at 6:00 a.m., good morning. fighting for control. police battling it out in turkey with explosions and gunfire. how a country in chaos is trying to obtain a cue. >> what we are finding out about the attacker in a gunfight with police. a driver killed on a busy road. the dangerous situation as investigators piece together that wreck. a busy overnight when it comes to our international siege. we want to begin here at home. we are in for a hot and humid day. good morning, i'm

>> i'm angie gosk. good morning, tom. >> good morning. the heat wave continues. it is a pleasant, beautiful morning. if you want to get in a run, get in outdoor yard work. starting off with the sun coming up. here is a live view from the storm team 4 tower camera. the sunrise getting later and later this time of year. ift was 5:56 this morning. whispy high clouds. we have in the upper 60s. suburbs north and west of washington are mid to upper 60s. mid-70s in washington in the southern and eastern suburbs. take a look at the hour of forecast. temperatures near 90 by 9:00. by noontime, the upper 90s or upper 80s, near 90.

later today is coming up in a few minutes. we are following breaking news at 6:02. one person dead following a crash in camp springs. investigators are on the scene. they have shut down the area around the 6300 block of temple hill roads. two cars collided after 11:00. investigators are trying to figure out what caused the crash. the driver had minor injuries. no word on the identity of the victims. new developments. turkey's president told the nation he is in charge and a coup will not succeed. forces have been detained in a true attempt that brought a night of explosions and gunfire which left 194 people killed. we hear that death toll is growing. nbc is following the development

overseas. >> reporter: dramatic scenes in the city of turkey. gunfire and explosions rocked the main city, istanbul and the capitol in a chaotic night. government officials vowed to put down the coup attempt. >> people were running up in main square, up the main street, the side street to take shelter, to try to avoid military presence. >> unity. >> the president vowed the coup plotters would not succeed. crowds defied a curfew order to support him. they told u.s. citizens in turkey to stay in their homes. john kerry who met friday with russian officials spoke with president obama by phone. the white house said they agreed all parties in turkey should support the democratically voted government. in

morning, there were indications the coup was crumbling. two loud explosions were heard near istanbul where police and military we are exchanging fire. large clouds greeted the president as he returned to istanbul's airport. >> translator: i could say that this is actually a time -- a gift from god to us because this will help us clean our military. [ sirens ] >> reporter: the elected leader back in istanbul from vacation t. outcome of the coup attempt still uncertain. nbc news. >> turkish broadcasters are back on air after soldiers took over that station. video broadcast shows this, what you see here, soldiers entering the building early this morning. t

told employees to get out. police entered the building and arrested those soldiers. a flight going to istanbul is not taking off. people trying to get home to be with their family are stuck watching this unfold from afar. >> we just found out recently we can't leave. we were shocked, at first. we came here to check because nobody answered us over the phone. so, we are here waiting. see what happens. >> so frustrating. no american passenger airlines fly directly to turkey. we talked over the phone from a woman from maryland visiting family in that country. she's been watching all the developments unfold from inside a family members apartment. >> sao

in such a beautiful country. hope all goes well. >> she says she is safe for now and she is scheduled to come back to the u.s. in august. as we mentioned, we have been monitoring international feeds overnight. five people are in custody in connection with the tractor trailer attack in that country. it is not clear who is under arrest or why. isis is claiming the attacker was a soldier of their group. kelly tells us about the two americans among the dead. >> reporter: a family holiday full of picnics and fireworks. then, panic and fear. parents desperately trying to protect their children, some throwing them to safety. many never stood a chance.

11-year-old son brodie from texas. they were killed on the promenade. >> sean always had a smile on their face. >> reporter: they were on a european celebration celebrating the birthday of the mother, kim. brodie was a glowing kid. >> heart breaking. he's not going to be finishing -- >> reporter: one of at least ten children killed thursday night. about 50 more from babies to teenagers among the injured. at one hospital, walking wounded. many too distraught to talk. 18-year-old brian hurt his leg jumping over the seawall to get away from the truck then watched as his best friend was hit and killed. how are you? >> translator:

scared, he tells me. many took to social media and a page devoted to finding lost loved one. the confirmed dead from across the globe. for many in this peaceful seaside town, an ending they never could have imagined. the victims could have been people from russia, germany, morocco and france. 25 people on life support. nbc news, nice, france. a virginia man accused of trying to join isis announced the islamic state during sentencing. he will go to prison for eight and a half years. he was arrested at the airport in january as he hopped a flight to syria. during his sentencing, he apologized for actions. one of his friends is facing charges to support isis for driving him to the airport. coming up on 6:09 this saturday ni

the time to lose your ac. the problem that knocked out power to thousands overnight to find other ways to stay cool. restaurants damaged in a busy shopping

back at 6:11. it was a hot night for thousands of folks who live in the district following a massive power outage. 5400 customers were without electricity. a fire started and power was shut off. folks who live in the area were forced to find other ways to

>> i hope other places have electricity so i can hang out there. >> they say there was extensive damage to the equipment. they will set up a temporary generator around noon to make repairs. at last check, there were 750 customers without power. s.o.s. made it to be about 1:00 this afternoon before power returns. if you have shopping or dining plans at tieson corner today, you may be out of luck. several restaurants remain closed because of a fire that happened outside the season 52 restaurant. it forced hundreds of people to evacuate from the mall's newest wing. >> movie theater and it was just starting the preview. as the previews were playing, the show filled up with smoke. all the lights started to actually start flashing and the emergency alarms started going off. >> scary stuff. fire investigators are

looking into what set off the fire. the mall says the stores and the restaurants near where that fire started will remain closed until further notice. >> we want to help you prepare for the day and the rest of the weekend. grab your sunglasses, shorts and a umbrella. tom is tracking a major warm up and when thunderstorms may rain out your plans. the hot weather is causing controversy at the jail. the situation bringing new attention to inmate safety in the summer heat. it's 6:13. we'll be right back.

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good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist, tom sherwood. when you are running around enjoying the weather check the latest forecast. there's a friday sunrise under way. a live view from the tower camera. looks like storms moving in. i have the hour-by-hour timing on when they arrive and when they leave. that's coming in a couple minutes. >> thank you. the hot weather is causing controversy at the d.c. jail. an inmate died and activists believe the facilities aging cooling system may be to blame. mark segraves shows how they are calling for changes. >> matter of time. >> reporter: officials with the d.c. department of directions say the 70-year-old inmate became ill and was taken to

an autopsy had not been completed yet to tedetermine th cause of death. it's a reminder of the conditions inside. >> really hot. itis like sitting inside a little brick room with no air flow. it's like being in a car without the window, without air-conditioning. it gets incredibly hot. >> reporter: officials acknowledge there is a problem with the cooling system writing the d.c. jail is a 40-year-old facility with elevated heat levels, there's much more work to do. the department of corrections is taking steps to help inmates deal with the hot temperatures inside the jail, including distributing shaved ice and cool drinks, offering additional showers, bringing in large, industrial fans and providing

special needs. >> they are in the common areas, but they don't reach into the individual cells. the ice is limited in quantity. again, it's exactly what they were saying, it's a small, plastic cup with ice to take back to your cell that needs to last 24 more hours. it just doesn't -- >> that was mark segraves reporting. paramedics say he may have had a stroke. the death appears to be from natural causes. an autopsy will be performed. d.c.'s lgbt community will gather to honor a woman that died of gunshot wounds. they will gather from 6:30 this evening at the spot with 22-year-old was shot on july 4th. she died after being on life support. d.c. police ruled her death a homicide. they don't believe it was a hate crime, b

investigating. a government had no involvement with the september 11th attack. the strong reaction follows the release of 28 pages of classified information from the 9/11 congressional report. it raises questions about saudi arabias link to the hijackers. 15 of the 19 were saudi nationals. >> the facts are here and the facts say there's no involvement from the saudi government with 9/11. this should put to rest the charges leveled against. >> the newly declassified document names people who helped the hijackers before they carried out the attacks. >> if you are looking for angie or tom, go to the annual wine and food festival. it runs from 3:00 to 8:00 near town hall. this year, the festival is featuring something new. >> we have an amazing collti

live music. >> the new thing that is cool that is family and fun oriented is the -- the family, adults sign up and do the tournament. >> wait, there's more. you can check out the painted wine barrels. they are cool. beautiful. for more information on the festival or the barrels, search for it in the nbc washington app. >> love that. definitely a nice day to have a crisp, cool, glass of chardonnay. >> look, there's a boogie man. >> you are obsessed with it. >> it's fun. >> a lot of people are out doing it. >> this is the thing, i have seen people making fun of it, going on a pokemon rant, but for millions of us who grew up with the game bay and nintendo 64, we dreamed of one day catching one.

opportunity, changes the game. >> people playing today could encounter showers, you think? >> wear your sun block, too. we are going to have the strong sun. it is rising and climbing quickly on a july sky this saturday morning. we look at the live view from the storm team 4 national harbor camera on the potomac river. you can see the soft, summer light this saturday morning, filling the sky and temperatures are jumping as well. as we look at the storm team 4 radar, don't have any rain or storms anywhere in the vicinity. from the mountains to the bay, it features a beautiful summer morning under way as we speak. as we look at the hour-by-hour timing of storms later today, we are going to be fine up to 2:00, 3:00 this afternoon. then, after that, areas in color, this is where we may get isolated storms popping up. shenandoah valley, east of the 95 corridor. 4:00, isolated

shenandoah valley, northern virginia and suburbs east of washington. the storms coming through between 7:00 or 8:00 or 9:00 through the area. brief downpours. by 11:00, midnight, it's over. mid-70s in washington around the chesapeake pay and nearby suburbs. upper 60s south and west. shenandoah valley, now, a beautiful morning there. there's the light of day across the city. a live view from the tower camera. low 90 by 2:00. low 90s, 3:00 and 4:00. a chance of storms, down to 80 degrees by 10:00 p.m. by dawn on sunday, low to mid-70s. tomorrow afternoon, mid-90s. in chance of storms. a small chance of perhaps an afternoon storm on monday. really hot. the upper 90s. heat wave continues to tuesday. might get a break wednesday and

it goes to next weekend near 100 degrees, friday, saturday, sunday, next weekend. stay cool. >> thank you, tom. we have new findings and new concerns about the zika virus. what is being discovered about how it

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partner who traveled to a place with zika. coming up on 6:27. only going to get hotter out there with this warm start. tom updated the forecast with the comfortable times to get out doors. on the ticket, how donald trump is getting ready to introduce his vp pick for the first time on the campaign trail. expect a lot of people on the natiol mall.na

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it is 6:30. here are the top stories we are following. following a night of explosion and gunfire across the nation in a coup attack. more than 1600 antigovernment forces have been detained. one person is dead following a crash in camp springs. two cars collided on temple hill road. investigators are trying to figure out what caused that crash. thousands of folks in the shaw neighborhood of d.c. starting to hear the hum of ac again following the power outage. last check, 750 customers still without power. at 6:30, we welcome you in on this news 4 to

heat today, for sure. >> another hot and humid one. i'm angie goff. it won't be long before the temperatures are back up in the 90s. tom sherwokierein is tracking i you. >> quite a strain on the power system. the heat wave continues on this saturday. a pleasant start this morning. a live view from the storm team 4 tower camera overlooking northwest washington in the foreground. off in the distance is montgomery county. silvery high clouds drifting through now. that's the live view from the tower cam in northwest washington. 75 in downtown washington. mid-70s around the bay. upper and mid-60s in spots of the rural areas of maryland and virginia. in virginia, many locations are in the low 60s. temperatures will quickly jump by 9:00, 80 degrees. by noontime, upper 80s, near 90 by early

we'll look at that and how long the heat wave is ending, coming up this half hour. >> thanks. the national mall is going to be packed full of people for christian prayer. most of the speeches and performances are going to happen around the north side of the washington monument. hundreds of thousands are expected to attend and security is going to be extra tight in the wake of the recent attacks. u.s. police say there are no known threats and they are confident things are going to be safe. >> a huge amount of police and security. we think of it in terms of th, s is like the front yard of the statehouse. there's interest in securing this part of the country, we believe this is a safe area. >> together 2016 runs from 9:00 this morning until 9:00 tonight. in a few hours, donald trump

mate for the first time in new york city. he will hold a press conference with his vp pick, indiana governor, mike pence. pence briefly spoke with supporters, said he loved indiana and he couldn't be happier to run with trump. news 4 has complete coverage of those party conventions starting with the rnc next week. look for tom sherwood and chris lawrence. they are going to have live reports from the convention hall in cleveland tomorrow night on news 4 at 11:00. hillary clinton is narrowing her list for a running mate. she met with elizabeth warren and colorado governor at her home in d.c. yesterday. a person familiar said she met with julian castro. the in-person meetings come two weeks before she accepts it democratic nomination.

2010 mayoral scandal will avoid jail time. he's expected to be sentenced to home confinement and a fine. prosecutors argue he set up an illegal fund to elect then mayor gray. they announced they would not charge gray who recently won a primary election for a council seat. he will be formally sentenced next month. overnight, the virginia state police issued an amber alert for two people in washington county. they are looking for a 9-month-old little girl. they are both in extreme danger and last seen in virginia with 38-year-old julie. they say they may be in a 2009 white cadillac with tennessee plates. if you spot them, call 911. the case of the fire, the prince george's county police officer who shot and killed a

michael opened fire in an ambush attack outside the district. his brothers recorded the shooting on their phones. undercover officer, coleson was killed when a fellow officer mistook him for a suspect during the shootout. all three brothers have been indicted in the death. an armed man is dead in baltimore after police shot him. baltimore police say the man fired and multiple officers on thursday night. we have the latest from baltimore. >> reporter: baltimore police don't know why this man turned an ar-15 rifle on four officers thursday night. >> based on the information we have right now, we don't believe it was an ambush. >> reporter: four plain clothes officers wearing vests that say police on front and back heard gunfire and drove

winchester street in an unmarmed car to investigate. >> they went toward trouble as we do each and every day and met by a gunman. >> reporter: two officers fired back wounding him. >> he ran back into the apartment building. our officers chased. he ran out the rear and threw that ar-15 style rifle in the wood line, came back into the building and that's where he was apprehended by the police officers. >> reporter: he died from his injurie injuries. they called him a violent repeat offender saying his rap sheet include charges for attempted murder, handgun violation, robbery, assault. the rifle harper was allegedly carrying is designed to kill people. >> we are lucky we don't have four dead cops today, four. >> reporter: two officers who fired their weapons are on adst

being treated as witnesses. one was wearing a body camera. >> when you are met with gunfire as suddenly as our police officers were met with gunfire, he didn't have the time to turn on his body camera. >> no officers or civilians were hurt. it's not known why he fired the gun or if he was shooting at someone when the first gunshots were heard. a doctor accused of violating a patient's trust and inappropriately touching a patient during an exam. they are looking for more victims. the accusation against this man, one, that if true would shatter the doctor. police say the sexual abuse happened here inside the 75-year-old doctors office. >> the doctor requested he remove his clothes and touched him inappropriately. >> the

patient was not sure what to expect, but he knew what happened wasn't right. >> he did question the doctor about what was going on a couple times. ultimately, he complied with the doctor and they went through the exam. >> he faces similar accusation 12 years ago. according to this "washington post" article, in 2004, a 38-year-old man told authorities the doctor molested him. prosecutors never pursued charges in this case. >> it is possible there are more victims. >> others may come forward, but attorney, brian murry warns those in the immigrant community are often hesitant. >> they need to come forward. they should at least consult with council to make sure that their status in this country is protected. they have certain rights. >> fernandez is out of jail. i did call his office and spoke to a receptionist. we were on hold several minutes only fo

disconnected. the sun is out. it is only going to get hotter. as we look at national harbor, tom is keeping a close watch. when thunderstorms could rain out the evening plans. the police cal conventions. how the latest truck attack in france is highlig

back at 6:41. a vanderbilt university football player behind bars for 15 years for raping a woman in a dorm room. a judge sentenced him for the 2013 sex assault. prosecutors were upset he did not receive the maximum 25 year sentence. the victim in the case, whose identity is hidden poured her heart out in court. >> there is

it feels to watch yourself being dehumanized. >> he apologized to the court and the community. he let his guard down and hopes everyone, including the family will be able to forgive him. a high profile lawsuit filed in the death of a maryland college football player is being settled. he died in 2011 after collapsing in practice with a head injury. two years later, the family filed suit against the ncaa. coaches, as well as a helmet maker. the case was scheduled to go to trial in june. records show that maryland's attorney general recommended a 50,000 dlarls settlement to close the suit. no word on if or when the ncaa would contribute. the family lawyers confirm they are working to settle this case. a couple things you are going to need for sure, sunscreen and the

we are tracking a major warm up and how soon thunderstorms could be moving into the area. talking about that extreme heat, it didn't cause a major safety issue at the playground. how to protect your children from danger you manot be able y

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a serene summer morning. you will need sunglasses, sun block. have the umbrella ready, we could get storms in the late afternoon and evening hour. i have the hour-by-hour on that. look at the heat wave coming in a couple minutes. clean up continues in missouri where tens of thousands of people remain without power. it follows strong storms that hit on wednesday. close to 40,000 people waiting for the electric to come on in the st. louis area. 6:46. in security, it's tied for the upcoming political convention. >> the latest truck attack in france is highlighting the danger that has long since been a concern. pete williams shows the steps being taken against similar attacks here at home. >> reporter: at the republican convention in cleveland, concrete barriers are set in place, not just because of what hne

crowd has long been a u.s. security concern. after a truck bomb killed 168 people in oklahoma city in 1995, permanent barriers were installed around government buildings nationwide. barriers like this were planted in streets around government buildings. they pop up to stop big trucks. >> reporter: portable versions like these are deployed around convention sight. >> if it's an event and you can plan, use blocker cars, concrete barriers, delta barriers. we have all that in stock and we deploy it regularly. >> reporter: terrorists have used vehicles to kill. ten years ago, a terrorist drove a rented suv on a college campus, injuring nine. al qaeda urged followers to use a pick-up as the ultimate mowing

trucks is something we have had concerns about. this highlights the general environment we are in. >> reporter: tsa checks it backgrounds of all commercial truck drivers who haul cargo. police use heavy trucks to protect high profile events like the visit by pope francis and around the u.s. capitol at inauguration time. the secret service has security mindful of the attacks that hit nice. pete williams x nbc news, washington. it was close, baa local ceo lost a bet and today, he is going to finish paying the price. he predicted at some point the stock market would drop 10% from a recent high. if it didn't work, he vowed to walk a marathon a day, 26.2 miles from his treadmill desk at work for five days straight. you can see there, he lost the bet, had to pay up. he turned h

for a local group. >> it's been a great experience for me, an opportunity to raise money for the local school, the charter school network that i love. a lot of things came together around it. i would take the bet i might not sign up for five marathons in five days. >> that's a lot. >> he wrapped up the final marathon today. 85% of the goal of $25,000 in donations for d.c. prep. if you want to help out, search for it in the nbc washington app. >> he's positive. when things get extremely hot outside, it can be dangerous for kids if they play outside. >> this includes playgrounds where swings and slides become unsafe. linda bshows us what they shoul watch out for. >> when the temperature increases, so does the number of people hitting the

cool off. >> the kids wanted to get wet. we decided to come here because it would be cooler. >> they contain equipment that could burn kids, something she didn't realize could happen. >> i didn't give it a second thought. >> reporter: they say playground equipment can get up to 130 degrees fahrenheit causing second degree burns. she didn't realize the danger. >> things don't look hot. you climb something and it's already hot. >> reporter: the consumer product safety commission says to check the equipment before your child gets on it. young children are most at risk because their skin is thinner and more delegate making them more susceptible to burn. >> it's hot. >> okay. things are going to be hot, hot, hot. peoha

going on. >> they are going to descend on alexandria for brian and katie's wedding. >> if you want to party. i crashed one of them. they welcomed me like family. >> for sure. it's an indoor wedding, they should be okay. >> anyone with an outdoor party, use sun block and drink a cool beverage. we will have hot temperatures. the heat wave continues. the next heat wave under way here. this is day four with temperatures exceeding 90 degrees or higher. the sun is climbing higher. a live view from the camera off the potomac river there. it will be with us throughout the morning. clouds build throughout the afternoon. storm team 4 radar, we are all in the clear. temperatures are in the upper 60s, near 70. shenandoah valley, nearby suburbs as well and downtown, mid-70s around the chesapeake bay. here is how we are looking. 10:00, low 80s.

may briefly touch low 90s around 3:00 or 4:00. chance of thunderstorms coming through. likely not severe. maybe downpours with some brief lightning. that's going to be until 10:00 this evening back down to 80 degrees. storm team 4s ten-day outlook, afternoon highs, mid-90s, hazy, hot, humid, sunshine. hotter on monday. monday, the upper 90s with a small chance of an afternoon storm. still in the 90s on tuesday, but may get a one-daybreak with highs in the 80s. here comes another heat wave. highs in the mid to upper 90s into next monday. the following monday into next week. that's the storm team 4 ten-day outlook. >> watch out for monsters on the national mall. how national park rangers are teaching pokemon trainers a new lesson this weekend.

>> holy [ bleep ]. >> oh, my gosh. >> the dangers of the new pokemon go game are real. that is the voice of a man who plunged into a pond in brooklyn while he live streamed himself play thag game. the 25-year-old says he is a pokemon nerd. he is not blg

he says it was his own fault for not paying attention. i think playing the game is one thing, but distracting when trying to stream it live. pokemon is taking over the national mall and it's happening this weekend. >> going to be two pokemon hunts on the mall this weekend led by the national park rangers. they can track down their favorite characters. the hunt starts at 2:00 today and tomorrow. you can check out the pokemon go safety on the nbc washington app. search pokemon. 6:56 is the time. four things to know. 194 people died following an attempt to overthrow the government in turkey. the president says supporters of the coup will pay a heavy price. 1500 antigovernment forces have been detained. >> one person is dead following a crash in camp spring. it was on temple hill

one other driver suffered minor injuries. friends and families will gather to remember the 22-year-old's life. she was shot on july 4th and died earlier this week. police say her death was a homicide. hundreds of thousands of people will pack the national mall to pray today. it is prayer 2016 and will happen on the north side of the washington monument. expect to see a lot of security here. >> hot and humid. >> use the sun block. frequent breaks, low 90s. dodging storms later in the day.

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