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>> students of the university of maryland have gotten text alerts telling them to stay away from the main administration building. there are reports of connect ift around that building. we don't know why. before we know exactly what is going on. because we don't want to give away police positions and we want to be responsible about

this. so we will get back to you as soon as question tell you anything more about what is going on in the administration building. back to you. >> if you fly lot you may know birth strikes aren't unusual. but at la guardia two pilots reported hitting birds within 90 minutes of each other. one plane while tieing to land the second just after touching down. both did land safety. >> lots of jets in are in the air. jet blue moved from terminal a to b and -- >> well, if you are a frequent flyer you probably already noticed there are a lot of changes here at reagan national.

but the true story at dca is basically a tail of two airports. terminal a which dates back to roosevelt and off in the distance, way down there, terminals b and c. you have air lines shifting between the two and the airport says you should expect changes. >> jet blue, southwest and the other low cost carriers and really seeing that competition increased to to a bunch of big profiled u.s. destinations. >> coming up at next, what other changes should joe expect 20 see and will they temperature you get around? >> right back to the line desk. wendy from the university oaf maryland. what is the latest. wendy? go ahead wendy. wendy, you are on. what is the latest from the university of m.d.

wendy can you hear us? apparently we're having some issue but we've heard they have given the all clear. we're going to head back to wendy? just a bit. meanwhile, techies, samsung just unveiled a curved smart phone. >> why bar bee may be losing appeal with young girl. >> and we're going to hear from >> and we're going to hear from nanky writebol at 4:00.

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i'm wendy rieger at the live desk. the instant the university of maryland was unfounded. they have issued the all clear. a the tweet just went out the incident at main administration building has been determined to be unfounded and all clear. we heard there was police activity. apparently the police originally tweeted out asking people to stay way from the main administration building we are trying to get to to the bottom of that but the important thing we can all exhale. no problems at the university. back to you. >> new details about a third american infected with the ebola. a doctor from boston working with a charity when infected.

>> and fellow missionary nancy writebol spoke today for the first time. >> a 51-year-old family physician from massachusetts is the third american to become infected with the ebola virus while serves in west africa. he knew he was heading into an area in the midst of the worried worst outbreak in history but like others felt a calling to help. >> he came to me the day before he left and i asked him do you know what he you're getting into? and he said can of course but i have to go. >> he's been working with pregnant women while in liberia. he's said to be doingel and in isolation. matt lauer got a tour earlier where the two other patients were treated successfully.

>> i know there have been discussions that this person will be coming back to the united states. i don't believe the site where they are coming back is answered yet. >> during a press conference with with nancy writebol, she recalled the moment her husband broke the news to herhe tested positive with the virus. >> he came forward to give me a hug to put his arms around me and i knew how dangerous that was. so i said no. >> she continues her recovery. >> the outbreak in west africa continues to spiral out of control and public health officials predict the number of cases of deaths will increase over the next few weeks. the virus and current outbreak is killing about half of its victims. >> a warning if you planned

ahead in texas to the side of south padre, all beaches are closed because of the risk of rip currents. the rough surf is being stirred by tropical storm dolly making it's way through mexico. >> they have been anywhere from moderately to exceptionally dry. the southwest pocket really needs the rain. hopefully it doesn't come all at once and lead to flooding. we're looking at the few storms around the area. back to another change for us. a little bit of the relief today. as we look, the other thing we've gotten just a little relief from. saw the ragweed come down just a little bit but not quite enough to take us out of the high range. it is in the high range for today and so is the mold spore count because of the rain. hopefully we see that come down at the end of the week. right now we are dry.

not showing storms whatsoever. a the quiet evening, scanning the area. tomorrow just a little busy again. 80 degrees. clouds and sunshine, comfortable conditions that will continue through the evening. 7:00, 8:00, partly cloudy and turning mostly clear for a short spirit overnight, allowing some fog to form late tonight. we drop to 79 by 11:00. tomorrow worng morning 8:00 a.m. a little shower. and some fog developing. best chance of showers is after lunch tomorrow. you can see them firing around 66 just east of 81. fauquier county, cull pep e, fredericksburg and east. but the best chance is in this zone right here.

that is best chance for tomorrow and like yesterday, any storms that come through could bring brief-rain. 1:00, 11:00, maybe a impact rain movi east through tomorrow. and again the chance of storms west of the area but we keep the impact at low for tomorrow. not area wide with the big storms coming through for the afternoon. that will be for part of our upcoming weekend. 89 for d.c. 90 around franconia. here is a look at your storm team four-day forecast. close to 90, 92 on friday. 93 on saturday. 80 on sunday. big time storms coming tlul saturday. >> we have an update. we mentioned a few minutes ago that facebook was down about 4:00 for a few minutes anyway.

it is now back up. >> it's back. >> yeah we're back up. twitter was erupting with a lot of angry people. but good news right now. a shameless page plug. >> let's hope it stays up. >> meanwhile in the news4 consumer watch today you may soon be talking on a curved cell phone. one of three new devices about to be unveiled by samsung. the screen actually wraps around the edge. called the galaxy note engine. and the galaxy note 4. at 5.7 inches it is slightly larger than the new iphone. samsung is also releasing a virtual reality headset that is compatible with the note 4. the devices are set to be available this fall. >> need a new car? more are taking out loans than

ever before. u.s. auto loans are at a record high. about 85% of new cars were financed in the quarter of this year. loans for also used in 50% of used car sales. amounts are also higher. the average new car was more than $27,000 with the buyer paying $467 a month. >> a popular doll for generations but now the famous barbie appears to be falling out of favor. they have been on the decline for the past two years now. the doll's maker blames the drop to a conscious decision by parents. they say there is now the assumption that gender toys can be detrimental to a girl's ambition and self esteem. in response they have launched a new campaign showing dolls in the career outfits. if a story idea we'd love to

hear. consumer watch at nbcwashington.com. also give us a call. >> trying to lose weight? well when it comes to weight loss it is not the type of diet but your ability to stick to the die. canada p researchers followed 7,000 overweight adults on a variety of plans. after 12 months all of the participates who followed their plans closely lost about the same amount of weight. so the bottom line here, since the results are similar, researchers say people should just choose a plan easier to follow. >> back in the game. michael sam t nfl's first openly gay player is suiting up right now with the dallas cowboys. >> and with the pressure building on the president to respond to isis terrorists some say the command ner chief is

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she made history as you know as the first girl to pitch a winning game in the little league world series. last night's game she took the time to sign autographs for some of the dodgers. >> kwhiet an arm. >> and a smile too. >> michael stam's dream is still alive. >> the first openly gay athlete to be drafted into the league is now a member of the dallas cowboy's practice team. dia diane russini is here. >> he's been signed to the practice squad. he won't actually play in games but he will help the team prepare. he was drafted by the st. louis rams but he was let go many that final round of cuts on saturday. today he took a physical at the cowboy's facility and was signed by the team.

head coach garrett explained what went into bringing him aboard. >> this is about football. and we evaluated him as a football player and felt he could help us. we want to see what he can do. our attention and focus is on football and getting ready for the 49ers and that is the culture that we have around here and the culture we'll continue to have. >> there is also a chance sam can get on the field if a dallas cowboy were to let hurt. they are selling his jersey throe there in dallas. >> up next. d.c. mayor vincent gray is heading to china. >> and backlash for see low

first now at 4:30, trouble on our roads. first responders in montgomery reported taking them longer and longer to drive through traffic to answer emergency 911 calls. while some are blaming advancements in high-tech gadgets. >> super star cee lo green is doing backtracking. major in fact today amid an outcry over his recent tweets about rape. why some are calling the comments appalling. >> first at 4:30, new developments in the execution of

the steve sotloff today. president obama warned isis terrorists that justice will be served but also left open questions about whether his goal is to destroy the terror group or simply contain it. and in the meantime public and political pressure is growing. >> some lawmakers are upset at the president. one senior senate republican said isis has god got to be destroyed and cannot be merely managed. president obama's mixed message came in astonia, the day after he learned after sotloff's beheading. many wondered if the president yet had a strategy for isis. >> our objective is to clear. to degrade and destroy isil so it is not just a threat to iraq but also to the united states.

>> reporter: obama said he wants to shrink isis's military capability. >> to the point where it is a manageable problem. >> it is not a group we can safely co-exist with. >> but destroying isis could mean a new u.s. war. >> this is going to be broad strikes and ultimately relying on some ground forces. >> reporter: and boot ossen the ground could mean some u.s. dead. >> you are not going to be able to destroy isis in the next year or two without thousand of the american casualties. >> many backers. >> he's going to put a coalition together so we don't have the put the boots on the ground in syria. >> the president headed to the may toe summit in whales where the focus is on the russian invasion of ukraine but ukraine

is not in nato. not protected. u.s. sanctions have not stopped russia and the president has made public no plan to stop isis. >> some senate democrats are pushing a vote to authorize u.s. air strikes in syria where isis has its main bases but president obama and many other lawmakers up here in this election year are leery of taking that step. >> d.c. mayor vincent gray is headed overseas on a ten day trade mission to china. including the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the d.c.'s sister rep with beijing. there will be meetings to discuss ways the two city asks form a stronger and economic and cultural partnership. he plans to lobby the group to sect washington for the host of next year's meeting. >> the basilica of the

immaculate conception is in the midst of three days of the tours of the knight's tower. there it is. tickets were free but unfortunately they have all been given up for this year's tour. the good news though, folks at basilica tell us a few minutes ago that the event has become on annual one. so better luck getting the ticket next year. >> the backlash for singer cee lo green is growing after his controversial tweets about the definition of rape. it is the talk around town. and in light of yet another retailer possibly hacked, how you can protect your money from cyber thieves. we are in the clear and it is going to be a comfortable evening. but not in the clear tomorrow morning. fog will develop. i'll show what roads and

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two days after pleading no contest to a drug charge cee lo green voiced his opinion in a series of questionsable treats about rape. he was accused of slipping

ecstasy to a woman he had dinner with. troyic, people had a whole lot to say this. let's talk about the tweets. >> he created his very own fire storm. and here is what kicked it off. we're going to look at his tweet. e says if someone passed out, they are not even with you consciously so with implies consent. people who have really been -- have really -- rarely been raped remember. that's what he had so say. >> this they had really been raped. >> if it really happen. >> do they remember. so obviously twitter and many other outlets went crazy because of the comments. >> he took the account down. >> and then after losing his tv

show. he had a reality tv show that's been canceled, he went back online today and said these are not the statements that really come from where my viewpoint really is, they were taken out of context etc. >> a lot of people were on fire about this. talk about your listeners and the back lsh there. >> they don't understand why time and time again they see people like cee lo and other celebrities and athletes go to twitter and make statements to try to defend bad decisions they have made, instead of taking an opportunity to apologize, which eventually is what cee lo had to do, they feel like they are missing an opportunity because you are talking about connecting with your audience. and these people are obviously not being connected when the celebrity decides they feel like they need to defend themselves. >> so what he's done is started another twitter account where he's apologizing and asking

people basically to understand. so do people turn off or still like the celebrity? is he getting fan base fact. >> the people i talked to are torn. they would much rath see a remorseful person. at the same time they are torn because obviously people make mistakes. on the other hand cee lo is a very talented artist and many people were telling me that you know what i'm not going to listen to his music anymore. but on the other hand many a situation like ray rice, some people are deciding to give him a second chance and are going to route for him on sunday. so it's a confluence. a lot of people feeling different ways. >> it puts fans in a difficult spot. >> definitely. traffic is getting worse and it's not just annoying. it could be deadly.

driving with first responders in montgomery county as they get a firsthand look at calls. as you know in an emergency every second counts. he'll join us coming up next to tell us why your high-tech gadgets may be to blaem. plus high-tech video as incredibly brazen thieves t

police in kansas on the lookout for three thieves who tried to steal this atm. in edwardsville, shows a van ramming the door, then the atm. after several attempts the crooks escaped with t atm computer but no cash. the van was discovered stolen from another nearby business. developing right now companies nice wide are take ak hard look at the cyber security in the wake of a series of hacking investigations. home depot with nearly every store hit by a data breach, the fbi is confirming j.p. morgan was also hit by a hacker. and the apple celebrity nude photo hack, the hackers could face child pornography charges for posting pictures of some

celebrities under 18. >> with promises of the better protecting consumers from hacking, more you can do on your own. >> it may be as simple as choosing which type of card to swipe. >> home depot customers could be the latest victims of the massive security breach. >> that can really mess credit up. >> the breech may effect more than the 40 million target shoppers who had their names and personal information stolen last year. target is installing new credit card machines at registers to protect customers but consumer advocates say retailers can only do so much. to protect yourself you should use your credit card instead of the combination debit/credit card. a chip changes the number for

every transaction and a pin is something only you will know. so they will know it is the right card and the right person. the banks are at least moving to a chip card very soon within the next year. >> home depot says the company is aggressively gathering facts but in the meantime the customers are left feeling vulnerable. >> and home depot telling those customers if they find their card information has been compromised they will be identifying them at identity protection services. >> we posted ways to help protect your identity if you have been the victim of any data breach. nbcwashington.com and search "data breach". >> so we're going have to start earlier to get to work. >> just a little. fog warning for tomorrow. the evening not bad at all. the temperatures across the

area. in the low to mid 80s and it's rather comfortable. couple of locations at 87 degrees. riverdale, prince george's county. 82. if you are going to be walking the dog as the sunsets, pretty comfortable conditions out there. will be dropping to about 82 by 9:00. mostly clear and turning foggy after 11:00 p.m. effecting the morning rush in some locations. i think that fog hangs on up until about 7:00 or 8:00. issues for tomorrow. more humidity, sticky, certainly more heat if here. temperature s 89 to near 90 and portions of the area could see thunderstorms tomorrow. whose going see the fog? right here. fog by 7:00 we're still going to see it hanging on down south.

areas like 522 and 301. fair view beach and by 8:00 it starts to lift and move out. patchy fog tomorrow. forecast for tomorrow, dry early. the humidity will be on the increase and poor air quality i think for tomorrow too. 86 to 90 degrees. a chance for storms. leesburg, warrenton. the high temperature of 87 degrees. 30% chance of scattered storms and any of those could deliver heavy rain. we're watching saturday closely. a lot of heat. 93, yes the storms strong, potentially severe and then the heat breaks on sunday. got to love that. we've got more on the weather at 5:00. >> thanks veronica. a the woodbridge man is in jail now. he tried to kidnap a 2-year-old

girl at the playground. prince william county police say patrick rooney picked the child up on a playground up. we're told the girl's 14-year-old brother stopped him before he got away. police arrested him four blocks away. they say he was drunk and he's charged with attempted abduction. >> what caused this explosion and fire on a bus heading down i-95. >> what exactly are the duties of the school crossing guards? christian wright joins was with what cross-ing kbards can and cannot do. >> when you need emergency help the weight makes seconds feel like hours but modern life puts many obstacles in the way of them getting to us quickly. the troubles are nationwide and in our own backyard.

>> reporter: from boston to chicago, orange county california, to montgomery county maryla maryland. reroad along as firefighters and paramedics lost precious seconds, behind drivers who wouldn't budge or were stuck in gridlock. >> an area that gets a little cop jested too, this intersection. >> 29 sees it every day. critical seconds and minutes that eat into the gol goal of arriving at a fire or medical call. boston, trapped behind a city bus after the driver stopped at 7-eleven. ladder 26 stopped cold for 28 seconds in congestion. chicago engine 42 in a slow march through downtown for 30 second this is driver in maryland would not get out of

way for the paramedic. >> it matters because the fire can double in size in just one minute. and an extra 30 seconds to a cardiac case can mean brain damage or death. >> a 2008 north carolina study found response times under 5:00 translate into fewer dets. while a 2012 study found an eighth of a second increase in just one minute of delay in response. life could have been saved had they only gotten there sooner. the trouble more people, cars text asking gadgets. >> people are distracted. >> some drivers simply don't want to yield. boston fire commissioner joe fin. >> unlesses the affecting them they don't actually take it seriously at times. >> in a business where every second counts the people on the front lines say it is taking longer to get there. >> i want to thank the

montgomery county fire department. they gave us tremendous access and they are a first rate organization. but what the commissioner said in boston is so true. if it's not effecting your family these day, steams people just don't ware. but 30 seconds can mean the difference between life and death. >> skit could be anybody. >> right. this is important. did you know -- and i've learned this through my reporting that fiergting tactics a have shifts over the last years. they pour personnel into it. why? because the faster they get there and the fire they save lives. >> well the question is how do get people to move over. or to stop. because it used to be that people would move to the right. that was the rule. now they either stop where they are or just keep drive asking

don't move. how do you change that. >> that is part to culture in maryland. the law is you go to the nearest curb, right or left. other states you pull to the right only. in more news we're going to talk talk specifically how people can get out of the way. why are they not getting out of the way. i was in a car and i had a fire engine right behind me. a the modern car and i couldn't hear the silen. >> really? the soundproofing of the vehicles. >> cars are more quiet today than ever. >> thanks for the ride. we'll look forward it to tonight at 7:00. a desperate and frantic moment. new 91 1 audit tapes

after a summer full of doctor's appointments and surgical procedures the young victim of a violent attack is back in school. she started second grade yesterday. she nearly died in may after two of her classmates stap stabbeder nineteen times. they allegedly plotted to kill the girl in hopes of becoming a -- they are officially charged in the case. learning more of a gun range

instructor shot by a nine-year-old girl. police have now released had 911 recordings. the calls reveal panic and frustration by two people trying to save his life. >> is he breathing? >> yes he is. he's having convulsions. you need to steend the ams righ away. >> are you applying pressure to the wound? >> oh it's. i have nothing to apply pressure with. >> do you have any kind of clothing, towel. >> yes i do. >> charles vac karks still breathing as two men help to apply pressure to the head wound. help is on the way but help couldn't come fast enough. the report reveals the girl's father was first to fire the weapon. a mini uzi 9 mm and then this

was the girl's turn. she fired a few rounds. then he switched the gun into its automatic setting. there wasn't known until after a deputy reviewed had mother's video. he saw the girl start to shoot the weapon and the recoil started straight up into the area and crossed had path of the man's head. the gun was too powerful for her and it had hurt her shoulder. the family huddled around her but did not comprehend it was the instructor who was mortally wounded. the girl's parents whisked her and her two other children away so they wouldn't see what happens. >> is he still able to speak to you. >> no he's completely unconscious. >> the family involved as not been identified. there have been no charges filed in the case. police are classifying this as

an accident. right now at 5:00, dwuns drawn. students told us keep away. what launched this campus scare at the university of maryland this afternoon. >> plus armed and dangerous. a serial robber hit more than half a dozen times in a couple weeks. >> and a metro fire explosion. how this happened to a newer bus in the system. now at 5:00, breaking news. an anonymous threat launch it is a campuswide scare at the university of maryland college park today. >> police out with guns drawn. they gave the all clear about 40 minutes ago. >> right now it looks fine if you are looking a at the university of married but 40 minutes ago it was completely different. standing here with this student jeremy, who saw this as it happened. tell me what you saw. >> i was over by the building over there and i saw some cop cars come out and i noticed they

were coming down here. so as i came over to check out what was happening, i saw they blocked off the campus street right around here and around the main administration building. there were some cops and such and they were surrounding the building. and they were blocking students from entering. >> and heavy artillery as well. these are pictures tweeted out by students here at the university. who were showing just how serious the give ups weguns wer. at 4:00 p.m. they were searching the main administration building after a anonymous call came in with skm a report of the criminal activity. they were asking folks to stay away from the administration building and cleared the building say it was unfounded. it took them about 30 minutes to go through building to make sure there was no threat inside. this