stretch of rail that was repaired during metro's safetrack program. why that part of the system is having issues now. first , a local woman is demanding answers. >> he died as the city -- he was a published writer and we're learning how the jail is working to repair the conditions inside. mark segraves is in south d.c. with a new response from the corrections department and a new interview you'll only see on news4. mark? >> reporter: good afternoon. lester irby was 70 years old when he fell ill. it turns out, he was an accomplished writer. he had spent decades in and out of various prisons and jails around the country and during his time in jail, he took up writing. in 2007, he co-authored

>> he had a heart of gold. he was really a brilliant dude. whatever you could say to him, he could put on papers. >> reporter: fell lish sha remembers her father as an inspired writer who couldn't make a go out of it outside the prison walls but found his voice from inside a prison. >> it helped him put it on paper. he did it well. >> reporter: those who knew him said irby was a prolific writer. one of the short stories was included in a 2007 called "d.c. noir." he suffered a stroke inside the d.c. jail. inmates tell news4 the temperatures in the cells have reached the upper 80s and low 90s. >> it's a mess up in that jail. no air conditioners. i mean, the people over there

inmates well. they are just living under foul conditions. >> reporter: department of corrections officials have said that the cooling system cannot keep up with the ongoing heatwave. a spokesperson tells news4 a heating and air conditioning contractor has been on site and completed work to enhance the air flow and circulation systems. we have no reason to believe that there is a correlation between elevated temperatures and the recent death of an inmate. as for irby's family, that statement is not enough. >> reporter: it's terrible. i think they need to do something about it. where does our tax money go to? i thought it was helping people. they are not doing anything over there to better these people that are getting incarcerated. >> reporter: now, felicia says that the family is considering hiring an attorney to get the answers as to what

her father. we asked if we could look at the conditions and the correctional facility did not respond to our requests. >> mark segraves, thank you so much. breaking news from prince george's county. this is the northbound lanes of the bw parkway closed right now. so in the last 30 minutes or so, we have learned that this accident is involving a worker that was cutting grass on the side of the road. it happened at route 410 in riverdale. police say he was on a long tractor that was hit by a car. he was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. the northbound lanes of the bw parkway remain closed right now while park police investigate this crash. and some sad news just in to our newsroom this evening, legendary redskins fan chief zee has passed away. his real name was zema williams and he's been a fixture at redskins games all the way back to 1978. he was voted the biggest reds f

hall of fame back in 2000. we'll update this story as information comes in to us. a man accused of dragging a police officer more than 300 feet with his car has pled guilty to assault. >> reporter: right there. >> prosecutors say danny harvel ran out of his car after dragging an officer and striking a tree. the officer in this case suffered a broken leg and nerve damage. the state attorney's office hopes the guilty plea will send a message. >> harming our police officers and first responders is not something that we will tolerate. >> harvel will face three to four years behind bars. fairfax county school officials are delaying new regulations. the county school board voted in may of last year to extend i

include gender identity. the board now says it needs more time to evaluate the legal issues surrounding that regulation. that includes a case involving a transgender student from southern virginia that is now pending in the supreme court. a former top security official is about to learn his fate. he faces 40 years in prison for the death of his adopted son. news4's chris gordon is outside the courthouse in rockville where the judge is expected to announce the decision any moment now. chris? >> reporter: jim, we are inside the courthouse because the sentence is being handed down as we speak and we're here to get reaction but he's not been sentenced yet. this hearing has been going on all day. prosecutors concluded by saying, he beat his child to death, hurling him across the room. in court just moments ago, the defendant, brian

spoke. he said there are not good enough intentions to repay my debt to him. the judge is handing down the sentence right now. we don't know what it is yet but we hope to before this report is over. prosecutors are asking for the maximum, 40 years in prison. a combat marine in iraq who is said to have participated in the rescue of p.o.w. jessica lynch, he returned home with post-traumatic stress disorder. a character witness who he worked with in wounded warriors testified something must have triggered the ptsd. the witness said he was stunned when he heard callahan was charged with killing his newly adopted korean son, 3-year-old. it happened at his damascus home february 2nd, 2014. at first,

slipped in the bathtub. he died days later. the autopsy revealed he had a skull fracture. these advocates for global adoption came to court to say that they believe he deserves a long sentence. >> we have been outraged by this death. we are upset that mr. ocallahan is having several witnesses speaking on his behave but no voice for the child who has been murdered. >> reporter: the prosecutors are speaking for the child asking for the maximum and the judge is handing down the sentence, or is about to hand down the sentence, we're standing by to report it to you and to bring you reaction. ahead at 6:00, how and why he lied on his application to catholic charities in order to adopt this young boy who had disabilities and special needs. ths

montgomery county circuit court, chris gordon, news4. erika, back to you. >> thank you. jarrett lewis is scheduled to enter a plea agreement in d.c. federal court. earlier this month, the news4 i-team reported that he was charged with pretending to be the civil rights icon chief of staff. the feds say jarrett lewis did so to score passes for the washington redskins and special treatment at a lounge in south beach. he's facing up to three years in prison. the congressman spokeswoman declined to comment saying it's a matter for the courts. a chaotic crash on the beltway is cleared up now but this is what it looked like earlier. this is the scene over the wreck right near rockville pike in bethesda. two of the vehicles actually fell off a car carrier truck and then flipped over. nobody was hurt but traffic was

backed up for several miles since the clean-up continued early into the afternoon. >> montgomery county police are trying to track down a suspect at a dollar tree store in rockville. pat collins has more. pat. >> reporter: jim, that's the scene at the dollar tree store. the suspect appears to be a large man. he carries a big, red bag but don't you go comparing this guy to santa claus. you see, he's something less than jolly and, well, santa never carries a gun. when these customers saw what happened at that dollar tree store, well -- >> scared, too. >> well -- >> you just never know. >> reporter: i'll let them speak for themselves. >> it is very, very scary. >> nothing is safe anymor >> this is surveillance video of an armed robbery at the dollar industry store in rockville. look at the suspect.

look at the employee. her hands zip tied behind her back. now watch as the robber pulls out a large red bag and then begins stuffing it with cash from the safe. he cleaned it out. this happened july 5th around closing time. the employee went to check the restroom and that's when she was ambushed by the gunman. >> one can only imagine checking a bathroom and being confronted by a suspect armed with a handgun, particularly at closing time when you may or may not be the only one in the store. >> her hands were bound? >> right. he was in that office for some time. >> right. he was in there taking his time. >> now, before he left the store, the robber did something most unusual with that gun. i've got video of that, too. i'll show it to you coming up at 6:00. erika, back to you. >> pat collins in rockville for us, thank you, si.

metro track that was supposed to be fixed during a safety surge. now the site of new problems. transportation reporter adam tuss finds out what is going on. i'm tom sherwood in cleveland. this is the republican national convention. what's d.c. democratic mayor muriel bowser doing here? >> and a landmark case involving voting rights for felons. we'll be right back with a look at what is at stake on news4 at 5:00. and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> i'm tom kierein. an increasingly comfortable tuesday afternoon. we'll take this in mid- to late july. lower humidity is moving in. a few clouds heading through the sky. the radar is showing clouds passing through the

it's dry and in the clear where temperatures are in the 80s. lower humidity continues to move in from the north and that's going to push him and and a comfortable evening. a

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in the race for the white house tonight, donald trump is expected to officially become his party's nominee when roll call kicks off in just about an hour from now. but today, the big focus in cleveland has been the fallout over last night's marquise speech by trump's wife. there have been accusations that her speech sounded oddly similar to michelle obama's 2008 convention speech. >> from a young age, my parents impressed on me -- >> barack and i were raised with so many of the -- >> the values. >> the same values. >> that you work hard for what you want in life. >> you work hard for what you want in life. >> that your work is your

>> that your word is your bond. >> and you do what you say and keep your promise. >> that you do what you say you're going to do. >> that you'll treat people with respect. >> news4's chris lawrence and tom sherwood at the convention hall. chris, what are they telling you? >> reporter: jim, some of them told me that this is a trivial matter. others say, look, it's indisputable that there was plagiarism there but almost no one is blaming mrs. trump herself. >> that's the fault of the speechwriters if they did indeed put it together for her, then they are to blame. >> my mother also said my word is my bond. these are common ideas that many of us share. >> did it sound like one of michelle obama's? yeah. i would have to say

>> well, trump's campaign manager paul manafort said today that she wrote it and he didn't see anything wrong with it. and there's no way you throw a candidate's wife under the bus and the writer needs to take the fall. this is something that muriel bowser walked into. you caught up with her, tom. >> that's right. this is the republican convention. she's a democratic mayor here on a mission. no, the mayor hasn't switched sides. why are you here? >> we're here to talk about statehood and we know that this issue for us is

americans. >> reporter: the conservative republican party mostly is not answer to support d.c. statehood, and tip the scale to democratic senators. maryland republican congressman andy harris who has fought the city's marijuana laws is even more adamant about no d.c. statehood. >> the founding fathers fought very carefully and made sure that the seat of government was not given statehood status and there are very good reasons for it. it's in the constitution and i think they made the right decision. >> in between practicing on this report to give out candy promoting d.c. as the 51st state, bowser said that harris has it wrong. >> a simple act of congress. >> we have to do a lot of education around the country and it's very important. >> reporter: at the maryland delegation breakfast this morning, some delegates, not

thinking d.c. citizens are treated unfairly. >> i do agree that they should have more representation. i do think that that's very difficult for them to have congress deciding major, major decisions on their behalf. >> chris, coming up at 6:00, governor larry hogan, one of the prominent national republican governors is not here. >> reporter: tom, do you think -- is it smart for her to try to make inroads with republicans? because even if d.c. doesn't get statehood, maybe she wins some sort of concessions? >> a congressman from maryland, i asked have you ever met her? he said, no i haven't. she needs to have a bipartisan campaign. she says she will have one. >> all right. d.c. statehood, thank this man right here, tom sherwood. he may have set the ball in

reports all evening. back to you. >> passionate supporter, he is. thank you both. while republicans have their convention, las vegas is getting in on the spotlight as well. hillary clinton spoke at the convention for the american federation of state, county and municipal employees union held in las vegas. she called the first night of the republican convention, quote, surreal. and says it reminded her a lot of the wizard of oz. well, a crazy start to the morning commute. >> the metro tunnel fills with smoke. plus, a man spent huneds of dollars on a high-tech drone but it never arrives in the mail. see what happened after our susan hogan fo un

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fleece blankie here. some of the offices can really seem quite cold. and this afternoon, it's not that hot we're so happy to report that lower humidity is moving in. this is overlooking the national cathedral. you can see the visibilities that have improved. you can see the washington monument. this time of year, it's lost in a thick, summer haze. there it is clearly visible. there's the potomac river. a gorgeous summer under way. first pitch for the nats is at 7:05 as they take on the dodgers. low humidity in place. the full moon up tonight around

so a terrific night for baseball. st. mir wry's county, areas in green in the northern neck of virginia, that's the effect of the big storms around richmond right now. a couple of other minor showers from south of culpeper. those are tracking well away from the metro area. temperatures right now, 89 in washington. over to leesburg and winchester, low and mid-80s around the chesapeake bay. the clouds there as well. and then by 8:00 p.m., nice evening coming up. by dawn tomorrow, low 70s waiting for the metro and the bus. should be a comfortable morning under a clear sky. by noontime, noticeably less humid. upper 80s on wednesday. and then on thursday, the humidity is going to start moving in. temperatures up around 90

and then here comes a heatwave for four days in a row. friday, saturday, sunday, may be near 100 degrees and a chance of afternoon storms on saturday, sunday and monday and then a chance of afternoon storms each of those days. cooler with highs in the low to mid-90s. lauryn ricketts will join us in the next half hour to show us how the humidity levels will be changing. that's the way it looks into thank you, tom. with less than three weeks to go to the summer games, the olympic committee changes the way you may see the opening ceremony. and use of force incidents by the police in the largest county. what the numbers could mean for an increased oversight of the department.

here along a specific section of the track, there are problems after the rails were fixed and those problems don't seem to be

just a short time from now, roll call will begin. fallout remains over the primetime speech by the candidates wife. >> that the only limit to your achievements -- >> is the reach of your dreams. >> -- is the strength of your dreams. >> and your willingness to work hard for them. >> and your willingness to work for them. >> only on news4, we told you earlier about ac problems in the d.c. jail and a daughter of an inmate is demanding answers after her daughter died behind bars. as metro gets ready for a new safetrack surge, problems keep popping up for an area which should have been fixed

already. our adam tuss is looking into it and how the problems are causing delays and what metro is saying about it all. plus, a local man spent hundreds of bucks for a drone that never gets delivered. nbc 4 responds is getting results and learns he's not alone. metro leaders are trying to figure out why there are problems after a safetrack surge. adam tuss is joining us from northeast d.c. what's up with this? >> reporter: that's right, erika, when you ask about it, you take a look up here at the elevated section of track, the signals and switches here are giving metro fixed. track signals and switches malfunctioning time and time again and this is

just went through one of those safetrack shutdowns. riders are getting fed up and metro is not quite sure why it keeps happening. more track work needed in the two weeks since the safety surge ended here. take a look. july 4th, a signal problem. july 5th, switch problem. july 6th, two signal problems. the 8th, a switch problem. the 15th, a signal problem. the 18th, a switch and signal problem. >> it should have been taken care of a long time ago. right now it's a big inconvenience for everybody. >> reporter: a metro chief says, "needless to say, it will remain a priority until we are sure that we are getting a fix." riders who already went through a safetrack surge to fix the

shouldn't be happening. >> they could be doing a better job with the upkeep of the service. >> looking at a train going by, one of the signals along this elevated section of track, things are moving smooth tonight. but coming up in the next hour at 6:00, why the federal government warned metro about this section of track even before safetrack. back to you. >> adam, we'll see you then. metro tells us construction dust led to big issues at the pentagon city issue. dust filled the tunnel just after blue and yellow line riders began their commute. the station had just reopened after being closed for safetrack work service and it wasn't impacted. the fairfax county police department is shedding some light on recent use of force incidents among its officers. 540 times, one of the cases w

department rules. also of note, 40% of cases involved african-americans who make up only 8% of the county's population. the report was released as an effort to be more transparent. in the wake of the 2013 killing of john gear by a police officer. it's a case that could impact the election. the restoration of voting rights for nearly 30,000 convicted felons by governor terry mcauliffe. if upheld, mcauliffe's action could tip virginia in favor of hillary clinton this november with a vote that is traditionally very close in presidential elections, attorneys for the state legislature argued that mcauliffe exceeded his authorities by restoring rights for all felons rather than

case-by-case basis. summer olympics are just over two weeks away and now officials with the olympic international committee are exploring options over doping allegations with russian athletes. the ioc is considering a full ban of the russian team against allowing some russian athletes to compete. a report uncovered a state-run doping scheme by the russians that masked more than 300 positive tests. "sports illustrated" is ready for rio. team usa stars featured on this week's cover already released today. the group includes swimming sensations from our area, bethesda's katie ledecky and michael phelps. the olympics begin august 5th right here on nbc 4. and we are counting down. well, after an 18-inning

marathon game and a much needed day off, the nats are back at it again. >> jay pugh, where are you? >> reporter: erika and jim, that is exactly right. the l.a. dodgers are here for a three-game series. the last time they played in l.a., it was the dodgers that swept the nationals. jim, you mentioned that 18-inning marathon, basically playing back-to-back games. bryce harper was very thankful for the day off. >> it was the first day off in a week. i was able to lay on the couch and do nothing. there's not many days off. it's the first day off in about a week. very nice to be able to get that day off and enjoy it with the family and relax a little bit. >> i commend the scheduling

people because we always talk about them and the thing that i was thinking about yesterday, i'm like, man, scheduling people because if we had to play yesterday, we all would have been spent. sometimes with a game like that, it gives us time to recover and recoup. >> dusty baker is ready for dusty baker bobblehead night at the park. the nats skipper has had dozens of bobble heads. >> my mom cares. she'll let you know if it ain't right. >> she's sort of like this bobblehead and very detailed and too thick in the mouth, glasses, wrist bands, i think she's goin

dusty said and get a free bobblehead. i'm sure nats fans will settle for this and a win against tonight against the dodgers. on news4 at 6:00, the young pitcher who everybody is talking about starting for the nationals. that's all the buzz. erika and jim, back to you. >> after you eat that taco, you get a toothpick. >> everybody wins. >> we love it. thank you, jason. >> thanks, jay. a local filmmaker turns his camera towards d.c.'s football team still to come. a documentary that he hopes to take to a high-profile film festival and how you can help him get there. and a challenge to volkswagen's nearly $16 billion settlement. the new

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d.c. residents concerned about an uptick in crime in the bloomingdale neighborhood can attend a safety walk tonight at 7:00 p.m. many are concerned after a man was fatally shot and killed two blocks from his apartment this month. tonight, starting at 7:00, leaving from the

house, the safety walk begins. the clear the shelters is to help find loving homes for pets in need. i spoke with someone about why this time of year can be difficult for pet adoptions. >> the kitten season has just ended and we have so many kittens available for adoptions. our dog surrenders peak in may and june. we have 130 cats and dogs who need to find homes. >> you can't see him, our main guest, there he is. rhino. he's on my twitter feed. he's up for adoption. we hope we can find him a good home this saturday at the washington human society in washington animal rescue league will waive all of the adoption

to take your pet home that very day. more details in our nbc washington app and on our instagram page. you'll find some of the pets of the week. >> what kind of bone was that? it was bacon or something. coming up, a man spent hundreds on a high-tech drone but it never arrived at his doorstep. nbc 4 responds. find out that he's not the only one. hear what happened after our sues san hogan got involved. a documentary focused on a female football team is near completion. i'm tracee wilkins. we speak with the director who happens to be a waiter here in hyattsville. how you can help. and many of you are sharing your favorite chief zee moments on my facebook page and on nbc washington. the legendary redskins fan passed away today. join the conversation and tell us w

funding fiasco. when the company missed several delivery deadlines, many investors started to worry they'd never get paid for it. consumer reporter susan hogan is joining us now with what she's learned. susan? >> that's right. crowd funding is a great way for start-up companies to develop a product but when an arlington man invested into a company that was developing this really cool mini drone, he says their promises left him grounded. jay is a drone enthusiast. >> now as an adult, we somehow get to fly through the magic of drones. >> reporter: he's flying a drone around a park in reston and something else caught his eye. >> the world's first nano drone. >> reporter: a mini drone that has all of the capabilities of a large drone but this can fit in the palm of your hand.

there was fantastic footage. >> reporter: the company used a crowd funding site to develop the product. jay signed up, paid $260 and was told his new mini drone would be delivered in march. did it get delivered to you in march? >> as of today in july, it still has not been delivered. >> reporter: in fact, abc responds had a couple other complaints from viewers in california who never received their mini drones either, although we did get our hands on one and we found out that ongofly was crashing. other investors angry for not receiving their drones despite repeated promises from the company. the complaints are numerous and many complaining that the battery doesn't hold the charge and it doesn't function the way the company promised and when they called customer service, there was simply no

more than an expensive pursuit. this video explains that they only expected a few thousand requests for their mini drones. instead, they got more than 17,000. >> here we are. nbc 4 responds reached out and although we never reached out, the company reached out to jay and issued him a full refund. the company is addressing concerns regarding its features to it is customers and says that it made a series of updates to its software. the company raised more than $3 million and also says it has now completed shipping out all u.s. orders. if you have a consumer problem you need help solving, tell us about it. open up the nbc

and search responds. >> thank you, susan. all right. turning to the forecast now, tomorrow may be a little bit of a reprieve compared to the rest of the week. >> absolutely. tomorrow and thursday. gorgeous. >> all right. >> low humidity, plenty of sunshine and looking good as we continue through the day. you know, as we go through the weekend, that's when we start to heat up. in fact, temperatures will be in the 100s. how does that sound? it sounds on the warm side. temperatures right now are in the upper 80s. we topped out around the 90-degree mark. this is the current heat index right now. it feels like 90 in d.c. feels like 88 in manassas. and we have some rain moving out of page county on its way south of fredericksburg and that's really about it unless you're into richmond and then

overnight, clear skies. while plenty of sunshine tomorrow, again, with low humidity. by friday, it's downright oppressive. plus, with the humidity, it's going to feel well over 100 degrees. that's friday. 88 for tomorrow. coolest day of the week by far. the nats take on the dodgers tomorrow evening. perfect. pool. wonderful. make sure you grab the sunscreen. last time we had temperatures in the 100-degree mark or over was july 2012. this weekend's forecast is around 100. monday's forecast, around 100 as well. so look at that and we may head to the triple digits for the first time since 2012. but enjoy

because by the time we get into saturday and sunday -- well, really, friday, saturday and sunday. the temperature starts to go up and the humidity starts to build and we have a daily chance of a storm as we go through early next week. >> fantastic. thank you. all right. they are considered one of the best-kept secrets. the d.c. divas are on their way back to another championship this weekend. a filmmaker followed them and he's out of money. tracee wilkins reports he's now hoping for your help to tell their story. >> robert mack is a waiter in the evening. >> very happily by 4:00 p.m. to midnight. >> i came to america to make a film called "fat, sick & nearly dead." >> and then he recited "victorious" on t

football alliance. >> i fell in love with the sidelines. >> we play the game exactly the way the nfl plays the game. the only difference is, we have college rules but everything else is the same. >> reporter: the quarterback for the d.c. divas, the team was featured in the documentary and this was shot last year. they beat the dallas elite. >> the last time we won a championship was 2006. you can imagine what is the chance that a film documentary follows us through the season? >> it will show the gaul tea of the game and how saved it is. that's what i really hope. >> the film needs about $30,000 to complete editing. >> we ran out of money because it's an ambitious film. >> reporter: he's hoping to get the film in the fall and on to distribution.

riveting that it breaks the glass ceiling to see what it is about. if you're interested in getting this movie made, search "vehicle to victorious." tracee wilkins, news4. a crane collapsed on to a bridge. >> and at least five people are hurt. more on the incident that had drivers thinking that they would end up in the water. i'm meagan fitzgerald at the national organization of law enforcement where russell simmons, famous producer and entrepreneur, is speeaking with students before law enforcement officers from around the country take the stage and there'

youth and officers. talking about community involvement, what officers are doing to try to build trust in communities that they are serving and the role that young people can play and what to do when interacting with law enforcement officers. coming up, we'll tell you the message that

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this construction mishap shows that it's a miracle that nobody was hurt. >> a crane crashed on the bridge between new york and new jersey this morning. some drivers came close to serious injury or worse. >> reporter: the 121,000-pound crane was doing routine work, smacking piles into the soil when suddenly it came

down. >> a crane collapse. >> all of a sudden, chaos. >> reporter: one of dozens of drivers who somehow narrowly escaped the collapsing crane. >> i saw a crane coming down and my first thought was i almost hit it. >> reporter: investigators race to the scene and quickly realized their amazing luck. two cars got into minor accidents. >> miraculously, no serious injuries whatsoever. >> reporter: the construction company said it's too soon to know what went wrong but they have eliminated wind or weather as a factor. >> it's a problem with the crane, the hand or operator error. >> reporter: but the governor brushed off any allegation that it's because the bridge is on a tight construction table. >> we will build a bridge safely. we don't have a timetable that

in any way suggests any corners are going to be cut. >> the tampan zee bridge has been under construction for three years now. >> and it will be completed by 2018. a lot of good maryland republicans are here at the rnc but republican governor larry hogan isn't. how is that going over? i'll have the story coming up. plus, plagiarism. >> that you work hard for what you want in life. >> you work hard for what you want in life. >> the potential fallout melania trump's speech. all of this as donald trump's children prepare to take the