now at 11:00, a death row inmate gasping for air. >> obviously something didn't go right. it took two hours. >> he deserved everything he had coming to him. >> an execution that did not go as planned. the we will report how it is affecting a national debate about the death penalty. >> the hunt for a local murder

suspects ends in another state. friends of the victim were afraid to speak out. what they are saying now that he's been caught. >> and training camp in richmond. we will hear from the new coach of the burgundy and gold. >> news at 11:00 starts now. >> we begin tonight with the story of a botched execution in arizona. >> witnesses say a death row inmate killed by lethal injection was gasping for nearly two hours before he died. jackie benson is at our live desk with more. jackie? >> jim, it was a decision made here in washington earlier today that cleared the way for this execution. the u.s. supreme court upheld the state of arizona's desire to keep secret the drugs that were used. >> witnesses say 55-year-old joseph wood remained alive gasping for breath for nearly two hours after the state of arizona began the execution. >> it started off looking as if it was going all right but then

obviously something didn't go right. >> he was sedated. the doctor kept saying he was sedated. there was no expression of pain. i don't think you could say that. i mean, he was unconscious. but he was clearly struggling for breath. and that's atypical. as i say, usually an execution takes 10, 11 minutes, and you see virtually nothing. >> he was sentenced to death for kiting his girlfriend and her father. and victims family say that should be what is at focus, not the execution. >> it sound to me like he was snoring. you don't know what excruciating is. what is excruciatinging is seeing your dad laying there under a pool of blood. your sister laying there in a pool of blood. he deserved everything he had coming to him. >> arizona governor jan brewer

has ordered a review of procedures. earlier this year oklahoma put executions on hold after a controversial execution that lasted 43 minutes, believed to have been caused by the combination of the drugs used in the injection. out in drug that was long used by states that have the death penalty is no longer available here in the u.s. at the live desk, i'm jackie benson. >> thanks, jackie. it is that problem with supplying drugs for lethal injection that could effect the executions throughout the country. the state of virginia is reviewing its lethal injection methods. because the sedative used is becoming more difficult to find. the state could turn to other methods, including thelectric chair. the company has sev death row. d.c. aed the death penalty back in 1981. maryland voters did away with it in 2012. >> turning to our weather now, a hot humid afternoon turned into a stormy evening for some of us. let's go to storm team 4

meteorologist veronica johnson and find out what we can expect tomorrow morning. vj? >> yeah, things are calming tomorrow morning. as promised, a weather alert day. storms between 6:00 and 10:00 have plotted upward most of our reports for trees down and hail. you can see all of those dots there indicated the last report down to the south king george county that wind report, close to 50 mile per hour wind gust there. but again, this line is all heading south an east away from our area. tremendous amount of lightning in maryland's eastern shore right now. some folks around prince george's county, tell meg they are seeing that in the distance. with you the last rain right now, down through areas of the northern neck and moving away. so tomorrow morning, again, as promised, lower temperatures, cooler air. patchy fog, you're still going to need that umbrella. in a couple minutes, tell you how long the cooler air will be sticking around. >> thanks, veronica. family and friends are a d.c. woman are sleeping easier tonight. the month-long manhunt for a

killer is poefrp u.s. marshals arrested michael gail in charlotte, north carolina. he is accused of killing his girlfriend, ebony, in southeast washington while her children were at home. news 4 spoke to neighbors about the arrest tonight. >> ebony was a beloved mother, a well respected neighbor. >> she was a good girl. >> this man who doesn't want to be identified is relieved her estranged boyfriend, michael gail, is behind bars tonight. >> what is so good about it. >> accused of killing her outside her d.c. home last month. police found gail in charlotte, north carolina tuesday morning and arrested him. they say he stabbed ebony to death in front of her kids. ebony is a domestic violence victim. >> horrific case. we had children in the home at the time of the homicide. the trauma those children will live with the rest of their lives is hard to imagine.

>> neighbors tell me the couple began to argue because michael guy wouldn't help ebony with cutting the grass. they told me she asked him to leave a month ago when he refused to help pay some bills. >> he left with a book bag and little cot. >> ebony was 31 years old. she leaves behind two kids and heart broken neighbores who demand justice. >> in southeast d.c., sha marry stone, news 4. >> roberts and hinson talked to a girl on instagram. they lured her away, then to roberts' house, where they took turns sexually assaulting her. he was released from jail last year for assault in 2001. tonight, both men are in jail.

>> diplomatic meetings are held in an effort to stop the fighting. secretary of state john kerry met with leaders from israel and palestinian authority along with united nations. they are pushing f a cease-fire but that goal seems distant as the death toll continues to climb in gaza. 36 israelis and 695 palestinians have been killed so far. many of them civilians. u.n. claims human rights are being violated by both sides and that over the past two days, one child has died every hour in gaza. >> tonight, the state department is denying any notion that federal aviation administration is stopping u.s. flights to tel aviv for political reasons. a spokesperson says the faa's decision is based solely on the safety of american citizens. 31 carriers in the u.s., europe and asia have stopped flights into ben gurion airport one day after a missile struck about a mile from that airport.

many passengers say they understand the concerns. >> we're not really in a position to jue whether the security threat was largeugh no. we think it is just -- [ inaudible ] >> former new york city mayor michael bloomberg flew to tel aviv on an israeli airline in protest of that decision. he says the airport is safe. >> it was an emotional homecoming for some of the victims of malaysia flight 17. the first 40 victims were brought home to the netherlands. almost a week after the plane was shot down in ukraine. people lined the streets in order to salute them. the body must still be identified. the remains of more than 250 passengers and crew members have yet to be returned. >> only 20 miles from the crash site last week of that malaysian airliner.

there is new plane records tonight in ukraine. pro russian activist shot down two ukrainian fighter jets. those rebels posted this youtube video of the wreckage. nbc news cannot independently verify this video. the pilot of one of those planes was killed. the other is still missing. >> for the second time in less than a week, somebody tried to bring a gun into a building on capitol hill. in tis case, the man didn't even work there. ronald prestige sits in jail after he was arrested. officers found a loaded gun in his bag when he went through security. he was there to meet with a south carolina congressman. his arrest comes five days after a capitol hill staffer was arrested at the psalm buisame b for a similar incident. >> all right, here we go. training camp opening down in richmond today. jason here now with more on what fans can look forward to in the next couple of weeks. jason? >> with so many story lines

going into training camp this year, the main one has to be the health of robert griffin iii. this training camp, there will nobody more knee braces. no more sitting and watching preseason games. rg3 is full go. 100% healthy. and gruden is excited for what that means. >> obviously he is in great shape. he ran excellent today. physical condition, not an issue. mental condition, we feel excellent. he is doing a great job with the command of the game, the huddle. and we just continue to build. he is in his third year and he is still going to make mistakes here and there. but key for him is to learn from his mistakes and not make the same mistakes over and over even just continue to get better everyday and he's the type that will. >> coming up later, jay gruden is not only thrilled about his quarterback but we will tell what you he is most looking forward to tomorrow as camp is under way. >> not his first run-in with the

law, fred davis is accused of throwing dirt at his former girlfriend outside a restaurant along 18th street in adams morgan last month. police say he also threatened to slap her. back in february, davis was arrested on suspicion of dui in fairfax county the day after he was suspended indefinitely by the league for violating the nfl substance abuse policy. next at 11:00, trouble with twitter. >> i'm calling the cops unless you delete what you put on social media. >> how a major airline is responding after a tweet got a father and kids booted off a plane. >> donald trump. when his new downtown hotel could be open. >> and they coall it the poor

changes will have to preserve the character of the structure. >> we will produce one of the great hotels anywhere in the world. it's the most exciting location right between congress and the white house on pennsylvania avenue. >> trump also promises that the project will add new jobs from construction to operating the hotel. the hope is to have it open in time for the 2017 presidential inauguration.

>> the new york can get more affordable housing but they have to use a separate entrance at one luxury building in the city. what it is called is the poor door. the city's mayor wants it stopped. a luxury development will have separate doors for low income residents because the mayor says contracts with developers were signed before he took office. developers can get tax breaks for new low income units in their buildings. de blasio said he wants it change the zoning code to stop the special doors and stop developers from limiting access for amenities to low income residents. >> upset, embarrassed and humiliateed. that's how a minnesota man felt after he and his two young children were kicked off a southwest airlines plane. and it wasn't because the kids were disruptive. it all had to do with a tweet.

>> reporter: a story that starts in the mile high city airport. >> my two children and i were traveling from denver to minneapolis. >> reporter: and climaxes with this dad and his kids getting force oefd a plane. >> removed a family from an aircraft over, you know, a not terribly disparaging tweet. >> reporter: we will get to the tweet in a minute. here is what led up to it. duff watson is a frequent flyer with southwest. >> it is a list and you get priority boarding. >> reporter: he tried to board with his 6 and 9-year-olds who he had boarded with early in the past. >> she said, i'm stopping you. i said, that the policy. i'm not clear. she said, no, that's the policy and we could stand here and argue about it all day but i'm not changing my mind about it. >> reporter: moments before, he

praised a southwest tweet for helping. cindy rocks. who rocks. >> then the rudest agent, kimberly west, at gate c 39 not happy at southwest. >> reporter: the family boarded without incident. >> an announcement came overhead and said would the watson party please gather your belongs and exit the aircraft. >> reporter: they do and are approached by the ticket agent. >> i'm met by the same ticket agent. she said, remove your tweet or i will call the cops. my kids are crying because she said she would call the cops. >> reporter: they were allowed back on the plane but only after he deleted his tweet. >> i was so shaken, i just wanted to get home. >> southwest said, it is quote, thoroughly researching its

event. will counsel will employees involved and offered the watson family three $50 vouchers. >> we have clouds bursting here and there, but not everywhere. >> can you almost draw a circle around them. they seem to be to the north, west and down south. lucky for us. we got off easy. even tomorrow we are talking about wet weather. but just rain showers, do not think we will have thunderstorms rolling through tomorrow. on top of that, wait until you see the temperatures for tomorrow. and i'll tell you what it will fell like. nothing like today. the numbers today, you are looking at them right now. up to 95 degrees in leesburg. and of course for several hours today, that heat index was up over 100 degrees. so, tomorrow we're not going to see these kind of numbers. 10 degrees cooler tomorrow. and right now, those storms are moving out of here. can you see the lightning. folks still getting thunder. like around leonard town. through the northern neck. not much left here.

again, that will be ending soon. but the big storm still firing here. eastern maryland south of of easton. near salisbury and hoboken getting heavy rain. a few light showers around the area. the other thing you will see, cloud cover and yes, even patchy fog. it will be with us until about maybe 7:00, 8:00 in the morning. patchy fog, nothing too thick or heavy. i think the best chance foreseeing those isolated showers, will be mainly down over the south. fredericksburg. don't put the umbrella too far. by late tomorrow evening, fantastic weather. that is the set-up for the end of the week. 7:00 p.m., clouds leave the area. we've got sunshine, high pressure moving back in. sunshine across the area, not only will we have the much more comfortable air but low humid wit that sunshine.

thunderstorms at 83 degrees right now. early tomorrow morning at 75. 76 at 7:00 a.m. fog hanging on until 8:00 or 9:00 a.m. can't rule out an isolated shower. unlike today, temperatures won't rise very quickly tomorrow. hitting 81 degrees, around germantown, 82 in d.c. around waldorf to fairfax and falls church. 83 degrees for high temperature. cooler than average and well, i told you, i would tell you how long the cool air is sticking around. we have heat coming our way. 90 to 93 degrees. yes, the chance for a few more showers and thunderstorms. mainly sunday, during the afternoon. those thunderstorms, yes, with the building humidity again, but you know what? like most of this summer, guys, it's not hanging on that long. we're back to cooler conditions starting tuesday of next week. and i can tell you that not only for the end of july but at least for the first couple of days of

august, cool pattern will be with us and i'm loving that. >> yeah, we're getting off pretty easy, in general. >> three words for you. >> what's that? >>without the internet i would probably be like a c student.

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about football in february. >> ye >> i think the redskins will be much better this year, but we will see. they got the pieces, we will see if they can put it all together. >> they look good. >> they do. they are at training camp. the team held a test today. everyone passed except maurice hurt. training camp gets under way tomorrow. we have more on what to expect tomorrow. >> hey, jason. here we go. the redskins have three players that won't be practicing tomorrow. defensive end jason hatcher and steven bowing as well as wide receiver leonard hankerson. although, keech believes that hatcher will return soon. right now the focus is to get the team started on the right foot. >> now just a matter of getting these guys up in the morning, coming to meetings, coming to practice, coach them up, make sure they are on time and learning. a great facility, great hotel, great place to learn. we have fans coming out to watch

them. there is no reason they shouldn't be fired up coming to work for the start of the season. >> rg3 will talk to reporters tomorrow after practice. coach gruden is excited for rg3's preseason. remember last year he missed it because of his knee. all of the action starts tomorrow in richmond. >> all right, thanks, diana. first practice starts at 8:35 a.m. it is free. it is also open to the public. let's move over to baseball for a second. when it comes to nationals, i have some good news and -- actually, i have bad news and very bad news. start with the bad news. okay, bad news is what happened today in colorado. steve not strasburg, whenever he takes the mound, that's good for the nationals. but on the road this season, straus hasn't been very good. an e.r.a. over 5. nationals going for the sweep today in colorado.

but it was a rough start for steven strasburg. bottom of the first. game tied at 1. paulson slides one into center field. rockies, take a 2-1 lead. strasburg gave up four runs in five innings of work on nine hits. up to the ninth inning. nats have bases loaded. and desmond goes down swinging to end the game on strike three. nats lose 6-4. ting a day off before starting a series with the cincinnati reds. here is that very bad news. nationals without one of their very best weapon webs that's ryan. batting a .360 since return to lineup in june. back on the disabled list today for a hamstring injury suffered in last night's game. he will be out at least two weeks, possibly longer. >> pretty substantial strain of the hamstring. you never know how they will react. but, so, we will just take it,

you know, day by day. going to be a couple weeks at least. see where he's at at the end of that. but he pulled it good. >> let's hope zimmerman gets back sooner rather than later. he is a great part of that lineup. >> you never know about the injuries on the team. >> when everyone is

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