hazy sky. temperatures are climbing and fast. how hot we're going to get and when do we face a chance for thunderstorms back in the area once again. >> taking the message to trial. tracking developments as the man who lanted the gyrocopter is in court and why he says no deal. >> a former congressman is on arrest. getting ready for confinement here in washington. >> plus tough talk from president obama. the topic that had him using language so forceful that we had to censor it for you. we are just getting word the

man charged with landing a gyrocopter on the white house land has rejected a plea deal. it would have involved several years in prison. hughes is if s in florida and worked for the pose sal service. it happened in april. he's now barred by the court from entering the district exempt for court appearances and meetings and he's barred from operating an aircraft. he is on home detention. there will be another hearing in late july. as we get more information, we'll update you here from the live desk and on the nbc washington app. >> we have breaking news right now. jesse jackson junior is back in d.c. and out of a halfway house. we were there. we will hear from him later this hour. the chicago sun times reports he will likely spend the rest of his sentence in the district. he spent more than 2.5 years in

federal prison in alabama. he pled guilty to felony fraud for spending moneyñr in campaign 911. at money. >> at some point his wife will serve time on charges. it's another hot down outside. 88 at reagan national. 83 in martinsberg. the temperatures are already near 90 degrees. we'll have no trouble getting into the 90s for all neighborhoods by later this afternoon. keep in mind that when you factor into the humidity and the heat the index values are already in the upper 90s. in the weather headlines for the remainder of the day, the heat wave is in place lasting into tomorrow with a potential for sever storms tomorrow afternoon. >> thanks, chuck. the massive search for two

prison escapees is shifting back to the area near the prison. we confirm state troopers are investigating a break in at a hunting cabin. multiple sources say dna from the men was found in the cabin saturday. earlier this morning they rolled into the town. they are expected to hold a news conference about the ongoing search. the two men escaped more than two weeks ago. they could be hitching rides on trains, investigators say. and this morning a body of a former white house chef has been recovered. his body was found hours ago off of a trail. rescue crews have not released any other information. he served as white house receive under clinton and bush from 1994 until 2005. this morning we saw several confused metro riders trying to get into the station.

metro closed one entrance to replace the escalators. we are live with what you need to know for your next trip. >> reporter: the sign posted says to use the exit behind you. when all you have to do is cross the street. a metro bus lets a load of passengers off just steps from the west side escalators near star bucks. doesn't take long to read the entrance is closed. some appear a bit puzzled about where to go next. go across the street. >> i didn't know that. >> we go across connecticut avenue. i did notice some riders did not use the crosswalk to get to the other side. where there's a set of moving stairs going down, one set of moving stairs going up. >> they need to be fixed. they need to fix more than just

the escalators. >> reporter: the project installs four new escalator entrances replacing 35-year-old escalators. the metro calls the new ones more reliable and durable. that's welcome relief to passengers frustrated with the system's chronic problems. >> i hope so, although there's frequently outages as well. i know some trains were taken out of rotation for doors opening during the ride last week, so i'm thinking uber more and more. >> when it's all done it will be nice. >> reporter: to keep the station open during this process, the four escalators will be replaced one at a time. each takes approximately 40 weeks. we're talking about a 3-yearlong project here. now, also a big medsheads up to riders who use the nation. metro says at times there will

be temporary closures and there won't be much notice at all to try to keep and prevent overcrowding from happening to keep things safe. we're live this morning. back to you. >> thank you. the community in charleston j south carolina faces a if you have week ahead as family and friends begin to bury the nine people gunned down at the church. one funeral will be tomorrow. someone sprayed the words black live matters on a memorial. it's unclear when it was painted but it's as the nation debates the harm in arming confederate heritage. today we're hearing candid talk from president obama about race. here he is in a pretty incredible moment. hear from an interview in a pod

cast. >> racism. we are not cured of and it's not just a matter of it not being plit to see [ bleep ] in public. that's not the measure of whether racism still exists or not. >> the president also renewed calls for gun control. he says he was never more disgusted than when congress failed to pass gun control after the sandy hook elementary school shooting. open wide. the video that everyone is sinking their teeth into this

if you're like most of us you like to stay away from sharks. this video off florida's atlantic coast has so many

people talking this morning. these divers grabbed their underwater cameras and got to work. one curious shark tried to take a bite out of a lens. a few sharks were a little nicer. they petted a few of the tiger sharks. >> we're following the stories you're clicking on this morning. have you ever wondered how apple chooses colors for the iphones? the company uses chinese taste to decide on their colors. the reason for the recent gold iphone is because in china gold is a good luck charm. the gold iphone watch sold out in less than a hour. and a touching tribute. the daughter of paul walker posted this picture on instagram instagram. the photo has received almost 1 million likes on that site. check this out. it seems a squirrel not happy with how the game against the phillies and the cardinals was

panning out. he interrupted play on friday night with high wire antics. it climbed the wire netting in attempt to get to the dugout. it succeeded, landed on a player, and it may have been the highlight of the game.

yes, indeed. another little heat wave is in progress around here. today is three days in a row 90 or higher. tomorrow is four in a row but that's where it comes to an an impulse of pressure brings severe weather to minneapolis. if you have a flight out of chicago or detroit could have weather related slow downs in the midwest. nothing going on here. only showers closer to us are around the virginia, north carolina boarder. tomorrow i think the slight risk is down over our area. that means a possibility of

strong to severe thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon. today we have to make it through the heat. highs today throw midlow to mid 90s with plenty of sun shine. the stream court has struck down a los angeles ord lance that allows police to inspect hotel guest records on demand. that's one of the few decisions out today. the biggest rulings are usually handed out in the last few days of the term. a lot of people are watching for a ruling to legalize same sex marriage. justices are decidingeing -- >> stranded on a plane for almost 24 hours. why one passenger made it pretty uncomfortable for everyone else. that's coming up in just a

now. we are just learning a judge has approved a deal to keep sweet briar college open for another year. "the washington post" reports supporters jumped up and cheered a plan to keep the women's college from shutting down m. it's up for review from a judge today. the group of alumny fighting to keep it open say the judgment is an answer to their prayers. the school is in serious debt.

you've just settled into your flight when you plane has to make an unscheduled stomp stop. >> and then you're stuck for 24 hours. it happened, and they're talking about a night they'll never forget. >> i think united handled it pourly. >> reporter: it's an angry group of travelers after their flight was diverted to northern ireland and stuck there for nearly 23 hours. the flight was forced to make an unscheduled landing following reports of an unruly passenger on board. >> he was curse and swearing. >> he was getting into personal space. >> reporter: a 42-year-old man was taken into custody. his arrest captured on cell

phone video. but by this time, the flight crew had gone over its hours. stranding 282 passengers first on the tarmac, then in the airport terminal overnights. >> they should have a reserve crew available. >> reporter: while blankets, food, and water for provided. many of them found themselves on the floor of the terminal building and without their luggage. in a statement, united airlines said we understand the inconvenience it causes our customers and we'll refund their flight. it's the second time united passengers have spent an uncomfortable night. another one was housed in a local military barracks. at this time they said we apologize to our customers for

the disruption to their travel plans and we'll be refunding their tilkts to london. a routine international flight lands more than 30 hours later but one passenger was missing. the one now charged and still being held for disruptive behavior on an airplane and common assault. nbc news chicago. today a judge will sentence a police officer accused of misconduct. he entered an alford plea in the case. that means he doesn't have to admit guilt but he believes there's enough evidence to convict him. this shows him hitting and kicking a 15-year-old. the mother said the teen's right eye was swollen shut. it happened in 2012. >> we're following a story regarding instagram. they're seeing warning that it's

a blacklist site. we know the north korean government has a grip of online. instagram is owned by facebook which is functioning normally there. story this morning, 25 civilians were hurt including three children after a taliban attack at the afghan parliament pound in kabul. they were broadcasting live when they heard the explosion. the speaker tells the members of parliament that it's an electric fault. it was a suicide bomber. gunmen tried to storm the complex but security forces pushed them back. six militants believed to be linked to the taliban were killed. the torrential rains are ending but now there is widespread flooding in missouri.

some stores couldn't even open today. >> our weather is another sizzler outside today. today is going to be the 18th day this year so far that we've made it to 90 or higher. that sound like a lot of days. it's ahead of the average and compare this to june 22nd d last year. three times as many 90 degree days. and today will be another day like that for sure. i 88 in washington. 84 at the naval academy in annapolis. temperatures spending most of the afternoon in the low and briefly in the mid 90s. plenty of heat and sun shine. humid tonight and into tomorrow. and as a result, a little warmer tomorrow and a chance for thunderstorms tomorrow as well. tomorrow's high is the hottest of the week up near 97. >> a traffic alert for you on gw parkway. crews are inspecting the bridge on the parkway in arlington.

a single southbound lane right now is closed. going to be reopening in a couple of hours around 2:00 this afternoon. the federal highway administration moved up the inspection because of severe potholes there. if you have driven it you know what i'm talking about. engineers will try to determine where water is getting in and if there are other factors causing the potholes. >> and you can route for the usa in the women's world cup. the americans haven't lost a match so far but they did tie one game. whoever loses today is out. the winner will take on china later this week. >> in news for health a new hpv vaccine may be linked to fewer precancerous cervical lesions in women but researchers say there was a significant drop in lesions among women 18 to 20 after the volcano seen was used but it may also reflect a change in screening recommendations during the same time frame.

screenings no longer renldcommended for women under 21 so there may have been fewer reported. we expect an update on how well the ban on transfats is working. a briefing will come after the recent decision of the fda to ban artificial transfats nationwide. they say they're generally no longer recognized as safe. keeping your personal information safe, why your phone may have exposed your data to hackers.

if you have a samsung phone the company says it's working to fix a software bug that could allow a stranger to spy on you. it lets hackers take control of your phone. they can look at you through your cell phone camera. that is creepy. they say the bug is on 600

million devices. every model since the galaxy s 4. they'll have a security update out soon. >> by now you've probably heard about taylor swift and apple. it was her open letter about paying artists that made them change their mind. taylor swift also planned to hold back her album from that service. that may have had something to do with the decision. it's a wildly popular album. now i suppose there's no more bad blood. >> hopefully not. >> ha ha. >> an entire count under water scrambling to get it under control.

president obama will host a dinner at the white house.

the meal is the pump of the meal is to break the day's fast. >> developing in oklahoma, we have photos of a problem they're working to fix. a levy broke sending waves of water into a huge swath of empty land. the water is dominating these photos. the river is still flowing out of the banks. engineers say they plan to workday and night to stop it. the forecast chuck? >> they've had a tough go of it out there. some parts of oklahoma have had more than 30 inches of rain in the last six weeks. our 90-degree day count continues to go up. we're on our fourth day in a row. outside for now, a bit of a more cloud cover. these clouds aren't going to do much to hold off the sun shine. the next two days are going to be very warm. chances for showers into the weekend. here's the 7-day.

95 with the sun shine today. 97 tomorrow with a pretty good chance of thunderstorms. some of those likely to be strong to severe tomorrow afternoon. nicer weather and lower humidity wednesday and thursday. into the weekend, an unsettled pattern. highs in the 80s but a chance for rain both days. >> we've been warned. a music legend.

right now the man charged with landing a gyrocopter has rejected a plea deal. he said the deal would have involved several years in prison. hughes worked for the postal service and is facing charges for landing the aircraft on the white house lawn. he's barred for entering the district exempt for court appearances and meeting. he is currently on home detention. another hearing has been set for next month. the live desk, we're staying on top of breaking news. right now jesse jackson junior says he's taking responsibility for his actions. this is new video just in to our news room. jackson arrived at his home about an hour ago. may not have that video yet. he left a halfway house in baltimore. that was earlier this morning just after 9:00. jackson talked to reporters when

he arrived back home. >> as all of you know, this is the midpoint in an extraordinary journey for my family. my body is slowly being released from the bureau of prisons. i've accepted the consequences of my poor judgment and actions. >> jackson served more than two years in federal prison for spending campaign money on personal items. he'll complete 500 hours of community service and at some point his wife will serve time on related charges. >> right now a community is holding a dedication ceremony for the legacy memorial park in the district. >> reporter: good morning. you can see over my shoulder there dedicationer is knowny which is underway. white dove balloons have been

placed on top of the wall. and the permanent features of this park, there are nine stone pillars representing the nine people who were killed in the crash. the idea behind the memorial park is to give family members a peaceful place to remember their loved ones. there are a number of benches where people can sit and reflect. this woman lost her stepdaughter in the crash and says the loss is still very painful but she finds this memorial very comfort comforting. >> it's going to have to take some time. it's going to take more time than the six years that have gone by. >> do you see yourself coming here? >> yeah. as a matter of fact, we are neighbors of this park. we're just two blocks down. >> reporter: it was the worst crash or the worst accident in metro accident that occurred on this day back in 2009. nine people were killed. many more injured.

as far as the family members, many of them are seeing this memorial for the first time and they say that it is comforting. they're pleased with how it turned out. >> the owners of the reston zoo are now facing a federal complaint saying they abuse their animals. the department of agriculture says the owners did not popperly super vise some animal pens in florida. they're also accused of euthanizing animals. they own a virginia safari park. >> the woman here now has a dismean charge on her record. she drove past a barericade and into this high standing water. crews had to drive in on a dump trouk rescue the woman. then police arrested her. the road had been closed for two days. >> they should have written her a ticket for being a knuckle head.

outside temperatures are now in the upper 80s and heat index 93 in washington, 90 in fredericksburg. there's a lot of warmth in the air out there. temperatures today reaching into the low and mid 90s peaking out near 95. most of the suburbs hovering around 92 0r 93. it's going to be a warm one today. 92 in cull pepper. 92 in gaithersburg. drink a little extra water and these are the highest sun angles of the year. put on your spf. >> thing, the battle over bb king's final wishes. four of the daughters are raising the possibility of a second will. they are accusing their father's long time business manager of stealing and endangering their father's health. the daughters claim the manager denied their father properly

medical care. they say he died with no family or friends by his side because he changed the locks on his home. >> they say the u.s. is not looking for a new cold war with russia but calming for nay know countries to stay united. courter carter says europe has made progress since the end of the cold war. >> in just 60 seconds, the bathroom break that made one woman a multimillionaire.

here are some of the stories trending on social media this morning. using the restroom has changed one woman's life forever. a woman in california stopped into a local cvs store on her way to work and left $5 million richer. this never happens to me. after a quick pit stop in the lady's room, she put $20 on the ultimate richest scratchers.

she scratched off the bar code to find out she was a winner. $5 million. what a great start to the day. it took 60 world class pizza makers to make a ton of pizza. a lot of mozzarella and that yielded a nearly mile long pizza. the world's longest pizza. it measures nearly one mile in length and has more than 2 tons of tomato sauce on it. it was created for a world fair expo. the line to try it was a little long. you had to wait about 18 hours for a slice. who waits 18 hours for food? apparently people did. i hope it was worth the wait. and buzz feed is buzzing this morning with the next story. have you ever thought about how much it would cost to actually build jurassic world? real estate agents in costa rica got a handle on this project and said it would set you back about $10 billion, creating

researching and developing new species also comes at a price. the "jurassic park" team came up with a figure of about $23 billion.

welcome back. this just in. an update to a story earlier this hour. a police officer just sentenced. a judge gave him a five-year suspended sentence. two years of probation and 8 hours of community service. back in 2012 j video captured him hitting and shoving a 15-year-old who was handcuffed. he entered a plea that means he doesn't addmit guilt but believes there's enough evidence to rule against him. >> according to "the washington post," the agency said parents did not neglect their six and ten yooerld children. police picked up the kids while they walked home alone from a

park earlier this year. the parents have been investigated multiple times but never charged. >> you can soon learn about american business. it's the first time the smithsonian will have a swing dedicated to invention. you can look at galleries featuring inventions, money and hands on activities. it's the first piece of a six-year process. >> how cool? i love it. intense summer heat. chuck, bell. what's going on? >> we need to find out who invented the air conditioner. that's who we need to be thanking at the museum. a nice day outside today. no weather-related slow downs for the remainder of your monday afternoon or evening. tuesday morning is green light but tomorrow afternoon may have some weather slow downs courtesy of shower and thunderstorm chances coming our way tomorrow mid to late afternoon. some of those could be strong to

severe. keeping a close eye on that. sunny and hot today. tomorrow near 98 and again the chance for storms tomorrow afternoon. you'll appreciate it. a little bit cooler and nicer toward wednesday. highs in the 80s and lower humidity. >> we love that. especially for our hair. assessing the damage after a weekend of rough weather. where people in our area are cleaning up from a tornado.

right now on news 4 midday, a team of anchors and reporters covering the day's big story. we are tracking intense heat on the way and a big development right now in new york. that man hunt for two escaped prisoners. details are coming into the live desk. first, though, an outpouring of emotion after a church attack in south carolina. nbc is in charleston. >> reporter: from heart break to healing. thousands took to the streets and highways of charleston walking in a massive unity chain sunday night. just hours after mother emmanuel church opening it doors for the first worship service since the tragedy. >> a lot of folks expected us to do something strange and to break out in a riot. well, they just don't know us.

>> reporter: among the crowd south carolina's governor, one of the senators and the long-tame mayor of charleston. >> it broke our hearts in charleston but also in america. >> reporter: some who lost family members in the attack like that this woman, just had to be there. >> my grandfather loved charleston, and so to the see what an example they have been to the nation, his heart would be so full. >> reporter: across the city bells tolled at many of the other historic churches for nine minutes, one for each victim, including the church where the alleged shooter's family attended. >> we stand in amazement at the gift of forgiveness that they've expressed in such an open way. >> reporter: over the weekend more disturbing images of the

suspect posing with guns and floogs. there's also a 2500 word manifesto that perhaps lays out his motive. sources attributed it to roof but it has not been verified by nbc news with passages including someone has to have the bravery to take it to the real world and it guess it has to be. the apparently obsession with the confederate battle flag has moved a movement to remove the flag from south carolina. >> and nbc news confirms state troopers are investigating a break in at a hunting cabin in owl head, new york. multiple sources also told nbc news that dna was found at the cabin on saturday. state police will hold a conference at noon about the search for the men. right now we know about other

weekend leads including a search near the pennsylvania border and the center for the search is now in owl head. we'll keep you posted on the search. >> this morning after a tornado touched down on saturday night leaving a trail of destruction between linten hall road and bristol in manassas. the team from the national weather service is heading to the area to review the damage. the remnants of the trorm hit the region on saturday night bringing heavy rain and strong winds. anymore strong storms for our area? >> not for today. back under gun tomorrow but that's probably the one day this week we need to worry about severe weather is tuesday. it's a hot one. temperatures in the middle to upper 80s. most of the feels like factors are above the 90 degree mark. plenty of heat and increasing

levels of humidity for tonight. it'll be a noticeably warmer and more humid day tomorrow. details coming up. on a monday all anyone wants to know is what's the weekend looking like. saturday and sunday not in the 90s but in the weekend, rain chances. sorry. >> starting tomorrow, federal investigators will begin their final hearing into the metro underground smoke emergency. leaders will be in the hot seat. one woman died when smoke filled the tunnel in january. medics treated hundreds of people there. the national transportation safety board will hold a hearing talking about communication and training issues. >> today police are looking for someone who threatened to blow up a bomb by the national mall. a police source told news 4 someone said they had a bomb and a gun.

you may have been held up by a huge police presence around the mall last night. officers from several departments shut downwards by the air and space museum. they searched for four hours but did not find anything. >> a developing story this morning. 25 civilians were hurt after the taliban attacked. it started with a car bomb that led to a two-hour shoot out with security forces. we have the latest from london, on live television an explosion rocks afghanistan's parliament. smoke and screams fill a chamber. >> reporter: outside a massive car bomb had been detonated and taliban militants attack from four sides. a huge fire came up from a building, this man said. the country's democracy deliberately targeted defended only by guards.

and this morning lawmakers have been voting for a new defense minister. >> the message of the americans and nato, you're out of here. we're going to show you what we can do and in other provinces, the taliban is also on the offensive. >> reporter: as special forces arrived, schools were evacuated. the taliban fighting back from a building. many have now been killed, officials say, after an attack that shook parliament and will send shock waves around the world. >> now the interior ministry says the attack involves 7 taliban fighters that have been killed. no lawmakers were harmed but how did the taliban manage to get so close? back to you. >> keeping your cash safe when it matters most what you need to know before that summer trip.

americans are spending more money than ever on coffee but for the first time in six years

they're drinking less.usda says coffee consumption is expected to drop this year due to the rise of single serving machines. has the that's the morning business report. >> if you're getting ready for your summer vacation, find a safe way to store your cash. here are tips you can use. try a neck or waistline wallet instead of putting your money in your pact. also make sure to only take as much cash as you need. also take the credit card and nothing elle. >> at least you can very easily report that stolen. you're not responsible for any fraudulent purchases made and in a lot of cases they can deliver you a replacement card to your hotel room. >> last month police in paris rounded up a group of pickpocket pickpockets pickpockets. they were making $20,000 a week. >> a little girl we've been

rooting for comes home from the hospital today. >> how you feeling about the doctor coming in here and telling you you can leave? >> still getting excited that she's getting to go home. she has been such a fighter. her dad is an nfl player and posted this picture a few days ago and also this picture today of her last night. she had a little bit of a setback in her treatment which is why she was back in the hospital. but her dad says doctors are optimistic she will make a total recovery. >> i love all the light up in glasses and everything. that's adorable. talk about a change of luck for a little boy who was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

a boy hit by a stray bullet is now an hon nar member of the

boston police force. >> is to be considered an official member of the boston police department. >> the 7-year-old was riding his bike in december when he was hit by a bullet. the person who shot him is still on the run. the mother appreciates the support from the department following the shooting. >> now her son may be the one who prevents other children from getting hurt when asked if he would consider being an officer in the future he shyly nodded yes. >> tonight you can see lester holt as the new permanent host of nbc nightly news. he talked about how he's getting ready for his first official brafd in the new roll. >> last night i found myself laying clothes out like it was the first day of school. >> he's 56 years old and joined

nbc in 2000. he's worked on several programs. one of the hardest working men in tv news. his wife, karlcarol and his son surprised him this morning. you can see lester's official nightly news debut tonight an nbc 4 after news 4 at six. >> we are dealing with the heat wave in the washington area. this will be coming to an end after today and tomorrow. place like chicago and cleveland, staying to our north but the trailing cold front below may spark off severe thunderstorms tomorrow. be ready for the heat to last before cooling down just a smidge. >> that's it for news 4 midday. thanks for joining us. we're back this afternoon.

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