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"news 4 today" begins with breaking news. in this life and the life after. >> strong words from the father of one of the montgomery county teens killed the night before graduation. we have details on the arrests made in this case. kids among the victims in this two-car collision from overnight. what we're learning now about the head-on crash and the conditions of those involved. mistrial. what is next for bill cosby after the jury was not able to come up with a verdict for the stained comedian accused of sexual assault. well, good morning. welcome in on this sunday morning. hope you're having a good one. i'm adam tuss. >> and i'm angie goff. to
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first, want to say happy father's day to all of you out there as well as you, adam. >> thank you. >> sorry, it's going to be another warm one. >> let's check in with another dad, tom kierein. >> we have low clouds hanging in. no fog. rather humid. the cloud cover hovering over northeast washington. we have an excessive heat advisory in effect. heat index 100 to 105. temperatures right now are in the 70s. ragan national now at 77. mid 70s around the bay. low clouds will be breaking up hour by hour into the afternoon. temperatures by 10:00 will be near 80 degrees as the sunshine breaks out. then by 1:00 it's already going to be near 90 degrees and then hovering in the low 90s mid afternoon. again, that heat index is going
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metro area. the outer suburbs in the rural areas will not be that high. small chance of an isolated storm this afternoon but a likelihood of severe storms. i have the new hour by hour timing on that coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you very much. we're going to start this hour were breaking news and a potential break in the double murder of two high school students. >> montgomery county police announcing the arrest of three people. all three are charged with two counts of first degree murder in the shooting deaths of najar and ziberov. they were found dead in the car the night before they were supposed to graduate in germantown. they learned about the rumor that he robbed one of the suspect's girlfriends last year. while they have arrested three suspects, police say this case is far from over. >> at this time, it's unknown if there is a m
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ziberov or if his death is incidental to killing his friend. although arrests have been made, this by no means should be interpreted that the investigation has concluded. >> and chief major there saying that there's some more information that they need in that case. meanwhile, we are also hearing from the father of one of the students who died. he is thanking the police for their work, but he also has some tough words for the suspects. >> well, first, relieve arelief want to thank the police detective and all the people who made this possible. i know they have been working very hard. they working day and night to solve this case. everybody all looking for this moment. i am glad they caught them and i hope they rot in hell. >> well, we did speak with mr.
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investigation was announced and mr. najjar also wanted to know more about a motive and said there was no reason to take his son's life. time right now is 6:04. a group of kids are hurt following a serious crash. montgomery county fire and rescue officials said the crash happened around midnight. going to show you a map where all of this happened along the klara barton parkway in bethesda. take a look at this picture that fire officials tweeted out. officials say five people had to be transported to hospitals. pretty serious wreck there. no one is dead, thankfully. it's not clear how many kids are hurt in total. meanwhile, it will be a tough father's day for the families of some u.s. sailors. seven american sailors have been found dead. they were reported missing off the coast of japan after the "u.s.s. fitzgerald" ran into a containership. that crash happened on friday, and late last night they said they found the sailor's body in the damaged part of the navy
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of the sailors after the families have been notified. it's 6:04. officials are working to identify the body of a body pulled out of the lake. a 13-year-old disappeared. they have not confirmed if the body is that of missing teenager. update on the congressman and the lobbyist who were shot in wednesday's baseball shooting. we have learned this morning they're doing better. house majority whip steve scalise is now talking to his loved ones and is more responsive. he had another surgery yesterday and his situation has been updated from critical to serious. matt mika had another surgery. his family says he will likely stay in the icu at least through the weekend. the fbi has finished collecting all of the evidence related to wednesday's shooting. things in the del ray neighborhood are getting back to normal. the baseball field is still clos.
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they're relieved to be able to move around more easily for the first time since that shooting. >> you make play dates with your neighbors and trying to get as much exercise as possible. it's been hot, too. even if we were here we wouldn't be out too, too long. it's nice have our lives back. >> alexandria officials say the large baseball field has been cleaned by a certified contractor. it could reopen as early as today. meanwhile, this morning comedian bill cosby is free after a dramatic outcome to a court case that has gripped the nation. >> the montgomery county judge's decision in pennsylvania of a mistrial is getting passionate reaction on both sides and be as nbc's ron allen reports, the prosecution team is telling us it is too soon to celebrate. >> reporter: for bill cosby, neither vindication nor victory said the judge as he declared a mistrial.
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unable to unanimously whether he drugged and sexually assaulted andrea constant. cosby claimed the encounter was consensu consensual. in a statement her lawyer saying we are confident that these proceedings have given a voice to many victims who felt powerless and silenced. other women who have accused cosby of assault vow to continue fighting for justice. >> only 2% of rapists in this country spend a day in jail. >> reporter: afterwards cosby remained quiet. his wife camille made r made prosecuting cosby part of his election campaign. >> how do i describe the district attorney? heinously and exploittively liam bish shus. how do i describe the judge? overtly arrogant and collaborating with the district attorney. >> reporter: with no hesitation, he said he
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>> in all of our minds that this was the right thing to do. >> reporter: while more than 50 women have publicly accused cosby of sexual misconduct, constant's case is the only one recent enough for charges. accusers like jewel allison who claims cosby assaulted her in 1990 were there supporting constant. >> i thought it was right there. it's like sitting in class and the teacher comes and writes it all out on the blackboard and it said 2 plus 2 equals 4. >> reporter: you think eventually a court will convict him of a crime? >> without a doubt. the bars are all around him. he's in jail now. i can see it in his face. >> it's too early to celebrate, mr. cosby. round two may be just around the corner. >> ron mott reporting there. 6:08.
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rise and shine. where's the sun? more clouds we're waking up to this morning. happy father's day, everybody. storm team 4 tom kierein will break down the forect for dad. asst
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welcome back. we want to wish each of the dads out there happy father's day. >> yes, including our audio man, our audio team, t. rock, tony. look at him along with his family and wife, michelle, beautiful kids. we have to give a shout out to -- >> robert. >> robert and little bob and adora. adam, you have your hands full. >> oh, yeah. at least we're at the beach. >> take a look at this. go ahead. read it. >> i didn't know this was coming. a letter from one of my
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you can sort of read it on your screen. it says -- from my daughter annabel. it says her favorite time to me was when i brought her class to the station. they did a station tour here. her first grade class. that was a lot of fun. >> she said she wished she could go to work more, too. >> could she be my agent? we have to work that out with my next contract. that's very sweet. thank you so much for all the good wishes. >> you're welcome. tom, a lot of dads want to sit around and watch golf today. that might be better than going out and getting on the green. >> my father's day gift is heat and humidity. the treat is stay inside and just relax. it's going to be excessively hot by later on in the afternoon. right now it has a muggy, cloudy -- the cloud cover is not quite as low as yesterday morning. low clouds with a live view of the storm team tower
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montgomery county. heat advisory in effect. heat index, 100 to 105. that's for the immediate metro area inside the beltway. temperatures are in the 70s everywhere from the bay all the way to the shenandoah valley. ragan national at 77. upper 60s out in the mountains right now. by noontime we'll be in the mid 80s, hovering in the low 90s mid afternoon. a chance of an isolated shower. warm and muggy evening. right now dry on storm team 4 radar. here's the hour-by-hour timing on monday. clouds coming and going. monday afternoon all of this area you see in the zone with potentially strong storms coming through generally 3:00, to 4:00, to 5:00 p.m. most of the storms are gone around 7:00 p.m. afternoon showers, heavy downpours and maybe even
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the main risk is going to be perhaps heavy rainfall causing ponding of water along with damaging winds and there's a small threat of a tornado and some hail as well. after that, we'll be cooling down with lower humidity on tuesday and wednesday. getting hot again thursday. next, friday, saturday, sunday chances of afternoon storms. that's the way it looks. >> thank you, tom. we have reporters notebook up next. >> that's right. we're back in 15 minutes with more of the morning's top stories. i'm chris lawrence and welcome to reporter's notebook where we bring a few folks in from the field to talk about some of the issues that they have covered throughout the week. today we have tom sherwood and megan fitzgerald here. i guess obviously the biggest story of the week obviously was the shooting at the baseball game. megan, you were out there on the field. what was that like being there, covering that? >> you know, it's always shocking when you arrive to the scene of a shooti.
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different. you know, we were starting to learn from our sources that it was a member of congress that had been struck and that this was in some reports, you know, an attack on members of congress. it was serm bely shocking. it was -- especially though when i had the opportunity to speak with some of the representatives and the senators that were out there, talking to them about their experience. they were at a loss for words really. just sort of recalling what happened and they got emotional, especially representative montpelier brooks, representative from alabama. as soon as shots were fired it didn't even register to him exactly what was happening until he saw the representative from louisiana go down and he heard him scream. >> then your police came quickly. when you go to a scene like that and
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you see the shots were fired over a significant period of time, they weren't just one and done, what are your thoughts of that? do you ever think of that when you a riche on scene? do you think of that? >> that's a good question. our mission is to gather -- >> you're focused on the story. >> that's exactly it. you're so involved in getting the facts, finding out what happened so we can deliver that o our viewers. everybody wants to know and they're counting on us to bring them the latest information. >> i was on capitol hill that day and my cameraman and i, we walked on to capitol hill and the security was alert but, you know, they were trying to maintain normal order up there. the buildings were going in. all over the country i talked to tourists who were said, you know, this is happening. i always look. there's an individual and a reporter. i survey the scene because i think it's part of our lifee.
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tom. in the wake of this the word that i kept seeing all afternoon was family. from nancy pelosi, from house speaker paul ryan. we're a family. this is a brotherhood. an attack on one is an attack on the other. we need to temper our discourse. how long is that going to last? >> that's a nice feeling. a lot of people thought after sandy hook, president obama thought there would be much more of a discussion about it. we've had shootings, now congressmen -- we've had several. we've had the nightclub shooting in orlando. they're all smaller. on the hill themselves they can call free unity, but in fact the politics are pretty polarized. some people mean that means separate and apart from each other.
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people don't think that that means separation. it's the republicans, democrats. the intensity and viciousness of it is making it hard for people to talk to each other. >> at the end of the day they're all going back to their constituents who are diametrically opposed to each other's policies. >> i to believe -- i do believe that there is the great middle. this whole country in a sense has risen up even though there have been various periods of time in our life, it's where the great middle of the country, moderate conservatives, moderate liberals say this is our country, all of us together. we can't have polar opposites to the hard right and the hard left directing the direction of the country. >> megan, i had a chance to grab representative barbara come stock as she stopped by the building. we talked a little bit about the security around house and senate members. she's really supportive of a push to allow them to sort of fundir
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up their own personal security. what do you think of that? >> well, you know, i mean, the idea that you have some of the most powerful individuals in america on a baseball field without security. of course we know security was there because, you know, we had house leadership on the field there. but if it wasn't for house leadership being on the field, we would not have had security there, we know that. >> you called them sitting ducks. >> well, yeah. exactly. because it almost feels like that's essentially what they are, especially, as you mentioned, tom, in a polarized society that we're in right now, a lot of people passionate on both sides of the aisle. anger. we see a lot of that especially on social media. we talk about people hiding behind the mask of the guise of social media. what an opportunity as unfortunately we just saw to just go out on a field and open fire. >> the fact is it's not
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members of congress and have security details with them seven days a week when they're out in the public. one, it's not practical but do we have everyone that has to have protections. some people want to weaken gun control. there are heem who do all types of things but we live in a free owe site -- society. after the 9/11 attack, the horrific attack, more parts of our country have been blocked off. capitol hill is a fortress now with barriers and all of that. so you have to ask yourself, in a free society how much protection is necessary and how much do you want? do you send a message that none of us is free? >> sure. you can't have security follow every singlebe
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opportunity to be thoughtful about where we deploy security. >> it is thoughtful. >> and one of those places could possibly be when you've got, you know, these baseball practices. >> they were there. there were four security guards there. >> that is a great point to leave it on. unfortunately we have a lo
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more security, something behind a locked door, something that you can't walk in off the street as if you're going into a grocery store. so that's maybe a reasonable thing to think about. the idea that we'll take 535 members and give them a security detail. if you have a security detail, you have to cover them for three shifts, day and night. where they live, where they work, how they transfer. i mean, it would just be a nightmare. i think it would be fair and accurately, unamerican. >> to that point, representative doyle when he held that press conference not long after the shooting with representative bill barton, he mentioned that. representative doyle said, look, i think the majority of my colleagues here in the house and in the senate would agree that we don't need or don't really want to have security. we don't feel
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>> even more feeling, think about what kind of country it is going to be if we're all going to live with security details 24/7. i was on capitol hill and there were members of congress who were greeting their constituents from louisiana, missouri, south carolina, and they were engaging and the people were happy that their member of congress were out there on the field. what if those members of congress had been afraid to come out and talk to those people who were visiting? that would have been a terrible message. >> what about as a compromise perhaps beefing up maybe some of the security at some of the district offices? in other words, representative comstock mentioned last night, so much is focused on d.c. but we've really sort of neglected security back home. >> that's what i talked about, hardeni ining all of the distri offices. maybe they can use private money to provide security. >> right. >> then if you hire a private se
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what legal authority do they have? i mean, are you going to hahave part-time police officers working extra hours? what can they do? are they going to carry guns? >> sure. >> slippery slope. >> exactly. i was just about to say, it's a slippery slope, but i think the idea or the take away for many is how can we be thoughtful about when might it be appropriate to have law enforcement officials in place, safety officials in place. >> let's start with this, land of the free and home of the brave and then we make decisions. >> be safe. >> that's a great point. and it's a great point to sort of switch to. a somewhat lighter topic but something that's very important to so many people who live in the district, in virginia, in maryland, wawa is announcing a pretty big expansion. a lot of folks excited about their first store. >> better tell people that don't know what
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>> being a new jersey girl. >> you're in new jersey, you grew up with wawa. >> what is it? >> passionate. >> tell us what wawa is. >> i have never been to one but i want to hear about it. >> wawa is a convenience store. >> 7-eleven. >> higher end. >> exactly. they have great hoagies. the sandwiches are great. you can order, breakfast, whatever you want. deserts. it's good. >> gas stations. >> some of them have gas stations. >> but what's coming to d.c., the first one on 19th street and dupont circle, this one is going to have seating where you sit down. >> out near the krispy kreme donut shop. >> so grab your krispy kreme, we can get batteries and whatever. >> right. right. right. >> they have a pretty ambitious plan. they're planning capitol hill, riverfront. >> 50 stores? >> yeah. >> in five years. >> at least people will never go hungry for a twinkie or something. whatever you buy. coffee. >> you have to
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folks who are living in the city, they're not necessarily, you know, buying for a family of five. they're not buying, you know, four pounds of chicken to cook for the kids for the week. >> grabbing and going. >> right. they can get a little bit, probably enough to fit in a basket and be good to take home. >> and i do -- i did read something about this, thought you were going to talk about it. they do have some quality food there. >> oh, yeah. >> americans have horrific obesity problem in this country, bad eating habits but there are good things to eat even if you're eating quickly. we'll see if that happens. when is the first one supposed to open? >> by the end of the year? >> by the end of the year. you talk about employment that's going to bring to the city. over five years 50 stores, 70 to 100 employees at the stores.
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>> get around the city, across the river in anacostia we have a food desert. the council member for ward 8 points out there are only a couple of stores over there that provide quality food. it's hard to get to. so let's make sure we embrace our entire city, not just portions of it. >> years ago in downtown detroit i would drive all the way out in the suburbs to go shopping because there was nothing. there was nothing. >> yeah. >> you'd go into stores and the expiration date on the milk was the day -- was the day of. >> yeah. >> so there's certainly areas of the city that if they're going into capitol hill, the west end, you would hope maybe at some point there's a push east of the anacostia. >> there are people there who can afford the good stuff, want the good things. you just have to have them there so they can have opportunities. >> great point to end on. tom sherwood. megan fitzgerald. thanks so
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show. thanks for watching. time right now 6:30 on this sunday morning. here's a look at some of the morning's top stories. montgomery county police have arrested three people in the shooting death of two teens. they were killed the night before they were supposed to graduate from northwest high school in germantown. fire and rescue officials say that children were among five people hurt after a head-on crash. this happened around midnight on klara barton highway. comedian bill cosby free on $1 million bail. they declared a mistrial. more than 50 women have accused him of sexual misconduct. they plan to
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"news 4 today" starts now. good sunday morning, everyone. thank you so much for starting your day with us. i'm adam tuss. >> and i'm angie goff. it looks like the stick is sticking around. >> the stick. the stickiness. let's check in with storm team 4 tom kierein who can tell us about our father's day forecast. >> oppressive humidity is going to be in place throughout the day. right now we're looking out with some clouds that are blocking the sun. the sunrise was at 5:43. this is going to help at least keep it toll ler ran bring comfortable here through the morning hours. here's the cloud cover hanging out over capitol hill. here's a heat advisory with a heat index over 100. maybe as high as 105 by mid afternoon. the temperatures now are generally in the 70s. most of maryland, virginia, and the bay. shenandoah valley and the mountains. hour by hour will be near 90 degrees by the time we get into early afternoon, but
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like temperature when you add in the humidity may be over 100. small chance of a storm or greater chance though tomorrow. i've got the new hour by hour timing on the severe storms monday. that's coming up this half hour. >> thank you, tom. covering the district this morning, another noose found near a museum on the national mall. this is the third incident in recent weeks. park police say it was spotted outside the national gallery of art this time. someone found it hanging from a lamp post. park police now investigating how it got there. just last month you might recall tourists found a noose inside the national museum of african-american history. a dangerous man is off the streets. nijan jones of woodbridge was arrested last night. he's accused of killing adonis wright of the district. he was found shot in arlington. he died in a hospital. police say the two men got io
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wright. jones took off before police got there. a 4-year-old little girl is safe with relatives after police say her mother a juan doned her in an airport. she left her daughter at an airport in atlanta, georgia, on friday. police say she apparently asked the couple to watch the little girl but never returned. police say that she then rented a car at the airport. she was found 60 miles away at a hotel in athens. police say she was confused about what had taken place. she is undergoing a mental evaluation. things should be back to normal at a hartford community college after reports of a shooter on campus. witnesses said someone was possibly holding a firearm and reported someone wearing a mask. deputies did not find anyone matching the witness's description. authorities searched the campus and found no evidence of a shooting or a person with a gun. >> take a look at this video right
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it's a teenager racing down a residential street in prince williams county. moments after this, the car slams into the white truck. the speeding has been out of control for years. investigative reporter jody fleischer says a fix recommended in 2015 still hasn't been done. >> reporter: racing up and down featherstone road is nothing new. >> not really hot rods, they're just kids in their little -- whatever car they're driving. >> reporter: he's wanted a stop sign or speed hump for years, and that was before he was almost caught in the middle of this. >> all we heard was a loud boom, look out and my car is moving. >> the video shows two cars racing and passing another car. the teen driver narrowly missed a tree before slamming into terry's suv parked in his driveway. >> he said, he got run off the road. >> terry said he originally got these cameras for home security and actually
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they were even here, but once he went back and checked the footage, he realized what a close call it was for him. >> he and his wife had just returned home for shopping and went inside instead of unloading the car. the crash happened just four minutes later. >> if i had been in back pulling out the mulch, i wouldn't be here. >> right after that happened i sent a letter to the county supervisor. >> reporter: it wasn't the first letter says h.o.a. president tom washam, or the second or third. more than a dozen e-mails show his fight to get a speed table there. it's a longer, flatter hump like this one. prince william county found it was needed back in december of 2015. >> i spent eight years working for congress and i thought that they were slow getting things done. >> reporter: the road belongs to virginia's department of transportation, but the county is responsible for the fix. >> county government can't just come into a road and plop something down in the
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their property. so we have to work with vdot as well. >> reporter: according to his e-mails, they denied it. the marina wrote a letter supporting it. next, vdot said it would deter usage of the nearby park. >> it was insane. it makes no sense. >> reporter: he says he spoke with officials from the county and the state almost weekly. >> finally a gentleman from vdot called me about a year ago and he said, i'm sorry, i didn't realize what was going on in your community. >> reporter: it took todd another three months to get the required 75% of his neighbors to sign off. then the county has to secure funding and winter temperatures caused a delay. >> i don't know who the buck stops with so i kept pushing an pushing. >> reporter: finally last month the board of supervisors approved it, six days after this crash. >> march we said we were going to hear this. well before this
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certainly it solidifies it. >> reporter: police have stepped up patrols. >> when we're there typically nothing is going to happen. without the video they weren't going to stop it. two young siblings were in the back seat of the crash. >> plain stupid. they need to do something down here before somebody actually dies. >> reporter: terry says this really scared him. he waits until officers are there running radar before he'll mow part of his lawn. the county's scheduled installation of that speed table friday. neighbors say they'll believe it when they see it. jody fleischer. 6:37. good morning. a live look right now across the capitol right now and tom says it's going to be a scorcher. we're going to tell you how hot things are going to get in just a moment. "meet the press" moderator chuck todd is going to join us to talk about the
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the charleston, south carolina, community marks a year since the shooting deaths of nine church goers yesterday. nine people were killed when dylan roof opened fire back in 2015. people took part in the hate won't win unity mark. nine doves were released into the sky. well, it is still the topic of discussion all across the country. we're talking about the russia investigations. >> new revelations came to light this week. joining us in the studio, moderator of "meet the press," chuck todd. happy father's day. >> happy father's day to you. >> thank you very much. the president is calling out basically anyone investigating him at this point in time and you're going to talk to one of the legal teams for the white house. what are you
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>> well, there is some confusion. the president has tweeted he's under investigation. have they been formally told or not? we have some anonymous sourcing but nothing on the record. there's that aspect. he also indicated that the one aspect of the probe is over. they didn't find collusion so now they're going over here. is that an indication he knows something. is he still threatening to fire bob mueller. is rod rosenstein's job in jeopardy? there's a lot of these questions. then of course there's two different ways to look at circumstantial evidence. there's circumstantial evidence of, okay, they did all of these things having to do with the issue itself regarding russia. then there's another column of circumstantial evidence which is how they're treating russia right now. they have not criticized them for violating north korean sanctions. they are trying to water down sanc
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put on russia last week. they want to water that down in the house. all of that put together, does that add to concern by some. someone asked marco rubio that. >> a busy week. sad week here in washington. we were here when the news broke of the shooting at the congressional baseball practice, but it seemed within hours we saw something that we probably shouldn't be shocked, especially if you live around here, that was the polite sizing of this shooting. when do you think that both sides are going to start toning down this rhetoric? and what role does the president play in this? >> well, he hasn't played much of a role yet. he's done i would say -- he's done the bare minimum but he has not -- he has not taken that next leadership role in this. and that's been i think to some a disappointment that he has not said, okay, you know, all of us need to tone down our rhetoric, including myself, right? that phrase has not been
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thorred -- uttered by others. even ted nugent said i'm going to tone some things down. i'm not going to say some of the things i've said before. i think, look, this is a wake-up call. there are those on the activist right and activist left who truly believe their side is on the side of angels and the other side is on the side of some evil and they describe the other political side that way. and even now with the politicization, it's like, oh, yeah, you know, your side is still worse with the rhetoric. you're just saying to yourself, everybody's got to look in the mirror and say, call out this bad rhetoric, especially when it's somebody you agree with. >> yes. yes. >> that's been the issue here. it's like, look, you may think intellectually that's not going to drive you to do something crazy, but if somebody's mentally weak, you know, it doesn't take much for someone to snap. >> certainly hard to see that play out in our own backyard this week. >> i have some confce
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a different place. i think this really -- this hit home for them. i think it's more genuine that you're going to see at least a different personal attitude on the hill. >> talk more about it on the show. who have you got coming up? >> we will. you mentioned one of the president's lawyers. we'll have two senators from the intel committee, marco rubio, angus king. >> thank you, chuck. thanks for stopping by. a reminder you can see "meet the press" every sunday. comes up at 10:30 after "news 4 today." you'll want to see today's show for sure. a jury now finding a south florida woman guilty of trying to hire a hit man to kill her newlywed husband for money and their home. she was convicted on friday. it was an emotional verdict for her mother. you can see there in the video as she tried to give her daughter a hug before she was handcuffed and taken away. this was the third trial for dibilido. she was first arrested in 2009.
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if you haven't been to the new textile museum at george washington university, we're giving you a good reason to check it out. they are now featuring a 50 year retrospective from some of the most memorable moments from the ebony fashion fair. news 4's barbara harrison has a look. >> reporter: this is the way it was. a catwalk of colorful couture designs from the great fashion houses of europe. but as ground breaking as the fashion, what captured the attention of america were the colorful models who wore them. history now remembers the 50 years of the ebony fashion fair. the road show that took high fashion to towns and cities across america. from the 1950s through the turn of the century. this final extravaganza in 2009. at the textile museum at george washington university, a visiting exhibition has brought those fabulous
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still beguiling, now frozen in time. what was it like? >> it was a lot of this. >> no smiles? >> some smiles, but mostly, you know, a squint. >> reporter: leah spencer was once one of them. growing up here in washington she never plant on becoming a model. >> this is never something that anyone would have foreseen in my future, anyone who knew me, anyway. i got involved my senior year in college, a former fashion fair model approached me and asked if i had a job lined up after i graduated and i did not so she gave me the information to audition. i flew up. i met mr. and mrs. johnson and i was on the road. >> reporter: eunice johnson, wife and founder and ceo of johnson publishing, created the ebony fair looked for models that represented every shade. the curator of contemporary art said it wasn't
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>> when you bought a ticket for the show, you had entrance to the fashion show. a portion of your ticket price was for subscription to "ebony" or "jet" magazine. >> reporter: it was about giving back to the communities. it helped raise $55 million for charitable causes. and while the johnsons became some of the best customers of the great fashion houses around the world, there were early roadblocks. >> many designers were reluctant to sell to the johnsons because they were afraid that they would suffer if their designs were on black skill models. >> reporter: but designers were soon to realize they were wrong. they were enhanced by the enchanting shows that were the ebony fashion fair. >> this look, nouveau chic. >> people attending the fair did not see themselves represented on runways and did not see
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the opportunity to go to see their particular brand of beauty represented is powerful. >> in a look that's hot on the dot. >> what's great is, you know, they say fashion always comes full circle. cutouts. >> you going to order some of those outfits? the one with the big bow? >> oh, yeah. >> i would. i don't know if it would be approved by news 4 standards for tv. >> fashion for today would be t-shirts and flip-flops and shorts. >> oh, yeah. >> get out your margaritaville shirt. >> done. >> we are going to have heat and we've got the humidity already in place. it's fairly mild right now. if you have outdoor plans, maybe going to get in some exercise, get in a run or bike ride, you want to do that this morning. there's low cloud cover. live view from the storm team 4 tower cam, heat advisory. the feels like temperature may be over 100 degrees by mid
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temperatures climb into the low to mid 90s. right now we're in the low to mid 70s. ragan national is at 77. by noontime in the mid 80s. partly cloudy. the heat index over 100. maybe arrives mid afternoon or so. temperatures down to mid 90 by 6:00 p.m. we might have an isolated shower. all dry in storm team 4 now but it's during the day on monday that we'll have thunderstorms coming in from the west. we'll see them coming in from the shenandoah valley and panhandle of west vir begginia. by 7 or 8:00 p.m. some of those storms coming through with very heavy downpours. most of it will be gone after sub set on m-- sunset. high winds may cause damage. the lower threat of any hail or to
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after that we cool down on tuesday and wednesday and get less humid. beautiful. gets hot again next thursday. then next friday and next weekend chances of afternoon storms each day. >> thank you, tom. are the twins here? well, reports all over the web says queen beis a new mom.
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1-0. loses the bat and sails into the seats. >> tim tebow, yikes. launches the lumber into the stands. he plays for the columbia fireflies. he's a left fielder. he lost his grip on the bat in charleston, south carolina last night. thankfully no one in the stands was hurt. one lucky fan did get to go home
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it's like a foul ball. tebow's team lost to the charleston river dogs, 3-0. >> that got some air. >> interesting night at the ballpark. >> to say the least. humid. hard to hold on to. as we celebrate this father's day, an organization is looking to lift the spirits of kids who don't have fathers. >> rachel cole has the story. >> to see the impact you can have in a short period of time with those kids, it's life changing. >> reporter: billy baker says volunteering for the miracle foundation is his way of being a father figure to millions of orphans who would otherwise go without. >> there are 132 million orphans worldwide, and what the miracle foundation has done is they put together a methodology where they can actually measure the success and the impact they're havin
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rights of the kids. >> he and his son traveled to india in 2015 to meet face to face with kids who need a little extra love. >> it was a great bonding experience for both of us. we were able to see part of the country, but to be able to dig in deep and provide a service and spend quality time with the kids who really don't have male role models necessarily. >> reporter: he says the idea to give these children a chance in the developing world to not only thrive but survive. >> which is proper health care, proper nutrition, food, water and education. >> the father's day campaign is a way for the world to raise money or simply support the success of so many minors who have nowhere else to turn. >> why not contribute to the miracle foundation and let them do the work they do to spread those seeds for your fathers. >> reporter: baker says instead of giving a tie or tools, give to kids without dads on
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day. this father's day may be turning out to be extra special for rapper jay z. according to e news they have welcomed their twins. the power couple announced the pregnancy back in february with this picture. the addition of twins makes them a family of five. they have a big sister, 5-year-old daughter blue ivy. let's hope the rumors are true because they've been going on since thursday. >> family of five now. >> that would be a long labor. >> it's a brood. >> much ahead on "news 4 today." >> hour-by-hour forecast with storm team 4
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"news 4 today" starts now. god punishes them in this life and the life after. >> strong words from the father of one of the montgomery county teens killed before graduation. we have details. >> kids among the victims in this awful two-car collision and what we're learning about the head-on crash and the condition of the victims. >> mistrial. good morning to all of you out there on this father's day, this sunday. 77 degrees. we're off to a flying start here. hope you're having a good
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i'm adam tuss. >> i'm angie goff. a lot of news to get to. first, we'll start off with your weather to see how dad's day is starting off. let's bring in tom kierein. >> thanks, angie. >> this father's day there's going to be a great excuse to relax, chillax. stay in the ac. it will be a hot afternoon. mild and muggy. there's the cloud cover hovering over capitol hill. the gray waters of the potomac showing the gray sky. heat index 100 to 105. the feels like temperature. air temperatures will be hovering in the low to mid 90s. right now in the mid to upper 70s. ragan national at 77. hour-by-hour temperatures, it will be 80 by 10:00 this morning. then it will be near 90 by 1:00, 2:00. may slide into the low 90s by mid afternoon. if you add the humidity in
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this afternoon. we have a likelihood of strong storms tomorrow. only a strong chance today. likelihood. i have the new timing on that coming up in just a few minutes. >> thanks, tom. we're going to start with breaking news. >> montgomery county police announcing the arrest of three people late last night. take a look. here they are, all three charged with two counts of first degree murder in the shooting death of najjar and ziberov. they were found dead in najjar's car the night before they were set to graduate in northwest germantown. they learned about the rumor from friends of najjar that he robbed one of the suspect's girlfriends last year and was killed in retaliation. they've arrested three suspects, police say this case is far from over. >> at this time, it's unknown if there is a motive for killing ziberov or if his death was incidental to the killing of
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although detectives have made arrests in this case, this is by no means should be interpreted that the investigation has concluded. >> well, police saying also that they still need more information in this case and they need to analyze that. meanwhile, we're also hearing from the father of one of the students killed. he is now thanking police for their work, but he also has some tough words for the suspects. >> well, first, relief. i want be to thank, of course, the police detectives and all the people who made this possible. i know they're working very hard. they working day and night to solve this case. everybody looking for this moment. i am glad they caught them and i hope they rot in hell. >> well, we have spoken to mr. najjar before the
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motive and said there was no reason to take his son's life. at 7:04 we are following a developing story. a group of kids hurt following a serious crash. that crash happened around midnight. going to show you a map where all of this happened along klara barton parkway in bethesda. take a look at this picture of the aftermath that fire officials tweeted out here. officials say five people had to be transported to hospitals. no one is dead thankfully. it's not clear how many kids are actually hurt in total. u.s. park police now handling this investigation here. it's going to be a tough father's day for the families of some u.s. sailors. seven american sailors have been found dead. they were reported missing off the coast of japan after the "u.s.s. fitzgerald" ran into a containership. that crash happened on friday. late last night rescue crews said they found the sailor's bodies in the damaged part of the navy destroyer. they will release the names after their
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notified. montgomery county officials are working to 50identify a bod pulled out of maple lake. a 13-year-old disappeared and they found his belongings near that lake. they have not confirmed if the body is that of the missing teenager. update for you on the congressman and lobbyist shot in wednesday's baseball field shooting. we've learned that this morning they're both doing better. house majority whip steve scalise is more responsive and he had another surgery and his condition has been upgraded from critical to serious. lobbyist matt mika had another surgery. they say he will likely stay in icu. the fbi has collected all of the evidence related to wednesday's shooting. things in the del ray neighborhood starting to get back to normal. area streets and the ymca back open. the baseball field still closed. some people we talked to today say they're relieved that
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can move around more easily for the first time since that shooting. >> you make play dates with your neighbors, trying to get as much exercise as possible. it's nice to have a reliable backup though. >> alexandria officials say the field has been cleaned by a certified contractor. it could open as early as today. meanwhile, this morning bill cosby free after a dramatic outcome to a court case that has ripped the nation. >> the montgomery county judge's decision of a mistrial is gaining passionate reaction on both sides. as nbc's ron allen reports, the prosecution team is telling cosby it is too soon to celebrate. >> how do you feel -- >> reporter: for bill cosby, neither vindication nor victory said judge stephen o'neill as he declared a mistrial. the jury deliberated 52 hours, longer than the entire trial, unable to unanimously agree
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assaulted andrea constant at his home in 2004. cosby claimed the encounter was consensual. in a statement constant's lawyer is saying we are confident that these proceedings have given a voice to many victims who felt powerless and silenced. other women who have accused cosby of assault are continuing for justice. >> only 2% of rapists spend time in jail. it's time to reform people. open your ice. >> reporter: cosby remained quiet while a spokesperson read a story from his wife camille. >> how do i describe the district attorney? heinously and exploittive exploittively ambitious. how do i describe the judge? overtly arrogant and working with the prosecuting attorney. >> this was the right thing to do
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women have publicly accused cosby of sexual misconduct, allegations he denies, constant's case is only recent enough to come up with charges. >> other women were there supporting constant and hoping cosby would be finally found guilty. >> i thought it was just right there. sitting in class and the teacher comes and writes it all out on the blackboard and it said 2 plus 2 equals 4. >> reporter: you think eventually the court will convict him of a crime. >> he walked out but the bars were all around him. he's in jail now. i can see it in his face. >> it's too early to celebrate, mr. cosby. round two may be just around the corner. >> and that was nbc's ron allen reporting. so what are the plans today? taking dad out for father's day? storm team 4's tom kierein is going to break down the forecast for dad's day out.
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russia investigation. more insight on why president trump says it's a witch hu
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welcome back. president trump is waking up this morning at camp david. it's his first trip to the presidential retreat. the trip comes as the president is providing insight into his finances. he's providing information from his who hotel in washington. >> reporter: the president's rating remains minor. 39% like the job he's doing. mr. trump rolled out his own new figures, a 98 page voluntary financial disclosure form, not due until next spring but not as detailed as tax returns he refuses to
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the president reports his family business income in wide ranges. a minimum of $595 million since january 2015. his important new washington, d.c., hotel that attracts foreign visits is $19.6 million. mar-a-lago saw profits soar to more than $37 million. that's more than double what candidate trump reported in 2015. despite tweeting this phrase about the russia probe, i am being investigated, sources close to the president's legal team tell nbc news he has not been informed that he's under investigation and was referring to news accounts. special counsel robert mueller has broad authority. >> in the end bob mueller is going to go slowly, methodically, carefully investigating everybody eventually through the chain of command up to the president himself. >> reporter: after 139 days in office the trump
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their first trip to camp david and a haven for history. site of negotiations for middle east peace from carter to clinton. personal diplomacy with world leaders and, yes, vladimir putin has been there, too. >> kelly o'donnell reporting there. be sure to watch this week's edition of "meet the press." chuck todd will have an exclusive interview with senator angus king and senator marco rubio and jay sekulow. you can watch "meet the press" right after "news 4 today." et cetera will' op. let's open up the window and take a look at the national mall. it is a bit hot and sticky. tom is breaking down the very hot forecast for the day to come. we are also going to introduce you to a very active war veteran who's still flying high. go morning.od
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from strayer university. a nursing program created by and for nurses. let's get it, nurses. good morning. all is calm and quiet on this father's day morning. we still have the humidity in place and some low clouds that are going to begin to break up a little bit. by noontime if you plan on getting in a bike ride or a hike or a run, it will be into the mid 80s by then. and then mid afternoon it will be hovering in the low 90s. that feels like temperature may be around 100. make sure you hydrate frequently if you're out getting exercise
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slight chance of an isolated thunder shower late afternoon. a look for our greater chance of storms on monday in a few minutes. >> tom, thank you. at an age when most of us are slowing down, an 84-year-old air force veteran from new york is hitting the accelerator turning back the clock to a time when he reached unimaginable heights and helped save lives. we were there as he got back at the controls. >> everybody has a bucket list. >> reporter: he may be retired. >> i'm just getting these treats ready for my pet fish. >> but sid elmer -- >> all right, guys, come and get it. >> reporter: even at age 84 still has big plans. >> my mind is telling me i can still do it. there he goes. the challenge is still there. >> reporter: when he's not at
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sid at the gym. >> my basketball buddies gave me this nba basketball. >> reporter: shooting hoops with men half his age. >> 84. >> reporter: and it's no wonder he has good reflexes. after all -- >> reporter: how old were you when you became a pilot? >> 21 years old. >> reporter: he's an air force veteran. you feel pretty confident in your ability as a pilot? >> yes. the training that we received in the military is just sensational. >> reporter: and now he's part of a special club. >> the group is called the ufos. united flying octogenarians. >> reporter: pilots who won't let anything slow them down. >> how many years? 60? >> 61 years since i've flown a b-25. >> reporter: sid told his daughter about his next mission. >> you finally found one that'
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flyable. >> you can keep it on the ground a little bit longer. >> okay. >> you know the routine here. >> reporter: and this trip is more than routine. >> okay. >> reporter: what does it feel like to know that at 84 you've still got it? >> it's like you won the sweepstakes. i have to pass a rigid physical every year. i just call it good luck. >> reporter: destination, delaware. >> how are you doing? >> reporter: we're at the aviation museum. >> great day. >> reporter: he got to fly the same aircraft that he captained in the korean war. >> like you hadn't ridden a bicycle for 30 years. it felt heavier on the controls than i remember. >> reporter: and as he took off, he thought b
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military years but many trips later called angel flights when sid brought sick kids to new york for transplants. >> that was unbelievable. i enjoy it, but what it can accomplish to me was more important than being up there and boring holes in the skies. >> reporter: it's the wisdom of having earned your wings and appreciating your craft. >> having the opportunity some 60 years later to get in it and actually be at the controls was just a great experience. >> reporter: news 4 new york. >> image almost looks like pg, like in a movie. like it's not real. >> i don't know how they got that shot. they must have had a helicopter flying above it to get that shot. >> beautiful airplane. >> hear it crank it up. that sound is so defining of a different era. very cool. i
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those one time. >> really? >> they want to fly. >> they're loud inside, too. >> yeah. >> well, if you plan on getting out today, getting in some dad fun today -- >> yeah. >> -- there's some clouds out there. >> -- enjoy. we have clouds happening in. they're going to be breaking up. already we're seeing a few breaks in the cloud cover. still it is overcast over washington. live view from our tower camera. heat advisory for the district of columbia. that feels like temperature, that could be over 100 in the afternoon. we're in the 70s in maryland and virginia. shenandoah valley hovering around 70 degrees. your planner for today, by noontime in the mid 80s. partly cloudy. peek of that heat index between 3:00, 4:00, 5:00. by 6:00 p.m. we might have an isolated thunder shower popping up. only a small chance of that and then a warm and muggy evening coming up.
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team 4 radar. no rain anywhere in the vicinity. here's the hour-by-hour timing. partly cloudy sky here. showers and storms out ahead of a cool front coming into the mountains by noontime. then it's after that around 2:00 to 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 p.m. that's when scattered downpours, thunder and lightning coming through. damaging winds. this as of 5:00 p.m. we could have very strong storms right in the immediate metro area. after that maybe another surge of heavy downpours through 9:00 p.m. on monday. the impact tomorrow afternoon, heavy rainfall is the highest impact. only very low chance of any tornadoes or hail. also moderate chance of some damaging winds as they do come on through. after that we'll get lower humidity and beautiful weather back on tuesday, wednesday. gets hot again thursday. next week each afternoon a chance of storms. thank you, tom. 7:22. are they here?
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are they here? we're talking about the twins. reports all over the web saying that beyonce is a new mom two times over. hear what our sources are saying when "news 4 today" returns.
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and the 1-0. loses the bat and sails into the seats. >> woops. >> tim tebow swings and launches the bat into the stands. the columbia
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who he plays for. he lost his grip during a game in charleston, south carolina. thankfully no one was hurt in the stands. a lucky fan, he got to keep that bat. unexpected souvenere there. tebow's team lost to the charleston river dogs, 3-0. >> probably didn't know that was coming. with a ball you know what to expect. something that big. this father's day might be turning out to be a little extra special for robert jay z. according to e news, they have welcomed their twins. the power couple wemade the announcement. the addition of twins makes them a family of 5. they have their 5-year-old big sister blue ivy. we're hoping the rumor's true because they've been out there since thursday. >> do we know that it's twins? >> yeah. >> we do? >> i think. >> okay, cool. congratulations to them. >> boy/girl, girl girl/, boy
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>> now we wait for the names. >> being born to a pretty awesome family. >> hey, taking dad out for this father's day? you're going to want to get ready for the heat. man, it is sticky out there. tom is breaking down how hot it is going to get. dramatic video. wow. check this out. speeders tearing through a local neighborhood. it's been a solution out there for more than a year but nothing is
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time right now, 7:29 on this sunday morning. here's a look at the top stories we're following for you. montgomery county police have arrested three people. two teens were killed the night before they were supposed to graduate from northwest high school in germantown. montgomery fire and rescue say kids were among those hurt after a head-on crash. comedian bill cosby free on a $1 million bail. montgomery county, pennsylvania, judge declared a mistrial in his sexual assault trial. more than 50 women have accused him of sexual misconduct. allegations he denies. they're planning to retry the case. good sunday morning for you. thank you so much for starting your day with us. i'm adam tuss. >> i'm angie goff. we'll take a look at our weather and what the day has in store for us. tom, you were talking about an em
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>> yeah, the first one of a season. we could have the feels like temperature over 100. you can track it all with the nbc washington app. the latest storm team 4 forecast. right now it's fairly comfortable. we do have quite a bit of humidity in the air. low clouds continue to hang over. you can see there are some breaks in the clouds now. a few shafts of sun trying to break through the cloud cover and the trend is that these clouds will continue to break up. and this is a heat advisory for just the district. mainly just inside the beltway. we'll have that heat index over 100. elsewhere, outer suburbs in rural areas. it will not be that hot this afternoon. in the 70s about everywhere. near 70s. hour by hour, once that sun breaks out we'll quickly jump into the 80s by late morning. then be near 90 by 1:00, 2:00. may even slide into the low 90s by 3:00 or 4:00. a greater chance of storms tomorrow. i have the new hour-by-hour
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>> thank you, tom. covering the district this morning. another noose was found near a museum on the national mall. it is the third incident in recent weeks. park police say it was spotted outside near the national gallery. someone found it by the national museum. they found one on the grounds of the national a.m. after museum. a dangerous man is off the streets. ajon jones of woodbridge was arrested last night. he was accused of killing adonis wright. he was found shot saturday night. he died at a hospital. police say the two men got into an argument and jones shot wright. jones then took off before the police got there. a 4-year-old little girl, meanwhile, is safe with her relatives after police say her mom abandoned her in an airport. police say miranda harveyf
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odenton, maryland, left her daughter at an airport on friday. she apparently asked the couple to watch the little girl and never returned. harvey rented a car at the airport. she was found 50 miles away at a hotel in athens. they say she was confused about what had taken place. she is now undergoing a mental evaluation. things should be back to normal at hartford community college. this comes after the police gave the all clear after reports of a shooter on campus. witnesses said someone was possibly holding a firearm and someone was with a mask. they didn't find anyone matching the witness's description. well, take a look at this video here. this is a teenager who's street racing down a street in prince william county, a residential street, but moments later he slams into that white truck there that you can see. incredible video. neighbors say the speeding there has been out of control for
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jody fleischer says why a fix recommended in 2015 still hasn't been done. >> reporter: jerry metcalf says cars racing up and down featherstone road is nothing new. he sees it every day. >> they're not really hot rods, they're just kids with their little -- whatever car they're driving. >> reporter: he's wanted a stop sign or speed hump for years, and that was before he was almost caught in the middle of this. >> all we heard was a loud boom, look out and my car is moving. >> reporter: the video shows two cars racing, passing another car. the teen driver narrowly missed a tree before slamming into terry's suv parked in his driveway. >> the officer told me he said he was run off the road. i said, wait a minute. let me run back into the house and see if i have it on video. >> reporter: he got these for home security. he had forgotten what was here. once he went back and checked the footage, he realized what a close call it was for him. he and his wife had just tu
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went inside instead of unloading the car. the crash happened just 4 minutes later. >> if i had been in the back of the car pulling the mulch out of my car, i wouldn't be here. my anger was overcoming me at this point. i knew this was going to happen. >> right after that happened i sent a letter to the county supervisor. >> reporter: it wasn't the first letter said hoa president tom washam or the second or third. more than a dozen e-mails fighting to get a speed table in front of his house. it's a longer, flatter hump like this one. prince william county found it was needed in december of 2015. >> i spent eight years working for congress and i thought they were slow getting things done. >> reporter: the road belongs to virginia's department of transportation but the county is responsible for the fix. >> county government can't just come into a road and plop something down in the middle of their property so we have to work with vdot as well. >> reporter: according to his e-mail, they first denied it and
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next vdot wrote that a speed table would deter usage of a park. they have their own. >> it was insane. it makes no sense. >> reporter: he spoke with officials weekly. >> finally a gentleman from vdot called me. it was about a year ago. he said, i'm sorry, i didn't realize what was going on in your community. >> reporter: it took him another three months to get the required 75% of the neighbors to sign off and then the county has to secure funding. >> i don't know who the buck stops with so i just kept pushing and pushing. >> reporter: finally last month a board of supervisors approved it six days after this crash. >> march is when we advertised we're going to hear this, well before the accident occurs. certainly it solidifies it's a good thing we're doing. >> terry says, in the meantime police stepped up patrols to slow drivers down. >> when
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they charge down. >> he's facing reckless driving and child endangerment charges since his two young siblings were in the back seat during the crash. >> just plain stupid. they need to do something down here before somebody actually dies. >> reporter: terry says this really scared him. he actually waits until officers are there running radar before he'll even mow part of his lawn. the county's 1ked dualed installation of that speed table for friday. they'll believe it when they see it but they are optimistic. >> steal words from tom kierein, chillaxing. tom's breaking down the forecast. hot out there. plus, a fascinating look back into the ebony fashion fair. barbara edison d aid g
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news out of prince george's county this morning, angie. >> adam, maryland state police saying that a trooper was nearly hit by a car overnight. this just confirmed this happened on the alan town road exit on the beltway in forestville. you're looking at new video into the newsroom. this is near joint base andrews. we're told the trooper actually jumped over the guardrail to avoid being hit by the driver of the car. the driver was not seriously injured. we know that. the move over law does require drivers to move over a lane when they see an emergency vehicle off to the side. so definitely a lot of questions here and more to come on this investigation. the charleston, south carolina, community marked two years since the shooting deaths of nine church goers yesterday. nine people were killed when dylan roof opened fire during a bible study inside emmanuel a. aun a.&e. ch
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released into the sky. a jury finds a south florida woman guilty of trying to hire a hit man to kill her newlywed husband for money and their home. dalia dippolito was convicted of murder. it was emotional. she was handcuffed and quickly taken away. this is her third trial. she was arrested back in 2009 and faces up to 20 years in prison. well, if you haven't been to the new textile museum at george washington university, we're giving you a good reason to check it out now. they are featuring a 50 year retrospective from some of the most memorable moments from the ebony fashion fair. news 4's barbara harrison has an inside look. >> reporter: this is the way it was, a catwalk of colorful couture designs from the great fashion houses of europe. but as ground breaking as the fashion, what captured the attention of america was a
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history now captures 50 years of the ebony fashion fair. the road show that took high fashion to towns and cities across america. from the 1950s through the turn of the century. this final extravaganza in 2009. at the textile museum at george washington university, a visiting exhibition has brought the fabulous styles here again. the faces of those who wore them, still beguiling, now frozen in time. what was it like? >> it was a lot of this, a lot of that. >> reporter: no smiles? >> some smiles but mostly a squint. >> reporter: my a spencer was one of them. growing up in washington she never planned on becoming a model. >> this is never something that anyone would have foreseen in my future, anyone who knew me anyway. i got involved my senior year in college, a former fashion fair model approached me and asked if i had a job
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graduated, and i did not, so she gave me the information to audition. i flew up and met mr. and mrs. johnson and i was on the road. >> reporter: eunice johnson, wife and founder of johnson publishing created the ebony fashion fair looked for models of every shade. >> the curator of contemporary art says it wasn't just about a fashion show. >> when you bought a tiktd for the ticket for the show, you had entrance to the fashion show. a portion of your ticket price was for a subscription for ebony or "jet magazine." >> reporter: it was also for giving back to the community. it helped raise over $55 million for charitable causes. and while the johnsons became some of the best customers of the great fashion houses around the world, there were early roadblocks. >> many designers were reluctant to sell to theon sonshe
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with their designs on black skinned models. >> reporter: but designers were soon to realize they were wrong. their brands were actually enhanced by enchanting shows that were the ebony fashion fair. >> this looks the nouveau chic. >> people who attended the fashion fair were people who had not seen themselves represented on run ways. had not seen themselves represented as beautiful in magazines. the opportunity to go and see their particular beauty celebrated and beautiful. >> in a look that's hot on the dot. and that was barbara harrison reporting. a worldwide organization hoping to make father's day one to remember for those without fathers in their lives. that's ahead. you're watching "news 4 today."
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in fact, temperatures by 11:00 this morning will be into the mid 80s. we'll be hovering into the low 90s. hydrate frequently. also staying in the pool water will keep you cool this afternoon on this father's day. a look at that severe storm threat for monday. the new timing, that's coming up in just a couple of minutes. tom, thank you very much. as we celebrate t
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day, there's an organization that's looking to lift the spirits of kids around the world who don't have dads. >> the miracle foundation helps millions of orphans, including by providing some male role models for them. we have the story. >> to see the impact that you can have in a short period of time with those kids is life changing. >> reporter: billy baker says volunteering for the miracle foundation is his way of being a father figure to millions of orphans who would otherwise go without. >> there are 132 million orphans worldwide and what the miracle foundation has done is they've put together a methodology where they can actually measure the success and the impact they're having on the community for the rights of the kid. >> he and his son boone traveled to india to meet face to face with kids that
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>> it was a great bonding experience for both of us. we were able to see parts of the country but to be able to dig in deep and provide a service and spend quality time with kids who really don't have male role models necessarily. >> he says the idea is to give these children a chance in the developing world to not only thrive but survive. >> which is proper health care, proper nutrition, food, water and education. >> the father's day campaign is a way for the world to raise money or simply support the success of so many minors who have nowhere else to turn. >> why not contribute to the miracle foundation and let them do the work they do to spread the seeds for your fathers. >> reporter: baker says instead of giving a tie or tool, give to kids without dads on father's day. >> great story there. we want to wish each of you dads out there a happy father's day. >> that's right, including the guy who is
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>> he's there with his family, beautiful wife michelle and shout out to this dude and go gain -- >> oh, robert. >> that's robert and my two little what do you call them? beautiful nightmares. >> keeps you busy. >> they're wonderful. >> speaking of busy. >> yes. >> oh, my gosh. you have your hands full. >> yes. the three of them are a joy and a blessing and i love them so much being with them each and every day. this is a letter from my oldest, my 7-year-old who said you can sort of read it here, it says her favorite time with me was when i brought her class to the station here at channel 4, her first grade class had a station tour and it was a lot of fun. thank you for all the well wishes. happy father's day to all the dads out there. let's have a great one. listen, a lot of dads are going to try to hit the links today. it's going to be hot and humid outside. >> you are the best because you care about me. >> i know. she also said, i wish you could have more time together. i think that that is go
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>> spend time with dad today, yeah, you do need to keep in mind it's going to be kind of dangerously hot by mid afternoon. so chillax, get inside as we'll have the heat index approaching 100. the cloud cover beginning to break up a little bit now, and as a result we're going to see the temperatures quickly jump. that's the live view from our tower camera where there is a heat advisory in effect. heat index 100 to 105 mid to late afternoon on this father's day afternoon. right now in the low to mid 70s shenandoah valley. metro area and around the bay. ragan national at 77 degrees. mid 80s by noontime. partly cloudy by afternoon. the peak of that heat index by around 3:00, 4:00, 5:00 p.m. chance of passing thunder shower. warm and muggy night coming up. back down to low 80s mid evening. nothing on storm team 4 radar now but it's monday. that's when we'll likely have storms beginning to develop.
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timing. nothing going on monday. it's after that. 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, all of these areas, these are the zones of strong storms coming through, 4:00, 5:00 p.m. a long the 95 corridor. a heavy line of storms going east of the metro area. another one forming north and west. that coming into the metro area around 6:00 p.m. we'll likely have multiple warnings tomorrow. doug and i will be here during the afternoon to keep you fully informed about what's going to be going on. the main threat is heavy rainfall maybe causing some flooding. here's a smaller chance of hail or tornadoes but a moderate chance of damaging winds in some of those storms. after that, tuesday and wednesday look great with low humidity. gets hot again next thursday. chances of afternoon storms after that next friday, saturday and sunday.
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welcome back. more than 800 cyclists were killed nationwide in 2015, and that number keeps growing, unfortunately. nbc's caylee dionne has tips to make sure all of us stay safe on the road. >> reporter: this is lexus and jad jada. they both love riding their bikes in the summer along with many of their peers. >> looking at this group i see lawyers, teachers, ophthalmologists, fathers, policemen. i see a lot of talent here and we want to make sure you realize your dreams and help you to
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our society. >> sometimes our drivers are on their cell phones like they shouldn't be. they're not watching for bicyclists and pedestrians. i need you guys to make sure you're watching them. >> the helmet on your head is important because your brain will get damaged. unlike your other limbs like legs and arms that heals fast and completely, your brain doesn't heal quite as fast and can't completely heal. >> reporter: even doing those things to protect yourself, the number one thing to remember is -- >> keep your witts about you. pay attention. watch out what's going on around you. >> reporter: because riding a bike can be scary. >> the only thing that scares me about riding bikes is going down hills really fast and if there's a building at the end of the hill because, bad memories. >> reporter: let's try and prevent those bad memories by staying safe. right now we want to get to 4 things you need to know this morning. these three people have been arrested in the shooting
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students. two students were killed the night before they were set to graduate from high school. house majority leader steve scalise was shot. bill cosby's trial declared a mistrial. 7 u.s. sailors have been found dead. they were reported missing off the coast of japan after the "u.s.s. fitzgerald" ran into a containership on friday. >> a humid father's day. >> and hot. stay cool. thanks for joining us on "news 4 today." >> we'll be back in 25 minutes with another weather and time to save medicare from massive cuts that will harm millions of americans. if congress doesn't act by august 15th,
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shots being fired. >> an attack on all of us. >> this is our innuendo and i don't appreciate it. >> i'd like to thank the jury. >> the warriors are nba champions again! >> good morning, and welcome to "sunday today." i'm hallie jackson in for willie who's enjoying a little breakfast in bed on father's day. happy father's day to him, to all you dads out there and of course my own pops. a devastating end to that slip collision off the coast of japan. a body of a number of u.s. sailors recovered this morning as the navy works to figure out what happened. we are live in

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