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defense. >> reporter: former governor bob mcdonnell's words as opening statements got underway. we learned that defense involved dropping a bombshell. it came first from maureen mcdonnell's lawyer who said there couldn't be a conspiracy because they were hardly talking in 2011 and '12. said burke at the time of the conspiracy the marriage had broken down. the couple is charged with taking more than $150,000 in gifts and loans from johnny williams in exchange for promoting a new dietary supplement and the attorney says the marriage was a wreck but developed feelings for johnny williams as he took her on clothes shopping trips and lavished her with attention. you will hear she had a crush on him. burke said witnesses will testify that williams was her favorite playmate.
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courtroom observers including this long-time political analyst were stunned. >> it was perhaps the most riveting moment that i have seen in virginia politics in quite some time. they had a relationship that was inappropriate for a married couple and all that is going to do is fuel speculation about what was the extent of this inappropriateness, as well. >> the former governor's defense attorney picked up the story in his opening statement saying bob mcdonnell was a good governor but evidence will show he was not nearly successful as a husband. and said maureen mcdonnell once told him she hated him. he promised jurors the evidence will show the governor was only doing his job when he talked up williams' company. prosecutors say they will present a different picture saying there is nothing wrong with the governor promoting virginia business just not in exchange for money. >> reporter: one of the first witnesses called, one of the
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mcdonnell daughters. i will tell you what made her break into tears on the stand today. i'm julie carey. the fbi is moving out. we can say for sure fbi headquarters will be moving the nation's capitol and the agency narrowed to three sites today. one a warehouse site in springfield, virginia. the other two options are in prince george's county. tracee wilkins live on capitol hill with reaction from lawmakers on both sides of the potomac. >> reporter: 40% of the federal workforce lives in prince george's county in the area so the idea of having a major federal agency in prince george's county has been very appeasing. that is why they have fought so hard and they feel the fact that they have two locations in the running means this has been working. >> prince george's county is an obvious choice for the location
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of the 21st century fbi. >> reporter: it is down to three sites for fbi headquarters relocation and prince george's has two of them. >> for too long, too long, prince george's county has been red lined, sidelined, overlooked and under valued. >> reporter: today federal and county officials held a press conference celebrating the news. >> they are operating in 20 plus locations today in a terribly inefficient manner. they need a modern secure building. that is a campus facility. and quite frankly the only location that suppes what the fbi needs is located in prince george's county, maryland. >> reporter: the long abandoned landover mall location is in the running. in virginia fairfax county's springfield warehouse is under consideration. officials said it was maryland's all in attitude that made the difference in the selection process. >> we are going to do everything
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in the county and state level. we have a commitment to make the sites as competitive as possible. >> reporter: today during the press conference held here at the u.s. capital said this is like winning the primary and now they need to win the general election and are looking at a year of review and work out everything from environmental studies to feedback. and they are ready to do the work. reporting live on capitol hill i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. virginia senator says he is confident about the commonwealth's chances of winning the fbi headquarters because of its location and because of the benefits to taxpayers. >> how many fbi employees have to go to downtown on a daily basis? if you can cut that commuting time in more than half by already being most of the way there in springfield. the different decision will be a no brainer.
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virginia wins hands down. >> werner said the proximity to metro and vre trains give virginia an advantage. >> provide safe transportation to people with disabilities. a former metro driver is on trial for sexual assault. prosecutors say porter pulled over his metro access van and tried to hurt a passenger i she didn't comply. they say he assaulted hir and dropped her off. the trial is expected to last three days. we just checked and official charges have not been filed against the driver who slammed into a mcdonald's restaurant this morning. an suv hit the drive thru window at the mcdonald's in landover hills. police believe the driver had just stolen the suv and was chased by another driver he crashed into moments before. two cars in line at the mcdonald's were hit. one of them had just ordered her breakfast. >> my wife called me saying she
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struck my vehicle while she was getting breakfast. very misterical. i told her to calm down, i'm on my way. i got here and guess what i saw, truck pretty tore up and police and fire trucks everywhere. >> his wife went to the emergency room but will be fine. the driver of the stolen suv was not injured. just days after striking down the district's ban on handguns in public the same federal judge has issued a stay on his ruling which means for at least the next three months the ban remains in place. pat collins is live with more on the confusing battle over gun rights. >> reporter: one day they say you can't carry your gun in the streets in washington and the nt day they sayn y carry a gun and now say you can't
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carry a gun. what is going on here? in the last four days d.c. gun laws going back and forth you get dizzy trying to figure this thing out. here we go. last friday and for many, many days before that it was illegal to carry a gun in the streets of washington. saturday a federal judge overturns the city's antigun carry law. monday in response to what the judge did on saturday the police chief sends a directive to officers saying if someone owns a gun legally they have a right to carry it on the streets. this morning that federal judge stays the order he gave on saturday to give the city a chance to figure out what to do. this afternoon the chief rescinds directive she gave just yesterday and now we are back to where we were last friday. one of the plaintiffs opposing the anti-carry law. this is what he wants to see.
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>> what i would like is for the city as promptly as possible to enact a reasonable licensing scheme that will allow law abiding and responsible individuals to carry a handgun for personal protection. >> reporter: this is what the mayor has to say about all of this. >> it will give us an opportunity to begin to look at all of the implications of the ruling. and also begin to work with the council around what legislative remedies may be necessary. >> reporter: so should you be able to carry a gun in the streets of our city? what do the people say? we will hear from them coming up at 6:00. live in northwest, pat collins, news 4. now to a developing story from the white house. president obama says it is not another cold war but just over an hour ago he announced tougher new economic sanctions agt russia and vladimir putin. this comes amid the ongoing crisis in ukraine and the
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downing of the malaysia airlines flight by russian backed separatists. >> you listen to the people they can't accept is russia arming separatists who are carrying out terribly destructive activities inside of ukraine. >> the president says european allies are also taking action helping to target russia's energy, arms and financial sectors. joining us with more on the significance of the latest round of sanctions is chris jansing. >> good evening. these are carefully coordinated sanctions, something the president has been talking about and pushing for ever since the day before the downing of the jet. i think a timeline is important to put this into perspective. the president announced new sanctions by the u.s. a day later on a phone call with president putin there was a brief mention of malaysia airlines 17 going down.
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that is really when the pressure started to come from europe and on europe to do something more significant. nothing much has changed since then. there has been an escalation on the border between ukraine and russia and the president pointing out it has escalated to the point where russian artillery is going over the border so that they are no longer just helping the insurgents, financing and training but they are getting more directly involved. in addition to that there is no access to the crash site and the investigation has been stymied. today a couple of hours after the sweeping sanctions were announced the president made some suggestions of his own that are very much in line with what they are doing in the banking sector especially in the oil sector and there has been push back of the economic impact it would have close to russia and concern of what it would mean
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for their own economy so these have been closely designed to make sure they have maximum impact on the russian economy and minimize impact on american and european economy. no doubt they will feel it there and feel it somewhat significantly. haseen reached where believe they need to put more pressure on vladimir putin. back to you. >> thank you. a string of violent robberies that can be connected. we have exclusive video of the criminal in the act. hundreds of children of illegal immigrants are coming to maryland. learn how the state is welcoming them with open arms as the state faces a growing challenge to find homes for children sent across the border. get the dish on styrofoam. why the staple at the carry out is getting cut out. still nice shot but right now temperatures ten degrees below average. tem
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i have put jeans on this morning and a sweater. >> i didn't and needed one. >> i was surprised, too. i knew it would be cool. it was really cool this morning especially with the nice 10 to 15 miles per hour breeze it felt like early october this morning than the middle of july and feels like that outside right now. plenty of sunshine today at
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least this afternoon. a little on the breezy side. the wind coming in from the northwest but seeing winds gusting to 20 miles per hour. take a look at the temperature. that is 78 degrees right there. once again our average temperature and that coming with sunshine. this is some sunshine. 69 in hagerstown. 70 in winchester. temperatures running on average close to 10 to 15 degrees below average today, very, very cool air mass. wait until you see how cool it will get. storm team 4 radar is dry. it is clear. we are not going to have to worry about rain over the next couple of days. somebody e-mailed me asking about watering the lawn, a good opportunity to do that not only tonight but the next few days. we are not going to see much in the way of rain. here is the cloud cover. you see clouds forming earlier
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this afternoon. we see a little in the way for clearing with more clouds to the north. the wider view showing another system coming through here. what this really shows is that upper level trough that continues to sit around our region that will allow for air to come straight out of the northwest right out of canada where temperatures back towards ohio in the 60s all day that is the air we are seeing. it will remain on the cool side. how cool? how about this? tomorrow morning mostly clear. quite cool. almost fall-like. we talk about fall-like temperatures this is exactly what we would see in the months of october. down to about 52 in some of the coolest suburbs. if you needed the jacket you will definitely need it tomorrow morning. 63 for an overnight low in the d.c. metro area. d.c. got to a low of about 65. it will be cooler tomorrow morning and winds out of the northwest at 5 miles per hour. not quite as breezy but you will need the light jacket.
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tomorrow afternoon you will see plenty of sunshine. less of a breeze and more sunshine we see warmer temperatures back to 84 in d.c. 85 in fredericksburg. 79 along the i-81 corridor. leesburg at 82 degrees. once again it is still going to be a little below average by close to about 5 degrees. will that trend continue? at least for the next couple of days. your impact forecast for tomorrow no impact really except for the fact you might need the jacket early. a mild afternoon, almost september-lik temperatures as we make through the day tomorrow. tomorrow morning will feel like october and tomorrow afternoon will feel like september. 84 degrees on wednesday. 87 on your thursday. that is when we start to see more heat move in. still we call it on the mild side. 86 we sart to see more humidity. 30% chance of showers friday and saturday and possibly a little better chance on sunday. not a washout of a weekend. if you have plans for the weekend don't worry about the
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plans but you might want to keep a watchful eye to the sky. temperatures back up to where they typically are this time of year. 88 degrees on monday. 90 degrees coming up during the day on tuesday. we will see more humidity those days, too. don't think this is going to last for long. i know a lot of people out there on my facebook and twitter page talking about how long will this cool spell last? not long but two or three days of thi i think we can take that. open up the windows. so many people have the windows open. >> need to send cake to canada. well, with the august recess in sight on capitol hill a new pish for a short-term solution at the border. republicans charging president obama creating a magnet in 2012 when he ordered undocumented
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students raised in the u.s. to be allowed to stay. house republicans are proposing a $659 million short term fix to beef up the border and stop individual hearings for every child. hispanic democrats say no way. they argue that judges will grant asylum to many kids even if it passes the house. this plan will not make it out of the senate meaning lawmakers have a few days left to broker a deal and to stop the surge of kids at the border and help those who are already here. one of the biggest challenges in the border crisis is what to do about the thousands of unaccompanied children crossing into the u.s. the state of maryland is exploring ways to provide temporary shelter. today we learned montgomery county is stepping up to the plate. news 4's christ gordon reports.
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>> reporter: the council learned unaccompanied minors have begun arriving in our area. maryland is trying to find foster families for up to 1,800 children taken into federal custody after crossing the u.s. border. on the maryland.gov website they posted this questionnaire asking how to support the response to the unaccompanied children crisis? news 4 learned montgomery county has been asked to house up to 25 youngsters in a state facility until foster families can be found for them. it is a partnership between federal, state and local governments. montgomery county executive is offering support including education and health services. >> very clearly given direction that we must do everything possible to help. >> reporter: the county council held this briefing to get a status report on current efforts. >> out of montgomery county has always been a place that has
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welcomed and addressed some of the challenges associated with minors that might be unaccompanied or trying to reconnect with family members that are here in the area. >> reporter: montgomery county is already one of the largest population centers for immigrants from central america and the council members feel they have an obligation to serve the children who are coming here. chris gordon, news 4. more wegmans stores ready to open their doors in our area. stop tanning. find out why the feds are sending out this extreme warning about your health and the risk of skin cancer. accused of kidnapping a girl on her way home from school nine months ago. how he was finally caught. and who was on the front row during his first day in court?
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people are wild about wegma. now the grocery store is branching out. >> the alexandria section opens next year at the hill top village center. a new maryland location. there is alarming new numbers about how many of us spend money on overdue bills. 35% of americans have a debt in collections according to a new
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study. the urban institute took credit bureau data and found d.c. had highest rates of debt collection in the country with nearly 42% of the residents having some sort of delinquent debt. virginia was below the national average. collections debt can range from old medical bills to parking tickets to a gym membership fee. back to school is going to be a little bit cheaper this weekend in virginia. >> the commonwealth is holding the tax free holiday. tax free weekend runs this friday august 1 through sunday 3. most schools and office supplies that cost less than $20 each will be tax free. online orders also qualify. in "news 4 your health" the
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surgeon general is calling it a public health crisis. melanoma or skin cancer is the only one on the rise. the government says 63,000 people are diagnosed every year, among them 9,000 died along with warnings about the sun there is also a push to keep people out of the tanning beds especially teens. >> there are ten states out there who have put in legislation that bans the use of indoor tanning facilities for those under the age of 18. we support the measures to be able to protect the youth from unknown carcinogens. >> in a statement the indoor tanning association disputed the claims saying there is no consensus among researchers regarding the relationship between melanoma skin cancer and uv. prince george's community college banning all electronic
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devices for smoking as well as all tobacco products. smoking won't be allowed anywhere on the largo campus including cars. e-cigarettes grew in popularity over the last few years as bans on traditional tobacco products became more wide spread. they are lucky to be alive. >> two women caught on the tracks with the train barrelling down their back. the one thing they did that saved their lives. and a fight over soccerfields. why parents say their kids are getting left out because they don't live on the right side of town. and a string of gas station robberies right here in fairfax county. one of the cases the clerk fights back. as you can see outside this gas station cameras are rolling. we have
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right now at 5:30 an army sergeant is killed during a walk along the beach with his daughter. now we have learned about more tragic news for one family after an emergency landing on the beach. plus, the take down on takeout. the district makes a bold move that can change the way you carry out dinner. and one-on-one with rg iii. why he says this year at redskins training camp is off to a stress free start. >> my teammates have my back. i have their back. that is how it is supposed to be.
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first at 5:30, the targets are gas station. >> four in fairfax county have been violently robbed in less than a month. police have the suspected robber behind bars so the investigation is far from over. northern virginia reporter david culver is live outside the spot of the most recent robbery. >> reporter: it lasted from start to finish only about 40 seconds as the suspects walked into the gas station, ran out with a handful of cash. it wasn't without a fight. a kralsh stroll into braddock road convenience. he is focused on one thing. look at the grip the robber has on his collar. from the front camera you can see what is in the suspect's right-hand. he is using the hand to grab the
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bill. try to get it out of his hand, knocking over a display. finally they get to the front door and cashier shoved to the ground on his back. who is the bold robber? police say it is this man, 51-year-old michael joiner. he may be connected to the three other nearby gas station robberies dating back to july 6. so far they have only charged him for this past saturday's robbery and one from july 19 is at sunoco. as for the clerk his colleague working tells me he will be okay. may be wondering a few questions and in particular how do police track him down and why this search warrant, something we pulled today. we will tell you what else police are looking for. we are live in fairfax county. i'm david culver, news 4. a masked man who police say
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made bomb threats to rob banks is under arrest. in three of the holdups the man would hand a note claiming he had a bomb. he was tracked down with dna evidence left at the scene. the styrofoam cups you may use for coffee are soon illegal in the district. today mayor gray signed a new law banning all styrofoam containers at restaurants and food trucks. it is part of a bigger bill aimed at cleaning up our rivers. news 4's mark segraves has reaction. >> reporter: the environmental bill has lots to it. the one getting the most attention a ban on styrofoam that will impact every carry out and anyone who serves food in the district of columbia. he sells pizzas and other takeout food here at a shop near capitol hill. a new ban along the shore of the river. >> it means restaurants, carry
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outs and other places that serve food will be required to use compostable or recycleable food service products. >> his store will be one of many small businesses directly impacted by the new ban. he notes this isn't the first time the d.c. government has implemented restrictions on his business in the name of the environment. >> discourage people to use plastic. it's for the environment. now mr. mayor saying i can't use styrofoam. does he have suggestions. >> supporters point to massive amounts of trash including styrofoam cups and boxes pulled out of the river every day and the detrimental impact to the fish. >> i'm looking forward to the day i can fix and eat the fish that i catch. >> reporter: district officials know the switch to recycleable
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products come at a higher cost that could make it tough on small businesses. >> we are working with the carry outs and certain stores for bulk purchasing agreements to drive down the costs. >> reporter: another economic impact will be a requirement for many businesses to provide transportation alternatives to employees. that can make getting to work more affordable. we will have more on that at 6:00. as for the ban on styrofoam, it won't take effect for more than a year. >> hopefully we won't see styrofoam coming down the river. >> reporter: come january 1, 2016 you can say good bye to these and hello to these. mark segraves, news 4. it is one of the worst ebola outbreaks. we are learning more about a doctor battling the virus. some are kicking up more than just dirt in a battle. they are taking their fight to
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tracking developments in the ebola outbreak in west africa. the family of american doctor brantly say he is physically weak and their faith is strong he will recover. brantly contracted ebola. his colleagues say his life is in grave danger. another aid worker in the group, nancy riebold contracted the virus. the current outbreak of ebola has a 57% mortality rate. she vanished after leaving her high school in october. just last week after nine months without a trace abigail hernandez returned to her new hampshire home. >> a man is being held on a million dollar bond for kidnapping. there are more questions than answ amy sinclair has more on today's hearing. >> reporter: abby hernandez looked thin as she walked into
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court with her family to face the man charged with kidnapping her. >> this girl is stronger than anyone could ever, ever be asked to be. and i admire abby and her mom and the family for their strength on this. >> reporter: the judge set the bail at $1 million cash only. >> that is the reason we didn't contest to reargue another day. we need more information to put together a better argument for him. we believe when the facts come out it is entirely different. >> reporter: many of the facts of the kidnapping case are still a mystery. we know the search for the 15 year old was intense both by law enforcement and the community. >> reflected on the event i am convinced consistency and intensity of the investigation and continued vigilance of this community and her family and likely abigail's own actions that led to her safe return. >> we used the most
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sophisticatedhn case from cell phone tower analysis to social media analysis. >> reporter: neither fbi or attorney general's office will talk about how or if the techniques helped abby hernandez escape from kibi. we learned on sunday night there was sufficient information at that time to seek and obtain an arrest warrant and search warrant. >> reporter: the public wants to know whether he held her captive behind the trailer for all that time. the attorney general is only saying that will be part of the investigation after nine agonizing months hernandez's family and friends say they can now be patient. >> it was hard, but justice is coming. she'll get her justice. >> a bizarre battle played out in a trendy neighborhood. the shootout injured some u.s.
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rg iii is completely healthy and feeling good about 2014. >> reporter: the team has the day off after five days of really tough practices. robert griffin iii this season looks lighter on his feet, happier, always has a smile on his face. he says the pressure is off this year. we caught up with him to give us an update on the status of camp. >> how have the last five days been? >> i think as the first day of the arranged practice and you want to make sure you get better as a team. >> reporter: do you feel like it is coming together? you guys working out the kinks? >> i think on day one everyone came out expecting to see us win the super bowl and that didn't happen especially with the rain. the next day the guys took the challenge to themselves to not have such a less crisp day. we are making line checks and everybody is getting it right
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away and able to run the play in a matter of seconds. >> you seem so happy and relaxed and so calm. >> it is fun. there is no stress this year. my teammates have my back and i have their back. that is how it is supposed to be. coach is doing great and awesome and bringing a lot of energy and demands greatness out of us. we want to be a physical football team. >> reporter: what are you doing on your day off? >> i'm probably going to see a movie. i'm sure the movie theater will be packed now. my wife is coming in town and spend some time with her and relax. >> reporter: the rest of the redskins back at practice tomorrow morning at 8:30 as they begin to prepare for their first preseason game in just about a week. >> and there will be live reports throughout the week in richmond and you can keep up with coverage and interviews on nbcwashington.com. a major soccer group in
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maryland suing the montgomery county school system for what it called favoritism. according to the "washington post" montgomery soccer filed a lawsuit over a planned to put a synthetic turf field. the suit alleges during bidding to build the turf field the school system awarded use to groups that only serve what it calls a limited fraction of the city's youth. college football's governing body agreed to settle a class action lawsuit over concussion injuries. the college athletes who sued the ncaa claimed the schools put too much emphasis on them to self-report concussions and teams rush to get them back into the game. the ncaa will create a $70 million fund to examine current and former athletes and work to determine if athletes suffered brain injuries while playing contact sports.
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this could pave the way for athletes to sue for damages. right now a maryland man is getting ready to compete on live tv on "america's got talent." he is with the precision jump roping team. the group won the approval of the tv judges and is hoping america votes them on the next stage of the competition. he just graduated from the university of maryland where he was a cheerleader. his parents say he has had a love for jumping rope since kindergarten. >> he did other sports but this is his niche. >> we hope the routine does well. it is a clean routine and he has really been doing this for years. so we expect big things. >> another maryland group will also be appearing on tonight's show. they are called the bad boys of
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ballet. you can watch america p's got talent here starting at 9:00. >> pretty amazing. >> incredible. two extra days of school this spring cost $2 million. montgomery county used so many snow days it had to add extra class time to meet the state's requirements. scott macfarlane learned that monday after the spring break in april cost the school system $1.5 million just for that one day alone. and then an extra day in june cost half a million. these costs come from buses, utilities, paying overtime and the april date was a state holiday so maintenance workers and drivers got extra pay. dig out the sweater. you will need it again tomorrow but not much longer. >> not much longer. i think we need the sweater one more morning and then that is about it and back to what we
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normally see this time of year. this is a cool shot as we look across the potomac. looking pretty good out there right now. current temperature at the airport just off to the west here sitting into the 70s where normally this time of year we are at the 80s. 78 degrees right now. the wind out of the west at ten to 15 miles per hour gusting up to 20. dropping to about 74 by 7:00 and down to 70 degrees by 11:00 tonight so fairly chilly fairly quickly. right now only 70 degrees the current number in gaithersburg. you know you are going to be on the cool side. 75 manassas and 72 towards dulles. no rain. storm team 4 radar is all clear. this is really telling here. only 64 in state college. 64 in west virginia. 69 in hagerstown. that is the cool air that continues to move in across our region. another very cool night and a very cool start to the morning tomorrow. back towards the mountains down to around 52. some areas may be in the upper
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40s early tomorrow. 53 in winchester. as we look towards portions of virginia you know it is a cool start. northern virginia 58 degrees. manassas around 54. warrenton at 53 degrees. average temperatures there for what we would see in late september or early october. tomorrow afternoon mostly sunny 79 to 85 degrees. even with the cooler weather we are on the mild side if not the warm side by thursday with a high of 87. 86 on friday. 30% chance of storms on friday but most of us remain dry. saturday a better chance of seeing storms move through. 87 on sunday and we get hot next monday and tuesday back to around 90. well, it's an invention that could save your child, a device called the hot seat designed to alert you when a child is left in the hot car. the inventor says it is almost ready for mass production.
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aaron gilchrist splaeexplains h works. >> it started with a science fair entry and now the 17-year-old inventor is ready to get to work saving lives. so far 18 children across the country have died in hot cars. this device called the hot seat is a censor. it is designed to sound an alarm if it is left in the car and the key chain gets more than 40 feet away. >> loud enough to grab people's attention around the vehicle as well as remind the parent on the key fob or cell phones. >> the inventor says she is ready to build a prototype of the hot seat to show retailers and started a fundraising campaign and passed her goal there. we are waiting to hear when she takes her next step which is production of the prototype.
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that crash landed on a beach in florida and killed a father and daughter is speaking out. army sergeant died after the crash sunday. his 9-year-old daughter died yesterday. the pilot of the plane was not injured. his wife and daughter faced the media today as their pastor read a statement. >> words cannot express the sorrow i feel over the loss of this father and soldier and his beautiful daughter. i send my heart felt apology for my role in this tragic accident. >> the statement from pilot goes on to explain that his engine died during a sight seeing flight. he was losing altitude and could barely steer but by passed a more crowded beach. he said he never saw the family. charles barkley is offering
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to pay for the funerals of the three young siblings killed during the carjacking in the city where he first began his professional career. the children between the ages of 7 and 15 were hit by a stolen suv in philadelphia last week. they had been volunteering at a church run fruit stand to raise money for a community park. the crash wounded their mother and another woman. two men are currently being held without bond in connection with the crime. two women trapped on a bridge 80 feet high with nowhere to go as a train came barrelling towards them. the women ran for their lives and then ducked down as the train pass td over them. they crawled out of the other side and were not injured. the private bridge passes over lake lemon in indiana. the two women were charged with criminal trespassing. if you have never been to
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new york city you have probably heard of the west village and washington square park. two law enforcement officers remained in the hospital after a shootout. tracy strahan has more from the neighborhood that is still in shock. >> reporter: crime scene tape and an nypd squad car continue to keep watch over the smoke shop that was the scene of a shootout, afternoon gun fire that some witnesses can't believe. >> i thought they were filming another tv show or movie. >> reporter: not only did he hear it but he saw the frenzied after math inside of the shop called smoking culture across from his apartment. gun fire erupted when two u.s. marshals and nypd detective closed in on this man on the run for two years wanted on charges of child molestation in california. authorities say when the team moved in he opened fire with this .32 caliber handgun, the
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shots sent everyone scrambling. >> they are running and screaming. it was really creepy. >> reporter: he was killed by return shots but not before injuring all officers involved. detective munoz under went surgery after witnesses say his life was saved by his bullet proof vest. >> one cop had bloody elbows. >> one of the injured was released earlier today and the other two injured officers are said to be in stable condition. new at 6:00 the daughter of former governor bob and maureen mcdonnell takes the stand in their corruption trial. what caused the daughter to break down in tears. using science to solve crimes. the next step as police bust a guy suspected in a series of robberies in northern virginia.
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>> new calls for a ceasefire in the middle east. we begin tonight with the immigration crisis at the border with time running out in washington before congress goes on vacation there is a new proposal about how to fix the problem. it is a small move and short term will it be enough. >> maryland officials meet to talk about the idea of housing unaccompanied minors in montgomery county. we begin with steve handelsman live on capitol hill. >> this is moving fast, maybe to a dead end but still moving fast and not because the border crisis is getting urgent, it is already urgent. >> reporter: there is no change on the rio grande. texas cops still catching kids surging up from central america. what is changing is the calendar. three days until congress goes home for the summer and republicans want to be seen
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