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and we start with many around here showing this pride. right now on news 4 today, tens of thousands are getting ready for packed streets for the capital pride parade. we'll show you the security that's now in place to keep everyone safe. >> he's serving time for a massive corruption scandal. >> a full freedom. >> bring on the sunshine and the shorts. live outside of union station. the sun is peeking over there. we with got temperatures rising and best times
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>> we welcome you here. i am david culver. >> i am in for andrea golf this morning. >> a lot of energy. our meteorologist lauryn ricetts with us. i have not had coffee yet. this morning is going to be ice coffee. take a look at sun rise right now at 68 and temperatures rising into the 80s by 11:00. 66 right now. we
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the way. that's coming up just a few minutes. all right, we got a lot of going on outdoors today. tens of thousands of people will be lining the strips of dc today for the annual capital pride parade. >> it is going to go through the heart of the dumont circle. you will be going through street closures. >> we got news 4 derek ward is live in northwest with a look at the route and what law enforcement has planned out there. hey there derrick. >> reporter: good morning. it has not rain but there are indeed rainbows. the theme is unapologetically
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proud. the parade kicks off at 4:30. up new hampshire and turning down r street it is going to make it to 14th street corridor where it will end. some folks maybe a little apprehensive, considering some of the events and things have happened leading up to this pair r pa parade. >> that's good news for folks who plan to participate. take a listen. >> you know with everything going on in the country, with the president and everything's going on, it is an important time for us to stand together and be strong. >> reporter: and this parade with a week's of activities. there will beor
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on tomorrow. we are live in northwest, derrick ward. back to you. >> thanks so much. expect to see beef up security and more happening tomorrow. there is a quality march for unity of pride happening along the national mall. that starts at 10:00 a.m. the pride festival and concert will get along pennsylvania avenue. headline for the concert, miley cyrus. tuesday's primary the new polls show the national committee chair, gillespi gillespie favored and on the democratic side is
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>> republican senator vogel for voting for the first openly gay judge. he filed a lawsuit accusing the ve vogel campaign. he's served times for corruption charges. jack johnson already served several years in a federal prison in cumberland. at the end of last year, he was transferred todd a half way house in baltimore. court record shows a judge denied his request. johnson claims the evidence shows misconduct. donald trump breaking his silence creating a sense of he
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silence. >> reporter: president trump punching back saying he lied and he's willing to swear to it under oath. >> 100%. >> the president prepares to talk to special counsel and calling james comey's testimony is not true. >> no collusion, no obstruction, he's a leak and frankly james comey confirmed a lot of what i said and some of the things he said were not true. >> like now that infamous loyalty pledge. >> he asked specifically of loyalty in the context of asking me to stay. >> i hard lily know the man, i not going to say i
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your allegiance. >> i took it as a disturb thing, very concerning. at the moment, it is he said, he said. >> well, i will tell you sometimes in the near future. >> he did not say when. >> halie jackson with that report. members of congress are now asking comey to turn over the memos he leaked after his firing. now to his developing story out of montgomery county. one person is dead and another person is critically injured after this crash in kensington. police say it happens along connecticut avenue and franklin street. no word on a possible cause. you can see the force of the crash is so strong that it sent the car spinning and one of the car into aow
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police have not release the name of the person who's killed. two dc police officers are doing better by the hour after being hit by a truck. this is happening on thursday. dc department transportation also hit, at last check their condition is improving. >> we are family out here. the midday crew. our public's work. >> the's charged with assault with intent to kill. they found a military style weapon inside the truck charges against his passengers have been dropped. coming up on this
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over nightn discovery from investigators in the wake of the latest terror attack. the troubling problem of one of our visited tour sites, how the national park [hissing] uh- i-
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more searches and arrests in london. the the total number of people in custody is at seven. eight people died and nearly 50 others injured after three men mowed down pedestrians and went on a stabbing spree. police are trying to
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viinia. ralph northam: making progress means taking on tough fights, and as governor, i won't let donald trump stand in our way. . wow, we got temperatures in the 60s right now. we'll continue to take them up in the 80s by 11:00. it is going to get rather warm, plenty quickly. plenty of sunshine out there. temperatures coming back and our ten days forecast coming up in about five minutes. a local mayor busted in an un under cover police stay. he's regaining his hometown's trust.
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scott is feeling the releas release -- relief of freedom >> in august, he got caught in a drug case. he's had a lot of support from the community throughout this. >> his family and friends surrounding him throughout the past year embracing the man spent 25 years leading the city most recently as the mayor. >> it is a relief. it is weighing on our hearts so heavy. >> i think it is great, i worked with him and i am happy to have him back. >> the past three months silverthorn had been in jail.
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savings -- >> to come clean and say it, was extremely difficult. i was in complete denial that i had a problem. >> we are going to hold him to it. >> we are going to support him and hold him to it. >> defense attorney argued that given his client have no history of a small amount of drugs, less than a gram and all of the supporters are willing to keep him clean and should not send him to prison. the judge sentenced him of two years probation and two hours of community service. bill cosby's trial. yesterday prosecutors rested their case against cosby. his accuser andrea constand testified this week that
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actor gave her pills that made her woosie and molested her. this was in 2004. >> cosby denied the allegations and he gave her cold medicine. there was a report released of the medical center. congressional leaders want to know why the senator's long time director who was promoted after the report came out. >> news 4 i-team investigation, hawkins was transferred to a job hours after the feds announced safety problems at the dc medical center. >> phil rose says that's a troubling news. >> that sort of thing has to stop. you cannot shovel your problems
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va now says it is recommending discipline for him but it would not specify what that would be. the national parks service will drain the lincoln memorial reflecting tomorrow after dozens of ducks were found dead. 80 ducks were infected of a pair site found pair -- parasite that's found in snel snails. >> the park service should be back tomorrow at the reflecting pool by june 19th. we have 20 people and including kids, less than magical memory from disney land. a flock of geese flew over a crowd of sleeping beauty castle last night. the geese prompted a response of
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hazardous, brought in the hazmat. the police department tweeted this out, all guests are happy and healthy. [ laughter ] >> but they had their coats on when this mess is happening. >> lets hope so. [ laughter [ laughter ] >> i was about to tell you something else. i was. we are just going to go right to you. >> we'll keep you posted on it. [ laughter ] >> hey lauryn. >> bring it on. >> yeah, bring it on. lets go ahead to weather. my producer is telling me to lets do this.
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it is headed to the pride festival. it is going to be warm and we'll warm things up rather quickly. before noon, temperatures are going to be in the low 80s. we are not going to f thave the humidity factor. upper 80s today. warmer and we'll keep on getting warmer each and everyday. we have record breaking temperatures possibly into zmond tuesd monday and tuesday. >> rain does not look to be into wednesday of next week. current temperatures so comfortable out there right now. 66 here in washington. 59 in leesboro. maryland, there could be a few showers in northern maryland. most of us are going to remain dry. temperatures are in the upper
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if you are headed out to the game taking on the rangers, temperatures are going to be warm. we'll be warming up into the mid-80s. a lot of activities are going on tonight. it is going to be nice and mild and clear sun going down just about 8:30. tomorrow's forecast, we are not going to be in the 80s. we'll be in the 90s tomorrow. the humidity comes back at the ebd end of the weekend. look at those temperatures by tuesday, some record breaking temperatures possible. the heat index is well over 100. by wednesday, that'll be your next chance of rain. >> humidity in dc, no way. >> what? [ laughter ] >> never happens. all right. lauryn. >> colorful path on a powerful weekend. the unique message behind a bright
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talk about the belmont stakes and a mile and a half of the three triple crown. the winners of the first two is not competing. he's listed as the early 4-1. it is
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if you are going out to today's capital parade, there are seven of these rain owe cross walks. >> i like them. >> definitely bright and only temporary though. >> we have our dedicated artists participating in the parade. >> perfect >> touchdown that side and paint. >> yeah, what's our time tag? i am all in. >> what we are doing? with the help of the city and
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crosswalks are spray painted. >> this is great. now we are here >> so thank you for coming out today to help paint the sidewalks. [ applause ] yeah! a live look outside right now. a perfect day for a bike ride and maybe a run. lauryn is updating the forecast of how hot things could get the next few days. he was shot and killed hours after his high school graduation. the somber good-bye for an 18-year-old as the family
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your time is 6:30 on this saturday. large crowds is lining up for the capital pride police. dc police say they are plans to step up security keeping all parade goers safe. >> live along the route this morning, we'll check in with him. a former executive, jack johnson is released. he will be released from home confinement after serving time for corruption charges. >> we are days away for the
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vi fill out an important absentee ballot around 5:00 today. news 4 today starts now. welcome back in on this saturday morning, i am david culv culver alongside molette green. >> it is good to be here. it is a busy day and it is all about the weather. from cool earlier this week to summer time. lauryn ricketts is tracking ate all. no humidity. that humidity is coming back. through the day tomorrow, you will feel it as we get into monday and tuesday. it is a cool morning out there. we do have a few clouds and temperatures at 66 right
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it is very, very nice as you wake up this morning. it is going to be a great day. temperatures are moving in the upper 80s for daytime highs today. again, we adopt hadon't have th humidity round today. it is coming back. it is going to feel more like 100 degrees. we'll let you know how much it is going to get coming up in 15 minutes. >> lauryn thanks. family and friends are gathering today to remember this young man gunned down. there is going to be a viewing from 3:00 to 6:00 and services immediately followed. the 18-year-old was killed on monday. he was the 17-year-old. they were found shot to death in a parked car at montgomery village. it was a day before they're supposed to graduate.
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this case. family members are searching for answers for his murder. those who knew admire him and want justice to be served. >> a talented musician, pen men and friend. >> he was the sweetest guy i ever met in my entire life. he was shot and killed on tuesday night, there were bullet holes on the trash can. police are looking for a motive and suspect in this case. friends want answers. >> if anybody have any information, y'all need to turn it
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>> tiffany curds was a college friends. he always kept you smiling. >> ever a earning his music education degree, he returned to oxford high school where he volunteered with the marching band. now the community he loved and his girlfriend are left hea heartbrok heartbroken. >> i miss him, i loved him. 50 years behind bars, that's how long kenneth kelly will spend for killing five people driving drunk. the judge handed down the maximum sentence for the deadliest dwi crash. he slammed in a vehicle killing the passenger in his car and two adult and a 13-year-old girl and one-year-old boy died. the children's mom lived. >> thi
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would help if i can come to court to get them and we can all leave together, that's just something that's not foing goin happen. >> kelly was driving on suspended license at the time. this was a bomb shell case that rocked the university of virginia. >> now, the administrator is defamed in the article about a rape on campus sharing her side of the story. here is from our sister's station from charlesville. >> it was vindicating. it felt good in the end but it was a very difficult process to get there. >> reporter: that difficult process started last october. two years after the former university vira
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rape. a 9,000 word account on a student named jackie. a story i was later retracted from the magazine. her date in court has finally come. >> i have to ride in pump songs. >> reporter: it was that musical and along with family and friends. she sought $7.5 million from the magazine and its author. you are sitting 10 feet and you testify everyday. i did not anticipate how difficult it would be.
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i had a chance to make a difference. the effect how she spoke to my students about -- that was really difficult to hear. >> after, the jury ruled in her favor and ordered her $3 million? dama in damages. >> i never felt like that happen happened. we felt we are ton right side. i knew that i was telling the truth. >> that truth is what she's holding onto putting a dark chapter of life to rest and finally writing a new one, one that she's in charge with. >> it felt like at the end of a re l
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temperatures are rising as we continue into early next week. upper 80s today. the question is will the humidity come back and making it feel leek 100 degrees. we'll talk about how hot it will get next week. temperatures are all coming up in a few minutes. see you in a few lauryn. a veteran is ready to go home but he does not have anywhere to go. >> news 4 shares the important mission. >> i constantly push through the pain. >> ron devon serving over sea in iraq until the iraqis blast, it changed everything. >>
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loved that! i love that. i will take military families. good for them. not a bad day for you. >> we got a new game today. a 4:00 p.m. game tomorrow. what's the hottest time of the day? >> 4:00 p.m. >> who was right? >> same. in the late afternoon - afternoon -- tomorrow afternoon, temperatures are going to be in the upper 90s. more humidity as we head into next week. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. we have a few showers to the north. a ltl
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floating down along the mason addicti dixon line. we could have a few sprinkles around the region. after this, we are not looking at anything else until next wednesday. 66 right now at your naegstion' capitol. very comfortable. >> temperatures, upper 80s and all time's high today. >> i will be down there of the parade. the whole crew will be there. come say high. temperatures will be warm out there to be wearing a red shirt. it is going to be hot out there. if you want to get outside and have some
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be of hot exercise -- the maryland beach is looking phenomenal. temperatures is going to be mid-90s tomorrow. humidity comes back early next week. tuesday and wednesday of 102 degrees. next chance of rain showers will be on wednesday. it is going to be a warm a couple of days. we have our heat wave. >> let your problems sore say hello to the new frozen dunkin' coffee. real dunkin' coffee, blended frozen,
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a look at your traffic. some closures this weekend. capital pride of the big celebration on saturday and sunday. lets take a look at what'll be shut down. on saturday, the pride parade kicking off at 4: 30 in the afternoon. road closures are lasting until 7:30 at night. as far as that, it ends at 14th avenue. pride block party. that evening will be around 15 street. on sunday, the quality march starts there.
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9:00. >> the prime festival is from noon to 7:00. a lot of fun. >> lets take a look at what's happening. wisconsin avenue road, this is right here. the sidewalks there is shut down. there is saturday and sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. from more, have a great weekend, i will see you monday morning for news 4. sometimes carrying the weight from stress and you may wish that those problem wills fly away. >> now that it maybe possible all because of this new project. >> if you are walking through the streets of delray in the next couple of days and finding display is likely to catch your eyes. a site that's been
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>> it chore still ahead on news tod today. >> again, it will got hot, humid. we'll have an hour by hour look at your forecast. lauryn is tracking it for us. welcome to maxx you. you are whimsical, vibrant, statement making. we see what makes you unique. so we have something for everyone, at a price that's just right for you. maxx you. maxx life. t.j.maxx
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news 4 sttoday starts now. right now tens of thousands are getting rae dui eady to pack th streets. a massive corruption scandal. the executive is about to get a full taste of freedom. bring on the sunshine and break out the shorts. we are tracking rising temperatures and the best times to enjoy the outdoors. it is going to be hot and humid. >> we welcome you in this morning. i am david culver spr. >> i am mollette. green. it feels good right now. >> hope you are ready to mid july to about mid august type of

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