hard work. good evening. new developments tonight in the shooting at that family research council headquarters building in northwest d.c., the accused gunman floyd corkins was in court today. he's charged with assault with intent to kill while armed. he was ordered held without bond and assigned a public defender. prosecutors requested a mental health evaluation. meanwhile, the president of the lobbying group said his organization has received threats in the past. but nothing linked to yesterday's incident. >> we are grateful for leo johnson who acted heroically, but i also want to say i'm proud to lead a team of individuals who cross through these doors each and every day to stand for faith, family and freedom.

>> jackie bensen has more tonight. jackie? >> reporter: jim, documents presentsed in court today indicate the suspect may have been motivated by, quote, a dislike of people who he felt do not treat gale people equally. 28-year-old floyd lee corkins ii listened to the magistrate judge read the charges against him. one count of violating federal l law. according to court documents, corkins allegedly told family research council security officer leo johnson, quote, i don't like your politics. prosecutors say security cameras in the building show corkins removed a handgun and firing at the security officer who, though wounded, was able to gain control of the weapon. according to court documents,

after corkins was subdued, d.c. police officers found 50 rounds of ammunition and 15 schick fillet sandwiches. agents noted in the criminal complaint that the fast food chain had recently received national publicity. thomas peter is with the national organization for marriage, which recent i responsiblored a chick-fil-a appreciation day. >> we've seen threats on both sides. whenever there is a threat, with el immediately issue condolen s condolences. they didn't even -- in issuing a condemnation of violence. >> the family research council is a christian conservative policy organization that supports what it refers to as traditional marriage. the judge did grant the prosecution's request for a mental health evaluation, the suspect will remain behind bars until his next court appearance. reporting live at u.s. district

court, jackie bensen, news4. we're learn what leo went through yesterday. he gave a firsthand account of the confrontation to his mother, who spoke out today for the first time. that's when he pulled the gun out, then they got into an altercation. i guess that's when he shot him. he's got good spirit at all times. the president of the family research council also praised officer johnson today. he also is talking about what he blames for inciting the violence. we'll have more in our next half hour. we're following a developing story out of northwest d.c. police tell us someone stabbed a man several times in the chex. it happened around 2:30.

that helicopters came under heavy fire. nbc news has learned that two of the victims were navy s.e.a.l.s. atti abawi has more. >> their black hack hell koppetters went crashing down in a district of kandahar province. usual official say the team may have been on a special operations mission, but they couldn't confirm it. the helicopter went down because of the enemy fire or mechanical failure. >> the crash is still until investigation. i would like to offer my sincere condolences to the loved ones and families of these ten brave

soldiers and their civilian colleague. >> reporter: the taliban did claim respond for the attack. they say they shot the helicopter down and they claimed responsibility hours better they could even confirm there was a crash in kandahar. this year, 235 americans have been killed so far, and more than 2,000 americans have been killed since the star of the war. a federal appeals court says a man was wrongfully convicted for murder for hire. the decision upholds a rule, a judge haalready tossed out the conviction of justin michael wolfe. wolfe was sentenced to death after the murder of his marijuana dealer in 2001. the shooter later recanted his story. today wolfe's mother said her son has spent 11 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. it's unclear when he might be

released from prison. alcohol and speed are being blamed for a deadly accident that split a car in two. it happened around the driver was jahvid hue senni. a passenger in the backseat was killed. two others in the car are expected to be okay. prince george's county could soon have a new casino, but one community won't be voting. they are so opposed for bringing -- units the faith community does indeed have a significant am of -- >> ref vend jon than weave iris president of the group, a

faith-based coalition. it boasts 125 churches, reaching about 175,000 prince george's voters. we defeated the possibility of having slot machines coming into prince george's county, but now we're still having to fight it. >> county executive baker knows that pastors don't like gambling. he said he met with them and explained he's had to make cuts in nearly every county department for the past two years. he says the county needs more money. that means sort services, health care, infrastructure repairs. we need a revenue stream. >> it's only going to exacerbate, and not make it better. >> reverend weaver and the church coalition biff there are only possibilities.

>> why not take a look at other forms of even technology, montgomery county has done a wonderful job of that over the years. >> the county exec i have says he would rather see their money and money from other interested gamblers come here. >> we want them to help deal with the real problems they have. and that's the came i'm going to make. so it will be a spirited debate. >> reporter: obviously the county executive will have his work cut out for him, when it comes to dealing with the pastor and churches. he says he's going to be spending the next few weeks talking with his staff and county council for coming up with a plan on how to use this money and trying to figure out how to push this to the voters. at national harbor, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. it's a simply gorgeous day out there. that's where we find doug

kammerer. hey, doug. >> one of the better days we have seen this summer. it's not too hot. temperatures not too bad, considering the humidity is on the low side. look out there right now, current temperatures 89 degrees, but only 34% humidity with winds out of the north. what are we seeing around the rest of the region? temperatures into the 80s. over, frederick coming in at 88. down to the south. take a look at the radar. you can see what's happening. i'll come back later on, and we'll talk about that. you can see kids here playing in the pool. we'll show you backyard,

introduce you to the family and all the fun we're having. we'll send it back in to you. coming up, another fire is racing out of control out west. now the race is on to save lives and homes. mitt romney's at the center of a tax controversy while there are new accusations tonight that the obama camp is resorting to, quote, fear and smear to win a second term. the powerball winner is still a mystery, but we do know someone in the d.c. area got very lucky. and we'll hear from the mother of the security guard hero, who took

what started as a small brush fire is now a major wildfire in washington state. officials started evacuating neighborhoods last night northwest of spokane.

the fire has burned more than 12 square miles. this is even tougher work than usual for firefighters. temperatures in the area are in the 90s and are expected near 100 tomorrow. now to the presidential race tonight. mitt romney took a gamble today with a disclosure about his taxes, and the white house was quick to call him on it. but first romney placed the medicare battle front and center in this race. steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: he made medicare a bigger issue with a surprise presentation in south carolina. writing on a whiteboard, "bankrupt" and "solvent". >> which of these are better? going interrupt or being solvent? obviously being solvent, and we're going to get a lot of support from people who understand that medicare should be protected. >> what were you doing? were you doing some lifting? >> reporter: romney's message to any american over 55 is --

>> we would like to see your medicare card. >> reporter: he won't change their program, but to everyone younger, romney is promises changes. >> is voucherizes medicare, shifts costs to seniors. >> team obama quickly reacted. >> seniors will see costs rise by $6400 per year. not the right policy. >> reporter: ryan and romney are appealing to younger voters, obama voters. >> this is a debate we want to have, this is a debate we need to have and this is a debate we're going to win. >> reporter: but distracting attention from medicare, romney today surprisingly revealed bottom lines from ten years of his tax returns, that he still won't release. >> every year i paid at least 13%, and if you add in addition the amount that goes to charity,

why, the number never gets above 20%. >> the tax rate is 35% on regular income. the obama campaign quickly demanded that romney release his tax returns. i'm steve handelsman, news4. a spokesman for the romney/ryan camp continues to claim that the obama campaign is continues to run a fear and smear campaign. governor bock mcdonald will speak there, the announcement just today. the exact date and time of his speech will not about el released. the convention begins august 27th and runs through the 30th in tampa. and governor mcdonnell joins vice presidential candidate paul ryan on the campaign trail in virginia tomorrow morning. they'll attend a rally at deep

run high school in glen allen. and there's a second rally tomorrow afternoon at west springfield high school in springfield. well, doug is out there rallying the troops in bethesda. you've got grownups, a lot of kids who are eating up a storm out there. >> reporter: well, they were and we had our mandatory 15-minute cooldown session and then it was right back in the pool. look how many wet kids we have. i had to grab them all out of the pool. i'm now called the lifeguard here, and it's something i can live with. katrina, introduce me to your beautiful daughters. and her husband is half-thai, so that's where they get the name, and beautiful house. say hello, everybody, by the way. no, no -- it's television. treat it like it's road. let me hear it.

that's what i'm talking about. obviously a beautiful backyard, but you guys went through a lot of problems with the derecho. >> we did. we had a beautiful playset. as you can see it's no longer there. >> reporter: it is no longer there. and i want that was -- i said, where did the swing set go? >> it was from the derecho. we had a big tree falling and smashed it to pieces. right? >> reporter: i'll bet they were not happy with that. there's quite a few trees that fell, just like in any other neighborhood. fortunately for us it doesn't look like we'll see that soon, maybe a few strong storms. tomorrow another great pool day. let's show you what's happening outside. it's a beautiful day for a pool outside right now. temperatures sitting at 91. that was the high today during the day after a low this morning of 69. that's the first time we've been

there in over three weeks. now current temperatures at 89 degrees. low humidity, so it's very comfortable this evening. around the rest of the region, we come into the 80s everywhere. as we look toward the eastern shore, cam bring coming in right now at 84 degrees. no rain on the radar. there is a potent system in the st. louis area. there could be a lot of and as a result of that front at boundary, so clear overnight tonight. here comes that storm one against. that front could be just to our west. you want to watch out tomorrow

evening. on saturday, right now we are still going for a chance of showers on saturday. we'll have to way and see. right now it does look like some shower activity. a few clouds this evening, just about perfect. 78 to 84. a nice starred, temperatures, another beautiful day starting off, and i think we'll see plenty of sunshine early. this is what you can expect. and then a bit cooler as our wind begins to shift off the coast.

we stay in the 80s, and that looks pretty good. guys, tomorrow cooling or last 90 for quite some time. what do you think, kids? [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: what do you think about 100 tomorrow? [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: they'll pretty much cheer for just about everything. >> as long as you have a swimming pool. thank you, doug. hey, read your tweets. we put in our food order. hot dogs, bring them back. thank you, doug. coming up next, some people like to live life on the edge. one home is taking things to extremes. >> you may be surprised to find out who's battling the governor's proposal. >> coming up in sports, the redskins tell us the most important goal in the game against the bears. the nats have a crucial home stand to get ready for. >> and bride harper today hosted a baseball camp. [ male announcer ] you paid in to medicare for years.

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okay. in case you missed it, here's a look at the winning numbers from last night's powerball drawing -- if you didn't buy a ticket in michigan this week, chances are you're disappointed like the rest of us. >> but last night's drawing did make someone in our area a bit richer. this 7-eleven on washington street sold a ticket worth $1 million. that winner has not come forward yet, and we're still waiting to find out who hit the big jackpot. >> reporter: in the small town of lapeer, michigan, big dreams

may soon be coming true. >> no way. in this little town? >> reporter: from the diners to main street, just who the winner might be is the talk of the town. >> that's a lot of money. the whole town is beaming with excitement. the winning ticket for the third largest powerball was sold at this local gas station. >> it's all that everybody is talking about in town. all excited, trying to find out who it is. >> got up this morning, may my coffee and heard it, then went, where's my tickets? >> the winner will have it is option to take home a lump sum of $240 million. lucky indeed. the winner has one year to come

forward and claim the prize. . protests outside the british embassy in ecuador over the fate of julian assange. today ecuador granted him asylum, but for now he remajors in the nation's embassy in london form the protests started over claims that britain may try to raid that embassy to take assange into custody. britain says that's not true, but he won't be allowed to leave the country. he's been in the embassy since june to avoid extradition. maryland's gambling expansion initiative is getting serious opposition. the challenge is coming from faith-based organizations the leaders of a coalition says the state needs to come up with a better way to generate revenue.

governor o'malley signed it yesterday. the virginia man accused of shooting a security guard at the family research council is being held without bond. according to court documents, floyd corkins may have been motivated by a, quote, dislike of people who he felt do not treat gale people equally. the security guard remains hospitalized. tonight we're hearing from officer johnson's mother and grandmother for the first time. they got a detailed account today of what led up to the shooting. that's where derrick ward is with more. >> reporter: for leo judgesen, security was a secondary duty here. his primary job description was that of building operations manager, but the secondary job put him in harm's way and the in the middle of a debate. when the news that someone at the family research council had been shot by a gunman posing as

an intern broke, a mother's intuition kicked in. >> i was trying to call him, and he was trying to call me, because he didn't want anybody else to call and tell me anything. he knew how upset i would get. >> reporter: finally crossed lines met. he assured her he was okay. >> he said he knew the man was taking too long to do what he was doing. so when he went around to see him, that's when he pulled a gun out on him. then they got interest an altercation, and i guess that's when he shot im. >> reporter: a shooting that council president tony perkins says was sparked by critics of his organization. some of those same groups have extended their outrage. in calling for an end to the reckless rhetoric that i believe

led to yesterday's incident that took place behind me. >> miles away from the rhetoric, a mother and grandmother dwell on what leo means to him. >> it looked lie he brings in a light. so he's a good hero. >> reporter: a title he's just earned in some circle, but one he's had at home all his life. >> yes, indeed, the best child in the world. perkins also mentioned some statements -- southern poverty law center shot back with a response, and used some of perkins' own statements in which he called homosexuality a crime and called for the deportation of homosexuals from the united states. mark potak, a director at the southern poverty law center, called on perkins to stop the demonizing and affirm the rights of all people. derrick ward, back to you.

a protest in front of the district's wilson building asked the city to help people who are often ignored. a small group of protesters asked for community support and recognition of transgender people. they are boy logically one is sex, but identify as the other. there have been several recent violent crimes. supporters say the demonstration is all about making the community more visible. >> well, we feel any time we can get these issues out into the public, even if people don't quite engage, but they see it, then that is one more step to bricking down stigma. >> d.c. council member jack evans came out and talked to the protester. he says d.c. could help even more. tourests helped to sign a cutout board. d.c. fire officials are investigating whether two maryland women scam local

firefighters. they were recently arrested in georgia. police tell us they posed as human resources employees. investigators believed this is how they got firefighters' personal information. police say they visited several that the organizations before they were called. students will continue to use a controversial textbook until 2014. the social studies alive textbook will be department in third grade textbooking. >> some parents pound to a passage of free health care in other countries. the superintendent says the textbook should be replaced, but it would be too expensive to do so immediately. there is growing opposition that governor mcdonnell's plan to charge a toll on i-95. this plan would build tollbooths at several locations near the

virginia/north carolina border. spots l le -- spotsylvania join others in opposition. >> it's a free ride, but governor bob mcdonnell's plans to add a toll are picking up speed. the cost $4 for cars, $12 for trucks. the roughly 40 million a year raise would be used to maintain and improve the heavily traveled road, but this week the spotsylvania's board of supervisor include ejoined seve jurisdictions opposing the plan. >> these roads have been built with gas taxes already.

the people who drive on them have paid for them, and now we're asking them to pay again for transportation improvements elsewhere that will benefit others. >> several national trucking organizations have mounted an online petition drive. secretary shawn ko notten says it's not something the governor wants to do, but something that must be done in the face of declining gas tax revenues. >> we're not seeing revenues to keep up with the needs for both maintenance and reconstruction. so we believe this is a viable mechanism for us to move forward. >> some drivers sayed toll could pay off in i-95 improvements, but others say there are better ways than a toll. >> there are other ways that the government can get money for roads. >> my bigger beef is getting from fred ricks berg to ft. belvoir. if they use the money for that,

that would be fine by me. >> reporter: final 3ru68 is expected setimes in the next six months, but the transportation secretary says it would probably by 2015 before the toll facility could be built and operating. julie carey, news4. and coming up, a birth control pill for men may soon be in the future. artwork kept in storage for 50 years turned out to be a huge discovery. and doug is still live out in bethesda. hey, doug. >> reporter: hey, guys, a beautiful day out here, temperatures into the 90s. we'll talk more about the next couple days. i told you not to ge

we have new details about a stabbing in the district. police originally reported that the man was stabbed several times in the chest in northwest

d.c. they now believe that stabbing was self-inflicted and say no one is in danger. they say it happened around 2:30 this afternoon. . >> scientists say they have made a discovery that could lead to a birth control pill for men. researchers are working with a compound design, but when male mice were given the pill, they game infertile. they had the same sex drive. after they stop taking the pill, they game fertile again. still too early to try it out on humans, but doctors say it's an encouraging step. >> state health officials tell us the new case is in the d.c. area, involves a 70-year-old patient who is recovering. the first maryland case of the year was reported last month. state health officials say they are not seeing a big increase in west nile cases so far this

summer. other areas are reporting significant outbreaks. this property was for rent in butte, alaska, but it probably won't be there for long. it started tiltling several week as. officials in butte say unusually high temperatures have prompted glacial melt. the rushing water led to erosions under the house. neighbors have been stops by to get a look at the catherine shun. construction. >> i hope semilikes to walk or sleep that way. carol maloney is here with a look at what's ahead in sports. >> bryce harper, my new favorite quote from him today. is that a tease or what? up next in sports, the nationals are getting ready for a home stand, but bryce harper takes time-out with the kids. the red skins are looking

i'm barack obama and i approve this message seen this? mitt romney claiming the president would end welfare's work requirements? the new york times calls it 'blatantly false' the washington post says: "the obama administration is not removing the bill's work requirements at all." in fact, obama's getting states to move twenty percent more people from welfare to work. and president clinton's reaction to the romney ad? it's just "not true." get the facts.

hello, everybody. a beautiful night out here for our backyard weather. bonnie, go ahead and wave to everybody. we are currently watching all the kids in a pool.

we're watching the show at the bellagio. if you've been to the bellagio. they have a fantastic water show. let me see it, guys, yes, that's exactly what it looks like. thank you, guys. i appreciate your help. weatherwise we're looking at a beautiful evening with temperatures into the 80s. it says 89 on the map, but it doesn't feel like it. 84 in huntington and annapolis. nothing around us, but back to the west. big-time storms. we will have a chance for some of the storms tomorrow. the stronge will stay to our south, so that's good news. take a look at temperatures a bit warmer, a bit more humid tomorrow. best chance of storms once again well to the north, well to the west. we'll get our storms in the d.c. metro area, and talk more about the weekend, including what's going on down toward the beaches in just a minute. more water play.

let's go. it's being called the most competitive camp in mike shanahan's time here in washington. in fact the quarterback is on the short list of positions not up for grabs. the rest of the guys battling it out, which makes this preseason anything but meaningless. last full practice day before tomorrow's walk-through and plane right to chicago, you would think it would be a good time to talk it easy, but not so with many jobs on the line this year, even the most notable guys are prepares for the game in chicago like it's the regular season. >> intentions are always to win. at the same time we want to get better, we want to show progress with that win, so preseason or

not, our goal is to be official on all phases of the game. >> as far as it goes for us, it's a game. we're ready to play. i mean, we're not going out there to goof around and playskool yard ball. it's a football game. >> there will be a lot of things you need to work on, and we'll try to work on those things, but you do want to win. the game doesn't mean anything. you want to establish those good habits of winning football games, and we started out good in buffalo. we'll leave it to the young guys to try to get a win here in chicago. >> one of the more intriguing position battles going on is the secondary, starting to put the pieces together. the returning star, i should say, dehall, dan hellie asked mike shanahan about it when he

sat down with the coach. >> d. hall calls the secondary a band of misfits. you have guys that came from other teams. would you agree with that assessment? >> yeah. yeah. in fact, one of the first super bowls i have involved with as a head football coach, we had a number of those players, i think. most of them were cut not only once, but twice. a lot of guys playing together. you have to have enough talent, but you have to have guy with his a mind-set that they believe in themselves, and i think we have a number of those players. >> any time you use the word super bowl in an answer from the coach, that's a good thing. more of the interview on saturday on our pregame show. nbc4, your officials redskins station. the bears game will be shown on this channel. kickoff at 8:00 p.m. pregame starts at 7:00. even the redskins are

talking about it. should they shut down stephen strasburg and when? the debate rages on. a six-game home stand is up next. if you want to see strasburg take the mound 20 to 40 innings is all he has left on the countdown. the nationals entire team has been firing on all cylinders. the team outscored that are opponents 57-34 in ten games. the pitching was excellent throughout. the trip and defense all looked outstanding when they needed it most. all in all they look like they're having fun. the mets and braves heading to town, davey johnson says his guys are ready to go for this critical stretch. >> the rough pack was two months. we were alternates banged up and we're getting healthy and getting into the fun part of the

year. and these guys are playing for it. >> these guys asked him when's harper? he's coming. last night, for mark reynolds rips this one deep to left. carl crawford is running it down, chris davis will hustle home right here. come on, chris, now, can davis score? the play at the plate is way safe. bottom nine, jim johnson in to close it out. he hammered it to third. here he is with the hammer. the dive grab ends the game. are we sure that this kid is a rookie? the orioles win this one 5-3. to the pitch, usa versus mexico. last night friendly play turned shocking. brick shay with the ball, charges the box, nice pass to

terrence boyd, back-heels it, advi advice cal, cue the obnoxious fan. make us proud. 89th minute, mexico seeking the equalizer. the header, what a save by tim howard. and for the first time, guys in 75 years, 25 tries, the u.s. wins in mexico. 1-0 the 2350i7b8. back to baseball, the nationals are not on the field today, so bryce harper used it to give back to the community. harper hosted a free baseball camp for more than 200 kids, ages 6 to 14 at fairfax high school. not only did he teach them the fundamentals, he also gave them memorable advice. >> i think, you know, coming out, hanging out with the kids, really enjoying this, being out there for them is huge for me. even when i was bag home in vegas, i loved going out and

seeing little leaguers play, being around and doing things for the community. i think coming into d.c., trying to do things for this town, this city, for the kids and stuff like that, i think it's always fun. they were asking questions about what my favorite food is, you know, and it's a blast. i just tell them to have fun and when they're hitting, be as sexy as they can. that's the biggest thing. >> i told you it was at the very end. be as sexy as you can. advice from bryce harper. that's not even a clown question or statement from him. >> what a treat for them. the grownups, i saw them watching too. >> up close and personal. >> it hasn't been that long since he was a little leaguer. >> exactly. coming up, the masterpiece hiding in the storage area for half a century? and for all your news, physicals

a fisherman set up this surveillance camera. sure enough, video shows a guy using a shovel to remove the prawns. he was arrested this week and charged. if you're wondering what's the big deal. 100 pounds of shrimp is worth about $300. plus we've got a warn about a disturbing encounter on metro, and another shark sighting in a popular vacation destination. those stories plus breaking news as it happens tonight at 11. final check on the weather, doug? >> real name. >> reporter: my name is doug kammerer. >> your name is mr. hot dog. >> reporter: my name is now steve. i have to tell you, just a beautiful day. thank you to katrina. thank you very much for having us here today.

i appreciate it. they have no idea we're live on television right now. they have no clue. let's look at the seven-day. 93 tomorrow, chance of storms tomorrow night, and then another chance potentially, maybe sunday and monday, but we'll have to see what the next storm system does. from our backyard weather guys, we will say good-bye. say good-bye, everybody. all right. >> thanks, steve. or mr. hot dog. a small museum in evansville has made an exciting but bittersweet, a pablo picasso is a stained glass piece titled seated woman with red hat. it makes sense, right? works like these are classified jaimo, and that's how the treasure became hidden. the artwork arrived as a gift,

and the paperwork listed the artist as jaimo. there's bittersweet part here. the work is so valuable, too expensive for the museum to insure or secure it. they plan to sell it to a private buyer. they say they are really sad about it. something for that new powerball winner perhaps. that will do it for us. nightly news is up next. i'm barack obama and i approve this message seen this? mitt romney claiming the president would end welfare's work requirements? the new york times calls it 'blatantly false' the washington post says: "the obama administration is not removing the bill's work requirements at all." in fact, obama's getting states to move twenty percent more people from welfare to work.

and president clinton's reaction to the romney ad? it's just "not true." get the facts.