"news4 today" starts now. . >> and right now on "news4 today," it was a major inconvenience for those of you riding metro over the past 24 hours, but soon the headache on the red line will be over. and a petition growing by the hour. calls for the renaming of jefferson davis highway. how it's sparking another heated debate over symbols of the confederate south. we are done with the rain for a while, at least. >> that's right. we're hearing today that actually is going to be a perfect day. is that right, chuck? >> wait, where did you hear these rumors? >> is it not true? >> no, we were just talking about it in the makeup room, of course. yeah you're right.

today is going to be a fine day to be outside. nicer than yesterday. even though yesterday afternoon was nice, we sure started off with the rain around. and today we don't need to worry about rain drops, pretty much start to finish. except for the shenandoah valley, out to the mountains of west virginia. but otherwise a nice morning. your weather headlines for sunday morning, plenty of sunshine and near perfect afternoon for outdoor activities here in the metro area. clouds coming back in tonight and tomorrow and stronger storms as we get into tuesday afternoon. more on that coming up. out the door some thick fog, half mile visibility in frederick, maryland. a mile visibility in culpepper and over a mile in winchester. so locally dense fog first thing this morning. temperatures cool 60s to around 70 downtown. nice morning, 60s for most of the morning. might touch 90 degrees at national airport. more about the rain chances increasing as we go back to work tomorrow coming up.

>> all right chuck, thank you. we are following a developing story in prince george's county right now. police are trying to figure out who shot and killed a man. it happened on hickory knolls circle not far from indian head highway. and right now, reinforcement reinforcements are being called in to help battle a wildfire. you can see it on the map here this is in central washington. so far we know it's forced 100 people from their homes. the fire is the latest in the series of them up and down the west coast. firefighters and state police say the extreme drought has made them hard to deal with this year. we are working to find out the conditions of three people taken to the hospital after severe turbulence. they were on board a united airlines flight from puerto rico to dulles.

reuters this morning reporting that two flight attendants were hurt. now another united flight from san francisco to dulles also ran into bad turbulence. well today when metro opens everything should be back to normal on the red line. track work closed half a dozen stations yesterday. you may have had to get on one of the shuttles. the buses were running instead of trains between noma, gallaudet stations. metro says expect regular service on the red line. right now, several online petitions are asking for the removal of the name of jefferson davis from route 1 in northern virginia. the legislature is being asked to name it in their honors back in 1920s. that runs through arlington and stretches down into prince william and stafford and spotsylvania counties. jackie bensen spoke with the man who started this petition.

>> reporter: it's such a part of the daily existence for most commuter commuters, that people don't significant the name of the route 1, and it bears the man of the man who served as president of the confederacy, jefferson davis. >> it started six weeks before the charleston massacre. >> reporter: the reaction to the petition -- >> 3,000 people have signed it. so far last time i looked. i also had some negative reactions to it as well. which is expected. and people are entitled to their own opinion. >> reporter: with the passage of time, jefferson davis is not as familiar as he once was to virginians. do you know who jefferson davis is? >> no, i don't. >> reporter: any guesses? >> um, i don't know. >> jackie bensen reporting there. there are five petitions online. we want to know what you think

about this. weigh in on the facebook page at nbc washington. right now eurozone finance ministers are meeting in greece with the country's prime minister to talk about a possible bailout. today could be greece's last chance to convince creditors it deserves more financial help to rescue it from the crisis. some finance leaders say they want specific and binding commitments from greece before they agree to a third bailout. iran's leader calling for the struggle against the u.s. to continue as world leaders negotiate a nuclear deal. secretary of state john kerry and his western allies are trying to reach a deal that would keep iran from developing nuclear weapons. one of the sticking points is iran's demand to lift a u.n. ban on iran from buying and selling conventional weapons. russia supports that request. negotiators agreed to extend the deadline through tomorrow. let's get you prepared on the stories coming up in the week ahead.

crews will work to make it easier for you to know where to get on and off the 95 and 495 express lanes. here's what they're doing. they're adding the purple stripes to seven entrances. the company that runs the lanes doesn't want drivers to get confused and end up on the lanes by accident. an 18-year-old accused of killing someone on the metro train will be in court this friday. d.c. police arrested jasper spires last week and they say he stabbed kevin sutherland to death on july 4th. witnesses say the attack started as a robbery. donald trump's controversial comments about undocumented immigrants from mexico have re-ignited a national debate over immigration. the presidential candidate took his rhetoric on the road to arizona which has become the epicenter of this devicive issue. nbc's katy tur has more. >> we will win!

>> usa! >> reporter: on the streets of phoenix, the mercury matched the rhetoric. 105 degrees and angry. a hot topic with hot opinions. what do you think about his comments about latinos? >> he told the truth. he didn't say anything wrong. and i'm surprised very much that people are upset with him because he told the truth. >> this guy is an idiot. you know? he's trying to divide people instead of uniting the people. >> reporter: inside a crowd of thousands here to see what donald trump the presidential candidate had to offer. >> this is absolutely unbelievable. thank you, everybody. >> reporter: here since 4:45 this morning, this woman wanted to be the first in line. why are you a supporter? >> because he says what he says and he doesn't back down. that's why i like him.

>> reporter: his speech scheduled for a smaller crowd at the arizona biltmore. organizers had to move to the phoenix center. noticeably absent the two outspoken republicans. >> is this good for the republican party, senator? >> i think that mr. trump when he comes to arizona will find that we arizonians cherish our hispanic heritage and influence. >> i'm here for donald trump. >> reporter: but in attendance, joe arpaio. >> we are going to make this country so great again. >> reporter: trump's first trip as a candidate to the border state and since defining his campaign around immigration. >> i'm the one who brought up the whole situation and the whole mess with immigration and what the mexican government is doing to us. >> reporter: arizona the hot bed in the immigration debate since 2010 when former governor jan brewer signed sb 1070, giving authorities the power to stop anyone they think might be undocumented.

outside, clashes as protesters went head to head with supporters. >> we are here in force to tell them to go home. we don't need you. your racist comments, you don't event look at facts, you don't look at figures. all you're trying to do is get publicity. >> reporter: it began in l.a. with a meeting between the billionaire and families who have lost loved ones at the hands of undocumented immigrants. >> my son was walking right down the street to his death. >> reporter: including the shaws, whose son was shot and killed in 2008 in a mistaken identity gang hit. >> nbc's katy tur reporting there. new details on a blast that knocked a beachgoer to the ground in rhode island. what police did not find is creating mysteries. stuck in the middle of the gulf of mexico for three days and then his boat explodes. a remarkable r

new this morning a rhode island beach is bog to reopen after an explosion sent one woman to the hospital. it happened yesterday. the woman was sitting on the beach near the water when there was a loud boom and she was thrown against a rock wall. the authorities didn't find any kind of explosive device. they say there's no further threat to other beachgoers. this morning a man and his dog are safe after the coast guard rescued them from the gulf of mexico. they were sailing from new orleans to tampa. their boat became disabled, went adrift for three days and caught fire. they abandoned their boat, got into a dinghy and he was able to send out a distress call.

>> there wasn't much left of the boat. >> when i saw the smoke that's when i knew we found what we were looking for. so we were about probably ten nautical miles away when i started to see the smoke in the distance. >> lucky guy. the boater said he did take in some smoke before he was able to get off the sailboat. rescuers found him clinging to his dog. chuck bell is standing for what is a nice day out there. what are you thinking, chuck? >> i'm thinking temperatures mid to upper 80s today. low humidity, plenty of sunshine. the only real knocks on today potentially, a bit of an air quality issue. a lot of the forest fires have quite the orange fire this morning. here's the view from the tower into the rising sun. extra color in the sky, relatively poor air quality today. if you're heart or lung sensitive, take it easy and limit your outdoor exposure today. the sun came up at 5:53 this

morning. 63 out in the suburbs. temperatures will rise to the mid and upper 70s by lunch time today. current temperatures some pockets of 50s out there. culpepper, frederick, maryland most of the suburbs in the 60s though. patchy fog out across northern maryland and shenandoah valley. future weather for today a few clouds around this morning. we should have mostly sunny skies through noontime today. after lunch time we'll start to pick up some mid and high level cloudiness, especially in the western suburbs. there will be a chance for a scattered shower in the shenandoah valley, mid to late afternoon today. not looking for anything in the way of severe weather. if you're planning your day around the metro area partly cloudy, upper 80s to near 90 today. any rain chances are closer to i-81. if you're making the drive up to baltimore again, the nationals and the os hoping for another win today.

temperatures during the game will be in the mid to upper 80s. if you're planning out dinner and a movie plenty warm at dinner table. under dry conditions here in the metro. outdoor evening weather, no problems at all. going out to a movie tonight. weather slowdowns, none for today or tomorrow. as you get into the day on tuesday, a chance for thunderstorms probably going to have a chance for severe weather on tuesday afternoon into tuesday evening. that's sort of the big day that we're watching out for here in storm center4. again watch out for that air quality. moderately unhealthy especially for sensitive groups if you have heart or respiratory troubles. keep that in mind. seven day forecast time for you. near 90 for you. upper 80s tomorrow with a risk of a couple of showers around and a possibility of severe weather tuesday afternoon. then summertime heat and humidity build later in the week. >> thanks, chuck. next up "reporter's

notebook." >> and we be back in 15 minutes with more stories. good morning. i'm pat lawson muse. we begin this morning with the trump fallout. his disparaging remarks about mexican immigrants have cost him an upscale restaurant and a lot of trouble. super chef jose andres has cancelled plans to open the flagship restaurant in the trump hotel citing his own spanish roots and that a fact of a lot of his employees are hispanic. there are demonstrations outside the hotel in downtown d.c. and "the washington post" has reported there are illegal immigrants working on the construction site on pennsylvania avenue. joe madison do you think there's going to be more backlash? >> oh, yes, definitely there's going to be more. and this is not an easy decision for jose to make because remember he's now being sued so that -- because trump wants to recoup ten years of rent as it

relates to the lease that he apparently signed. i would assume that the lawyers have looked over the contract. but you know what also i hope will happen with this is that we don't stop with trump. because they should be looking at all of these construction areas and how many illegals may be working in many of the constructions, but trump has a lot of backlash. i'm surprised that the city isn't looking in to maybe revoking rebates that they're giving him too. >> i think what he's doing is saying, listen, if i have some illegal immigrants working here that's really not my problem. it's the problem of the contractor i hired. i think a land leased that company. we heard his statements saying i'm really for immigrants, i'll be the guy to help immigrants here, but according to this "washington post" article, you know, you see quotes from some of the illegal immigrants there saying, listen we have come to this country, we're trying to

work hard. one was even quoted as saying i feel like i'm more of an american than he is because i have come here, i tried to do what's right. i tried to work and build a family and build a home here. >> but the fact is eleanor norton the delegate got a law passed so he could get that sweet deal so she's really peeved now. that's part of the apology after all i did for you, look what you're doing for me. so she's very disturbed about that. and the only thing to say about trump relative to the people who are hired he says there's a firm that he contracted with that examines these people. and they should have good credentials and if they don't, they have to go. but obviously there are some that got through. >> you know, i'm not buying that. really, trump puts his name on everything. everything. i mean, he makes a point to put his name and when it comes time to look at the possibility of violating the law that he's counting shouldn't be violated he doesn't -- he doesn't have anything to do. he washes his hands.

i'm not buying it. >> trademark, cancelled. washington's football owners will appeal a federal judge's ruling canceling the trademark for the team. the judge agreed with native americans who sued saying the name is disparaging. bruce allen looks forward to the appeal and he is expected to win based on the facts and the law. how significant is this? >> well, financially, it is significant. they could still use the name, but if any of us want to market the products with the name -- >> we can do that. >> we can do that. so that's a financial situation. on the other side public relations it is another hit for the team. this trickle effect here. and bruce allen says we're looking forward to taking it to court he said he was surprised that the judge did not open it up to have a jury look at this. but the judge has said that the name is disparaging. he even went back to webster's dictionary in 1898 to say it shows that the word being used was disparaging. so i just think right now the team is having a tough time,

they can appeal and they can keep dragging this out but in the court of public opinion at some time, folks are going to say, what it a minute. if the the courts keep ruling against you there's something here. >> does it bring it up against dan shchneiderschneider? >> yeah, he says he won't change it and he won't for a while. but the only thing that would probably change, would be if the money starts vaporizing from all of their projects and if the fans in the stadium start breaking -- they're coming in every week not showing up for many weeks that would make a difference. but this is part of the process. if you're a critic of the redskins this is way you go. >> you know fans are particular -- it has to do with winning and losing. if he's got a losing team, they're going to stop coming. if he's winning, they don't care what you name the team. but i would say this. one of the things that's happening is this whole

confederate flag, the symbols we're now focused on. people are saying symbols count. that argument really doesn't help the washington football team. >> the cosby exhibits and the smithsonian you will still be able to see the art collection owned by bill and camille cosby on display at the national museum of african art and the art work will stay, despise revelations that cosby admitted in a deposition that he got drugs with the intention of giving those drugs to women that he wanted to have his way with. joe, are you surprised at the smithsonian's position on this in light of disney removing the bust from its theme park in hollywood in light of all the bad p.r.? >> i am surprised. this was a loan to the smithsonian. >> yes. but it's art work that the

cosbys own. >> i'm not saying it was going to go back to them, so that might have something to do with it. that it's temporary. now people will argue, give it back immediately. but what concerns me right now of course is i'm more concerned about my dear friend virginia ali and ben's chili bowl. boy, they have a tough decision to make. you know, cosby's almost family with them. but sometimes you know my wife made this point. sometimes our families do -- family members do things they shouldn't do. you still love them and you have to say you're wrong on this one. they're still family. >> bring mondayemante? >> i think the art association did the right thing but the problem that's happening right now any association with bill cosby is tricky for any organization, any individual. i think we are seeing that in

the smithsonian case. >> do you think that ben's chili bowl mural should come down? they shouldn't put any images at the "h" street location. >> you know -- >> tough call. >> it is a tough call. that's all i'm saying. >> here's where i put on the cloak here's where i'm a reporter. it is different, it is different than the museum. the person comes in, sees a work of art. they look at the work of art the artist. someone who donated it was far back in their mind. it's not a huge deal with them. however, there's bill, the man that we -- that's been so much part of our culture, all of us. my children and me and everybody. and now there's all of these controversies around them. and yet, there is his picture. >> but hey, it's a work of art. that's what i heard somebody say the other day. you know, don't punish the artist. that mural is a beautiful piece of art. because of what the character did. >> yeah, but it's about bill cosby. >> i agree.

>> the other works were commissioned and paint by artists and sculpted and it isn't bill cosby. it's not an image of bill cosby. >> this is a business. i think what it boils down to you get a lot of folks complaining about that being there and protesting in front of ben's chili bowl that might give the answer of whether or not that stays or goes. >> i have a photograph of bill cosby with bill cosby at ben's chili bowl. i hope they take it down. >> got to take a break. we'll be right back.

under new judgment. baltimore city police commissioner anthony ba'athtts is out. and it follows the recent spike in homicide. questions about the leadership have been a distraction, so the deputy commissioner takes over. do you think this will make a chance?

is anthony batts the fall guy? >> it seems like it to me. especially if you look at the time line of his firing. now, the police union comes out with their report criticizing basically batts, his leadership and how he handled the riots. the mayor comes out and says wait a minute, this report by the union is political. i'm not calling for the police commissioner to resign. this is in the morning, in the afternoon she steps to the podium and says, i have asked the commissioner to resign and we have relieved him of his duties, so obviously the mayor saw something with the winds, the way that they were blowing and it looks like a very sort of political situation. i think if you look at it yes, his leadership was sort of a distraction, but at the same time, i think this puts into question the mayor's handling of this two hours before everything is fine. two hours later she relieves him of his duty. >> another good question, do you think it will make a difference joe? >> no. i don't think it will make a difference. until you stop this wave of

crime until baltimore recognizes that one of the ways to stop a lot of this crime is that they have got to provide jobs, they have got to provide economic opportunity. they have got to get -- give people a sense of hope and ownership of that city. so you can -- that's why you're finding the mayor who now has an opponent former mayor sheila -- >> dixon. >> dixon. who plans who run against her because people in baltimore i think are just dissatisfied with the majority of the leadership. maybe with the exception of the district attorney who seems to be riding a very popular route. >> dave what do you think? >> well, any decision that the police commissioner made were in concert with the mayor and the leadership there and nobody -- the mayor didn't say, no, you're

not moving fast enough or this or that and the other thing. and the mayor has take an lot of heat over this. she's running for re-election. she's got to make a point she can turn things around so she's sacrificing this guy in hopes of turning things around. >> it goes back -- you just answered pat's question. the chief -- the commissioner is the fall guy on this one. and she's not going to fire herself. >> in virginia a panel of federal judges is going to hear arguments about whether the house of delegates illegally packed african-american voters into a dozen legislative districts back in 2011 when redistricting was approved. where do you think this is going? >> well, this is a -- this is an old story that's a new story. i mean, we have seen this historically redistricting, this happens. i think it's an issue that can become a national issue, especially with the national election coming around.

just depends on are the candidates going to make this an issue? i think it's something where it's very tricky. once it gets to the courts, this will prove why it was done. well, of course it was done this way, but historically it's been difficult to prove that's why districts are packed a certain way. >> well, i would totally disagree with that. this is nothing but old fashioned how to get around the 1965 voting rights act or i should say this is why the voting rights act was put in in its place. these -- the folk in virginia are doing all they can to dilute the african-american vote because it was remember, the african-american vote in virginia that helped get president obama elected president. >> but the question -- my point is that it may be difficult to prove. i'm not saying that's not what was done. but in terms of in the court, being able to prove that was sort of the genesis behind the

redistricting. >> well, let's hope they can prove it because this is happening all over the country. >> the problem is that this is gerrymandering, as was know. even when gary did it back in the early 19th century, there's been a strong sense that this is how we have to carve out districts, somebody gets hurt somebody doesn't. we have to do it for strengths and weaknesses, a lot of people are critical of it. it's not a great thing to do, but you have a lot of precedent to fight on a thing like this. it isn't as easy to change the districts around as it might look. >> all right, dave bremante joe. thank you, that's "reporter's notebook." i'm pat lawson muse. "news4 today" continues. "news4 today" starts now. >> good morning to you. welcome to "news4 today." i'm kristin wright. >> i'm david culver.

it was a beautiful day yesterday. it's going to continue today. the beautiful weather, that is. what are thinking chuck? >> today will be one of the outdoor days for sure. find your hammock and plan on taking a nap in the shade in the afternoon heating. otherwise, you have nothing to worry about for today. there will be a chance for a few showers for some. let me show you where those are on radar. outside here, first thing this morning from national harbor, bright sunshine over prince george's county and the district and all of the immediate metropolitan area. the overall weather impact will be nice and low. sunshine, yes, humidity, not too much on the summer scale. but here's where our little chance for rain comes in. cluster of thunderstorms out here near cincinnati now. most of that is going down to our southeast, but that does leave a little chance for some showers in the shenandoah valley and the mountains of west virginia later on today. not much of a rain threat in the metro area so your sunday will be dry. temperatures in the 60s and near 70s today. a few high clouds coming in, but low humidity today.

any rain chances are closer to i-81 and down into the southern parts of the shenandoah valley. we'll be dry in the metro today. when i see you next, a chance for severe weather in the coming week. >> all right, thank you very much. well the lowering of the confederate flag from the south carolina state house evoked strong emotions. we saw it all play out last week. >> the debate continues. is the flag a symbol of hate or heritage? one group said it's a symbol of their southern heritage. >> reporter: with flags held high and engines roaring nearly 200 people came out standing in solidarity to pay tribute and honor the confederate flag. >> whether you're white black, red and yellow you can come and join. >> reporter: many did, coming from across the state and some even from the carolinas. jerry dyson iii helped organize the flag run and the message they want to send is clear.

>> we can rally together to show support of the southern heritage. >> reporter: recently the confederate flag has become a national debate. this after charleston shooting suspect dylann roof was seen holding the flag in pictures on the internet. he says it represents history, not hate. >> we are passionate people and dedicated people, we are patriotic and loyal. >> if one goes out and commits a crime and he hides behind that symbol which as he did, and wants to commit hate with it, they stole the symbol. >> reporter: a symbol that was recently banned from all license plates in virginia by governor terry mcauliffe. this group is hoping to change public opinion and let the history live on through younger generations. the flag run started here and went through dinwiddie and chesterfield. with the overwhelming show of support, dyson is hoping that saturday's flag run touched a few people, giving them a different perspective on what he calls a historic american

symbol. >> we're not racist people. this is not just a white thing. this is a southern thing. white, black, red yellow, it does not matter. >> that was curtis mcleod reporting. coming up on "meet the press," moderator chuck todd sits down with south carolina governor nikki haley. that's at 10:30 right after "news4 today." the naacp's economic boycott of south carolina is now over. 15 years ago the group enacted a boycott of tourism and other economic activity in the state because the confederate flag was flying over the state house grounds. well, as you know friday that flag came down and yesterday the group voted to end the boycott. the naacp called the removal a victory and says it's ready to fight this battle in other states. a man accused of crashing into a virginia state trooper. police arrested cue mia. they say he crashed into the back of the cruiser.

the driver is charged with dui and more charges are pending. now, the crash happened yesterday morning just after 395 in alexandria. it happened while the trooper was on the scene of another dui stop. a woman is now facing assault charges for throwing water on the mayor of baltimore. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake was at a festival in the city yesterday. police say a woman suddenly dumped water on her. you can see right there those are her staff members patting her down. police have not say why they think this might have happened. a church in baltimore using a special way to remember freddie gray. you're looking at the dedication of the new freddie gray youth empowerment center, that offers computer and job training camp classes to children in the city. you'll recall gray died while in baltimore police custody that was back in april. six officers are faces charges for his death. virginia's first federally

recognized indian tribe could be considering opening a casino. the pamunkey indians are looking into it and it could be an uphill battle. they'd need an act of congress to launch a bingo parlor. virginia is one of ten states that does not have casinos. next week we can learn if a baseball team is coming to spotsylvania county. the board of supervisors is meeting on tuesday. they'll talk about the proposal to build a ballpark along route 1. you see where it would be on this map. they could vote to keep negotiating or consider the so-call final offer from the owner of the hagerstown suns. he wants to pay $6 million less than what the county is asking for. heads up, stay out of the water in arlington because of a sewage mill. crews are repairing a broken pipe on north stuart street. arlington leaders are asking

people to stay away from the area and keep their pets away too. the warning goes to the people downstream too. today a first 4 traffic alert if you live in silver spring. the final phase of work is on downtown silver spring. so you will see some lanes closed between 16th and fenton streets. crews might block one lane during the day. the road work we're told will wrap up this fall. well are you ready for a raise but you don't know how to ask for it? well, stick around to learn what we can learn from a hostage negotiator. and dealing with an uptick in coyote attacks. some even coming face to face with the animal inside their own homes. and the reason for the spike, well, that may surprise you.

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you're watching "news4 today." >> this morning south carolina's governor nikki haley emerging as a rising star within the gop. >> she is. and this comes after an historic week in her state and that is of course friday's removal of the confederate flag from the capitol grounds. a move governor haley championed in her own reversal. >> we have "meet the press" moderator chuck todd with us ahead of this show. you'll sit down with governor haley and obviously, you know, you'll talk about what happened on friday. a big deal. do you think what happened down there, chuck, is going to set some precedents for when it comes to other states removaling >> let's see what happens in mississippi, mississippi has the battle flag in their state flag and georgia uses the original confederate flag as the basis of the state flag. i think it's possible. i think what's -- what i'm interested in talking with governor haley about, you have

accumulated some political capital, so what's next? is this a state that has some very divergent outcomes when it comes to education between whites and blacks. prison population between whites and blacks. health care outcomes between whites and blacks. there's a lot of issues in south carolina that when you look at it, they very much -- you can see they split by race. what is she going to do to tackle this, particularly in the education front where you think that there could be some bipartisan momentum. >> having said that, and after last week, could it be that haley is now on the short list for some of the gop contenders as vp? >> well, she's a second term governor. when she got elected she was immediately pegged as somebody who would be a national star and in some ways she almost tried too hard to be a national star before she had done anything in the state. then she realized that it was harming her reelection chances. she focused on the state and the national spotlight found her now. i think when you look at where the -- what the party may need in a running mate one year from now, there's a strong case to be

made for governor haley. here's somebody, a minority governor, indian american. a woman where they may have some gender diversity on their ticket and someone who department with racial reconciliation for a party that may be dealing with the donald trump hangover. there's a lot of positives that haley can bring to the republican ticket. >> all right. you can catch that right here at 10:30, right after "news4 today." chuck, thanks. appreciate it. >> you got it, guys. well, he spent decades working out deals with criminals and terrorists and now one man is using his career experience to help people improve their positions at work. >> that's right. angie goff tells us the secret of the negotiator. >> reporter: the negotiator -- >> i'll help you catch and carry. >> reporter: question hang on to their -- we hang on to their every move. >> don't.

>> reporter: but if there is a anyone who knows what's really at stake, it's chris boss. a 24 year fbi veteran and former lead hostage negotiator. >> anything can backfire. what you want is your best chance of success. >> reporter: now an adjunct professor at georgetown and featured speaker of the association for financial professionals. he uses his skills to save lives, to show others how to cut killer deals. ryan ooems is a working dad who never asked for a raise. >> i think it's hard not knowing exactly the right bullet points to sell yourself. >> reporter: he said remember the nicer you are, the harder you can push. when negotiating the release of kidnapped american journalist jill carroll in baghdad his team convinced her captors she was not their enemy. >> tell me the truth, let me be able to count on what you say. don't make promises you can't keep and then we want to have a

good relationship. we want to actually like the other person. >> reporter: once you got their attention, be a tactical listener and let them go first. >> they may offer you something that you were going to ask for. which then puts you in a position instead of asking for it, to say to them, that's a great idea. >> reporter: he said stick to what and how questions. what can i do to make myself more valuable to you? how can i improve my performance? so what about bringing leverage to the table? using another job offer to get your boss to bump up your pay. it's a technique that's use often during negotiations, but voss warns it can be a gamble. to avoid looking like a threat start with the apology and then in any case, your boss says no always be ready to respond. >> i said to people, just sounds like there's nothing you could do. and then they become desperate to want to do something for you. >> reporter: one final thought, remember, like a ransom, price

is like a term in any negotiation. >> price pays your bills. it doesn't make your career. so what are the additional things they might be able to throw in that doesn't cost them in any money which will make a difference in your career. >> you know, i'll save this for later. >> reporter: for ryan, it's an approach he might try. >> anything to help with that work/life balance or for me to spend more time with my kids. i think in the end i think that's worth more than the money. >> reporter: and may lead to a richer future. >> one more tip from voss. he said beware of the word fair when trying to work out a deal. his suggestion -- lay out your case before your boss say what they're offering is fair. >> taking notes here. on what to do. >> no negotiating though with some pretty nice weather today. >> you can't make a bargain with mother nature. fair is not in her vocabulary at

all. we ended one a fair amount of sunshine yesterday average, after the -- yesterday afternoon after the rain showers were gone. made 88 yesterday at national airport, so little warmer than forecast. i went 85 yesterday, so a lot of people said, oh it's so cloudy, is it going to get that warm? you betcha, this is july, this is statistically the warmest time of the year. 89 for a high and 71 for an average low. the warmest time of the year. outside, hazy sunshine now over the jefferson memorial. the old post office pavilion. nationals on michigan avenue. beautiful morning from one place to the next. 71 at national airport. winds out of the northwest at six miles an hour. that's kind of the direction for wind that tends to bring us cooler and slightly less humid air that's what we enjoy today. what to expect today, a great outdoor weather day. comfortably low.

levels of humidity by mid july standards. there will be a chance for a few showers today way out to the west of the metro area. so we'll stay dry in town today. temperatures are mostly in the 60s in the suburbs. there are pockets of sub 60 degree weather out there. culpepper, frederick, 69. a great day for a long run. the mid afternoon temperatures by july standards just about average. but again without the humidity it will be great to get outside and enjoy. after you have gone running, put some steaks or shrimps on the barbie, enjoy outside. low to mid 80s for grill out time. only real chance is westbound of shenandoah valley, and it's this cluster that even though it's fading out on the eastern flank the western side a pretty good chance for showers in tennessee and down by the mountain empire. it will be falling apart so

don't turn your back on a little shower chance out in the shenandoah valley. not much of anything to worry about around town. mostly sunny around lunch time and there's that little rain chance out in the mountains of west virginia which could graze central and southern parts of the shenandoah valley as we get into the late afternoon and evening time frame. generally dry weather for most expected overnight. highs today, mid to upper 80s. might touch at 90 to fredericksburg and stafford. fredericksburg around 90 today. no rain chance for us today, but a big chance for severe weather if you're flying out towards minneapolis or chicago. that severe weather chance will be impacting us on tuesday. so keep that in mind. tuesday could be a busy weather alert day. near 90 today. 87 tomorrow with maybe a passing shower tomorrow.

there's that thunderstorm chance, strong thunderstorm chance on tuesday. showers and a few storms on wednesday, then drying out a touch. staying hot and humid to finish out the week. good sunday morning, everyone. the battle of the beltway, on the unofficial first half of the baseball season concludes today. and the third game between the nats and o's, i think we're in for a show. matt scherzer, a loser in the last two starts will be eager to first half of the season strong against the orioles. now, it was a back and forth game in baltimore on saturday night. bryce harper who never hit a home run against the orioles takes care of that here. launching his 26th homer of the year. that brings the nats within one. later, it's espinosa, two on. the nats i even the series. and chin on the mound for orioles. first pitch is at 1:35. that's a look at your morning

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you're watching "news4 today." >> this is quite scary for kids and parents. coyotes moving into more populated areas. >> it is frightening. there has been a series of coyote attacks in california and really across the country. nbc's katie schwartz reports. >> reporter: a walk in the park now comes with a warning. >> it came up there. >> reporter: in southern california a father earns himself with a stick and this woman carries pepper spray after a frightening encounter with a coyote. >> started to circle us and was being aggressive.

>> reporter: by nature, coyotes are timid animals but now residents fear the coyotes more than they fear them. jesse smith is relieved her baby wasn't with her. >> my hands in the air, i yelled, and stomped my feet. he wasn't backing off. >> reporter: since may the small area of irvine has seen four coyote attacks. each one getting more brazen. the first in a park. another near a playground. last sunday a small child attacked in a garage and a 7-year-old scratched inside her family living room. thankfully, none of the injuries were life threatening. >> i moved out here because it's more rural by i didn't expect to be seeing coyotes down street. >> reporter: the animals are being pushed into the more populated areas in search of food and water. they have been adapting to city life and in chicago watch as this coyote fitted with a gps collar by national geographic

avoids traffic. and they have been spotted from manhattan to queens. coyotes are changing because society has let them get too close. >> they are basically changing because we changed. >> reporter: these days people are more likely to post a picture online than to rush and scare them away. back in irvine, game wardens have stated a neighborhood coyote watch. warning any kindness to coyotes comes at a risk. ghani schwartz, irvine california. >> cute, but can't play with them. much more ahead. >> yeah, that includes an hour by hour look at your forecast wit

"news4 today" starts now. >> right now we're staying on top of a deadly shooting in prince george's county. police are trying to figure out who shot and killed a man. it happened on hickory mills circle not far from indian head highway in livingston road in accokeek. if you have any information on this case, know anything about the shooting, call prince george's county police. started out as a rather dreary beginning to the weekend. chuck bell, it ended up to be a nice day yesterday. do you think that might hold into today? >> absolutely right. we're off to a dry start today. so already we're at least two steps ahead of yesterday when we woke up to rain drops and the rain drops appear to be staying away from the washington metro

area for at least today, maybe even all the way through tonight into tomorrow as well before rain chances come back monday afternoon especially thunderstorm chances on tuesday. outside this morning though a nice looking sunrise out there. from our tower looking out into the morning sky. a little bit of mid and high level cloudiness first thing. air quality isn't that good today, so a bit of a hazy gray tint to our otherwise blue sky. rain chances are way out to our west today but some of those rain chances could reach the central and southern parts of the shenandoah valley. no big rain threat around the metro area for today. current temperatures 60s in the suburbs and 70 bayside and annapolis. visibility there are pockets of dense fog across culpepper and rappahannock and be on the lookout for that. this is what your sky will like like today. partly to mostly cloudy later on. temperatures 60s now. low 80s by lunch time. maybe near 90 degrees for a high

temperature today. talk more about the potential for severe weather on tuesday coming up. >> we'll check in you then. thanks, chuck. some relief coming to the metro riders all red line stations are back open. track work closed half a dozen stations yesterday. shuttle buses were running between noma-gallaudet stations. expect regular weekend service today on the red line. and new this morning, a fairfax county school board member says is a woman attacked her while she was canvassing for votes this weekend. kathy smith is running for board of supervisors and she was out campaigning yesterday. police say a 58-year-old attacked smith. she said a woman ran screaming at her and grabbed the sunglasses off her face. the woman was upset over a 2008 vote that sent her kids to separate high schools and smith voted in favor of that school boundary swap. smith says she plans to be back out canvassing that same street

today. there are several online petitions asking for the removal of the name jefferson davis from route 1 in northern virginia. the united daughters of the confederacy asked the legislature to name the highway in the candidate leader's honor in the 1980s. it runs through arlington and fairfax and stretches down into stafford and spotsylvania county. jackie bensen spoke with the man who started the petition. >> reporter: it's such a part of the daily commute, that most don't register the name of route 1 as it threads through northern virginia. it bears the name of the president of the confederacy, jefferson davis. >> it started before the dreadful charleston massacre.

>> reporter: the reaction? >> 3,000 people have signed it so far. last time i looked. i also had some negative reactions to it as well which is expected. and their people are entitled to their own opinions. >> reporter: with the passage of time jefferson davis is not as familiar as he once was to virginians. do you know who jefferson davis is? >> no, i don't. >> reporter: any guesses? >> um i don't know. >> reporter: that was jackie bensen reporting. there are five change.org petitions. we would like to know what you think. you can weigh in on our facebook page, nbc washington. this morning we're working to find out the conditions of three people taken to the hospital. this following severe turbulence. they were on board a united airlines flight from puerto rico to dulles. now, reuters reports two flight attendants among those hurt. another united night from san francisco also ran into bad

turbulence. folks on board that flight didn't need any medical attention at dulles. right now, eurozone finance ministers are meeting in greece with the country's prime minister to talk about a possible bailout. today could be greece's last chance to convince creditors that it deserves more financial help to rescue it from the economic crisis. some european finance leaders say they want specific and binding commitments from greece before they agree to a third bailout. nuclear negotiations with iran are still deadlocked. talks in vienna are going to continue through tomorrow after yet another extension. secretary of state john kerry and other world leaders trying to reach a deal with iran to impose long term restrictions and monitoring of the country's nuclear program. this in exchange for some lifting of some of the other sanctions. one of the sticking points here is that iran's demand to lift a u.n. ban on the sale of weapons to iran. well, here's what you need to know in the week ahead. tomorrow, we're all going to be

talking about the purple line in montgomery county. county council is meeting to talk about governor larry hogan's plan to scale back how much the state is pay -- how much the state would pay for the light rail line. he'll also discuss a big budget cut proposed by the county executive last week. in d.c., the suspect in the murder on metro will be in court on friday. police say 18-year-old jasper spires killed kevin sutherland near the noma station on july 4th. witnesses say the attack started as a robbery. donald trump's controversial comments about undocumented immigrants from mexico are re-igniting a national debate over illegal immigration. he took his campaign on the road to arizona. and katiey tur has strong reaction from both sides. >> we will win!

>> usa! >> reporter: on the streets of phoenix, the mercury matched the rhetoric, 105 degrees and angry. hot opinions. what do you think about his comments on latinos? >> he told the truth. he told -- he didn't say anything wrong. i'm surprised very much that people are upset with him because he told the truth. >> this guy is an idiot. you know, it's -- he's trying to divide people instead of uniting the people. ♪ >> reporter: inside a crowd of thousands. here to see what donald trump the presidential candidate had to offer. >> this is absolutely unbelievable. thank you, everybody. >> reporter: here since 4:45 this morning this woman wanted to be the first in line. why are you a supporter? >> because he says what he says and he doesn't back down. >> reporter: his speech originally scheduled at the arizona biltmore and organizers had to move to the bigger venue,

the phoenix conventional center prompting thousands more to attend. noticeably absent, the two outspoken senators. >> is this good for the republican party senate ore? >> i think mr. trump will find that we arizonians cherish our hispanic heritage and influence. >> i'm here for donald trump. >> but in attendance, arizona sheriff joe arpaio. >> we are going to make this country so great again. >> reporter: this is trump's first trip as a candidate and since defining his campaign around immigration. >> i'm the one that brought up the whole situation, the whole mess with immigration, and what the mexican government is doing to us. >> reporter: arizona the hot bed in the immigration debate since 2010 when former governor jan brewer signed the controversial law giving authorities the power to stop anyone they think is undocumented.

outside, clashes as protesters went head to head with supporters. >> we're here in force to tell them go home. we don't know you, you don't look at the facts or look at figures. all you're doing is trying to get publicity. >> reporter: phoenix is the third stop which began in l.a. with a meeting between the billionaire and families who have lost loved ones at the hands of undocumented immigrants. >> my son was walking right down the street into his death. >> reporter: including the shaws whose son was shot and killed in 2008 by an undocumented immigrant in a mistaken identity gang hit. >> that was katy tur reporting. developing this morning a manhunt underway for a mexican drug lord who escaped from prison for a second time. and now we're learning el chapo's escape is impacting flights. stuck in the gulf for three

days and then his boat explodes. a remarkable

you're watching "news4 today." >> it's something you'd expect to see in a car commercial but this was not that. it was all caught on video and has the police's attention in california. take a look. police looking for whoever is driving this winding road backwards. other than the fact that the car is going in reverse it would be a normal drive. the driver did this for more than two miles and police are zooming in on the license plate to track down the owner. >> that's dangerous. well, this morning a man and his dog are safe after the coast guard rescued them from the gulf of mexico.

they were sailing from new orleans to tampa. their boat became disabled and went adrift for three teas and then it caught fire. the man was able to send out a distress call. >> there was, you know, a lot of smoke. not much left of the boat. >> when i saw the smoke i knew that we found what we were looking for so that made it easier. you know, so we were about probably ten nautical miles away when i started to see the smoke in the distance. >> and the boater said he did take in some of the smoke before getting off the sailboat. he is a lucky guy. rescuers found him clinging to his dog. >> normally when we tell you about train tracks and cars it didn't end that well, but there's been a huge safety change in our area that drivers are celebrating. new details on a blast that knocked a beachgoer to the ground in rhode island. what police did not find that's creating mystery around exactly what happened. let's take you outside for a live look right now. beautiful start to the day.

chuck bell thinking it's going to stay that way through much of

new this morning, a rhode island beach is going to reopen after an explosion that sent a woman to the hospital. it happened in narragansett, rhode island yesterday. the woman was sitting on the beach near the water when there

was a loud boom and then she was thrown against the rock wall. the authorities didn't find any explosive device. there's no threat to other beachgoers. a developing story this morning. mexico's most historic drug lord has escaped again. el chapo has escaped. guzman was last seen in the shower at the prison last night, but when guards went to check his cell it was empty. in 2001, he escaped from a different prison. guzman u.s. with -- was recaptured 13 years later in 2014. el chapo was the leader of the powerful sinaloa cartel. and you may have noticed the brand new intersection in gainesville has made traffic easier to get through there and

as adam tuss shows us, it's more safe. >> reporter: more cars. >> virginia for you. >> reporter: it is, right. >> more and more traffic. >> reporter: mixing with a freight railroad line. >> terrible things would happen to folks involved with that. >> reporter: you build an interchange to handle that and cut a ribbon. >> thank you, vdot. >> reporter: this part of gainesville off 66 close to jiffy lube live has exploded with growth. this woman has lived here for 50 years. >> there was a little country store called johnton's that was it. >> reporter: that's not the case now. >> it's too crowded. overcrowded. too many people. too much traffic. people drive like nuts. >> reporter: that's the reason this interchange was needed. >> when you would come off of 66 to come to 29 and i live down this way the two lanes -- the traffic would back up. >> reporter: sometimes it would back up on to the train tracks. not a good combination.

now you navigate above it all. >> great for the state. northern virginia in prince william and the commonwealth. >> reporter: aubrey lane is the transportation secretary. >> it gets us to 66 and we're trying to work on that and make that better for the residents up here also. >> reporter: there are big plans to change 66 inside and outside the beltway. for now, here in gainesville too imto learn the new route. >> i got turned around and it took me way longer than it was supposed to. >> reporter: there's a lot of twists and turns. >> yeah. so we're talking about nice weather. a day where you can get out and do what ever you want. >> top down weather. if you own a convertible, it's day you live for. the sun will be out, humidity will be down. perfect day to get outside to enjoy the old car. maybe you're a bike pedaler, a great day for that as well. the weather will cooperate quite nicely with even as complicated of a plan as that.

outside on your sunday morning still have plenty of sunshine getting through. otherwise, mostly clear sky but an awful lot of haze in the atmosphere. not all the best air quality for today. so if you are heart or lung sensitive group then you need to take it a little bit slower outside today. right now in washington, temperatures in the 70s downtown. but as soon as you get away from the heat island of the city, it's in the 60s. 71 washington. national airport with the north breeze at six miles an ur who. the sunshine, yes. humidity, not too much. but again, by july standards it's not all that humid out there. 63 at gaithersburg and 63 in winner and luray. 66, stafford and fredericksburg. 65 prince frederick. does it feel a little cooler than yesterday, you betcha. five to ten degrees cooler now than at the same time yesterday morning so a little cooler start.

but more sunshine today. so it will average out being about the same temperatures as yesterday by the time we get into the afternoon hours. there's your hourly temperatures 79 at 10:00 a.m. 84 by noon. highs today in the upper 80s. might touch 90 at national airport, but most of the airports in upper 80s today. starting off at 8:00, mostly clear sky through morning hours into lunch time. after lunch clouds will start to increase a little bit. but i think any real organized rain chances should hang ray back here across the shenandoah valley. here's 6:00 tonight. a chance for a few showers today, down to stanton and harrison burg. after 7:00 or 8:00, these are falling apart again. if you live or travel on i-81 the rain chances are not zero. everybody has a better chance tomorrow. tuesday looks to be the busiest weather day of the week. we could have an opportunity for severe weather tuesday afternoon and tuesday night. so we plan to be weather aware

on your tuesday. today near 90. tomorrow upper 80s with the clouds and a risk of a shower. stormy day on tuesday, storms ending wednesday and then hot and humid later on in the week. >> chuck, thanks. well, it could save a life, but did you know texting 911 is only available in one local

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today." >> who picks up a phone and calls anyone anymore? it seems like for the younger generation, calling is a thing of the past. >> we're text now and a few of the police departments have noticed that. news4's erika gonzalez shows us the 911 call center that you'll soon be able to text in an emergency. >> i lost consciousness for a second and had he held on for a minute longer i wouldn't be here. >> reporter: this girl renee endured five years of abuse. she said her son's father never gave her time or space to call 911. >> like playing russian roulette, you know? if you call for help, that might be the end. you know, if you don't call for end, that can be the end. >> reporter: which is why in situations like these, texting 911 could be life saving. >> but if i had a way that i

could have texted for help, i would have, no doubt. >> reporter: the federal communications commission requires wireless carriers to provide text to 911 capabilities. but that doesn't mean call centers are equipped to handle them. there are more than 6,500 emergency call centers in the u.s. and less than 5% of them have the upgraded technology to be able to receive and respond to text messages. this place is one of the few. >> that took eight seconds to appear there. >> reporter: the county has had the pilot program for nearly two years. last month he says they have got about 50 texts a third he says for real emergencies. >> he said he's going to kill me. we said, what's his name and they're not responding. >> reporter: but a text to 911 should never replace a call he says. >> 911 what is the address of the emergency? >> there's an instance where you know you may not be able to

talk, you don't want someone to hear you or if you're a person who is hearing impaired. >> reporter: your location services on your cell phone you have it off. good for posting on social media without announcing your whereabouts but in the case of an emergency if you need to text or call 911 you may want to turn it on. >> if you don't have it turned on delays the amount of time it takes to figure out your location. if you have it turned on, we will usually get your location within seconds. >> reporter: in renee's case, she escaped her abuser. had she had the ability to text for help she says it may have happened sooner. >> the feeling that popped up is life or death. >> reporter: erika gonzalez, news4. >> and we have learned that two more of the 12 call centers in our area will have the text to 911 program up and running soon. frederick county in maryland and fairfax county in virginia will have it in place by fall we're told. not racist people. this is not just a while thing.

this is a south thing. >> tell you where hundreds stood in solidarity to honor the confederate flag and the message to folks who want to take it down. we are getting word of a car jumping the curb in ocean city. what we're learning led to the crash and the people who were hurt. and he's been sentenced to die for killing three people in the boston marathon bombing and now the new charges that dzhokhar tsarnaev can face. brace yourself, it's going to be a beautiful day. chuck bell has a look hour by hour at how high the mercury is going to rise. stay with us. we'

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in today's top stories right now, all red line stations on metro are back open. track work closed a half dozen stations yesterday. metro says expect regular weekend service today on the red line. police trying to determine who shot and killed a man. this happened on hickory knolls circle not far from indian had head highway. the man later died. road work is slowing you down on 95 in virginia. two lanes are blocked in the southbound lanes approaching quantico. it will take you about 40 minutes to go four miles right now. just an important heads up

there. that's live picture, look at that. >> a rough start. welcome back i'm kristin wright. >> i'm david culver. if you liked yesterday, you'll love today. we're looking at some changes coming into the everybody is day. chuck bell, what are you thinking? >> i'm thinking you'll like today for sure, except the folks trapped it on i-95. ten miles a hour that's not good if you're trapped in your car, but if you're running that's a half minute mile. there are summer days up and down the interstate. hazy sunshine out there. it's 71 at downtown national airport. 63 now in gaithersburg and damascus. 66 leesburg. and 66 in triangle. nothing on storm team 4 radar for now, and most of us have no worries of rain today. the cluster of showers is going down to the south and west, but that leaves part of the shenandoah valley at risk for a shower or two today but no

biggie. 60s for now. rising to the low 70s by 9:00 a.m. and near 80 by lunch time. highs today up into the upper 80s and 90. >> thanks chuck. firefighters are calling in reinforcements. they need help fighting a wildfire in washington state. the fire is burning across about 10,000 acres in central washington. we can show you where that's happening. so far it's forced a hundred people from their homes. it's up and down the west coast and the state police departments and firefighters say the extreme drought has made them extra hard to deal with this year. two people are recovering in the hospital right now after a car ran into them in ocean city, maryland. it's not clear if the man and woman were on vacation there or not. but we're told the car hit them yesterday when it swerved right on to the sidewalk. police say both of the people are going to be okay. a man accused this morning of crashing into the virginia state trooper.

police arrested dilzzola kunia. the paramedics treated the trooper for minor head injuries and the driver is charged with dui. more charges are pending. and the crash happened yesterday morning on 395 in alexandria. it was while the trooper was on the scene of another dui stop. well, the removal of the confederate flag from the south carolina state house has certainly evoked strong emotions. the debate continues as to whether the flag is a symbol of hate or heritage. nbc's curtis mcleod spoke with one virginia group that says the flag is a symbol of their southern heritage. >> reporter: with flags held high and engines roaring nearly 200 people came out standing in solidarity to pay tribute and honor the confederate flag. >> whether you're white, black red, yellow you can come and join. >> reporter: many did, coming from all across the state and some even from the carolinas. jerry dyson iii helped organize

the flag run. the message they want to send is clear. >> we came to show support of the southern heritage. >> reporter: recently the confederate flag has been pushed to the forefront and has become a national debate. this after dylann roof was seen holding a flag in pictures on the internet. he says the flag represents history and not hate. we are dedicate people and loyal. >> if one goes out and commits a crime and he hides behind that symbol, they stole the symbol. >> reporter: a symbol that was recently banned from all license plates in virginia by governor terry mcauliffe. this group is hoping the change -- to change public opinion and letting the history live on through younger generations. it went through dinwiddie and chesterfield. with the yoefrpoverwhelming show of

support dyson is hoping that it touched a few people, giving them a different perspective on what he called a historic american symbol. >> we're not racist people. this is not just a white thing. this is a southern thing. you're white, black red, yellow, it does not matter. >> that was curtis mcleod reporting. coming up on "meet the press," moderator chuck todd sits down with south carolina governor nikki haley after this last week's historic removal of the flag. that's at 10:30 right after "news4 today." a woman facing assault charges for throwing water on the mayor of baltimore. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake was at a festival by the monday minimal yesterday. the staff had to pat her down to get her cleared up. that mall is where the violent rioting began weeks ago. and new charges in the man

charged with the boston marathon bombings. dzhokhar tsarnaev was sentenced to death for the bombings and now a district attorney in massachusetts plans to file charges, a murder charge against tsarnaev in the death of an mit police officer in the days after the bombings. he could face carjacking and kidnapping charges. critics however say the new charges are not necessary because tsarnaev was sentence to death in the bombings. we want to prepare you for the day ahead. you can expect traffic delays overnight in montgomery county. crews there are going to begin the final resurfacing project on the east west highway. so they'll close the lanes between kerry lane and fenton street overnight. it will be completed by the end of fall. officials in arlington are warning you to avoid9m"

you're watching "news4 today." >> well, heads up this morning. stay out of the water at donaldson run in arlington. there's been a sewage spill. crews right now are repairing a broken pipe on north stuart street near the pedestrian bridge and they're using vacuum pumps to collect some of the raw sewage that spilled into the stream on friday. arlington leaders they're asking people to stay away from this area, to keep their petaway too. the warning goes for people downstream from the spill also. virginia's first federally recognized indian tribe could be considering opening a casino. the pamunkey indians are looking into it but they would need an act of congress to launch something as small as a bingo parlor. virginia is one of ten states that does not have casinos. it is small, but it could save your life. still ahead, doreen gentzler has

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sheinelle jones and peter alexander, good morning. >> good morning. >> coming up on "today," a frightening mystery at a popular rhode island beach. on saturday, a beachgoer was hospitalized after an apparent explosion sent her six feet into the air and what authorities are saying about the incident and whether it's safe to return to the beach today. also ahead, donald trump draws a massive crowd and ups the ante over illegal immigration. we will hear from chuck todd and find out how his party is reacting. and hollywood heavyweights take comic-con. harrison ford makes his first public appearance. >> he looks good. >> he brings the geeks to their feet. and we'll meet the real attraction of comic-con, the fans themselves. and a band camp like no other. we'll introduce you to the young prodigies who took center stage last night and find out how to get to carnegie hall. we'll have those stories and more when we get started on a

sunday morning right here on "today." kristin and david, back to you. >> they look like prodigies. >> talk about proud parents. >> for sure. intense. looks amazing. thanks. well, there is a new treatment for a deadly heart condition that affects millions of americans. we're talking about atrial fib legal race. >> and it helps the patients essentially get off their medications. news4's doreen gentzler has details about the new procedure. >> it takes all your energy away. >> reporter: connie wylie said it's left her feeling not only exhausted and sick, but caused her to have three strokes. but the medication to stop those strokes has caused internal bleeding. >> so it's "a" or "b," which way do you want to die? you know? >> reporter: nearly three million americans suffer from

this same condition. but now, this little piece of metal and mesh recently approved by the food and drug administration could help prevent the condition. it is called the watchman heart device. dr. waxman is an interventional cardiologist at the medstar heart and vascular institute. >> the idea is whether we can eliminate the source of the clot. >> reporter: the doctor uses the catheter through the groin to implant the device into an area of the heart called the left atrial appendage. while it's not a cure, the idea is to stop the clots from escaping. >> like a filter that won't allow the clots to travel all the way up. >> reporter: dr. waxman said most patients should come off their medications within 45 days and connie wylie underwent it two weeks ago and she said she's

feeling better. she's back to her favorite hobbies, gardening and spending time with her dog, bella. >> i'm feeling more and more and more energetic. i'm getting a lot accomplished that i couldn't before. i never thought it would happen that way, but it did. >> doreen gentzler with that report. >> yes. so we are talking about some nice weather come our way. >> the only thing wrong about today is we had to go to work. that's it. that's the only knock on today. pretty much start to finish today, there could be a few showers in shenandoah valley but by and large, a rain free finish for most of us. especially in and around the metro area to the chesapeake bay and out on the shore. if this is a break away day, head out to the beaches. a pretty good beach week coming up as well. it has been a soggy summer. we have had a bit of a sunshine challenge around here since june

1. in fact believe it or not, since june 1, only 12 of the last 41 days have been rain free. that's right, everybody. only 12 dry days since the 1st of june and in that span of 41 days we have had triple our average rainfall. so outside for now, the hazy and dry start to your sunday. 71 degrees now at national airport. light wind at 6 miles an ur who. -- an hour. and coming back around to the south tonight. but on the whole, a great weather day. you'll notice and appreciate the difference as you go outside later on this afternoon. could have a few showers way to the west of the washington area. out into the shenandoah valley. keep an eye on that. show you the future weather in a second. right now, temperatures mid to upper 60s to 70s, bayside and downtown. hourly temperatures up into the

low and mid 80s by lunch time. it will be a warm day for shush. if you're running this morning get those miles in before lunch time if you can. after lunch even though the humidity will be low it will be pretty warm out there. temperatures upper 80s and 90. dinner and movie plan plenty warm. outdoor seating for sure. 84 tonight. here's future weather, a dry start and a sunny start to the day. clouds will thicken up a bit by mid to late afternoon. any real rain chances, here's 6:00 on future weather. any real rain chances lingering across the central and southern shenandoah valley, they should fade away during the overnight hours tonight. there are showers back out to our west. that's where there's a possibility of some severe weather today as way west of us. west of cincinnati and a higher chance for severe weather towards minneapolis and chicago.

if you're changing planes in the big hubs there could be weather delays today. the severe weather threat will be coming in our direction. our peak chance this week will be coming up on tuesday. tuesday afternoon and tuesday evening you'll want to be knowing where you can stay in place and stay away from the thunderstorms during the course of the afternoon. that'll be our best chance for rain and thunderstorms this week. otherwise, temperatures not too bad by midsummer standards now. about 90 today. 87 tomorrow with plenty of clouds tomorrow. tuesday will be the rainiest and the stormiest day of the week. we stay about average, thursday and friday. warming up a touch next weekend though. >> thanks, chuck. i want to give you a warning here. you can see a pretty nasty bloody wound. for the second time this year, someone at a ball game in boston was hit in the head. the woman was sitting along the third base line when a foul ball hit her between the eyes.

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today." >> well, watch out for coyotes, if you're out in california. there have been four coyote attacks in southern california. in one case, a coyote came after a 7-year-old girl in her living room in her home. in another case, a coyote attacked a child in a family garage. there have been attacks in a park. also near a playground. and the reason experts say the drought in california is sdrief -- is driving mild animals into residential neighborhoods to look for food and water and the people aren't helping because they're most likely to post a picture of a coyote than scare it off. >> folks are terrified, carrying pepper spray with them or sticks. >> face to face with one in your home? >> yeah. it's one of the shortest interstates in the country named

for a man who has never even -- who was never supposed to be in washington. sam eig is credited with developing much of montgomery county. >> in addition to meet -- in the next edition of meet your street, melissa mollet introduces us to this man. >> as the story goes he wanted to be a cowboy. >> reporter: sam eig came to the united states to go to nebraska to wrangle horses, but he got off in washington. >> he never got back on the train. >> reporter: and 370 is named for him. his grandfather opened a few grocery stores that never took off. >> failed more than he succeed. >> reporter: but eig didn't let failure bother him. he started to invest in liquor, ageing alcohol during prohibition and he had the best stuff in town. >> when repeal came, he had good booze to sell. >> reporter: eig poured the proceeds into real estate, chevy

chase, and gaithersburg. >> all the houses were built by him. >> reporter: today a school named after his development. >> he made sure if he was developing they had a church, had a synagogue, a boy's club. >> reporter: he rented one of the homes to ben hereson. he became ceo of ibm and through his friendship later brought his company to montgomery county. eig also had his eye on the corner of colesville road and georgia avenue. >> he wanted to buy the land. >> reporter: he bought that corner. in 1951 on another plot of land he put up a modern office building bearing his name. >> it was the tallest building in montgomery county, four stories. >> reporter: it would soon be filled with doctors, lawyers. >> very high-tech floor plan. you can see the creativity going into this. >> reporter: in the 1960s, he transformed this swath of land known as rio known into the washingtonian country club. a golf course, restaurant, hotel and the washingtonian towers apartments. >> two or three years after my

grandfather passed away that we were approached by montgomery county to ask for our feelings about using his name on a highway. and he used to tell me, oh, there will be a highway there it will be 12 lanes. >> reporter: how right he was. not only did sam eig have this vision, but the passion and the desire and the smarts and quite the heart. >> i said, grandpa, do you ever say no? no, i may get up in. did you ever get that little church in germantown and i need to be able to say yes. >> that's how he was. >> that's how he was. >> melissa mollet news4. >> that does

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good morning. drug lord on the loose. the mexican kingpin known as el chapo on the run this morning after escaping from a maximum security prison for a second time. how did the man accused of control much of the drug trade into the united states break free once again? mystery beach blast. a woman on a popular rhode island beach is hospitalized after eye witnesses say a mysterious explosion catapulted her some six feet in the air. the beach reopening today but with the calls of the blast with the mystery