families. 40 coffins returned to the netherlands. that country bears the heaviest death toll from the disaster. >> but with the pain of the crash still fresh, two more planes were shot down by pro russian rebels today. those were fighter jets and one pilot was killed. news4 steve handelsmans on capitol hill with the latest. >> reporter: here on the hill today and in europe today, the finger pointing continued about whose to blame. but the scene in netherlands was a moving reminder of the human cost in the war in ukraine. seven days after the tragedy t first 40 of the coffins carrying the remains of those killed on flight 17 came home to the netherlands in a solemn ceremony, attended by the dutch king and queen and relatives of those lost. >> we want the children back. that is the important for the family.

>> reporter: is this small nation lost 193 people. and as the motor cade, heads to the military base for the from process of identification hundreds paid respects. back in eastern ukraine, pro russian rebels and horrifying flash back and another plane down. a fighter jet. and the separatists want credit this time. they posted this video on youtube that nbc news cannot independently authenticate. 20 miles away investigators got access to the flight 17 crash flight. finding more holes punched into the skin of the airliner. the white house again blamed russia. >> these are the people russia is arming and training so that does lead us to believe that russia bears a great deal of responsibility. >> tougher u.s. sanctions look

likely. >> there is bipartisan support for this administration to act alone without europe. >> more of the dutch want tougher sanctions but neighboring nations still aren't sure. >> reporter: the dutch are definitely taking over the crash investigation. they say they will call in experts from the u.s. and other nations. i'm steve hamdsman news4. >> thank you steve. another plane crash this time on a small island of the coast of taiwan. 47 killed, 11 others injured when a trans asia airlines ight went down. it was attempted to land in stormy weather, crashed into houses and cars. a typhoon had just passed had island and heavy rain was still falling. >> ports. parts of the region under a severe thunderstorm warning. >> the warnings right now, severe thunderstorm warnings with a potential of seeing some high winds, frequent lightning.

high winds too and brief heavy rain. the warnings for the north and west of d.c. let's zoom right in and talk about it. it is northern loudon for areas of the jefferson county and west virginia right now. for southern washington, and southern frederick in maryland. that warning until 6:15. i've tracked it east. hitting areas like round hill, wood hill and hamilton in the next couple minutes. reports of high wind off to the west that have led to tree limbs down and quarter size hail as well. frederick county maryland until 6:45. that cell towards union town. and folks we're going toeb see a lot more i think severe thunderstorm warnings this evening. as this whole line makes its way east, we get the cool down and the lower humidity but still tomorrow not exactly a bright day but it will be better thn

that. the heat index right now is 98 to 100. we'll take a look at the forecast in a few minutes. and to stay ahead of changes down lode the storm team 4 weather app. today a jury found this woman guilty of voluntary manslaughter. back in october 2010 she hit and killed keyla ryan has she was celebrating her 24th birthday. then davidson took off. police found her passed out in her car drunk. the jury was split on the manslaughter charge until now. senior police officials call the crime horrific. a 14-year-old preyed on by a registered sex e offeoffender i

40s and say he collaborated with another teenage tore find and trap their victim. live with more on this disturbing case and the suspect's criminal past. pat? >> reporter: daureen, they pretended to be father and son to get a 14-year-old girl out of her house. then came the sex assault. 45-year-old orlando roberts, he is on the sex offender register. he just got out of jail last year. he was convicted of sexual assaulting a 13-year-old girl in the parking lot of r.f.k. back in 2001. now roberts' charged again of another sexual assault of another teenage girl. this time it was in his mother's home on park place. this time the victim is 14 years old. today roberts mother would only say this about her son.

>> wrong. there's nothing i can say about that okay. >> police say 45-year-old roberts and 19-year-old henson pretended to be father and son to lure the 14-year-old away from a foster home in laurel. >> this is how court documents and sources tell the story. henson met the girl on instagram and continued to communicate with her by phone. >> with roberts posing as henson's father the two went to the girl's house in laurel to convince her foster mother to allow them take her out to a picnic. they brought her to hanes point and they stayed here a while. then it was off to orlando roberts' mother's house on park place. >> there in the basement of the home police say roberts and henson took turns sexual assaulting the 14-year-old girl. orlando roberts works for the

district government as a landscaper. he is part of a project empowerment program designed to help people trying to turn their lives around. back in the neighborhood some people are surprised by his arrest. >> got him a good job working for the city. and i thought he was on the right track. >> reporter: police believe there may be more victims. if you know anything about the suspects, police want to hear from you. live in northwest, pat collins, news4. >> thanks pat. a troubled off season is getting even worse for former washington football player. fred davis, we're talking about. he is now wanted approximate by the d.c. for an incident around 18th street. according to the police report davis and his former girlfriend were arguing outside a restaurant last month. she says he threw dirt at her and threatened to slap her. davis was suspended indefinitely by the nfl back in february for

violating the league's substance abuse policy. the next day he was arrested on suspicion of dwi in fairfax county. >> breathing new life into a historic kor corridor. donald trump, as news4 reports it could turn out to be within of trump's most famous hotels. >> construction workers are still surveying the massive lobby of the old post office building. it sat empty or out of use for decades. now it has the attention of the celebrity developer donald trump. >> and we'll produce one of the great hotels anywhere phenotype worl -- in the world. it's the most exciting location. >> the historically protected property will become a $200

million luxury hotel. big elegant ballrooms. >> we're going to start moving construction town and ramp up. >> they are hoping to open by the 2017 presidential inauguration. the greater washington board of trade says the international hotel is a boost to worldwide travel here and the whole region. >> the hospitality industry in the greater washington region is second to none. this is a big shot in the arm. >> daughter ivanka helped lead the two year battle to win rights from the government and permits from city officials. the building will get a complete makeover. >> it is an honor and privilege to be selected and trusted with this remarkable absolutely beautiful building in this very key and important location. so we will not disappoint anyone. >> in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >> the new tump hotel is part of a bigger plan to breathe new life boo this part of pennsylvania avenue.

the pennsylvania avenue initiative is being launched today to study new opportunities for changes along the corridor, in addition to the troump trump hotel project there are projects to rebuild the current fbi building site. the county council voted unanimously today to increase the term limit from two consecutive terms to three. that effects the nine county council members sitting now. the proposal will now go to the ballot for the county wide vote in november. the last time residents voted against it. that was back in 2000. >> allegations of abuse at a local assisted living facility. the patients forced to live in roach infested rooms. some sleeping on the floor. and it turns out the woman responsible has done this before. >> more commercial flights to israel have been grounded for a second straight day.

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more than 680 palestinians and 34 israelis have been killed since thes onni offensive began than two weeks ago. the flights ban has been extended. >> reporter: for the second straight day the federal aviation administration has grounded flights to tel aviv amid concerns of rocket attacks in the region. >> as the situation continues to evolve we will adjust our guidance accordingly. but for the time being, it is what it is. >> at least 31 carriers from the u.s., europe and asia have canceled flights into the international airport a day after a rocket launched from gas strip landed about a mile from the facility. it is the first time since 1991

during the gulf war that airlines agencies have institute these types of cancellations. >> we are not really in a position to judge whether the security threat was large enough or not, substantial enough. we just think it is important. >> officials with the airport insist it is safe. >> safest place in israel. >> former new york mayor michael block bloom beeberg agrees. americans say a change in their plans will only come with a change in conditions on the ground. >> we're going to need concrete information from our government that lets us draw an independent conclusion in keeping with our much higher duty of care that it is going to be safe for our function px a passengers employees.

park officials are warning people to avoid drinking water from the lake in rock creek regional park. that warning for lake kneadwood. concerns of a elevated levels of the toxin produced by algae. it can cause severe liver damage. swimming has already been banned there but officials say keep your pets away from that water and think twice about eating fish caught in the lake. >> well as we've already told you, some of us are under a severe thunderstorm warning right now. let's go to veronica johnson in the weather center for the latest. >> we are still tracking the line. it is going to be with us some time this evening and from that line we could see many more severe thunderstorm warnings issue. ed to see where it is. from our area up into pap pa. they have had warnings of their

own there. the warning that still is up right now. up to the north of us. includes areas of the northern frederick county maryland right now. right on into areas of the persville. this cell headed east southeast to areas like perserville. leesburg by 6:42. germantown, gaithersburg by 6:45 to 6:57. and eventually what we're seeing on the south portion of this line with some lightning, i think by 7:30, 7:40 it steps into areas like fairfax. other areas into d.c. where we could see winds as well. up until about 9:00 in this zone and up until 11:00 we could see thunderstorms fire around

waldorf, annapolis, and cambridge. we're at 93 now. partly sunny turning over to thunderstorm activity. and storms at 9:00, 10:00. showers at 11:00. we move from 93 with the heat index around 100 degrees today to much cooler and yes comfortable weather by late tonight, early tomorrow morning. let me take you through the next 48 hours. at 9:00 they are down at leonard town cambridge. by 11:00 tlul areas of the northern neck. tomorrow morning you will just need a little umbrella for out there.o%] but it will be overcast. can't rule out isolated showers though. then into the afternoon we could be picking up a few more rain showers moving through so the weather front comes through early in the morning during the

rush. and some of the rain we're getting now and into late tonight should slow that morning rush. sunshine for friday. yes a little breezy at times too. but very low humidity. friday's temperatures in the low 80s. tomorrow temperatures in the low 80s. but tomorrow just a lot of cloud cover. the weekend we carry that threat of showers and storms. especially sunday afternoon. it is building humidity for the weekend. so saturday the more comfortable day out of the weekend. monday possible 90s wit a threat of storms. more detail for the weekend and beach forecast coming up. the

storms to be back on the air should any more be issued.

shooting lasted nine seconds but left a store clerk dead. now police are turning to facebook to help find the triggerman. three masked men run in killing one and leaving another badly hurt. with no leads police received a search warrant for her facebook account but so far have found no possible motive. >> a well known gun manufacture says maryland's strict new gun laws are forcing it to move.

beretta plans to relocate to washington d.c. they are worried at the economic impact. >> it was one of the best jobs i ever had. >> when you come acrosseing ass someone they know work for gun manufacture. but now after nearly 40 years of manufacturing handguns shotguns ansd semi-autmatic rifles a in the factor they are moving to tennessee citing maryland new strict gun regulations as the reason. al know the gun bill failed to become law, the company said that the possibility that such restrictions might be set in the future leaves us very worried about maintaining a firearm busy factory in the state. >> i don't think them leaving

was necessary. >> representing assateague and saying the company leaving was a surprise but not a good one. >> still not sure why they are really leaving. i don't know if it's make ak statement but i think the gun control lemgs is good for maryland and the country and the region. >> about 160 eloyees are expected to be impact and possibly lose work. bu administrative offices will stay in prince georges. >> and hef do what they have to do to survive but it is going to be sad. were going to lose a lot of jobs here. >> declined our request for on camera sbf. they say they are planning on moving operations to tennessee in 2015. in assateague i'm tracie will kins news4. >> some members of the congress put politics aside to recognize a doctor who helped save a congresswom congresswoman's mirababy. you may be able to see jamie butler standing in the front there holding her 1-year-old

daughter abigail. before she was even born abigail was diagnosed with a condition that prevented her from developing kidneys. doctors recommending the congresswoman terminate the pregnancy but she decided to new treatment with johns hopkins and abigail was born healthy. the doctor was watching from the gallery and received a standing ovation. >> good for them. for the second time in a week an arrest after somebody took a gun into a capitol office build. we'll report what we are learning about the man. >> woman claims she was running an assisted living center here. but authorities say she was scamming vulnerable adults, taking their money. i'm going to have the story at 6:00. >> an ironic twist and a 13-year-old hero after a police officer arrives at the scene in

now at 6:30, accused of the unthinkable. amaryland woman charged with forcing people to live in squaller while stealing their money. it is no the first time she's faced these allegations. it's happened again, another man arrested for bringing a gun into a office build.

they are supposed to save you money but the price of generic drugs is skyrocketing. >> i have -- [inaudible]. so try to make it last. >> tonight a closer look at the problem and what is being done about it. and this will also be an evening with a few rough storms, strong storms potentially severe. look at the line i'm tracking. that is up to the north. this line really plowing east pretty fast. so we are not going to have the storms ongoing through the whole evening. it will hit an area and move on. if you are hearing that bing that is more warnings coming out. this line to the north is a warning just issued until 7:15. it includes areas to the south. northern fauquier county. areas of northwestern prince william county. and this cell we've been tracking east. it will hit areas like survived.

eva has played with quest since she was a little puppy. >> we'd like throw the ball with her and throw the frisbee and she would go and catch it. it feels really good. yeah it is kind of strange because i guess it is what you are supposed to do. >> eva is home schooled and will be going intohe ninth grade this year. >> coming up an international crime ring as been busted. we'll tell you how. hackers were able to target stub some of the hottest concerts. >> some companies hear eagerly awaiting the new metro but others signs to keep co regularly to fa

long list of prescriptions. >> high blood pressure, diabetes asthmatic. >> but she says lately her medications are starting to get more expensive and that's been tough on her budget. >> i have skipped some days. to try to make it last. >> pharmacists say it is the generic medications, the ones that are supposed to be the cheapest that are seeing huge price increases lately. >> to the point where it is out of control right now. >> the owner michael kim says he's seen surging cost for some medications. take this medication for seizures. it is going up 1700% he just learned. this one for auto immune diseases like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, up 780%. wh >> what used to $10 now you have to pay 2$300 for. >> people with heal insurance probably won't notice any signi third is

the quarterback and two he has one major goal during this camp. >> when you play four preseason games and scrimmage against the new england patriots, hopefully we will get enough reps where we do make the right decisions. because nothing is worse than when you let somebody go and they go on and kick your [ expletive ] later on. so we want to get the guys the reps necessary and keep the right 53. rg3's new coach believes the quarterback needs lot of one thing. >> reps, reps, reps. you can never have two many. the more you see a play against different defense asks the more you see the blitzes he has to handle, the fundamentals the foot work. he just needs to continue to get reps and it's very difficult to miss an