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. at 6:00 right now, going to be axçp7uuu and sunny father's . look at that sunrise. a beautiful shot to start off on this sunday. tom is tracking how soon we could see temps back above 90. >>á3vç2z0!zeñ weather could make massive one week laterz@wj victims the dealliest sho ÷;vdeadliest history are being laid to rest. it's 6:00. we dot
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shoutout to all you fathers out there. >> he just texted me a little while ago. got the baby to take care of this morning. this sunday. looking forward to getting&.ñ dipped d into the 50s in much of the region. here's a live view from the storm team 4 tower cameras. morning. the low humidity in place. the air is fresh and cool. down into the 50s from west virginia across the
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valley.wwz/ montgomery, prince]4úa begeorge fairfax county, most locations low 60s. we don't have any rainlx! anywhere right now fire crews in part of the west are battlings1 som massive wildfires.f&=p the region is bracing for a sweltering heat wave. that could make things worse. officials in california have the fire there about 45% contained. no homes have burned but 270 are at risk. the new mexico national guard is helping security the communities *v he fires there, while the fire in arizona is 30% contained. 8ñ nearly two dozen people forced to sleep somewhere else after a massive fire in la.
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their apartment complex last night. this is on briarwood drive. one firefighter had to be rushed to the hospital. he is expected to be okay. the red cross said nine apartments were too badly damaged for people to stay there last night. they actually helped arrange places for 22 people to go temporarily. today we likely learn the names of six people killed in a van crash in virgin the van flipped five times on super state -- interstate 95. investigators trying to figure out why exactly the driver lost control and hit a car. we know there were six people that van. one of the six peopz' killed ws a child. we're told no one wast6jjt adj seat belt. state police plan to )1iqrelease names of the victims today. a carjacking account is.ojç the run is
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the walmartç on worth avenue. he pulled a person out of the ñ him still driving that stolen car. he made it to fairfax county where he led police on a high ran police eventuallyt#í found off. investigators still looking for clues in a homicide that happened in the capitol hill1¢u area at kentucky avenue oxen hill.( int&háhp &hc% the man ended up dying at the hospital. apparently looks can be
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deceiving. that's what one teen is learning after a pretty bad fall at the annapolis mall. he tried to jump over what he thought was a small wall. he was flown tofu2÷ shock traum with seriousqúbg injuries but i expected to be okay. we're now entering day two. r(sju$p'd there are reduced service at all blue, orange and silver line metro1x stops. work crews are fixing sections of the rail, replacing insulators and doing other repairs. we spoke with some riders about how they are coping with all these changes so far. >> i didn't expect this and was
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we do want to wish everybody a happy father's day. >> right. we've got some photos to show. >> this is my husband robert. this is bob's first tee ball practice. my dad papa, we call him happy father's day to you. >> that's my siblings and mylj ñthere. and this guy right here >v week ago. his family.iiíx there. >> he'só#ç already up. >> we want to
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too. that's the hashtag. you can tweet or instagram with my dad, hashtag withz-tj my dad. and a beautiful picture perfect sunriseh9&j there too, tom. >> gorgeous. sunday, starting off this father's day morning with a few high clouds. it is rather cool. we're down to the 50s. the flag hardly moving. just a very gentle breeze. as ua
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so your planner for the day ahead hour by hour, by 11:00 it will be near 80 with the high clouds in and out. back down to the low 80s. sena sunset today is at 8:46. on monday, another hot and generally dry day, getting more humid and up into the low 90s. and it is the summer solstice arriving. then as we get into tuesday, a lot of clouds around, maybe a morning shower or afternoon thunderstorm, up near 90 degrees. after that we dry out and low humidity returns on wednesday and part of thursday. storms and showers may linger into friday morning.
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drying up into next weekend. next up we do have reporter's notebook for you. >> and we will be back with more top stories. we start today with the d.c. primary. upsets and a big come back for the city's former mar eer mayor. vincent gray could have his sights set on his old job as mayor. many people see this as a sort of story of redemption. is it? >> i was at the election night head quarters in ward seven on election night. that's exactly what people are saying. it's a redemption for a man they believe was mistreated by prosecutors in that scandal investigation. and he n.
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heç won't make any decision abt running. he says himself i won't make that kind of decision at least for more than a year from now. >> many see the primary as a referendum on the current mayor. and the at large counsel member vincent orange who lost. what does this mean for the mayor? >> she's going to have to figure out what's going on and how the city feels about here and why this is the reaction to folks she's putting her political power behind. what was really ironic is this is a woman who was supported by mayor gray, who was kind of his protege and put there in ward seven to do this work when he left that position. so the idea of the
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deciding in this instance not to support or to support some of these candidates who the city decided not to, it i'm sure is giving her pause. >> i've talked to some of the mayor's people about this. now, the people elected are not anti-bowser. vincent orange lost his at large race to robert white. but robert white is a solid kind of person in town. he has even said since his election he's not anti-bowser. most of the counscil members ar saying the mayor has got to be more inclusive. her administration needs to reach out to them on the council or she's going to have more trouble than she's had the past year. >> is she going to have trouble with vince gray? >> he told us this past
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look, i'm not elected to throw rocks at the mayor. i was elected to do something for ward seven. he'll throw rocks when he thinks it's appropriate. he's got a long record. he's 74 years old, i think. people liked him. he just got caught up in that scandal which ruined his chance to be reelected as mayor. he's not about to be some leader of opposition on the council against the mayor but he will speak out when he thinks she's doing wrong. >> safe track is a big story in prince georges county. explain why phase two is going to be so much more complicated than phase one. >> becausebwe're talking about a complete shutdown of metro and riders having to find their way around the stations that are going to be closed down. this is very unusual. and with the first phase we just
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were impacted, but not the way they're going to be impacted with this second surge. riders on the blue, silver and orange lines, if they're coming in new carollton -- they're going to have to get off benning road. for prince georges county they want to see a drop in ridership, some where between 60 to 70% off metro. what they want them to do is start carpooling. they want them to call into work if they possibly can as opposed to driving in. and what the county is saying they'll do is offer a shuttle that's going to be free to get them on the green line. >> i'm thinking about metro. i
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drive which really starts with monday morning, tomorrow's rush hour. whether you're an executive of a government or of a business, whether you're a middle manager or whether you're an hourly employ employee, they've been telling us for years allow extra time to get on metro. now they're telling us avoid it. most people are not going to want to get on metro, take a bus, get back on metro. they're going to drive. i think this is going to be the real test of this metro repair. >> 16 days until july 3rd. prince georges county already has challenges when it comes to public transit. it's really going to affect a lot of riders in the county in a severe way. >> they depend on
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this is going to be a real test. i think that what happened with this is that county government kind of came in on this last minute trying to figure out how are we going to deal with it. folks aren't sure what it's going to look like. the county was talking about possibly renting charter buses and paying)j that to help if the bus bridge doesn't do enough. >> i thought there wasn't enough money. >> exactly. initially they were saying we don't have the money for this, guys. we are not dealing with a surplus in this county. we don't have the money to move these folks around metro. then they changed their tune and said we need to do something. that's when they came up with offering the bus. they have street teams out there and they are hoping that people are going to get this literature, go to their website and find another way to go to
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work. >> he was saying, you know, we've got to do a lot of adjustment but the government will not be able to take care of your commute. the people themselves will have to take care of their commute. >> that's what he's saying. >> you cannot solve all the problems for the commuters. >> right. we had the gm of metro and also the board chair to come and speak to the prince georges county council last week. it appeared this was news to a lot of the council members who were hearing what was going to happen. they were learning the dates for the first time, really hearing the impact. >> it's been out for weeks. >> but metro comes and they're briefing the county council. that was the impression i got, that folks weren't completely clear on how much of an impact until they were briefed. >> the fda is giving
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where do you go and what do you do. there are something like 16,000 peace orders issued in prince georges county and they have a higher number of homicide related to domestic violence. the county figured out we need a place where residents can come and get everything they need. and that's what this building is going to offer. we'll have everything there from the sheriff's department to the state attorney's office. they also have to reinforce this building because they realize they are now a prime target. >> for? >> for violence. the husbands of the victims, the boyfriends of the victims. so they had it
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steel to make sure cars couldn't come through. this is how serious it is for the county. the hope is that the cases they know about, they can move these people through and get the resources they need. but they recognize the cases that they don't know about they're not going to be able to help. >> if you're a traumatized victim of domestic violence, the last thing you need is to be traumatized by bureaucracy. it's a great thing the county has done. i just hope they put in the resources to make sure it's done well. >> the judges led this. the judges who see these cases, they're the ones who led the way for this to happen. >> the new columbia state hood convention has been under way. what does this mean? >> the there were three meetings scheduled and held for to draft the consti
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together a constitution. they'll submit it to the board of elections in july. then it will be placed on the ballot in november.ç then if all goes well, they'll submit it to congress. this is just to ask congress to grant us state hood like it did tennessee and other states. that's the plan is to get this passed by the voters. there's no doubt it will pass. and ask congress, okay, make us a state. >> the push has been underway for many years. but there are some supporters who are saying this process isn't going to be long enough. >> there were some complaints that basically the city is taking the home rule government that's been in place here since it was passed by congress in 1973 and making that the basis of the state hood constitution. some people wanted to ta
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expansive constitution. the last time this happened was in the early '80s. the mayor says we'll get this done and get it to congress. the big hope is that the republicans will lose control of the senate, that hillary clinton will be the next president and they'll have a democratic institution at the white house and on capitol hill to make it happen. this is a very long reach, but it is the most powerful reach they've tried in some time. >> in a while. >> thank you for being with us. that's reporter's notebook. news4 today continues.
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the time right now is 6:30. here are the top stories. fire crews across the west are battling massive wildfires this morning while they're managing to get some of it under control, an upcoming heat wave could make things more difficult. >> take a look at that video. at one point the flames shooting through the roof of the complex on briarwood drive in laurel. nine apartments damaged. still no word on what started that fire. today we learn the names of the six people killed in this van crash in virginia. the van flipped five times on i-95 near the town of lady smi wasip r(t&háhp &hc% wearing a . we are tracking a warm, sunny father's day with a beautiful sunrise right there. good morning to you. i'm david culver in for
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your step. if you are barbecuing you are in the clear as you start to celebrate father's day. >> right now, it is rather cool around much of the region. we're starting off in the 50s on this father's day morning 2016 this sunday starting off with quite a bit of sunshine. there's a live view of national harbor. little bit of a breeze there coming along the potomac river. we've got the sun climbing now and a partly cloudy to mostly clear sky. much of maryland and virginia except right near the bay waters and nearby suburbs are near 60. don't have any rain on storm team 4 radar. all clear from the mountains to the atlantic beaches. tough to believe it's been a week since the massacre at the
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as families begin to bury their loved ones, authorities finding more signs that the gunman may have been preparing to die. investigators now say that prior to the shooting omar mateen used his credit card to purchase expensive dinners and jewelry for his life. he had to take a test twice to become a florida law enforcement officer. he passed on that second try. at least 19 people are still hospitalized, four in critical condition. and more tragedy in orlando this morning. two county sheriff's deputies are injured in a crash during a funeral procession for a victim of the pulse nightclub shooting. a woman pulled out of that procession and hit the motorcycle deputies. the driver who hit them will likely be cited. the senate will vote on four gun control measures tomorrow in the wake of the orlando
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nearly 15-hour filibuster on the issue last week. trump is saying if republicans do not get behind him, he will fund his own campaign. >> donald trump in a city built on gambling, las vegas, trying to prove to party leadersç he' not the wildcard they fear he might be. >> we won 37 states. we won 14 million. we beat ronald reagan, who we love. we beat richard nixon. we beat dwight d.izeisen -- >> this no good, sick, sick, perverted,
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terrorist. was in there starting the shooting. one of those people would have had those bullets going the other way, folks, it would have been a whole different story. >> trump brushing off talk that delegates could stage a convention coup. paul ryan told meet the press that other lawmakers don't have to endorse trump. >> the last thing i would do is tell anybody to do anything that's against their conscience. >> it was like a used car dealership, except that's not fair to used car dealerships. >> trump next heads to arizona, a red state with a large latino population. supporters there are gearing up to
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133 sex offenders have been taken off virginia's list of eligible voters, the "washington post" reporting they were taken off last week. state officials were covering up a politically awkward accident. the attorney argued that mcauliffe restored voting rights to some of the commonwealth's worst sexual predators. a colorado mom saved her son with her bare hands after he was attacked by the mountain lion. the woman actually pried his head from the jaws of that mountain on
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it happened friday eveni ining in colorado. the 5-year-old boy and his brother were playing in their front yard when the attack happened. somehow the woman managed to open the lion's mouth wide enough for the boy to wriggle free. >> not just a lion but a bear. you want to fight. you want to put up a resistance and want the an to know you're an easy prey. >> super mom right there, though. the boy suffered deep cuts and his mother had some bite marks. wildlife officials found and killed two mountain lions in the area. for the first time we're hearing from the family of a little boy killed by an alligator in walt disney world. they are devastated by the loss of their 2-year-old son lane. they say no one from the family will be speaking to the public at this time.
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throughout it properties warning about alligators. a man behind bars this morning after he was involved in a clash between law enforcement and atv riders at the park. they say police used a stun gun on that man saturday night when he apparently got into some sort of fighting stance after being approached by a police officer. he was part of a group of six people who were stopped for illegally operating atvs in the park. no one was hurt. this morning police are still looking for the man who grabbed a girl while she was walking home from school. the man approached her on the sidewalk. he put his hand up her skirt and touched her inappropriately, she said. she said he ran off after she screamed. police believe the man may have been a construction worker because of how he was dressed. and now to another disturbing story. this morning police are still working to confirm the identities of a
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girls being held prisoner inside a pennsylvania home. according to the police, the girls allegedly slept in the basement on air mattresses. >> reporter: authorities came out in force, blocking old street road, even bringing a cadaver dog. who are the 12 girls found here at 51-year-old lee kaplan's home? are there nor more allegations sexual assault? >> they were living in the basement. they were hiding in theç chick coop. >> reporter: the girls are from 16 years old to a few months old. >> in the basement there's an elaborate train set up. by elaborate i men tens of thousands of dollars worth of trains on
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>> reporter: kaplan made thousands of dollars a month selling trains on ebay. >> the house itself seemed out of place. one of the windows was boarded up for a few years. >> reporter: neighbors say they'd called police with suspicions over the years, hoping this response would have happened sooner. >> what kind of call did they call? that they saw amish people? that's the calls that we got. we didn't get child abuse calls there. police in our area searching for a killer after an 18-year-old was found dead in montgomery county. police say his body was found friday night at malcom king park. >> bring on the sun. we are in for a warm father's day. tom's updating his forecast
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. and now, your storm team 4 forecast. >> good morning. off to a cool start. we're in the 50s. there's your father's day forecast. low humidity in place, lots of sunshine. afternoon temperatures soaring to nearly 90 degrees by late afternoon. now to politics. donald trump now threatening to cut off the gopç fund-raising money if support from the party waiv waivers. >> so when
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the divide between trump and the establishment before. does this latest threat add any incentive? >> it's interesting. trump seems a little nervous. that's basically the impression. his confidence has been shot a little bit. he's not -- look, he loves polls. and he believes polls. and the polls are not good for him right now. he's not one of these guys saying the polls are wrong. he's acknowledging. but he's trying to calm the waters a little bit by saying, you know what, i haven't really started yet. look at how little money it took for me to win the nomination. but he is firing little warning shots. it feels like the dump trump movement is percolating again and he knows it. he's trying to tamp it down. his instinct is threat. behind the secenes, he's no, no
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no, i'm doing everything they're asking. >> i want to shift gears over to the other side of things. senator elizabeth warren obviously not being too shy with her attacks against donald trump. do we see this as something that is helping the clinton campaign? and what about this momentum that is building for her to be the vp pick? >> i will be shocked if she's the running mate. i am at a loss for words for this idea that she's going to be the running mate. but she is proving herself to be a very effective surrogate. the important thing that the clinton campaign is looking for is people that know how to get under trump's skin. now, they don't need their running mate to do this. there are so many people that are willing to do this that you don't have to think of it in the traditional role of the running mate. there's a whole bunch of democrats lined up to play that role. elizabeth warren will be just as effective doing this whether she's the running mate
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is a sign of weakness, not a sign of strength. if she feels she needs elizabeth warren, she feels like the progressives aren't with her. elizabeth warren aren't going to be somebody she's going to be comfortable with in that west wing. i don't think it's a good match match for clinton. i just cannot fathom this political marriage happening. >> we know you have a lot to talk about. you're also speaking with house speaker paul ryan coming up. >> thank you, sir. you can watch meet the press today at 10:30. a father using his life's work to help his only son. >> on friday it was a big day. south lakes high school had their graduation. he g
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after his dad risked his work to give his son a better future. >> i always remember coming downstairs and seeing my dad and all of his friends paint. >> caleb grew up watching his dad work. >> i know every brush stroke. >> special moments, soon to be memories. >> my boys needing me. >> roger schultz is getting ready to send his son to college. he's real proud, but also still trying to figure out ways to pay for it. >> it happened within minutes. i went through all of the scenarios possible in my life. and actually it came quickly and it was this what we're doing. >> the solution? creative. >> here's a very early one. >> and maybe just a little bit crazy. you see, schultz i
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everything he has created over the last 25 years. >> i'm like, you know, i like that one. >> hundreds of unsold works being whittled down into panels. and rearranged into something knew he hopes he can sell. >> we're doing it to pay for his college. >> because of the size of the area, he can only do sections at a time. this is about six feet tall and it has about 30 panels of his cut-up work. if he were to take everything in this room and cut it up, it would be 150 feet long. he is calling the project leap. getting help from fans on facebook organizing the panels. as a dad, it's also a lesson for the boy he raised. >> leap and hope the net appears. don't be afraid to be happy, make it happen and go for it.
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pretty simple andç it's also pretty scary too at times. >> it is a big risk. this is your inheritance. that for both has become an emotional undertaking. >> this is probably our favorite place we ever stayed. >>s a the personal stories behind the pictures are reduced to just slices, caleb says he's inspired. >> gives me that extra drive to really do well and show them that everything that they're doing is worth something. >> an unfinished masterpiece already paying off. you don't know how this is going to turn out. >> i have no clue. that's the fun of it. >> schultz, his wife joy and caleb all got to keep a couple pieces that they love that will not be cut up. we have a link to roger's facebook page if you would like to see more artwork. prices range
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$8,000. off to a cool start. got the sunshine as we take off early on this father's day morning if you plan on traveling around, maybe getting in a hike this morning. there's that sun jumping up. by later this afternoon you'll be comfortable in short sleeves, sleev sleeveless. don't forget your sun block. put away the umbrella. you'll need the sunglasses. you'll be comfortable in shots and flip-flops this afternoon. as we get through the rest of the day, by 11:00 it will be near 80. just a few high clouds. 5:00, 90 degrees. by 8:00 p.m. back down to the low 80s with high clouds drifting through. don't have anything coming from those clouds now on storm team 4 radar. during the day on monday we'll have lotsf
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90s on monday afternoon. as we get into tuesday, might get a morning shower. then tuesday afternoon and evening could get some thunderstorms coming on through. highs right around 90 degrees and rather humid. on wednesday and thursday highs in the low to mid 80. thursday evening might get a thunderstorm coming through and perhaps a lingering shower on friday morning. next weekend looks nice. next saturday and probably next sunday too partly cloudy with highs in the mid andç upper 80. she said, you're old. why don't you retire? >> love her. 90 today and going strong. meet t
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today marks a major milestone for a
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>> she turns 90 years old today. and has been inspiring students for decades. and she isn't showing any signs of slowing down. >> reporter: a standing ovation for the substitute teach eer extraordinary. florence is celebrating two major milestones, 50 years subbing in class rooms in montgomery county and a big, big birthday. how old do you feel? >> i never thought about it. i just don't feel 90. >> reporter: she is turning 90 on sunday. you'd never know. >> i swim at martin luther king monday through friday. >> you swim laps? >>
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whatever subjects the school needs her to. students say she is no nonsense, always willing to help. >> she's a very charismatic teacher. she's ener she's energetic despite her age. >> reporter: her daughters wouldn't miss this. their mother has taught them many lessons. >> i just don't feel 90. that does not compute. if you're looking for a way to help. celebrate father's day, you might want to head to arlington. it's going toç feature classic muscle cars, a beer garden and other things just for dad. that starts around 2:00 in the
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afternoon. much more ahead for today. >> we'll check in with meteorologist tom right after this. i drive a golf ball. i drive to the hoop. i drive a racecar. i have a driver. his name is carl. but that's not what we all have in common. we talked to our doctors about treatment with xarelto®. xarelto® is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots. xarelto® is also proven to reduce the risk of stroke in people with afib, not caused by a heart valve problem. for people with afib currently well managed on warfarin, there is limited information on how xarelto® and warfarin compare in reducing the risk of stroke. you know, taking warfarin, i had to deal with that blood testing routine. i couldn't have a healthy salad whenever i wanted. i found another way. yeah, treatment with xarelto®. hey, safety first. like all blood thinners, don't stop taking xarelto® without talking to your doctor, as this may increase your risk of a blood clot or stroke. while taking, you may bruise more easily and it may take longer for bleeding to stop. xarelto® may increase your risk of bleeding if you take certain medicines. xarelto® can cause serious and in rare cases,
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as we come up on 7:00, going to be hot and sunny for father's da
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this triple didngit weather makg massive wildfires harder to put out now. one week later, victims of the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history are laid to rest as lawmakers are preparing to fight over new gun control measures. it is 7:00 on the dot. thank you so much for joining us on this day especially set aside just for you dads out there. a lot of you going to be enjoying the outdoors as we look like at some of those pictures out there. happy father's day, tom. >> thanks very much, david. as you head out the door, you might need a jacket here for another hour o
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rather cool. we're down into the 50s and low 60s throughout much of the region. if you're planning to exercise, get that in this morning. going to be hot. by mid to late afternoon we'll be soaring up near 90 degrees. don't forget the sun block. temperatures right now though are only in the low 60s. it's in the 50s still shenandoah valley and out into the mountains. no rain on storm team 4 radar. we're all in the clear from the mountains to the atlantic beaches. right now, fire crews in part of the west battling some massive wildfires. they did catch a break overnight as gusty winds started to die down. but that region bracing for sweltering heat. officials in california have the fire there about 45% contained. no homes have been burned but
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270 areç at risk. the new mexico national guard is helping secure the communities affected by fire there is. while the fire in arizona is 30% contained. closer to home, nearly two dozen people are force ed sleep somewhere else after this massive fire in laurel. as you can see from this video at one point the flames were just shooting through the roof of the complex on briarwood drive. one firefighter was rushed to the hospital but we checked, he is expected to be okay. the red cross says that nine apartments were so badly damaged for people that they couldn't stay there last night so they helped arrange accommodations for 22 people. still no word on how the fire started. today we should learn the names of six people killed in a van crash in virginia saturday morning. it happened near the town of ladysmith, about a half an hour
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investigators are trying to find out why the driver lost control and hit a car. we know 16 people were inside. one of the six killed, a child. we're told no one was wearing a seat belt. state police do plan to release the names or tf the victims tod this started friday night at the walmart on worth avenue in woodbridge. he pulled a person out of the car and took off in it- police did spot him still driving the stolen car. that led fairfax county on a high speed police chase. they had to stop it for safety reasons. d.c. police found the car but not before the suspect ran off. investigators still looking for new clues in a homicide that happened in the capitol hill area. police responded to a call in the 1700 block of
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avenue southeast. they found stephanie goodlow shot and killed. both d.c. and prince georges county police were on the scene of a homicide on oxford hill. police are still looking for the person who shot and killed a man there. the man ended up dying at the hospital. apparently looks can be deceiving. that's what one teen is learning after a pretty bad fall at annapolis mall. he was leaving the movie thoeatr when he tried to jump overhat he thought was a small wall. he fell 35 feet but is expected to be okay. phase two of metro's massive maintenance plan is well underway. both stadium armory and potomac avenue stations remain closed. the m
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free shuttle bus services to help riders get to where they need to go. work crews are replacing sections of the rail and doing other repairs. >> this is the worst experience i've had on metro yet. i didn't expect this and was not understanding it. >> not a super huge inconvenience because it's the weekend. >> metro's safety surges will continue into next year. we do have a guide for you on how to get around. all you have to do is search safe track in the nbc washington app. today marks 30 years since the death of len bias. he died from a cocaine overdose just two days after he was picked second overall in the nba draft. we spoke with his mother about his death earlier this week. >> we all have a good life and we don't realize we're really in the good life
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nightmare comes. and the nightmare came and here we are 30 years later. >> dr. bias currently traveled around the country as a public speaker. she focuses on young people who she calls reachable, teachable, lovable and saveable. it is 7:06. early on this sunday morning and look people are already out, loving it, kicking it during this wonderful morning so far. grab a hat and sunglasses before you head out for father's day. tom is tracking how soon we could hit 90 degrees and a change that's coming in the week ahead. >> he was so close to where people were. >> yeah. a really close call. this as a pilot hits the water. we're going to tell you about the emergency landingnd the a
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he died yesterday. the shooting comes less than a week after christina grimmie was killed in orlando. scary moments at a rhode island beach yesterday. a small plane forced to make an emergency landing in the water. and not too far from the shore. the pilot made it out of the docockpit and sat on top of the plane. he suffered minor injuries. no one on the beach was çhurt. officials still trying to figure out how this crash happened. well, a 17-year-old and her mother believed they were victims of a hate crime. theli
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started at a red light in germantown about two weeks ago. the light turned green. when the driver in front of them did not move her mom honked and moved to a different lane. that is when the driver followed them into a parking lot. the woman driving got out and threw oil all over the teen's mom and all over the car and screamed anti-muslim slurs. >> i don't think in any situation you should bring something like that with religion, sexuality, anything like that shouldn't be brought up because it's personal. >> well, the council on american islamic relations is looking into the incident. officials say one of the groups was planning the route for a father's day poker run. the names of the victims have not yet been
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people so far. take a look at this. look at these temperatures. we're already starting to see a warmup. tom's updating his forecast with the best times for picnics and barbecues today. >> they know they don't have to worry about any of the stuff, the mess. once you come in here, you're safe. >> fighting for his future. how an 11-year-old went from man: life gets so busy with work, and it's really hard to just kind of put that all aside and sort of focus on having fun or playing, even. hey, playing is a lot of fun. ♪
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now your storm team 4 forecast. good morning on this father's day morning. the air fresh and cool, the sun is up. what to wear today? you might even need a light jacket early this morning. forget the umbrella this afternoon. don't forget the sun block and your sunglasses. we'll have bright sunshine through the afternoon. next chances for rain coming in a couple of minutes. guilty on all counts, that was the verdict handed down to a former vanderbilt football player. the former football player was found guilty on five counts of aggravated rape, two counts of sexual battery and one count of unlawful photographer. he and another player were convicted of rape last year but the verdicts were tossed
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because the jury dor did not rel he was aç victim of statutory rape. a woman is facing charges for threatening people with a gun while riding a scooter. witnesses tell people they saw her waving that gun on virginia avenue near the watergate flex. thousands of juveniles are arrested in the district every year. a lot of those young people end up committing crimes once again later in life. >> but a program has been having tremendous success making sure that a first offense for a young person is their last. mark seagraves explains how boxing is helping one young boy turn his life around. >> reporter: like so many kids, bernard got in trouble at a very young age. but unlike many kids he's getting a second chance. it starts right here at this gym. like most days now, bernard's mom drops him off at
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gym on benning road. today was graduation today. the 11-year-old achieved high honors in his elementary cool class. but a few months ago bernard and his mom weren't sure they'd make it to today. bernard had been arrested for being in a knife fight at school. >> two boys in my class came in the bathroom. one of them had a knife and put it on a little boy's stomach. >> bernard was allowed to enter a diversion program. juveniles with criminal records are far more likely to wind up in trouble again. >> it's like a new life, a new beginning. >> reporter: the ace program or alternatives to the court experience, provides young offenders and their families counselling and other services. and the youths are paired with a mentor in a community based activity. >> we look at how they're doing
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a personal level to identify what are the services we think will be most helpful. >> boxing is just a tool to get them in here. once they get in here, they can identify with the positive role models. it's a safe harcven. they don't have to worry about any of that stuff out there. >> about 90% of the youths who complete the program have not be rearrested for other crimes. >> it's extraordinarily high in success rate that we have in this program.ç >> reporter: bernard says he has no plans to ever get in trouble again. >> they're teaching me that anything can possible to do. >> reporter: more than 1100 youths have participated in the ace program. plans are to increase capacity by the end of this year.
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>> great story. and we do want to wish everyone a happy father's day. >> that's right. want to show you a few pictures here. >> shout out to robert. he's a great father and good husband. there is papa goff. >> there's my dad and three siblings and my mom. >> that's adam. >> with the newest edition. >> little deacon. welcome. he definitely has his hands full. >> yes. we want to see your father's day pictures. use the hashtag with my dad. twitter, instagram, let us see them. >> yes. whatever your plans are today, i think you should try to find a way to get outside to celebrate
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>> with a new baby you need to get all the sleep you can. >> happy father's day to you. >> thank you very much. we're starting off early on this morning. we have great weather here for this father's day. starting off with some sunshine now. we have just a few high clouds passing over. over looking the lincoln memorial and off in the distance you can see some of the hills there off on the eastern horizon. and temperatures right now right in washington mid 60s. nearby suburbs are in the low 60s. right around the chesapeake bay, gorgeous morning there, low 50s. as we look at your planner for the day ahead, we'll have temperatures climbing near 80 by
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and then getting hot. by 2:00 in the upper 80s. by 5:00, near 90. right before sunset, right now, storm team radar all dry. no rain anywhere all the way from theç mountains to the atlantic beaches. we'll have afternoon highs on monday a little bit hotter, into the low 90s and a little more humid too tomorrow. lots of sunshine. the summer solstice arrives at 6:34 on monday. on tuesday, maybe a shower in the morning. that's our next chance of rain. then some afternoon storms are possible. then a little less humid on wednesday and thursday. highs both days, low to mid 80s. another chance of storms on thursday late afternoon and evening. a lingering shower. looks like we'll dry out friday afternoon with highs near
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you're watching news4 today. back at 7:23 on this sunday. the gun debate has been reignited after the orlando shooting. here in our area guns once used to commiti
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>> d.c. police have created a program called guns to roses. darcy spencer explains how it works. >> reporter: teenagers wearing helmets weld metal outside the earth conservation corps. >> the greeter pi egreater pict the guns and firearms that were once used as a tool of violence in the city are now being used in a productive way. >> reporter: this project is called guns to roses. guns are melted down and turned into flowers and other art. the program is meant to build bridges between police and young people. this officer says he's already seen change in the kids' perception of officers. >> next thing you know they're
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calling you. >> reporter: all of the guns used in this project were literally seized by d.c. police somehow used in a crime. they were melted down and welded and literally turned into art. and they're not just making flowers. these kids are welding and smoothing metal. when it's done, this will be a nest for osprey. >> you'll get to see them when you're walking along the trail. and hopefullyç some bird will d up using this as their new home. >> reporter: matt is the founder of future makers, coach who is teach kids they can make anything. >> it's really about transformation and transforming something that may have been used for one purpose into a totally different life-giving purpose. >> reporter: inside they're using heat to transform sheets of metal into flower petals. this could lead to a career some
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he said i would love to be able to do something like this every day. i said that's a job. >> reporter: they're also learning about the impact of violence. they heard from a woman whose son was murdered in d.c. last year. >> i don't want to save one. i want to save a multitude and bring awareness to the violence that plagues us. >> i'm here doing something positive and creative for myself instead of doing the wrong thing. >> it's a good way to express awareness about gun violence. too many people out here on the streets getting killed. >> reporter: that's exactly the kind of message leaders are hoping these kids get from the program. in the district, darcy spencer, news4. break out the shorts and tank tops. tom's tracking a big warmup. and how you can soon expect
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we look at that plus a new threat in decision 2016. the action donald trump may take against the gop if he doesn't get more support. and one week since the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history what investigators are now revealing about the gunman's final days as the victims of the terror in orlando a laid tore
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and jewelry for his wife. records also show he had to take a test twice to become a florida law enforcement officer. that was in 2011 and 2014. he passed on the second try. at least 19 people are still hospitalized, four in critical condition. more tragedy in orlando this morning. two county sheriff's deputies injured in a crash during the funeral procession for that shooting last week. we do know their injuries appear to be nonlife threatening. the senate will vote on four gun control measures tomorrow in the wake of the orlando shooting. this comes after democrats led a nearly 15-hour filibuster on the issue last week.
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meanwhile, donald trump issuing a new threat to the gop saying if republicans do not get behind him, he'll fund his own campaign. >> reporter: trump in the city of gambling, las vegas, trying to prove to party leaders he's not the wildcard they fearç he might be. >> we won 37 states. we won 14 million. we beat ronald reagan, who we love. we beat richard nixon. we beat dwight eisenhower. >> reporter: doubling down on comments that more guns could have stopped the orlando nightclub massacre. >> this no good, sick, sick, perverted, horrible terrorist was in there starting the shooting. if one of those people would
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other way folks, it would have been a whole different story. >> reporter: delegates should try to stage a convention coup to stop him from being the party's nominee. paul ryan told meet the flaepre that other lawmakers don't have to endorse trump. while clinton is off the campaign trail celebrating the birth of her second grandchild, elizabeth warren is filling in as attack dog. >> it was like a used car dealership, except that's not fair to used car dealerships. >> reporter: florida, a red state with a large latino population are gearing up to see the presumptive
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. the offenders appeared on that list by mistake. state officials were covering up a politically awkward accident. the prosecutor goes on to argue that mcauliffe inadvertently restored voting rights. a colorado mom saved her son with her bare hands after he was attacked by a mountain lion. the woman actually pried his head from the jaws of that mountain lion. it happened friday evening near the city of aspen in colorado. the ç5-year-old boy and his brother were playing in their front yard when the attack happened. somehow the woman managed to
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mouth wide enough for the boy to wiggle free. that is when the mountain lion ran off. >> you want to fight. you want to put up a resistance and you wanted the an imal to know you're not easy prey. >> gives new meaning to momma bear, right? the boy did end up suffering cuts on his head as well as his neck. and his mother does have some bite marks as well. wildlife officials found and killed two mountain lions in the region. and the family of that little boy killed by an alligator at walt disney world is now asking for privacy. they said they're overwhelmed by the support they received. they're devastated by the loss of their 2-year-old son lane. since the attack, disney has posted signs throughout its properties warning
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alligators. bring on the sun. we are in for a warm father's day. tom is updating his forecast with the most comfortable time to light up that grill and eat outside. i'm a professional not knower of what's going to happen. >> a lot of dads can relate to those words right there. the at perdue, we take some unexpected extra steps to raise healthy chickens with no antibiotics ever. for example, thyme. it's part of our 100% veggie diet that we feed our chickens and helps support their immune system. and we don't need to add antibiotics to their diet. if you want some sage advice, you should use thyme. okay, rosemary. thyme, just one more way we bring you chicken raised with no antibiotics ever. it's not the easy way. it's the perdue way.
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. police searching for a killer after they found an 18-year-old dead in montgomery county. his body was found friday night at malcom king park. there were signs of trauma to his body. >> police are still looking for a man who grabbed a girl who was walking home from school. he put his hand up her skirt, she says, and touched her inappropriately. she says he
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screamed. police believe the man may have been a construction worker because of how he was dressed. 7:40 your time now. 12 girls freed from inside a pennsylvania home. we're going to tell you what police found inside that man's basement. throw some steaks on the grill. work-up that appetite. tom's tracking a sunday filled with sunshine and when to expect
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. well, the sunday today show is next on nbc 4. >> let's get a preview now. happy father's day. >> thank you very much. coming up on the father's day edition of sunday today, a power house in the world of sports but he's not an athlete. we catch up with bill simmons. plus, with the rise of online shopping, is your local mall a thing of the past? while so many of them are struggling these days to survive. and a week after the shooting in orlando, a story of hope. how one man was able to findç understanding and forgiveness after he shot at a mosque. this morning police are still working to confirm the identi
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girls being held prisoner inside of a pennsylvania home. according to police these girls allegedly slept in the basement on air mattresses. >> reporter: authorities came out in force, blocking old street road, even bringing a ka da cadaver dog. who are the girls? are there more allegations of sexual assault? >> they were living down in the basement. they were hiding in the chicken coop. >> the children range from six months to 18 years old. there was homework and instruments in the basement, possibly suggesting the kids were home schooled. authorities say cases of canned food, a chicken coop, garden and greenhouse signified a self-sufficient lifestyle not uncommon to the almish. nbc
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thousands of dollars a month selling model trains on ebay. >> the house itself seemed a li little out of place. but other than that, i mean, didn't suspect anything. >> reporter: neighbors say they called police with suspicions over the years hoping this response would have happened sooner. >> what kind of call did they call, that they saw amish people? that's the calls we got. we didn't get child abuse calls there. it was a child abuse call, we would have responded naturally. a man is behind bars this morning after he was involved in a clash between law enforcement and atv riders. they say police used a stun gun on the man on saturday night when he got into some sort of fighting stance after being approached by a police officer. he was part of a group of six people who were stopped for illegally operating
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park. a father using his life's work to help his only son. >> on friday a south lakes high school senior graduated. but he got a lot more than just that diploma. he got a big lesson in life after his dad risked his work to give his son aç better future. >> i always remember coming downstairs and seeing my dad and all of his friends paint. >> i know every brush stroke. >> reporte >> reporter: roger schultz is getting ready to send his son to college. he's real proud, but also still trying to figure out ways to pay for it. >> it happened within minutes. i went through all of the scenarios possible in my life and actually it came quickly. it was what
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. >> reporter: the solution, creative. and maybe just a little bit crazy. >> memories under the knife. >> reporter: you see schultz is destroying everything he has created over the last 25 years. >> i like that one, you know. >> reporter: hundreds of unsold works being whittled down into panels. and then rearranged into something new he hopes he can sell. >> we're doing it to pay for his college. >> reporter: schultz says everything right here in his studio, because of the size of the area he can only do sections at a time. this is about six feet tall and has about 30 panels of his cut-up work. if he were to take everything in this room and cut it up, it would be at least 150 feet long. he is calling the project leap. as a
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the boy he raised. >> leap and hope the net appears. >> reporter: before sending him out into the real world. >> don't be afraid to be happy. make it happen and go for it. pretty simple and it's also pretty scary too at times. >> reporter: it is a big risk. that for both has become an emotional undertaking. >> this is probably our favorite place we ever stayed. >> reporter: as the personal stories behind the pictures are reduced to just slices. caleb says he's inspired. >> gives me that extra drive to really do well and show him that everything that they're doing is worth something. >> reporter: an unfinished masterpiece already paying off. a good sign. >> i have no clue. that's the fun of it. >> iç think they're going to b just fine. schultz and his wife joy and
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pieces they love. they call them saves. those are not going to be cut up. we have a link to roger's facebook page on the nbc washington app. the prices range from this series everything from $1800 to $8,000. this is your father's day tweets you've been sharing this morning. sandra send us these pictures. jimmy tweeted a picture saying how much he loves playing sports and fishing with his father. use the hashtag with my dad. >> a lot of great fathers out there. really enjoying the forecast ahead. it's perfect timing for weather like this. >> it really is. just in time for father's day. a lot of outdoor activities going on. rather cool early this morning. right now here's a live
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there's angie's yacht. >> yeah right, in my dreams. >> and as we take a look at the temperatures, it's getting into the comfort zone now, upper 60s in the metro area and around the bay. still low to mid 60s elsewhere. storm team 4 radar, we're all clear, no rain anywhere. great for outdoor activities. that includes the d.c. jazz fest today. perfect day for that. it will be mostly sunny, low humidity in place. afternoon highs will be right around 90 degrees, though. you'll maybe want to have an umbrella to block the sun. then tomorrow, it's going to be a little more humid. we'll have it up into the low 90s. the summer solstice arrives tomorrow 6:34 p.m. we have the highest sun angles of the year. and then on
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blocked by a lot of cloudiness. a morning shower is possible. then some sun breaks out. thunderstorms are possible tuesday into tuesday evening. less humid wednesday. highs in the mid 80s and low 80s on thursday. getting a little more humid again thursday. right now looks like some storms are possible thursday mainly in the evening hours. maybe a lingering shower through midday on friday. then drying out after that just in timeç for next weekend. i wasn't her teacher and she said you're old, why don't you retire? >> she's 90 today and going strong. you've got to meet
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round of kevin nealons. make mine an arnold palmer. same here. with xarelto® there is no regular blood monitoring and no known dietary restrictions. treatment with xarelto® was the right move for us. ask your doctor about xarelto®. this day marks a very major milestone for a silver springs substitute teacher. >> she turns 90 years old today. she's been inspiring students for decades. >> reporter: a standing ovation for substitute teacher in silver spring. >> it's overwhelming. >> reporter: she is celebrating two major milestones. 50 years subbing in
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in montgomery county and a big, big birth day. how old do you feel? >> i never thought about it. i just don't feel 90. >> reporter: she's turning 90 on sunday. you'd never know. >> i swim at martin luther king. i swim laps monday through friday. >> you swim laps? >> laps. of course. yes. >> reporter: she teaches whatever subjects the school needs her to. students say she's no nonsense. >> she always makes sure that we gave 100% every time we're in class. >> reporter: always willing to help. >> she's a very charismatic teacher. she's energetic despite her age. >> even when she gets annoyed with the kids, she doesn't take it out on everybody. >> reporter: her daughters wouldn't miss this. their mother has taught many lessons and in the new school year there are many to come. >> just don't feel 90. that does not compute.
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>> happy birthday to her. if you're looking for a way to celebrate father's day you might want to head to arlington where a free father's day auto festival is being held, featuring classic muscle cars and a beer garden for dad. it's starting around 2:00 this afternoon. okay. four things to know on this sunday. fire crews are still making progress with these wildfires that continue to rage across several western states. they caught a break overnight as winds finally started to die down. but a heat wave could make the fight more difficult. 22 forced out of their homes because of this fire last night. you can see the flames shooting through the roof of theç compl on briarwood drive in laurel. still no word on what caused the fire. we should learn the names of six people killed in this van crash in caroline county near the town of ladysmith. we're told no
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seat belt. phase two of massive metro repairs underway. another great car show going on at the sully historic site in ch chantilly. going to be a perfect afternoon for that with highs reaching upper 80s near 90. wear your unblock and a hasunbl. >> great day to get on your motorcycle and ride. >> we want to see your pictures with your dad. tweet us,
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oh, my gosh. >> we have not 20, but 50 casualties. >> when does this stop? >> i assume this is disney and that you're safe. >> welcome to sunday "today." i'm willie geist. thank you for starting your father's day with us. big shoutout to all the dadse e to today, especially mine, bill geist. we'll be talking in a moment about all we have learned in the seven days since. and later this morning, he's one of the most popular players in the world of sports. but he doesn't wear a uniform. writer,

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