in court today. >> and this is bigger than basketball. lebron james is going home to cleveland. reaction to this big decision. good afternoon. i'm pat lawson. >> i'm jim hanley. first today, a stark reminder that anyone can be the target of a crime. a man pretending to be a cable worker got inside a d.c. couple's home and took their property. the victims are the parents of d.c. councilmember and mayoral candidate muriel bowser. this happened on south 7th street near decater. police just released a surveillance video of the suspect. investigators tell us a man walked up to the home of joseph and joan, range the doorbell. he said he was there to upgrade the signal on a pole and reboot the tvs in their house.

once inside the man walked around. after he was gone the couple noticed their two cell phones were missing. >> they are shaken up, of course, and they're mad, but they're like me, very grateful for the rapid response of mpd and the concern of a lot of neighbors. >> looks like her parents were not the only victims. police believe the same man posed as a cable worker to enter a house in the northeast the very same day. a hazardous spill near a popular d.c. tourist destination. fire and medic crews rushed to the national mall around 10:30 this morning. hydraulic oil spilled on the ground in front of the smithsonian's national museum of american history. now, we're told it came from equipment used for the folk life festival. that still was quickly cleaned up. money became sick or hurt from that spill. right now a mysterious

sinkhole is causing problems still in the district. one lane of 14th street will be closed through the weekend. it's located between constitution avenue and pennsylvania avenue. the sinkhole has been will for several days, but so far no one has been able to figure out what caused it. road crews have filled in the hole for now and there are cones up to help drivers safely maneuver around it. >> we identify what's down there and who owns what has been down there. it's directly beneath the sinkhole, but certainly something is down there that's causing a breach in the road like this. >> coming up on news 4 at 5:00 derek ward has a look at what's going on underground that might be part of the problem. >> finally, a fix is on the way to a big traffic problem in maryland, but it means an even bigger inconvenience to some that live nearby. this water main break was left a

part of martin luther king driveway, and it's been flooded since yesterday afternoon, but crews couldn't begin work until today. wsse tells us it took them 24 hours to find the right valve to shut off the water flow to get to that pipe. some folks who live nearby don't have water still. wsse says the problem should be pm

>> let's get the answer from william who is in the weather center. make it good. >> i do have some good news, guys. happy friday, first of all. second of all, most if not all of your weekend is looking dry. it will be dry this evening. storm team 4 radar right now not tracking any rain in the d.c. metro area or areas back to the west. there are a few lone showers starting to develop on the eastern shore, but, again, here in the immediate area this evening we remain dry. temperature now at 87 degrees. 6:00 we're still warm. 84. as we head throughout the rest of the evening, 8:00, we'll drop down to around 80. we'll have a balmy evening as the sun goes down. sunset time at 8:35. just a little bit humid tonight. not excessively humid. in just over ten minutes i'll be walking you throughout your day tomorrow so you know what the temperature will be like as you are getting up and what it will be like as you are enjoying your saturday. all that coming up in about ten

minutes. pat. >> all righty. police have just released a new clue in a sex assault from earlier this year. wendy reeger has details. wendy. >> this is a picture of the u.s. foreign police that have issued several picks. take a look. they want to talk to this man about an assault that happened at grover archibald park in northwest d.c. he is a person of interest. this occurred on april 1st. police say a woman was walking alone in the georgetown waterfront area when a man grabbed her from behind, forced her into this park, and sexually assaulted her. he then ran off. again, police are releasing this picture -- these two pictures as someone they want to talk to in connection with this case. a person of interest. from the live desk, i'm wendy reeger. back to you. well, he took his talents to south beach four years ago, and now lebron james is going home. >> oh, what a day for cleveland, ohio. the nba superstar returning to the cleveland cavaliers. diana joining us with more on this story. what a day, di. >> oh, my good bes. the nba is all abuzz.

guys, in 2010 lebron made headlines with his decision where he shared his plans to leave cleveland for miami. well, today's announcement not as showy, but very impactful. lebron announcing his return to the cavs on the sports illustrated website. in the article he says "when i left cleveland, i was on a mission. i was seeking championships, and we won two. my goal is still to win as many titles adds possible, no question, but what's most important for me is bringing one trophy back to northeast ohio." his departure from cleveland sparked a lot of angry emotion from his hometown fans as well as team owner dan gilbert. lebron has met with gilbert, understands the fans, and he is ready to play for cleveland again. coming up on news 4 at 5:00 miami on the other side of lebron's decision. we'll tell you how the heat are reacting. guys. >> we want to know what you think out there too. >> is lebron james making the

right move by going back to cleveland? that's our nbc washington flash survey. question of the day. we've posted a question on social media, but you can vote by texting or calling 202-601-3444. one for yes and two for no. >> here are the numbers so far. read them and weep, miami. it looks like most people are answering yes in a big way. 86%. a lot of cleveland and ohio folks here in the washington region. from pop and country to rock and alternative. which musical act is bringing in the biggest bucks this year? also, what is it like to live as a firefighter? these girls have found out. we'll go inside a brand new firefighting camp for high school girls. see how a local man helps give an injured hawk a second chance to fly.

he was just doing his job when he was hit by a minivan. now a prince georges police officer is making great strides in his recovery. officer joshua olasaya returned for the first time to the precinct. back in may he was wrapping up a routine traffic stop. he now talked about what he remembers. i do waking up to my squadron. i remember blacking out. i remember waking up on a helicopter. my -- i just remember being at

the hospital. >> the officer hopes to return to helping serving -- helping serve prince georges county soon. his doctors say his injuries to his ribs and knee need more time to heal. first thing this morning some girls in arlington had to run up a seven-story tower, carry a ladder around a building, drag a 185 pound mannequin to safety. and knock over orange cones with a hose. welcome to camp. it lets campers experience some of what it's like to become a firefighter, including the physical fitness. teams of girls competed in an obstacle course this morning. what was the toughest part? >> seven stories. after dragging a body and push-ups and sledgehammer with the tire, it was tiring. my legs are on fire. it's challenging, but very fun.

i'm enjoying myself and a bunch of new friends. >> they had a hot day for it. the experience may lead some of these girls to consider a career in fire service. the national average number of women in fire departments is 4%. arlington, which hired the first career female firefighter in the nation back in 1974 is at 7%. a terrible accident at disneyworld. how a tourist sliced off the tip of his own fingers. plus, learning to fly. an swrurd hawk gets a second chance thanks to a good samaritan. >> how do you feel about your fellow drivers out here on the road? maybe not too good? a new push to pay it forward out here on the road. i'm adam tuck. we'll tell you all about it coming up.

zimplgt fairfax county police are trying to track down men that are using skimming devices on bank atm's. since early june atm's have been hit. skimming devices are used to copy customers' bank card information and then the suspects can get money from those accounts. fair fox county police have released photos of the three men they think are responsible. they say one was carrying a pizza box with him when he went to attach a skimming device to an atm. >> personnel that worked at

security noticed the anomalies, and i think the pictures and things like that of people who were doing things that were unusual at the atm machines. they contacted police. >> police say sun trust was able to contact customers about the unauthorized access to their accounts. now it's up to police to find the suspects. coming up on news 4 at 5:00, a taking place.t how the skimming a hawk is back in the sky over the potomac after spending months recovering in captivity. bioologists set the bird free this afternoon here in turkey run park off the gw parkway. the red shouldered hawk spent the past three months being rehabilitated at the raptor conservancy of virginia after possibly being hit by a car. the hawk suffered a concussion and leg injuries. mark stein found the bird in the park back in april while walking his dog. >> i went back the next day. he is 20 feet away from where he

had been. i didn't expect to be able to find him or i would find him dead, but he was there still alive. >> the hawk was given antibiotics and plenty of food. they made sure the predator could fly and hunt being releasing it today. new at 4:00 what have you done lately to make the roads safer and a little more pleasant? that's the question that is also a challenge for all of us in a brand new campaign called drive it forward friday. transportation reporter adam tells us more about the annoying and even dangerous road habits this effort is aiming to stop. >> reporter: maybe you've been cut off on the road. maybe you've actually cut somebody off. maybe you don't use your turn signals. today it's called drive is forward friday. the whole idea basically like a pay it forward for the people that you are sharing the road with. let's take a look at the traffic here on river road in bethesda. getting around our region is always a bit of a challenge, and you might want to make it a little bit ease wrer for the people that you are on the road

with. the drivers we talked with today certainly had some suggestions. >> put the blinkers on. >> use your signal. >> are you in the left lane, right? i'm about to go straight, and all of a sudden they decide to turn left. >> like, get out of my way. i have something that's important, and you are not important. get out of my way. >> back here now let's take a look at the traffic along river road in bethesda, and everyone trying to get along here. now, coming up news 4 tonight, an interesting look at this whole situation. we're going to ask drivers to take a look at their own driving habits. something that they could change themselves that might make the whole experience better for everyone. in bethesda, adam tuck, news 4. >> well, we have lots of sunshine. lots of blue sky out there today. didn't seem as humid. >> can we make it through the weekend just like this? amelia. >> we can make it through most of the weekend.

lows in the 50s and 60s, and plenty of sunshine. wait until you see the seven-day. right now not too bad either. temperatures in the 80s across the area. 87 in washington. 83 for those of you in camp springs. we're looking at 86 degrees in leesburg. if you are heading out tonight, you don't need a light jacket or anything like that. here's your evening temperatures. 7:00 we're in the low 80s. 9:00 we're in the upper 70s. even at 11:00 we're still at a comfortable 76 degrees. mainly clear skies across the

area right now. you will be mainly clear overnight tonight. now, early tomorrow morning there could be some patchy fog around until about 8:00 a.m. after that it will quickly burn off, and then we're looking at plenty of sunshine throughout your saturday. 7:00 a.m., a temperature of 74 degrees. low 80s around the lunchtime hours tomorrow. our high tomorrow 90. we'll hit that during the afternoon. it will be warm, even hot. remember, the humidity not oppressive. 7:00, sunny skies. temperature of 85. a beautiful saturday evening. sunday, it will be warmer. a high temperature on sunday of 95 degrees. clouds are going to increase throughout the day. again, there's that chance. about a 30% chance of a late day shower or thunderstorm on sunday. most, if not all of the day, it's looking dry. a better chance of showers and thunderstorms later in the day on monday. a high of 93. showers and thunderstorms do look to be likely on tuesday. a high of 90. this is when we start to see our

pattern change. we'll be talking about warm air in the area, and then as that front moves through and the jet dips down, cool air makes its way in. below average temperatures. nice for summer. if you don't have plans outdoors yet on wednesday, thursday, or friday, you need to make them. the weather simply awesome. jim, there's going to be a full moon tonight. i'll have more on that coming up in a little bit. >> all right. we know anything is possible with that. thanks. we'll see you in a bit. well, we're working to learn more about a scary incident at disneyworld. a british tourist lots the tips of two fingers in the pirates of caribbean ride in the magic kingdom. it's not clear exactly how this accident happened. yesterday morning the ride was stopped and inspected and found to be safe. it was reopened. the tourist lost the tips of his ring and pinkie fingers on his right hand. in news 4, your health. many people use it to protect the children, but it may actually hurt them. spray on sunscreen is popular

with parents because it's ease where i to put on. you just spray it. a new report says the chemicals could put children at risk for asthma or allergy attacks. doctors say titanium dioxide and zinc can be harmful when it's inhaled. the fda is now investigating consumer reports recommends parents use the sunscreen in lotion form. if you plan to go out for dinner tonight, how close will you look at that menu before you place your order? 60% of us check the calorie listings before deciding what to eat and drink, and that is according to a new report by the centers for disease control. women are more likely to rely on calorie listings than men. chain rtaurants in at least 20 locations are required to post calorie information. use your imagination. it's been nine months since the sec quester kept thousands of

workers at home. you remember. virginia hospital center in arlington has seen 100 more babies born in the past three months compared to the same time last year. simply hospital in northwest d.c. says three more babies have been born almost every day this month. since our harsh and snowy winter lasted well into march, the baby boom could continue for quite a while. looks like oscar winner george clooney isn't one to easily forgive and forget. at least want when it comes to his fiance. taco bell beefing up its protein option. i'll tell you the menu changes you can expect coming up.

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inconsistencies "the daily mail's" retracted report and apologies. "what intratsz this from all of the ridiculous things the mail makes up is that now by its own admission, it can be proved to be a lie. in fact, a premeditated lie. so i thank the mail for its apology. not that i would err accept it, but because in doing so, they've exposed themselves as the worst kind of tabloid." >> well, we've got the video as president obama cuts in line at a barbecue restaurant, but then he kind of makes up for it. drones delivering amazon packages right to your door. i'm erica, and i'll tell you why it might be happening sooner than you think. coming up. and a new mystery over this picture on twitter. why is sergeant bowe bergdahl seen smiling with a taliban seen smiling with a taliban leader?

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five years in capital it, bowe bergdahl is almost finished with his reintegration process. what happens next? dramatic moments in a courtroom caught on camera. the suspect in the texas family massacre collapses twice in court today. and a police officer lox himself into a hot car to prove a point. we'll show you what he went through. welcome back, everybody, at 4:30. i'm jim hanley. >> i'm pat lawson. enjoy the sunshine right now, and get ready for the super moon tonight. >> well, the moon is not out there, but the sun is, and so is auto a meala. this is a pretty rare thing. it happens, what, once every 12 or 13 months?

>> well, on average, i would say, but we're looking at actually four super moons this year. i'm going to be tweeting out more information about this and post it on my facebook page. tonight you'll want to head outside and look up. now, right now i'm looking up, and there is? cloudiness out here, but these clouds, well, they're going to break up throughout the evening hours. the super moon means the moon is passing as close as it can to earth. this is known as paragy. the other, as it passes furthest away from earth it would be known as apojee. two new words in my vocabulary and yours. the moon overnight tonight will look 14% bigger. 30% brighter, and the moonrise at 7:44. i'll have more on the weekend forecast coming up in a bit. if you can't catch the full moon tonight, it will be just about as big tomorrow night as well, guys. >> all right. thanks. the american soldier freed by the taliban is facing new

scrutiny right now. just over a month ago bowe bergdahl left captivity in a credential prisoner exchange. he is in his final phase of his reintegration process, but as peter alex appeareder reports, a picture from his time in captivity is raising a lot of eyebrows. >> reporter: a few more weeks. that's how much longer u.s. military officials say bowe bergdahl may still have ahead of him here at san antonio. the army says the former p.o.w. has been easing into public, being allowed with sprfgs to go to a rest raupt and a library. again this week bergdahl's five years in captivity are raising new questions. this photo posted to a twitter account associated with the taliban and al qaeda amz to show bergdahl smiling along side a former leader of the hakani terrorist network. pentagon officials are downplaying the photo's significance, telling nbc it's 100% propaganda. >> we certainly have to understand this photo was when

bergdahl was under dur es, so we're going to have to take it from that perspective. >> reporter: as bergdahl, who is now 28, prepares to leave military care, experts warn that his new freedom will be both liberating and scary. >> he is going to be exposed to an intense media burst of publicity and a lot of it will not be positive. >> reporter: from the wears surrounding his capture to disappearing from his afghanistan post and his release in exchange for five taliban militants from guantanamo bay. bergdahl, some say, has been training on interaction with the media, but he won't be assigned an escort when he is on leave or off duty. at that point, according to one pentagon official, he is on his own. >> the way he is welcomed back will be a critical factor in how he does not just short-term, but long-term. changes on taco bell's menu. how it's beefing up the protein. the very real danger inside

hot cars. a police officer lox himself inside his own patrol car to prove a point. how long did it last? go on the computer. like .

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>> you tired of waiting in the beer line at the concession stand? target field in minneapolis where the twins play is the first major league ballpark to have a beer vending machine.

buyers show proof of their age at a concession stand and then they can buy a vending card. they can pour themselves up to 48 ounces of beer every 15 minutes. just like the concession stands, the vending machines stop selling beer by the seventh inning. the all-star game will be played at the target field. that's next tuesday. the boss who fired a worker for buying and smoking legal pot has apparently had a change of heart. recreational weed is now legal in washington state. mike was thrilled to be the first person in line on tuesday to buy a bag at the store in spokane, but when his boss saw him on the news, he got fired from his job as a security guard. however, the employer has rehired him saying that since pot is now legal and he wasn't on assignment at the time, the termination was a mistake, but boyer says he has bigger plans for the future. >> i really like to find an in on this marijuana industry. give me a chance doing that.

i think i can turn my professionalism and customer service, and, you know, just general knowledge of that industry, and i think i could be a good asset for that. i would like to jump into this industry now. >> he said he was fired after he refused to take a drug test, and he says it was a drug test he knew he would fail. president obama is getting some ribbing for cutting in line at one of the most popular barbecue joints down in texas where they know how to cook it. >> i feel bad. >> feels a little bad, but not that bad. people have been known to wait in line for five hours to get into franklin barbecue down in austin. the president apologized, but cuts to the front of the line so he could order take-out to bring on air force one for the ride home yesterday. turned out he didn't have enough cash on hand to cover that $300 order, so he pulled out some plastic. here he is. he also treated some of the people in line behind him, sew made up for it.

a new recall to tell you about. this one involving suvs that can short circuit and start a fire. >> news 4 consumer reporter erica gonzalez is here to tell us all about this. >> another recall we are talking about. this time this is news for chrysler today. announcing that it is recalling more than 650,000 suvs because the vanity mirror lights that have been -- have already been repaired can short circuit and start a fire. the recall is for certain 2011 and 2014 jeep grand cherokee and dodge durango suv models. chrysler says that it knows of three injuries so far that have been caused by those lighted sun visor mirrors that have been repaired. dealers will let employees know when they can have the problem fixed. we'll put a list on those suvs at nbcwashington.com. with all the recent recalls, here's a convenient option that you can check if your car is safe or not.

you can download the free safer car app. it's from the national highway traffic safety administration, and it provides real-time information on any recall. you can subscribe to automatic notices about recalls, and it also gives you push notifications about any safety issues involving your particular vehicle. the safer car app is free on android and iphone smartphones. switching gears, forget counting calories when you are out at a restaurant. we all wish we prei and tco bell is out beefing up its options. taco bell is unveiling its can tina power menu next week. the chain will offer bowls and burritos packed with more than 20 grams of protein at no more than 500 calories. the protein comes from a super sized portion of chicken or steak. the new menu items will cost anywhere from $4 to $5, and amazon is officially taking the next step is delivering your

packages via drone. the company is asking the federal aviation administration for permission to start testing drones right here in the u.s. last year the on-line retailer created a media frenzy when it outlined a plan to deliver packages with drones in 30 minutes or less. it's faster than you get some pizzas around here. now, just this week amazon says it is developing aerial vehicles as part of the new service called amazon prime air. the drones can travel about 50 miles per hour and carry up to five pounds. >> wow. >> isn't that incredible? >> it is. >> where the times are going these days. if you've got a story idea for the consumer watch, we would love to hear from you. let us know if some of these ideas are sparking ideas of your own. give us a shout. you can send us an e-mail to consumerwatch@nbcwashington.com. you can also just give us an old-fashioned telephone call. we will take your calls at 202-885-4884. >> is that on your flip phone?

hard line? >> that is a hard line. >> i'm still thinking about the pizza and the drones. if there are four or five people on the same block that happened to order pizza at the same time? >> one at each house. >> drones all over the place. >> absolutely, guys. have a good weekend. >> you too. take a look at this surveillance video showing a robber threatening to blow up a bank in silver spring. and the danger of hot cars. a police officer gets inside a hot car and pushes record on his dash cam to show us how quickly conditions became unbearable. high temperatures tomorrow will be around 90 degrees. warmer on sunday. i'll look at your weekend forecast here and at the beach coming up after the break.

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the fbi is trying to track down this guy. he threatened to blow up a bank in our area if the teller doesn't give him cash. surveillance video shows him inside the capital one on university boulevard in silver spring. investigators tell us he held up another location in silver spring last month. in that case they say he actually put a device on the counter and said it would explode as he left. turns out the so-called bomb was a fake. an update now on a story we brought you a few weeks ago. a task force is now targeting squatters in one local county who are taking advantage of the

thousands of foreclosed homes in our region. in prince georges county there's a case against a woman accused of illegally renting foreclosed properties that she does not own. since that came to light, a number of residents in the county have come forward worried they may have the same issue in their own neighborhoods. now, a group of county officials and police are taking a look into at least six additional cases. >> what we have to do as an investigation, we have to determine what the facts and circumstances are, how the person owns the property, is there a clear owner of the property, will that owner come to court? all those things will determine exactly how we'll address those different issues. >> county bureau chief tracy wilkins will have much more in our report in our next hour. a florida foster mother is under arrest this afternoon accused of child neglect. police say she left a 15-month-old baby boy alone in a hot car. monique williams says she just ran into the store to get some milk for one of had her other

foster children who is sick. a grocery store employee saw the boy, called police. when officers arrived on the scene, the child was drenched in sweat. all three of williams' foster children have now been removed from her home. she's out of jail this afternoon on a $1,000 bond. new developments right now in the case involve aing fworj george man accused of killing his 22-month-old son by leaving him in a hot car. ross harris's wife, leann wra, has hired a criminal defense attorney in atlanta and is now back with her family in alabama. she has not been named a suspect in the case and has not been charged with any crime in the death of their 22-month-old son, cooper. ross harris told police he forgot to drop his son off at daycare when he went to work. he is now in jail and has been fired from his job. disturbed by all the recent events with children being left alone in hot cars? well, a police officer down in texas decided to videotape a demonstration of his own. >> he spent 30 minutes in his

patrol car with the engine off and the dash cam rolling to show just how quickly the temperature inside a vehicle can rise to its dangerous levels. >> feeling still okay. a little bit of sweat starting to build. obviously i'm getting flush. this is where i could tell that my breathing is a little harder to do. my arms are sweating. it's very, very hot. labored breathing. no joke. my body is telling me to get out. i've been having to hold off from leaving the car. >> well, he finally does get out. to watch the whole video, go to nbc washington.com, search hot cars. >> let's take a look at howe our hot weather and find out what it's going to be like out there tonight? amelia. >> well, pat and jim, we're

looking at temperatures tonight around 70 degrees for a low. mainly clear skies. you can check out the full super moon. i did misspeak outside. we're looking at three visible super moons this year. >> we're not tracking any rain across the area, but over here on the eastern shore, notice some compact cells developing. downpour there approaching the cambridge area? the d.c. metro area tonight, though, we are going to be dry. temperature right now, 87 in washington. 86 in college park. 83 in camp springs. temperatures, again, fall to around 70 degrees inside of the beltway. in the more rural areas. low temperatures will be in the 60s tonight. your high tomorrow in manassas, 91.

gaithersburg, 88. annapolis, 87. la platta and washington. some patchy fog possible tomorrow morning, and that will quickly burn off, and then we're looking at mostly sunny skies. if you are heading to the beach, conditions at the beach looking nice. low 80s on saturday. sunday warmer. a high temperature of 87. it will be breezy at the beach on sunday, and a little bit breezy here on sunday as well. especially during the afternoon. a high temperature on sunday of 95 degrees. clouds will increase throughout the day, and maybe an isolated late day shower or thunderstorm. you need to get some grocery shopping done this weekend. i would recommend doing it later in the day on sunday because of that shower and thunderstorm chance. you need to get the grass cut is this well, saturday would be the better day for that with dry conditions in the forecast, and temperatures cooler. for monday, scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms are possible. 93. better chance, a likely chance that we're seeing showers and thunderstorms on tuesday. a high around 90.

then refreshing. doug is out in kensington. we were just saying how great wednesday, thursday, friday next week will have to be. you lucked out this evening too. it's gorgeous outside. >> it's gorgeous outside today, and i'll tell you, after the week that we've had, severe thunderstorms tuesday, wednesday, thursday, what a great friday we had. similar to last friday. of course, that means it's a great day for backyard weather. i am live in kensington. this is the kalella family. say hello, guys. this is mike and sue. they have got a backyard. you got to wait and see this backyard because there are so many little nooks and crannies that they've lived here how many years? >> 37. >> 37 years. he has been working every day of those 37 years. every day right here, his backyard, the entire time working on things in the house. you got to take a look at that. let's take a look and show you the forecast for the rest of the night here in the kensington area and around the rest of the reasonabling. temperatures fall down into the low 80s by around 7:00.

we get down into the 70s. by 11:00 tonight we're talking temperatures down around 76 degrees. tonight a beautiful friday evening. a great night to have friends over. a great night to get out and about. we have our friends over right here. the kensington area. we're going to come back at 5:00 and 6:00, guys. like i said, wait until i show you what's coming up a little later. i need to be this age to really join it, though, i think. we're going to have some fun with these guys. back in to you. >> you're always a kid at heart. see you in a bit. more than 100 people on a flight to dallas had to make a three-hour pit stop because of a suspicious passenger and his cell phone. american airlines flight 1691 was scheduled to travel from newark, new jersey, down to bfw last night. the pilot decided make an emergency landing in st. louis after a passengers became -- became concerned billion a guy sending text messages the flight

continued to texas. police determined the man was not a threat and put him ol a later flight. >> he is accused in the execution style killings of his own family. today the texas man accused of killing six people, including four children, collapses in the courtroom. we know what didn't cause the opening at 14th and constitution northwest. the question is what did? is there a hidden history beneath the latest sinkhole? i'll have details coming up on news 4. and coming up all new tonight at 5:00, a startling new report about the mass shooting at the navy yard here and whether first responders could have stopped the attack sooner.

there is new information about the violent past of the texas man accused of killing six members of his family. chris clackum has new details and a look at the suspect's dramatic first day in court. >> ronald lee haske elfainted. >> maybe reality is finally setting in. he is facing his consequence. >> reporter: eventually wheeled out in a chair, haskell was appointed a public defender. >> the purpose of my defense with regard to mr. haskell is going to be on his mental condition. >> reporter: investigators say haskell shot his ex-wife's sister, her husband, and their five children execution style on wednesday evening. all but the 15-year-old daughter died.

a brief chase followed and ended in a cul-de-sac with haskell surrendering after a three-hour standoff after a history of violence that started in 2008 with a guilty plea in utah for assaulting his wife. >> he had been hurting her and she decided leave at that time. >> reporter: haskell's wife filed for divorce a year ago. then just last week in california haskell's 61-year-old mother filed this restraining order saying her son had duct taped her wrist and choked her medical she passed out. then he told me he was going to kill me, my family, and any officer who stops him. no officer in california could find haskell before he had fled to texas. chris clackum, nbc news.

new details on two big stories. first, a new report about the mass shooting at the navy yard and what first responders could have known. >> news 4 tisha thompson at the live desk with details. tisha. >> jim and wendy according to a report obtained by the washington post a security guard is watching live video of the navy yard shooter's every move and never told police about it. the security guard was locked in the room with a surveillance video monitor watching aaron alexis as he went on a shooting rampage. it's unclear why he never contacted police. police chief laneer tells us the inability for her officers to see the video feed puts them at a disadvantage. sxwro we would have been able to use those cameras in that short period of time, but for the remaining, what is it, 47 minutes or whatever, while we were searching the believe, yes, those would have been beneficial

to us had we had access to them. >> the report which ames to help coordinate the response during future attacks also points out that the navy yard base commander never communicated with d.c. police because he was working out of a different command center. it is important to note, as the chief said, the reports that have access to the video likely would not have saved any lives. ten of alexis's 12 victims were killed within the first six minutes of his rampage. brand new details about kidnapping and sex assault case. >> police have just released details, including a photo of a person of interest. that's news 4 jack where i with the latest on this. jackie. >> reporter: police are careful to refer to this man as a person of interest in this case. they want to talk to him about a disturbing sex assault that