>> announcer: "news4 midday" begins with breaking news. breaking news now, a man was arrested inside the trump international hotel. >> according to police, he was making some kind of threats. they decided to search his car. inside they found multiple guns. news4's darcy spencer kicking off our team coverage, live on pennsylvania avenue. hi there, darcy. >> reporter: good morning. we're here across the street from trump international hotel. i can tell you it is business as usual today here just blocks away from the white house. at this hour, we're awaiting a press conference from d.c.'s police chief. as soon as that press conference gets

to you live. sources tell nbc news that this man who drove here from pennsylvania is apparently a trump supporter and did not mean to harm the president. let's show you some video of a security guard posted out front of the hotel this morning. there is heightened security here. the suspect in this case, brian mulls, is from he hedenboro, pennsylvania. police received information that he was here in washington apparently at the hotel and had weapons. police found a gun and a rifle inside his vehicle outside of the hotel, along with 90 rounds of ammunition. now, he's been charged with carrying a pistol without a license and possession of unregistered ammunition. now, police say this man is a veteran. let's hear some reaction from people we spoke to outside the hotel. >> we were trying to go to the tower to look at the

they said it was closed today. they made maybe tomorrow. but we're leaving today. >> reporter: so you don't get to see the tower. >> no. >> reporter: do you think it had anything to do with this? >> i thought maybe. >> it's kind of alarming. they probably haven't caught ten others, that's probably the one they caught. you have to keep your eyes open and stay alert and be safe. >> reporter: again, the suspect in this case is under arrest. we are awaiting a press conference from the police chief. we'll bring that to you live as soon as it happens. we'll send it back to you. >> darcy spencer live on pennsylvania avenue. mark segraves is standing by for that press conference. we'll check with him as soon as it begins. this whole situation is very breaking. brian mulls is from pennsylvania. he is the suspect. he was arrested at trump international hotel overnight, police finding multiple guns, a gone and a

his car. mulls is a military veteran. we're working to find out the details and as soon as we do, they'll be coming to our nbc washington app. the associated press reports that president trump is expected to withdraw the u.s. from the paris climate agreement. nearly 200 nations, including the u.s., agreed two years ago to voluntarily reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change. the president tweeted he will announce his decision in the next few days. but this is the russia investigation that continues to cloud the trump administration. news4's tracie potts has the latest. >> reporter: from the white house, no confirmation and no denial that adviser and son-in-law jared kushner tried to use a secret secure line to russia. instead, this. >> in general terms, back channels are an appropriate part of diplomacy. >> reporter: sean spicer's days at the podium

white house. communications director mike dubke resigned on tuesday as the white house team struggled to answer questions. >> these are substantive questions that have very little to do with containing political fallout. >> reporter: two former campaign officials including ousted campaign manager corey lewandowski were seen outside the white house. former national security adviser mike flynn, who originally took the fifth, has agreed to provide some documents to the congressional investigative committees. >> mike cohen is in potential jeopardy. >> reporter: investigators want a list of his russian contacts. now a senior intelligence official tells nbc that one of our allies, germany, wants nothing to do with u.s. intelligence on the upcoming

they're looking into whether russia might try to interfere. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. we want to get back to the news about the man arrested inside the trump international hotel. we're standing by from a press conference at d.c. police headquarters right now. >> mark segraves is there. we're told the police chief is walking out. we'll start with the mayor. >> i'm muriel bowser, i'm mayor of washington, d.c. i'm here at the metropolitan police department's headquarters in washington. and i want to provide a brief update on a disturbing incident that occurred in the nation's capital last night but was resolved quickly and peacefully. shortly after 1:00 a.m. this morning, the metropolitan police department responded to the trump international hotel at the old post office building for the report of a firearm inside a vehicle of a hotel guest. upon arrival at the hotel, mpd were able to speak

vehicle owner, and 43-year-old brian mulls of edenboro, pennsylvania was arrested. police officers recovered firearms and ammunition from the vehicle. i want to thank the officers who responded for their prompt response to this incident involving an individual with an illegal firearm in the nation's capital. we also appreciate the coordinated efforts of the secret service in this effort. this incident was resolved without use of force and for that we are grateful for the work done by all of our law enforcement officers and the intelligence gathering that led them there. today's incident is an important reminder that when you see something, it is important to say something to an official. here in the district we take very seriously when anyone threatens the use of harm in our city. and the chief wl

>> good morning. thank you for coming on short notice. we have from the secret service deputy special agent mike ball, my assistant chief for homeland security, jeff carroll, and the first district manager morgan cain that are behind me. this morning the mpd and secret service received information from the pennsylvania state police department that an individual adult male was traveling to the district of columbia, possibly the trump hotel, armed with weapons. pennsylvania state police had received this information from a tip, and they acted very quickly to share that information with us. they provided, pennsylvania state provided the suspect's name and a description of the vehicle. mpd and secret service immediately responded and contacted the hotel security at the trump hotel, who located the vehi

the mpd's explosive ordnance unit responded to the scene and found no hazardous materials. an ar-15 assault rifle and .40 caliber handgun were recovered from the vehicle. after further investigation, officers discovered the individual from the tip who had checked himself into the trump hotel at approximately 0100 hours or 1:00 a.m. in the morning. and as the mayor mentioned, 43-year-old brian mulls of edenboro, pennsylvania was located in the hotel and arrested and charged with carrying a pistol without a license and possession of unregistered ammunition. i would like to thank the secret service, special operations division, and the officers of the first district for bringing this potentially tragic situation to a peaceful end. more importantly,

tipster who came forward in the state of pennsylvania and notified authorities. we say it all the time, the best way to prevent a disaster, when you see something, to say something. and i think this illustrates how see something, say something actually works. i'll ask mike ball from the secret service to come up. and then we can take any questions that you all have. mike? >> thank you, chief. good morning, everyone. earlier this morning, based on information provided by a concerned citizen and from the trump international security staff, agents from the secret service washington field office and officers from the metropolitan police department responded to the trump international hotel. we received information that there was a vehicle traveling to washington, d.c. with weapons in his vehicle. secret service agents and mpd officers immediately responded to the trump hotel. an investigation determined

the suspect posed no immediate threat. a comprehensive investigation is being done. secret service relies heavily on its strong relationship with the metropolitan and all of our law enforcement partners. the department of homeland security is committed to a see something, say something campaign. we encourage all citizens to report all suspicious behavior to law enforcement. this investigation remains ongoing. thank you. [ inaudible question ] >> we'll do a thorough investigation as to why this guy was coming to the district of columbia armed with these weapons. i can tell you this, i was very concerned about this circumstance, a very peculiar circumstance. and i believe that the officers and our federal partners and in particular the tipster coming forward averted a potential

capital. >> reporter: have you had a chance to talk with the man, can you characterize whether he's helpful and whether he's said anything that would indicate a motive? >> i can say he is being interviewed and he has been sharing information. >> reporter: what was the original tip other than he had guns in the car and that he was here in the city? >> i can't get into that detail. when the court documents are presented, you may be able to get more of that information. i don't want to say anything that would impact the case we have against this guy. >> reporter: will he make cutoff today? >> that i don't know. >> reporter: the original information that came out of your office was that he had made threats. are you now saying -- were there threats made to anybody? >> at this point we don't have enough information to charge him with making threats. >> reporter: you avoided a potential disaster or tragedy -- >> you've been listening to a news conference at d.c.

headers with police chief peter newsham and mayor muriel bowser. the big thing that came out of this news conference was they received tips from a concerned citizen and the pennsylvania state police. >> this started at 12:30 this morning, and within 30 minutes or so, police were able to respond and get to the hotel and make the arrest. they searched his car, they found a lot of ammunition, a glock pistol. police say they averted a potential disaster in the district of columbia. a lot of details remain unclear, we're still trying to figure out what threatening remarks he had made. >> the secret service is interviewing that suspe andct

good morning. temperatures are quickly warming up. we're in the low 70s now. the fog from this morning still leaving a bit of a haze out there. overall, mostly cloudy skies right now. no rain yet, this afternoon we expect a couple of thunderstorms to develop. elsewhere we're looking mostly at the mid- to low 70s. we'll be getting into the 80s today. expect the low 80s this af

couple of thunderstorms developing. otherwise we have big changes, with increasing rain chances into the weekend. i'll show you that forecast, coming up. >> sheena, thank you. we're trying to find out whether a severe storm in virginia was a tornado. the national weather service could make that call today. >> folks we spoke to said it felt like a tornado moved through their neighborhood, tearing down trees and knocking out electricity. justin finch is live with more. >> reporter: the progress is continuing this morning, a far cry from what we saw several hours ago when the big branches off that tree all but covered the front steps of this mobile home here. the guy who lives here is happy to see things getting back to

normal. the strength of several saws called upon to cut off what came down, a tall tree that crashed onto the roof, the big branches falling on the front steps of this winchester area mobile home. the owner says his friend is the only person who was there. she was shaken but unhurt. nearby, neighbors say they saw the skies change. >> i saw the wind blowing, it was scary. >> the next thing i knew, it was all white. >> reporter: carol clarke called up her sister who was across town. >> i'm scared now, so i ran to the phone and called barbara. >> i said just go to the bathroom and stay in the bathroom. normally that's the safest place, if you don't have a basement. >> reporter: carol and barbara are nearby neighbors who were glad to be spared heavy damage. they believe the system, with its heavy winds,

ripped through their trees, which fell below. barbara raced home. >> there was vehicles, your fire department, your rescue squad. >> reporter: emergency response from frederick county. neighbors say crews worked for hours to clear roads and restore electricity. as you can see, they're getting a large part of that tree off this mobile home here. county officials left here a short time ago, saying they were amazed, they dodged an actual bullet, saying the storm could have been much worse. it appears to have been hyperlocalized off this eastern stretch of route 7. they're glad to report no injuries at this time. as you mentioned, the next step here is figuring out just what this was, a tornado, a microburst, or perhaps something else. i'm justin finch, back to you. >> all right, justin, thank you. you might not see bryce harper for a few games. th

his four-game suspension. you'll remember this, major league baseball find him for this fight. the giants pitcher threw a 98-mile-per-hour ball at harper on monday. it was an all-out brawl, everyone's throwing punches. strickland also facing a suspension, a six-game suspension for him. he's also appealing it. that means both players can keep playing until the league makes a final decision. if you use amtrak to travel between d.c. up to new york, better be prepared for fewer trips this summer. that's because amtrak is doing repairs in the northeast corridor. it will start july 10th and run through september 1st. that means three round trip trains will be eliminated during that time. right now, the orlando international airport running as normal this morning, but chaos broke out last night when 26-year-old michaelet

gun at police. they say he told them to shoot him. the gun turned out for fake. he was taken into custody and is currently undergoing a mental health evaluation. this next story always brings me anxiety. kits across the nation gearing up for the scripps national spelling bee. coming up, we'll test eun yang's skills when it comes to commonly misspelled words around our area. vo: at dominion, we have a long history of providing reliable energy and that'll never change. what is changing, is our name to dominion energy. it's a reflection of our commitment to energy innovation and renewable sources like solar, wind... and cleaner energy like natural gas. and we'll continue to innovate, upgrade technology, protect our environment and serve our communities. dominion energy. more than a new name, a new way of seeing energy. me to listen carefully. i'm ralph northam,aught

asked me to support an assault weapons ban and close the gun show loophole, i took on the fight. i saw what those weapons can do as an army doctor during the gulf war. now, i'm listening carefully to donald trump, and i think he's a narcissistic maniac. whatever you call him, we're not letting him bring his hate into virginia.

we want to wish everyone the best of luck, those who are competing in the scripps national spelling bee. >> take a deep breath, you'll get through it. the finals are in national harbor tomorrow. if you want to play along, we've got some words that you can work on. >> uh-oh. >> google is putting this list together of the most misspelled words in every state. in d.c., ninety is one of those words. in maryland, it's special. >> that i don't understand. >> me neither. you live in maryland. >> i'm from maryland. i don't know. we've got to work on that. >> virginia, this is my home, so delicious is the most misspelled. >> i eat so much, i know how to spell that one. i got that one. >> google put its list together based on anyone who is searching how to spell and then of course the word that follows. i like this one out of wisconsin, what do you think it is? >> cheese?

>> that's good. >> that would be bad. >> it's actually wisconsin. >> that's sad. that is sad. >> we're just used to everyone else spelling things for us, we have auto correct and spell check. >> what are some of the toughest meteorological words? >> "meteorology." >> you can at least break down the forecast. >> sometimes back in the day, not anymore, i would spell stuff wrong on my graphics. >> not anymore, never, right? >> i like that. it gives me confidence for the next time. any hoo, i hope nothing is spelled wrong on this, i hope i didn't spell anything wrong. >> looks like it's all good. >> good, thank you. we have 80s today. this afternoon, it will be getting warm. thunderstormser

in mind, you might be running into some of them. sunshine to end out the week. tomorrow and friday looking really good. then we go into the weekend, and the rain chances will be going up. here is a live look at the radar. we're drive right now. we have some clouds left over mostly south of the district, we had fog earlier. we're still under a pretty unstable atmosphere, some showers and storms in west virginia making their way this directi direction. we'll be watching this afternoon. 72 in the district, 75 in frederick, manassas at 73. quantico 70. we'll be warming up big time, later this afternoon. if you're walking the dog or need one to walk, this one is available at the rescue line, if you want to adopt a dog, he's available. 4:00 p.m., we're in the low 80s. chance of a thunderstorm increases later this afternoon. 76 by 7:00 p.m. with some of that rain-cooled air around. here's future weather. we go from 5 to 7:00 p.m. that's when the chance of storm increases. looks mainly south of the

little bit farther north. 82 for a high temperature today. chance of those afternoon storms coming up. we'll take a look at the nice weather for the end of the week and rain for the weekend, straight ahead. meantime we're still following the breaking news from the trump hotel this morning. >> an update on the arrest there when "news4 midday" continues.

>> announcer: "news4 midday" begins with breaking news. welcome back. we want to go back to darcy spencer who is on that breaking news story. police arrested a man with guns at the trump international hotel. >> police and secret service worked together to quickly catch that man. darcy is live outside the hotel right now. darcy, we heard the chief a short time ago say they avoided what they believe could have been a potential disaster in the district. what else are you learning? >> reporter: that's exactly right. that press conference with the mayor and the chief of police just wrapped up a short time ago over at d.c. police headquarters. i'm over here at the hotel. i can tell you that the hotel is open, it's business as usual. some interesting information coming out at that press conference. we still don't really know what the suspect had in mind. earlier we were told he had made threats. but then again we were told he's a trump supporter and wanted to protect the president. here is some of the

press conference. local police here in d.c. got a tip from state police in pennsylvania that this man was heading to d.c. with weapons. now, police found his vehicle in the trump international hotel garage. inside that vehicle they found an ar-15 rifle, a .40 caliber handgun as well as 90 rounds of ammunition. bryan moles is the suspect's name. he was arrested on gun and ammunition charges. moles is a veteran, we understand, from edinboro, pennsylvania, 260 miles away from washington. let's hear what the chief had to say at the press conference when news4's pat collins asked him about a potential motive in this case. >> i can tell you this. i was very concerned about this circumstance, very peculiar circumstance. and i believe that the officers and our federal partners and in particular the tipster coming forward averted a potential disaster here in our

>> reporter: the chief also said at this point they do not have enough information to charge the suspect with making threats. again, that's the key. we want to find out what he exactly had in mind when he came to washington, checked in at the trump international hotel. we understand the rifle was in plain view, the other gun was in his glove compartment. we're told he's cooperating with law enforcement and could be in court as early as later this afternoon. >> darcy, thank you. a cabdriver is due in court tomorrow to face charges of sexual abuse and kidnapping. a woman claims yared geremew mekonnen raped her in his kaberca cab early sunday morning. documents say another driver heard the woman screaming and was able to force the cab to stop at 16th and

northwest. mekonnen told police he didn't do anything to the woman. news4's darcy spencer will have more on this story on the nbc washington app. police want you to look at this image right here. they say if you see anything suspicious like this, containers like this while you're out for a walk or just out with kids, be careful. maryland capitnational capital police say that they could cause an explosion. inside, a mixture of water, drain cleaner and aluminum foil. they were found in germantown at the stream valley park. police warn if you find anything similar, don't touch it, just call them. if you live in d.c. and want a private security camera but can't afford it, the district has a new program to help. mayor muriel bowser just launched a new voucher program to get a free private security camera system. you either have to rent or own property in the district and receive public assistance from one of five

private security initiative incentive program last year. today, attorneys will continue questioning prospective jurors for the trial that centers around a facebook live video. minnesota police officer enginegeronimo yanez was involva shooting. defense attorneys want to hearing that the shooter had a legal permit to carry the weapon. still to come, we're highlighting another contender. >> see what's on the menu on the front porch at evening star and out of the box ideas to get dad to this father's day.

narrator:to do time is what is right. ralph northam. army doctor during the gulf war. volunteer director of a pediatric hospice. progressive democrat. in the senate, he passed the smoking ban in restaurants,

and stood up to the nra. as lieutenant governor, dr. northam is fighting to expand access to affordable healthcare. ralph northam believes in making progress every day. and he won't let donald trump stop us.

so we've got father's day just around the corner, we've got graduations coming up. you may be looking for perfect gift ideas. i'm still looking for them. steve greenberg is the author of "gadget nation." this is some really neat stuff. >> this is really cool. this is the world's first lighting fixture with amazon's echo built into it. i'm going to demo it. alexa? what's today's weather in washington, d.c.? she can can do it. >> in washington, d.c. it's 69 degrees with mostly cloudy skies. today, you can look for some sun and thunderstorms. >> is that great? >> a high of 82 degrees. >> your weather person should worry. >> sheena and chuck, this does not look as good as either of them. >> they're better looking. alexa does okay. you can order dinner with it. you can set a timer, get headline news, all that stuff.

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. right now you have a chance to vote for your favorite restaurants. it's part of the premier restaurant awards coming up. one of the categories is favorite gathering place. the front porch at evening star is nominated. joining this morning is executive cf

thanks for being here. >> thanks for having us. >> tell me about the fronch porch at evening star and what makes it a favorite gathering place in your opinion. >> del ray is such a tight community. the front porch is exactly that, it belongs to del ray. people are always talking about their day. as much as we can keep it open, sometimes in at it cold weather and rain, we still get guests coming. >> on the front porch? >> of course, to get together and of course the slushy. >> this is an after hours kind of thing for us. what's on the menu that's unique to your restaurant? >> on the front porch we have a lot of things people can share. we also have 1300 square foot garden on the roof as well as about 80 square feet on the front porch, which we get all these lovely vegetables. 1300 square feet is

some d.c. apartments. >> there you go. show me what you're going to make. >> this is a smoked salmon dip. fresh wild atlantic salmon. we brine it for three hours, smoke it with hickory, fresh chopped chives, salt and pepper. >> pretty simple. >> very simple. and then some fresh zested le n lemon. >> and you know the front porch. >> my sister and brother-in-law are there all the time with their kids. it's great for kids. >> we have a play area, chalk ball. we've painted the whole side of our pink house with chalk paint. you mix it all together. you can smell the nice fresh lemon. >> that smells great. >> it'll toasted brioche that we'll put on the plate. of course you need somng

smear the beautiful dip on. these are all rooftop herbs. we have a little bit of cutting celery, mustard flowers. >> is that the top of the celery? >> it's a variety of celery. it doesn't really grow a heart like a traditional celery. it's got more of an astringent flavor, a nice peppery note. if you've ever had the small leaves in the middle of the celery, it's a little like that but a lot more flavor. this is fennel, pickled red onion. we'll place this right on top. a little bit of acid from those pickled onions. >> it's so pretty. >> we'll have a little salad there. >> that will counter all the carbs from the brioche. >> exactly. >> i love this sign here, the "wine" one. >> the

great place to come in and get some beverages, maybe a gift card for father's day. >> see, you have a lot of great ideas. >> this is awesome. what was that bourbon thing you were saying, the bourbon slushy? >> that thing kind of owns the space, really. it's orange juice, lemon juice, sugar and bourbon and we have a slushy machine. it gives you a reason to come to the restaurant. >> chief keith cabot from evening star, the front porch. make sure you vote for your favorite restaurant for the ramis, go to nbcwashington.com. we'll have a final check of that forecast and be sure to join us later today for "the ellen degeneres show. ellen highlights some of the best moments with kids this season.

denny's is going mobile, the diner chain can now order delivery or takeout on its websites or twitter. denny's on demand comes with an updated app for ios and android devices, and 24/7 access to the restaurant's menu. i'm landon dowdy with your cnbc morning business report. this probably

to you, but for any parent who has been hit with a bill for in-app performanurchases their made without their permission, amazon is about to refund their money. the federal trade commission announced that amazon is set to refund users for more than $70 million. if you're eligible, you'll get an e-mail. you also have until next may to request a refund on unauthorized charges made between november 2011 and may of 2016. a lot of consumers depend on online reviews. before many of us travel or book a restaurant reservation. many who post reviews do so to help others. but sometimes may hit back if the review is negative. consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you with what you need to know. >> while it's definitely helpful to share your experiences with others, both good and bad, consumer reports warns depending on what you say could get you in trouble.

if something you ordered isn't up to snuff or a trip or a meal is marred by poor service, complaining online can influence other customers. >> you don't want to go to a place with a lot of negative reviews. >> when i see a negative review, i'll most likely look at another item. >> some companies fear negative feedback. until recently, they included nondisparagement clauses in their agreements which allowed them to threaten customers who leave negative reviews. >> one couple was threatened with a fine for posting a negative review. a court ruled they didn't have to pay. >> reporter: consumer reports says you should watch what you say. >> first of all, your review has to be honest and

companies can still successfully sue you for defamation if you make a false statement. >> reporter: don't generalize. speak about your particular experience. consumers say companies should be eager to address poor reviews. >> how is a business supposed to grow? how is it supposed to learn from its mistakes? it's called constructive criticism. >> another way to protect yourself is, if the company reaches out to you to offer an explanation and you realize you were wrong, consider deleting the company and letting the company know you did so but without admitting any wrongdoing. susan hogan, news4. an 8-year-old from germantown might give our pat collins a run for his money next winter. >> today we'll give you an update on the storm, a blizzard. i'm 42 inches. this huge pile is 30 inches. and right now i'm just feeling puny. >> the reason i want t

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says his show isn't focused on politics. >> i told you, stop being so honest with bobby. >> reporter: they do zero in on the conversations that go on in real families. >> you sitting here waiting for this woman to text you back. in my day you just parked in front of a woman's house and stayed there. >> you go through life every day. the things you talk about in real life, you watch especially sitcoms and it doesn't reflect that. >> it's fine to just say i don't know. >> reporter: carmichael based the show's characters on his own real life family. they've helped inspired a new season. >> there could be weddings, deaths, all of it. laughter and tears. >> reporter: but likely a season minus any more political forecasts. mark barger, nbc news. and that's going to do it for us here at "news4 midday." we've breaking news we'll continue to cover on the trump ho

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