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families in virginia. ralph northam: making progress means taking on tough fights, and as governor, i won't let donald trump stand in our way. now on "news4 midday," another surprise announcement from the white house this morning. >> that's right. president trump nominates a new fbi director on twitter. what you need to know about his pick, next. and temperatures are still cool. still in the 60s outside. coming up, i'll show you the rain chances later on today and a big warmup coming. >> well, president trump has made his pick for the fbi director. >> he's named christopher wray. he served as assistant attorney general in charge of the justice
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department's criminal division. recently, he represented chris christie in the bridge gate scandal. of course, this announcement comes a day before james comey testifies on capitol hill. but right now, members of a senate committee are grilling other key officials about the russia investigation. news4's edward lawrence has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, president trump is nominating christopher wray to be the new fbi director before he leaves for cincinnati to talk about health care and infrastructure. this is a day before former fbi director james comey testifies in front of the senate intelligence committee. >> i think it's more than a little curious that it appears as if the president is trying to change the topic because we've got two days of hearings here that could be explosive. >> reporter: in today's hearing, dan coats faces questions about a "washington post" report
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to intervene in the russia probe. the newspaper says the president went to coats after asking comey to back off the russia investigation into former national security adviser michael flynn. in a statement, coats says he never felt pressured by the administration while not denying that the conversation happened. another question, whether comey asked attorney general jeff sessions not to leave him alone with the president. former national intelligence director james clapper says this controversy is only getting bigger. >> watergate pales, really, in my view compared to what we're confronting now. >> reporter: all of this coming to a head as comey testifies on thursday. attorney general jeff sessions offered to resign when he heard his recusal over the russia investigation angered president trump. that move led to a special counsel being named. edward lawrence, nbc news,
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washington. a man died hours after being rushed to the hospital on leverett street. and now jose is facing between 23 to 38 careers in prison after entering a plea today in court. he was killed as he walked to a school bus stop. investigators say the shooting was tied to a gang rivalry. two other men connected with that shooting have already pleaded guilty. a fairfax county firefighter who fell through the floor of a burning townhouse is out of the hospital now. the fire happened on greenbrier court just after 5:00 in reston this morning. no one was home at the time. going to show you some chopper 4 footage of a
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bethesda last night. investigators say at least one child is being treated for minor injuries after a fire inside a storm drain tunnel near north bethesda middle school. there were other children involved and it took some time to locate everyone. the cause of that fire is still being investigated. this morning, two montgomery county families that were supposed to be preparing to send their kids off to college are now planning funerals. 17-year-old shad di najjar and artem ziberov were shot in a car. >> reporter: as montgomery county police continue their search for a killer, counselors are on hand for a second day here in northwest high working with students and staff and helping them process the sudden loss of these two promising students. we spoke with the family of 17-year-old shadi najjar. they tell us that
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good friends with 18-year-old artem ziberov, that they were excellent students and their principal says they were making a positive impact on their peers, both looking forward to their graduation. loved ones want to know who shot them to death in najjar's car monday night in montgomery, miles away from their germantown home. najjar's father spoke with him hours before he was killed and can't believe it's the last time that he spoke to him. >> i said, are you okay, my boy? are you all right? where are you? where are you? what are you doing? give me a call. text me. and his phone goes straight to the voice mail. >> reporter: his family says they have not yet gotten back shadi's phone. they don't know if it was stolen or if it was
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police are offering 10,000 dlarsz ffor tips leading to their arrest. i'm justin finch, back to you. we've learned about another victim of the terror attack in london. police now say eight people killed in the attack around the london bridge. they found the last victim today in the river. he's from france. the attack is just one of several acts of terror in europe in the last seven days. nbc's keir simmons has new information and new video from yesterday's attack in paris. >> reporter: the attack, terrifying and sudden. the assailant armed with a hammer launches at a police officer. the crowd panics in this security camera footage as another officer opens fire. the assailant was shot in the leg surrounded and this woman on vacation from north carolina took this picture of the attacker on the ground. >> i was over here and i wasn'
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dead. >> reporter: this morning, a show of force at the world famous notre dame cathedral. he was armed with a hammer and knives. his name confirmed as farid and a student. unlike the jihadis in london last weekend, this man was not on the intelligence radar. france already under a state of emergency after a string of jihadist attacks. hundreds of people sought help in the cathedral ordered to put their hands in the air and once again fear in the heart of paris. the attacker in that security camera footage happened over there. the man was in his 40s and no group so far has claimed responsibility. but as you can see, the
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we now know who will perform at the capitol's 4th on independence day. >> there are two replacements in the band. sugar ray will be there and trace adkins and blue brothers and chris blue and four tops. famous will be the concert's host. and we've been having great luck so far on our weather. sheena is joining us now with what we can expect. >> it's still cool, still cloudy, we have a couple sprinkles out there. 65 degrees is the current temperature. overcast skies for most of the area. we have a few showers up in montgomery county in martinsburg and across 95 here. we are watching the radar. don't expect anything widespread or heavy today. as we go through wednesday,
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really going to move too much. we'll be near 70 this afternoon. a couple of showers through the day but overall just a cloudy and cool day and sprinkles in the area. as we go into the weekend, it's going to feel more like summer and look more like summer. we're talking about a heatwave. we'll show you how hot those numbers are going to get. bill cosby is back in court on the stand today. the woman who says cosby sexually assaulted her back in 2004. jay gray takes us through andrea constand's testimony and what is happening right now. >> reporter: bill cosby returns to the montgomery county courtroom this morning. this is day three of his sexual assault trial begins. his accuser, andrea constand, returns to the witness stand. the defense recently in his cross-examination challenging her credibility in the case. she
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cosby after the alleged attack and challenging constand on why she waited more than a year to contact police. this comes a day after her initial testimony where she describes in striking detail 13 years ago that cosby drugged her and molested her telling the jury, "i wanted it to stop." cosby put his forehead in his hand and shook his head over and over. he denies this action and says that it was consensual between he and constand. >> every single statement that she made is inconsistent with another statement she's made later. >> reporter: no doubt, part of their focus as the cross-examination continues. jay gray, nbc news, norristown, pennsylvania. and there's much more ahead on "news4 midday," including a warning at the pump. also, criminals stealing your information as you fill up your car and these
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high so
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well, there is a warning you need to know about the next time you go to the gas station. >> people are using a new kind of credit card skimming device, one that you can't even see. news4's kristin wright is in
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>> reporter: good morning. now we even have to worry about skimmers, as you said, that you can't even see. they are almost impossible to detect from the outside when you're filling up. we're used to skimmers being in the credit card slot right here like this where you can look close enough and maybe you can see it but these bluetooth skimmers, this new scam, they are different. fairfax county police posted a couple of pictures on facebook that show just how int craricat a scam this is. this shows just how involved this is. and the thing is, you can't see these. they are very hard to detect. so police passing along a few tips to help you protect yourself. one very simple tip, try to avoid using older pumps whenever possible. police are telling us that the newer gas pumps are more
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also, as always, use a credit card rather than a debit card because if something should happen, it should be a lot easier to get your money back. this gas station here, the guy inside told me that this type of skimming has never actually happened here and he feels pretty lucky for that because police are telling us it is happening more and more, these bluetooth skimmers. back to you. >> thank you, kristin. more than 600 local nonprofits are taking part in a marathon of giving. it's called do more 24. it happens this thursday. and what they're hoping is that you will consider donating to their efforts. it's a one-day fundraising driving but many organizations are taking part. nbc 4 is proud to be a partner in the event this year and joining us is united way chief operating officer kelly and shaniya walker is a student in the city dance program and kelly quinn is director of the program known
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here. i know this is a big week for you, kelly. >> yes, it is. >> so tell us, for those who don't know more about do more 24, how it works. >> it's an online 24-hour giving day. it's free for nonprofits to register. and the day is to get people excited so that they will donate tomorrow and donate to their favorite charity in maryland, d.c., or virginia. >> so the whole idea is to figure out what it is that you're interested in and what you're willing to invest in really? >> absolutely. everyone is so busy. the new cycle has been really exciting recently but we have to remind our local citizens that there are needs here and that they should start their activism at home. and so we need people to support organizations in the dmv as well as nationally. but those organizations do need them. >> organizations like yours, ke
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tell us about it. >> so it's a nonprofit after school dance program providing classes, mentorship, academic services and counseling to students in 3rd through 12th grade here in d.c. >> and tell us about the funds that are raised during this marathon are used. >> on top of expanding our supporters and donor, the funds go to supporting master class opportunities with professional artists. for our students, field trip opportunities in places such as new york and academic resources. >> shania, you're the dancer of the group. tell us about your dancing and why you love the dream program. >> i started dream when i was 8, in the third grade. everyone knows who i am so the connection is good there. i like that dream gave us the opportunity to do a lot of different things and touch base on a lot
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>> are you in this video? >> yes. >> okay. because these all look like pros to me. you're a pro? >> yes. >> i guess so, if you've been dancing since the third grade. >> yes. >> so what are your dance dreams? do you want to do this when you finish growing up or -- >> yes. i want to keep dancing. i don't want to stop. >> okay. they've really got you infected with a bug or maybe you had that anyway. >> yes. >> kelli, tell us about the other organizations taking part. they come from all over the washington area? >> yes. we have the arts as well as social services. so organizations like homeless services and we try to have a great cross-section of organizations that people can support. >> and all they have to do is go online? >> they just go to domore24.org and donate. you can look at a different type of organizations that they can
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mind, they can go to that organization directly. but we really want to use this as an opportunity so our region can be hopeful and excited about our future and we can show that we really do care about each other tomorrow. so we encourage everyone to go to domore24.org. >> thank you so much. i know it's going to be a big and exciting day. i know people here in the washington area have a history and tradition of being very generous. kelli and shania, thank you for sharing dream with us. keep on dancing, girl. >> i will. >> all right. you can find a complete list of organizations and ways that you can donate on our nbc washington app as well as on our website. still to come, get in shape and cool off at the same time. our fit 4 summer series continues with water workouts that you can do in t
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well, relief from the sun is not the only reason to hit the pool this summer. workouts in the water can help get you fit for summer. >> i can't wait. >> doreen gentzler continues with exercises that will make you want to dive right in. >> reporter: on a hot summer day, who doesn't want to spend some time in a nice, cool swimming pool? the good news is, you can cool off and get a great workout. >> eight and up,
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>> reporter: boot camp at lifetime fitness in reston after a quick warmup. >> try to kip those hips nice and square. >> reporter: it's time to hit the pool. in the water is where the real workouts take place. it's done in three feet of water. every movement has a purpose. you are using your core muscles, your upper and your lower body. >> so the great benefit of this exercise is that you get to use the entire body. we're not concentrated on one part. we're actually working the entire body as we do it. so the exercises are including both the upper body and lower body and the core that goes all the way around. we want to make sure that the entire body is in shape as we go through life. >> reporter: lifetime fitness says this is the first of its kind boot camp in water. it gives you a high-intensity workout without the hard impact like running. >> you have buoyancy in t
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stress. >> there's less impact in the water and a constant resistance which allows you to have coordination and proper alignment in your movements and then an improvement in your circulation and it aids in your recovery. >> three, two, one. take a break. >> thanks, doreen. maybe you're not the type that doesn't want to get wet to workout. we have ideas for you. tomorrow, our fit 4 summer seri series continues. you can use your smartphone to get into shape. >> i love swimming for staying in shape. but i'd like it a little warmer when i'm swimming. it feels like winter is trying to make a comeback today. >> a little bit. a little bit. we have the gray skies and it's really making temperatures struggle to get warm today. so, yes, it's a little cool, a little damp outside. we even have light showers around. as we go through the day today, we're not going to get out of the 70s. mo
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upper 60s. so expect that cloudy, cool weather to continue through the afternoon. tomorrow will be a little different. we start to see improvements but then we go into the weekend and it's going to get hotter. we're talking about 90-degree temperatures returning. we have more than three days in that area for the forecast. these numbers have not budged much. 70 in warrenton but we have quite a bit of cloud cover around. we still have this unstable atmosphere. a few showers moving into parts of prince william county approaching manassas and stafford county. spot showers around hagerstown as well. clouds are still going to hang around. you may see a few breaks of sunshine. not much tom
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a couple of sprinkles and then we do dry out. if you walk your dog today, dogs may like this weather because it's not hot outside. 75 by 5:00 p.m. staying cloudy and school. temperaturewise, we do start to warm up as we go into the weekend. look at these numbers, rising to 80 by friday and 87 on saturday. normal high is 82. so going into the weekend, there's the first 90. 92 on sunday a
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this time tomorrow, the eyes of the country and perhaps the world will be on capitol hill. that's when former fbi director james comey will testify before the senate intelligence committee. he could provide new information in the russia investigation and give clarity on his interactions with president trump. before comey speaks tomorrow, only news4 received inside access to where the hearing will take place. the i-team, scott macfarlane, takes us behind the scenes. >> reporter: this is room 218, the so-called hearing room. this is where james comey is going to be thursday morning at 10:00. this is the witness table he'll sit front and center in
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the panel. the v.i.p.s go in the front row but behind them can be members of the general public. here you see all of the tables lined up. these are press tables for the hundreds of the media who will be here. hidden among the rafters are positions for tv cameras. there will be cameras lined up here to carry this hearing from coast-to-coast and this grand hearing room has had historic hearings in the past. confirmation hearings for john roberts, elana kagan and sotomayor. in the middle is the chairman, richard burr of north carolina, mark warner of virginia. they will be 10 to 15 feet away from where james comey sits at the center table. scott macfarlane, news4. and in true d.c. fashion,
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live at bars across our area. we've posted a lit for them on our nbc washington app. today, this police officer would have turned 26 years old. he was working at a special dui checkpoint in 2015 when he was hit by a drunk driver and later died. today, a memorial plaque will be dedicated in his honor at the fair hill shopping center. a winner of a scholarship in his name will be announced. leotta's legacy lives on. enough is enough, that's the message current and former university of maryland students want you to hear in response to recent hate crimes. ♪ amazing grace how sweet >> d.c. united against hate came together last night. the death of a university
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become a national rallying point. his suspected killer was a member of a facebook group called the alt-right. organizers of last night's event want to create an anti hate movement, similar to the civil rights movement. >> it doesn't look like we're going any further. you know, like it's more hatred today, i see, like than when i was a child. >> organizers say they want to meet frequently to grow their anti-hate campaign. today, when some d.c. police officers head out on patrol, they will be thinking of the things they learned yesterday. a group of officers and new cadets toured the museum of african-american culture and history. pete newsham says it was a great learning experience. >> the a
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in our community where police were involved in this type of behavior, where police were enforcing jim crow laws. and when they have an automatic distrust of the police, it's completely understandable. that's something we have to overcome. >> the cadets toured the museum and also shared their experience for a video that promotes the d.c. police department. a family is on an amazing adventure right now to raise money for cancer research. they are biking more than a thousand miles together on a single bike. nbc's mallory anderson reports in michigan. >> reporter: while you may remember piling into a family car for road trips -- >> three, two, one, go. >> reporter: -- one family from michigan has piled onto a specially made three-person bike. along with their 10-year-old son zach, they have traveled over 600 miles so far on their
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michigan to the upper peninsula and back. >> a typical day is 50 miles. we get up, have a hearty breakfast, we start driving, take a few stops along the way to see a few sites and pull in around 6:00 or 7:00 in the evening. >> even their dog duchess is cruising in a carrier in the back. >> she's loving every minute of it. she doesn't like to be left home alone. >> reporter: still, the crew has definitely turned heads. >> i couldn't do it. >> reporter: all the feedback has been very encouraging. >> oh, we get a lot of honks and high-fives. yeah, it's been real positive. >> reporter: but this trip is not just about family bonding. it's also about raising money for a great cause. they are riding for the great cycle challenge, which is a fund-raiser benefiting the children's cancer research fund. >> we hope to raise money and awareness for childhood cancer. that's our main goal here. ther a
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know, hey, it's all about the kids at the end of the day. >> reporter: they are currently ranked second in the country for team fundraising with the whole month of june still left to collect donations. okay. so check this out. she was just trying to leave the grocery store when this happened. the search is on for a man who shattered her windshield with his foot. the bizarre encounter when news4 continues. i'm britney johnson. temperatures are heating up in the d.c. area. it's going to be 90 by sunday. if you're looking for places to cool off, we have a great places to visit 100 miles from the d.c. area. all you have to do
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the insurance companies and the credit card companies and the wall street banks - that's what tom perriello is about. i was proud to stand with president obama because progressive causes have been my life's work. i'm tom perriello, and i'm running for governor to reduce economic inequality, raise wages, eliminate the burden of student debt and protect our climate. together we really can build a virginia that works for everyone.
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so take a look at this new dash cam video out of atlanta. imagine driving up and stomping on her windshield. that happened to a woman monday afternoon. she said she turned the video over to atlanta police who are now searching for this man. she used this dashboard camera for insurance purposes because of her job. doctors are warning patients with fresh tattoos to be cautious after a man died because of a flesh-eating bacteria. bianco castro explains how that happened. >> reporter: there are rules that tattoo artists tell every client. >> stay out of the ocean, stay out of the river, the lake, the pool, out of the hot tub. >> reporter: because this is what could happen. these pictures recently published by doctors are of a 31-year-old's dallas man's infected tattoo. five days a
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done, he went swimming in the gulf of mexico. three days later, he was in the care of this doctor. >> within a number of hours, it began to get more discolored and bruised and large blisters formed. >> reporter: the doctor says a bacteria entered the man's body through his fresh tattoos. the bacteria is common in gulf waters. most infections happen from eating raw oysters. >> the most common symptoms are just nausea or vomiting or diarrhea. there is also extreme pain, rapidly changing wounds within a matter of hours are all signs that there's potentially a very serious infection going on. >> reporter: doctors say the man's prior liver disease from heavy drinking made the infection worse. he died from septic shock two months later. and with the summer months here, caleb says it's a reminder of tattoo safety. >> if you adhere
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you to do, you haven't have any problems at all. >> an unfortunate case and a very important warning. >> absolutely. >> stay out of the water. is it kind of warm out today, sheena? >> ytoday is not a beach day. we have clouds and cool temperatures in the area. as we go towards the weekend, the weather changes dramatically. it's going to be a huge 180 from what we're seeing today. don't let today fool you, it's going to get very hot and sunny. currently, not so much. 60 degrees in the district. take a look at all of the clouds around. we even had showers with those clouds. here's a look at the radar and green showing very light rain and showers moving towards hartford county. manassas, near warrenton as well and even towards parts of frederick and hagerstown over towards
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through the afternoon. the clouds and onshore winds are holding temperatures down into the 60's. 62 in gaithersburg. not going to warm up much today. future weather still continuing with a few spotty showers and cloudy through the afternoon and more dry tonight and tomorrow we see improvement. if you're walking the dog today, here is watts. he needs a home. you can figure out how to adopt him. 70 degrees by 5:00 p.m. many areas are sitting in the upper 60s. cool weather stays around today. look what is heading our way over the weekend. hot temperatures. we're talking about 90s and now we go through wednesday, the 90s will be sticking around. take a look at the extended forecast. big change. today is 70. tomorrow is 73. we jump into the 80s and then look at the 90s. sunday, monday, tuesday and
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90s. that's a heatwave. we don't have any rain relief either. >> all right. thanks a lot, sheena. well, do not adjust your clocks when "news4 midday" continue we have as. s
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well, people across the district in our entire area are getting ready to celebrate capital pride this weekend. >> one of the first events takes place
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details. >> that's right. harvey milk was elected to public office in america in san francisco and dustin lance black won the oscar for best original screenplay for that film and he's here in d.c. to be a part of tonight's screening. he's also here in the studios this morning to talk about what he's doing here. we have pride week. what made you come -- first off, welcome. it's so good to see you. >> thanks. >> that's such a great movie and it's worth seeing it again and again and again because harvey milk was such an amazing person. >> yeah. >> what brings you here this time, this year? >> you know, i was invited when i heard that they were screening "milk" to kick it off. i asked the same question. why are we revisiting that. so when you look at the structure of "milk," it was about lgbt people making great progress and then the backlash
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how we fought back against the backlash. and how do we all work together again? harvey milk didn't get elected just by saying, hey, gay people, come vote for me. the chinese community which was not getting the votes counted at the ballot box and union workers not able to afford to put their kids through school. so where are those unions now? how do we reach out to our neighbors and respect their lives as much as our own. >> so he was a voice for a wide swath of people? >> he understood the interconnectiveness. at the end of the day, we are all minorities. in fact, we are all minorities one way or another. we know that now thanks to the internet and to the news. we all have this invested interest and we're looking out for each other and if we foc
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neighbor than just looking out for ourselves, all of our rights might rise. and the thing to remember right now, it's a time to come together to fight back against the backlash as we see some rights being rolled back. but you don't do it alone. you join arms. and that was the message of milk. i said, yeah, i want to come and do that. let's kick off pride and how do we work together to get the progress moving forward again. >> i'm listening to you and i'm so glad you're a writer and you're out there writing. you are so eloquent. that was just beautiful what you just said. >> thank you. >> but a lot of people feel like you just got married a month ago yesterday. >> i did. >> a month ago yesterday. >> yes. >> and i think some people look around and say, wow, the lgbtq community has really made great progress. >> sure. >> so what -- how do you correct -- does that
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to be corrected? is there a long way to go? >> there is a long way to go and it's not just for lgbt people. they need to stand up right now for the rights of women, for black lives matter and for people who may pray to a different god and are being treated differently. it's time to help our brothers and sisters and other communities and we've got to step up. we have a job to do. a lot of people helped us get to where we are. yes, there's more to do. >> is that a message that the community wants to hear, that the lgbtq community wants to hear? >> i think they need to hear it. i don't think anybody would be adverse to hearing that but we need to talk about it. you need to look back at history and understand that's the only way to march forward, is to march forwarding to. and then there are things we need still. so most of the states in this country, we can still live our jobs and be kicked out of our house for being lgbt. >> and we're seeing ll
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>> yes. particularly in our trans community. >> that's the new effort and new mountain to climb, the new summit. yeah. >> and we see things going backwards. and there is such a thing as a backlash. we have to continue to fight to protect our rights. >> i cannot wait. tonight, dustin -- he goes by lance but his writing name is dustin lance black. we're going to have a much longer discussion tonight at 7:00 and then we'll roll the movie "milk." if you have a ticket -- it's sold out but a lot of you have tickets so please get there early. and he lives in our area. this is going to be really exciting. >> thank you. thanks so much for having me. >> yeah. see you tonight. >> all right. awesome. thank you so much. thanks wendy and lance. we'll get a final look at your mid
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"hardball"me harassment and gender discrimination. this is following uber's internal culture by u.s. attorney general eric holder. and walmart is taking on amazon's grocery business. a kiosk let's you pick up your order any time day or night. the kiosk will pick your items from bins inside. you need to spend at least $30 and order during store hours but there are no special fees or other restrictions. this is the business morning report. i'm landon dowdy. if you're feeling lucky, you might want to pick up a powerball ticket. >> tonight it's up to $375 million and it's the 12th largest in history in powerball. good luck. meantime, the web
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says the mass majority of fathers want quality alone time for father's day and if that's not an option, there are a couple other things. electronics, power tools and sports tickets are also great gifts. father's day, as you know, is june 18th. wonder woman is the biggest show directed by a woman. >> it raked in a $105.5 million in its box office debut. >> it took 75 years and now "wonder woman" takes it to the big screen. it was a comic book adventure. >> whoever you are, you are more than anything. >> be careful, diana. >> we were pretty nervous. it's the first time that i'm driving such a movie and it felt like the little girl looking up at mt. kilimanjaro thinking
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up? but i did it. we did it. i had the best partners to do it with and it's been an amazing experience. >> guys try their hardest to be good and fail a lot and people who seem pretty normal. so i was happy as a clam to support this beautiful woman doing her thing and to do some comedy and jump around and ride some bikes and wear some cool clothes and hang out with a bunch of great women. >> thas not going to work. >> i think he teaches her about the complexities of mankind and i think she reminds him of love and hope and good things. >> what the hell is this thing? >> "wonder woman" will be back later this year in "justice
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mike wilber, nbc news. well, green bay packers player devon house has some people to thank for giving him a ride after missing his flight. two brothers and packers fans, of course, chad and mike johnson, tweeted back and gave him a ride to green bay's airport. he signed gear for them as well. >> fans came through for him in a pink. >> absolutely. sheena, how is the forecast looking? >> today it's cloudy and staying cool. scattered showers throughout the afternoon. not a big rain chance but a couple spotty showers out there. only near 70 for a high temperature. most areas are still in about the mid-60s. so the clouds, onshore flow and showers holding those temperatures down. normal high is actually 82 degrees. 73 for a high mo
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80, mostly clear out there, saturday, 87 degrees. sunday, low 90s. and then look at all of the 90s in the forecast. we have many days that would be a heatwave. the weather compared to today is drastically going to be changing as we go through the next several days. so if you have the plans this weekend, the beach plans maybe, well, the heat, humidity, sunshine is going to be here. notice how we don't have any rain relief with that either. make sure you stay hydrated. it's about to get really hot around here, guys. >> all right. looks like it. shang thanks, sheena. we're back, first at 4:00. >> get news and weather updates on our nbc washington app. have a great day, everybody.
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