right now a gator attack and the search for a toddler. we're live from disney world in just a minute. we just got new information on the deadly bus crash on the parkway. an update on the victims ahead. we've had rain this morning but how much longer is it going to last? more showers and rain coming our way. humidity creeping in as well. the latest on your seven-day forecast coming up. and i'm eun yang. what a 7-year-old brought to school that has him in trouble. "news4" midday starts right now.

a top story, a 2-year-old boy dragged into a lagoon by an alligator that the family was on vacation at disney world. the toddler's father said he tried to grab his son but could not get there in time. sara rosario is there with the latest. >> reporter: officials have been searching for that 2-year-old now for 14 hours. just after midnight the father calling 911 saying his 2-year-old playing in shallow water in the pond was taken away by an alligator. he said he tried to get his son out of the alligator's mouth. he received some minor injuries but the ail gator swam into the darkness. officials started searching frantically by ground and in the air using boats in the water to find that boy and using sonar

that alligator. what we're told they're doing is they found four alligators so far. they had to kill the alligators and look inside to see if any of them swallowed the boy. so far no evidence that any of them did. it's been a grueling search as the night has gone on. again, 14 hours is very tough to do in the dark, but now that it's daylight officials are hoping they'll get success today. they have since switched their search efforts to search and rescue to search and recovery but they're telling us they're not giving up. sadly for that family at the happiest place on earth turns into tragedy three days into their vacation. thank you so much, barbara. we'll be sure to keep yu updated. >> thank you, sarah. what a sad story. lauryn, is the rain moving out of here? >> we'll start to see a little chanin

some brightening of the skies, but you can see some of the rain moving through. this was earlier. it was hanging out thwart baltimore. we'll start to see a little bit of activity, the light stuff. you can see stuff in west virginia and light showers moving through the region and, again, some brightening of the sky. there's an area of low pressure sitting up by the great lakes. it's going to move down into our region. that's when we're going to see the heaviest rain. we've got several days of rain but it's much needed rain in our area. we're going to time everything out in a few minutes. >> thank you. right now police in d.c. are investigating several different robberies. please responded to an armed robbery in the 1700 block of columbia road in the northeast, only one suspect was reported in this case, but several of the other cases, witnesses reported seeing two masked men.

now we turn to the ongoing investigation of mateen. she drove him past the pulse nightclub to scope it out before the shooting. federal agents say she tried to prevent him from carrying out the shooting but never alerted authorities. 49 people died and 53 people were hurt in sunday's shooting. >> in about an hour there will be a vigil at the white house to support the city of orlando. at 6:00 p.m. there will be a prayer service. in alexandria the community of lgbt will speak and we'll have much more on the nbc washington app. manassas city police are searching for a man who tried to abduct a woman. they say a woman was walking with her son in stonewall park on monday when the man

she screamed and fled into the wooded area. if you notice anything suspicious, please contact police. a 22-year-old howard county woman is dead after she was hit by two cars on eastbound i-70. around 10 p.m. last night on ebony shore she was hit just east of route 29. maryland police say short was driving in her car when she and her boyfriend started to argue. please say she stopped car and started walking in the road. police say she was hit by two cars. a driver stayed on the scene and police do not plan to file any charges. >> several people remain in the hospital this morning one day after a serious bus crash in northern virginia that also killed one person. it happened on the georgia washington parkway near stratford lane. that's where kristin wright is. kristin? >> reporter: we found out in the last few minutes of the 15 people taken to the

two are in critical condition. of the two good samaritans who jumped on the parkway to help, police are following several leads in finding out who they are. u.s. park police are looking for witnesses who can help them find out why a shuttle bus and a car collided head on on the g.w. parkway in mt. vernon killing a person on the bus. the bus overturned and paeshlgs visiting from china became trapped. medics rushed 15 people to three hospitals including driver of the car and somebody in it. those with the worst injuries were brought to inova fairfax, a level one trauma center. three people were critical. it could have been worse were it not for the good samaritans who jumped in, lifted the bus and rendered emergency aid until police arrived. we do know that the bus driver was not hurt and did talk with police.

kristin wright, back to you. i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk. we understand that all lanes, all lanes of richmond highway have been shut down to telegraph road. as we understand it, there's a gas line that has been hit in that area. again, all lanes of richmond highway shut down because of a gas line being struck. we're going to get more information to you from the live desk. barbara, back over to you. >> thank you, erika. turning now to the developing story out of california. the judge who has faced heavy criticism for giving a sex offender a light sentence has been removed from a different sexual assault case. he was removed from another case because he didn't think persky would be be able to fairly participate in an upcoming

months in jail after a jury convicted him of three felony sexual assault charges. >> july 6th is when oscar pistorius will learn his fate. take a look. this is the moment when he removed his prosthetic legs. it caused some people to gasp. he could face as many as 15 years in prison for the murder. he's only 7 years old but a second grader could be getting kicked out of school. >> the toy he brought to class and his mother's message to the school. >> i was emotional and shocked like is this really happening? plus, the anger on capitol hill as lawmakers respond to the terror in orlando.

three, two, one, zero. lift-off. >> it's always so cool to watch. we have lift-off. you're watching spacex's 26th launch of a falcon 9 rocket. the view from cape canaveral where a rocket and pair of communication satellites were

launched this morning. they'll be broadcasting across parts of africa, asia, and latin america. another thing of note, they're going to try to land the rocket in particular spot, a drone ship. if they can do this, this is going to go a long way in flying our own astronauts into space. barbara, back to you. terror in orlando. 33 of the victims are still in the hospital this morning. six of them are in critical condition. we're starting to hear stories of the survivors. many were trapped in the club's bathroom with the shooter. some say he was spraying the bathroom with bullets. some played dead. we're hearing from the first responders who rushed to save lives at the pulse club in orlando. >> they didn't realize what they were hearing at the time, but doctors rushed in to work without any hesitation to treat

while those at the scene described a floor covered with bodies. >> you talk about bodies lying around. when you see that amount of death, that's pretty hor imic. >> we would proceed with operative intervention, whatever was needed, and would literally walk from that operating room to another operating room and do it again and again. >> right now 33 shooting victims are still being treated at two hospitals. meanwhile the senate will get a closed door believes on the orlando attack. it brings about new questions on gun control and the fight against isis. nbc 4's tracie potts has the latest. >> we've had 49 innocent people killed and we can't seem to get the president to put down his golf club and come back and

are we going to start treating all muslim americans differently? >> he was more angry at me than he was at the shooter. >> reporter: hillary clinton on gun control. >> people cannot board airplanes with full bottles of sham oppose, but people being watched by the fbi for suspected terrorist lengths can buy a gun with no questions asked. that is absurd. >> reporter: congress is again discussing law to ban people on the no-fly list from purchasing guns. >> we can't just have moments of silence when we see american lives perish. >> reporter: after years of gridlock the senate's top republicans signals compromise. >> we're open. nobody wants terrorists to have firearms. >> reporter: but opponents question whether americans on the no-fly list should lose their right to bear arms because the governmentnk

prove they have terrorist connections. after trump's proposed ban ominous limbs in this country, it doesn't seem to have a lot of support here even from republicans. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. a federal court will hear a legal challenge to the purple line today. friends of the capital crescent trail are pushing to save two species of anthro pods that live near the side of the route. the 16-mile light rail line is expected to begin construction later this year. maryland governor larry hogan is set to make an announcement about transportation. it will include a visit to the mgm national harbor casino that is set to open at the end of the year. d.c. police are cracking down on illegal dirt bikes. the department said it has arrested 27 people for operating

in addition, they've seized more than 30 of the off-road vehicles. last friday a teen was hit on her way to a beyonce concert in baltimore. she fractured her skull and the rider didn't stop. sheel miss her high school graduation. transportation leaders will get an update on the project. metro will brief the national region transportation planning board this afternoon. they'll be talking about extra bus service and flexible work options. there are already some new concerns about the safe track project. they're trying to figure out why a piece of equipment derailed. the equipment was then hit by a passing railcar carrying passengers. the second maintenance surge is expected to get under way this weekend. just to give you an idea of the impact of

almost 300,000 passenger trips that will be impacted by reduced service during that next surge. >> that second surge starts on saturday and will run for 16 days. it will mean a shutout from eastern market to minnesota avenue on the blue, orange, and silver lines. and you can keep track of all the work happening by going to the nbc washington app. a second grader may get kicked out of school for bringing toy guns to school. he was suspended from school for bringing a water and never gun to class. husband mother was told he could still face harsher penalties. >> is this really happening? he's 7 years old. i'm saying, okay, he's suspended but now you're throwing he kbould expelled on the table? >> school

expulsion is just one option. they're expected to make a final decision tomorrow. and the boy apparently doesn't know what he did wrong and the attorney for the family said he brought them -- didn't point them at anyone. he had them in gym class. >> at some point i guess we're going to have to stop having people make those toy guns for kids if they're going to be illegal in school. kids see them and twhamt to buy them. the parents have to stop, i suppose. let's check on the live desk. erika? >> barbara, we've got an update for you on the story krit tin wright has been following all morning regarding the group of chinese tourists that are here in town that were involved in an accident yesterday on the g.w. parkway. we're now getting work that all of the individuals that had been transported to innova hospital, alexandria, and mt. vernon have been discharged is what we're

room. about a dozen individuals that have been transported to various hospitals have been discharged. again, we're going to continue to work the story and get information on this, of course, on nbcwashington.com and the nbc washington app. >> thanks, erika. d.c. voters and what they're saying. the major shakeup in d.c. politics ahead at 11:30. but first your forecast as we look live at "storm team 4" radar. is it going to be a sticky father's day? the answer straight ahead. "news4" midday continues.

now, with the countdown to the olympics, we're getting a first look at the medals. the mining processes were also carefully supervised to make sure the precious metals were ethically obtained. we're 51 days away from the summer games. i feel like just yesterday we announce 100 days. the time is flying by. >> the time is flying by and everybody is getting ready for it. we have news for pet parents now. the first dog park opens today. >> this is the first park in silver springs.

for pets. the dog park is between ellswor ellsworth and springfield road. >> we have had spectacular weather for being outside for anything. lauryn ricketts is with us. >> the last couple of days has been amazing. >> you're such a bright spot. >> thank you. >> i was trying to do my walk. >> yes. you were trying to do your fitbit? i forgot mooin. >> we get a little competitive. >> people are like, are you still alive because you don't move enough for your fitbit. we have a challenge here with our fitbit. obviously i'm not taking too seriously because i forgot mine. rain, we need some rain. it's coming our way. we're in a little bit of a

month. we need rain and it looks like we're going to get some. we saw a few showers this morning. more showers and rain coming on. humidity moving in as well. hate to say that, but it is moving back in. the weekend looking fabulous. father's day weekend, just a reminder. temperatures in the 70s. we'll take it around 80 degrees. and if you're headed out, looking good for that as well. that game could have a few showers. i don't think they'll have a delay. you can see a few showers across the "storm team 4" radar. what's going on. scattered light stuff today and again tonight and heavier stuff. that's out of the great lakes area. that will come thursday night into friday morning. so the impact for today, going to be on the low to moderate side, especially if we get an isolated storm. so for the rest of the day, we've got light winds, but it's going to feel a little humid and

we're going to be dealing with, tonight into early tomorrow. but the heavier stuff coming thursday night into friday, we're going to time that out for you and show you the weekend forecast coming up. >> thank you. not everyone is a master at the grill, but if you want to perfect your cookout skills, all you need is your skill. what apps can improve your chances of a successful barbecue. >> it adds a bit of science to the barbecue process. you log details like the temperature, wood type, charcoal, gas, weather. there are variables like food type, weight, saws, rub, more. the reason for this is what works and what doesn't. the gorilla app offers great tips. and the grilling mate also does.

categories. it's 99 cents for ios and android. omaha steaks is limited to, you guessed it, steaks. every cut has a steak 101 section that allows users to know everything about grilling steak. the steak timer includes multiple steaks on the grill independently so everybody can be hachppy. it's free for ios. if you want more, go to pcmike.com. until next time, i'm pcmike mbley for "nweew

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d.c., gray is one step closer to a political comeback. he's now the nominee for his former council seat in ward 7. gray entered this campaign party last

crowd of cheers people. he defeated nine-year incumbent with more than 60% of the vote. he lost his seat in the past for an investigation against him. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: here's what we have, a political revival of a well known resident and takedown of two long-time politicians who happen to be bowser allies. d.c. voters make way for a political comeback in ward 7 for former mayor and council member vincent gray. he beat incumbent yvette. they picked a past

pivot them into the future. >> we need to support the system. we need to get back in, find affordable housing and make it so the folks in d.c. don't feel like they've been pushed out. >> yvette alexander -- to each his own. >> reporter: not the only one backed by candidate mayor bowser. at large, council member vincent orange lost his seat to robert white and in ward 8 the seat was lost. >> i think because he's a graduate and home grown. >> it could be a difficult road ahead. >> a lot of that is going to depend on how former mayor now council member gray comes in. he brings a wh

traditional council member. >> reporter: now, in this heavily democratic city of a primary win pretty much guarantees you a victory in november. molette green, "news4." >> thanks, molette. hillary clinton defeated bernie sanders by more than 50 points. her win comes a week after she won enough delegates to be declared the presumptive democratic nominee. the big question now is where does bernie sanders go from here now that primary season is over. sanders met with hillary clinton face-to-face last night. aides say they had a positive discussion on how to bring more people into the political process. sanders is expected to talk more about his future when he addresses supporters in a video message tomorrow night. right now, new perspective on the terror

the father of omar mateen is speaking out. he said he saw his son on the day before he carried out the attack and didn't notice anything wrong. he also says he can't forgive him for what he did. >> right now i don't forgive him. this is very -- i don't know why -- what he did, why he did, but it's unforgiven to hurt their own family. we live in the united states as a family. >> he refused to answer questions about his son's wife and what she may have known about the attacks. >> the mental state of the orlando shooter is coming into kwer. joining us now with a psychiatrist's perspective on omar mateen is dr. joshua weiner. thanks for joining us as always. so the gunman's ex-wife is claiming he was mentally unstable, had bipolar disorder and was physically abusive and his former co-workers are saying he was not well. he executed what

been a very planned thought out attack. can someone who's mentally i plan a thought out plan like this one? >> absolutely. you can be psychotic, delusional, hearing voices, but that doesn't mean he wasn't capable of doing what he was able to do. you have some who are very ill but able to methodically plan and others that won't be. but you can't say because he was able do this he lacked a severe mental illness. >> he maintained the same job for several years. what does that say about his mental state? >> well, it says it was probably a little more likely that he was better than not. let me give you an example. i have a patient in my practice who's delusional, schizophrenic. he's been going to work for 15

who is chronically hearing voices and has delauusion after beliefs. just because you're functioning doesn't mean you're mentally ill. >> it would seem anyone who would commit such a horrific act has to be mentally ill. how do you connect those two things? >> right. i absolutely think it's not a typical person who's going to go do this. so anyone committing a horrific act. there must be something wrong. we might not have a label for it. but clearly there was some major major impairment in his thinking. >> i think a lot of people would say does it resolve people from responsibility saying i'm mentally unstable, he was mentally ill. you have to have some responsibility for what you did. >> that's why you go to court if the person is alive, not in this case, andan

and make a judgment based on each individual case. certainly obviously there are some cases where you decide the person's mental state really prohibited this from being able to appreciate the behavior of what they were doing. others would say, that's not an excuse. they're guilty. >> that's why we have experts like you. his target was a gay nightclub. now there is evidence that he frequented the club and reached out. what do you make of those revelations? >> i think it is have interesting. it's possible he was struggling with his own sexual identity, even though he was married. he may have targeted them because he hated what most recommended himself. he may have felt so angry and upset about this that that's why he was targeting this particular group. but who knows? we'll need to know more as time goes on. and finally expert advice for the families and the surviving victims who are

ordeal. >> i mean there's nothing you can do for these people. i do have one thing. there is a method. there are specific therapists trained in this. it's remarkable for people with ptsd. the people should get the help immediately rather than waiting. eve though they may feel like they're okay, it's hard to go through something like this and feel like you're okay. >> dr. josh whiner, thanks for your advice always. very good advice. ahead, there's a new mama-to-be at our national zoo. we hen't had oneav

going to meet the national zoo's new baby. batang the orangutan is

been monitoring ultrasound for month. the baby will be the first orangutan infant at the zoo in 25 years. congratulations to the happy couple. >> baby orangutans are so adorab adorable. they have an amazing exhibit, it goes over the sidewalk. the next couple of day, maybe not going to the zoo weather. if you are, bring the umbrella. we're going to have scattered showers. the heaviest rain is going to be late on thursday and into friday. we have some showers out there right now. just a few light showers scooting through the region. now, temperatures in the 70s. i have it about 80. we've got plenty of clouds. maybe a little clearing in some spots. if you're headed outz, first pitct

dodge a few showers. we had heavier rain come across this morning. that's toward baltimore. here's more light showers. you can see we had breaks in the clouds as we cointo the noon hour. and then we're going to have more rain as we get into the afternoon on thursday and early friday. so scattered showers and isolated storms. we're timing it out for you. here you. 2:30 this afternoon. most of the heavy stuff staying south of this. we'll have a few showers overnight. tomorrow morning we're going to see sunny breaks. look at that. could be some heavy rain late tomorrow night and into early friday. friday morning's commute look as little messy. looking good. your weekend forecast, 80s on saturday. low humidity on sunday with plenty of sunshine. it's going to be a gorgeous father's day weekend. >> thank you. you know that new chip on your credit card? i used it already. it's supposed to make your puras

not the best. when you think maryland, you think of crab

right now all the beaches at disney world arese

attack. the sheriff's office is planning another update at noon. the fbi could soon bring charges against omar mateen's wife. agent i say she confessed to being with mateen when he purchased the bullets and holster that he purchased for shooting. she also drove him around the block before the shooting. she never alerted the police to his plans. 30 victims are still in the loplop hospital. six are in critical condition. a bus crashed head on with a car in the mt. vernon area yesterday. 15 people total were hurt. one of them died. now, in the latest in the fight against zika. that will be a community meeting. it begins at 6:30 at the lisin ter on jefferson street. the rio olympics will not

they say it's barely spreading in rio because of the cooler weather since it's winter in brazil. zika is active in four countries including much of latin america and the caribbeans. officials say be on the lookout of people trying to alert you of fierce. make sure your mosquito sprayers are licensed. do not buy potions, lotions, or any other supplements promising to protect you from zika or cure you of the virus. boston has its lobster rolls and maryland has its cheesesteaks. but here with the claim to fame, steve pappas. welcome. >> hello. thank you very much. >> we know oprah called with one

of her 15 favorite things, your crab cakes. >> what an honor. >> you're going to tell us your secret. what do you think? is it the spice? the way you put them together? >> i think it's a combination of all those things and trial and error over decades to make the combination that we think was the perfect combination and other people are agreeing. >> what about the crab meat itself? do you think the maryland area crab meat tastes better up the north coast of the atlantic or south of us? >> the maryland crab meat is sweeter than any crab meet in the world, i would say, but maryland itself can only produce so much crab meat and a lot of the crabs in maryland get used for steaming. because in maryland, we like to sit down -- >> crack those crabs. >> yeah. >> what is the difference between a he crab and she crab and what do you use for your crab meat? >> all of our crab meat is from male

they say the female is sweeter. i don't know. >> okay. tell us how you do it. >> okay. first we use the best crab meat we can find on the market. so -- >> nice big chunks of crab meat. >> we make sure we have that. >> all right. >> we have secret ingredients made with eggs, mayonnaise, and a bunch of seasonings. >> let me see. so what you have, eggs in here -- i'm going to hold it up here. can you see it, kirk? this is egg and what else is in this batter? >> a bunch of seasonings, eggs, and mayonnaise. >> and marinate. >> yeah. >> that's a secret ingredient. >> yeah. >> and what do you do? >> we add the bread crumbs. >> bread crumbs. >> so the crab cake holds. >>

have some filler. >> yeah. that's what they call the filler. it has a purpose. it's not just to fill. >> okay. you've got egg in there, mayonnaise, and what else? >> eggs, mayonnaise, a bunch of secret dwrenlts that i just can't tell you. >> come on. >> oh, no. >> so then what happens? >> okay. >> you mix that all up. >> yep. lut me put on my gloves rate quick and aisle stark mixing. >> okay. i still need to put these on. the crab meat is not in there so you can mix harder. when you put the crab meat in here, you have to stir it gentler. >> we're running out of time. >> i know. we're running out of time. >> you like to do it with your

the crab meat goes in on top of that? >> correct. >> okay. i'm going to mix it up. tell folks what they're looking at. >> you've goccet to do this by your hand. >> you'ring got to do it be i your hand. that's why you wanted gloves. >> you have to be gentle not to break up the lumps. that's what you want with a pappas crab cake. >> your hands are a mess now. >> yes. >> all right. this is what they come out looking like. >> this is the cooked version. >> look at that. that is absolutely beautiful. i'm going to take a bite of one of them. eun, i'll save one for you. >> i've about got extras for you guys. >> beautiful. >> we're just thrilled to be able to show this to the washington, d.c., area. >> yes. because you're opening a new place. >> at the mgm national harbor. >> we needed to get that in. all right. >> and we're very proud to be there. >> all right. t

coming. >> i'm a maryland girl. one of my favorite foods in the world. i'll definitely be sharing. thank you, barbara. in "news4 your health," how eating can impact your diet. eating a high plant based diet may reduce your rink for diabetes. they followed the eating habits of people for over 20 years. those who ate a lot of veggies and whole grains were significantly less likely to develop type 2 diabetes. researchers say laughing with your babies help you learn. i bet you could learn a few things too. in a study, researchers in france found those who laughed while being taught something new mastered it faster than more serious babies. good news. a 9-year-old boy

we've done so many stories on kit car technology implemented to protect us and reduce the cost of fraud it's a good thing, but experts say there's something even better to pay it safe. inserting your credit card chip when you buy something has become the new norm but experts say there's faster smarter technology you could be using.

safer than chip cards. >> alex johnson called mobile payment the next generation. >> the beauty is they use a secondary authentication. >> compared to using a chip card in the u.s. which requires a signature, certain mobile technology requires a passcode or thumbprint. >> it makes it difficult for someone to steal both your phone and your thumbprint. >> but only 28% of users made mobile payments citing security concerns as one of the reasons that people don't use mobile technology. >> it's very, very safe, almost bulletproof. >> there's the convenience. most have you load major credit card opt your phone so you don't reach for your wallet. you hold your phone, tap, and go. >> when you hold your phone,

>> some retailers offer a phone app to pay for purchases but few actually made mobile pay an option for consumers even though many have the option available since it came with the new chip card reader. there's a lot who can. >> why not? we asked the national retail federation. they told us it's an added expense to have both up and running and it wants more flexibility in choosing mobile payment alternatives. cost less and be the best value for its commerce. meanwhile banks offer rewards for consumers who choose to use it as a default on their phone. >> i think that's a good way for consumers, when a lot of these consumers are still new to cash in and benefit from the changes that are happening. >> you can learn more how mobile payments actually work. get on our nb

i'm susan hogan, "news4." let's check in with lauryn. what's going to happen this afternoon? >> maybe a few showers, definitely on the humid side. let's talk about the beach, should we? if you're headed to the beach, it looks like we're going to have clouds on friday and plenty of clouds on sunday. we're going to have plenty on saturday and sunday as well. remember, sunday is father's day. so for the next couple of days not looking that bat against the rain showers for the next few days. guys? oh, my gosh, you're so close. >> a 9-year-old broke a record swimming to ail a ka traz. he said he struggled. he jumped in at 7:00 yesterday morning and was back at sfranz proper by 9:00 a.m. that's a fast swim.

determination. >> his parents said they were going to get in on the surprise. >> that does it for "news4"

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