatures once again, though a bit below average. the humidity, once it gets in here, this time it will not get -- we are not going to get rid of it too quick. no sign of any building heat wave, though. >> nays. >> okay. coming up here on "news4 at 6:00" this evening, find out why the woman who police believe shot steve mcnair was pulled over the day before his murder. >> police believe employees at an historic cemetery have been digging up the graves and reselling the plot. >> also, people who were taking part in charity bike ride in loudoun county, not only got tickets but they also got points on their license. >> and there is a birthday party for our little panda cub who is now a teenager in bear years. >>. >> coming up in sports, d.c. united star coronta has the

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we are back now with a look at some of the stories making headlines tonight. >> important the first time since his arrest marion barry is speaking out about what he calls an embarrassment during a july fourth weekend. u.s. park police arrested barry saturday night for allegedly stalking a woman he knows. barry says the officer was wrong to arrest him. prosecutors say they will not go forward with the charges. >> metro has a new policy and zero tolerance policy when it comes to mobile phones and bus and train operators. under this any operator caught using a mobile phone on the job will be fired. this comes after video was found on the internet showing a train operator texting as the train moved down the tracks. >> president obama continues his trip italy today attending the g-8 sum and it reiterated his goals for fighting climate change and opening up trade. meanwhile, back in the states, democratic party leaders defended president obama's stimulus plan saying that it will take some more time before the economy starts growing. republicans say the stimulus plan is not working.

coming up, this half hour, "news4 at 6:00," new information about what led up to former nfl quarterback steve mcnair's death. also, montgomery county police say a man who was attacked by gang members has died and people who took part in the charity bicycle ride in loudoun county not only got tickets, they also lost points on their driver's licenses. there is a disturbing story tonight that comes from the suburbs of chicago where four workers at a historic cemetery are accused of digging upve g gs re d anselling the d otpls. 030s gve ra y tt ha at tha cemeteryenavbee tampered with. >> reporter: the remains of as many as 300 people buried at the burr oaks cemetery south of chicago have been dug up and their gravesites resold. and relatives are outraged. >> i have 23 family members out here. and i have gravesites that haven't been used. headstones missing. this is ridiculous. this is sacred ground.

>> reporter: authorities say the dug-up remains were dumped elsewhere, often in crude fashion. >> for graves stacked on top of each other, some of the ways in which that was done has been explained to us since literally they were pounded -- pounded the other one down and put someone on top. >> reporter: they say the gravesites chosen were extremely old. and appeared not to have regular visitors. the cemetery's manager and three of her grave diggers have been charged with felonies. and more arrests are possible. >> this crime is -- it is a whole new dimension and -- that shows us what length people would go through for financial gape. >> reporter: hundreds that have relatives buried there were asked to identify gravesites at the cemetery which is the final resting place for prominent people like lynch ing lynching till. >> special held for the graveyard thieves. >> reporter: authorities suspect the scheme has been going on for

years. >> emil till's grave was found there and found to be intact. authorities can't say weather dinah's gravesite was disturbed. >> we are learning more leading up to the murder of steve mcnair. police say kazemi was a deeply troubled woman who was losing control. investigators say early thursday morning, kazemi was pulled over in nashville on suspicion of dui. that afternoon, she bought a gun in a parking lot and of the dave and busters restaurant where she worked. kids my also asked to leave work early friday, around 10:00 p.m. that was the last time she was seen alive. police believe she was concerned about her finances and her relationship with mcnair who she believed was in a relationship with another woman. not his wife. >> many things were stressing her. one of the stresses was whether or not her relationship was unraveling with mr. mcnair.

>> police believe kazemi went to mcnair's apartment and after mcnair fell asleep she shot him. four times before killing herself. memorial service held today for steve mcnair. we will have more on that coming up in sports. montgomery county county police say that the victim of a vicious attack by several gang members has now di. aettack hap tneaydsdue on sd doan whean.d vemthtiic was a tiea-y21r-olany dio whed ao t the hospital yesterday. derrick ward reports. >> reporter: a quiet neighborhood in wheaton, rose bushes and well kept lawns the scene of a violent murder. half a dozen arrests in the investigation of montgomery county police have turned up a disturbing connection. >> we do know that all the suspects that we have in custody are members of a local gang. >> tuesday evening that the victim, 21-year-old edwin umana, was walking past the at navy road. >> the girls on the front porch who he doesn't know engages in conversation and they say they are not interested in talking to him. and men come out of the

residence and chase him away. and brutally beat him and one of those men stabs him in the head. >> reporter: neighbors are still shaken by the incident. >> i heard it first. it sounded like a party. like -- a lot of noise. >> reporter: it was no party. it was a savage beating, at least six on one. >> i saw the dude, the victim, and fight two guys, trying to keep them off of him. you know, throwing trash trash cans and trying to get them away. next thing i knew, on a rush of them, like ten of them, came from up that way. and he -- ended up down here where they got him. >> reporter: the victim died earlier today and he had fallen just yards from his own home. police say edwin had no gang affiliation. >> he was attracted to young ladies on the front porch, tried to engage them in conversation, and they weren't interested in speaking with him. >> reporter: police arrested 20-year-old christian salmoran, bud bay, 18-year-old anthony rosito, 21-year-old jose vasquez. also in custody, guerrero and

jose hernandez, 16 years old. 17-year-old kevin miranda, all believed to be members of the latin kings, all being charged as adult. >> they always say that not in my neighborhood. it can't happen in my neighborhood. like i said, it is prevalent and all over. >> reporter: derrick ward, news4. >> the suspects are all being held witho bond and facing charges that include first-degree murder and first-degree assault and conspiracy. a couple out walking their dog last night was attacke with a stun gun and robbed. it happened on ridge view court in lake ridge, virginia. princeilamli amcounty ce say threepoea m wenngri ng masks walked up to a r-29ea-yold man and 33-year-old woman and eddeeandma money. nd when the man told the us spects s any, he swa e tased. the woman told the attackers there was money in their t aren ttmand tany he were forced back to their home and robbed. we have breaking news now. it comes from capitol hill. a democratic official says that illinois senator rand burris will not run for a full senate term in 2010.

the source says burris has begun informing the democratic officials about his decision. burris, you will recall, was appointed by disgraced illinois governor rod blagojevich to fill senate seat vacated by president barack obama. his appointment was criticized from the moment it was announced and prompted calls for burris' resignation. more on this story coming up on "nbc nightly news." we have a warning for people who ride their bikes in virginia. we are going to tell you about a law you may not be aware of. >> we are going to meet an 11-year-old boy who arrived in d.c. today after walking more than 1,200 miles. he is trying to help the homeless. >> a big birthday party at the national zoo today. we will take threw.

good evening. bob ryan, stormstenter 4. we have another beautiful evening. although with clouds out there. temperatures will be falling into the 60s. heading out to the beechs, doing sailing. late on saturday. late saturday around the bay. there could be some late day thundershowers. but great sailing weather. i think it is south, southeersly wind 10shgs to 15 knots. little drier air will be coming in as our winds turn a bit more into the west and northwest. showers, thundershowers may be out towards the beach areas by early sunday. but overall the big -- the weekend, not holiday weekend, we have been through that, still looks nice. we will be seeing a mixture of sunshine and clouds. and also some humidity. that can happen. back to you. >> any woman who loves wearing high heels also knows that they can hurt. staying fashion fward does not have to be painful. a new workout is helping women

wear their heels and avoid injury. >> usually i'm fine until i get home and sometimes i get cramps in my legs and my calfs. >> reporter: you see them on the runway, red carpet, walking down the street. high heels and higher than ever. but doctors say that if you are out of shape, you can end up in pain. the podiatrist specializes in helping women who wear high heels. she says most of the injuries she sees are women with chronic pain. >> years of wearing high heels. lot of it is the low back pain. and that's just from, you know, weak abdomils. >> there's more on the workout plan that experts say the keep women in shape and in their heels. catch eun yang's report on staying cat tonight on news4 at 11:00. cyclists beware. if you don't obey the same rules, same rules of the road as cars, it could affect your driving record. loudoun county authorities have been writing tickets to bikers

that run stop signs and happened last night to eight sightlists taking part in a charity ride in lovettsville. two bikers got off with fines and rest pled guilty and paid fines but got four points on their driver's license. >> that's what folks have to alize. they have an obligation to obey the law, like everybody else. they can be held accountable like everybody else. >> news4 talked to some cyclists out riding today. most said they knew they had to obey the rules of the road but had no idea blowing through a stop sign could result in not only a fine but points as well. tai shan, youngest panda at the national zoo is now a teenager. he celebrated his fourth birthday today in bear years that means he is growing up fast. wendy rieger, zrun the math on that? do you know what that is in bear years? >> it is -- 18. >> zoo coopers made a cake made of bamboo and beat juice. washingtonians have been watching the panda grow up since

'05. >> tai shan had a two-year extension that expired this year. we were in discussion was the chinese colleagues about what will happen next year. we don't know yet. >> after eating his cake, tai shan spent the rest of the day lounging around and sleeping just like a typical teenager. before folks scurry off to their computers 18 was about the right guess. >> yeah. i'm seriously -- i remember when he was a little baby. oh, my god, we were so in love with him. we still are. oh, my god, he was the prettiest, cutest baby on the plan zblet they grow up fast. >> they do. coming up on "news4 at 6:00" -- people around the country coming to see our girl, barbie. it is the nationalarbie convention and all her glory. >> hakem dermish will be there. >> how do i follow that up? >> you will be at the barbie convention. >> i won't be but around -- trouble at the tour de france. chris daniels puts on his coaching cap plus a former gw head coach makes it big in the nba. "news4 at 6:00" continues.

a young man has finished up a 700-mile journey to help children impacted by homelessness. five years ago zack bonner started collecting bottles of water in his red wagon. for kids who lost their homes when hurricane charlie hit there. he's 11 now. in april he decided to walk all the way from atlanta to d.c. to raise awareness of the 1.3 million children who are homeless in america. he said it is tough but he didn't give up. >> there are days that you

just -- you really don't want to walk. you get up and you are just like -- can't i just go back to bed? you know, i mean, you just have to get up and keep on walking and -- you know, do what you've got do. >> how adorable is he? our little zack has completed two other walks to raise awareness on homelessness and plans to walk to los angeles next year. he's quite a guy. >> love that hair. >> love the hair. >> quite a guy even without the hair. without the hair products. we have redskins news. trying to put legal troubles behind him before he start next season which is yeah. craig, hopefully he learned his lesson with the whole situation. skrans defensive tackle albert haynesworth pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge in tennessee today. haynesworth will now be on probation for three months. he is required to perform 25 hours of community service, make up $5,000 charitable contribution, and attend driving school. the charge against haynesworth stems from a december incident in which haynesworth was driving at an excessive speed and ran another driver off the road.

that driver crashed and was badly injured. the district attorney involved in 2 case said haynesworth has already performed some community service is making appearances at two charity events. in the d.c. area. former gw head basketball coach that had one of the worst records of all time is now the head coach of the detroit pistons. today john was introduced as the pistons sixth different coach in the last ten years. joe due march said his coaches are no long other a short leash and he may have the most job security of anyone in the nba. he spent five seasons coaching at gw and miss -- 1988/'89 team finished with a 1-27 record. he got a job in the nba and he has been an assistant ever since. he worked for five teams, including the pistons, most recently he was an assistant important 2 cleveland cavaliers. in golf, five foot choy is standing tall. 21-year-old leads by stroke. she won several times in the

korean tour but yet to carve her first victory on the lpga tour. fist round action, bethlehem, pennsylvania. the approach shot on the 14th hole and it is a good one. lands on the green. sts a few feet from the pin. she would knock that in for birdie. then on the second hole, you can't even really see her in the bunker. have you no idea where she is. watch the ball that goes in here. right in for birdie. she didn't see it but, you know what, she loves the results and is at three under par after the first round. and leads by one stroke. christie kerr on the 16th hole having no problems. approach shot, very nice. i wish could you do this. it is just -- i can. do you this all the time, right? >> wendy rieger, not me. >> kerr finished the day two under. cho on the second hole. staring down a very, very long putt. and it went in. tracks right in for birdie. thank you very much. she also is two under par. paula creamer and play was the

trademark pink ball. you never miss it. her tee shot, par 3 4th lands on the green. cuddles up nice and close. kramer gets four shots off the lead. after six stages of the tour de france, seven-time winner lance armstrong is just a fraction of a second behind leader fabian consulara. tomorrow could be the turning point. the first big mountain challenge into the pair niece. racing against a train. probably not going to catch it. they have the lead there but the train will probably catch up. lance armstrong, yeah, remains just a fraction of a second off the lead. he was content to ride with his teammates throughout the stage. and entering barcelona and made the roads very slick. i think this looks like a round-about here in nebraska. yeah. the riders go around in circles and one of -- guy is a problem. top of your screen and picks out several others. no one seriously put hurt in the crash. did make trouble. final stretch, norway's pushoff.

sprint to finish. he wins the 113-mile six-days. for santino quaranta last night's gold cup against honduras was just a game and redemption. santino quaranta was back after a three-year absence. he said it was aver special night for me personally but to be back wearing the jersey was probably more special. the fans in d.c. loved them. some football. second half. no score. 75th minute. great passing by the u.s. in white. charlie davies, santino quaranta and rips it into the back of the net. goal. he will never forget. his family was in attendance and big night for santino and the u.s. six minutes later usa with the ball. cross tess ball into the box. brian ching heads it in and that's it. usa bts honduras 2-0, the final. redskins offensive lineman

chris samuels putting smiles on kids' faces this summer. the six-time pro bowler is holding a star-studded football camp in bowie high school. chris daniels and his pals, including redskins quarterback jason campbell, are coaching two camps and through next week. samuels is sharing valuable knowledge to kids 7 to 18 years old. the offensive tackle is not just teaching kids skills on the field. he's giving them lessons how to study films. samuels says he is getting a kick out of this coaching thing. >> it is funny. those guying be looking up to me and i remember me looking up to a lot of guys growing up and just to bring joy to these kids and teaching them the game of football, it is a beautiful game. tell you what. four, five of these kids got a chance, lot of potential. just trying to help mature and bring it out of the kids. by that time i will be retired. >> daniels doing big things in the community. his voice just powers it. like he listened. >> it sounds like he could be a coach. >> yeah. he might be. you never know. he got the credentials. when we come back, we are going to take a look at whether

diesel cars actually give hybrid a run for their money. >> w>>obl come back with a final check on the focast. >> you can get an update on stories we are working on me throughout the day. follow us on twitter. twitter.com and search for news4 ñ/oyyn=o

french climber is recovering after being rescued in northeast spain. she had been lost in the pyrenees mountains for 11 days.

rescuers found the woman in a deep ravine. doctors say that she's suffering from fatigue but expected to make a full recovery. >> fuel efficiency in environmental concerns pushe the auto industry to develop green vehicles. hybrid sales taken off. there is a lot of interest in cars powered by ectricity, hydrogen. automakers and consumers are also taking a second look at good old diesel. michelle franzen takes a look as well. >> reporter: unveiling the prius in 2001. quickly becoming the top seller for green vehicles. while more companies, including u.s. automakers, rolled out their own electric or hydrogen models, a choice shows clean service vehicles arrived and are giving hybrid as run for their money. >> clean diesel is more efficient and cleaner and it is an application ready right now. >> reporter: two months ago audi launched the clean diesel q-7

suv and bmw, mercedes and volkswagen all have models. in all, a dozen diesel choices for u.s. consumers and 2010 will bring more models. >> i am planning on buying a car for the first time when i graduate college and i'm going to get a diesel engine. >> reporter: automakers say face an uphill battle when it comes to past perceptions that diesel engines are noisy and smokey. >> this is not your grandfather's engine. incredibly cleaner and fuel efficient. >> reporter: 30% more fuel efficient than gasoline and 20% cleaner. >> because we rallied around this, something that, you know, the environmental protection agency has made very clear. >> reporter: there's one other bump in the road. diesel has the same potential when it comes to global demand and market volatility as gasoline. and as costs. experts say the difference is a gallon of diesel will take you further. >> right now, ones on the market are probably in the 40 to 50

mile per gallon range. 70 miles is just around the corner. >> reporter: more miles per gallon and savings to the environment that may be too good for consumers to pass up. michelle franzen, news4. >> although deese sell making a comeback, automakers say it is one piece of the alternative fuel puzzle. they all agree that hybrids are here to stay. >> let's go and take a final look at the weather. hey, bob. >> we have yet -- great weather. and some weather climate news, if you will. folks at noaa have seen el nino is beginning to come back and that means that the temperatures and tropical pacific beginning to increase. typically when we get into an el nino pattern, it means for us, in the winter and can be a little bit milder but the beneficial side is increasing pob builts of needed rains in the desert southwest. i was out west, by the way. you can come in and -- see my slide show of mt. st. helens where i was fortunate to visit.

quite a sight for us. on the east coast and washington, humid tid will be coming back as we get into the weekend but still no sun and no sign of a building heat wave. although it will be humid with a risk of some afternoon thunderstorms. principally saturday afternoon. tell you more at 11:00. >> thanks, bob. tonight at 11:00, new questions about two books written by president obama. also officials at the nation's most secure federal prison think they may be detrimental to national security. also, nationals park will host the city's hottest event this weekend. and we don't mean baseball. we will get a first-hand look. restaurant dish that induced ten pregnant women in a row. >> want to be avoiding that one. barbie turned 50 this year. to celebrate her half century national barbie doll collectors chose to have their convention here in d.c. collectors are spending four full days at the marriott wardman park celebrating everything barbie. they are unveiling barbie's latest life-sized desner inspired dress. as well as specially designed

hot pink stilettos we hope will stay on your feet better than barbie's. there is also a custom barbie pink volkswagen beetle with a popout vanity in the trunk auctioned off at charity. there's also an impressive display of the vintage barbie items. some for sale. convention is sold out. you can still get in and there is a public day that's on saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 in the afternoon. admission is $7 and again, that is the marriott wardman park. the world barbie of. >> were you a big barbie girl? >> huge. one of the first ones, black and white striped bikini and ponytail. she was classic, fabulous. never could get my mom to buy me the barbie nightclub dress. the black sequins thing. >> repressed stuff. >> i really wanted that one. no chance of getting barbie's wedding dress. you know. i had -- good childhood nonetheless. thanks to my barbie. >> my sisters played with