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new information. and a somber ceremony. security measures you will notice. news 4 at 11 starts now. tonight an entire community is pulling for the recovery of two police officers and a d dot traffic worker. >> the driver who hit them all is in jail right now. news 4's jackie bensen is live where a lot of people knew these officers. >> reporter: what we are hearing up and down this street tonight is how are the officers and the traffic aides doing? how can we help? in the window of a book store of 18th street a show of support for d.c. police. those who work, play and live on the main street are still in shock. the tragedy that happened here around 9:00 last night. >> heard from business owners that we are
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the officers and because they are part of their family and the business community is really a big family. >> reporter: two d.c. police officers on bicycle patrol and d.c. department of transportation traffic aid were mowed down by the driver of a speeding white pickup truck. kristin barton is with the partnership business improvement district. >> we contacted and said how can we help. >> reporter: when 18th street was shut down front door staff assisted and offered water and rest rooms and helped calm traumatized patrons and urged those who witnessed the event to wait patiently until investigators can take their statement. >> we are all a big family out here. all the guys and officers and night life crew. mid day crew, enforcement and public works. >> an update on the
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tonight. one officer remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition, a little bit of an upgrade. the other was expected to be released today as was the traffic aid. the man driving the white pickup truck remains jailed. jackie bensen news 4. >> new at 11:00 a crash in kensington leaves one dead and another in critical condition. looks like one car t boned another. the force of the crash so strong it sent the car spinning into a fire hydrant. you can see the black car hit a power pole. rescue crews had to pull one person out. tonight a special tribute to the victims of the tragedy at pulse night club in landoverorl
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man opened fire in that club killing 49 people. one year rem brns will be some of the focus of pride event. tomorrow's capital pride parade security will be tight and plenty of officers on the street. the parade starts at 4:30 and goes from 22 rr and ends at 14th and s. organizers are asking people to not bring bags. if you have one expect it to be checked. d.c. police chief peter newtium says officers will be taking steps to make sure vehicles can't be used as weapons. >> folks may be feeling a little uncomfortable about things we have seen across the nation. the metropolitan police department will be out there. our role at the parade will be to make sure that we have a safe event. >> we have a full list of
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locations and information about sunday's equality march in the nbc washington app. bad blood flairs up again days before virginia's primary. a flyer slamming saying she voted to approve the first openly gay judge in virginia. republicans throwing heat from his own party saying he was criticizing for putting a liberal on a court. reaves fired a civil lawsuit accusing the campaign of spreading false rumors about him. another 24 hours passes and family members still have no answers about his death. >> as they wait for just toos be served they gather to remember the band teacher that many admire. shomari stone reports now. >> reporter: as
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sherry is comforted with hugs honoring her son, a talented musician, and friend. his girlfriend describes his personality. >> he was the sweetest guy i have ever met in my entire life. >> reporter: he was shot and killed on leverett street. there were bullet holes in the fence and trash can. a prince georges county police source tells me he was visiting a friend before the shooting. police tell me they are looking for motive and suspect in the case. friends want answer. >> does anybody have information you need to turn that over to the police. >> reporter: he performed in the hampton university marching band. tiffany conce aeany was a colle >> always willing to help. >> reporter: after earning his music education degree he returned where he volunteered with the
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his girlfriend are left heart broken. >> i love him. >> reporter: shomari stone, news 4. a drunk driver who killed five people and skipped out of sentencing will be serving 50 years in prison. a judge sentenced kenneth kelly to maximum sentence. kelly slammed into a vehicle back in 2014 killing the passenger in his car and in the other vehicle two adults, a 13-year-old girl and 1-year-old boy died. their mother was driving survived. >> this morning i thought it would help if i could come to court and get this and we can all leave together. that's just something that ain't going to happen. >> kelly was driving on a suspended license at the time of the crash. his blood alcohol level was almost
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president trump broke his silence on the james comey testimony today in the white house rose garden. he denied some of the former fbi director's claims and said he would be willing to testify under oath about the russia investigation. halle jackson reports. >> reporter: president trump punching back pitting his word against james comey's saying he lied and willing to swear to it under oath. >> 100%. >> reporter: the president prepared to talk to a special counsel calling some of his former fbi director's testimony not true and some of it vind kakz like when comey said the president was not personally under investigation. >> no collusion. no obstruction. he is a leaker. and frankly james comey confirmed a lot of what i said and some of the things that he said just weren't true. >> reporter: like that now infamous loyalty pledge.
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in the context of asking me to stay. >> i hardly know the man. i'm not going to say i want you to pledge allegiance. who would do that? i didn't say that and i didn't say the other. >> reporter: comey says he felt the president directed him to let go of the investigation into fired national security adviser michael flynn. >> i took it as a very disturbing thing. >> reporter: at the moment it is he said he said but tapes might settle it if they exist. something the president alluded to in a tweet. >> i will tell you about that maybe sometime in the near future. >> he didn't say when. >> members of congress are asking comey to turn over the memos he leaked after his firing. congressional investigators say they want to know why the long time director of d.c.'s medical center was promoted to a new job. >> the house committee on veterans affairs says
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formally requested records about hawkins. an investigation revealed hawkins was transferred to a job at v.a. headquarters hours after the fed found supply and safety problems at the medical center. >> that sort of thing has to stop. you can't just shuffle your problems around and solve your problems. >> it's a question for and about hawkins from the i-team. today the v.a. said it is recommending discipline for him but didn't say what kind of discipline. former mayor of fairfax walked out of jail after a judge credited him for time served. scott silverthorn has been in jail awaiting sentencing. he was caught in a drugs for sex sting and handed an under cover detective less than a gram of meth. the prosecution asked for two years behind jars. d
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he had no prior record. contamination at the reflecting pool by the lincoln memorial. what is being cleaned up that killed dozens of ducklings. scammers going after cash from people trying to make a little more money. what you should be looking out for if you search for jobs online. we saw a beautiful, spectacular fantastic friday across our region. saturday not looking too bad. the heat really building in. we saw a high of 84 in d.c. those numbers going up big time as we head towards the first part of the week. updated forecast next.
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a motorcyclist involved in a rush hour crash died. this is near holly hill road just before 5:00 tonight. you can see the video from chopper 4 of the motorcycle colliding with a pickup truck. job seekers beware. we have a warning about a local job scam that is catching a lot of people offguard. consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you and uncovering important information you need to know. >> reporter: we have warned you about job scams before. this one really caught our attention. it actually uses the name of a legitimate local company to trick job seekers. unfortunately, it's working. as if looking for a job isn't stressful enough -- >> it's been hard. >> reporter: scammers are lurking i
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waiting to pass on your vulnerability. >> been on a few interviews but it has been long cht. >> reporter: she post her resume on a variety of websites and recently received this e-mail with all the buzz words any job applicant would drool over. congratulations on making it to the next step. we look forward to having you on our team. that team claims to be part of a legitimate medical technology company. she received this offer of employment letter with salary, bonus and stock option information. the localoes, even the picture of the company's headquarters looks like the real deal. >> said they had reviewed my resume and i was to download google hangouts and then i was to invite a certain person to talk to me which i did. >> reporter: she answered a list of questions and was asked to fill out a
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she did. sending the scammer personal information that puts her at risk for identity theft. the so-called recruiter sent her a check with instructions to deposit it, keep $100 for herself and use remaining funds to buy computer software. >> i questioned it at that point. it looked not right. >> reporter: thankfully so did her bank. >> i called the bank manager. she says absolutely that is a scam. >> reporter: nbc 4 responds reached out although the company didn't respond to our request we did notice this. a recruiting alert on the home page alerting job seekers to be on the lookout for fraudulent recruiters, an alert she didn't see. >> what brought you to me? >> i wanted to alert other people about this. people can be so
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>> like any job board that you would apply to there is inher t inherently a risk of something to go wrong. >> reporter: charlie hunt says working with an agency like his takes the guesswork out of job searching and lessens the chance of getting scammed. news 4 is work frg those of you who are looking for a job. here are four red flags you need to know. if the so-called recruiter wants to do an online interview, the manager invites you to chat over instant messenger service don't ever deposit a check without verifying it is legitimate. watch out for on the spot job offers. while you may think you are an excellent candidate a real company will want to meet you in person first. back to you guys. the national parks service is going to drain the lincoln memorial reflecting pool to get rid of a parasite responsible for killing 80 ducklings there. the parasite i
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that live inside the pool. the chlorine didn't work so they have to drain it and clean it and refill it. that begins this weekend. the process should wrap up by june 19. the parasite not a serious threat to humans although it can cause a skin rash. it is easily treatable. >> want to have that all cleared up by 4th of july. >> exactly. lot going on this weekend. >> a lot of events for sure. the big thing about it is it is going to be so hot out there. the good news the humidity doesn't creep up until next week. the weekend just hot and not hot and humid. out there a nice across the region. winds out of the south at 5 miles per hour. take a look at temperatures around the region. 60 degrees in manassas. 61 cullpepper. 62
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area. a very nice night. clear skies and the full moon. nothing on the radar picture. we are going to be high and dry here as we are watching a system moving through the great lakes in towards portions of pennsylvania. not expecting it to give us much in the way of anything really. a few clouds is about it. the storm off our coast yesterday now towards boston and maine and getting out of here. our weather tomorrow 89 degrees. mostly sunny. hot but not humid. today was 84. it was spectacular. plenty of sunshine out there on your saturday. make sure you are ready for. ready for this, too. 95 on sunday. 95 on monday. 97 on tuesday. that is going to be the hottest day. monday and tuesday, monday will tie a record at 95. tuesday's record is 96. then 95 on wednesday with a chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms. 94 on thursday. hot and humid. let's talk about that heat inde
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going to be 95 on sunday maybe heat index up to 96. monday heat index to 99. tuesday and wednesday about 102 and sticks around that 100-degree mark right on through the day on thursday. that is what we are talking about. the three dreaded hs, hazy, hot and humid. we don't like to see them. get ready. drink plenty of water. stay hydrated. limit outdoor exercise. do it in the morning and evening. limit the 3:00, 4:00 run that you are thinking about and have on sunglasses because we are talking a lot of sunshine. only real chances of rain wednesday a little bit. better chance as we head towards next weekend. not a washout but does look like scattered showers and thunderstorms. what a difference for may. a very cool month and wet month. so far june is turning into what looks like a very warm month and dry month. >> we still need rain. >> weil
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time of year. >> let's hope it continues. from csn studios nats are looking to start the weekend with a win. >> they are trying. we have seen the nats offense hit the ball all over the park scoring runs at will lately. what might be overlooked a bit has been starting pitching. nats starters have allowed two earned runs in just over 20 innings pitched striking out 34 and walking only three. interleague play continues this weekend. roart gets the start on bobble head night. runners on the corners. single up the middle. rangers take a 1-0 lead. top of the fifth. takes it deep to left. makes it 3-0 rangers. nats trying to make a comeback down four. anthony
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fall 5-2 to the rangers. one positive from today before the game this family thought they were being honored as military family. kris jenner ca-- he just finish his fourth deployment overseas. very joyful reunion for his wife and five kids. >> top of the second, scoring started leaving no doubt about this one. 2-0 birds. bottom of the frame. yankees answer. one right over the fence, cuts the baltimore lead to one. all tied up. wishes he could have this
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back. hammers it to deep right. orioles lose second straight 8-2 the final. >> playing without elaina deladon. first quarter winding down. taylor hill drives, gets the and one. mystic down six. late in the half off the glass. led all scorers with 21. they go on to win 98-73. game four nba finals. cleveland looking to avoid a sweep came out firing. 86 in the first half. cavs lead 115-96 as we head to the fourth quarter in cleveland. crazy game. guess who is in attendance. trent williams in attendance for game four. he will be back in d.c. next week. redskins m
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