on u.s. soil but tonight a former virginia national guardsman is behind bars. the plot, foiled. mohamed jalloh lived in sterling. julie carey is live with new details. julie? >> reporter: mohamed jalloh was arrested. he purchased an assault rifle and only by that time the gun store was working with investigators and the gun had been disabled. he faces charges that could lead to years in prison. the hearing for 26-year-old mohamed jalloh was brief. later, his lawyer refused comment. >> no comment. >> reporter: this detailed a affidavit reveals that a now deceased isis member brokered

meeting between jalloh and an unercovered agent. he left the guard after listening to messages by anwar awlaki. he reportedly admired the ft. hood gunman who killed many during a 2014 rampage calling him a very good man. jalloh said he "inspired to do nidal hasan type thing." then, last week, he went to blueridge arsenal in chantilly asking to buy an ar-15. he didn't have the right i.d. and came back the next door. they sold him a rifle like this one but rendered it inoperable. coming up on news4 at

he made a few weeks ago to signal his support for isis. back to you now in the studio. a series of attacks by isis and its supporters have left hundreds dead in the middle east and europe. at least 200 died in baghdad when a suicide bomber launched an attack in a busy shopping district. and attacks in saudi arabia yesterday targeted a u.s. consulate and one of the holiest mosques. isis had called on its supporters and fighters to carry out attacks during the holiest months of ramadan. back at home tonight, the deadly officer-involved shooting just steps from a metro station is under investigation in a neighborhood that has seen several violent incidents this year. the metro transit officer shot and killed a suspect on 49th street near the deanwood station. our mark

latest. jim? >> reporter: there was a chaotic scene here last night even before police showed up. people were setting off illegal fireworks. to give you an idea how many there were, the streets are littered with the m-80s and firecrackers. neighbors tell us that last night they couldn't tell the difference between the sound of the firecrackers and the gunshots. the 911 call came in just before 11:00 last night as neighbors were setting off fireworks in the streets. debris left on the street today shows a large number of fireworks were used here, including firecrackers and m-80s, which often sound like gunfire. >> i actually heard them but some people said, i don't know, i think that's gunshots mixed in with the fireworks. >> reporter: the d.c. police department is investigating the shooting in a press release npd says metro transit police officers arrived on the scene for reports of illegal

gun. the suspect fired multiple shots at the metro transit officers. one of those officers returned fire killing the suspect. >> this is obviously a frightening place to be. >> reporter: no officers were injured. police would not say how many shots were fired. the suspect's gun was recovered by police. metro would not comment on the shooting but did say the officer involved has been on the metro police force for 12 years. in a memo obtained by news4, the chief told his staff, "the officer fired on an armed suspect who was taken to the hospital and later pronounced deceased. the officer is uninjured and cooperating fully with the mpd investigation. the officer involved is on administrative leave pending the outcome of this incident." >> my opinion is we need a bigger police presence in the area. it's a troubled spot. now, we still don't have an

killed here last night. there were two murders at the deanwood metro station a few blocks from here. this shooting represents the seventh police-involved shooting in the district so far this year and that includes secret service, capital police. coming up at 6:00, how violent crime has risen in this neighborhood in the last few months. it's equipment that has saved thousands of lives and today the state of maryland is helping two of our local police departments buy new body armor. governor larry hogan helped with $1400 for laurel police and 1200 for police in district heights. a spokesperson says body armor has saved 3,000 lives in the past three decades. families and friends of gun violence victims staged a sit-in inside the capitol rotua

legislation. capitol police ended up arresting six people. among those taking part in the protests, a woman whose daughter was killed in a mass shooting on south capitol street back in 2010. >> our loved ones have been stolen. a 16-year-old child on her way to college gunned down with an ak-47. bullets don't have eyes and gps. we are all one bullet away from being the next victim. >> reporter: the house will vote on a package of anti-terror messages this week. it includes a proposal to allow the justice department to block a gun sale if there's probable cause that the gunman will commit an act of terror. the trial of freddie gray's death will get under way. acquittals in the last two officers' trial shows there's not

convict the other four. outside the courthouse today, protesters called for an end of what they call racist attacks against baltimore's prosecutor who has resisted pressure to drop the remaining cases. >> we are happy that the state's attorney has the courage and fortitude and political will to move forward even in spite of threats against her life, even in spite of racist and bigoted attacks. >> he has waived his right to a jury trial so the judge will render the verdict in this case, too. no charges filed against hillary clinton but the bureau director says her handling of classified information on private e-mail servers was, quote, extremely careless. this announcement came on the same day that president obama joined preside join joined hillary clinton on the campaign trail. let's get the latest now from

public announcement in a complicated investigation, the fbi is recommending no charges in the hillary clinton e-mail scandal. >> there is evidence that they were extremely careless in their handling of very sensitive and highly classified information. >> reporter: despite the long-standing assistance to the contrary -- >> there wasn't a single one of those that was marked classified. >> reporter: the fbi found 110 e-mails sent and received through her private e-mail account containing classified information. >> none of these e-mails should have been on any kind of unclassified system. >> there was no evidence but it's possible that hostile nations accessed her personal accounts. the justice department will make a final ruling which takes into account similar investigations. >> although there is evidence of potential violation of the statutes regarding the handling of classified information, our judgment is that no reasonable

case. >> reporter: the clinton campaign is welcoming the news. republicans given an opportunity to attack clinton's biggest vulnerability. certainly being indicted is far worse. there's no doubt about that. but the politics, the political fallout of this is going to be ongoing. >> reporter: the investigation is effectively over but that's not the final word. the white house said it's not going to comment on the investigation or the fbi's decision. on capitol hill, brian mooar, news4. virginia senator tim kaine reacted to the fbi's decision today during a meeting in richmond kaine said he wasn't surprised by the fbi's decision. >> she said, looking at it now in retrospect, i might do it differently now and i think other secretary of states who made similar arrangements would also say that. but i never believed this was going to be something in the criminal realm or even close to

hands out at lunch returned to find their 107-year-old farmhouse on fire. the flames broke out on the 9,000 block in leesburg. they were able to put the blaze out but there was significant damage to the home. the people inside were able to get out in time. no word yet on what started the blaze. well, we could have some pop-up storms kicking up this evening, folks. >> hey, doug, that includes some heat? we're really in it. >> heat and humidity. this is going to be a typical summer pattern. you have the hazy, hot and humid weather with a thunderstorm or two. taking a look outside, you notice the numbers into the upper 80s and 90 degrees in manassas and 89 right now in d.c. we were at 91. the heat index is still a major player in the upper 90s across upper portions of the region. it's on the hot side for sure. you ne a

that i'm tracking down from warrenton down to the south of quantico so if you're in this area, along i-95, down in charles county, st. mary's county, you're going to get a few showers out of this. this will be fairly heavy downpours not much in the way of lightning associated with this either. hot and humid weather. the heat index near 100 degrees for the next couple of days and there are chances of isolated storms. much more including the ten-day outlook in a few minutes. >> see you then, doug. thank you. who would want to shoot an ice cream truck driver? police are searching for answers in prince george's county tonight. but now they have a better idea of who they are looking for. plus, a spat at a hair salon was settled by slipping something into a water bottle. see the critical piece of evidence that led police to the suspect. and in just a few hours, trains won't be leaving this metro station as safe track rg

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fireworks. find out if montgomery county's bag tax really makes sense. and just one month ago and we're getting ready for the summer games in rio. the scramble is on to get the venue ready for the world's best athletes. you have about three hours until metro rail surge shuts down between braddock road and reagan airport station for a week. starting at 8:00, the metro safetrack surge starts. are riders ready? adam tuss is here to let us know how folks are gearing up for this. adam? >> reporter: that's right, pat. there's a general sense of preparedness out here. you take a look out on the platform and the trains are still running right now. as you imagine, in just about three hours from now, it's going to be a completely different scene here. service on the blue and yellow lines shut down

planning for the next phase of safetrack. >> i have to figure out a different route to get to work. >> reporter: describing the scene in her office because of this next safetrack shutdown. >> for the most part, people are having major issues with trying to get to work. >> reporter: 60,000 riders per day expected to be impacted. metro already getting equipment in position. if you stick with metro, you have to get between a train and a bus to complete your trip. that means you better get on the right bus because there will be multiple options. have you studied what bus you need to get on? >> i haven't. it remains a total mystery to me. i've always only taken the train. >> reporter: we will have people getting to the right place but, again, with the weather being as warm as it's going to be, it's going to be very crowded. >> reporter: the heat is going to play a role as well as riders make their way for

inconvenience that the surges are causing. >> i stopped riding for a while between crystal city and didn't trust it. >> reporter: there are a total of 15 surges about to roll out. back here now live as riders wait at the braddock road metro station, at 8:00, it's shut down for a week on the blue and yellow lines. the city of alexandria has pretty unconventional transportation options to get around the surge. i'll tell you about it in the next hour at 6:00. >> all right. we'll look for it then. thanks, adam. montgomery county's gas tax has brought in big bucks but it may not be doing what the city hoped. getting people to use reusable bags. according to data obtained by "the washington post," revenue actually grew 3% between

and 2015 fiscal years. that bump, in large part, from big chain grocery stores. convenience shops and department stores actually saw a reduction. ♪ did you see the hash tag today trending on social media? cbs decided to mix in old fireworks display with last night's celebration. they say they wanted to create the best viewer experience and didn't know what the fireworks would look like. pbs has since apologized. here in the district, police got a number of calls last night for illegal fireworks and paramedics responded to several fireworks-related injuries. police say even before the night had ended, they had received hundreds of pieces illegal fireworks.

people burned and a teenager who may have to have his thumb amputated. a texas teen lost part of his left leg, several fingers and did major damage to his face after a homemade firework blew up in his hand. he tied 200 sparklers together with tape when he lit them they exploded. his family has a strong message for everyone. >> i want everybody to see this so they know what happens and don't let their kid do this. because it's not worth it. >> reporter: doctors also say the teen could have permanent eye damage. we have safe options if you still want to watch more fireworks, a few places held off last night's fireworks, as you know, for better weather. college park in greenbelt will hold their shows tonight. gaithersburg in solomon's island holds off until friday

postponed their show until the 24th. for a complete list, search fireworks in the nbc washington app. one month from today, all eyes will be on brazil for the official start of the 2016 summer games. the country is expecting at least half a million tourists for the games and despite a slew of problems from security to health risks, officials in rio say they are ready. here is nbc's laura aguilera. >> reporter: workers are putting the finishing touches on venues, getting rio ready to welcome thousands of global athletes and visitors for the games. the olympic park rio venue management director gave assurances that everything will be done on time. >> we are scheduled to have everything done by the 18th of jul

ready for training here on the olympic park. >> reporter: another sign of progress, rio's mayor inaugurated a new bus expressway expected to serve tens and thousands of motorists per day and reduce travel time by 60%. he says the project will bring development to neglected corners of the city. despite the visible tra transformation of olympic sites, mounting problems continue to overshadow the games. security threats and continued violence, the zika virus and serious pollution in the waters that will host sailing, rowing and swimming are just some of the challenges that the games face. with the eyes of the world on rio, organizers are playing down those concerns and promising a fantastic olympics. >> we are

concerned. it's going to be an amazing party. >> reporter: the party and the games kick off on august 5th. laura aguirie, nbc news. what does it take to make the trip to rio and how much would you pay to go to the olympic games? well tell you. two children shot in chicago and how it's the epicenter for gun violence. >> can't even go to the park, can't sit on your porch. where can you go? hide in a

hello. i'm doug kammerer. this is a nice shot towards national harbor but the heat is on. that's right. the heat and humidity coming in. 89 degrees and winds out of the northwest at 12 miles an hour. current heat index, up to the 90s. 90 in leesburg, 87 in warrenton, 89 in clinton but with a high dew point, take a look at the heat index around our region. 99, fredericksburg. a very hot air mass and it's going to continue to get hotter

the first heatwave of the season. anytime we get this hot and humid, there's a chance of storms and we're watching them down to the south right around the warrenton area. i'll do a zoom here. around warrenton, down towards quantico and down towards portions of st. mary's county, right over the warrenton area in central park, you can see right around 15th and 17th, down to the south, 28 as you make your way up towards manassas, pretty good downpours here. not a lot of lightning with these but a little bit in the way of wind and, of course, the heavy rain potential. it's a boundary that is actually associated with the storm that came through overnight last night. once the storm moved out, you can see it here, it has a threat of a cold front and a frontal boundary right here and that's helping to produce those showers and thunderstorms. you can see them developing right there. not going to see much more. this is going to lift to the north, though, and we may

those come through other parts this evening and then they die off around 11:00 tonight. tomorrow morning, no problem. not expecting anything. scattered showers, maybe a couple of thunderstorms again during the day tomorrow. not expecting anything too strong. the biggest potential will be very heavy downpours. that's going to be about it. 89 by noon tomorrow. 93 by 4:00 and the heat index approaching 100 in many areas. going for a 30% chance of a shower or thunderstorm. that's wednesday, thursday and friday. notice each one of those days, hazy, hot and humid. saturday, a high of 95 degrees. isolated chance of a storm, yes. saturday, we'll see a cold front move through. that drops temperatures down into the 80s where we could see another heatwave in the middle of next week. something we'll continue to watch for you right here in the ten-day forecast. >> all right, thank you, doug. well, it's the fourth of july celebration among the stars, you could say.

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and back to breaking news out of fairfax county that we told you about in the first half hour, police investigating a bank robbery on arlington boulevard in the seven corners area. jackie bensen just arrived. what are you learning? >> reporter: there's been a big development. police have closed route 50 in this area, arlington boulevard, in both directions. obviously with the time of day that it is right now, this is having a severe impact on traffic in this area. traffic that was already bad as police closed down the intersection as part of their investigation into this bank robbery. what we are told, you can see the td bank over there, about 3:30 this afternoon, a man came in there and announced a robbery. he left the bank and this is when things got more difficult for the investigators e.

he left behind a backpack. now, fairfax county police do not know what is in that backpack and right now they are in the process of trying to make sure the backpack is safe, trying to make sure there are no explosives in it. they have what looked to me to be what we call the bomb robot over there and the streets closed down and the shopping center, wilson shopping center, parts of it, if not all of it, have been evacuated. i talked to a man a short time ago who was in the laundry there. everybody had to get out. so right now, route 50, just east of the seven corners area, absolutely avoid this area. traffic is terrible and at this time i'm going to have matt pushover and show you again route 50, take a look, folks, closed down in both directions. terrible traffic at fairfax county police investigate a bank robbery at

jackie bensen, news4, back to you. a montgomery county woman will spend the next ten days in jail for poisoning her co-worker. >> this happened in inside a gaithersburg salon. meagan fitzgerald is live in rockville with the develops. >> reporter: she told the judge that she admitted it, she did this. she took a plea bargain and admitted to pouring this skin care solution into her co-worker's water bottle. she didn't mean to kill or try to kill her co-worker but the co-worker says she wasn't buying it. surveillance video inside this beauty retail store in gaithersburg captures what her attorney calls stupid behavior. his client is seen pouring a toxic skin care solution into the water bottle of a

>> it was wrong. it was stupid. >> reporter: santa cruz drank the solution and became sick. court documents say she told officers, well, i guess it didn't work, then. inside the courtroom, lemonfield said that she was guilty and sorry for what she did. they had been fighting. >> she did not mean to kill her. she just wanted to get back at her for all of the conduct. >> reporter: the judge said the behavior was unacceptable and sentenced her to ten days in jail with 15 months probation. on video, poisoning their co-worker over some sort of perceived conflict and this is just not a way to resolve your problems in the workplace. >> reporter: we caught up with santa cruz shortly after she told the judge she was traumatized by what lemon field did to her. what do you make of the fact that she's going to be in jail for ten days? >> i hope that she learns.

said she hopes she can move past the emotional trauma of that day. now, in court today, lemonfield's attorney told the judge his client's version of why the two women's relationship turned toxic. coming up at 6:00, what santa cruz has to say about those accusations. back to you. >> meagan, thanks so much. tim kaine says they have to work together to come up with a zika solution. he said that congress needs to stop playing politics with a public health emergency. >> it's beyond comprehension to me that a group of 535 people who have taken a note to serve their country would not see this as a huge and dramatic challenge that is an urgent one and that we would not find appropriate funding

>> the centers for disease control says that there has been 27 confirmed cases in virginia but in all of those cases, the people contracted the virus in another country. on the campaign trail, it's been a pivotal day for hillary clinton. president obama campaigned with clinton for the first time in north carolina. the rally came just hours after the fbi's decision on her e-mail server controversy. chris lawrence is here now. the fbi announcement was not even mentioned today. >> president obama looked at hillary clinton and said there's never been any man or woman more qualified to be president. he told her supporters that she was proud to serve as his secretary of state. he admitted clinton was a tough opponent when they fought a primary battle eight years ago but then he pivoted to her experience and the need for that in the whit

>> everybody can tweet but nobody actually knows what it takes to do the job. >> again, the fbi's e-mail decision never came up. the white house dodged questions about it saying that the president is not going to address the issue. press secretary josh earnest says the administration wants to avoid any appearance of interference, especially while the justice department considers whether to charge mrs. clinton. pat and jim? juno could unlock new clues about jupiter and beyond. the loudoun county board of supervisors will consider creatg an in my son has meningitis b. but how did we end up here? his mom thought he had the flu and that he was covered by the meningococcal meningitis...

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nearly five years after its launch, nasa's juno spacecraft has reached jupiter's orbit now. nasa's researchers cheered just before midnight. the billion dollar probe is expected to do something never before accomplished, go beneath the giant planet's cloud top. a big day up there. the hope is to better understand how jupiter and the rest of the solar system

accomplished another first. nasa released this video made from still images showing jupiter and it is moons orbiting. nasa plans to put out more video when it's technically ready. loudoun county board of supervisors is meeting in leesburg and a top agenda item is a controversial vote to name june lgbt pride month. >> reporter: david culver spoke to supporters of the resolution and those who say it could be damaging to the county. the supervisor who represents this district proposing a proclamation some consider is too progressive. >> the proclamation simply acknowledges the long struggle of lgbt members for a

>> reporter: she hopes her fellow supervisors will vote to make june lgbt pride month. >> they have tended to be on the side of tolerance when issues like this come up. >> reporter: the former mayor here in leesburg, this is her first time serving on the board of county supervisors. her effort to make this pride month in loudoun county is not settling well with those who prefer traditional values. >> it's an initiative i think to promote the homosexual lifestyle. >> reporter: this representative represents part of loudoun county. >> there's no hatred. i have all of the compassion in the world for anybody that is -- for anybody, any human being. >> reporter: he believes the proclamation hasn't been fully thought out and it's an overstep of the board's duty. >> when people participate in an event of their own choice and

volition, that's one thing. it's very different when it's on behalf of the government and the constituents. >> government has to stand for equal opportunity and that's why we're bringing forward this proclamation and why so many of our families have requested it from us. >> reporter: the vote is expected in the next couple of hours. david culver, news4. the new information that tracee wilkins is discovering about the shooting of an ice cream truck driver as police hope to find the gunman. it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and it's also pricey. how much it

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he heard gunshots and the next thing he knew, his friend was on the ground. we're hearing details about the moments before an ice cream truck driver was shot in prince george's county. tracee wilkins is live now at police headquarters and tracee spoke to the person who came to the victim's aid. tracee? >> reporter: that's right. the driver is in critical but stable condition. we are also learning that prince george's county police believe that the suspects responsible for this are violent because they shot this man nine times over an attempted robbery. police say that's unusual. we're learning all of this as we're also learning that this driver and his wife is expecting. >> he just looked at me and said i think i'm going to die. it was

>> reporter: this automobile repairman said when he heard the shots he thought it was fireworks until he saw a familiar face collapse near the end of this driveway at the parking lot. >> somebody was making a dollar from selling ice cream. i mean, you can work and make money instead of doing that. >> we're trying to reach out to the community and see if anybody has seen anything or knows of anything that can help us to assist us in our investigation. >> reporter: today, prince george's county police held a press conference announcing that they are looking for two suspects and need the public's help to get the violent offenders off the street. >> obviously nine times critical condition, a brazen robbery at that time of the day on july 4th, it's unacceptable in our community. >> reporter: police are calling it an attempted robbery and are trying to figure out if this driver was targeted or randomly selected. >> maybe those individuals

back to that location at that specific time or they were going to randomly choose somebody from the parking lot who had money at that time. >> reporter: shots were fired. >> there was a disagreement and obviously most people don't want to give up their money and i don't know if he was afforded a full opportunity to give up his money. >> reporter: i spoke to the owner of the lot where the ice cream trucks will locked and he's at the bedside of this driver, that they are like a family and all of his co-workers are standing by to see that he was recovers from this terrible gunshot. hear what other drivers are doing as they return to the lot where one of their co-workers was shot. tracee wilkins, back to you in the studio. several new restaurants will set to open at the fashion center at pentagon

the website says d.c.-based matchbox opens next month along with honey grove. a candy shop called the sugar factory will open in october. the first place to open was shake shack in may. about 20 minutes ago, pat asked me, are you hungry and i said no, which is a rarity. and now i'm hungry after reading that. so the weather tonight, it's not going to be one of those nights where you can open your windows? >> no. but a nice night to grill out, maybe get a shake. it's hot out there. we're starting dry, finally. the last few days we were in the 70s, believe it or not, and we're taking those temperatures into the 90s. not only today but all the way through the rest of the work week and even into saturday. now, four things that you need to know, we're heating things up. daily rain chances. we got rain out there right now and we're going to have

at your house coming up on wednesday, thursday and friday and perhaps on saturday. now, the heat indices will be over 100 degrees. make sure you are hydrated. it's going to be warm. the humidity will drop by the time we get into sunday. the current temperatures, topping out at 90 degrees here in d.c. most temperatures in the 80s at this point. you factor in the humidity and this is what it feels like. mid-90s. it feels like 101 in fredericksburg. you know, we are seeing a few thunderstorms popping up around the region. not a lot of lightning with this at all. bud's landing and back up here just south of warrenton, a few showers headed towards stafford on the line of that. heavy rain is what you'll be dealing with. and

once the sun goes down. we'll have a little fog during the overnight. it's going to be a muggy start tomorrow morning. we'll warm back into the low 90s for tomorrow but it will feel like we're at 97 degrees. some areas will feel like the triple digits. thursday, same deal. we're going to feel around 100 degrees. open windows tonight and it's going to be muggy out there. now, if you can see that humidity, if you're from florida, pop those windows open. plus, 30% chances of showers and storms for the afternoon. keep an eye to the sky. your commute is not looking too bad. tonight or even tomorrow, the games are in the afternoon. it's going to be hot. the temperatures will be in the low to mid-90s all the way through saturday. a frontal system coming through on saturday. we've taken that temperature into the mid-90s. once that front passes, we drop to normal. normal temperature for this time of year is in the upper 80

the humidity lessens. another heatwave on our hands midweek next week. >> thanks, lauryn. we are just a month away now from the olympic games in rio. >> if you're beiooking a trip t the games, susan hogan has a breakdown on what it's going to cost you. susan? >> get ready to spend a lot of money. it's the first time that the olympics are held in south america and despite the threat of the zika virus, it will be a very expensive place to visit. making memories at the olympic games might be priceless but the cost of going to rio is sky high. >> as athletes go for the gold, it's going to be costing a traveler the equivalent of several ounces of gold just to get to rio and pay all of the expenses while you're there. >> reporter: a senior economic analyst at bankrate.com says the threat of zika is keeping fans and even som

is not reflected on prices. they research hotel prices and tickets. let's start with airfare. it's a long flight. >> depends on how much comfort you want to have along the way. we're really talking about a minimum of $1,000 round trip per person. >> reporter: when it comes to hotels, bank rate expects them to be marked up at least 400% with the priciest hotels near olympic sports venues. when it comes to attending olympic events, the olympic packages include the game tickets and it's likely an added expense. so when looking to score tickets, be careful who you buy them from. >> what i worry about is people getting ripped off and going through third parties or, frankly, scammers. it's especially the same as buying tickets off the street and you don't know whether those tickets are going to be legit. there's one way to purchase

authorized ticket resaler. >> and that authorized ticket reseller is offering tickets to the olympic and paralympic games as well as hotel rooms. tickets to the games don't come cheap. the tickets to the opening and closing ceremonies can cost between 300 and $2,000, women's gymnastics final, up to $276 and women's and men's swimming, $178 and men's basketball final, as much as $600. remember, those are single ticket prices. >> it's not going to be cheap to spend a week in rio trying to pay for the entire trip to attend the summer olympics. it's really going to cost a minimum of 3,000 to $4,000. >> bottom line is not cheap. this is an example of a trip you might want to consider getting travel insurance for. it typically runs 5 to 7% of the cost of your trip. that's a couple hundred extra dollars to make sure

understand what is covered and what is not. crazy, right? >> just some of those individuals in -- >> that's true. that's very true. but it is a once in a lifetime kind of trip if you can do it. boy, i'm telling you. >> you might want to save up for it. >> yeah. >> thank you. children are among the 50 people shot over the july 4th victim. families

more than 60 people were shot across chicago over the holiday weekend. >> the youngest victims ages 9 and 5 are recovering now. >> reporter: their family's fourth of july celebration cut short by gunfire around 11:00 p.m. alicia williams is mom to 9-year-old corey. her first fears were realized when he was struck by a bullet in his right leg and his 5-year-old cousin was hit in the left leg. >> i rap to my mother's house

was. you know, somebody just came to the block and started shooting. >> reporter: williams says she's been crying more than her son. he's brave, she mentions, and both kids have stabilized. police say the shooting is gang-related. >> i never thought it would hit close to home with my babies. i've tried to make it a point to protect my boys. >> you can't go to the corner store, to the park, can't sit on your porch. >> now, no one is in police custody as they continue to investigate the shootings. news4 at 6:00 is next with jim and doreen. next at 6:00, a northern virginia man accused of plotting an isis-inspired attack in our area. what happened when he went to a local gun store to get an assault rifle. another neighborhood that has seen an increase in vio

and what prompted police to shoot and kill a man last night. safetrack surge three about to kick off. are you prepared? have you made alternate travel plans? a lot of people are getting ready. president obama campaigning with hillary clinton just hours after the fbi announced they would not recommend criminal charges for her use of a private e-mail server during her time as secretary of state. >> reporter: the fbi director said clinton was extremely careless that the agency's decision ends a long legal and political nightmare for the clinton campaign. steve handelsman joins us from charlotte, north carolina. hi, steve. >> reporter: good evening. here in charlotte, north carolina, today, for the first time since