controversy in signature style, tweeting a statement from the woman who is taking the blame. all this, as trump's vice presidential pick, governor mike pence prepares to accept his party's nomination and to introduce himself to the rest of the nation. steve handelsman is in cleveland to start off our coverage tonight. hi, steve. >> reporter: schedulewise, donald trump is not expected to formally accept the nomination until the republican national convention climaxes tomorrow night. he flew into cleveland a day early, today, to amp up this party for that event tomorrow night and for the big fight ahead. the republican nominee came to cleveland for a rally with running mate mike pence. >> hopefully we'll do an amazing job and an amazing job for the country, hopefully. >> what begins in cleveland will end in the white

>> reporter: melania trump's speechwriter took the blame for, she said, not noticing michelle obama's quotes in monday night's speech. the speech writer is not fired. donald trump tweeted all press is good press. mike pence addresses the convention tonight, to reassure conservatives about trump. when trump got the nomination last night. >> congratulations, dad. we love you! >> the support from don, ivanka, eric and tiffany trump left an impression about their dad, donald, that lingers with delegates in cleveland. and they hope with voters. >> if the kids who know him the best think that much of him, how can we think less? >> it's refreshing to see family values. that's what we're about as a republican party. >> reporter: eric trump speaks tonight along with the tough primary rival who donald trump used to call lying ted cruz.

>> reporter: across america people will be watching tonight to see if ted cruz gives donald trump an enthusiastic endorsement. i have toll you, there's a question about whether there will be any endorsement from ted cruz. there's a lot more interest in what cruz does here tonight than what mike pence does. back to you. >> he will draw plenty of attention. thanks, steve. here is what we learned so far about meredith macguyver, the woman who took the blame for melania trump's speech. she is a former ballerina who lives in new york city. nbc news has confirmed she is a registered democrat. macguyver works for the trump organization and not the trump campaign. with the primary in the past, donald trump is looking to the general election in november, has yet to make any headway with, according to the

chris lawrence continues our coverage from cleveland with a story about a couple hoping to change that. chris? >> donald trump says latinos love him, that he can make inroads with african-american voters. the poll numbers don't bear that out but we ran into a couple from alexandria who are determined to prove him right. a month ago, bruce cleveland wouldn't have been caught dead in this shirt. now she's hoping to sway more voters his way. were you a trump supporter from the get go? >> no. of course not. at first it seemed like he was a clown. the clown has taken off his makeup and has the real man showing. >> reporter: ruth and her husband came to cleveland, thinking of the things that trump said. building a wall with mexico, banning muslims, how did that initially go over with you? >> at first it was like running your nails down a

and i was repelled by it. >> do you want to know what kind of president he will be? let me tell you how he ran his businesses. >> reporter: the more she heard from trump's family, the more she liked him. >> you saw him as the father, the husband. >> reporter: they believe trump when he tweaked his earlier comments. >> i don't believe that trump meant to louveave out a whole gp of people by saying things about muslims. >> reporter: most minority voters don't buy it. nationally trump is getting 6% of the black vote and 3 out of 4 hispanic voters plan to vote for hillary clinton. >> it makes us know we have a lot more work to do. >> reporter: they plan to knock on neighbors' doors as soon as they get back to alexandria. >> we have to sit down and talk to them, make them see what they've been hearing in the press and from a bunch of n a. ysayers is all wrong. >> reporter: to borrow a pe

fired up and ready to go. boy, the numbers are stacked against them. nearly 2,500 delegates here in cleveland. only about 80 of them are african-american. doreen, back to you. >> chris lawrence in cleveland. thank you, chris. one theme during this year's rnc is our military heroes and honoring our veterans. we've already seen several members of the military speak at the convention throughout the primary. donald trump says he wants to improve the veterans administration. ahead in our next half hour, tom sherwood will look at the military vote, particularly in virginia, where half of federal funds for the state are spent. members of the d.c. chapter of a group called black youth 100. they organized a protest that blocked part of massachusetts avenue in northeast d.c. today. they also blocked the entrance to the legislative office of the fraternal order of police. protesters accuse the organization of actively

opposing legislation, that calls for police accountability and transparency. we've asked for a comment but have not heard back from them yet. >> they came from across the country. black police officers marching to howard university in honor of their fallen colleagues. community members and teenagers joined in to rebuild ties in light of the recent tension and police shootings. news 4's meagan fitzgerald is live in howard university. meagan? >> doreen, these officers were in town to participate in a conference. we're told this march was particularly important for them and for many community members who watched this morning, they say it's a gesture they believe will go far. the recent tragedies in dallas and baton rouge are just reminders of how dangerous policing can be. >> lord, we thank you for this gathering. >

law enforcement officers, those lives were remembered. >> there's one blue single candle that commemorates the loss of the guys in dallas, the guys over in louisiana and then most recently the young captain over in kansas city, kansas. >> reporter: the last five days, these officers from around the country have had conversations about how to restore trust in some communities. >> we've made mistakes. that we haven't been as good as we should have been with developing those relationships. >> we're at a time in our country where we've all got to come together. we've heard that over and over. >> reporter: this morning over 1,000 officers, community leaders and teenagers marched together to show their commitment to each other. >> it's better for us to come together. >> they're taking the lead. they're letting the community know that we want to deal with this. >> reporter: most would agree that there's still more work thatne

hopeful that working together will create a safer society for all. >> love one another. treat each other with respect and understand how important law enforcement is and how much we all rely on it. >> we live in the same communities that we police. these communities are important to us. they're more important now than ever. >> that five-day conference ends tonight. jim, we're told there's a red carpet dinner for the officers to participate in. >> meagan, thank you. weather now. storms last night. but, boy, do we have some nasty stuff coming our way in the way of heat and humidity. crews in silver spring took out heavy equipment today, toppled trees, damaging homes in the four corners area. fire department says some homes were also damaged by lightning. no reports of anybody being injured. amelia draper joins us now to tell us it's going to get really hotr

>> you got it. the heat moves in friday. we're talking about extreme ly hot, record-breaking temperatures over the weekend. dangerously hot. overnight tonight and tomorrow morning, mainly clear skies. all in all, not that bad. 8:00 pm around 82 degrees. still warm. we're in the 70s. we'll start the day off tomorrow around 74 degrees at 7:00 am in washington. 60s in the suburbs. pretty nice during the evening hours. we workarm up quickly. highs in the low 90s. after that, it will start to feel like triple digits. i'll let you know how long it will be dangerously hot in my full forecast. doreen? >> see you in a few minutes. thanks, amelia. violent attack caught on camera. d.c. police released the video, hoping someone will recognize the suspects. it happened may 30th at

mapleview place. the suspects and victim appeared to share a friendly greeting. seconds later there's an all-out attack. the victim was knocked to the ground, punched and kicked. the suspect got away with his wallet, his phone and his passport. power issues kept metro from doing any physical work on the tracks at the start of this latest safe track surge. that happened this morning. the latest round focuses on the silver and orange lines between boston and east falls church. they had to switch power to certain sections of the tracks which meant work crews had to be kept clear of the tracks for safety reasons. that issue was repaired after 10:00 this morning, after the rush hour. trains will be single tracking between the two stations for the next 12 days. attacked on the streets of d.c. how a good samaritan stepped in to help a man moments after he was robbed

this tree tears down phone and power lines in last night's storm. ahead, how it caused a close call for one bethesda couple. so many people come here through the dulles toll road every day. are these tolls being paid illegally and going to the silver line when it shouldn't? a new

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a giant tree came within a few feet of destroying a couple's home. that wasn't the only close call in a bethesda neighborhood hit hard by those storms last night. chris gordon is live with a closer look at some of the damage. chris? >> reporter: this tree has closed this street all day. it nearly hit the home of a bethesda couple. tree crews could only clear part of this giant branch. it's bigger than many trees in the neighborhood. it was torn down when the storm hit bethesda last night. power and phone lines are strewn across the drive. >> all of a sudden, we had about 30 seconds of huge flashes and incredible thunder. and i heard the snap.

it was like a bomb had gone off. >> peter dolan and his wife were in the upstairs bedroom of their home when the branch hit the gutter on the corner of his roof. >> i can't overemphasize how fortunate i feel. had this tree been maybe ten feet farther to the left into our house, it would have seriously damaged not just the roof but the structure as well. >> few blocks away, the storm caused another close call. lightning struck the siding this house on snow point drive, setting it on fire. robin wexler, who lives across the street, tells me neighbors put the flames out with a fire extinguisher. >> they told me last night, the policemen and firemen told me last night this house could have blown up, had they not put the fire out, and taken some houses next door with it. >> no one was home at the time that lightning struck this house. 14-year-old jonathan mazen, who lives across the street, was on his phone, looking out of his

from the sky and it my window turn completely white t looked like it hit kind of the street and that house over there. >> some people say they've not been this scared by a storm since the derecho. that was four years ago. that's the latest in bethesda. back to you. >> thanks, chris. rough day for people trying to catch a flight on southwest airlines. long, long lines are caused by a computer glitch. shomari stone at the airport with reactions from some on the passenger list. shomari? >> i'm here at reagan national airport. it is quite a mess. take a look at these delays on this board right here. you move a little to the right, also several delays. a lot of folks here are wondering what isgo

an announcement moments ago on the p.a. system basically telling passengers that the system is gone again. take a walk with me over here. go to the southwest airlines website and it says we're working hard to get you where you want to be. but the system is down right now. now, a lot of folks tell me that they're trying to get home. this computer system glitch has caused a lot of emotions at reagan national airport. computer issues grounded southwest flights for about an hour nationwide. southwest airline officials say there were issues as a result of an outage on multiple systems. back here at regulagan national folks are waiting to see if their flights are going to take off. back to you. >> shomari stone at reagan national airport.

have you been ifpaying tolls illegally? that's the focus of a new lawsuit. it's also putting the washington airports authority under the microscope. adam tuss is along the toll road with details. hi, adam. >> reporter: hey, doreen. this lawsuit claims hundreds of millions of dollars should go back into those who paid the tolls here. should your toll money be used to fund metro? drivers are split on that issue. >> i'm not a metro person. i don't like taking the metro. >> if it reduced traffic that would be a good thing especially for residents in this area. >> reporter: airports authority which operates the dulles toll road is using to

help fund the silver line and attorney robert cynkar says it's wrong. >> money is being taken from folks for mode of transportation that they're not using and never used. that seems unfair to folks. >> reporter: hundreds of millions of dollars, he says, should go back into pockets of every driver who has used the dulles toll road in recent years. he's also taking aim at the airports authority which he says has no true oversight. >> if they take money from you, you get to vote the bums out if you don't like what they're doing. this authority is structured to be independent from all other forms of government. they have no check on them. no one can vote them out. they're like little emperors within the facility. >> reporter: they're not elected but are appointed by the u.s. president, governors of maryland and virginia and the mayor of d.c. they declined comment on this case because it's angoing legal matter. the toll has risen to $2.

at the off-ramps. no plan to increase tolls until 2019 at the earliest. we should say that th is not the first time that they have faced a lawsuit like this. all the previous attempts have been unsuccessful. this one, guys, goes directly after the authority itself. that is new. back to you. >> thanks, adam. traffic already bad. but it could get worse because of a new casino that's about to open in national harbor. what level are you on? >> level eight. >> level eight. >> have you heard about this pokemon craze? it's everywhere. even here in fairfax county. i'm david culver. just ahead how local police and some local leaders are trying to make it as safe as can be. did you catch one? >>

temps in the 80s. official high today 89 degrees so a break. not by much but a break from the 90s. 87 in rothville and mainly clear skies. checking the rain to the south. very heavy rain. you can see the immediate area, completely dry. this weekend looking mainly dry. big focus will be on the heat. and not just hot but dangerously hot. 8:00 pm, around 81 degrees. keeping it completely dry. clear skies overnight. nice if you're taking the dog out later tonight. 10:00 pm, temperature around

degrees. all in all tomorrow the weather is having a low impact on your thursday. plenty of sunshine. hot, not too humid and completely day for thursday during the morning, midday, afternoon and evening hours. hour by hour throughout the day tomorrow, 7:00 am, 72 degrees by lunchtime. we're in the upper 80s. not too bad if you want to have lunch outdoors. 4:00, 92 degrees. really nice pool day tomorrow. by 8:00 pm in the evening not bad if you want to fire up the grill, eat outdoors. 85 at that point. pool forecast looking great. sun screen. friday, heat starts to move in. still a good pool day. saturday a chance of a late-day shower or thunderstorm. sunday record heat. it might be too hot for some of us at the pool or whatever your outdoor plans may be over the weekend. here we see the numbers. because of the heat, it is a storm team four weather alert day friday, saturday,

monday. 99 degrees friday. saturday, sunday and monday, we're forecasting high temperatures in the triple digits. coming up, the next time you see me i'll be talking about how much hotter the will make it fee feel. >> thanks, amelia. team coverage of the republican national convention continues with a live report on the last-minute preps. also, growing speculation on hillary clinton's selection for vice president. what senator tim kaine just said about his chances. risky ride, what one driver admits to doing moments before crashing into a police cruiser in maryland. >> reporter: aaa says maryland is getting this portion of the beltway all wrong and it's

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biggest night so far of his political career. tonight indiana governor mike pence will accept the republican nomination for vice president. >> marquee speaker tonight. our coverage from the republican national convention continues now. chris lawrence and tom sherwood live in cleveland. hi, guys. >> reporter: hey, doreen. tom has been working his sources within the virginia delegation as we prepare for probably the second most important night of this convention. take a look. governor mike pence is the headliner. he will wrap it up tonight. we'll hear from newt gingrich as well as three men who trump defeated in the republican primary. of course, his son, eric trump as well. little more information about what we're going to

marco rubio will do a video message. newt gingrich calling the bush family childish. and ted cruz may be signaling it's okay to get on board and support trump. eric trump said he didn't use a speech writer, that he wrote every word himself, that he's going to speak from the heart and talk about why his father is running for president. >> there are a lot of deals that get made. a lot of inroads and contacts that get made at big events like this. >> there are. everybody comes here to work both the local and national issues. but presidential politics is about big national issues. military spending is both. >> you'll hear a lot of

in this particular campaign. >> reporter: first, district virginia congressman rob whitman who knows a thing or two about the military. his district runs from naval operations norfolk to military-rich northern virginia in prince william county. >> voters need to be thinking about national security and what we need to do to protect this nation and rebuild military readiness that's been lost over the past seven years. >> national defense is a big issue in virginia. 50% of federal spending is spend by the military. much of it in northern virginia. >> it helps our nation, to build the ships and the aircraft, to do the things we need to do. it also helps virginia. one goes hand in hand with the other. >> virginia delegates mirror the republican national position, that democrats are just not pro defense. or good in other issues. >> we have to correct our course, hold people accountable, strong families, good

strong defense. >> a member of the armed services committee in congress since 2007. a vital spot for protecting the defense industry. lsz on the offense here in another battle. he is running for governor in next year's elections. the congressman is running for governor. every governor, republican, democrat, they know that military spending in virginia is a huge, huge issue. >> affects soec s so many. >> exactly. >> reporter: tom later tonight will be diving into some of the stepped-up security procedures that are going to into affect for the big day tomorrow. of course, we'll keeping our eye on what happens outside the arena with protests. we'll be facebooking, posting, tweeting all night. please follow us. we'll be back for news 4 at 11:00. >> thank you, chris and tom. can you see some of the wildest m

history on your phone from the 16-day marathon dnc in 1884 to the flag burning in 1984. >> democratic national convention is just five days away. speculation about hillary clinton's vice presidential pick is wrramping up. senator tim kaine is on the short list. today virginia chamber of commerce. our northern verirginia bureau chief asked kaine when he expects to hear. >> you know, it's -- i guess all i can say is i went through the process in 2008 so i kind of know the rhythm of it. and i'm glad that i do. a decision is very late. i don't expect a decision will be made till -- and announced until the weekend between the two conventions. >> expected t

in florida. senator kaine told julie he has not bought any plane tickets. police body cam video captured the crash. the driver told officers he was playing the popular game behind the wheel when he side swiped them monday morning. on camera, he can be heard saying that's what i get for playing this dumb game. the driver will be charged with distracted driving. it's just one of many stories nationwide that fairfax county leaders hosting an event about that game. bureau reporter david culver has been brushing up on his pokemon skills, joining us in chantilly. david? >> i go

make you feel like you were here. 300 people have passed through these doors since 10:00 this morning, first of its kind. local government, local police teaming up to host this event, despite all the issues we told you about, police here support it so long as you abide by the law. inside the sully district all on their phone. that's to be expected. here, police working with local leaders to warn how such an innocent game can be dangerous. >> respect each other, monuments. don't trespass. have fun. >> reporter: that's why this group is here. officers and community even bonding over the game. >> i'm on level seven. >> i just got to level six. >> reporter: supervisor kathy smith helped to put together this event. >> police have been getting called. this way they can talk to kids and adults face to face and give them advice on how to play

game safely. >> reporter: young nate and his sister tried to explain to me how it work. >> tap on them and spin them. there's a coin within the game. >> what can you buy with those coins? >> some of the names tough to pronounce. >> frita tchtata. i don't know. >> i've had that for breakfast. it's great. what made you guys get into this? >> my childhood. >> army recruiters were battling it out to win the gym. how does this compare, the fight you're battling here, with your real-life training? >> no. >> it's more fun. >> just as our interview wrapped, they got bad news. >> i lost two. >> reporter: is that because of me? they lost their gem. >> we can take it back.

hours i was here tau, messing up peoples games, which is why i was not playing that here. they had an outage here, nationwide really, about 2 1/2 hours t came up an hour ago. they are expecting to continue to play this until 10:00 tonight. you have a couple of hours after the show to get here. >> we'll be right there. >> i'm impressed to see so many people out there, david, to learn about pokemon safety. >> reporter: exactly. at least they're outside is what police are saying, and enjoying the outdoors and doing so under police supervision. all for good cause. >> thank you. david culver. still ahead, rescued by a good samaritan. aftermath of a dramatic attack that played out in the district. high-profile death at a resort in disney. why the victim's family is not taking legal action in the wake of a deadly alligator attack. and high temps this weekend around 100 degrees.

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a man with a knife was trying to rob the victim. one witness ran over to stop the attack as another shot the video on his cell phone, on massachusetts avenue in northwest right across from the marriott marquis. that robber is still on the loos loose. >> family of a toddler killed by an alligator at disney world is not going to sue the result. it happened, pardon me, last month outside the grand floridian hotel. an alligator grabbed 2-year-old lane graves and grabbed him into a lagoon. the boy's body was not recovered until the next day. his parent live in nebraska and released a stant

with each passing day but they want to focus on the future health of their family and they are not going to file a lawsuit. they plan to set up a foundation in the name of the child. >> one of the biggest bottlenecks on the beltway. some worry it will only get worse when

local landmark in prince georges county is also one of the most congested sections in the beltway. more and more cars use it every day. aaa is warning it's about to get worse. tracee wilkins is there now to explain why. now aaa is reporting that it is increasing. people have been saying it for years. traffic is bad. when mgm

>> i'm sure it will get worse. >> in maryland they built everything now and worry about the roads later. >> people have been saying for years, people that live in the area, there's much more traffic, much more gridlock, much more congestion. it was not a figment of their imagination. >> reporter: according to a new report by aaa, there's been an increase in the number of vehicles in the last seven years. >> now that spot is a bottleneck. the big question is what happens when the casino comes online? >> any concern about traffic getting around this area? >> i don't know if i would say concern is the right word. i would say we'll be paying close attention. >> congestion is a sign that national harbor is a success. >> i think that what aaa is saying is that this is a major destination area for the state of maryland. i think that's the way we need to

>> reporter: county officials say they are diligently working on ways to mitigate the traffic headache. >> new transit line is going to be coming here to sort of move people around that way. >> reporter: the new bus line that will connect national harbor to alexandria. they say more public transit will be needed. >> national harbor will become a place nobody wants to go because of all the gridlock and sitting in incessant bumper-to-bumper traffic. >> reporter: of course, that's something that the county nor mgm wants to see happen here. they are working with the state to come up with a good plan. aaa is saying maryland needs to follow maryland's example and come up with alternative routes and increase public transit to mgm national harbor casino. i'm tracee wilkins. back to you all in the studio. >> tracee, thank you. this saturday is our second annual clear the shelters event. 40 nbc and telemundo stations are teaming up to

pets in need. washington humane society and animal rescue league brought in a dog named snow, left on the streets of d.c. and had to get used being around people. shelters will be waving or discounting their adoption fees this saturday. so, if you don't have a dog, what kind would be the best for your family? we have a quiz to help you narrow down your choices in the nbc washington app. what a great project that is saturday. >> keep those dogs inside this weekend. we're talking about high temperatures around and above 100 degrees. we haven't hit 100 degrees since 2012. we're talking about record-breaking heat. tomorrow is kind of the transition day. at least we ease into the 90s on our thursday. low 90s tomorrow. touch warmer than today. weather alert days friday through monday because of the

weekend. monday as well. with the heat and humidity, there is a chance for some scattered late day thunderstorms friday, saturday, sunday and monday. it looks like the best chance of rain is later in the day on monday. next week, it's still hot. even as we cool down a little bit. normally our high should be around 89 degrees. that's exactly what we hit today. currently in the low to mid 80s. 86 in washington, 81 in gaithersburg. 91 in leesburg. plenty of sunshine. the heat tomorrow not a problem. we start to move into friday, use caution outdoors, drink plenty of water. dangerously hot saturday and sunday. it will feel like temperatures are closer to 105 during the afternoon hours, potentially a little warmer. 101 monday and then mid 90s by tuesday. wednesday, mid 90

upper 90s. doreen and van? >> here we go. coming up in sports, nats keep losing to the manager's former team. the interesting perspective 'ssty baker wife has on that

dodgers have the nats number, so it seems. >> middle game of this series. payback is on the mind already for the nats. how can they be so concerned with the losing streak when they only dropped two in a row? to find the answer you have to look further back when they were swept by the dodgers in l.a. last month. against the team they're facing tonight they're 0-4 this season. that sticks in the craw of manager dusty baker. >> they won some very close games. some weird outcomes in l.a. they had that lineup. i really don't like my former

i told my wife that. she said you've been on so many teams, you don't like anybody. >> orioles manager buck showalter is sick to his stomach. not just because the birds are only up half a game in the division. actually sick, many o's hit with the flu bug. birds missed some power because of the virus. machado started feeling ill last night and won't start either. weders missed a game with a foot injury and could be used in an emergency situation. is it possible for contract negotiations to end with everybody happy? yes, it is, say the caps. star winger, $13.75 million. mojo was a restricted free agent coming off one of his best

game winners. johansson is just 25 years old. might seem hard to believe. he has been around so long. this will be his seventh season with the caps. lucky number seven, we hope, making 4.5 million for each year of the deal. bittersweet moment for those who rocked -- special place for former cap fan favorite eric fehr. he is a pittsburgh penguin and did help them win the stanley cup this season and had his day with the cup in his hometown. bless his heart. camp day at verizon center. trying to stop a five-game skid. gnat tasha cloud takes it to the hit. boom. takes the hit. makes the basket. fourth quarter now, four-point game. less than a minute to play. new york ball. brittany boyd

defender. dropped six straight. we told you about the passing of legendary chief fan with proceeds going to williams' family. we have a link in our nbc washington app. just such chiefs z. gordon will get behind the wheel for the next two races to help a friend. gordon will race dale earn haha jr.'s number eight car and next weekend at pocono raceway. earnhardt has been dealing with concussion-like symptoms. he will be able to rest easy knowing he's handing his keys to a driver who has five brickyard and six pocono wins. team owner rick hendrik helped

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tonight, tonight, taking the fall, after 38 hours of trump campaign denials, a trump staffer comes clean publicly over the melania plagiarism bombshell after the campaign takes a dark turn, repeated calls to put hillary clinton in prison, even linking her to the devil. tonight, trump's running mate overshadowed steps into t spotlight. dangerous heat alert for 50 million people. for some, it's a matter of life and death. downfall of a tv titan, sources tell nbc news roger ailes will soon be ousted in the wake of a sexual harassment lawsuit. dramatic rescue caught on camera. good samaritans stand together to save a driver trapped. and thanks for the laughs from "happy days," "laverne &