the murder of a shop owner. we'll report what is being done to calm fears as the search for the killer continues. >> and capturing the fiery aftermath after four children were killed in an israeli air strike. but first, hundreds of vials of the potentially deadly germs found alongside forgotten smallpox samples of national institutes of health campus in bethesda. the investigation found a total of 327 vials in a cold room. the vials are being tested right now. this comes just days after lab workers found viable samples of the deadly smallpox virus created back in the 1950s. >> patients say they were shocked, a highly regarded neurologist in our region was arrested for allegedly giving out phony precipitations. this comes on the heels of a major drug bust operation in a local county. pat collins with more.

>> reporter: so was the doctor's office a crime scene? well that is where he was busted. the charge, precipitation fraud. pain specialty dr. sam oraee, charged by police with two counts of precipitation fraud. the doctor arrested at his office where police say he was handing out scripts for painkillers without doing the proper exams. >> so basically people are just going in and getting these medications, without really even justifying a reason to need them. >> no exam. >> no exam really no anything. >> prince william county police have really been cracking down on the illegal use of precipitation painkillers. last november it was operation blue dragon. they began rounding up people using those illegally precipitation drugs. last march it was operation dragon slayer who began

arresting people distributing the illegal painkillers. as a result of that they got a tip about dr. oraee and took a close look at him. dr. oraee is out on a $5,000 money wobond. i tried to talk to him but had no success. >> no he can't. goodbye. >> were you here when he was arrested. >> reporter: on the neurological center of northern virginia's website he's described as a highly sought of doctor of neurology and pain management. today i talked to some of his patients and they seemed surprised by this police action. >> totally ridiculous. he's been -- he's been very professional, excellent doctor, i think. >> reporter: tonight this warning from police. if you are involved in the illegal use of precipitation painkillers, they say they will track you down.

floo live in prince william county, pat collins. now the crisis at the border. americans are more concerned about immigration. 17% of americans believe the border crisis is one of our nation's top problems. that was just 5 percent last month. it is a virtual tie with overall dissatisfaction with the government. more than a 50,000 undocumented children have classed the border since last october. 000 the end of this year. >> later today hundred of people ral lid outside the white house. asking him to stop tearing parents away from their young children. those protesters are only a few of the voices trying to be heard in an emotional debate. kristen wright at the white house now. >> reporter: besides the children we've been talking about, we know there are many

undocumented parents who are afraid of their families being torn apart. outside of the white house today, immigrants, many in the country illegally, demanding president obama stop the deportation of undocumented mothers and fathers.vtd >> translator: mr. president, i plead for you to open your heart and think of the parents. i have six kids. >> reporter: because of her immigration status sandra must wear an electronic monitoring device on her ankle. she's a single mother in the country 20 years. in the crowd a father of a special needs child. he's on a one year stay of deportati deportation. >> translator: these families aren't just formed by

immigrants. they are also formed by americans. like their children are bornd here. why not give them a chance to stay with their children. >> reporter: the recent surge of children at the border is as controversial as the recent immigration of adults. amnesty only encourages others who are undocumented to make the journ journey. these protesters chose to be at the white house today because president obama met with the white house congress to talk object possible solutions to this ongoing crisis. at the border. in the district, kristen right news 4. maryland governor finds himself in the middle of the debate. he stood by his criticism of the white house last week. it was time he said he believes america has a long tradition of providing protection to refugees and the white house should not try to speed up deportations. the governor was questioned after a report was leaked which said he asked a white house adviser not to house the immigrant children at a site in

westminster maryland. that site was recently vandalized. the governor told cnn there are already hundreds of undocumented kids already being housed in maryland. an actress and mother of six now headed to prison. shannon richardson sentenced to 18 years for sending letters laced with ricen to president obama and michael bloomburg. she mailed three letters and initially place the blame on her estranged letter. she pled guilty back in december. >> it appears a man shot and killed his wife and then killed himself. it happened today at a home in wood glen drive in hughesville. detectives say the homeowner found his son in a bedroom dead from a gunshot wound and lying nearby was that man's daughter-in-law. officers also recovered a shotgun at the scene.

more scrutiny over the expenses and management of a subsidized complex in d.c. t irs is now involved and it could be a political embarrassment for candidate for mayor. >> the political supporters of bouzer ran this complex until the city was forced to take it over. >> the high-rise park southern is home to 700 low income residents who had to hire a lawyer because of the run down conditions and mismagnet. >> health and safety conditions residents have reported for years, rodents, flooding mold. those clnt complaints have gone ignored. there's also complaint of the collection of rent, security deposits and money available to pay for needs. >> one long time resident says it's been terriblily mismanaged.

until the spring it was run by joyce scott and ms. jones. a washington post detailed how the rundown building has more than $600,000 late in mortgage payments and money in escrow was unaccounted for. the city seized control of the property this spring. today bouzer whose running for mayor denied allegations she improperly tried to help the former managers regain control of the building. she asked fuse tuesday for a full inspector general investigation. >> the facts are the facts and if there is anybody who's been accused of wrong doing i'm quite sure that the inspector general will get to the bottom of it. >> may vincent gray's included a

wider probe will be done. now all of these investigations may take a while but they also might raise more questions before the november election. jim and daureen. >> thank you. after months of wondering people forced from their homes after the landslide will finally know what's next for them. they will reveal the options at a meeting tonight. in may the landslide left six homes unhabitable and 22 others impacted. officials say it will cost more than $20 million to fix the problem but the county could decide it is better to pay people for their homes and knock them all down. right now crews are working to repair a water main in the district. this is along stanton road. a water main broke earlier causing a big hole to open up in

the street. traffic's been closed in both directions in this area. d.c. water says the repairs should be complete within the hour. >> coming up tonight there is word that a temporary cease fire is planned between israel and hamas. this comes hours after an air strike killed four young boys who only moments before were kicking a soccer ball with a reporter. >> breaking into trucks and torching the evidence. why they might have gotten away with it it happened a few days yerler. >> and a local county is going too far as it involves teenagers accused of sexting. >> the weather doesn't get much better than in in july, does it. >> it does not. after days after fighting the heat humidity and thunderstorms it's time to do the low temperature limbo. how low can we go? your forecast up next.

another horrific reminder of the toll on civilians caught in the middle. four boys playing on a beach in gaza were killed today. the military strike 24 hours after hamas rejected a cease fire with zeal israel.

now both both sides are battering each other with missiles and artillery. several foreign journalists were right next to the beach when the boys were killed. minutes before the blast nbc's reporter was kicking a soccer ball with the victims. here is his report. >> reporter: it was a scene of karnage and devastation. we witnessed for ourselves. abou 4:00 local time we heard two loud explosions believed to be israeli shells that landed in the vicinity. and we saw smoke billowing from a hut on the water line. and at that point we also saw children running and screaming. it became apparent there were casualties and fatalities. several of those young children injured were rushed through our hotel loeb into the pack of an ambulance before going to the hospital. at the hospital we found one of the mothers there. she was looking for her

frantically. and heard of the air strike and didn't know whether he survived. one of the relatives came out and told her your son is dead, pray for him. and the mother broke down. she was overwhelmed with grief. couldn't move and was pulling on her hair and wailing and very emotion. in total there were 7 children playing by the sea port. four were killed. first cousins from the same family. all between the ages of 9 and 11 years old. four boys now dead. the bodies have been released to their families and funerals have taken place. and life here goes on in a very sad way. and just one of the hundreds of the famils who've lost people over the course of the last days. just minutes ago president obama spoke at the white house about the violence in gaza. >> we've all been heartbroken by

the violence. especially the death and injury of so many innocent civilians in gaza. men, women, and children who are caught in the cross fire. that is why we've been working with our partners in the region to pursue a cease fire. >> here are the details of that cease fire. israel has greed to stop firing at gaza for a five hour window tomorrow so food water and other supplies can be delivered. it is being called a humanitarian pause. however palestinian militants have not revealed whether they will respect the brief cease fire. the center for disease control is one of the most prestigious health agencies in the world. tonight lawmakers put the center under a microscope after nearly 80 employees exposed to anthrax

last month. the head of the cdc is promising changes. >> we recognize the pattern at cdc where we need to greatly improve the culture of safety. and i'm overseeing sweeping measures to improve that culture of safety. >> government inspectors also testified they are unsure of just how many laboratories in the country handle deadly pathogens. new at 6:00. family members of a murdered shop owner demanding answers from police. two people b the elderly victim to death in northwest. and still no arrest. mark segraves as more on what others told at a community meeting today. >> dozens from the neighborhood came to the police station to get an update and voice their concerns. >> i am still concerned. i believe this can occur again, yes. there is a possibility. because there are a lot of

criminals out loose out in the streets. >> reporter: on july 4th two masked men walked into the market, beat the elderly couple who owned the store and fled. james oh died a few days later. his brother-in-law visited and told news4 his family is sad and continues to pray for the lost loved one. many of those at the meeting were hoping to hear police made an arrest. but they hadn't. they are hoping for a break. >> without somebody who witnessed the suspect, knows their face who can say i recognize those guy, i know who those guys are or i will recognize them again if i see them again, and we don't have right now because the faces were covered. >> one of the things the business owners complained about was being unable to keep a gun for protection. there was already this one surveillance camera on the

corner the day of the murder. but since then police have installed another set here. it's just one of the ways they are trying to make the community feel safer. as for the stores owned by the ohs it remains closed. chuck is here with a look at the weather. it is good to be the meteorologist on a day like this in july isn't it. >> we've been earning our keep. hunkered down in the storm center can severe storms. and today the payoff pitch. we had a full count on us and just in time mother nature played a slow pitch with us for a couple days. and we're going to appreciate it. weerl be close to record lows by tomorrow morning and maybe one of the coolest july mornings in more than a decade. there is the view over downtown washington. nice looking sky. cloud cover to the east, clear to the west. how rare is it for reagan national to get below 60 in the

month of july? here is how. the last time was 2001. but it's only happened four times in the last 74 years. so it is a very unusual thing. now, i don't know that rag season going to be able to get down to 59 tonight but the western and northern suburbs in the 50s for sure. reagan national airport. the temperature's actually gone up two degrees in the last hour. the humidity only 38%. and that is the way we like it in the summer time. feelts like michigan out there. 75 in gaithersburg and. 81 in stafford and quantico. 79 in st. mary's. hopefully you have plans to get outside and make the most of the beautiful evening. back into the upper 60s for the suburbs by as early as 10:00

tonight. and by 6:00 tomorrow probably not below 60 downtown but chilly for july. most of the suburbs will be in the 50s and a nice recovery tomorrow morning. 9:00 a.m. temperatures back up to about 70. only places we might be able to tie or break a record is at dulles. 2009, 53 and 2002, 47 degrees. so makes a difference just that 10 or 20 miles outside the belt way. 64 tonight in town. upper 60s along the western shore. and out in the west there you go. 58 in leesburg. the record at dulles is 55. we'll be close. i don't think we can actually break it. storm team 4 radar taking the day off. still plenty of activity off the eastern seabed but that's where it say stays. 85 tomorrow.

86 friday. a couple cool mornings. tomorrow morning will be the coolest. but it will be another nice refreshing one on friday. as we get into the weekend little chance of showers for both saturday and sunday but no washouts for your weekend. best chances i think sunday into monday, lingering into tuesday but no more 90s on that seven day. >> next coming for clues after explosions in a maryland neighborhood. she lost her job, her security, now lives each day in side her car. one community is rallying to helper get on her feet. >> and they are targeting your bank account and identity. bank account and identity.

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internal revenue service calling to collect a debt she wasn't aware of. >> i answered had phone and it was a prerecorded mental. >> this is the irs, to avoid further legal action, call this number immediately. you hear irs, legal action, and your mind starts racing. >> but the brookville, maryland woman says she and her husband did not owe money to the irs so she did not call the phone number. but not everyone is as cautious as ralph. calls like the one she received are hitting homes across the country demanding money for tax debts and financial information over the phone. >> they are nationwide and they are growing in sophistication, often these callers will call and seem to know a lot about their intended victim. >> sometimes scammers even in spite of the phone number to make it look like the irs toll free number on the caller id. the irs says there is one major

red flag tax pay yers should be aware o. >> when you have a federal tax debt we send you a notice first. you are not going to hear from us until you have received a notice from us. we will only call after we have already sent notification from the u.s. mail. >> the irs said it does not demand money over the phone and will never ask for credit card or other financial information. the government says scammers also target immigrants, potential victims are threatened with deportation, arrests or having their utilitiesys!$u shu. threats that you will never receive from the irs. >> they look for vulnerability. and i felt very at that minute. >> another red flag, the irs says it will never initiate contact over e-mail or do any kind of financial exchange over e-mail. if you have received a phone call like this one in our story or you are suspicious of an e-mail you may have gotten, go to our website, nbc

washington.com and search irs scam to find out how to report this. coming up we'll show you video that got some guys caught after they tried to burn the evidence. >> the search warrants we pulled so more and more minors facing felony charges for sexting. why a former prosecutor says it will only get worse unless something changes. a new debate in the district what. can and can't do as

cracking down on teens for sending racy tx messages. how schools can keep it out of court. a crime in maryland comes to a fierygfdzñ end but the burgla didn't realize they were caught on video. >> a local nurse forced onto the streets after losing her job. why she would rather sleep in her car than a shelter and the help she's getting now. more search warrants showing police are aggressively pursuing underaged tanlers sexting one another. often charging them as felons. >> now a former prosecutor a

calling for a change to the law. david culver from fairfax. >> today jonathan phillips defends minors facing child pornography charges. two years ago he sat on the other side. >> i think a lot of what younger kids doing are s not so much different from what they did a decade ago. there are just different tools in place and what remains of their stupid acts. >> the law allows them to been charged as felons. we broke the story of this 17-year-old accused of sexting and subjected to police taking nude photographs to prove their case. if convicted he could be forced to register as a sex offender or go to jail. >> this is thech doom day scenao where you can have a prosecution that continues down the road that will lead to these sort of

things. >> parents, did you -- >> to help curb the fast rise of sexting school systems are trying to spread awareness through videos like this. >> and let them know that it's a crime. >> but the school system still turns over sexting cases over to resource offices who have detectives investigate. >> prosecutors and investigators are not taking these cases lightly even if the suspects are just minors. phillips says this is a trend that could continue unless virginia law is changed. >> i think if we could go back and say we see this coming they may have written the law differently. >> whether at school or home kids need to know the potential consequences of hitting send. we asked if you thought that teenage sexting should be a felony, a misdemeanor or no crime at all.

it is our nbcwashington flash survey of the day. the results so far suggest no crime at all seems to be the lead answer by a three to one margin. >> a man accused of setting off sploess outside his in-law's house apparently has an infatuation with fireworks. he set off two explosive devices at her parents home in rockville over the past weekend. police later arrested him at a relatives home in fairfax county where they seized several computers. they say he and his wif''-ux wen the midst of a divorce and custody dispute. two men caught on camera setting fire to work trucks. prince george's county police say the men had just stolen expensive equipment out of those trucks. they may never have been seen had they committed the acts only a few days

stealing electronics. >> they also siphoned gas from one or more of the trucks and put that into their car and luckily the video also shows. >> reporter: then they took the crime to another level. >> before they leave for no apparent reason we can decipher they set one of the trucks on fire. and that fire actually sets an adjacent truck on fire. >> and you can see him strike a match and throw it on the ground and, you know, the whole vehicle was consumed in flames within seconds. >> reporter: prince george's county police are looking for these two suspects. they believe their get away vehicle is a dark colored early 90s, acura legend and hoping someone know who is these guys are from wh. >> they made away with a couple thousand in electrics but the end result a $100,000 loss in

struggling through one of the toughest times of her life in her car. a d.c. nurse forced on the to the streets after losing her job but residents of the rallying around her. >> we felt bad for her so we just started looking out for her. we tried to find resources for her. >> the woman says she's afraid to live in a shelter. districts say it points to bigger problems with affordable housing and safety in the city. >> i've been living here since april 10 when i left my apartment. >> reporter: she holds her baseball and prays in the backseat of her car. this is every night to get through the night. her car is her home. >> people advise me that my car is better than emergency shelter. >> she lost everything after she lost her nursing job in may last year. she's 58 years old and doesn't want us to show her face or give her name. but this d.c. woman has been living in her

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on our broadcast tonight, fatal strike, an israeli attack kills children playing on a beach in gaza. tonight, what happened, international calls for a cease fire. a live report from our own richered engel. dangerous breakdown, what's going on at the cdc? new revelations now about some of the dangerous viruses on the planet being kept in plastic bags in unlocked containers. risk warning, it's been used for heart health and cholesterol control for 50 years now and tonight doctors say it doesn't work and could be dangerous. and water shaming, heavy fines announced for homeowners due to an extreme drought emergency. and now it's got people turning on their own neighbors. "nightly news" begins now.