tonight. we have more on the strategy to fight isis. >> the goal was and still is to get 5400 syrians trained up and good to go. this class is the size of a high school football team. >> the shockingly tiny number came from secretary of defense ashton carter asked by senators how many are ready to fight isis in syria. >> i'm always going to be trutful with you and the number 60. >> some of the syrian trainees have disappeared. >> that's why 60 of them got out of the other end of the process. >> clearly we've got a lot of work to do in syria. >> we are not winning and we are not winning at war you are

losing. >> president obama says he's optimistic. >> but the u.s. air war is in trouble too. many crews can't find targets but spotters are not the silver bullet to beat isis. >> the silver bullet is getting the iraqis to fight. >> it will take three years now to get isis out of iraq back into syria and 20 years to destroy isis. >> steve, thank you. now to the false alarms that spark sparked alarm. they came from tips that turned out to be nothing. transportation reporter continues our coverage from union station. adam?

>> just a couple of minutes ago, a suspicious bag was called in. got it out of the way. see something say something is working the way it's supposed to and it's getting easier to report issues. >> see something, text something. did you know you can now do that with certain agencies like amtrak and metro. would you text in a threat? this rider says absolutely. >> i want to make sure i'm safe and everybody else is safe. >> i don't feel like i'm a risk at all. >> she's also a former metro transit police chief and spearheaded see something say something campaigns. >> if you see something you can text this. this goes to our national communication center. >> she says bluntly don't ever stop reporting.

they think sometimes that someone else will call. >> she says agencies and large organizations have to leverage they're riders and employees to be the eyes and ears on the ground. >> back here now live, leaders tell us they want to hear from you and they appreciate any tip about suspicious activity. back to you. >> adam, weren't security authorities on a heightened level of alert today? >> that's right. this is a ten-year anniversary of the london subway bombing 77. so there was an increased awareness about that. but again, all of these tips. this information helps them. they were looking out for that today.

>> thank you. >> in maryland spencerville road is shut down now after a violent crash there. power lines also were knocked down in that crash. two workers were critically injured. no word on what started this fire. the power was shut off in silver spring after an electrical fire this afternoon.

>> the details fill in the gaps. one of the most clicked on stories on our website. and explains how police were able to link the suspect to the crime so quickly. >> police two big breaks early on that helped them identify jasper as the suspect on that murder on the red line train. today in court, prosecutors told the judge there's more than enough evidence to keep the 18-year-old suspect locked up behind bars.

>> riders watched in horror as kevin was stapb 30 to 40 times. inside the bag that he dropped an insurance card. recognized him running on the crime scene. several friends of the suspect and the victim were in the courtroom. last night those who were close talked about their friend and what they have lost. >> he was everything. it's the small details about him that you don't realize you missed until he is actually gone. he was just so quirky.

>> before running away, covered in blood. >> he is due back in court later this month. and the case of a baby found alone in a stroller. just across from the dc court of appeals. police checked out the baby before they took it to the hospital. the child is expected to be okay. a woman was arrested just

minutes after that infant was found. she has been charged with second degree cruelty to a child. no word yet on the woman's relationship to that child. and city council will decide soon if the terminally ill should have the option to terminate their own lives. assisted suicides are currently allowed in five states. as tom reports now there is a lot of debate over whether the district should be next. >> compassion and choices supports death can dignity choices at the end of life. >> my father died a horrible death, in a lot of pain. >> the dc council on friday holds a hearing on a bill proposed by a council member. it would allow people within six months of death to

self-administer a prescription to die. >> so they can choose the time and place where they will end their life. >> a coalition of groups is fighting against the legislation modelled after a 1997 oregon law. samantha crane is part of the no suicide coalition. >> if we know that many people can live for several years after a terminal diagnosis, how many more people could have lived for several years but weren't given the chance? >> it's a sensitive issue for many people. >> when i think about it? nobody should take their life. >> i think it's up to the individual to make the decision for themselves. >> chase says her proposal has many safeguards to avoid ill or older people from being coerced into death. >> it is a choice for people in that situation. >> the disability community is strongly against this type of legislation as a whole. >> people are suffering. >> the hearing with a growing witness list is friday.

in the district, tom sherwood, knew four. >> two planes collide in midair. fighter pilot's daring escape as we learn more about the moments before the impact. >> some residents fear for their safety while deputies search for a wanted man who they say has been harassing the neighbors for years. where this man might be hiding. they were wondering how could such a heldy baby boy get sick so fast and so easily. >> a family in virginia talking about their child's rare medical condition. we'll report what they want every parent to know about botulism and how a child can get it. and a very hot and humid day today. we will show you what it brings

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search teams are still trying to find bodies of two people who were killed in a midair collision between a fighter jet and a small plane. the ntsb says the small private plane was destroyed when it was

broadsided by an f-16. >> i just seen one plane coming this way and one going this way and they exploded in midair in a fire ball. >> the pilot of the jet major aaron johnson ejected. he was not injured. it is unclear exactly what caused that collision. >> one man called him the neighbor from held. a guy accused of tormenting the people around him. sheriff's deputies went to the silver spring neighborhood where he lives to try to serve an arrest warrant. megan? >> neighbors say the man has been harassing them since he moved to the neighborhood in 2010. one man had to fork over thousands of dollars in attorney's fees. deputies say they are one step closer to getting the man in

custody. this was a day neighbors say they have been waiting for. the day that deputies went to arrest socritis. using a bob cot to rip down their fence. according to court documents, a judge ordered the man to go through anger management classes. >> it's purgery and obstruction of justice. it's not a charge it's a conviction. he just didn't show up for sentencing. >> that's why deputies followed leads to track the man down. they didn't have much luck tuesday afternoon.

>> now investigators believe the man is in the area. we're told they are searching for him right now. his punishment would have been anger management classes but now he is facing up to four years in prison. >> megan fitzgerald in silver springs. >> that's really the same. >> you see the hot hazy humid conditions. that's what we have out there today. we're going to continue to see the conditions. take a look at this picture. the capital wheel. it's moving. but man, it is sticky. first off, i like this one. >> that's the underwater wheel? >> that is. these kids tubing on the pa toe mac. that guys i've got to tell you is fun. if you can hold on you're in for one heck of a ride in you can't

hold on we'll pick you up later. >> 90 out towards the eastern shore. we had a lot of sunshine with very warm conditions. it will add cloud cover and it will add a chance for thunderstorm activity, too.

and notice around 2:00, 3:00, we start to see thunderstorm activity. we could see those right on through the evening rush. it's not everywhere. could be on the strong side. i don't think we will see anything too severe tomorrow. it's something we will be watching for. biggest threat will be areas of heavy rainfall. that impact forecast only because we have that chance of storms, we will call it low. warm and humid storms possible. take a look at the numbers. by the way the average high temperature is now up to 89 degrees. so we are now entering the warmest time of year right here and the weather shows it. 87 friday 88 on saturday and then we will bump into the 90s

on sunday, monday and tuesday. >> okay. thank you doug. >> he is one of the most dangerous men in prince george's county. the confederate flag has been the subject of conflict and controversy for decades. coming up we will tell you about the debate whether to take it down from in front of the state house in south carolina. >> plus new revelations about bill cosby's past. a local attorney for some of the accusersit could

new charges against the charleston church mass murder suspect. a grand jury indicted dylan roof on nine counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder. he opened fire during a bible study in charleston last month. nine were killed. the new attempted murder charges are for the three people who survived the attack. roof is being held without bail. state approved plans to take down the flag that currently flies outside the capitol. that debate now moves to the state house where it could face more resistance.

mr. alexander, ayes. >> approving legislation to take down the legislation to take down the confederate flag. >> the upper chamber honoring a veteran member. today his wife was at the state house to thank his former colleagues.

>> we will have kicked people in the teeth. >> the bill moves to the house where there are concerns it could be side tracks. >> we don't want to muck the process up. it simply does not have to be that way. >> i'm not here for hate. i don't hate no one. i'm here to show my history. >> i mean if you look at it it's been nothing but a symbol of racism and white supremacy. >> our outside the state house seems very simple right now. more debate should start tomorrow and there could be a final vote as early as thursday. >> serious problems today for the pitchman for the subway sandwich company. he's at the center of a child porn investigation. we're working hours after fbi agents.

and commemorating the event. the battle flag was designed by williams miles in 1861. the idea grew out of confusion. the confederate and u.s. flag looked so similar that some troops had trouble dwirk distinguishing between the two. dr. angelo spoke several languages that are taught at the school. the county's oldest french immersion school also got a name change. and the center of a child porn investigation and it comes just hours after fbi agents raided his house.

how bill cosby's words can be used in the future. we will talk with a local lawyer representing three women suing the comedian. and two gunman who did it and why the defense attorney is saying it's still not enough to convict.

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. right now the court of public opinion on bill cosby and why washington could be a tipping point. >> and corporations questioning about whether a big named chef in the area might be next.

his uncle was set to testify in that case. this is another case that could lead him to another life turn in prison and what the defense is say something that they feel very confident. >> prince george's county jail that brian ordered these two men to kill his uncle. mico was set to testify against husband uncle in a double murder trial. >> nothing puts them at the scene of the crime. no fripingerprints new york city dna no cell phone tracking, nothing. >> although the state has hours of recorded cell phone conversations, surveillance video of two men approaching mico to kill them it's not enough to prosecute. >> even with telephone calls, it

is the state's interpretation. the state is saying this is what you should interpret these words to mean. >> he was order to kill mico at point-blank range. he said what do you think i'm going to do. i'm talking about what i'd do. >> these telephone calls this particular way so that it can fit into our theory of the crime. you know, you need more than that. >> now the defense considers the fact that the jury needed the rest of the evening and will be going home and coming back tomorrow to continue deliberations. a good sign. deliberations will start up again in the morning.

back to you all in the studio. >> thanks, tracy. bond has been set at half a million dollars for a maryland state trooper who is charged with sexual assault. police say brian tucker was off duty. he met a woman in a parking lot and agreed to pay for sex. the woman told investigators that tucker then put a gun to her head and forced her to perform another sex act. an officer spotted them and said tucker tried to hide the gun in his backseat. we're told the gun was not his service weapon. >> and now an update of breaking news right here at 6:00.

>> he has never been charged. chris gordon is talking to a local attorney representing some of cosby's accusers. chris? >> he tells me that cosby has made an admission that could prove costly. >> this dc lawyer represents three of the women suing cosby. he got a judge to unseal documents. in a deposition, cosby was asked when you got the quaaludes was it in your mind that you were going to use theme for young women that you wanted to have sex with? cosby replied yes. he hopes to use his own words against him. >> it could be used as evidence against mr. cosby in the case brought by my clients in this

area. >> how? >> as anned a nation he did use drugs and have sex with women. >> cosbys comments are reviving the controversy at ben's chilly bowl whether to remove him that features him along with many others. >> i think they should take it down. i think they should paint over it. maybe something a little more morally correct. >> final touches are being put on the new ben's chili bowl in northeast washington. it officially opens tomorrow. it has no pictures new york city art and no references to bill cosby. >> i spoke to a member of the family that owns ben's chili bowls.

here at the original location and then she came out and added we are saddened by the recent news. that's the latest live in northwest washington. back to you. >> thanks chris. more than 2,000 people have signed a pe addition that would have renowned chef to back out of a restaurant deal with donald trump's new hotel. that hotel is scheduled to open in the post ofis pavilion next year. he staid to be a role model and he should not do business with with trump. recently said all men and women should be treated respectfully. >> a former nfl player from our area is facing charges in a domestic abuse case. tonight an arrest warrant was issued for jordan brooks. he played running back at morgan state.

he spent time with the cleveland browns in 2014. he faces a charge of assault after an altercation with the mother of his child last week. she says he hit her, pushed her down and took their child from her arms. >> a college quarterback kicked off the team for punching a woman in the face is now volunteering at a domestic violence shelter. johnson was dismissed from the florida state football team. the incident happened at a bar. johnson's attorney says his client was provoked but is regretful and doesn't want this video to define him. >> the question we have to ask ourselves is do we want to teach our young adults that when they make a mistake that's it? your life is over? or do we want to teach them that if you make a mistake and learn from it that you might be give an second chance? pleaded nogt eded

eded not guilty. and chicago police are changing the way they handle stand offs. they are doing that amid a controversial shooting. >> plus the face of subway is under investigation tonight. new reaction from jared fogle's attorney as federal agents seize evidence from his home in connection with a child porn case. temperatures today hit the 90 degree mark for the first time in close to two weeks. ♪ ♪ know you can keep your financial big picture under control. know you can see how much you have to spend and whether you should transfer funds. know you can easily keep track of what you're putting away. and know you're budgeted for the great escape. thanks to virtual wallet by pnc. ♪ ♪

new rules over the way that police handle hostage and barricade situations. the guidelines come after settling the wrongful death case of john gooer. police have to contain the situation and consider the lives of hostages innocent bystanders and fellow officers. and negotiations or attempts to

communicate should be done from behind cover. john was shot and killed in august 2013 during a stand off at his home. >> there are new developments as fbi agents raided the home of jared fogle. it's all part of a child porn investigation. we have new information just coming in. >> subway announced that its suspending its relationship with jared fogle. they say it's a mutual decision between company and spokesman. he lives in a suburb of indianapolis with his wife and two kids. officers brought in a search dog, removed electronics and documents and loaded those into an evidence van outside. fogle is fully cooperating with investigations.

this raid is connected to that investigation but agents are not saying much more than that. when taylor was arrested in may he released a statement saying he was shocked and severed all ties with him. >> chris lawrence thank you. ever struggled with one of those child safety seats? forget everything you've been told. how one automaker is trying to revolutionize the way parents use car seats. >> you will hear from a mother of a little boy

botulism is rare but it can be deadly. and infants have no protection. northern virginia bureau chief reports now on a baby boy fighting the illness now and what his mother and doctor want all parents to know. >> benjamin marked his three month birthday with breathing and feeding tubes. he is one of only about 100 babies nationwide stricken with botulism this year. >> i was honestly thinking of how am i going to tell my two

older sons that their brother is not coming home. >> benjamin's rapid decline started about two weeks ago when he suddenly stopped nursing. when he reached the fairfax hospital too weak to open his eyes, doctors immediately suspected botulism. >> it is the most potent toxin known to man. it makes somebody week. >> given special medication the baby showed some improvement right away but still there was a most frightening moment. >> it got bad. at one point they had to resuscitate him. >> as she and her husband take turns at benjamin's bedside there has been an outpouring of support on social media.

>> there's no real way to avoid it other than staying clean, good hand washing and honey is the one thing that most people know to stay away from with babies less than a year old. botulism spores can grow in honey. >> act quickly if there are symptoms. >> a poor cry a soft cry, a baby seeming sloppy. those are big warning signs. >> benjamin is gaining strength now. he just had the breathing tube removed. >> he is able to move his head. he was so happy last night. he kept moving his head back and forth. he was like i can finally move. >> benjamin could be back home later this month. news 4. there are only about 145 cases of botulism reported every year and half of those in infants. adult cases usually get it from

foods canned at home. for more on botulism and how to help this family, search botulism on nbc washington app. >> some new information is just coming into the live desk about that abandoned baby that was found today in the district. sources are telling us that the parents of the baby have now been found. the woman who was arrested just a block away was the child's aunt. that stroller was left on e street just across the dc court of appeals this afternoon. >> thanks, chris. a car maker known for its safety recor on new technology to help children stay safer while making it easier on their parents to strap them in. volvo unveiled a new child safety seat for the xe-90 suv.

it's called the excellence child seat concept. it replaess the front passenger seat with a child seat that swivels around allowing the driver or the here passenger to actually see the child. no word yet on when that seat might be available. modern discussion about cuts to the purple line. a state official said those amount to like scaling back from a cadillac to a chevy. there are 43 cuts on the list. they include fewer elevators shorter platforms, less landscaping, and a cut in service frequency. it would go from a six minute wait to a seven and a half minute wait. the full list is on the nbc washington app. the governor will discuss the cut of $210 million from the projected $2 billion budget. when it's built the purple line would run 16 miles.

it would link to metro's red green and orange lines. >> you may not like the lines in these story lines. power ball changing rules that will make it harder to win the power ball. your overall chances of winning a prize will be one in 25 now. your chances of winning the jackpot will be one in more than 292 million. the new rules go into effect in october. you don't like that? >> i'm not a fan of that. >> you didn't have a chance to win anyway. >> one in 292 million. i got a chance. i got a chance. >> look at this. >> we still have a chance. tomorrow the chance for us will be showers and maybe a few thunderstorms. that's about it.

we have storms out there coming our way but they're not coming tonight. you can see it right now and i do think that will make for a fairly nice sunset especially if we get clouds out there. as far as temperatures go this is where we're sitting right now. currently sitting in the numbers. help me out. not working. now it's working. and now again we are going to see some showers and storms during the day tomorrow. however i'm not thinking that take the umbrella to work. right now the weekend looking dry but i'm tracking a frontal boundary that could bring shower activity. i will see you tonight at 11:00.

>> thanks. we have got sports coming up. and an all star nod but you might not see him in the game. we'll tell you why. ♪ southwest is having a sale because when there's a reunion every cent should go to a killer dress. ♪"never gonna get it" by en vogue ♪ and heels. and a blowout. mani/pedi. three weeks of tanning. facial.

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i call this the midsummer classic controversy. we're talking about matt scherzer. 1.82 era. we know he's an all stars. jason pew joins us with more. >> thanks. the nationals they have one of the best teams in all of major league baseball but only two all stars this year in brice harper and scherzer. >> to be able to do it on the third time.

it's special. >> scherzer is a front runner to start the all star game but because of a scheduled start sunday against the orieles he may not play. >> we want to win baseball games. there are a lot of factors there. >> yescobar out for tonight's game. i'm jason pew news four sports. >> thanks. over on the hardwood. rookies participating in the league. the wizards leave for vegas on thursday. that's when they will play their summer league game. showed off the all around talent. most proud of one thing. >> defense. high flying. i'm going to run and dunk. i'm going to make shots for

sure. i will play within the confines. that's what we need to win the championship. we need team players and guys like that. you know, i know for sure the fans will fall in love with me. i'm jusst ready for the first summer league and then the season.7 >> he said, quote, i know my teammates will love me. he said it's a fact. >> he's humble, too. >> i heart his confidence. i do. tomorrow we're going to sit down to more who are hoping to make the squad. and now williams taking on victoria. serena 9-0 against her in majors coming in. she's going to take isthe second

set and third. the world cup winning and coming home. they let their hair down. >> bebelieve that you just did. >> yes we did. >> next up is a visit to the white house. >> there it goes. >> nightly news coming up next. >> we hope to see you for news 4 at 11:00.

tonight, mid-air tragedy. a military fighter jet collides with a cessna in the sky as horrified witnesses watch debris rain down on a neighborhood. what went wrong? could he face charges? that bombshell admission by bill cosby admitting he got drugs to use on women he wanted to be with. tonight a former prosecutor who investigated him says it could lead to new legal trouble. hooked on heroin. the shocking new face of this epidemic. a spike in the number of american women using and dying. and moment of crisis. an ice suddenly gives way with adventurers trapped inside. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from