[ speaking foreign language ] new this morning, an exclusive interview with the russian lawyer who met with donald trump jr. last summer, what she's saying about damaging information about hillary clinton. just minutes after the official announcement that the fbi headquarters would not be moving, demands to restart the search. maryland lawmakers call the decision wasteful. and it's already heating up out there. we're in the 80s, mid 80s for much of the area but wait until you see what's going to happen later this week. i'll show you which

feel around 100 degrees. good morning, everyone. i'm angie goff. >> and i'm chris lawrence. right now, we're getting some new reaction to that shocking decision that the fbi is staying put at the j. edgar hoover building in downtown d.c. >> not only a story that affects the district but it is a huge impact to maryland and virginia, with big losses in time, money, and benefits for the communities who wanted the new headquarters there. news4's justin finch is live downtown with what it means for the agency moving forward. >> reporter: hey, there, angie. good morning. lots of tight lips are at the hoover building. many workers would not go on camera and talk more about it but they have heard about it for some time, they say close to ten years now. but now it seems a move willing later than sooner and there are those nearby who are relieved to hear that this morning. for now, it seems this is it, that the fbi will remain in its headquarters at the j. edgar

avenue, built in 1975. a building some say is dated and decrepit. >> if the building closed, my business will also be slow. i know that. >> reporter: staying put is welcome news for nearby businesses and those who man them, like food stand operator mike johannes. he says a lot of his regulars are fbi workers. >> lot of people work in cleaning, you know, too many people in the building, so if they move, i lose my customer, yes. >> reporter: talks of relocating and consolidating into a new building were ongoing for several years. the top three contenders, all outside the district. two in prince george's county, in green belt and landover, a springfield, virginia, site was also in play. the general services administration which oversees federal real estate announced federal funding was crucial in their call to call off the relocation project. releasing a statement, reading, in part, the fiscal yearm 2017 budget rees

however, the $523 million appropriated in 2017 leaves an $882 million funding gap. the cancellation of this project does not lessen the need for a new fbi headquarters. gsa and fbi will continue to work together to ad$'x3ñ the space requirements of the fbi. and supporters of a move inside and outside the building say this is about much more than looks, that the fbi is in great need of a secure and modern building to continue to do their work. we do know that lawmakers from maryland and also virginia are due for a teleconference with the gsa to learn more about this now-scrapped move, which would have brought with it 11,000 jobs. we're live through northwest. i'm justin finch, news4, back in to you. >> yeah, justin, i mean, this has ramifications for so many communities in our area. we're also getting reactions from leaders in fairfax county and maryland. the chair

board of supervisors said the county put its best foot forward to attract the fbi headquarters and are disappointed with the decision. it's a similar feeling in maryland. a group of democrats put out this joint statement saying, in part, canceling the current request for proposals for fully consolidated fbi headquarters puts america's national security at risk. we continue to follow two developing stories on gun violence impacting our community. in prince george's county, a man is dead, and another is in the hospital from a shooting overnight. this happened just after 2:30 this morning on forest park drive in district heights. police at this point not releasing a lot of details, but they do not believe this is a random shooting. and then there was another double shooting last night in montgomery county. that one was on stewart lane in silver spring. investigators say a woman is in serious condition and a man has always been wounded. there's no update on his condition, and police have not released information on a suspect. rigow

our local airports. flightaware.com is tracking more than three dozen delays and canceled flights at bwi marshall and other airports. the faa facility was evacuated in leesburg. that outage lasted three hours and brought air traffic control over our area to a standstill and left thousands of passengers with no way to get home and a lot of them ended up sleeping inspect airports. some families camped out on chairs or finding space on the floor. we spoke with some travelers who had to get creative. >> i'll take a train to wilson, north carolina, and then i'll have to get on a bus from wilson and then go from wilson to newburn so i'll be on a train for five hours and a bus for two hours today. >> wow. do what you got to do. if you're headed to the airport today, remember and make sure to check with the airline before you leave

and the hot, sticky, well, downright sweltering stretch that we're heading into. yes, and storm team4 meteorologist sheena parveen joins us now and sheena, the question is, all this heat, does it mean that that storms are on the way? we can expect those later. >> well, here's the thing, angie, duo have a lot of pete but we have a chance for some afternoon thunderstorms. before it gets here, we should be getting into the 90s. 85 in the district, clinton is already up to 88 degrees right now. manassas 82, obviously a little bit cooler over the higher elevations and in parts of the oxyg shenandoah valley. tomorrow, still a hot one. thursday, that's a weather alert day and friday is going to be our highest chance for widespread storms through the afternoon. great day to be at the pool today. either in the water or in the shade but you definitely want the sun block. we have that isolated chance later on this aft

get later this week coming up. new this morning, a fire forced a family in northwest d.c. out of their home. take a look at this video. d.c. fire and ems posted it on twitter. firefighters dealing with a lot of heavy fire and smoke this morning from a two-level row house on 7th street. this is in the pent worth neighborhood near grand circlement we continue to work to find out if anybody was hurt. fredericksburg police in virginia need your help to track down a suspected killer. take a good look at this man. officers are looking for stevie adams. he was wanted in the death of alon alvin clipper back on july 1. clipper was shot and killed in the parking lot of the green briar shopping center. if you see this man, call police. doctors are treating a 1-year-old baby who was shot in northeast d.c. it happened last night on 13th about a block north of the popular h street corridor. d.c. police say the baby boy was outside when someone started shooting and was accidentally hit by

officers happened to be in the area and arrived almost immediately to help treat the child. right now, investigators are looking for two suspects. we're getting some more details on that meeting donald trump jr. had with a are russian lawyer last year. >> in this exclusive interview with nbc news, the lawyer denied that she had any connection to the kremlin. she also insisted that she met with president trump's son to press her client's interests in a law that blacklists russians suspects of human rights abuses. not to hand over information about hillary clinton's campaign. meanwhile, "the new york times" reports trump jr. was told before that meeting the information that the lawyer had was part of russia's effort to help his father's campaign. trump jr.'s lawyer denies that. senate republicans are trying once again to come up with a health care plan, but people around the country, they're not too happy about it. they range from supporters of the president to moms and dads fighting to take care of a sick child. news4's tracie potts has a look

>> reporter: demonstrations at the capitol. urging lawmakers to fix health care. >> come out from behind your twitter and talk to your constituents and see what's going to happen.k]0d you know, in real life. and if you can justify it, if you can look us in the eye and justify this bill, do that. >> reporter: democrat tim kaine says he's received more than 11,000 calls and letters. >> i haven't heard a single republican governor who was in charge of a medicaid program say this is a good idea. not one. >> reporter: and there's pressure outside washington, on tv. >> think about what's right for maine. >> reporter: and in chicago, government insurance saved a 6-year-old from a rare tumor. >> medicaid has been a lifeline. >> reporter: some trump supporters are blaming the president. >> a lot of people are looking to him as a turncoat. >> reporter: here's where things stand. under the current plan, states will evently

medicaid. >> federal government will still pick up the lion's share of this. >> reporter: lawmakers are working on changes to appease conservative and moderate republicans. >> i don't think that we can fix this bill by doing a tweak here and a trim there. it needs a complete overhaul. >> reporter: one alternative, cheaper insurance that costs less and covers less. sources tell nbc a new plan could be ready by thursday. the president reversing course now saying he'd be willing to repeal obamacare now and replace it later. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. and we have another update to a story out of e. cooklahoma. >> we know there's been an explosion at a u.s. air force recruiting office. what's now bb said at terrorism. also eye-witness accounts could be key to investigators, who those witnesses are saying bout the seconds befoare

the students of strayer university. time has taught us, the strength in them is in us all. and to all who seek their true potential, we say, let's get it, america. so, when it's your turnt to do the shopping and you need to get... raspberries for john... strawberries for amy... bananas for mom...wait, what's a jicama? and at these prices, i can make it all happen. take a fresh look at giant's produce prices.

the fbi is calling it an act of domestic terrorism. right now, they're still trying to track down the person who detonated a pipe bomb at an air force recruiting office. the explosion went off late last night outside the office in oklahoma. witnesses say they saw someone on a motorcycle throw a backpack at the office right before the blast. no one was hurt and investigators are

we're also learning more about a deadly military plane crash in mississippi, including that 15 marines and a navy sailor have been killed. >> an emergency responders are still trying to piece together exactly what happened. nbc's jerrica phillips reports on what's now being uncovered at the crash site. >> reporter: a u.s. military plane is used to refuel. it crashed here in mississippi in a rural area in a soybean field monday afternoon. the faa has conditifirmed that plane departed from cherry point, north carolina. we know that it stopped somewhere in the memphis millington area before it went down here in mississippi. there are reports that the plane spiralled to that crash where it went up in flames. one of the witnesses tells many people here that he actually saw the plane on fire before it crashed, so they believe that the plane caught fire before it crashed into

emergency management officials tell us that, again, those 16 bodies have been recovered from that kc-130 aircraft. again, just 85 miles north of jackson here in the mississippi delta. so, right now, officials from the greenwood airport say that the plane was tracked by air traffic controllers and say that it suffered a structural failure some 20,000 feet in the air. so, right now, we are waiting to learn more about, again, what caused that plane to go down, that u.s. marine aircraft. we're here outside of a county building where they will hold a news conference a little later today. this is a developing story that, of course, we'll keep you updated. for now, back to you. 11:15 and in northern virginia, police still looking for this man who they say may have taken a photo or a video up a woman's skirt inside of a walmart. prince william county police need help to identify him. they say a woman reported him to police

around 11:30 at the subly road store. if you know anything, please call police. also in manassas, people at this mobile home park don't know if they'll have a place to live. insi nova reports, the city council delayed making a decision on the plan to keep the east end mobile home park open. a group called catholics for housing wants to buy the property and fix the broken water and sewer systems. before the city received that offer, it planned to buy the property and evict more than 50 families. it wants to continue negotiating with the nonprofit group. this morning, a fairfax county police officer is being hailed as a hero. >> that is because he was able to save is a stabbing victim oosthuiz's life. he arrived on the scene to find the victim bleeding from a slashed artery. well, the suspect was still holding a box cutter and the officer was able to disarm and

victim was bleeding to death. and that is when the officer went into quick action, grabbing his trauma kit, and then asked the crowd of onlookers to help him with the suspect. >> there were actually the people that were out there did a great job because i looked over to them and i said, hey, you know, stand on him. do what you need to do. keep him here. and i ran over to the other guy. at that point, i just put the tourniquet on, up by the shoulder. >> wow. well, most police departments in the metro area have equipped their officers with those kind of trauma kits. doctors told the officer that his quick actions and skill saved the man's life. new this morning. we're learning what's causing some of the deadly accidents on the roads we use to get to work and school every day. the answer may surprise you. aaa says single-vehicle crashes are the biggest cause of highway traffic deaths. it's true in our area and around the country as well. the report says the number of deadly crashes in d.c., maryland, and virginia are

increasing, in part because of distracted drivers. but despite the evidence, 96% of commuters still think other drivers are the ones most likely to cause a crash. well, as more and more toll lanes are being built in our area, the more frustration is building. you may have had to decide on a dime, do i sit in traffic or pay more than $15 to drive a few miles. >> and now there's a fee that not all flex users know about. adam tuss breaks down the confusion from the express lanes. >> reporter: that's right. you could face a penalty for not car pooling enough here in northern virginia. it all has to do with this here, the ez pass flex, which switches between hov mode and regular mode and if you aren't using it to car pool enough here along the express lanes in northern virginia, the state says that you could have to pay a $10 fine. this all has to do with the fact that these ez pas

transponders are more expensive to manufacture, according to ez pass, and that's why if you're not using it enough, you are going to have to pay the $10 fine to make up the difference. now, there is a way to avoid that penalty. you can just simply take a car pool ride within a six-month period in the hov mode or you can trade in your flex for a traditional ez pass. in the meantime, keep an eye out for an e-mail from ez pass about the possibility that you could be facing a $10 fine. back to you. the smart device, the smart home device alexa may be responsible for saving the lives of a mother and daughter. this happened out in new mexico last week during a domestic dispute. investigators say the mom and daughter weren't trying to call partner help but the device called authorities when it overheard the argument. >> he asked her, did you call the sheriffs, and i guess there was a -- like a smart speaker connected inside the residence that was connected to the home phone,

key words, call sheriff. it saved the life of a mother and her child. and if it wasn't for that speaker, who knows how that situation would have ended up. >> well, the man involved in the domestic dispute was arrested. he faces several charges and is being held without bond. starting today, you can get some of the best deals of the year on amazon prime. >> the retailer's annual prime day deals are already underway, 30 hours of specials with new deals popping up every five minutes. prime members can find exclusive deals with the help of amazon echo devices, fire tv or tablets and if you have alexa on your amazon device, you can score some special deals that's not available to others. alexa customers will be able to find voice-activated deals throughout the sales but all this comes with a cost, an amazon prime membership is $99 a year or $10.99 a month. >> and if you go to our app, you can see why it's worth perusing other retailers too because a

band wagon. metro has a new plan to win back riders. you can find out how it's going to impact your commute. and you saw the big hitters last night. it could be a national star that puts a hold on se of those om

fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years, all with a two-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of you contract with up to a $500 credit

a lot of families woke up this morning to soggy carpets and

these pictures are from indiana where the creek overran its banks, and most people there still don't have power. and this latest round of flooding comes after parts of indiana saw strong tornados blow through. the twisters made for a scary night for some families as people scrambled to take cover in their basements. just checking the nbc washington app, sbsz tit says the feels-li temperature is already 93 degrees. i am declaring today steam bath tuesday. >> it kind of get outside and get a nice facial for free. exfoliate, open the pores. you can do it tomorrow and thursday and friday. i mean, we're going to see this hot stretch continue all week. and it's going to get really hot as we talk about the feels-like temperature, wait until thursday. it's going to feel like anywhere from 100 to 105 degrees. it's going to be hot on thursday. but of course today, yes, we're going to be hot too, tomorrow as well. that's why we have a weather alert out for thursday. that will be the hottest day.

than yesterday and i mentioned around 100 for those heat indexes thursday but the actual temperature could be close to 100, 98 for a high. the good news, though, if you don't like that kind of heat, the weekend does look better. we'll have rain come through on friday and drop the temperatures down to the 80s over the weekend. warming up quickly. 85 in the district, 83 quantico, 87 degrees in gaithersburg right now. the uv outlook, this is high. i'm sure you're already well aware. as we go zbinto wednesday, thursday, friday, 9 to 10. sunburn in about 15 minutes so you definitely want the sun block, especially with this kind of heat outside as well. if you're dining out today, keep in mind we're going to be around 90 degrees. happy hour time, mid 90s and we have the isolated storm chance. right now, a mix of sun and clouds, more clouds to the southwest of the district. that's where we also find a couple sprinkles at best and we can see a few showers as we go

tomorrow, mid 90s, thursday is the weather alert day because of the dangerous heat, upper 90s, feeling around 100 to 105. better storm chances friday. that drops us into the 80s by the weekend. we'll look at the heat coming straight ahead. tonight, five of the nats best players will be front and center at the all-star game. max shirzer is the starter pitcher for the national league team, stephen strasz burg and ryan zimmerman are also taking part in this year's game in miami. but this is a first time in more than a decade, 15 years, that the winning all-star team will not be awarded home field advantage in the world series, but here is something else to look forward to. next career, the home run derby and the all-star game, going to be held right here in washington at nats park.rmñ >> there it is. ladies and gentlemen,

home run champion. yeah, i think it's safe to say he stole the show. yankees rookie aaron judge has a lot to celebrate this morning after winning the home run derby at 6'7", 280 pounds, people are joking on twitter that he is now the prototype for baseball's future. judge is the fourth yankee to win the home run derby. >> 6'7". >> yeah, he's a big guy. caught on camera, a police officer shooting two family pets. >> yeah, this is causing a lot of outrage. this video is all over the nation. everybody's social media feed right now. we'll have more on that. and this is not some sort of survival training. it is a game where people in our area will soon be playing it.

massive equipment being used to search a farm for four missing men, just north of philadelphia. police say the man -- men vanished last wednesday and they now suspect foul play. police have arrested a 20-year-old man whose family owns that farm, but it is

unrelated charge. a false burglary alarm ends with the shooting of two dogs in their own backyard. an officer was caught firing his weapon on home surveillance. >> yeah, we want to let you know, the dogs did survive, but even so, some of you may find the video a little disturbing. blake mccoy reports on the backlash against the minneapolis police. >> reporter: growing outrage this morning over this home surveillance video. a minneapolis police officer encounters two dogs in a backyard while responding to a burglary alarm. he backs up, weapon drawn, as the first dog approaches with his tail wagging. the officer then shoots the dog, later claiming the animal was charging him. next you see the officer shoot the second dog multiple times. >> you guys just shot two dogs. unprovoked, just shot two dogs. >> reporter: rocco and siraq left seriously injured. >> somebody is going to be held shonl. >> reporter: jennifer says her daughters inadvertently tripped the security alarm over the weekend

shots were fired. >> it hurts. it really does hurt. >> reporter: the video has sparked anger online where it's been viewed more than 400,000 times. the dog had turned away and was wagging his tail. you can clearly see those dogs were zero threat to that cop. the minneapolis police chief issued a statement saying as someone whose family has included dogs most of my life, i can say that it was difficult to watch. this was an outcome no one wanted. i've asked for an internal affairs use of force review. she says her department will help pay the dog's medical bills. the public has already raised more than $20,000 on social media. and mandatory police training will be implemented for dog encounters to make sure what happened to rocco and siraq doesn't happen again. >> we are truly blessed that these dogs are alive. and why do so many people find that video disturbing? well,

our pets are part of our family. it was particularly heartbreaking for one family in idaho who lost their dog while on a hunting trip. mirror r mirror ra miraclely, moe managed to survive. she was covered in ticks when she collapsed on the side of the road. a dog rescuer took her in, managed to find her ownsers. the reunion was pretty emotional. >> looks up at darwin and she goes, i think it's her. it feels like her. it smells like her. i think it's her. and i looked at her and i said, i think you have your girl back. >> well, moe is now back home and readjusting to being back with her family. her owners say she sometimes gets confused, but for the most part, she's doing pretty well. >> that's just incredible. >> nine months in the wild. >> true survivor. >> yeah. well, you see it every day on the way to and fr

parking predators lurking in your neighborhood. >> yeah. >> i've seen it firsthand. >> yeah, you've complained about that before. as news4 i-team reporter scott mcfarland discovered, thousands of drivers are breaking the rules to score parking near work, school, or metro stations. >> reporter: we pay a lot of money for our homes and our front yards, so it's got to be frustrating when people from other neighborhoods come to your street and park in front of your curb. there are permit parking restrictions throughout our area to stop it, but tonight, a news4 i-team investigation finds parking predators, people who violate the signs, violate the rules, and park wherever they please. we found thousands of cases combined in arlington, fairfax, prince george's counties and the district of columbia and we found the problem is fast increasing, despite the rules. so who do you have to do to protect your front curb space, the spot in front of your home and what are police doing to stop the cheaters? we go on the r

police tonight on news4 at 11:00. for now, scott mcfarland news4 i-team. metro wants to pull out all the stops to win you back. it has started a media marketing campaign and wants to prove the system is running better now. right now, ridership is way down because of service issues and the now finished safe track program. they are planning to come up with new ways to get riders to come back to the rails. get ready for a game that's about to take d.c. by storm. it's brought to you by the same folks that put on big events like taste of d.c. news4's jim hanley just got schooled in the art of axe throwing. >> reporter: welcome to the world of ax throwing. think darts that can do more damage and give you a bigger adrenaline kick. >> that's very satisfying. >> doesn't that feel good? >> yes, it does. feels very primal. >>

learning curve. cracking axes founder and washington event director stewart martin has mastered it and makes it look easy. perfection. each range has an axpert instructor who will run you through a short pre-throw lesson from 14 to 16 feet back. >> six times out of ten, not heavy. feel it. not that bad. >> reporter: how sharp is this. >> sharp enough. >> reporter: they're four to six pounds. >> we have this designed from a mathematics perspective so it's one rotation in. >> reporter: it begins with the grip, similar to grabbing a golf club. >> so, right hand is going to go at the butt of the axe. >> reporter: then the rock. >> overexaggerate the rock. forward, back ward. >> reporter: if you try to muscle it with just your arms, you'll get nowhere with this game. you're using your core and a beard or flannel shirt in july won't help.

axes. >> yeah, so, women tend to do better than men, primarily because men really just try to strength it in there. they try to use all that muscle and it's really a precision sport. i told you earlier, my mom, who's 67, came out here and she was wailing away at it and loved it. she played for two and a half hours, had a great time so anybody can really play. >> reporter: the craze started in canada. by september, d.c. will have two brick and mortar axe-throwing bars. players are never allowed in a range without an instructor and can't leave the enclosure with the axe. >> so we can accommodate as little as six and all the way up to 96. so think like corporate team building, like if you have an office group that you want to do something fun with, for a few hours. group of friends, bachelor party, bachelorette party. and we have up to about 20 different games that our coaches

>> reporter: there are about five or six things to focus on and the first couple of throws can be frustrating. whoa! it did not make a dent. >> so, eyes went up. >> reporter: but after three or four, you start to find that sweet spot and your rhythm. >> lean forward, lean back ward. go. perfect. >> reporter: better! >> nice job. >> reporter: three time's the charm. we're stopping there. >> alcohol and axes. what could go wrong? cracking axes is going to take reservations on their website. again, the two axe-throwing bars will open in september, and they'll also set up some arenas for private events. >> i just put in axe-throwing, and it showed up, axe throwing near me and there's all these places you can go throw some axes. good stress relief, i feel like. >> that's right. >> and a workout at the same time. >> plan it for your third trimester. one of the richest men in

billions of dollars. >> a look at who will benefit from that free money. and let's check out the current temperatures. we are nearing 90 degrees in some spots, and conditions are about to get much

had some uncomfortable to dangerously hot out there in the second couple days. >> total sweat-fest, sheena. >> that doesn't sound fun. >> it sounds gross, actually. >> if you're having a sweat-fest, jump in a pool, please, rinse yourself off and you're going to want to over the next few days, if you're at a pool, fantastic place to be, get in the water or in the shade. the sun's going to be very hot. you're going to get a sunburn in about 15 minutes with our uv index over really the rest of this week but then wait until thursday gets here, it's going to be even hotter. look at the temperature right now. 85 degrees but the humidity

degrees hotter right now. wait until thursday. that number could be in the triple digits. anywhere from 100 to 105.y 83 degrees in quantico, 82 leesburg, so things are heating up. we have more cloud cover, though, to the southwest of the district. if you're walking the dog today, here is watts, available for adoption at the humane rescue alliance, you can head to their website to find out more. by 5:00 p.m., short walk for the dog. temperatures will be in the mid 90s. clear the shelters is this saturday, august 19. you can find out on the nbc washington app. warm air just to our north. that's quickly moving away to the heat and humidity and then we'll be, of course, feeling at or above 100 degrees as we go into thursday. that's why it's a weather alert day and then into the weekend, we cool back down into the 80s after some rain moves through. >> thank you, sheena. well, if you had a cup of coffee this morning, you may have improved your health. >> what about two cu

we're going break down the results of a new study. ♪ well, this way is part of the kennedy center's hip hop theater festival. after the break, hear from the playwright and found out this is the moment. the moment you could put yourself in the driver's seat of a new mercedes-benz. come to mgm national harbor and enter the choose your ride giveaway. the more you play, the more chances you earn to win your share of $350,000 in prizes including a new mercedes-benz convertible, sedan or suv. so get a move on. join m life rewards and enter the choose your ride giveaway for a chance at your share of

this is monumental.

keep your hands where they can be seen. keep youro

make yourself as small as possible. disappear. >> that's keith wallace, who wrote and performs in "bitter game" and you can see that play tonight in the family theater of the kennedy center. keith is here with many on what inspired this creation, along with the executive director of the play, raymond codrington.ñ; everything from police abuse to coping with trauma. what was your inspiration for the story? >> it was just that i started working on the play after the acquittal of the police officer in the michael brown murder case, and then unfortunately, since then, there's been so much of this issue being pervasive in our society, i had more than enough source material to pull straight from headlines and mix that in with my own experience growing up in the inner city, so my motivation for creating this play kind of really started around the time of michael brown's murder and i've just been building the piecein

then. >> you know, we saw in the clip we just saw, we saw you on the basketball court there. what was sort of the meaning behind setting it at a basketball game? >> i wanted to pick a place that felt like the epicenter of culture, black culture, where i grew up and so the basketball court was a place where there were street festivals and block parties but then also illegal activity and drug dealings and violence. my experience growing up in north philly, those experiences were juxtaposed and the basketball center kind of encapsulated the entirety for me. >> if you go out and see the play, that immediately is going to get your attention, is that keith, you interact with the audience. >> yes. >> you know, a lot of call and response during the play. >> absolutely. >> but why choose that way to perform it? >> so the play began at a site-specific piece of theater where we stage it on a basketball court and i was right in amongst the audience, interacting and engaging and so now we have this adaptation that

to maintain some of that engagement, participanttory aspt of the show, we've incorporated ways to use the audience, they should come being ready to party and participate. it's like black church. everybody's a part of the experience and the exchange. >> and raymond, let me ask you, you know, this play, why is it a good fit for this year's d.c.'s hip hop theater festival that's taking place right now. >> we've been at this for 17 years and each year, we've tried to feature work that deals with pressing social, cultural, and political issues and as you saw by the clip and as keith talked about his work, this is directly in line with the kind of work that we want to feature in the festival, work that is relative to communities of color, the aesthetic, the approach, the narrative is all in there. we thought keith was an excellent choice for the festival. >> when you look at what's going to -- at what takes place in this story, did it change from the initial inception t

things that happened from that point where you first got the idea? >> yeah, absolutely. i mean, my co-creator and i look at this piece as a kind of living, breathing document. you know, so it's changing as what's happening in society is changing and there's a moment in the play where there's a roll call or a list of names read of police violence and that's changing, unfortunately, weekly, sometimes daily, even sometimes in performances for the piece so socially responsible and artistically responsible in that way to make sure that the piece remains alive enough to kind of speak to the -- this particular moment that we're in. >> yeah. it looks fascinating. you know, keith, raymond, thank you so much, guys. you can see "the bitter game" tonight and tomorrow at the kennedy center family theater and remember, tonight and tomorrow, admission is free, good way to get out of that heat wave. thanks, guys. >> sounds like a great way, chris. thanks. in news for your health

extra motivation to keep drinking that coffee, well, listen up. according to a new study, drinking that cup of joe every morning could help you live longer. researchers followed nearly 200,000 people over 16 years, and they found that drinking coffee was linked to reduced risk of dying from heart disease, cancer, and other diseases. just one cup a day lowered the chance by 12%. bump it up to three cups, that's more like it, that's more normal, right, for people around here, that risk then drops to 18%. and it didn't matter if the coffee was regular or decaf. >> they contain a lot of antioxidants so those are probably the compounds that might have a health benefit. >> well, researchers said the benefits of coffee seem to be the same for men and women from many ethnic backgrounds. you just have to watch the sugar, because we all know that sugar can add to weight gain. so -- >> nix the sugar. black or, i guess, just a little cream >> just a

well, up next, a look at summer camp for families. this is a really unique one. >> yeah, it's designed for wounded warriors and those helping to take care of them. and free food and drinks will help you plan out your stops right now speaki.ng

fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years, all with a two-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of you contract with up to a $500 credit to help cover your early termination fee. go to fiosgigabit.com

warren buffet is giving away $3.2 billion in berkshire hathaway

charities, including the bill and melinda gates foundation. 86-year-old has pledged to donate 85% of his berkshire stock to charity, including this year, he's donated $27.5 billion. and forget amazon prime day. how about some free food today? 7 eleven is giving away a free small slurpy from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. to mark the company's 90th birthday. starting tomorrow, 7 lefb eleve kicking off slurpee week. i'm landon dowdy. and if you're not in the mood for a slurpee, chick-fil-a is offering free chicken today but there's a catch. the fast food restaurant is offering a free entree, to chicken sandwiches, nuggets, and more to anyone dressed in cow attire. the reason, it is cow appreciation day. i don't know how much a cow costume would cost you, b

probably more than a value meal at chick-fil-a. >> you can print it out. i looked into this. you can print out like a little thing, little ears and tape them on and they'll honor it. >> there grow it have cheap way of doing it. taking a summer break can seem daunting when there are so many things to get done. >> even harder for injured veterans and their families. nbc's kristen dolgren shows us what one veteran is doing to help others. >> reporter: travis mills lost both his arms and legs in afghanistan. >> i happened to sit back down on the ground and underneath my bag was a bomb. >> reporter: but he never lost his spirit. >> you can't change the past, why dwell on it. >> reporter: he learned to live again through adaptive programs but there was still something missing. >> i thought, what can i do with my family? >> reporter: so, the travis mills foundation opened a retreat. >> it's not just the person that gets blown up. it's the family. my wife and daughter

reasons i was able to get better. >> reporter: giving veterans and their loved ones a well-deserved vacation on a picture perfect lake in maine, boating, archery, horseback riding, all expense paid and fully accessible for families who have endured so much. >> i can't fully explain it, other than i feel like i've really got to live out my vows i made the day i married him. sorry. >> reporter: tears here don't last long. there's too much to do. >> no one's sitting around feeling sorry for themselves. it's, oh, you can do that, i bet i can do it. i can do it better. >> reporter: from a first father/son kayak to learning the perfect cast. >> after i was injured, i didn't think i was going to do much of anything really. >> reporter: here, there are no limits. >> jumping off the docks and tubing and swimming, it's really just having a great time here. >> reporter: how fast did you go? >> oh a million. >> reporter: kids finally have friends who

there with the same kind of dad probably helps. >> reporter: and wives find support that will live long after their week here is done. memories to last a lifetime. >> we'll be back every year. >> reporter: or at least until next time. kristen dolgren, nbc news, rome, maine. >> beautiful shots there. and just a beautiful program as well. >> yes. you ready for it? >> i walked out the door today. >> you were nasty. >> 20 yards to my car to the door. >> but heat index is up to 100 degrees. is that really -- is that true? >> yeah. actually temperatures by thursday could get close to 100, then the humidity, we expect it to feel like 100 to 105. today, though, 96 for a high temperature, humid, feeling a little bit hotter. there's thursday. the weather alert day because of the heat. the weekend looks cooler, though. >> thanks, sheena. it's amazing that when it gets down to 87, it's going

>> right? that's not right.

stand by, everyone. we're live in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. there it is. the bachelorette beyond. rachel's six-pack of makeouts. >> oh, yes. >> i think it's very important to make out. you've got to make out with everybody over and over, with loud noise makeout, to make sure you're going to choose the right one. >> i think you could tell a lot by a guy through his kiss, right? >> yeah. >> i think you know if there's that chemistry there. and you feel it in that moment. but the fact that she did make out with every single one of them and every one was hot and heavy. i'm like, come on. some of this is not real. >> oh, it's real. and nat, i like it. you know what they say, it's like chips and salsa. if you go to a mexican restaurant, if