breaking news. the verdict is in at the trial for lieutenant brian rice. he is the highest ranking baltimore police officer charged in the death of freddie gray. we'll bring you a live update from the courthouse. good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. the baltimore verdict just one of several big stories we are staying on top of this hour. from baton rouge we are getting more information on the gunman who ambushed police killing three officers. we'll have more on the former marine's background. and from cleveland, the republican national convention gets under way today. we'll see

group stands. and we'll have an update with your hot and humid forecast. >> steamy outside right now and potentially turning a little stormy this afternoon. we'll track out these rain shower chances and let you know when you may expect a cooling rain shower. we begin with breaking news at this hour. another verdict against an officer charged in freddie gray's death. lieutenant brian rice was accused of misconduct and manslaughter. chris gordon is live in baltimore now. we just found out the verdict was not guilty, chris. >> reporter: all right. behind me you see the scene outside of baltimore circuit court where the defendant in this case was found not guilty of all charges. you don't see any protesters. you don't see any emotion running high. you see reporters interviewing legal analysts, and way down the street there are a group of about a half a dozen protesters but that is it. judge barry williams announced

on the law and the fact that he could not make any decision based on public opinion or emotion in the trial of lieutenant brian rice, who was the supervising officer on the scene on april 12th, 2015, the day that freddie gray was injured in that police transport wagon and a week later died of those injuries. judge barry williams in this bench trial without a jury made a determination that on the charge of involuntary manslaughter, that basically seat belting and failing to seat belt freddie gray was not a criminal act. to prove involuntary manslaughter, the prosecution had to show beyond a reasonable doubt that he acted -- that the lieutenant acted in a grossly negligent manner causing the death of freddie gray and they

on the charge of reckless endangerment, not guilty. and finally on the charge of misconduct in office, not guilty. so after four trials here in baltimore of police officers on trial in connection with the death of freddie gray, the prosecution has three acquittals and no convictions. the next trial is scheduled for a week from wednesday and some legal analysts are still saying that the prosecutors should drop the charges. but marilyn mosby, the state's attorney, has made a promise to the community which she doesn't seem likely to drop. that's the latest live in baltimore. back to you. >> chris gordon, thank you, chris. police have identified the shooter in the deadly baton rouge shooting as 29-year-old gavin long from kansas city. long served as a sergeant in the marine corps and was deployed to iraq. his motives for the shooting are still unclear. police are also investigating whether he had any help carrying out the attacks. nbc's jay gray has more on the

shooting that left three officers dead. >> reporter: as the shots exploded sunday morning in baton rouge. >> shots fired, officer down! shots fired, officer down! got a city officer down, shots fired. >> three officers were killed. montrell jackson, matthew gerald and brad garafolo. all three husbands and fathers. three more were wounded during the attack, one of those still in critical condition. officials in louisiana have called it an ambush carried out by a lone gunman, gavin eugene long, on his 29th birthday. >> it's unjustified, it's unjustifiable. the violence, the hatred just has to stop. >> reporter: overnight we've learned long has an extensive footprint on line using the name cosmos, describing himself as a freedom strategist, author and spiritual advisor. long was in dallas just days aft f

were assassinated by a sniper. after the attack he posted messages about, quote, victims fighting their owe pressers. protests have been building in baton rouge after the controversial shooting death of alton sterling by police. sterling's family made an emotional plea for peace hours after the killing spree. >> at the end of the day when these people call these families and they tell them that their daddies and their mama is not coming home no more, i know how they feel, because i got the same phone call. >> reporter: the call echoed for the second time in two weeks across a city and nation mourning the loss of those who wear a badge. jay gray, nbc news, baton rouge. >> a tribute to the fallen officers at the national law enforcement memorial is growing this morning. someone placed a picture of officer montrell jackson and his 3-month-old son along with the flowers there. a picture o

gerald and his family was also added to the memorial. pictures and flowers were placed at the memorial after the shooting in dallas, which left five police officers dead. we'll have more on the shooting later in the hour. for more on the officers who died, you can visit the nbcwashington app. search baton rouge shooting. and good evening, everybody. a steamy and hazy day outside today. skies are turning a little bit more on the gunky gray side as opposed to the nice blue color that we'd like to see. 87 degrees already. that's the 11:00 reading at national airport, south wind at 12 will continue to bring more heat and humidity and that means that the heat index values will once again be near 100 today. currently it feels like 98 in leesburg, 97 in washington, 98 in fredericksburg, so it's a warm one to be outside. the weather will be having at least a moderate level of impact on your plans today. lots of mugginess around. there's a likelihood

later this afternoon into this evening. the leading edge of the rain is about three and a half hours from reaching i-81. when i see you in a few minutes, we'll time it out and a hot extended forecast too. now to a developing story, traffic now moving on suitland parkway after a fatal accident involving a pedestrian. we're told a man was hit and killed as he crossed the street near nailer road near midnight. traffic reopened just before the morning rush got under way. we have new details on another deadly pedestrian accident, this time involving a prince george's county police cruiser. this happened about 2:30 sunday morning near the intersection of riggs road and university boulevard in langley park. two other cars almost hit that pedestrian before the police cruiser did. officials tell us the victim was not in the crosswalk at the time of the accident. he died on the scene. an unusual case in montgomery county. a man was just sentenced for breaking into a woman's home and

police found him because the victim recognized the man from middle school. news4's derrick ward is live outside of the courthouse in rockville. derrick, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, we're outside montgomery county circuit court where 24-year-old devonte dixon was just sentenced to 12 years in jail for a home invasion and robbery that happened in germantown back in 2015. but there was some other evidence that was brought to bear in this. they actually showed a video of him in a prior event for which he was convicted and was on probation at the time of this home invasion. he had pled guilty to being a conspirator in that other assault. but the home invasion happened when he broke into the germantown apartment in the middle of the day. this is november, 2015, with an armed acalm accomplice. now, the woman was home caring for her 2-year-old daughter. the authorities say dixon punched her several times appeared asked her where was the money. now, several times during that assault she said why are you

middle school. it turns out they had both attended roberto clemente middle school. at that point dixon and the accomplice ran off. but the victim went back, got a yearbook, found his picture. there was other evidence left on the scene. a shoe print on the door from where the door was kicked in and that matched the shoe dixon had. that coupled with the i.d. led to that sentence. the sentence was on the high end of the recommendations, but a spokesperson from the prosecutor's office said that was appropriate. >> we believe today's sentence is commensurate with the crimes that he's committed. in particular, a victim holding her infant child in her arms, a home invasion. >> reporter: dixon tried to argue that he suffers from attention deficit disorder as well as bipolar disorder, but the judge did not factor into that the sentencing. now, there is still the armed accomplice who authorities say is at large and they want anyone who might have information on that to come forward. he will begin this 12-year

parole and appeal. we're live outside montgomery county circuit court, derrick ward, news4. back to you. we're working to learn more details about a shooting that happened on i-295. a man and another person were shot while riding in a van. d.c. police say the shooting happened sunday morning as the victims were traveling northbound. we're still working to learn the extent of their injuries. so far there are no suspects. the investigation is ongoing. i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk. a tractor-trailer carrying a load of tomatoes runs off the interstate and catches fire. this happened just a few minutes ago on 66 over the route 14 overpass. westbound lanes are open, but it's the eastbound that are still being cleaned up at this hour. the driver suffered minor injuries and was charged with reckless driving. we are also hearing from virginia state police that tell us that fatigue was

back over to you. >> erika gonzalez from the live desk, thank you. we have live coverage from cleveland and the republican national convention. we'll look at the protesters already taking to the streets there. and a live look inside the white house now where president obama is about to award the medal of honor to a vietnam war veteran. how retiredieutenant colonel l 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... vaccine he had received. until 2014 there were... no vaccines for meningitis b in the u.s. now there are. while uncommon, meningitis b can... lead to death within 24 hours. trumenba is a vaccine for 10 through 25 year olds to help prevent group b meningococcal disease. trumenba should not be given if you had a severe allergic reaction after a previous dose. most common side effects were injection-site pain, fatigue...

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this morning french president francois hollande took part in a moment of silence to remember the victims of last week's bastille day attack. 84 people were killed when mohamed bohlel drove a truck into a crowd. about 30 people are still in intensive care in nice where the attack happened. cards and flowers, a makeshift memorial cover the promenade. we now know three americans died in that attack. over the weekend we learned nicholas leslie, a uc berkeley student was killed. he was 20 years old. investigators are working to identify 50 victims. the other two americans who died were on vacation, sean copeland and his 11-year-old son, brodie, were both killed in nice. over the weekend their community in austin, texas, held a prayer vigil. a lot of people wore black and red, the color of brodie's baseball team in less than two hours the republican national convention will begin. among the big speakers today, willie

trump, donald trump's wife. here's how the city is handling all the increased security. >> reporter: good morning. they're talking about security here on the stage tonight, but also outside where thousands of officers have come in to assist cleveland, to help make sure they keep the 50,000 visitors here safe. nearly four miles of steel fencing surround the convention site. after sunday's shooting in louisiana, cleveland's police union wants governor kasich to temporarily suspend ohio's open carry gun law downtown, to protect more than 5,000 officers. kasich says he can't. >> it makes sense. it's common sense. we're not trying to take away anybody's right. >> reporter: protests have been peaceful. >> we're not going to tolerate violence of any kind. >> reporter: in an interview with "60

suggested demonstrators leave their guns at home. >> if they don't want to take their guns, i think that's fantastic. but i have great confidence in law enforcement. >> reporter: president obama calling for calm. >> everyone right now focus on words and actions that can unite this country rather than divide it further. >> reporter: inside, last-minute preparations for the 2400 delegates here to nominate trump. ohio delegates passed the vote for kasich in the first round, he won the state, but they're backing trump. >> he's got the delegates and i think the republican party will come together and support the ticket. >> reporter: this volunteer from alaska tells me he likes mike pence as vice president. >> we are very confident that he has the right morals and foundation to appeal to evangelicals. >> reporter: today's convention theme, make america safe again. which means they're going to be talking about things like

schedule today and also ben gauzy. there's a whole presentation on that targeting hillary clinton. melania trump is one of the headline speakers and donald trump will be here to make a cameo before his big day on thursday. >> tracie potts live in cleveland for us, thank you. so any lingering never trump protesters could disrupt this first day of the rnc. "meet the press" moderator chuck todd says it's really the only day anti-trump delegates could make much of a stand. >> today is the day that there is some business to the convention. platform, rules committee, things like that. that's where delegates could try to hijack a situation. >> todd went on to say this is, quote, not our parents' republican national convention. he says many prominent republicans and republican families will not take the stage nor attend the convention. instead six different members of the trump family wl

primetime speakers over the next four nights. a reminder to you, news4's tom sherwood and chris lawrence are covering the convention this week. expect live reports from them this week starting at news4 at 4:00. right now a vietnam war hero is about to receive the medal of honor. president obama is recognizing retired army lieutenant colonel charles kettles for his brave re. in 1967 he led helicopter flights evacuating wounded soldiers under the threat of enemy fire. he's credited with saving the lives of 40 soldiers and the four crew members on that helicopter. you can see the live pictures here, the ceremony is under way in the east room of the white house. president obama at the podium right now about to present that medal. in less than an hour we expect to have a clearer picture of the future of laurel regional hospital. prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins tells us the chief executive and county's mayor are expected to speak at noon. the hospital was changed to a walk-in outpatient medical

hundreds of people lost their jobs. the decision to downsize came from dimensions health care system, a nonprofit hospital system and without the approval of elected officials. also today maryland governor larry hogan may make a decision on the future of i270. he will also meet with elected officials and constituents in montgomery county. governor hogan is planning stops in gaithersburg, potomac and chevy chase. we will monitor his announcement and let you know what he says. today is the final day of surge four of metro's safe track program. the crystal city station is also closed. tomorrow there won't be any rush hour track work as crews prepare the next work zone. surge five will start on wednesday. there will be 12 days of around-the-clock single tracking on the orange and silver lines between east falls church and ballston. russia operated a

ahead of the sochi winter olympics. more on these new claims from the live desk. plus storm team 4 keeping an eye on our rising temperatures. the heat and humidity

this morning russia's olympic teams are waiting on the results of a doping investigation that may hinder their participation in the upcoming games in rio. the investigation prompted by an

accusing the russian government of helping manipulate drug tests at the games in sochi a couple of years ago. if the results prove widespread and state-sponsored doping, officials across the globe say they will call for the country's teams to be banned from rio. at the live desk, i'm erika gonzalez. main engine is up and running and liftoff of the falcon 9 to the space station. >> the rocket is on its way to the international space station right now. it's bringing big changes, possibly making way for the u.s. to send its own astronauts into space again. t the u.s. has paid russia to last astronauts. it is carrying a docking setup specifically for nasa rockets. you were laughing at me. i said pacifically. is that my microphone? i'm sorry.

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2:00, storms will already be brewing, especially along i-81. by 5:00 time frame, temperatures will be in the mid-90s around town and that's when thunderstorms will be likely to be moving into the d.c. metro area. by 8:00 tonight, storms moving into southern maryland. by 11:00 tonight, things drying out but staying awfully, awfully humid. it feels like 108 out in the eastern shore. so the humidity level typical of summertime around here for today. we get a one-day humidity vacation that comes up on wednesday. but by friday, saturday, sunday, heat index values may well be over 100 to 105 degrees. so real heat coming our way for the weekend. here's your first peek at it for the remainder of the workweek. mid-90s today, low 90s tomorrow but closing on 100 for the weekend. i'll show you the weekend forecast in our ten-day coming up in a few minutes. when it's this hot nearly everybody heads to the

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we have breaking news right now. another not guilty verdict for a baltimore police officer charged in freddie gray's death. lieutenant brian rice was the third officer acquitted of all charges. he was accused of involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment and misconduct for freddie gray's death in police custody last year. six officers were charged in connection to gray's death. despite the latest not guilty verdict, officer garrick miller's trial begins next week. we are learning more about the police officers that lost their lives yesterday in bat on rudolph giulia -- baton rouge. sarah wallace reports on the shooting. >> reporter: this was the crime scene behind me, the gas station and the convenience store. it has all

on the suspect and his possible motive. authorities believe that 29-year-old gavin long of kansas city, missouri, was the lone gunman. he was a former marine and iraqi war veteran who was prolific on social media. he boasted about taking on bullies and justice, but nothing apparently extreme. long is expected of opening fire on several officers sunday morning as they responded to reports of a man walking down the highway with an assault rifle. three officers died, including montrell jackson, a ten-year veteran who had recently posted on facebook about the personal toll of being an officer following the police-involved shooting of a black man earlier this months. >> those officers kissed their families and kids good-bye and went to work, no different than we all go to work every day, and they'll not come home. i know montrell has a beautiful family, beautiful family, and a very newborn baby. and he just didn't deserve it. none of these officers deserved

originally placed might have been by the gunman trying to lure officers here for a setup, but apparently that was not the case. reporting from baton rouge, i'm sarah wallace, now back to you. in the past two weeks there have been four deadly shootings that have captured national media attention. this morning psychologist dr. black joined us to talk about how these affect children. >> you have understand parents are the first teacher. so whatever emotions the parents are experiencing, the child will take on those emotions. i would encourage parents to be very careful about any negative statements that you may make because your child is listening, your child is going to internalize that. >> if you'd like to see our entire interview with dr. black, we've posted it in the nbc washington app. just search talking to your children. in light of the recent police shootings, fairfax county police

tonight's cops on the corner begins at 6 p.m. captain manzo and his officers will be there to speak about the recent violence. president obama addressed these shootings from the white house. to watch that full address, open the nbc washington app and search baton rouge shooting. right now hillary clinton is in cincinnati as donald trump prepares for the republican national convention in cleveland. here's a live look right now. clinton is addressing the naacp convention. convention leaders say they also invited donald trump to speak, but he declined. clinton received a lot of support from the black community in democratic primary races against vermont senator bernie sanders. each day has a theme that branches off of trump campaign slogan make america great today. today's speakers will focus on safety. tomorrow's talks will be on the economy. wednesday governor mike pence will have his chance to address the convention. the vice presidential candidate is set to address putting

america first. thursday trump will take the stage. tom sherwood is in cleveland with a preview. >> reporter: i'm tom sherwood, welcome to cleveland, a mix of the old and the new and this week the home of the republican national convention. virginia republicans from across the state arrived here sunday recognizing theirs is a battleground state against democrat hillary clinton. >> it's important that we have success this year and then build on it and keep it moving next year. >> the world is in chaos a little bit today, but i think we'll get things scared away and leave out of here with a bunch of enthusiasm to go win the election. >> reporter: behind the scenes, a lot's going on. and here's something you won't see but it's very important, the media center at the convention center. thousands of journalists from all over the world working to bring you the convention news this week. our office is down there somewhere. in cleveland, tom sherwood, news4.

>> tom and chris lawrence are covering the convention this week. expect live reports from them starting this afternoon on news4 at 4:00. well, animal shelters across the country are teaming up with nbc and telemundo stations to find loving homes for pets in need. the second annual clear the shelters event will be held this saturday, july 23rd. lauren lipsey, the director of rehoming with the washington humane society joins us this morning with a little bit more about this event. >> hi, good morning. >> first tell us with your friend. >> sven is one of our hundreds of animals available for adoption. came from the streets of washington, d.c. he's looking for a home and this saturday we're waiving all of our adoption fees at our two adoption center locations on owing el thorpe street northwest. so we're looking forward to people coming out and going home with their animals that way. >> what should people

consider? >> we want to make sure it's a good match, not just that you're looking for a puppy but what kind of lifestyle do you have, what kind of household do you have? if you're looking for a dog or a cat, do you have the time necessary to devote to enrichment and care of that animal? who else lives in your home? is everybody okay with you bringing home a new animal. if you have children, please bring them with you. if you rent, what kind of considerations do you have for that pet rent, pet deposits, whatever it may be. you go home with that animal, you commit to that animal for its lifetime. we have an animals that are babies all the way up to seniors. >> do you recommend a time? i know people who say i'm going to get a dog but they are already working like 10, 12-hour days sometimes. >> sure. i think nowadays and especially in our region we have great doggy day cares, great dog walkers, great cat pet sitters. because cats need enrichment and time an

how can you incorporate care of that animal via your support network. >> what do you say to someone who might be looking for something specific, a specific type of dog or specific type of cat? >> check our website before you come. all of our available animals are online so if we don't have it today, that's fine. we get new animals in every day. >> adoption fees will be waived on saturday. >> vaccines, spay, neuter, everything is included. so it's a several hundred dollar value that you're getting for free. if you're a d.c. resident, you do have to pay for a d.c. dog license but we're giving away leashes and collars with all of our adopted animals as well. >> lauren, we appreciate you coming in. thank you so much. a lot of animals out there that need good homes. find out more on the nbc washington app or nbcwashington.com. >> i thought you were going to hold one of the kittens. >> you know, i'm a little skittish, to be honest with you. >> i don't blame you. well, we are in the middle

chuck bell is back after the break with when we could get a little relief. plus we'll tell you about some clever drivers coming up with ways to track down

some buildings are simply gone following these treorrenti storms. they dropped rain, hail and even flooded a parking garage. water levels rose 14 feet in a matter of hours in some places and more than a dozen people had to be rescued, including three children. they're okay and luckily everyone is apparently -- >> in charlotte over the weekend it was raining cats and dogs down there as well, not too far from raleigh. >> you're expecting rough weather today. >> at least a chance of thunderstorms coming our way. we're not looking for a big severe weather outbreak, but as is always the case when it's hot and steamy in the summertime, any storms that fire up could become briefly severe. 'l

you any alerts as needed through our nbc washington app. also there's an interactive radar feature so you can help track the storms as they come closer and closer to your outdoor activities the rest of the day. boy, is it hot outside already. we're already in the upper 80s and low 90s. 91 loo 91 leesburg, 88 hagerstown and 91 on the eastern shore. here's the rain as we're watching. here's washington right here. the first batch should be arriving in about three hours time from now so that puts it here between 2:00 and 3:00 in the afternoon and it continues going on to the i-95 corridor about six hours away. so that puts it into the downtown area between 4:00 and 6:00 this afternoon into this evening. right now on radar, nothing all that too terribly close to us for now. here's our high resolution computer model. forecasting weather forward into time. 2:00 in the afternoon, storms firing up near frederick, maryland, and hagerstown. could be some showers along

a few showers in and around the metro but heavier rain chances across parts of the shenandoah valley. here's 6:00 on future weather. hit and miss scattered thunderstorms. not looking for a big severe weather outbreak but any of those storms could be strong. when you hear thunder, that is your signal to get inside to a place of safety. lightning bolts always mean business. talking about the business of summertime weather, wow, is this a blistering hot ten-day forecast for us. 96 today, 93 tomorrow with fading storm chances. dry wednesday, thursday, friday. wednesday will be the pick of the litter this week with a high of 89 degrees, but friday, saturday, sunday will be miserable. temperatures near 100. >> yeah, that's pretty miserable. >> thanks. >> i'm glad you gave us a warning. some top tennis stars are in town this week having to deal with that heat and humidity chuck just talked about. we'll talk about the event

plus it is belgian restaurant week. we will sample some of the food in the spotlight for tha special wt ee

taking place right now, belgian restaurant week is the week of special menus, parties and dinners to celebrate belgian culture and cuisine. it finishes up with the celebration of belgian day on july 21st. a chef is here to show us a little more about

>> good morning, thanks for having me. >> how would you describe belgian cuisine. everyone is like is the same as french? >> it's a lot of fun things about it. everybody thinks mussels and fries and great bread and wonderful sausages and the chocolate waffles. everybody knows that. >> what's not to like about that. >> exactly. >> you have something cooking for us. >> this is a classic mussel dish. a prince edward island muss especiallies. lots of garlic, lots of leeks. >> what's in the base? >> i recommend doing that ahead of time as well. it makes more complex flavor. this has leeks and garlic, white wine, a little clam broth, salt and pepper and things like that. a little bit of cream in there, just a splash. a little bit of butter for a little richness. >> everything is better with butter. >> everything is better with butter. we all know that. we all know

that melt into the broth. >> let that come together. the key to the mussels is not overcooking them. once the shell is opened, you're good to go. >> i think you're right, they end up being rubbery. >> three or four minutes and you're good to go. >> you have the pot closed, would you steam them? >> i like to steam them. i like to let them open up like that. all the juices collect and stay inside and it's really, really nice. >> and you add cheese? >> yes, and these are butter ball potatoes from germany. these are steamed in a little bit of salted water. they're nice and creamy and beautiful and will absorb all of that wonderful flavor. when it's done and everything is open and delicious, we'll finish with a little fresh citrus with raw garlic and parsley and adds a nice brightness. >> you can put that on vegetables. >> it's really, really fresh and nice and makes a nice complement. >> so all you need is

bread for the broth. and what kind of special beers do you have? >> at our restaurant we're doing -- tonight is half price all belgian beers. that's right. so today we have whitaker, we have antigun and a st. bernard 12 which is my favorite. >> why is that your favorite? >> it's got good flavor but not overly hops. so it's nice. >> and that goes great with the mussels. >> yes, that's exciting. the rest of the week we have waffles on wednesday at all of our restaurants and thursday actually belgian independence day. all you can eat mussels. so what more could you ask for? >> what is belgian day? >> the celebration of their independence when they became an independent country 185 years ago. we're proud to join in with that. >> and we were talking about that beautiful waffle here. that's your classic belgian waffle dessert. >> that is correct. great belgian chco

strawberries. it doesn't need a whole lot of complicated things. beautiful fresh fruit, chocolate sauce, crisp waffles, that's it. >> here's my thing i'm going to ask you, chef. i've tried to make clams or mussels at home and i feel like something is missing. what am i doing wrong? >> i think everything in cooking is about balance. this kind of thing, i've put a little lemon here ahead of time, the cheese will be rich, the potatoes are rich. brightening that up with the citrus, it's all about balance. just make sure you taste. if it's too this, add a little bit of that. just make sure everything is balanced out. >> that's why you're the professional. happy belgian day. >> you too. come join us. >> sounds great. there is a lucky lottery winner in our area. we'll tell you where

volkswagen executives in the u.s. have pledged to unveil restitution plans for hundreds of dollars who have been hurt by the diesel emissions scandal. the promise was made in a meeting in new jersey on friday. vw is hosting meetings around the country to explain how it will implement a historic $15 billion settlement agreed to last month with customers and regulators. it would cover the 500,000 affected cars on the road and another 12,000 dealers. do you have trouble logging into pokemon this weekend? a hacking group says it's responsible for hitting the game's servers and won't stop until the makers contact them. they have made a name by

accounts of tech leaders and celebrities using the opportunity to sell its security services. i'm landon dowd de. while we're talking about pokemon go it's just about everywhere and that includes on the road. some clever drivers are coming up with ways to track down pokemon without becoming a distracted driver. tonya moore reports on this newest thing. >> music blasting, the car going 35 miles an hour and pokemon go showing no signs of slowing up. >> it is a gem! >> reporter: within minutes it was obvious you can be gaming and driving and this pokemon go obsession is a dangerous one. >> i thought that could be my wife one day that's driving with our child and just gets hit by somebody that's playing a game. >> reporter: so uber and lyft driver, chad davis, had an idea. >> this is the pokey taxi. you know it's me. >> reporter: for $25 an hou

all of the pokey stops in town. >> i'll go wherever you want to go, we can spend as much time as you want to go. >> reporter: davis not the only one looking to make it safer. on craigslist we found ads for a half dozen other drivers. >> there's pokemon off major streets and highways and thorough fares and bridges. your attention needs to be on the road 100% of the time. >> reporter: but the bbb cautions you need to be careful about who you get in the car with. >> back it down a little bit and say what am i really doing here and how can i trust this person, how can i trust craigslist. >> it's the same risk you run getting an uber, except you're not getting in here drunk after a night at the club. >> reporter: both drivers have already had requests in less than a day. >> i think it's crazy? yeah. but there are crazier things out here. >> it's just a fun thing. we just go around having fun. >> if you book a car to chase a virtual -- >> you're paying $25 to play pokemon go?

we have people falling off cliffs, running into trees, going into the tiger's cage at the zoo or trying to. this is -- you know, you've got to -- you have to use some common sense. >> it's all fun and games until somebody gets eaten. 11:55 your time right now. whether you are a nationals player or a fan, it is a good thing to have the day off. >> the nats pretty much played two baseball games in a single day. >> he strikes out and the game is over at 7:23 eastern time. >> what a terrible way to lose the game. this wasn't a doubleheader in 18 innings. they lost in one game 18 innings. that ties for the longest game the team has ever played. that's including the loss in the playoffs two years ago. do you remember that when the nats played the giants in the playoffs? that was the longest game before that. well, the nats played the dodgers here in washington tomorrow night. go nats.

i pray for a nice nine-inning win for you. today the 48th d.c. city open kicks off and it's actually starting a little early this year due to the olympic games in rio. and there are also two local players in the men's draw. dinas kudlaw and frances are among the top 48 players looking for a title. wish them all the luck. >> we'll see a lot of headbands on the tennis court this week. >> wristbands, maybe life towfi towels. >> you can't play without a shirt, though, right? >> my point is, chuck, it's hot. it's going to get hotter. >> yes. it already feels like 101 degrees outside at national airport. 95 the current heat index at manassas. nothing in the d.c. metro area just yet but there are showers out here across parts of west virginia. they're about three hours from i-81 that puts them there about

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