the airport closed. u.s. secretary of state john kerry said he didn't have complete details yet he said he hopes for civility and couldn continuity. we'll stay on top of this situation and have more for you soon. doreen? >> scott macfarlane, thank you. to france now where a large truck was used as a weapon of war during bastille celebration in nice. >> 84 killed and hundreds more wounded. >> the driver had a petty record but nothing to match the rampage last night. >> he did not appear on any u.s. watch list and there's no evidence that he ever visited the united states. the man was killed by police in a hail of bullets but questions remain about a motive. our coverage begins with nbc's bill neely. >> reporter: a 20-ton truck, a

there were celebrations on this sea front. a night of terror as he drives towards dozens of people. he zigzagged from the road to the boardwalk plowing through men, women and children for about a mile. there was panic. thousands gathering, running for their lives. >> you saw people holding babies, shouting. it was horrendous. >> reporter: eyewitnesss recall bodies every ten feet. as many as 200 were hit by the truck. dozens died. among them, two americans. a father and son from texas, sean copeland and his 11-year-old boy brodie. [ gunfire ] the truck was finally stopped by police bullets. the windshield riddled, the driver killed. officials say the driver fired shots from a pistol. he's been confirmed as a 31-year-old man from nice, a petty criminal known to

for france's people and its prime minister, a troubling future. we have moved into a new era, he says, france will have to live with terrorism. president obama sent a message saying, "we stand in solidarity with france, our oldest ally." france is reeling from yet another massacre. the streets earlier today almost deserted. there's no claim yet from any terror group. france mourning amid more horror. bill neely, nbc news. and now this is a live picture from the south of france, a growing memorial in nice tonight as people bring flowers and candles and mementoes in honor of those who have lost their lives here. president obama has ordered flags at u.s. government facilities to be flown at half-staff for the next four days in honor of the victims in france. he also called french

on behalf of the american people. brian mooar continues the coverage. >> reporter: in the wake of a french terror attack that left many dead, president obama is outraged. >> we stand to pledge alliance with our french friends and stand against the violence. this is a threat to all of us. >> reporter: at the white house and at the u.s. capitol, flags were ordered to fly at half-staff for the third time in under a month. among the dozens killed in nice in the bastille celebration, sean copeland and his father brodie. the petty criminal using a truck as a weapon of mass destruction adds new worry

officials as crowds gather for the national political convention in cleveland and philadelphia. >> attacks with vehicles and trucks, it's something that we've had concerns about. >> reporter: there are signs of stepped up security in public places like new york's grand central station. but back in france, this american lawyer says he won't yield to terror. >> you can't let them win. you can't let the terrorists win. >> reporter: brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >> and even though the attack happened thousands of miles away, it's having a big impact on our region. this is the scene outside of the french embassy in washington. chris gordon has more on the local tributes. chris? >> reporter: barbara, here's the message. d.c. stands

say. here tonight in front of the french embassy. this woman shares her prayers. we are told that the mood is somber. >> i just don't understand why people have to die like even if you want to not hurt others. >> warren schneider who lives near the embassy showed up wearing a french flag like a cape. >> all i'm trying to do is show support. you can do it with words or with a flag. whatever you can. but they suffered a terrible tragedy. >> reporter: they flied the french and u.s.

cat, in northwest washington. one of the owners lived in nice before moving here. >> sad, upset, worried. >> reporter: at dulles national airport, this family is traveling with their daughter who goes to school in france and will return in the fall. >> i'm not overly fearful because i'm going to keep living normally but it's something that i'll always have with me. i'm going to always think about them. >> reporter: the french embassy remains open. people have been picking up passports. security is very tight. that's the latest live in northwest washington, doreen, back to you. >> gordon, thank you. a virgini

sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison for trying to join isis. he was arrested at the richmond airport in january. he apologized and denounced the islamic state group. one of his friends is facing charges of conspiracy to support isis for driving him to the airport in his cab. >> and now to the weather, the humidity continues into the weekend. doug? >> they look pretty good out there. what a difference the humidity makes. i love it, this time of year you see all of the oranges and the lots. it's hot but not too hot. philadelphia, richmond, also coming in at 91. we're at 91 in d.c. but the heat index is up to 92. that's not the kind of heat

couple of days. if you're et getting out there this evening, we're going to be in the 70s. 85 by 9:00 and 83 by 11:00. on the sticky side but not too bad. we'll talk about hotter numbers in your next forecast. >> thank you, doug. hot weather is fueling controversy at the d.c. jail. an inmate died and tonight some activists say the cooling system may be to blame and they are calling for chans. news4's mark segraves reports. >> lester irby fell ill and was taken to the hospital where he died. jail officials say it's from natural causes but an autopsy hasn't been completed. paramedics who responded describe his condition as being a possible stroke, according to

>> it's horrible. it doesn't surprise me. >> reporter: since the recent string of 90-degree days, inmates at the jail have been complaining about the lack of air conditioning inside. according to this woman who monitors conditions at the jail. >> it's incredibly hot. the giant brick building, it functions like an oven. >> reporter: officials with the d.c. department of corrections acknowledge the cooling system is not adequate and says they are taking steps to help the inmates cope, including providing cups of shaved ice and cool drinks, ofring additional showers, bringing in large industrial fans to the common areas and provide accommodations for those with special needs. goldman says it's not enough and it's time to make a change. >> it's not repairable and it's time for the district to think about what we want in the future of

to think about building a new jail and to plan for it. >> reporter: about an hour ago, i received a phone call from an inmate inside the d.c. jail who told me when they measured the temperature inside this cell earlier this morning, it was 87 degrees inside. of course, jail officials say that they don't believe that the heat is related to the death of that inmate. we can tell you that last year the d.c. council passed funding to do a study on the feasibility of replacing the d.c. jail and at the same time approved millions of dollars to do patchwork repair. that's the latest at the d.c. jail. mark segraves, news4. news4 i-team uncovered a different problem in d.c. earlier this year. rain. back in february, the department of corrections was forced to close an entire section of the facility and move 100 inmates into different cells. the aging roof was leaking. some water was

of the jail. still ahead, donald trump announces his pick for a running mate. and a doctor here in northern virginia accused of

just three days until the republican convention gets under way and things may be falling in to place for the presidential ticket. donald trump confirmed today via twitter that he's picked indiana governor mike pence as his vice presidential nominee but they haven't appeared together yet. steve handelsman is live with the latest. a little bit of controversy and drama about this pick, huh, steve? >> a little drama and what happened in france plays an important a lot of them believe that as horrible as the terror attack was in france, it might help win the u.s. election for their candidate or i should say candidate now that they have a ticket. at trump tower today, mike pence confirmed he got the call from donald trump that he wants him. >> very excited, very humbled and very

attack, trump postponed the tv event but tweeted, "i have chosen governor mike pence." pence in fact picked cruz and called the muslim ban offensive. in the wake of the new france 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 uniforms. >> reporter: hillary clinton declared, this is war. 92% of people say clinton broke the law with her e-mail. hillary leads trump in six other key battlegrounds states meanwhile, in cleveland, security worries increase after nice. heavy barricades are going up around the quicken loans arena

convention site. now from behind the scenes drama as reported by trump sources through kelly o'donnell here in cleveland. donald trump said it several times yesterday, don jr. said just because my father thinks he knows who he is going to pick and now trump has reported through a watch yesterday in bev verly hills, the reports that pence was his pick and trump had not said to pence, you're the guy. and so trump reportedly stewed and delayed notifying newt gingrich that the former house speaker was not going to be the pick and delayed notifying chris christie that chris christie was also out. christie was upset when he finally was told late in the day because trump was rethinking pence being the guy because the

indiana. in the end, trump did confirm pence's pick and that's today's news and there's the reporting of what happened yesterday and donald trump being donald trump wants to be the boss and could change his mind but did not. >> all right, steve, thank you so much chuck todd just shared some thoughts with us on how terrorism might affect the presidential race. >> after more than 80 deaths in nice, u.s. voters picked trump in hopes of a sheake-up or will they choose hillary clinton because theyt

edition of "meet the press" right after you see the winner of the open championship. we'll see you sunday. we've got all of the local angles covered at the convention. news4's tom sherwood and chris lawrence will be reporting on news4 at 11:00. the man at the center of the mayoral election scandal will avoid jail time. prosecutors today formally asked the judge to sentence jeffrey thompson to six months of home confinement prosecutors say a number of figures were taken down in the case and announced they would not charge gray, who won a primary election for a d.c. council seat. thompson, a long-time businessman will be formally charged next

seaside section of nice is still closed. >> reporter: well, we arrived here not too long ago. what we saw immediately was the tight security around the city, especially at promenade des anglais. the street has been shut down all day. we have spectators on the sidewalk and watching but this is normally a bustling part of the city, completely full of pedestrians, frequenting bars and restaurants. we've got people deciding to stay indoors. >> this is the latest weapon of mass murder, a 20-ton truck. behind the wheel, a local man known as a petty criminal. [ gunfire ] those were the gunshots police fired to finally stop

driving his truck mowing down men and women and children, everyone in his way, survivors running for his lives. >> i just booked it. i grabbed my fiance and we started running. >> reporter: others talk about just how moments earlier they were in awe of the celebratory bastille fireworks. those memories dashed with images of lifeless bodies. >> he was 20 or 30. we were all very close to each other. it was pop, pop, pop. >> i was terrified. i put my hand on the baby's mouth so she wouldn't scream. >> reporter: tonight one man who looked straight into the cab of the truck and shot this video, he looked at the terrorist in the eye and talked about the unthinkable things he witnessed. >> suddenly we hear screaming and we saw a truck coming just to us and i was by accident in the middle of the street just facing the truck. >> reporter: among the dead two,

from texas, sean copeland and his 11-year-old son broad dee. a picture of the trip shared on social media. >> he always wore a huge smile and was admired by fellow students. >> reporter: crime scene investigators combing nice for answers to the question why. why did one man known to police but not police intelligence unleash such horror? reporting from nice, news4 new york. >> police hear and across the country on heightened alert after the terror attack in france. what's being done to keep people safe? a father of two murdered by a man trying to raise his status in the gang. tonight, a killer learns his fate. plus, a surprising new development when it comes to how

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i'm jim handly at the live desk. this is tyson's corner mall. a v d.o.t. camera live the movie theater is near the food court at international drive. this started to unfold at 6:04. smoke could be seen for miles away. chopper 4 is en route right now. fairfax fire confirms there's a fire somewhere in the mall. smoke was pouring out of the roof when the firefighters arrived. they called it a second alarm. they have down graded their

again, this is the tyson's mall. much more information coming as soon as chopper 4 arrives at the scene. i'm jim handly. the weekend is here, doug. it feels like the rest of the week. >> hasn't been so bad today. not like the rest of the day, doug. >> we're still in the 90s and that's what we're talking about, the extended heatwave. not as hot as yesterday. yesterday's high temperature was 98 with a heat index of 105. nothing like that today. take a look outdoors and you know what i'm talking about here. sunshine and bright blue skies. it's quite nice this evening. it's on the hot side. winds out of the west at 12 miles per hour. few clouds came through. that kept temperatures to the west. well below where we were yesterday. 82 in front royal. 9 nothing

we're clear and dry. no rain tonight. out and about, a nice evening. good idea to get outdoors. back to the west, there's a nice little wave here. you can extend this and watch this right in here. the storm starts to develop. it goes all the way up to southern canada. and maybe a chance of thunderstorm activity tomorrow. not a lot but a couple. tomorrow morning, 8:00 a.m., no problem. how about tomorrow afternoon? 4:00, a couple of showers developing. most of us will remain on the dry side. something to think about as you see a storm making its way your way, make sure you take cover and not expecting anything strong or severe at all. tomorrow night, looking good. really all day tomorrow looking good. 92, another hot one and a bit humid. the heat index, 94, 95. so no intensity

92, leesburg. temperatures in the upper 80s. you might get to around 90 in these areas, too. cloud cover there, too. beach forecast, looking really good. 88 on your saturday. 87 on sunday. look at monday. high of 93 at the beach. if we're 93 at the beach, a lot warmer inland. we're going to be warm at the shore. high temperature on monday of 97 degrees. there it is, 97 with a chance of storms on tuesday and a high of 92. the cold front comes through and knocks our temperatures down to 89 on wednesday. beautiful weather on wednesday and thursday. 90 on thursday but low humidity. the humidity returns and look at that, 99. that's what we're going for for next weekend. a local doctor accused of sexual battery but news4 has learned it's not therst fitime he's been charged for a crime against one of his

a gang member was sentenced to life in prison for mur gering a father of two inside his silver spring home.

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tysons corner mall is being evacuated because of a fire somewhere near the movie theaters in the middle of the mall near the food court, too. this all started to unfold at 6:04 this evening. i can see smoke still pouring out of the rooftop. that's the way it looked when firefighters arrived shortly after 6:00. we'll bring you an update when they get to the scene. >> jim handly, thank you. a northern virginia doctor is charged with violating a patient's trust and much more. >> bureau reporter david culver is live with details. david? >> the doctor's alleged pass raises a lot of other questions and tonight police are telling us thereld

the accusation against this doctor would shatter the trust that a patient has for his doctor. the abuse happened here inside this 75-year-old doctor's office. >> the doctor allegedly told him to remove his clothes and touched him in an inappropriate way. >> reporter: he knew what happened wasn't right. >> he questioned the doctor about what was going on a couple of times but just complied with the doctor and they went through the exam. >> reporter: he faced a similar accusation 12 years ago. a 38-year-old man said that the doctor molested him. the prosecutors never pressed charges. police say others may come forward but attorney brian

immigrant community are often hesitant. >> they need to go forward but probably should at least consult with counsel to make sure that their status is protected because they have certain rights. >> reporter: fernandez is out of jail tonight. i called his office and we were put on hold before they ultimately disconnected the call. as we told you at the top of the broadcast, reports of a military coup in turkey. we're going to dulles airport where jackie bensen has reaction from a family stuck at the airport trying to get back to turkey. >> reporter: there's an 11:00 flight out tonight and people have been arriving here. we have pictures to show you of them talking to the representative at the turkish

airways desk trying to find out when flights to turkey will resume. they are very concerned. one man is trying to get back there with his family. >> we just found out recently that they can leave and we were shocked and came to check with them because nobody answered us over the phone so we're here waiting to see what happened. >> reporter: now, a flight is expected to land here at dulles airport tonight. it's very likely that some of the people on that plane who arrived here will be unaware of the full extent of what is going on in turkey. jackie bensen, news4. >> most of us are unaware of the full extent. thank you, jackie. it was a case of friendly

county police officer who shot and killed a colleague will not be indicted. that's the word today from the county's state's attorney. michael ford opened fire in an ambush attack. his brothers recorded the shootings on their cell phones. undercover officer was killed when a fellow officer mistook him for a suspect during that shootout. all three brothers have already been indicted in the officer's death. life without parole is the sentence for a gang member who stabbed a father 85 times in silver springs back in 2014. meagan fitzgerald has reaction from the sentencing from the victim's family. >> very athletic and very nice. >> reporter: his brother oscar, he says, was a lot of things but what he was most proud of was being a father of two and a

>> it's hard to explain to you until you experience it. >> reporter: after his life ended in 2014, montgomery county police say that oscar was inside of his silver spring home when he walked in and stabbed him 89 times, pulling out his organs before leaving him to die. it was his wife and 9-year-old daughter who called 911. >> he's lying there and i see blood and i'm saying oscar, oscar, and i'm with my kid. >> reporter: evidence left behind at the scene led officers to this gang member. his mug shot shows that he was never remorseful. in fact, he celebrated the murder by getting a gang tattoo hours after the crime. in a courtroom, a judge sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole. >> todays sentence is a

reflection, too, of our notion that this kind of violence will not be tolerated in montgomery county. >> reporter: his family says they believe justice was served but it's only through a higher power that they've been able to move on. >> god is helping us. >> reporter: meagan fitzgerald, news4. up next, a new twist in the transmission of the zika virus and why it has top health officials concerned. plus, a warning for people as a teenager goes out for a swim and never makes it back home. not too bad right now. it's hot but not so

there is a pretty significant new development in the zika virus for the very first time, st

virus was sexually transmitted from a woman to a man. all previously reported cases of sexual transmission have been for men to their sex partners. the cdc advises all pregnant women to take extra precaution if they have a sex partner who has traveled to an area zone to have the zika virus. news4 has learned a high-profile lawsuit in the death of a maryland college football player is being settled. in august 2011, state linebacker died after collapsing at a practice with a head injury. a few years later, his family filed suit against the ncaa. coaches and a helmet maker. the case was scheduled to go to trial in june but records obtained by our scott macfarlane has recommended a $50,000 settlement to close the suit. no word on if or what the ncaa and others would contribute. the family lawyerson

a maryland man will not be required to withdraw his guilty plea for killing his girlfriend in germantown last year. he claims he was heavily medicated and didn't understand what was going on. a montgomery county judge heard arguments in the case yesterday and denied the request to withdraw his plea. he will be sentenced next month. tragedy at a fairfax county lake. the body of a teenager has been recovered. his body was found overnight and the medical examiner will determine the actual cause of death. police tell us there doesn't appear to be anything suspicious. as the world mourns the victims in france, we're getting new insight into why that country has become a recent hot bed for terror activity. >

national mall. after the attack in france, security is on high alert

we have an update now on the tysons mall. we see smoke pouring from the rooftop. we've gotten more specific details from the mall about the evacuation. you can see flames pouring out there, too. the evacuations have been contained to the third floor

area. the movie theaters were evacuated and apparently started as a grease fire flames and smoke went up and this is a busy area around that mall. if you're familiar with it, you know that it's kind of the new we are wing of tysons mall but the evacuation has been confined to that newer wing. the third floor, movie theaters out of an abundance of caution. they were evacuated, too. this has been stepped up to a three-alarm fire. live pictures coming to us from chopper 4 above the tysons corner mall. this all began about 6:04 this evening. this is international drive. we'll have much more on news4 at 11:00 tonight. back to you from the live desk, i'm jim handly. >> thank you, jim. >> today we learned the name of

attack in nice, france. his name was mohamed bouhlel. he was a petty criminal but not on a terrorist watch list. >> there are three reasons france's current bombing campaign against the islamic state in syria, its previous military efforts in afghanistan and ongoing battle against islamist radicals in french colonies in north africa. the nice attack is the third mass killing in france in the last year and a half. in january of 2015, 12 people were killed at "charlie hebdo." last november, 130 people died in coordinated attacks in paris. we hope you'llke

updates on the attack in nice right after this broadcast we'll have a special edition of "nbc nightly news". lester holt will broadcast that from nice and a special edition of "dateline" at 10:00 tonight followed by news4 at 11:00. tomorrow, people are expected to come together for together 2016. >> reporter: organizers of together 2016 are expecting around 400,000 people for the event tomorrow and so security is top of mind for them. organizers are setting up now. young people from hundreds of christian ministries from around the country will be on the national mall for this. there's a big stage for performances and speakers. u.s. park police say thatey

and in terms of planning for big events like this, they always take a strategic approach based on the information that they have leading up to the event. park police say there's no indication of any threats. listen to what organizers of the faith event say about the security and safety of those who come out tomorrow. >> you know, we're obviously aware of what is going on and working with people every day on security protocol and risk assessments and we think it's going to be a great day. >> reporter: on the national mall, kristin wright, news4. back to you. it was close but a local ceo lost a bet and now he's paying a price. in 2013, the motley fool said that the market would drop 10% from a recent high and if it didn't he vowed to walk a marathon every day, 26.2 miles from his treadmill for five days. evy

fast forward to now, he lost the bet and had to pay up but turned his loss into a gain for a local group. >> it's been a great experience for me. it's been an opportunity to raise money for local school that i love. a lot of things have come together around it. i would take the bet on again. i might not sign up for five marathons in five days. >> yeah. i bet not. just one more marathon left. gardener has surpassed 85% of his goal of $20,000 in donations for d.c. prep. if you want to help, search motley school in the nbc washington app. >> we've all got our fitbits. how many steps would that have given us? >> if only. >> if only. i'm behind myself. if we start now, do a marathon a day -- >> it's going to be tough to do it outdoors.

yesterday and look at that, a very nice afternoon. very nice evening. still 91. that's the current temperature. 88, leesburg. 88, fredericksburg. storm team 4, nothing to show. we're not going to see any rain any time soon. and there's a slight chance of a shower in the afternoon. 80 degrees and muggy and on the warm side. it's going to be another hot one tomorrow. if you're heading to the beach, 88 on your saturday, 88 on sunday. 93 degrees on monday. for 93, the beach on monday, that means we're hot everywhere and that's what we'll be seeing. tomorrow's impact, on the low side. it's going to be hot but not

humid. heat index, maybe mid-90s. that's where we were today and isolated storms are possible. here's the next ten days. again, the ten day forecast, get it right here. this one has two weekends in it and it just happens to be really hot. 92 on saturday. 94 on sunday. 97 on monday. we have a couple of great days. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, looking great after storms on tuesday. look at next weekend. temperatures close to 100 degrees. that's the temperature. not the heat index. >> oh, my. thank you, doug. with heat like that, this is no time for a power outage but that's just what is happening in northwest d.c. near 14th and d streets. 1500 people are without power including restaurants, businesses, apartment buildings. d.c. fire is calling it a transformer fire. pepco says its crews are investigating. we have a news crew along the way. watch for updates in our nbc washington app. coming up in sports, the

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kirk cousins played like a franchise quarterback last season so now what? >> well, that's not good enough for a

doreen and barbara, kirk cousins is trying to figure out that long-term deal. 4:00 came around and the sides did not see eye to eye. he will have to play on a one-year deal. the only other quarterback to play out a full season on a franchise pass, drew brees. of course, he has put together a hall of fame career. cousins cannot negotiate a new contract until this upcoming regular season. three of seven guys who were given franchise tags reached long-term deals today. ravens kicker justin tucker akreeed to a four-year, $16.8 million deal and von miller well a $614 million deal with

speaking of guys hitting big deals, machado is looking for his in the 400 million. that will likely have to wait until the baseball season is over. he finished fourth in the voting last year. represented by a combined ten players in this all-star game. maybe it was too much work. and phil mickelson coming off an impressive 63. this is how you keep it going. finishes the hole with his birdie on the front line. check out surgin

leaderboard trying to catch up to mickelson, in trouble on the bunker here, no problem. almost springs it home. shot at 6 under today and 9 under overall. that's not good enough to catch phil, not when he's doing this. a beautiful, long birdie putt. he finishes the round 10 under and one shot under stenson. look at hall sneaking in the hand. all in good fun. hall and baker teamed up with premier teams for a community event at park community school. is hall still having fun out there. barbara and

>> thank you so much and thank you for joining us. "nbc nightly news" is coming up next.

tonight, several breaking stories as we come on the air. a military coup attempt at a major american ally. turkey in chaos. tanks in the streets, fighter jets in the skies. the military says it has seized total control, now in charge of the country. also shockwaves from the horror here in nice, france. major new developments in the investigation of a killer, a staggering toll of dead and injured, americans among those slain and concerns about the security of crowds in america. and second thoughts, donald trump makes it official, picking mike pence as his vp pick.