and asking what's next. >> there's a lot of new information coming in this afternoon about the deadly truck attack in nice, france. good afternoon. in the hours since the bastile day celebration turns horrific, violent and deadly, investigators are uncovering new clues about the truck driver who plowed through that crowd. >> authorities say mohamed bouhlel had no record of anything serious. 84 people are now dead and 200 injured, 52 in critical condition. among those killed, two americans, shawn copeland and his 11-year-old son brody from texas. one friend says shawn was

special. >> sean always had an upbeat personality. >> friends say that they were there for a european vacation that began in spain. >> their family, like so many others, are devastated. they need the support of us as they grapple with an unimaginable loss. >> the president also ordered that flags be flown at half-staff at the white house and government buildings in honor of the victims. janet shamlian is in france with the aftermath. >> reporter: the aftermath of a terrorist attack playing out here in nice tonight, a city on edge after what was supposed to be a joyful day of celebration. the

they came to celebrate americans. two americans tonight among the dead. a father and a son from texas. what we've learned, more than 80 are dead. 84. that number could rise. of those, authorities have told us that ten will be teenagers and children. >> i saw the truck smashing and i go under and i notice that behind the truck there was a lot of people down on the earth. but i saw the driver. he was in uniform. i think blue uniform. >> 50 are considered in life or death situations. it has the city on edge and the country is on edge that has now been the subject of three major terrorist attacks in the past 19 months. in4

completely. janet shamlian, nbc news, nice, france. >> this attack is hitting close to home for many in our region. there's an outpouring of support in the french embassy. chris gordon begins our team coverage on the local impact of this tragedy. >> this is the black cat, a french restaurant on wisconsin avenue in northwest washington where they fly the french color along with the u.s. flag. i spoke to one of the owners and she tells me she lived in nice for a dozen years. she went to school there and started her career and her heart was broken last night when she received news of the attack. >> upset, worried. and tired. tired of what's going on over and over and over. and, of course,

love. but it's going on everywhere. >> reporter: ahead at 5:00, what the pastor of the french-speaking catholic parish plans to tell his congregation this sunday. that's the latest from northwest washington. back to you. >> reporter: i'm megan mcgrath. continuing our coverage from the french embassy where local people are expressing their support for the people of france. people lined up outside the french embassy to get visas and passports this morning. the bloodshed in nice weighing heavily on everyone. >> it's really devastating. it's really sad what happened in nice. and it's not just about france. i think it's happening all over the world and so frequently now. >> reporter: this man and his wife have been planning a trip

to paris. he may still apply for the visa but may postpone the trip. this woman is relocating to france for graduate school. she's saddened by this attack, an unfortunate sign of the times, she says. >> it's the same thing living in d.c. i've lived here my whole life. unfortunately, that's the world we live in. so if you have your plans, the best thing you can do is keep on doing what you plan to do. >> reporter: a few people have left flowers at the french embassy to show support for the victims' families. warren schneider wore a french flag around his neck like a cape. >> all i'm trying to do is show support for the people of france. you can do it with words or flags. they suffered a terrible tragedy. >> reporter: from the french embassy,

the formal announcement of his running mate today. instead, he tweeted out his choice of indiana governor mike pence. they will make their first public appearance tomorrow morning in new york. with the weekend upon us, let's get a look at our forecast. the heat will continue to make our nation's capital fizzle. >> let's go straight to doug kammerer in the storm center. it felt like the humidity kind of lessened a little bit today, doug. >> lower humidity and cloud cover out there, too. that has kept many areas in the 80s all day. no more 90s, at least for some. we hit 93 earlier in the city. take a look at the numbers now. mid-atlantic, 89. 91 in richmond. 100 degrees down towards virginia beach. take a look at the heat index. yesterday, everybody over 100. today, we're at 90, d.c. 89, gaithersburg. not too hot, not too

the heat that comes back into the forecast. a chance for storms. i'll show you that friday evening forecast in a bit. >> thank you, doug. an inmate at the d.c. jail has died and it's raising new questions about the condition of that facility as mark segraves reports, temperatures instead the jail continue to rise and because of an aging cooling system. >> reporter: yesterday afternoon, about 1:00, 70-year-old inmate lester erby fell ill and was taken to a hospital where he later died. news4 has been receiving complaints from inmates and family and friends for days about the conditions inside d.c. jail during this heatwave we've been experiencing. jail officials acknowledge that it's an aging building and that this recent heatwave has put pressure on the cooling system. they've been bringing in ice, allowing inmates to have more shower time and time out of their cells and brought in big

but advocates for inmates tell news4 it's not enough. >> the conditions are that bad, you need to make sure that we're only having people that absolutely need to be housed there. >> reporter: officials tell news4 that his death appears to be from natural causes. they would not say whether or not it's related to the heat inside the jail. from d.c. jail, mark segraves, news4. a discouraging new step in the fight against zika. plus, parenting isn't cheap but it turns out people in our region have it tougherthan the

test. we have some breaking news out of leesburg. this is chopper 4. there's a hazmat situation as a pickup truck struck a valve and now there is a like. that's what you're seeing. firefighters are letting the tank dry out but they are standing by in case the grass catches fire. no evacuations were necessary. the washington areas the most expensive place in our ou

live. the research site career trends weighs the cost for parents with two children across the country. washington came in most expensive followed by new york, honolulu, san francisco and the poughkeepsie area. it costs more than $8600 a month for a single parent with two kids in our area. and news4 you're health, the way that the zika virus is transmitted. a woman can spread the virus to her sexual partner. they knew that men could transfer it through sex but now a woman infected her male partner. because of this development, the cdc is now advising everyone,

partner has traveled to a zika-infected region abroad. that virus usually spreads by mosquito and is linked to severe birth defects. will the weather cooperate for the weekend? doug kammerer will join us again to tell us what to expect. donald trump

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now to politics and yet another attack sending shock waves through the presidential race. donald trump confirming today that he has chosen indiana governor mike pence as his running mate. >> but the rollout did not go as planned as the candidates had to react to the all of attack in france. steve handelsman is in cleveland already with the latest going on there. steve? >> reporter: hi wendy, hi jim. as terrible as the terror attack was in france, it might actually help the left. they do have a ticket now. at trump tower today, mike pence spoke. >> very excited, very humbled and very grateful. >> reporter: after the nice attack, trump postponed a tv evenwi

have chosen governor mike pence." in the wake of the new french attack, donald trump declared -- >> this is war. if you look at it, this is war coming from all different parts and, frankly, it's war and we're dealing with people without uniform. >> reporter: democratic hillary clinton declared this a war against radical jihadist groups. 93% of voters say clinton broke the law or used bad judgment with her private e-mail. today's marist poll finds though clinton is tied with trump and must win ohio, she leads him now in six other key battleground states. meanwhile, in cleveland, amid convention practice, security worries increase after nice. heavy barricades are going up around the quicken loans arena convention site. one final point about

president obama who has not used the term war and has strongly refused to use the word radical islam jihad like hillary clinton did now for the first major time in the wake of the french terror attack. back to donald trump, the stop trump forces have lost every key procedural vote paving the way at least inside the convention hall for a smooth launch of the trump/pence ticket. >> thank you, steve. we'll have complete coverage of both parties' convention. we have tom sherwood and chris lawrence starting on sunday night on news4 at 11:00. >> time for you to weigh in. will picking pence help or hurt trump? it's our flash survey this afternoon. a show of military force in brazil. the olympics

now and the brazilian air force held a flyover over rio. more than 5,000 personnel will be in rio to protect the games in the air. the air force will be responsible for flying in any heads of state attending. brazilian security officials have denied there are any imminent terror threats. we are on a roll, dog kammerer. >> we are. it is a nice day. better than it was yesterday. we hit 98 yesterday. we've cooled just a little bit as we've seen cloud cover move on in. taking a look outside, a mixture of sun and clouds. a nice afternoon when you compare it to yesterday, not nearly as warm or humid. 89 and winds out of the west at 13 miles per hour. humidity not

temperatures. 82 in leesburg. and riverdale at 88. if you're thinking of heading out this evening, a nice night. 87 and hot around 7:00. by 9:00, warm and on the muggy side. whatever you're going to be out there on your friday nights, it's friday, happy friday. as far as rain is concerned, no storms to talk about tonight. however, we'll attract a couple of systems. we have a band of clouds moving through right now that's produced storms down to the south and another area back to the west. we'll watch this come on through during the day tomorrow. we have a couple of boundaries out there and we'll continue to see those as the area of low pressure spins north of the great lakes. let's take you through tomorrow. 8:00 tomorrow morning, sunshine. it's going to be a warm day but not too humid. scattered showers and a couple of thunderstorms by

still dealing with a couple of those showers. tomorrow is a day where you see an afternoon storm or two. not everyone will see it and it will not be an all-day rain. by 10:00 it's a good night on your saturday. high temperatures tomorrow, up to 92. another hot one and a bit humid. the heat index is only 94, 95 instead of 105 like it was yesterday. 92 in d.c. 93 in manassas and 94 towards fredericksburg. shenandoah valley, watch out for an afternoon storm. if you're headed to the beaches, it's a great beach weekend. 88 on saturday. 87 on sunday. monday, a temperature of 93. monday is going to be a hot one. speaking of monday, the weekend is looking good here. look at monday, up to 97 degrees on our ten-day forecast. better chance of thunderstorms and wednesday and thursday, low humidity. beautiful, highs in the upper 80s a

we're going for. next saturday, 98 next sunday. the heat is on. >> thank you, doug. a planned protest here in the nation's capital. first at 4:00, who is said to be planning a demonstration this evening and where it will be. and a military mom gives her kids a surprise that they are

up to chopper 4 now, traffic on the beltway is moving again after a hazmat situation. montgomery county crews were walled to the inner loop on the bethesda side a little after noon today. diesel was leaking from a tractor-trailer leaving behind a long trail of fuel. crews had to block several lanes while they cleaned things up. no word on what caused that like. $17 million. that's how much in the one orlando fund for the family members of those killed in last month's orlando nightclub shooting. the attorney handling the distribution says thathe exact amount each family is going to get is how much is in the fund at the end of september. 49 people were killed a he 53 people hurt after a mass shooting at the pulse nightclub on june 13th. a $200 million settlement this afternoon between the federal trade

herbalife. under the deal, the nutrition company will not be classified as a pyramid scheme and has agreed to restructure its business. they must recoup their dealers. >> reinforced in these testimonies. >> the stock soared this morning on news of this settlement. it's nice when you find someone's pet and can return them to it unharmed. >> but with this, a woman found an 8-foot boa constrictor. a tow truck driver lifted up the vehicle and

expert, they grappled with that snake. >> when they told me that i might have transported it from where i live to here, i'm a nervous wreck. i'm going to be checking under my car and around my car every single day now. >> the pet boa was taken in and was treated and is expected to be okay. >> i could have a cow in the chassis of my car and i wouldn't know it. how do you know what's up under there? you need a light that says check your chassis. all right. onward, starbucks employees suddenly finding themselves in the middle of a controversial subject. why some customers are using their name to make a statement. terror in nice, france. new reaction here in washington and what we're learning about the texas father and his son who were in the wrong placet a

now at 4:30, an update on the attacks in nice, france. the death toll stands at 84. 202 are injured. two of the dead include a father and son from texas. a student from the university of california at berkeley is said to be among the missing. the man believed to have driven that truck into a crowd of people, 31-year-old

was killed in the shootout. his marriage was on the rocks and he had just been fired from his job. he was not on a terror watch list. here at home, flags are lowered in the nation's capital at both the white house and the capitol. today, security officials are concerned about the nature of this attack in france which was devastatingly deadly without the need for guns or explosives. >> brian mooar is live on capitol hill with more on the story for us. brian? >> jim and wendy, president obama says the american people, the french, owe each other our freedom and we will stand together now. in the wake of a french terror attack, president obama is offering his condolences, outrage and result. >> we pledged to stand with our french friends as we defend our nations against this scourge of terrorism and violence. this is a threat to all of

>> reporter: at the white house and at the u.s. capitol, flags were ordered to be at flag-staff for the third time this month. among the dozens killed in the bastille truck attack in nice, sean copeland and his 11-year-old brodie, austin area residents on a vacation. >> it's heartbreaking that he's not going to be able to finish his dreams. >> reporter: a petty criminal using a truck as a weapon of mass destruction causes concern as crowds gather in cleveland and philadelphia. >> attacks with vehicles and with trucks is something that we've had concerns about. >> reporter: there are signs of stepped up security in places like grand central station. back in france, this lawyer says he won't yield to terror. >> you can't let them win.

win. >> reporter: another attack on france hitting close to home for the united states. president obama says this is a time to defend security but also freedom. wendy, back to you. >> thank you, brian. keep it right here for updates. tonight at 6:00, a special report from nice with lester holt. and a special dateline. at alton sterling's funeral, people call for peaceful protests. hundreds of mourners paid their respects. sterling was killed as two officers pinned him to the pavement outside of a convenience store. there is a civil rights investigation into his death. and a possible

evening, the hacking group anonymous is planning demonstrations calling it a day of rage to protest the recent killings of the two african-american men by the police officers. dallas is one of the cities listed. black lives matter tweeted they are not promoting a day of rage. some starbucks customers are changing their names to black lives matters. that way when a coffee order is ready, the barista shouts out that instead of the person's name. no comment yet on this from the coffee giant. well, it was a warm day out there, not quite as bad as yesterday but still warm. temperatures made it into the 90s. but we just didn't have that humidity like we did yesterday. it was still out there, just not quite as oppressive. 89 is the temperature. a nice breeze coming out of the

cloud cover from time to time. we'll go with a mix of sun and clouds as we continue into the evening. but not so much on the storm team 4 radar. we're looking pretty good across the region. an isolated chance but, again, an isolated chance and better chance of storms by tomorrow afternoon. for your saturday, we're going to time those out and let you know just how hot we'll get as we go into next week in a few minutes. >> thanks, lauryn. some residents in oklahoma will be busy, cleaning up and drying out from the severe storm that ripped the roof off from this home in putulsa. several businesses are expected to be closed for the next few days. this is a heartwarming story, one that we just might need on a day like this. a military mother gives her kids a surprise that they will never forget. regina waldorf was there. >> a surprise

months in the making. after throwing out the pitch at the cougars game -- >> welcome home. >> reporter: -- her kids locked eyes with her walking out of the dugout and mad a dash to her arms. they have been missing her so much. >> i have missed this guy for a long time. >> a tech sergeant has been deployed in qatar since january. >> all of these little things that you kind of miss. >> reporter: her husband served in the military and has been on daddy detail alone, for the most part. >> they didn't think mom was coming back for another week. we pushed the date out for them a little bit. >> reporter: reece's mother wanted to do something special so she organized a surprise that the kids knew nothing about. >> when my baby came home and seeing her with her babies, it's incredible. >> reporter: reese says she's

missed her other job, back to being a mother. >> it was hard but i'm happy to be home. >> that is a hug. >> that is. sergeant reese says her first mission is a camping trip and dollywood. coming up on news4 at 5:00, the new things you'll uncork in one local community this weekend, wendy. >> oh, my. the pokemon go game. hear from the

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we now know the name of the teenager who died in a lake. rescue crews discovered his body last night. police say it doesn't appear suspicious. well, if you go to a wedding or a graduation party -- >> singer-songwriter brian mcnight has been nominated for 16 emmys. his classic hits include "one more night" and he'll be performing in rockville tomorrow night. he also plays nine

barbara harrison asked which is his favorite. >> the guitar. all the girls liked my friend the most because he was thin and did this so i had to learn it. ♪ >> he's still got it. >> you can catch him performing and go for a fish at the music center tomorrow night at 8:00. brian says only a few tickets are left. all right. getting ready for cleveland's big movement. first at 4:00, the last-minute prep for the gop convention and how so many volunteers are getting involved as the threat of protest is looming. a local doctor arrested for going too far with a

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first at 4:00, a local doctor facing sex abuse charges. police tell us he inappropriately touched a patient. >> our northern virginia bureau reporter david culver is gathering the details from the fairfax county courthouse. >> reporter: a doctor is under

abusing one of his patients during an exam. we stopped by his office and the doctor, 75 years old, police arrested him after a patient who was 30 years old claimed that the doctor inappropriately touched him during an exam. >> he did question the doctor about what was going on. police tell us that they believe there could be more victims and they are asking folks to feel comfortable and comfort. we also tried to reach the doctor. he's out of jail tonight. we called his office and spoke to a receptionist and were placed on hold before that phone call was disconnected. in fairfax, david culver, news4. another deadly police shooting is under the microscope in baltimore which happened last night. four plain cloths

responded to a call. a man fired at them with a military-style rifle. two officers are placed on leave while they sort through what happened. one of the officers who was involved in the freddie gray case could learn his fate on monday. lieutenant brian rice was the highest ranking officer charged. he is charged with manslaughter, reckless endangerment and misconduct. and in decision 2016, the countdown to the cleveland republican convention which starts next week. there are volunteers inflating the thousands of balloons that will drop from the rafters on the final night of that convention. it's been a big night for cleveland. even as thousands of protesters plan to head

>> in cleveland, there's excitement in the air days before the national convention. the city is rolling out the red carpet as political delegates and dignitaries from around the country start rolling in. >> welcome to cleveland. >> reporter: every hotel in town is booked solid and many prime restaurants have been comandered from media organizations getting ready for nonstop coverage of donald trump's nomination. behind the scenes, large number of locals are volunteering to help locals feel at home. >> i've been taught to give yourself away. >> that hospitality is a far cry from the tens and thousands of protesters are hoping to give the gop and their nominee. a fenced off security zone ring at the convention site and police will be using robots, horses and dogs to respond to any sppossible threat. >> the number of officers coming across the country, it's america's convention. >> and cleveland's convention.

of the world that cleveland takes the back seat to nobody. >> reporter: a week cleveland hopes will be memorable for all of the right reasons. barbara harrison, news4. and after the republicans finish their con venvention, it the democrat's turn. the first day alone includes first lady michelle obama and hillary clinton and bernie sanders. former president bill clinton speaks on tuesday. vice president biden speaks on wednesday and it closes on friday with chelsea and hillary on stage. look for tom sherwood and chris lawrence with live reports from cleveland at the republican national convention that begins sunday night right here on news4 at 11:00. let's get the latest from doug. or lauryn. hi, honey. any rain coming this weekend? >> we have rain cin

afternoon but just isolated chances of rain out there. all in all, it's not that bad of a day out there. i mean, we didn't have that really oppressive humidity. we saw the heat but it wasn't quite as hot. index readings are in the triple digits. right now we're just seeing them in the 90s. nothing we can't handle but it's stem me out there and it will continue to be like that tomorrow will be warm. temperatures will be in the 90s and humidity is similar to today. a chance of scattered storms through the day and disturbances are right through the area. tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow evening, temperatures out there right now, dropping to 89 in d.c. we were in the low 9 0s earlier but we have cloud cover. we started with cloud cover and got sunshine and now back to clouds. some areas seeing sunshine out there and those temperatures are in the low 90s for those areas that have had more sunshine. but you can see the heat

digits yesterday. so 90 is almost a cool compared to what it was yesterday. feels like 108. feels like 90 in manassas. 90 in leesburg. so all in all, not so bad. we are starting to see more clearing in some spots and we'll go partly cloudy as we go into the afternoon and the evening. we're not seeing anything on the storm team 4 radar. some showers popping up across the virginia beach region in case you are traveling. temperatures fall into the 70s. people bottom out at 76, 77 degrees. you're going to wake up and have sunshine. a mix of sun and clouds and some showers bubble up around the noon hour. we're not expecting a widespread severe shower and heavy downpours.

throughout the day. about a 30% chance of seeing storms. the heat index is going to feel very similar to today but by the time we get to sunday, it's more like 100 degrees. on monday, it's warm as well. earlier the better. the heat index is in the lower 100s. chance of rain on tuesday and then we stay in the 90s through next weekend. we'll really get warmed up. >> thanks, lauryn. in northern virginia, a stark site if you're driving through tyson's corner. a 13-story building is coming down. >> it's on its way. >> yeah, making way for a new development known as the

a hotel, a movie theater, a public library and seven parks and retail space. that's going to be something. that is definitely not something. hey, you may want to stop in for the wine and food festival in purcelville. >> and it features something new. >> we have an amazing collection of winery, breweries, food purveyors. >> it's family and fun oriented. so families or adults or kids can sign up and you do the tournament. >> while you're there, check out the painted wine barrels we told you about yesterday. for more information, search purcerville in the nbc washington app. many playing the pokemon ga

causing big problems. it even caused a seaside rescue. a gang member sent ebbseden life in prison for the stabbing death of a father of two. coming up, video that shows what the suspect did just hours after the murder. scott macfarlane at the live desk. breaking news. an attempted coup in turkey. the turkey's prime minister said a military member has committed illegal acts. there are military jets flying over ankara. much more on this coming up on news4 at 5:00. much

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pokemon is drawing a phenomenon and drawing controversy. >> two other players are recovering after the game took them literally over the edge. dave summers has more. >> reporter: amanda added the pokemon challenge to this hike

them and went on our hike. >> reporter: the trail they took to find them ended at one gruesome discovery. >> i just looked at it and i was like, that is a person. >> i fear possibly shelter large enough and under the tree. >> he was in a state of decomposition that suggested that the man had been there for some time. >> it just looked unreal. for me to try to grasp this reality, i thought i was not looking at something real. >> reporter: if pokemon go gets credit for helping find this missing mab, the virtual game is criticized for luring two men off a cliff on wednesday. san diego sheriff says the men climbed over a safety fence to find a pokemon character. one fell 80 feet, another 50 feet. both were

the distraction of the game is so great and caused problems during heavy traffic time. where exactly is it leading us? >> stay safe and respectful while playing pokemon go. we have a list on our washington app to help avoid trespassing and injury. just search pokemon manners. americans and french have stood together for two centuries and i told president hollande that we will stand united now. >> some prayers at

ahead, what a local pastor will tell his french-speaking parish in his sermon this sunday. and a gang member was just sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the stabbing death of a father of two. what the suspect did just hours after that murder. and another hot day today but not nearly as humid. i'll show you what the heat and humidity will get going again in my forecast. but first, new details at the live desk this evening about the truck driver who plowed into a crowd at yesterday's bastille celebration in nice, france. mohamed bouhlel had a violent past but was mainly petty crimes. authorities are

bouhlel's past and his family members. the death toll is expected to rise still, we're told, out of france. among the victims, at least two americans, sean copeland and his 11-year-old son brodie, both from texas. the copeland family was on a european vacation to celebrate recent birthdays in the family. today, president obama condemned the attack but cautioned discrimination against certain religion. >> the divide that exists is not between races and ethnicities and religions. it is between people who recognize the humanity of all people and are willing to build relations. >> the president promises to continue the fight against isis and ordered flags to be flown at half-staff from all government