y in a courtroom over a judge's decision to release a man charged with murder. and police had to go on a manhunt when he slipped an ankle bracelet appointment and took off again. chris? >> family and friends of murder victim are having a hard time accepting the judge's explanation as to why he escaped from jail. the victim's mother got the news and a call from prosecutors last wednesday. >> i didn't sleep at all that night. i tensed up and i cried most of the night. >> in court judge gary bear said he didn't have the right information available to him last wednesday when he ordered

the defendant released to home detention. he then went missing. and is failed to make court appearances seven times. >> he did not make an informed decision i don't know who dropped that ball but that's how i feel. >> the court file does contain information that was available to the judge about the prior record and seven failures to appear. >> i don't believe that he didn't have the information. >> as i listened to this guy's criminal record that was upsetting to me that he could be out on the street walking around doing this to someone else. >> a former bail who attended the hearing today

says -- >> no bail bondsman that i know would have written a bail for this man. he had seven failures to appear, some of them very fresh who had no fixed address. >> he is one of three people charged with murdering and robbing jonathan harris. one co-defendant has already pleaded guilty and placing the man at the scene of the crime. >> he wanted to break off the relationship. she didn't like hearing that. and what she's accused of doing next was criminal. a woman worked for the dc public school system and tonight she's facing a charge of attempted murder after police say she attacked her ex-boyfriend. >> this is a super quiet townhouse community.

some day that townhouse that townhouse was anything but quiet. the scene, this fire damage they say there is about $75,000 of damage inside. the suspect a teacher's aide in washington. the victim or ex-boyfriend, a 32-year-old man who lives in the house. the two had been dating for about two years. according to court documents tried to end it and that she became upset. that she threatened to kill him by burning him with gasoline and that when he ran away they say she set his house on fire. police are calling it a case of arson, calling it a case of attempted first degree murder. people around here are calling

it, well we'll let them speak for themselves. >> fatal attraction. >> probably shouldn't have been dating that kind of person in the first place. that's kind of crazy. >> is she in jail? >> yeah. >> okay. that's where she belongs. >> lisa finley lives in northeast d.c. today i talked to her aunt. >> what do you make of this? >> i don't like it at all. i tried to talk to her. she's 29 years old. i think something wept really wrong and she snapped. >> we have learned the gunman's uncle has been detained in jordan. the suspect has spent several months in jordan last year.

the fbi has been searching an apartment where two of the gunman's friends live. they want to know if he shared his plan with mib. >> wisconsin is now the seventh state to authorize national guard members to carry weapons in the wake of the chattanooga attacks. tonight, flags at the white house and the capitol are flying at half staff in honor of the five service members killed in tennessee. president obama issued that order today. many criticized the president on social media for not doing it sooner. >> donald trump.

graham insulted trump for recent marks about fellow senator john mccain. trump fired back and went to graham's home state of south carolina to do that. >> reporter: in south carolina, donald trump hammered the state's u.s. senator who is also running for president. >> you have this guy, lindsay graham, a total lightweight. >> after trump attacked his ccain graham had called trump a jack ass. >> he has registered 0 in the polls. >> trump gave out graham's phone number. trying to get noticed over the billionaire's belligerence, ohio governor, john kasich jumped in the ring. >> i have to humbley tell you that i believe that i do have the skills and i have the experience. >> kasich joins 15 other republicans running many proven politicians. >> they are almost perfect op paper.

but why is trump doing so well? because he's none of those boxes. he's unconventional. >> i will build a military that's so strong that we'll never have to use it because they're going to say we're not messing with that guy. >> the latest republican poll is by the washington post. it takes trump support at 24%. that's double his biggest rivals. and that poll was conducted or begun before trump took on john mccain accusing him of being a war hero just because he was captured. not the presumption that trump's numbers will drop. all of the agreziveness seems to be working.

>> steve thank you. turning to our weather now we're looking for a break from the high heat and humidity. what's the good word doug? >> it is relief. that will be coming up over the next couple of hours. if you like it hot, not nearly as hot today as it was yesterday. there with a frontal boundary, not a whole lot around. an isolated shower or two. back to the west we're watching this cold front move around. behind this look at the temperatures. we're at 90 degrees. only 80 in pittsburgh. only 75 in west virginia. come on.

bring in that cooler air. i will show you how long it sticks around and the heat. >> meridian health care solutions is the name of a company that built the site for enrollment in the affordable care act. when the site opened for business it crashed and thousands of people who did not have health care could not apply. the $45 million settlement is about 60% of what the state of maryland paid for the site. in exchange, meridian gets to avoid any further legal action in the case. >> a new type of government shut down crisis is brewing. the u.s. department of veteran's affairs is warning it will shut down va hospitals unless congress approves an 11th hour rescue plan for the agency.

scott? >> the da won't say which local hospitals would close or close first if the crisis is not fixed by month's end. this is yet another last minute game of chicken on the hill. the va says it's about to run out of money and soon because of a surge of new veterans seeking care. there are two million more medical appointments this year than last year and because of soaring costs for a new expensive treatment for hepatitis c. congress in the coming days must pass a new law allowing a shift of billions of dollars in the budget to hospitals. congressional leaders not happy about it. >> for them to come up at the 12th hour and tell the congress that they need $3 billion more or they're going to shut hospitals down is the most agreejeous thing they have done to date.

they said call headquarters and headquarters said no answer to that question but are focused on providing world class care to veterans and congress needs to act before month's end. a government lab is confirming tonight that a federal police officer who was injured in an explosion has resigned. an explosion happened at the national institute of stan tards and technology on saturday. the officer said he was burned while filling a butane lighter. sources tell news 4 chemicals and a recipe to make methamphatamines were found at the blast site. so far, no charges filed. new video and questions abwhat led to an inmate's death in texas. why the victim's own facebook page could shed light on the case. and a trip to yellow stone

park ended in tragedy. we will tell you what we learned about the crash victims and their ties to our area. >> i'm darcy spencer in herdon where a woman's body was found next to this parking garage this iran keeps their nuclear facilities. military sites can go uninspected. restrictions end after 10 years. then iran could build a nuclear weapon in two months. iran has violated 20 international agreements and is the leading state sponsor of terrorism.

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follow yours. >> there is video that reports to show the arrest of sandra bland. nbc news has not yet verified the video but it is one of several videos being used to piece together what happened to the young woman found dead in a jail cell in texas days later. >> in the middle of a national debate about race and law

enforcement. here is nbc's jay gray. >> there are lingering questions in texas more than a week after sandra bland was found dead in her jail cell. the 28-year-old arrested charged with assault on a public servant. >> we are looking to find out every single fact that's necessary in order to determine what exactly happened to sandra bland. >> a jailer found bland hanging from a plastic trash can liner. the medical examiner has ruled her death a suicide but her family says that's unfathomable. in the face of growing controversy officials will release dash cam video from the arrest. it's the latest in a string of video clips surrounding the case including this security footage when jailers found her body. this cell phone video that her family shows the arrest. and this facebook post from bland in march.

>> i am suffering from something that some of you all may be dealing with right now. it's a little bit of depression as well as ptsd. >> the district attorney says that may explain her death but has ordered a full investigation into the incident. >> this is being treated like a murder investigation. i have asked the texas rangers to do extensive scientific testing on the trash bag. i want fingerprints run and touch dna tests done. >> that evidence could be turned over to a grand jury in august. jay gray nbc news, dallas. >> three people from our area are dead after a small plane crashed in wisconsin.i wyoming. among the victims a woman from dc and a couple from annapolis. the pilot also died. the plane was headed to montana when it went off its flight path and went into a steep decent.

>> and tell us when we might get a bit more pleasant weather. soon right? >> you want to put the top down? >> i would love to. >> ride your bike. >> no. >> that's coming up. >> just asking what you want to do outside. >> if you have a bike, i tell you the weather over the next couple of days is going to be absolutely fantastic. we're going to see a three day stretch of some phenomenal weather around here and we need it. today it looks good but it is hot and humid. look at that heat index. that's really been the case. the heat index takes into account the humidity in the air.t puts extra stress on your body. temperature-wise only 87. 88.

that is what they will continue through the night tonight. there is not a lot. we all watch the storm system. you can see it clearly defined here. there are a few showers and storms with that. look behind here. clear skies. we will be on the low side and the very low side at that. tomorrow it will just be beautiful. a simply gorgeous afternoon. we haven't been able to do it a whole lot. a great time to do it will be tomorrow. a great day to get out there for sure. temperature 80 degrees at first pitch. seventh inning stretch. super nice around 84 degrees and last out coming in around 87 degrees.

right around the 3:30 to 4:00 hour. looking quite nice. now high temperatures around the rest of the region. a beautiful day to look outside if you're working from a good window, maybe. 86 on thursday. 89 on friday. that's a great stretch of phenomenal weather. we will see the heat increase on saturday. back to 90. heat index back into the mid 90s. mother nature says hold on it's still july. we have got to bring you heat and humidity.day, 95 on monday. chance of storms sunday, monday, tuesday, too. some of the storms could be severe. right now let's focus on what we have and that is a very large yellow nice. >> three days worth of nice. looks like just what the doctor ordered. thank you doug.

next a new effort to curb predatory towing. growing cause for change following the death of two bikers. some people are saying that the charges against the driver involved in that accident don't fit the crime. >> i knew i was dealing with a person who was going to kill me. >> vingts svictims of domestic violence. how a local grou

if people can feel free to park wherever they feel, without any responsibility, then the parking lot will be jammed with people. >> and there is plenty of signage to warn against walk off

parking but it's not just signs. kelly garcia often warns people personally. >> do people listen? >> yeah, no. and they usually get towed. >> but some say the towing companies are over aggressive. today the council voted to crack down. spotters who eyeball potential laws and point them off to the tow truck. council members say that helps especially in residential areas. it gives time for those who might get towed to get a parking pass from someone who might be visiting. >> we have created a way to control what is going on in a much more systematic way. now i spoke to a representative of an organization called towing and professional recovery of maryland. they have got about 100 towing companies and some of the things already covered in state legislation and they say it

actually makes it harder on people who want to get to their apartments or some other business because and can't because of an illegally parked car. they don't know whether they will fight this or not. >> there is a new effort to do fast track. the project would begin with widening route 1 to six lanes. rapid bus transit would be added between alex & dree ya between 2028. today some leaders in virginia and some of the candidates said the changes need to happen sooner. they're calling for solutions to speed things up. >> two people found dead in fairfax county just hours apart. police say they're not connected but there are new questions about the circumstances

surrounding both cases. metro's under fire and right now top officials are being grilled on capitol hill about what is being called a culture of safety. >> new restaurant, new technology and a new feel here at reagan national

>> now at 6:30, a mystery in northern virginia. a woman's body found near a parking garage. >> i pray for the person and pray for her family. >> also tough questions for metro after smoke filled a train and a woman inside was killed. trendy and high-tech. we've got your first look at reagan national's new terminal. >> you can just sit here and be in your own world. and the new call for action after a tragic crash involving a

drowsy driver. first a suspicious death. a woman found dead inside a parking garage. >> and evidence recovered atop the nine level garage could shed light on what happened there. the discovery was made off of dulles station boulevard in herdon. darcy? >> reporter: well, fairfax county police were out here for eight hours investigating today. her body was found on the backside of this parking garage. police still don't know who she was or why she was here. the woman was found with head trauma next to a nine level parking garage. police are calling her death suspicious. possible evidence relating to the victim was found on the upper levels of the grang. it's used by hundreds of office workers every day. >> saying hey, go across the street and park. >> the mystery is disturbing for people who work in the area and

live in the apartment building just steps away. we don't know who she was or how she died. >> it's very concerning. i worked over in this building over here. you know, hearing about something like that is very traumatic traumatic. >> her body was found off of dulles station boulevard. police have not yet identified the woman. they only describe her as in her 20s, white with red hair. >> as we determine who the individual is that will help detectives figure out exactly what happened. >> scene backs up to the woods where work is being done for a new project. this man saw something that caught his eye earlier this morning while exercising. >> a car came by. when he turns around, it was too dark. i couldn't see the make or the color of the car. the cops are around telling me i cannot do my exercise because they found a body.

>> thank you. just hours before police were called to herdon someone else found another body while walking in the woods in the mt vernon area. police believe it's a man. no word on his identity. and they do not think this case is related to the one in her 4 don and don't consider this one suspicious suspicious. >> right now a hearing is underway about safety on metro. a house committee wants to know what's being done to fix the elect call issue that led to the smoke incident back in january, a deadly incident. he told the national transportation safety board that he repeatedly asked for her mission to trourn the platform but he was told to stay put as passengers were coughing and choking on his train. people on the train were screaming kicking and banging on the doors. >> about 22 million passengers

are expected to fly through reagan national airport this year to keep up with all the growth the airport is making some big changes. transportation reporter is there to show us some of the high-tech upgrades. adam? >> reporter: that's right. new security check point new airport security measures here also, a new concourse. all that in the works at dca. more people flying more places. >> we are expecting around 22 million this year. that's a lot of passengers to come through what is a very small airport. >> and that puts a strain on things like restaurants ticketing counters and ground transportation. now other things are in the works. >> so those are the things that we're addressing to accommodate the existing passengers in a new redevelopment that will take

place in the coming weeks, months and years. >> sit here and be in your own world. you can check your flight status connect to the internet or if you order food someone brings you the food and you just swipe your card. he says the focus is on local food served fast. >> and the food gets to your table within 15 minutes. there's not as much interaction like there would be in a regular restaurant. you can put everything you want right inside of your ipad. >> we found 12-year-old devan howard waiting for her flight with her dad. she was playing a game not talking to him. >> why would you want to talk to your dad when you can play solitary? >> exactly. >> you may not remember what the old terminal looked like because

you never really noticed but now this is what you have at your fingertips. >> and with all the new travelers here airport leaders shea they don't want any more flights they just want to manage what's already here. doreen, back to you. calls for change after a tragic crash left two people dead. why some say the charges against the driver aren't enough. >> rather dramatic moments after a police officer rescued two kids from a hot car. here's doug. >> been on the hot side for sure. all we need is a cold front and there it is right there moving across the region. i will show you the nice weather. how long

>> it's hard to imagine what was going through a mother's mind as she walked police trying to break into her hot car with her toddler and infant locked inside. the mother was loading her kids into her car and she put her purse on the seat when the toddler locked the doors from the inside. the temperature was approaching 90 outside so the mother called 911. police broke a window and got the children safely out of the car. and two charges of misdemeanor death after employeeing into two bikers. there is a change.org petition

calling for felony murder or at least manslaughter charges to be applied in similar cases rather than misdemeanors. more than 1500 people have already signed the petition. two bikers were killed when a man named daniel swerved off a highway in north carolina and hit the group on friday morning. they were on the shoulder. one of the bikes had broken down. police believe the truck driver fell asleep behind the wheel. >> heavier traffic. a larger number of pedestrians and more expensive housing. it's a forecast for the dc area in the next 20 years. that's when the population could hit nearly 800,000. she says the city is booming but investments need to be made to match the growth. >> we're going to invest in our metro and part of the things that all of us mayors are talking about is what the

congress can do to help us. >> the last time dc's population was at 800,000 was during the 1950s. >> coming up, a surfer talking about his close encounter with a shark on live tv. we will tell you what he credits with saving

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i knew that. that i had to get out no matter what. >> in many cases of domestic violence survivors stay with abusers for financial reasons or because they lack support to leave. that's why a group of dc lawyers is offering their services to victims for free. here is the story of one woman who got away by getting help she never knew was there. >> it's painful but this woman is shining a light on her personal story. >> put the cord around my neck and saying he was going to kill me. it caused me to break a cord. >> rivers recalls the day her boyfriend choked cut, and held her hostage after she said she was leaving. >> i knew i was dealing with a person who was going to kill me. i knew i had to get out no maer what. >> she left but didn't feel safe. she stayed in a sheller for almost a month.

that's when she learned about the dc volunteer lawyers project. a network of more than a thousand local lawyers who represent women and families in need for free. >> i needed that at that time. i had been assaulted. i didn't know what the next steps were. >> she thinks if more knew about what they did, more would seek help and they would get it fast. >> they are able to provide full service to the client from the minute they report the incident all the way through the end of their court process. >> it's a small group that has won big praise recently from the vice president. since it began in 2008 it has helped 3,000 women. >> i didn't know what i would do. >> we helped her through non-legal issues like getting her abuser's belongings out of her house. now we're advocating for this.

>> with her abuser in jail, evonne is moving on. her message to others? you too can break free. >> just know you're not alone. know there are resources. know that there is somebody that can stand beside you in court and that means a whole lot. >> if you are a victim of domestic violence and thinking about dcvlp helps with safety and planning, too. a surfer who fought off a shark says he will go back in the water one day. after the encounter that happened this weekend in south africa. over and over again. >> the most vivid part is just

seeing the main fin at that stage i was just screaming. i don't know. >> wunss my my board was gone, i thought that was it. i was waiting for it to come and take a leg or two. someone was looking out for me. it's a mire cull really. >> experts believe it was a great weight shark and it was not really trying to attack fanning but it got tangled in a leash that connected him to his board. >> it would be very hard to get back in the water after that. >> yeah. >> we're about to be in for a spell of good weather aren't we? >> a spell of great weather.

91 is the current temperature. the heat index at 99. it's on the hot side for sure. that's when we're going to start seeing changes coming in. huntington at 88 and annapolis coming in at 89. a couple of storms and showers. a couple more back towards the west. here's a cold front. you can see it clearly defined here. so the nationals game kicking off at 7:05. maybe a shower right around the middle portion of the game. that would be it if we saw a shower at all. behind this, it gets really nice. sunny and nice. comfortable weather. that's a term we have not used a whole lot. 83 to 89 degrees. it's on the warm side but with

very low humidity it will be very comfortable. looking good. a great day. 70 degrees at 7:00 a.m. going up to 81 at 11. 87 by three in the afternoon. humidity will stay on the low side. 87. and then we start to increase our humidity. and then the heat moves back in. heat index around 100 degrees. for now focus on this. as a matter of fact, back to you guys. we have got sports coming up. >> and the best offense is ♪ know

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you know this has nothing to do with what you're about to talk about. >> i can't wait to listen to it. >> how many players are not on the field? and -- over 500? >> jason worth, ryan zimmerman steven strasburg.

>> and we're still hanging in there. >> this team is loaded up and down. the major league baseball trade deadline is just ten days away. they could make some moves but the biggest acquisitions will certainly come when a few key players get back healthy. for now they are making do with players that they have. this is not the best hitting line up for nationals. this is great in a series opener opener. harper, gonzalez no drop off without span in center. there was another great catch in this game. it came from the catcher. watch him track this ball down. he stays with it. a little pop up there behind the plate. goes into the seats and makes a great catch. we had to ask harper what's been behind this great defense. >> go out there and try to make

all the plays you can. really keep him in the game and keep him fired up. we have a great defensive team and we make the plays. >> college football looking good leading the pack at acc media day. virginia tech picked to finish second in the coastal division. recently tech has been good enough to play in bowls but it's been four years since the hokies took home the division crown. >> need to get back to the way football was for us for so many years at virginia. we have had some time away. the health is good. i feel good. i feel excited.

>> the virginia cavaliers coming off a 5-7 campaign. six season as head coach over the last five years they have made just one bowl appearance. but this year he feels will be different. >> the mind set of the leadership that are on this team currently are guys that, you know that have a can-do attitude and that's probably the biggest thing. we focus on the positive. we let the negative speak for itself. this is very focused and determined football team. >> every off season, every college head football coach.

as it turns out the wizards didn't have a great shot at retaining pierce in la. >> allowed to be in here last year. but, you know like i said i had a chance to go washington. that was a great experience for me. i think things really happened for a reason. i think this was a right timing. a perfect opportunity here today. i'm glad to say i'm a clipper today. >> on the ice, goalie and the capitals not seeing eye to eye in arp tragsbitration. no doubt he is an important part of the team. games played wins and shutouts last season. hopefully they will come to terms soon. a very good player. you have got to start high in negotiations. >> 7.3 is probably right. >> that's the sweet spot. is that it? >> i have no notions. >> me either.

we just want to keep him. that's all. >> and that's our

>> tonight, hold> the phone. donald trump shocks yet again, giving out the private cell number of one of his republican rivals on live television. a new s another major candidate jumps in the race. record heat. it's summer. it's july. but this hot for this long is dangerous for millions. strangers jumping into action to save a toddler locked in a hot car. women and alzheimer's. why doctors now say women with certain early warning signs are declining twice as fast as men. the red flags you should be on the lookout for. and hacking into your car. taking control while you're driving. the alarming new video that has one major car company taking action tonight to fix