rifle to disable a suspect vehicle. i-45 and i-20 shut down in that area and we learned police detonated a package under a police truck in a parking lot of the police headquarters. no one was hurt. this is new video just into the news room right now. two explosives found at the headquarters. >> we are following the updates on the dallas police twitter. they have been updating it all morning long. you are looking at pictures of the damage to the glass windows. >> we can show you more. this is where the explosion went off. other cars damaged around that were parked in the area. as we said no one hurt. they have search teams and search dogs looking in the area. a news conference is scheduled at 9:30, just 30 minutes from now. we'll bring more information as it comes. >> we want to head over to the weather center to check in with amelia segal in for chuck bell. she has more on the hot and humid weather.

>> cloudiness over the area. the d.c. metro area seeing cloudy skies. we are going to have a mix of clouds and sun throughout the day today. high temperatures near and around 90 degrees. already at 83 in washington. 81 in gaithersburg and 79 in manassas. here is the high temperature today in your neighborhood. d.c. hits 90 degrees. that will make this the second heat wave of the year. 88 for a high in and 88 in winchester. mid afternoon and evening hours, some scattered showers and thunderstorms are likely. heavy rain because of the humidity. here is the latest check of storm team 4 radar. tracking rain over west virginia as this tries to make its way over the mountains. right now, it's falling apart. i will show future weather tracking the storms today and tomorrow. >> thanks amelia. in the day ahead expect traffic delays. thousands are expected to take part in the capitol pride

parade. this is the 40th anniversary. deacon mack cubben and wilson cruise are the grand marshals. new this year, a family fun zone during the parade. go to our nbc washington app for a list of events and closures. search capitol pride. take a look here at 4:30 this afternoon. that is when the parade is going to step up. p street in northwest is where it will start. expect closed roads. the parade ends at 14th and f streets. a story in iowa, one woman dead and one in custody. the shooting happened in the coral ridge mall. iowa state patrol arrested one person on intern state 80 in connection with the shooting. police are trying to figure out what led up to this. a prison worker pleaded not guilty in connection with the jailbreak in new york. joyce mitchell, right here, is

accused of providing material to two killers who escaped. she faces eight years in prison, if convicted. she works at the correction alpha silty. >> matt and sweat are still on the run. jay gray reports on the arrest and massive manhunt. >> reporter: almost a week after helping two convicted killers break out of the maximum security prison where she worked joyce mitchell was charged for her role in the escape. >> promoting prison contraband, a class b felony and criminal -- >> reporter: she was a supervisor in the tailor shop where she met and developed a relationship with sweat and matt. mitchell was supposed to drive the get away car after the escape but instead drove to a hospital suffering from a panic attack.

since then authorities say she's provided key information as the manhunt continues. >> we are getting closer with every step we take. >> choppers outfitted with infrared equipment hover over the target zone while 800 officers and agents work through the rugged forest three miles from the prison. police commanders spoke directly to the men they think may be hiding there. >> we have a message for david sweat and richard matt. we are coming for you. we will not stop until you are caught. >> jay gray nbc news new york. >> joyce mitchell's daughter-in-law released a statement saying she is taking responsibility for the actions she has taken part in. we will love and support her no matter what. not even that situation will bring our family down. that is all we have to say about this. if you are not a personaliers government worker, your personal information may have been

hacked. hackers went after people in the process of getting security clearances and background checks for jobs. 14 million civilian employee's information dating back to the '80s was compromised. they released a statement, once we have information about the breach, we will announce a plan with whose information was compromise zed. a playground to honor a teacher killed outside her home. it is going to open in alexandria. she was shot last february. she taught music in alexandria for 20 years. derrick ward is in alexandria this morning with more details. >> reporter: this is highly appropriate for remembering the life of ruth ann. the city of alexandria. it was february of last year when the 69-year-old was gunned down on her doorstep.

the plans were already in place, but they thought it was highly appropriate because she was involved in the cause for issues for families and kids with disabilities and access issues. this playground em bodies all that. it also imbodies the music. this is a giant keyboard. that is highly appropriate as we hear from the landscape architect. >> we wanted to incorporate music for the children. why not do that? >> now, the mayor and the city officials cut the ribbon on this playground. it was built with private funds from the group she was so involved in. it is a way for her memory to go

on. people who may not have known who she was will know her name and legacy here. we are live in alexandria. >> a great tribute thank you. at 9:07 we are keeping our eyes on a situation in texas. police are in a stand off with people accused of shooting at the dallas headquarters overnight. we are going to bring updates as they come into the news room. plus, a second recall for an ice cream company. what you should pull from the freezer and outed by her own parents, accused of pretending to be black. how the naac

welcome back. trending this morning online, bad news for jenny's ice cream.

they found another listeria contamination in its production facilities. jenny's stores just reopened may 22nd after an spril disapril listeria contamination. they posted a statement online. now, to the next story, l.a. police arrested former "full house" star, john stamos for dui in beverly hills. police got several call that is the 61-year-old was driving erratically. he was cited for driving under the influence and admitted to the hospital for a possible medical condition. the internet buzzing about this one. it is fired up over washington state civil rights leader who lied about being black. rachel is the head of the naacp in spokane. her parents say she has been lying about her racial back background

background. david is here with more on that story and the response from her parents. >> we are hearing from naacp. they are standing behind her even though she lied about her race. she's the president of the naacp spokane washington chapter. when she applied for the job, she identified herself as black, white and american indian. their daughter has been misleading people for years. they spoke on the "today" show this morning. >> well, it's important to us that the truth is known and so that's why we are speaking because we cannot participate by our silence in the lies. >> the naacp says racial identity is not a qualifying or disqualifying standard for leadership in their organization. she has not answered questions about her family's background. 9/11 now athletes not hurt on the field playing the sport, but hit by a bus.

this video is very dramatic. all of this caught on camera. >> amelia segal is coming out. when we could see severe storms this weekend. th

three austrian athletes are being treated this morning after being hit by a bus. we want to warn you, the video is disturbing. take a look. you can see the bus head towards the group.

this happened on thursday. the synchronized swimmers were walking through the european games. there they are hit. it's very tough to watch there. we are learning that one person has a broken arm. another has serious spinal injuries. the third swimmer is back with the team. good news there. the games started yesterday and runs through june 28th. >> my goodness. today, hillary clinton's first campaign rally in new york will get personal. the former secretary of state is expected to open up about her late mother dorothy during the raleigh on roosevelt island. she credits her mother for passion and values, especially fighting for women and children. bill clinton will appear alongside his wife today. this will be his first appearance in her 2016 campaign. clinton clinton dominates the democratic field. a number of people do not believe she is honest or trustworthy. tomorrow on "meet the

press," chuck todd examines the political dynasties. they will discuss jeb bush and hillary clinton's strategies. the trial will begin for the man accused of killing chandra levy. his former cell mate misled the jury. a member of the louisiana national guard will be buried at arlington national cemetery. we told you about the staff sergeant. his family wanted him buried on the gulf coast. the army said no because of the limited space at arlington and the fact that he was not on active duty. the secretary of the army has since reversed that decision. they haven't announced when his burial will take place. this morning a university of

virginia student wants to move on with his life after charges were dropped against him. you will recall this incident with officers when they arrested him outside a charlottesville bar. this was in march. his lawyers argues officers did not have reasonable suspicion to stop him. it sparked publicoking back and seeing the blood run down my face. >> he does not think the agents involved should face charges because he doesn't think it would benefit society. he's going to intern on capitol hill this summer. the celebration at walker hill. the holiday celebrates the end of slavery in the u.s. today's celebration begins at 1:00 p.m. you may notice new changes on your facebook news feed. more facebook changes.

until now, where a story appears in a news feed depends on how many of your friends like it or comment on it. that's all changed. what tops it will depend on how much you spend reading posts from that facebook user. >> why? >> i don't know. >> why mess up a good thing? this is going to make everybody mad. >> when we introduced a news feed, everybody was furious. >> there's the option where you can go and hit the most recent button. it updates the most recent stuff. a lot of people don't know that exists. >> that's the thing with the weather. when we post about severe weather, people are scrolling through the news feed and it might be outdated. >> yeah, because today it's going to be hot out there. >> it is muggy outside. somebody on facebook said it great yesterday. when you walk outside it feels like you are getting hit with a warm sponge. it's going to be the same case today and tomorrow.

the mugginess is here. plenty of clouds over the area. a mix of clouds and sunshine throughout the day today. you can see a live look outside. hazy sunshine right now. as we get into the afternoon and evening hours scattered showers and thunderstorms. here are the weather headlines. heat and humidity continue. the upcoming week as well. with that comes scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. then little relief for the workweek. the humidity drops a littleednesday. but it's still going to be humid outside. temperatures coming in in the upper 70s and low 80s. washington already at 83 degrees. college park at 81. dulles coming in at 79. the weather today having a low to moderate impact on your day. as we get into the afternoon hours, when you factor in the humidity, it will feel like temperatures are in the mid to upper 90s even though the thermometer will only read upper 80s or 90 degrees and

thunderstorms around the area this afternoon. here is the latest on the radar. nothing in the immediate radar. keeping a close eye on the showers all morning long, impacting west virginia as they make their way over i-81. they are fizzling out as they move over the mountains. as we get into the afternoon hours we will see we are tracking some activity. here is the planner for today. by noon, humid. a temperature of 88. we hit the high in washington at 90. at 3:00 or 4:00 p.m. scattered thunderstorms around on into the evening hours tracking areas of rain and a high temperature of 87. because of the humidity, any storms, rain today could be heavy. reduced visibility. if you have outdoor plans, you need to run inside quickly. at least the storms, if we do track them will be moving along, not just sitting there. by noon, cloudy skies over the area. notice how as we work through the afternoon hours, the clouds thin a little bit, allowing for

the cloud/sun mix. areas of rain develop. it continues on into the afternoon and evening hours. we could see heavy rain today. not a lot of severe weather potential in the forecast for today. tomorrow, i think there could be a few severe thunderstorms around later in the day. heavy rain, strong winds and maybe isolated flash flooding. a high tomorrow of 89. back into the low 90s monday and tuesday with the chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms. a touch cooler on wednesday. right now, keeping it dry. >> thanks amelia. captured headlines on birth in d.c. and around the country. >> the thompson sextuplets are gearing up for a milestone. why passengers aboard an allegiant air flight wound upstanding on the wings of t

a little more than 18 years ago t thompson sextuplets made history. now it's time for another milestone. >> two girls are getting ready for graduation day. zachary kiesch says it's a good time to stop reflect on the families amazing journey. >> anybody can do it. >> reporter: today, there's a reason to celebrate, graduation and celebration. >> this is emily thompson, richelle thompson --

>> reporter: jackie thompson and her five surviving sextuplets took the world by storm an may 8, 1997. >> they were the first blacks in d.c. to have sextuplets. >> i remember it like it was yesterday. i was fascinated by twins and triplets. >> reporter: the disparity they got in comparison with a white family in a similar position. help came from the most unlikely of places. a 16-year-old from pennsylvania. >> when i read the newspaper article and two families in a similar situation were treated so differently because of the color of their skin. she rallied classmates and strollers. howard university offered scholarships when they reached college. >> they were like what? >> they are resilient.

they are smart. they are strong. they are loving. they are warm and they are so appreciative. >> two will graduate from hospitality high school and the other three will next year. a chance to reflect. zachary kiesch, news 4. >> and you can go to our nbc washington app and see the highlights of the past. search sextuplets and check them out. >> wonderful to see them grow. fake letters are showing up in mailboxes in montgomery county. how to target the scam. searching for a driver in a deadly hit and run. the connection to another deadly crash. as you look outside live, hot and humid. get ready for another sweaty day. we are going to check in with amelia segal to see when the heat wave will fizzle out.

we are on top of some breaking news. dallas police are in a stands off with at least one suspect in texas. gunmen opened fire at the dallas police headquarters. you can hear it there. this was overnight. there was also an explosion. police are working two scenes now. >> let's look at the damage. dallas police tweeting this information out. this is the damage done to cruisers. a news conference is expected to start any minute now. we will have an update in a few minutes from now. this weekend is the 40th

anniversary of capital pride. the parade starts at 4:30 and will go through logan neighborhood as well. >> there's a family fun zone. go to nbc washington app for a list of events. also, there's closures going on. check that out. search capital pride. if you are going to the parade you are going to want to bring spf. that heat wave we have been talking about not anything to mess around with. amelia segal is standing by in for chuck this morning in the storm team 4 weather center. what are you thinking? >> when you factor in the humidity with the air temperature, it feels like it is 88 degrees outside. heading to the parade today, it is hot and humid with a mix of clouds and sunshine. here is the capital pride parade forecast. getting down there you notice the sky cover here. keeping a mix of clouds and sun in the forecast on into the evening hours. 3:00 p.m. temperature around 90 degrees downtown. 5:00 p.m. upper 80s.

7:00 p.m., 86 degrees. as it has parade is winding down, i think a shower or thunderstorm could be moving through. that could impact the parade. maybe bring a poncho if you are heading down or be able to move indoors. temperatures in the upper 70s, low 80s. 81 in manassas. 79 in annapolis. i'll have more on thunderstorms in the forecast coming up in a bit. >> thank you amelia. we want to go to breaking news in north texas. we are standing by as we take a live look at where a news conference is about to happen. police are in a stand off with at least one suspect. this, following the shooting at the dallas police headquarters. it left a lot of cruisers riddled with bullets. this is happening near i-45 and i-20 in hitchens texas outside the city of dallas. both interstates are being closed. charles hadlock has the overnight developments.

first, we are going to take the like they are about to get started. >> treating two scenes as active scenes for the critical incident involving one suspect shooting at police headquarters, then being chased to a location in hudson. since that time, we want to update you on what's transpired since then. at 4:30 a.m., our bomb robot picked up a bag, a suspicious package at our jack evans police head quarts on south lamar. this bag contained pipe bombs. as the robot picked up the bag the bag exploded, detonated. at 4:35 a.m., at the location in hudson where the suspect's van is parked our snipers shot out

the engine block of the suspect vehicle with a .50 caliber sniper rifle disabling the van. at 4:38 a.m. a suspicious briefcase was reported in the dumpster in our northeast police substation. we dispatched bomb techs to this location and the package was cleared and was not a bomb. between 4:45 and 5:00 a.m., we began calling additional bomb tech resources from the fbi here in dallas and our atf partners here in dallas and we called state resource bomb techs for

additional bomb technicians to report to this area. at 5:07 a.m., our squad snipers shot at the suspect to the front windshield, excuse me through the front windshield of the van, striking the suspect. since that time, we have sent the bomb tech robot that has a camera to try and confirm whether the suspect is deceased. because the suspect during negotiations expressed that the van he was traveling in was rigged with explosives, our officers are not approaching that vehicle, but, instead, our

bomb technicians are deploying the robot and plan to detonate specific areas around the van to ensure that it's not rigged to explode. so, we have a planned detonation occurring at that van by a bomb tech. the fbi has been called in to assist us in this very complex investigation. they will relieve dcd resources as necessary. dpd is ma skeet

bomb squad suspect at last known address. we also are responding to a caller who called in to wfaa, disguiseing their voice and claiming to have a bomb. our detectives are at wfaa headquarters trying to figure out ways to track that phone call. all of our seven patrol stations have been searched and they have been cleared of any suspicious package at this time. police headquarters is now transitioning to a crime scene. we are partnering with crime

scene techs from our staffing and we are reaching out for help for other crime scenes in the area to help us collect evidence, shell casings, some of the bomb detonation material. there's video images that are both online and there's cameras in the area that we are trying to retrieve video images of. we are going to begin talking to witnesses. there's a complex scene at police headquarters. soon, after the robot clears the van and we are able to identify the deceased, what we believe is deceased inside the van, crime scene techs will transfer them to collect evidence. just looking at and listening to our officer who is were responding to gunshots at headquarters and the gunshots at

hutchens, some officers say we are very lucky. i believe we are blessed that our officers survived this ordeal. there were bullet holes in squad cars where officers were sitting. there are bullet holes in the front lobby where our staff was sitting. >> remember, it just walked away to get a coke. if they had stayed there doing the ordeal, they would have been shot. >> you were listening live to the police chief in the outskirs of dallas, texas where a very complex situation is unfolding. we have been following the situation where there was a shooting outside police headquarters, a detonation of pipe bombs left in the bag. the new news breaking we learned around 5:07, four hours

ago, sniper that is were called in, following the chase of a suspect, they shot out a window and shot the suspect. his or her van was rigged with explosives, we don't know if the suspect is deceased. >> the chief addressed this, why don't they go up to the van to determine if the suspect is dead or alive. they said because it would detonate. they are not going to approach it. they are going to detonate the van to make sure it stays for the officers. >> this has been a long worning for that situation, for the police headquarters in dallas. we showed you some of the damage on twitter as well. it continued throughout the morning with several threats, suspicious calls into a local tv station. they are trying to work several angles. it is something we are monitoring as well.

>> dallas police headquarters and the substations are secure. they are saying this is a story that we'll continue to foe low at

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following breaking news, we are looking live at a news conference being held right now with new details after gunmen fire at police outside police headquarters in dallas. the breaking developments ahead on news 4 today.

>> breaking news out of texas where we have following the latest in the dallas police shooting. we are learning more about the suspect. let's go live to the news conference.

>> yes. that is him. that's correct. i'm going to work my way back around again. i'm going to start from the right and go back around, okay? yes, sir. you didn't ask on the first round. >> how was contact initiated. did he call the police? if you called him, you had to have a number. how did you get the number? >> initially, he called 911 and left a long rant on our 911 tape. and from that 911 call we got a phone number because we can get the numbers that's calling into 911. then, our negotiators call that number and that began our negotiations. >> you identified him by the number? >> no we have to get id on his person, fingerprints at this point. yes, sir. >> was there a threat to --

[ inaudible ] >> yes. >> what was the rant about in short form? >> the rant was about what we mentioned in the first briefing. first of all, police caused him to lose custody of his child. secondly, we accused him of being a terrorist and he, as a result, was going to blow us up. that was the extent of the threat. there was no mention of the gunshots on the police facility or the attempt of killing the officer that pulled up in front of him ramming the car doing the rant. that had already happened when he called 911. so again, he was rambling quite a bit. you could tell quite a bit of anger. >> speaking of officers, was anybody injured? >> no. that's been the saving grace of this, where, you know, you see bullet holes in the doors that

officers were standing behind. no officers were injured. it's been a blessing. no civilians at all. this area, if you are familiar with the area it's a nightclub or bar nearby a hotel nearby, people coming and going. pretty much all night long most nights. no one injured at this point other than the suspect. yes, sir? >> keeping in mind that he may have been hyperbolic. what was he saying he had? >> you are listening in live to a press conference from dallas' police chief following what was a gunshots fired down the street. several unknown packages left around. one of them a pipe bomb that is detonated. we were listening to this this morning. it sounded like four people were behind this. i'm looking at the twitter feed.

they said initially, there was that call. they believe that one suspect shot from various locations. >> at this point we just heard from the chief not confirming the identity of the suspect, but we have been able to learn a little bit about him. they say the suspect was in a custody dispute involving a child. right now, no apparent violent history between the individual and police. the video you are looking at right now pay attention to the van that is taking off. this was early this morning when the suspect rammed the police cruiser right there. then you hear the gunshots that follow. there was a series of gunshots. if you look at the pictures posted on twitter, you can see how much damage was done. the cruisers riddled the bullets. after this they discovered four bags left in front of police headquarters. one of those containing explosives is when they called in the bomb techs. they sent the robot in.

one of the bags detonated and exploded. amazingly, nobody was hurt in any of this. they went on pursuit of this van. that is where the second scene happened and the stand off began. that's when they actually brought in the snipers. they ended up shooting one of the engine blocks and then around i believe around 5:30 or 5:06 -- 5:07. that is when they shot through the window. at this point, they don't know if the suspect is deceased. >> they are not approaching the vehicle. they told them they have explosives in that van. it's a situation we are continuing to monitor. big story. another story we are continuing to follow is the scorcher we are dealing with. amelia, you said it's not going to be as bad as yesterday. >> not as bad but still muggy. the temperatures aren't as hot. highs today will warm into the

upper 80s or around 90 degrees. this is the heat index when you factor in the humidity, feeling like 88 in washington. feeling like 90 in culpeper and 94 in fredericksburg. high temperature 87 today. a mix of clouds and sun throughout the day. that easy sunshine and scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms today. a day where everybody will see rain and you want to move indoors quickly. if you see storms moving into the area. feeling oppressive today. tomorrow, the humidity is high. feeling oppressive as far as the humidity is concerned. much of the same on monday. tomorrow, a high temperature of sunshine. a better chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms tomorrow. i do want to mention today, as well as tomorrow and monday any rain we are tracking could be heavy because of how humid it is. we could see strong to severe

thunderstorms later in the day tomorrow. something we will continue to monitor. low 90s monday and tuesday with a chance of showers and thunderstorms

we are staying on top of breaking news right now. the dallas police chief says a sniper shot at police headquarters. they are checking if the suspect

is dead. they believe only one person was involved. a bomb squad is checking the van to make sure it is not rigged with explosives. one neighborhood has been evacuated outside of dallas. police are working two scenes right now. >> this started early this morning. you can see it began with this van. the suspect driving that van, according to police. you can hear gunfire there. he rammed it into a police cruiser. the police chief over this news conference in the past 30 minutes or so has used the word blessed. despite the violence going on in the video and overnight hours, no police officers were hurt. we are learning more about the suspect. they have not identified him, they say he has a family violence custody issue. that was something he was involved with. as of now, only one suspect believed to be behind this. you have to understand, this is

not only that shooting and that ramming of the police vehicle, but included the detonation of a pipe bomb near police headquarter that is left a lot of damage around the area. again new york cityo one hurt. they had calls of unidentified packages in the area. the police substations are safe. >> to reiterate how scary this was they tweeted that an officer that was searching headquarters for explosives almost tripped over a package. that exploded. >> let's check in with amelia segal joining us at the desk. the forecast is hot and humid? >> yes. scattered thunderstorms as well this afternoon. a better chance you are dealing with rain tomorrow. here is a check of future weather. storms could fire as early as 3:00 or 4:00 p.m. as we head to max one right now. any storms could contain heavy rainfall. the rain is moving through. everybody has the chance of a

shower or thunderstorm today as well as tomorrow. high temperatures around 90 degrees for the weekend. very muggy. muggy through tuesday. we keep a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the forecast. relief arrives on wednesday with a high of 87. >> after this heat wave, we are ready for it. that's going to do it for the

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