-saving cancer screenings and family-planning services. but, for mitt romney... planned parenthood. we're going to get rid of that. >> announcer: and now, from washington's leading news station, this is news 4 at 11:00. >> i'm not afraid of being handcuffed. >> d.c. mayor vincent gray tonight taking a firm stance

amid a federal investigation into his 2010 campaign. >> top leaders at penn state look the other way instead of protecting young boys. that's the finding from an explosive report about the cover-up involving the jerry sandusky scandal. >> narrows down the list of potential v.p. picks. >> our top story tonight, his job is to protect the first family. but, tonight, a d.c. police officer is under investigation threatening to shoot michelle obama. >> reporter: the secret service is investigating. sources told me that an officer overheard the comment and told a lieutenant in the department. the d.c. police officer is in hot water. according to police and the secret service, the comment was made during wednesday morning's roll call in the special operations division. an officer overheard the alleged threat. d.c. police chief told me there

is conflicting information about what the officer said. internal affairs will get to the bottom according to the washington post, the officer allegedly said he would shoot the first lady and then pulled out a picture of the gun he said he would use on his phone. tourists are concerned about this allegation. >> i'm very concerned. >> there should be some type of disciplinary action. >> reporter: the department placed the officer on administrative duties. >> well, it's horrible that anybody would threaten our first lady. especially a metropolitan police officer. >> reporter: the police union chief won't comment. he says this is a criminal investigation. police won't release the name of the officer. outside the white house, i'm shamari stone, news 4. >> mayor gray accepts an award in public amid growing calls for his resignation. but then the mood changed from outside the wilson building as the mayor stands firm vowing to continue to work for the city. erica? >> well, doreen, it has been

business as usual for the mayor going from one scheduled event to the next seemingly unravelled. well, almost. >> thank you all very much. >> reporter: major it was hard to miss the elephant in the room. >> reporter: at one point, a presenter ef to eer even told to hang in there. but gray chose to focus on the positive, like the decline on the homicide rate. >> we are a growing state. [ applause ] >> but when asked a tough question, he responded firmly. >> reporter: are you not afraid that tomorrow could be the day that you wake up, sir, and get pulled away in handcuffs? >> i'm going to focus on my job.

i'm not afraid of being pulled away in handcuffs. >> prince george's executive said the may kwlormayor's campa troubles would not affect their working relationship. >> the mayor is a good friend of mine. but more importantly, he's a good partner. and that will continue. >> a friend of the mayor's and d.c. delegate to congress, elenaor thompson says the criminal conduct is deeply disturbing and goes to the heart of the democratic process. mayor gray has an obligation to clear this matter up quickly. now, remember, she's the woman that has pled guilty to funneling about $650,000 in a shadow campaign for gray. she tells us she's not willing to comment on the matter. live outside the wilson building, news 4. >> breaking news in new york. a delta plane had to turn around and go back to j.f.k. airport

after a report of a suspicious device. sources tell nbc news someone found pieces of cut wires in one of the bathrooms. as a precaution, the entire plane had to be searched. right now, it's on the ground at j.f.k. in a remote part of the airport. >> a cleaning solution sparked a hasmat square. flight 709 was making a lay over at b.w.i. when a flight attendant suddenly became ill. 134 passengers were evacuated and a flight attendant was taken to the hospital. no one else on the plane had any symptoms. passengers were put on another plane and continued to chicago. >> some people have been allowed back into a riverdale apartment complex after safety issues caused the building to be condemned. the tower was hit hard by the june 29th storm and deemed unsafe this morning after new problems were uncovered. prince george's county officials

say 22 yu 2 units remain unsafe. some are wondering why it took so long to condemn the building. >> i was occupying it that whole time and i didn't have any problem. >> in addition to the problem with the roof, there was a lot of water which was leaking through the electrical out llet and through the lighting fixtures. we felt it was not a safe place for people to be. >> a shelter remains open for people tonight. residents in the units that are not livable could be out of a home for 6-12 weeks. a beautiful day across our region. but things are heating up, folks. doug is here to tell us the temps are about to take off again into the mid 90s. >> at least in the mid 90s as we make our way into early portions of next week. right now, it's just beautiful. dew point of 61, winds out of the of the south at 7 miles per hour. a very nice night after the best day that we've seen in this month of july. out there right now, temperatures to the west, a little cooler. 73 in winchester, 81 still in

charlottesville. we have a few warm spots, but nowhere where we were this time last week. here's the rain just down to our south and west. this rain is trying to make its way our way. so we're watching two things now. we're watching the rain and those temperatures. they will be going up. the chances of rain will be increasing. the etemperatures, i'll have it all coming up in just a couple moments. >> joe paterno once symbolized all that was right in college sports. but now his legacy is tarnished after an internal report shows he helped cover up allegations of child sex abuse against assistant coach jerry sandusky for more than a decade. nbc 4's chris gordon reports. >> reporter: former f.b.i. director louis freeh's investigation including legendary football coach joe paterno failed to protect

against jerry sandusky harming children over a decade. that they had a kalas and shocking disregard for the victims and they were concerned more about bad publicity for the unit. . >> the most powerful men at penn state failed to take any steps for 14 years to protect the children who sandusky victimized. >> reporter: the report says when mike mcqueary reported a 2001 incident, three of the school officials were ready to report it to authorities. but coach joe paterno stopped them. >> could it be construed as obstruction of justice? conspiracy? aiding and abetting? or a cover up? >> those are all legal conclusions which i'm not prepared to make. the evidence clearly shows in our view an active agreement to conceal. >> reporter: penn state has already implemented most of the changes recommended by this report.

louis freeh says penn state is as safe as any other major university. after this critical report, the goal on campus now is to reestablish the tradition of penn state pride. >> i really love this school. and i'm just -- i'm sort of embarrassed and ashamed. >> i can't believe how emotional i am. just being here today. >> reporter: chris gordon, news 4. >> buzz around the romney campaign tonight is in high gear with speculation rice could join the republican ticket. the judge reports that the former secretary of state is the front runner on the list of possible v.p. contenders. mitt romney's campaign says we don't comment on the v.p. process. in a new interview today, president obama reveals what he calls the mistake of his first term. he says he believes the job of president was all about getting the policy right. but it's also about inspiring the public. he and mrs. obama sat down with cbs this morning host charlie

rhodes. >> the nature of this office is also to tell a story to the american people that gives them a sense of unity and purpose and optimism and especially in tough times. >> reporter: romney responded to the interview saying being president is not about telling stories, but about leading. >> metro is continuing making changes in protocol after last week's derailment. nobody was injured, but the rails were damaged when three cars jumped the track. investigators believe the hot weather caused the metal tracks to become misaligned. the new policy would set speed limits and guidelines for operating during futture heat waves. >> a father rushed to the scene to find his 16-year-old son died. police believe the teenager may have been killed in a robbery attempt.

george went out with friends around 11:00 on sunday night in fairmount heights. a light colored crown vic did a u-turn to follow them. then, someone in the car started shooting and hit wamer in the back twice. he was just a block away from home. >> i was shake iing, little joe little joey? say something to me, you know. do you hear me talking to you? he was just not responding to none of that. >> george wanted to be a barber when he grew up and was already working to learn the trade. police are still looking for the shooter. >> people in chevy chase are being told to keep a look out for a fox. last night, a man says he was bitten by a fox on turner lane. there were also reports of a dog being attacked by a fox. there have always been foxes around and usually they leave people alone. >> they live in the creek down here. and they have been around.

a lot. however, i don't think that i ever heard of them actually in the neighborhood. and i've never heard of them actually biting anyone before. >> the national park service says foxes usually don't attack people unless they feel threatened. if you see one, experts say just scream and they'll usually run away. >> when we come right back, tonight, a toddler lucky to be alive after getting a pencil lodged in her skull. >> customers were forced to the floor as police busted an international crime ring. authorities say the suspects weren't selling guns or drugs. now it was tied. >> plus we've got a fish tale you folks have to see to believe.

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. talk about a close call. a toddler in england came within millimeters of a potentially life-threatening situation. two-year-old wren bowl was drawing when she tripped over a stair gate and a pencil went through her eye socket and into her skull. it took surgeons four hours to remove it. the pencil missed two major blood vessels with the tip pressing against a third. amazingly, she is not expected to have any lasting damage from this. >> we're still more than two weeks away now from the london cams. but there's already controversy with the u.s. olympic team.

the uniforms from ralph lauren are red, white and blue but made in china. that last part has several members of congress outraged tonight. senate majority leader said the uniform should be thrown into a pile and burned. the u.s. olympic committee says it's proud to have an iconic american company like ralph lauren as a sponsor. an international crime ring busted at a local nail salon. police raided this star nail salon arresting five nail technicians and leading them away in handcuffs. customers in the middle of their manicures were forced to the floor as they moved in on liquid gold. tide detergent. >> tell me what it was like? >> it was nightmare on elm street. you'd think it was a play or something. >> investigators say the women bought stolen products like tide detergent, razor blades and

fragrances and resold them in vietnam. they're even accuse ed mixing i with water and increasing their profts. >> the one that got away is making a much better story than the fish who one woman tried to reel in. take a look. [bleep]. [bleep]. >> yeah, that was a bull shark that jumped ouft of the water and stole the fish right off her line. she was on a pier near myrtle beach. this was her first fishing experience and maybe her last. not quite the relaxing trip she was looking for. the bull shark is believed to be 4-6 feet long. >> i missed what they said. did you catch that? >> holy! >> that was it. >> that's exactly what all of us would say if we got that close to a big old shark.

>> and that was right off the dock. you know they've probably been swimming there earlier in the day. i don't think they're going in that water any time soon. >> of course, they may never go fishing again. >> ruined for life. >> nice night out there, one of the last ones for a little while, huh? >> i think today was just absolutely spectacular. obviously, i got to enjoy it with our backyard weather out there. really, the weter could not have been better today. but we said it a little bit earlier, could have been the 6:00 news, could have been the 5:00. we did say all good things must come to an end. this nice streak of weather is going to come to an end tomorrow. we sue a high temperature of 88 degrees after a low of 72 degrees. temperatures a little bit below average. chance of rain over the next couple of days? yes. another heat wave in the works? yes. and this next one not going to be quite as hot as the one we just went through. but still going to be quite hot out there. right now, 80 degrees.

very warm for this time of night. kind of what we expect in the month of july in the washington, d.c. area. temperatures around the rest of the region. 72 in culpepper. storm 4 radar. what do you notice here? well, you notice a few showers down around charlottesville. we are starting to see some showers trying to make their way in towards our area from the south and west. the clouds have already moved in. the clouds have been here for the last couple of hours. but notice the rain out to the west. the models i've been looking at, trying to keep this rain out of our region. it's getting a lot closer. i wouldn't be surprised if we didn't see a few showers as we make our way through the night tonight. and we still have a chance for a few showers early tomorrow morning. tomorrow, we're not going to see a whole lot of rain. we've got that rain out to our west. over the next few hours, we'll see high pressure dominate. that's going to help keep the atmosphere on the dry side. still seeing the rain out to the

west in through the mountains with a flow that is out through the gulf of mexico. we're going to see that heat increase over the next couple of days. high pressure moves off the coast. saturday, much more humid, a little bit warmer and a good chance of some rain. we need the rain, we really, reelly do. it looks like saturday has a good chance of seeing that rain. not a wash on saturday, but we will see some scattered thunderstorms. mostly cloudy. temperatures 66-74 degrees. tomorrow afternoon, mostly cloudy and cooler. a 30% chance of somehows. most of those to the west. so temperatures tomorrow will be about 3-5 degrees cooler than where they were during the day today. on saturday, back up to 90 degrees. and then on sunday, we really start to see that heat moving in. 93 degrees on sunday. 95 on monday. tuesday, a high of 95. and 96 on wednesday. it does look like we'll see a chance of showers just about each day.

we will need the rain to help cool us down. and i was just looking at some of the latest data coming in. i hate to put out the hundreds again. >> lets's not jump. >> i didn't change a thing just yet. >> thank you, doug. >> humorous. coming up on news 4 at 11:00, there's a starbucks just about on every corner. now a funeral home is getting in on the action. the reason behind this bizarre combo? >> coming up in sports, team

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he's back from the war. these guys are unstoppable. >> it is pretty crazy the streak that they have going. you always pay attention to a sports cast, but you're really going to pay attention. >> yeah, penalty is locked in. 19 and counting, the washington castles have been unbeatable for more than a year or so. castles coming off an undefeated championship season. they kept that mojo going to 3-0 this season. the castles received their 2011 championship rings before their match against the new york sport times. mixed doubles. new york serving in the near court. but the castles, leander pace with the nice lob. he was practicing that before the match. and it paid dividends. men's doubles. look at pace again at the net. doing some damage. pace and bobby reynolds get the "w." here he is again with singles in

a tie break serving if r the win. jesse can't get back over the net. so the castles win their home opener 20-18. they improve to 3-0 on this young season. >> you know, we've done it all last year, just night after night, you're just trying to build on each night. and, you know, that's what we did. last night, i didn't play well in doubles and kind of let the team back into it last night. and i wanted to make sure that i went out there tonight and made up for last night. >> all right, good stuff. on the hardwood, the wizards have resigned cartier mark to affect your contract. blake griffin had swelling in his knee. he's back in l.a. having an m.r.i. done. griffin replaced on the roster against the dominican republic by the hornet's number 1 overall pick. that game taking place in las vegas. lebron james fresh off a championship.

deron williams up to lebron for the ally-oop. the dream team 12? 13? yeah, part deux. second quarter, durrant was unstoppable. had five three-pointers, 24 in the game. usa rolling again. how about carmello anthony, get out of his way. the team flying here to d.c. tomorrow for a weekend of training and an exhibition at verizon center on monday. that will be neat. u.s. senior open in michigan at the indian wood golf and country club. the story of the day was this guy. tom kite, the birdie putt on the 9th hole to drop him to 7 under on the front. that's a 28. he's the leader at 5 under. how about the funkster, fred funk had a pretty good round, as well.

back-to-back birdies, he's tied for fourth headed into the second round. any time you can say, "funkster" in a newscast.

finally tonight, a funeral home hoping to offer an extra shot of comfort with some coffee. the robinson funeral home down in easley, south carolina is starting construction on a new coffee shop called the coffee corner.

they will serve starbucks coffee and food. it will have a working fireplace, tvs and free wifi, of course. for patrons, the owner says he hopes it will get them through a tough day. he hopes there will be a separate entrance for everyone else. that's a new idea we haven't seen before. >> a bit of a buzz kill, but, you know, seems like starbucks ♪

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