a parade to a concert, to a major march, each one expected to attract thousands. we're working for you for pride weekend. also a heated exchange at the white house and a pledge to testify as the president takes questions from reporters for the first time in weeks. new developments on the terrifying moments through a crowded stretch? adams morgan. >> three people, including two d.c. officers injured after a pickup truck plowed into them before hitting a garbage truck. it happened near 18th and columbia road. today one officer is fighting for his life and police have two suspects. >> mark segraves has a look at the new developments in the case. mark? >> reporter: good afternoon. this happened in the heart of adams morgan last night. two men are in custody. three people

witnesses describe, as an horrific scene. it started about 9:00 last night, as this white pickup truck was driving up 18th street, witnesses say that pickup truck veered into the oncoming traffic in order to get around a stopped metro bus. at some point, that truck hit three people, two d.c. police officers on bike patrol, and one d.c. traffic officer. the truck sped on after that, did not slow down, maybe reaching speeds of 50 miles per hour and then crashed into a dump truck. at that point, police took those men into custody. both of them are facing weapons charges because an assault rifle was found inside that car and one of the officers who was hit remains in critical condition. the chief updated his condition earlier today. >> his prognosis is unclear at

this time, but these are four-year veterans, they're both married. one of them has two small children, a 4-year-old and a 2-year-old. >> reporter: one officer is expected to be released from the hospital this afternoon. officers are still hoping for the best for the second fellow officer. that's the latest from adams morgan. mark segraves, news4. we just heard a defiant president trump say he's willing to testify under oath and that he feels vindicated by james comey's testimony. >> no collusion, no obstruction, he's a leaker. >> comey testified that he only started taking notes because he thought president trump might lie about what was said. the he said/he said also ramped up, with

that he asked him to lay off mike flynn and demanded a promise of loyalty. >> i hardly know the man, i'm not going to say, i want you to pledge allegiance. who would do that? think of it. i hardly know the man. it doesn't make sense. no, i didn't say that, and i didn't say the other. >> so if robert mueller wanted to speak with you about that -- >> i would be glad to tell him what i just told you. >> the president wouldn't confirm or deny whether he recorded his conversations with comey, but promised he'd tell about that in the near future. and here's a look at the next big steps in the russia investigation. you heard the president call jim comey a leaker. next week, his lawyer plans to file a leak complaint with the justice department. marc kasowitz plans to argue that comey leaked information about his conversations with the president. ethics watchdogs are ready to file a countercomplaint.

jared kushner could privately meet intel staffers before the end of the month. he's expected to provide documents and take questions, but no timeline has been set for that. chopper4 over the scene of a shooting in annapolis, in the parking lot of a shopping center on west street. some roads are closed and people are saying people should avoid the area if possible. the former mayor of fairfax walked out of jail this morning, scott silver thorn pleaded guilty in a meth for sex undercover sting. the judge decided to release him. he was met with a crowd of supporters outside. he told david culver that he led a double life. that story ahead at 4:30. british prime minister theresa may is standing by her cabinet after a disastrous election yesterday. the prime minister wanted the snap election hoping to give her conservative party a large mandate, but

and the party lost seats in parliament. she said she has no plans to resign and she'll keep members of her cabinet in place, even though her party is no longer in the majority. the cosby sexual assault trial is winding down. cosby said he obtained prescriptions for now banned sedatives that he didn't take himself. he said he got the drugs for young women that he wanted to have sex with. in prince george's county, it's been a long journey to justice for relatives of five people killed by a drunk driver. the families had to wait for justice after kenneth kelly skipped out on his sentencing. an anonymous tip eventually led to his capture last month. kelly pleaded guilty to driving drunk and slamming into a car in oxon hill in 2014. the sentencing has just wrapped up and tracee wilkins was there.

kelley was sentenced to 50 years in prison, the max he could get for the crash that killed five people, including two children. he did not show up for his sentencing last month. he was apprehended and then put in prince george's county jail to ensure he would be in court. the judge presiding over this court said it was the saddest one he has ever presided over. at one point, kelley apologized to family members, saying he had considered taking his own life when he was on the run. at the end of the day, the judge said he deserved the maximum sentence in this case. coming up on news4 at 5:00, we're going to hear from the state's attorney about this complicated case and a case of also delayed justice. in upper marlboro, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. we are getting a better idea about what caused this unusual water show in

we showed these pictures yesterday. this water main still isn't fixed. d.c. water said the water is intermittently spraying out of two air events. they call in the army corps of engineers to figure out where the water is coming from. officials say it's spraying less frequently than yesterday, and there's been no disruption in service to the area. an iconic part of the national mall has been emptied and scrubbed out. and today, temperatures on the beautiful side. 83 degrees right now, but it's going up. read it here, here comes the heat! yeah, it's coming. plus, local youngsters get a unique one-on-one opportunity with witnesses to history. and we are working for you even during the break. >> that's right. check out storm team4 and the top stories on our app

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park service is taking action after dozens of ducks turned up dead at the lincoln reflecting pool. >> about 80 ducks were infected with a parasite found in snails that live in the reflecting pool. they've decided to drain the pool and clean the whole thing out. >> doctors say if a human comes in contact, you could also be affected. you can get what's called swimmer's itch, which is a form of dermatitis, not contagious, but not comfortable. and it rarely requires medical treatment. the park service says things should be back to normal at the reflecting pool june 19th. >> so you only itch if you just touch a snail or if you eat a snail? >> i just assume if you get in that water, you may come out itchy. >> enter at your own risk, there you go. a big weekend ahead for events in and around washington. >> yep, so let's get the latest on how traffic will be affected by

>> i'm melissa mollet with a look at some closures this weekend. for capital pride, the big celebration saturday and sunday downtown. let's take a look at what will be shut down. on saturday, pride parade starts at 4:30, road closures start at 1:00 until 7:30 at night. it starts at 22nd and p and ends at 14th and s. the block party that evening upon be 15th street between p and church streets from 3:30, wrapping up around 10:00 in the evening. on sunday, the equality march starts at 10:00 a.m. people will line up around 9:00. pride festival from noon to 7:00. going to be a lot of fun. let's take a look at something else happening in montgomery county this weekend, wisconsin avenue roadwork, this is

two southbound lanes and the sidewalk shut down, saturday and sunday 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. you can check it all out on our nbc washington app. have a great weekend. >> a warning of monsters. >> tom cruise headlines an all-new version of the horror classic the mummy. but is it worth taking off the wrap? wtop's jason fraley is with us now. is it worth it? >> i like how you said "taking off the wrap." actually, i think we should wrap it back up and bury it. the brendan frazier ones in 1999 and 2001, they were a lot of fun and they launched the rock's career as the scorpion king. for all those saying, how dare they remake

remakes of the ones from the 1930s. universal wanted to do this with the mummy, frankenstein, the wolfman. to me, it's not what it's a remake. the script is pretty bad. it opens with a pretty school pla -- pretty cool plane crash, there's intrigue, but for me, it goes downhill really fast. it becomes more like the walking dead than indiana jones. and they worse in russell crowe as dr. jekyll and mr. hyde. he doesn't need to be in there too. i think you could skip this one. >> guess you didn't like that. >> not at all. >> what about the tony awards, they're coming up this weekend, what do you think? >>

leading the way is a musical called natasha, directed by a silver spring native, a local tie. and there's three other shows that are up for the big prizes. dear evan hanson, which was great about teen suicide, really heavy topic, but it was the same person who wrote for la la land. and then the other one, sweat at arena stage. they'll all be competing. keep an eye out and route for the hometown. >> we understand you were hanging out with some stars at the kennedy center this week. tell us about this encounter you had. >> oh, yes, it was called a night of laughter and song to benefit the david lynch foundation. they came to talk about the benefits of meditation, and how that can help your creativity. but as you saw earlier thi w

really work out. check it out. >> you were here couple years ago for a mark twain prize. and i think letterman's getting it later. >> i remember when dave first came to l.a., he admired my performing skills and i admired his ability to put together lines that were different from other comics. >> "wonder woman"? >> i'm a huge fan of any movie that celebrates women as heroes, in powerful positions. >> are you sad to see wolverine go? >> bittersweet. wolverine will be back, but it was the right time to leave that party. >> i love you so much. can i give you a hug? >> no thanks. >> please. >> no

>> yeah, no thanks. >> that was a nice move. >> i don't know who that was. >> that was kesha. >> oh, okay. wish you the best. >> everyone's seen that online. but jerry did follow-up today and said, he honestly didn't know who that was, and said they laughed it out. when asked if he ended up giving her a hug backstage, nah. >> oh, come on, jerry. >> he still kicked her to the curb. that's funny. >> thanks, jason, have a great weekend. storm team4 is getting you ready for the weekend and gwyneth you ready for the heat. first look at the weekend and when the scorching temperatures will arrive. chopper4 live over breaking news in fairfax county. a house fire on pickets post road, not far away from center ridge park. >> everyonens

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together we really can build a virginia that works for everyone. all right, folks, the heat is moving in, not here yet, but it's coming, and we asked you to vote on the nbc washington facebook page, to tell us what you feel about this heat wave coming in. >> you either love the heat or you don't. just over half of you say you're

they're dreading it. >> yeah, i think a lot of people are dreading 95. but i'm surprised it's that close. i thought it would be dreading it and bring it on way down here. but there's a few of us out there definitely hoping for it. you can put your hand up. >> you're a snow lover. >> i would take snow. man, i'll tell ya. >> really? >> absolutely not. i would rather take off layers than put layers on. >> okay, that's my problem with heat, you can't take off enough layers. >> that's true. you just sweat it out. >> you haven't been to some of the beaches i've been to. >> apparently ocean city now. show you how things are out there right now. plenty of sunshine, bright blue skies. today, this is a perfect day. at least in my book, 83 degrees, low humidity, plenty of sunshine. dropping through the 70s, nice, a

talking about friday evening. so if you have plans to get out and about, now problems. 81 in manassas. 82 around huntingtown. everybody around the average high temperature for this time of year. radar? no rain to talk about. on the dry side the last couple days and we'll stay on the dry side. another storm system towards boston. may see clouds from that, but not much as far as showers go. there's no real big heat anywhere. 87 in st. louis. the heat will start to build around our area and you'll notice a difference tomorrow. high tomorrow, 89 degrees, mostly sunny, hot, but not humid. the humidity is always a big factor in the summer months. tomorrow, not much of a factor. on sunday, 95 sunday, 95 on monday. tuesday, high of 97 both monday and tuesday, that would at least tie or break records. wednesday and thursday, still on the h

that's where the biggest factor comes in. sunday, around 97 for the heat index, 98, 99 on monday. then 102 tuesday, wednesday. thursday i've got 100 degrees too. that's where we get the real heat out of this as we move through the next couple days. so think about this, drink water, lots of water next couple days. stay hydrated. wear lots of sunscreen, the uv index is way up there. limit outdoor activity, especially in the humidity. and you want to keep cool and look cool, wear the cool sunglasses. you know what i'm talking about? 90s all the way through friday. temperatures around 90 degrees next friday before we cool a little into the 80s. good chance of storms coming up on saturday and sunday. you know what i mean about the cool shades? >> oh, yes, gotta look the part. >> not me. just pat. she's the cool one. >> i agree. >> my shades come from cvs. [ laht

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after james comey's testimony on capitol hill, we heard from president trump's lawyer. now we're hearing from the president. >> the president remained silent about his fired fbi director yesterday. but at a news conference this afternoon, he did not hold back. blayne alexander tracking it all for us on capitol

blayne? >> reporter: leon and pat, that was a joint news conference today with the president of romania, but on a completely different topic for that matter, but of course the headline turned out to be about comey and those tapes. >> reporter: james comey's headline grabbing testimony giving way to a tidal wave of reaction, most notably from the president who fired him. >> no collusion, no obstruction. he's a leaker. >> reporter: president trump claiming total vindication after comey's testimony. >> we were very, very happy and frankly james comey confirmed a lot of what i said. and some of the things that he said just weren't true. >> reporter: from republicans, outrage at comey's admission that he had a friend share memos about his interaction with the president to the press. now prompting the president's personal attorney to file a leak complaint against comey. the question, were those memos classified. >> this is not some

these are fbi documents. he wrote them on an fbi computer. >> leak, i think, is the wrong term for this. what jim comey provided to a friend was a recollection as a private citizen. >> reporter: the president calls some of those recollections lies and says he is willing to testify under oath. >> 100%. >> reporter: in the battle of words between the two from both democrats and republicans, a push for solid evidence. were there conversations taped, as president trump suggested. >> i'm not hinting anything. i'll tell you about it over a short period of time. you're going to be very disappointed when you hear the answer. >> reporter: responding to questions, but providing very few answers. and here on capitol hill, the calls from both parties are growing. if those tapes do, in fact, exist, release them immediately. on capitol hill, blayne alexander, news4. and i'm chris lawrence at the live desk, where we're looking at some live

county, where they are evacuating an elementary school because someone spotted a mountain lion. this is chris young elementary school, this is not far off i-66 in prince william county in the town of bristow. someone spotted a mountain lion, and now parents are being asked to pick up their kids. some students are being escorted to buses, one bus at a time. the officials are saying this is just a precaution. the kids are okay. the teachers are okay. the teachers will be walking students out to the buses at dismissal, and again, kids being told to -- to be sent home. not the first time we've seen reports like this in your area. there have been reports of mountain lions or cougars in fairfax county. they can range from about a hundred pounds up to

kids evacuating an elementary school school in bristow, virginia. new at 4:30, he says he lived a secret life, that comment from a former mayor of fairfax, who was released from jail today. he was serving time after being caught up in an undercover sting operation. our bureau reporter david culver was at the sentencing today and has the first words from scott silverthorn since his high profile arrest. >> reporter: the prosecutor said that he was a man elected to protect the public, instead, she said, he poisoned them. the judge releasing him today after serving three months. he walked out of the jail to a crowd that was really emotional, some hugging him, tears in their eyes. august of 2016, scott silverthorn was caught in an undercover sting. police say he tried to exchange meth for group sex with men.

short time ago when he walked out, this is what he had to say. >> i regret terribly that i put my community through this. i lived a double life, a secret life. >> reporter: the judge sentencing him to three years of probation and 200 hours of community service. in the city of fairfax, i'm david culver, news4. all righty, folks, get ready for exciting new events coming to the summer olympics in 2020, including a new three by three basketball tournament for both men and women. and katie ledecky will have a new event to conquer in the pool. women will now get a chance to compete in the 1500 meter freestyle. it's been a men's event for years, but more women are expected to compete in tokyo than ever before. and it's expected to be the most gender balanced olympics in history. we have the entire listing of new venevents on

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y23woy y5yy well, temperatures out there right now, in the low 80s. it is so comfortable out there. plenty of sunshine. temperatures are going to continue to sink into the 70s, eventually the 60s during the overnight. the sun will go down about 8:30. so you have plenty of time to enjoy this really nice weather. looking at the chopper shot right now, we had a shot of the airplane just landing at dulles. doug and i were watching it, waiting for a commercial break

beautiful shots of the actual sky. right now, we're looking at the air france plane at dulles. beautiful day for flying, for eating, baseball games, exercise, even if you're headed to the beach, it's looking good. we have the full weekend forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >> all right, lauryn, thanks. news4 is working for the community and we want to say thank you for everyone who participated in do more 24. the one-day fund-raiser brought in more than $1.5 million. it's the area's largest 24-hour online fund-raiser. >> i have to ask kevin why he gave me this one. women who choose to sunbathe topless in ocean city will not be told to cover up, at least for now. for years, the ocean city beach patrol would approach women and tell them it was illegal, but last year, an aoc

law. ocean city has not heard back. so the beach patrol says it's going to be documenting any complaints it gets about toplessness, but they will not be approaching women to tell them to cover up. >> so the answer to your question, the only reason kevin gave you that story -- >> because he likes you. >> did you tweet that? [ laughter ] >> has it been on your twitter account? >> if i had pictures, i would have tweeted. he gave me that because he likes you. i'm new. >> we are working for you on what is sure to be a busy weekend. a parade, a street festival and a march that will attract thousands of people. >> but they won't be topless. and we have you covered with all the details and the colorful celebration that's already under way. all that

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a rundown of some of the events planned for capital pride this weekend. >> the annual parade kicks off saturday at 4:30, it travels through dupont and ends at 14th and s. the festival takes place sunday from 12 to 7, between third and seventh street. there's also the equality march for unity and pride, kicks off on sunday near the white house. >> as you might pe

to come to d.c. for the events this weekend. security expected to be tight all over the place. participants in sunday's march for equality will line up between 14th and 17th streets. the march begins at 10:00 and it will pass the white house and end at the national mall. the speakers include entertainers, sara ramirez, asia kate dillon and charlie carver. a candidate in virginia's lieutenant governor's race, accused tonight of gay bashing. >> wendy is in the newsroom with more. >> virginia voters head to the polls on tuesday, selecting their nominees for governor and lieutenant governor. now there's some controversy in that lower race. because of marls sent out by one candidate. bureau chief julie carey will be working on that story out of northern virginia and will join us live with new reaction.

injured on the battlefield struggles to find a place to call home after years of medical treatment. we have the story of a group of volunteers who felt his sacrifice was worth just a little bit of their time. and how they are now building him a home. we have those stories, chris and i will be joining you on news4 at 5:00 in just a few minutes. >> see you in just a bit. today bowie state university opened up its new $102 million center for natural sciences and mathematics. larry hogan attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony. the center designed to promote collaborative teaching and research and it features one of the nation's largest installations of dynamic glass that tints on demand for energy efficiency. >> that's cool-looking. >> it means it will look different every time you see it. >> it's going to be reflecting a lot of the heat we're about to get in our area. storm team4 has you covered for the

>> absolutely. >> what's the word? >> we had to kick you guys outside. >> she's going to be live on monday, and it's going to be a lot different monday. >> oh, my gosh, yes. >> when you're out there. right now, it's beautiful weather, sun is shining, blue skies, little breeze. >> southern california type of weather. >> which is why we don't like to do the weather in southern california. you know our weather will change, san diego not so much. a gorgeous shot, temperature right now 83 degrees. winds out of the northwest, 10 miles an hour. nice breeze out here. we continue to see nice conditions through the rest of the evening. no need for an umbrella over the next couple days. tomorrow, it's all about the pool, about staying cool. high tomorrow around 89, and 89 degrees around 5:00. if you can find a pool or

sprinker, you'sprin sprinkler, you're going to need it. 95 on monday, up to 97 on tuesday. right now, monday could be tying a record. tuesday, breaking a record. a chance for storms on wednesday. and thursday and friday, 90 or higher. this weekend is looking pretty good for events and things if you're out and about. especially for the beach. >> yeah, it's going to be wonderful at the beach. in fact, temperatures are going to continue to rise and we aren't going to have the humidity. so you can look at the temperatures, 76 on saturday at the beach. low 80s by sunday and then by monday, back in the mid 80s. monday you may feel the humidity at the area beaches. but if you're headed to the mountains, go west, it's going to be great camping weather. low humidity. people are asking me about going hiking. temperatures in the 80s out in the mountains around this area, looking good for the

the humidity. definitely not worrying about the humidity at the capital pride parade. we'll be down there, doreen and chuck, it's going to be a wonderful event. nbc, we're marching in the parade. it's going to be awesome. they asked us already about t-shirts. i got a red one. i did not get a black one, only because it's going to be so warm. but again, that humidity is going to be absent on saturday. looking beautiful. >> that is going to be the case with the next couple days, with it being so hot. definitely make sure you're ready for it. wearing the light color clothing, drinking water, limiting the outdoor exposure. if you have a job outside, make sure you're ready for that. we'll see you back here at 5:00 as well. >> maybe. we might stay out here. [ laughter ] >> doug, we might see. lauryn's not coming back inside. >> she's likes the sunshine. >> yes, she does. she

against a major magazine. >> now a uva administrator is going public for the first time. it felt really good in the end. but it was a very difficult process to get there. >> how she says the case changed her life and what she plans to do now. >> this is news4, first at 4:00. tom went to washington to take on the insurance companies and the credit card companies and the wall street banks - that's what tom perriello is about.

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weekend. members of the community are painting seven rainbow-colored cross walks for pride weekend. it's only temporary, but these are going to be very comfortable and they make for a pretty nice sight. in 20 minutes, news4 amy cho's will take us there live. new details today about a teenager accused of setting a fire inside of a storm drain tunnel near north bethesda middle school. the 17-year-old is now facing a number of misdemeanor charges. at least one child had to be treated for minor injuries in that fire earlier this week impact. nicole aromo said she was on track to do something big, but life threw her a curveball. >> that's right, tonight the university of virginia administrator defamed by "rolling stone" magazine about a rape on campus is opening up about the three-week-long

>> henry grass from our sister station in charlottesville reports. >> reporter: nicole reflects on some of the darkest days of her life. >> to say that i was wronged in some way, it felt really good in the end, but it was a very difficult process to get there. >> reporter: that difficult process for her own justice started last october, two years after the former university of virginia associate dean was portrayed as indifferent to allegations of gang rape on grounds in a 2014 "rolling stone" article. a 9,000-word account of a brutal attack on a student named jackie. a story that was later retracted by the magazine and debunked. eramo would file suit for defamation. her day in court would finally come. >> i had a pump-up song from hamilton that i would ride to the courthouse every day. >> reporter: it was that musical routinend

through each day inside the courthouse. as she sought $7.5 million in damages from the magazine and its author. >> it was very difficult to sit, you know, ten feet from miss erdely while she testified every day. i didn't anticipate how difficult that would be. >> you know what i mean? because, like, we have a chance to do something important and make a difference. >> just the extent to which she spoke to my students about, you know, feeling like i had acted inappropriately, that was really difficult to hear. >> reporter: as was the magazine's lack of responsibility even after a jury ruled in her favorite and awarded her $3 million in damage. >> you go into that process, hoping to get justice, hoping to get people to

actions. i never felt like that happened, and we felt like we were on the right side. i knew that i was telling the truth. >> that truth is what eramo is holding on to, putting a dark chapter in her life to rest and finally writing a new one, one she's in charge of. >> it felt like i was finally at the end of a really long journey. >> and eramo now is launching a fund at the university of virginia to take the fight against sexual violence to a new level. >> she's donated $50,000 toward a fund to help survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, but she's hoping to raise ten times that much. the news continues right now with wendy and chris. news4 at 5:00 starts now. and right now at 5:00, new developments for two men who are charged in a crash that sent two d.c. police officers to the hospital. and the former mayor of a city

out of jail just three months after pleading guilty in a drugs for sex case. but we begin first at 5:00 tonight with a drunk driver who killed five people and then he skipped out on his sentencing. but this evening, the victims' families find justice. i'm wendy rieger. >> and i'm chris lawrence. it's 50 years in prison for kenneth kelley, the sentence handed down just this afternoon. as he appeared in court, finally answering for the deaths of three women and two children during this crash in oxon hill three years ago. >> county bureau chief tracee wilkins joins us from reaction for the realize of the victims tonight. tracee? >> reporter: family members who spoke in court and also prosecutors used words like monster to describe kenneth kelley. he was charged with five counts of involuntary vehicular manslaughter. he's got ten years per death. that's the maximum sentence he could receive in

kenneth kelley, who was caught by a police officer as he drove toward oxon hill road. police believe he was going anywhere from 50 to 70 miles per hour before he crashed into a vehicle, throwing some people from both cars, killing five. >> this is difficult to really describe the devastation involved in this case. >> reporter: natasha was driving the vehicle that was struck. she lost her two children and her two best friends in the accident. she had this to say about coming to court. >> this morning i thought it would help if i could come to court and get them and we could all leave together. but that's just something that ain't gonna happen. >> reporter: today a judge sentenced kenneth kelley to 50 years in prison, the maximum sentence after a dui crash that killed five people. >> i just want to say that i appreciate and thank the good lord and the state for