news 4 pat collins was there along with the mother of one of the injured pedestrians. he joins us live. he has the latest, pat. >> reporter: so wendy, the dump truck driver runs over a guy in the intersection and then he drives away. he is charged with hit-and-run. but he continues to keep driving that dump truck. and then gets in another accident where someone is seriously hurt. how did they let that happen? well, maybe not any more. ismael alvarez is a dump truck driver for fort myer construction. but after what happened, some people wondered why he was still behind the wheel. they don't have to wonder any more. you see, a judge has barred him from dumptruck duty, at least for the time being. >> i'm

month the streets are a little bit safer. >> reporter: crash victim number one na than zimmerman. charged with hit-and-run, ismarel alvarez. >> reporter: can you explain to me why you left the scene of the accident? >> get the camera out of my face. >> reporter: can you explain to me why you left the scene of the accident in a dump truck? while alvarez was out awaiting trial in the hit-and-run, he gets involved in another serious pedestrian accident. crash victim number two, 23-year-old bianca butler, run over for a fort myer dump truck on south dakota avenue about two weeks ago. bianca's had three surgeries. her family says, she still can't walk. police say alvarez stayed on the scene on the south dakota

one. but today in court, the judge ordered alvarez not to drive any more commercial vehicles for at least a month, until they have another hearing in this case. >> i think the judge made proper decision. she did not allow him to continue to operate a commercial vehicle. he's obviously proven to be a danger to the innocence of this city. frankly, even those outside the city, so that was a very proper and grateful for it. >> reporter: fort myer said that alvarez is not currently driving their company. fort myer said they believe safety is first. fort myer said it's cooperating fully with police in that south dakota avenue accident investigation. wendy, back to you. >> a second person is now charged in the shooting of a baby. you may remember the one-year-old hit by a stray bullet two weeks ago outside a home on i street in northeast

dc. 27-year-old is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. 39-year-old arrested last week faces the same charges and police are still looking for another person seen in this white hat on the surveillance video. the child's mother says the baby has recovered quickly and she sent news 4 this video just a few days after he had surgery to remove the bullet fragments. [ applause ] onlookers cheered as a woman walked away from a car accident in fairfax. driver accidentally put her car in reverse just outside the fairfax rehabilitation and nursing center on main street, crashing over a retaining wall and dropping about 10 feet. emergency crews secured the car, rescued the woman. she walked, with her cane, to the crowd to apologize. she was checked out by paramedics to make sure she was okay. >> what a scene. another woman in fairfax county says she feels

into her apartment building to fix an electrical problem. police tell us that maintenance man was secretly watching a woman. now, he's on the run. our northern virginia reporter david culver is live in the fairfax lakes apartment with a story you'll see only on 4. >> reporter: jim, it started with a power adapter looking thing. this is what they use to charge an iphone. that's what that woman found plugged inside her bathroom outlet as she was living here in the units fair lakes right here in fairfax county. now, when she saw that, she called the maintenance work and said, hey, what's this all about. she said leave that in there, it's a monitoring device. she picked up the phone and called police. on the outside, a modern -- at fair lakes, complete with its own maintenance staff, which came in handy earlier this month for a young woman who

>> power went out in her apartment, so she called maintenance, the maintenance guy came to the apartment, was able to get the power back on and after he left, she went into her bathroom and found some type of device sitting there. she described it as some type of usb device. >> the model number matched this small camera. looks like a usb charger, right? it didn't seem quite right to her. >> so she contacted a maintenance guy again and he said that's some of my monitoring equipment, please leave it there. >> monitoring equipment, he also told the woman to shower, as to ensure the water would not effect the electrical system. that didn't feel right to her. she got the police involved. >> turns out we think it's a motion sensor activated hidden camera. >> reporter: police didn't have to go far to investigate. the maintenance worker lives in the same building.

trouble is, police don't have one. in fact, they don't know where he is. >> we're trying to find him. we think there's a possibility he might have left the country. >> reporter: but he left behind some evidence, other images found on that device have police thinking -- >> this may or may not have been the only time he's done this. >> reporter: more victims could be out there. as far as he's concerned, he's still on the loose. police have a warrant out for his arrest. i did walk into the leasing office, i left my phone number, wanted to hear back from management, haven't yet heard. as soon as we do, wendy, we'll update you. >> thank you, david. on to capitol hill where the senate is moving ahead on health care, despite protesters briefly interrupting that effort. [ chanting ] >>. >> reporter: the motion to proceed to consider the bill eventually passed with vice president mike pence breaking a tie. but the crucial vote on this measure came thanks to

mccain. scott mcfarlane is in our newsroom now to tell us about this guy. >> mccain was back here in washington just days after that sharing that diagnosis, of course, on that aggressive form of brain cancer. he came today, if we have that video, let's take a little bit of what he had to say today. [ applause ] a rousing welcome, the arizona republican got a huge applause and hugs from members of both sides of the aisle as he walked into the senate chamber. mccain cast a yet vote to proceed to debate on that republican health care bill. just after that motion passed. he called on the senate to work in a buy

>> let's see if we can pass something that would be in perfect compromises and not very pleasing to partisans on either side. with that, might provide workable solutions and problems americans are struggling with today. what have we to lose by trying to work together to find those solutio solutions. >> so what is next, the senate starting with a complete repeal of obama care. that's expected to fail. it will likely need 60 votes since the cbo haven't done some of the amendments. all democrats voted against today's motion to proceed, by the way. finally what they call a skinny repeal, which is basically a watered down version of appeal without replace. back to john mccain, he says,

then head home back to arizona to continue treatment. mccain says he has every intention to come back to washington. >> today's interview happened behind closed doors, but unlike yesterday, this one was under oath and conducted by members of congress. kushner did not respond to any questions as he left. >> a congressman from our area wants to keep the government from putting people up and president trump's hotel. virginia congressman don buyer's proposal comes at an amendment. he said president trump has not fully separated from his businesses and should not benefit from taxpayer money. maryland and the district are both suing trump over his hotel. they claim it's unconstitutional for trump's compa

money when foreign leaders stay at that hotel and do business with our government. and we're up to 82 degrees right now. what a refreshing day. the humidity levels were in check. take a lookt your neighborhood temperature. give that air conditioner a break. it's going to be that nice out and dry, as well. we're at 78 degrees in gaithersburg. we have nats at home tonight. what a fabulous evening. found its way just after 7:00 p.m. such a wonderful eventful moment of silence, that will be right around 6:52 we'll have that here live on news 4. if you're heading for the game, slight breeze in the temperatures in the upper 70s, and then as you're leaving, well, we're in the mid-70s, if you get chilly might want to bring long sleeve or light sweatshirt. jim. residents picking up the pieces just a day after that powerful tornado thatte

leaving others in that same neighborhood completely untouched. >> also the ground breaking study that might have you wondering if you're going to let your kid play football. what doctors found when they examined the brains of dozens of profootball players. >> stories got big and gone viral today, and not so lucky break for a guy who played for the dallas cowboys, the case of mistaken identity that may have led to him being cut from the team. we're coming right back. weather man working at wttg and burn scott took me to dinner and i got to meet jim vance. and besides being the ultimate professional and being such great journalist, he was such a terrific man. he really looked at you and

actually came away thinking, maybe i might actually be able to do something in this business because if somebody like jim vance thinks i do a good job, then maybe i'm okay. it's still hard to believe he's gone because he was the consummate professional and the consummate gentleman, and he's o ally going t

there are a lot of blue tarps where the roofs were ripped off those homes. news 4, derrick ward, back where the state may be sending financial help. >> the residents are recovering to discover most of what they own is lost. a man in this house survived it. that's after the roof blew off. >> maybe he was hiding behind the car when the ambulance got here. >> kind of zigzagged. >> reporter: peter was out assessing the damage. >> my agency does the taxes for the state, so we're going to establish all sorts of waivers as far as any reports that are due from folks over in this area and we may come back and do a financial recovery workshop for folks that may be lacking in insurance. >> reporter: they've got a

it's compelling. they have to rely on their owner for that. >> it woke us all up, we were sound asleep. we heard things hitting the house. >> reporter: we now know that this ef-2 tornado got its start as water spout. came ashore, skipped some houses, relatively, did a lot more damage to some others farther in. ironically the house that sits right on the shore didn't suffer much wind damage. it was still quite an experience. >> we're very lucky. we're very, very lucky. >> reporter: it's one of the -- half a block, you can see quite a different story. the story they'll have to tell and retell for quite some time. in stevensville, derrick ward, news 4. it is a bizarre case of mistaken identity that involves prince william county caught shoplifting. news for

newsroom. >> jim, it is. the prince william police department is admitting today they got it all wrong and apologized from this. a man who stole items is not the former cowboys wide receiver lucky whitehead and they're looking for the person who committed the crime. the actual lucky whitehead is the player wearing number 13 in blue in this video you're seeing. he was wrongfully accused, only problem by the time they learned that today, he had already been cut by dallas. lucky's real name is rodney darnell whitehead, jr., the person nabbed gave police that name, along with whitehead's date of birth and social security number, though he did not have identification on him. but the real lucky whitehead who grew up in manasas wasn't even in the area at the time. he was also cited for failure to appear in court and has now been cleared of all charges. right now, dallas has no plans of reinstating whitehead. his lawyer said they ar s

action legally or with the nfl player's association. >> thank you. researchers say this is no longer up for debate. the ground breaking study that is focused on brain disease that is related to injuries from football. the results are startling. that study punished in the journal of american medical association finds brain disease, it's known as cte. it's found in 99% of the players' brains that had been donated for research. the disease, which can only be diagnosed after death is linked to repeated blows to the head. the study found it could even occur in young players. experts point out that many of the donors had symptoms of the brain disease before their death. the nfl says it is committed to scientific research into cte and prevention and treatment of these head injuries. maryland is sending more muscle to those on the front lines of the

grants nearly $300,000 to the county and they need the help. they had 649 overdoses this year alone. that's 159 more than the same time today. they announced it will help shore up the county station's am nesty program and crisis response team. they say, both programs get results. >> in 100 days since we started that program, we have helped nearly 100 people get connected to services, 100 people have presented themselves. great news. >> biggest problem, is feint nol. it's been involved in about 45% of this year's overdoses. traffic alert problem still persisting on a heavily used cut through road in prince georges county. chopper

today. there was a water-main break last night and many of you often use that road to often get to route 301 and pennsylvania avenue. the crews say they had to drain some big pipes before they could start these repairs and they won't finish until after this evening's rush. >> well, it may sound like a futuristic idea, but a company right here says it's ready to offer employees micro chip implants. >> some are saying, yes. but the opportunity comes with a number of questions about both privacy and health. >> reporter: a man broke into this arlington house to sleep in the attic. ahead, what the two women who live here did when

what a relief. >> oh my goodness, i feel like i'm at the gym. >> or a swamp. >> this is one of those days if you're visiting from out of town, welcome. this is not normal. this is not how it usually is around here. it's usually really hot and humid. when you forecast a day like this talking about it's one thing but experiencing it is something really different. just beautiful today. and the good news, well, one more day of this refreshing weather. it's going to be your first weather headline, guys. as we look to thursday and friday, some thunderstorms are possible, later in the day on

friday, this is something we'll keep a really close eye on and also potential for stronger to severe thunderstorms, but, you know what, they're out of here just in time for the weekend. it's looking mainly dry for saturday and completely dry for sunday and over all really nice. wait until you see the numbers on saturday. 82 right now in washington after high so far today. 80 degrees in annapolis. and here is one of the reasons why, i'm showing you the dew point temperatures. this is how we talk about the mugginess and humidity. dew point below 65 and extremely rare, we get dew points in the low 60s and mid-50s back around the i-81 corridor. it's stunning and fantastic and spectacular. whatever adjective you can think of, really comfortable out there right now, humidity levels pretty similar tomorrow. with a high temperature of 83 degrees, we'll have plenty of clouds around, especially around the midday hours, cool, of

there, comfortably cool for late july for your wednesday. so the weather having a low impact on your day tomorrow, once again, windows down kind of weather, take the lunch outdoors, take a walk on your lunch break and if you're heading to the nats game tonight or tomorrow night. it's not too hot, not too humid. perfect for a neighborhood cook out, as well. so exercise outlook for tomorrow, if you want to get it done really early in the morning. it's refreshing someone 70 degrees, early morning hours in the district, the suburbs even a little bit cooler in the mid-60s, trying to get exercise on your lunch break. really nice, at that point when you're working out or taking a bicycle out during the evening hours and trying to get a quick nine in. temperatures will be at sun set time now right around age 25. take a look at your sunday forecast, again, there's that high tomorrow of 83. on thursday, it's hot and a little bit humid with a high temperature aroun

notice the% of thursday, not huge, but it is huge at about 30% later in the day, some storms on thursday could be strong to severe. the biggest concerns i'm seeing on thursday, as well as friday, will be some really heavy rain fall and slow moving, starting to sit there and lead into some flash flooding concerns. kind of what we saw over the weekend at times. friday, high temperature of 86 and then i mentioned the high on sunday. well, here it is, take a look. 77 for a high on saturday, jim loves it, i'm sure. he'll be out playing some tennis. maybe some showers,erly, though, you may want to keep that in mind. sunday, perfect, mid-80s. >> fine. thanks. it was one of the dozen murders that led to new initiative in prince georges county. today an arrest. what we know about the three teenagers charged with killing a mother. prince georges koucounty cog up on news 4. guess who is back on the

push to get the girls involved in science, technology

a father mourning the loss of his 17-year-old son, says he's grateful police made an arrest. now at 5:30, three teenagers are facing murder charges in the shooting death of

his death marked the 14th killing in that county this month. megan fitzgerald joins us, she's on large dale road in prince georges county where the shooting happened. megan, you spoke with the young man's father. how is he holding up? >> wendy, the father and the family they're devastating. >> reporter: the father told me yesterday they buried dustin and then he was grieving with his family members when he got a call from police saying that they made an arrest of three people that they believe murdered his son just a couple of yards behind us here one week ago from today. >> he was -- he's a special kid. he was the kind of kid that was just lovable, everybody loved him and held anybody. anything you asked of him so dependable. >> michael kor row said his 17-year-old son dustin had so many hopes and dreams for his life. >> he had lots of hopes of finishing his last year in high school. he wanted to go to college. >> but his life ended

illegal transaction. he was shot and killed inside a car. a week later, 18-year-old johnson, 18-year-old meddleton and 17 jaerld johnson are being charged with dustin's murder. >> i feel sorry for them. i feel sorry for their families who have to go endure a lot of pain like we did. >> reporter: nothing will mend the heart of a grieving father who lost his youngest son. but michael says, he's grateful to the homicide detectives who worked hard to bring his family closure. >> they worked night and day to resolve my son's murder so it doesn't go invain. >> reporter: now these three suspects are facing a slew of charges includes first and second degree murder. jim, they're being held right now without bond. >> megan, thanks so much. it wasn't birds or squirrels up in their attic. but a stranger, some northern virginia residents found out that a m w

secretly inside their home when they heard noises, they called police. this happened last week at a home on 22nd street in arlington just a few blocks south of pentagon city. chris gordon talked with those and unsettling, to say the least, chris. >> reporter: you will hear from one of the women who live here in just a moment. first, let me say, police tell us this would be scarey for any of us, what happened here. no one knows for sure how long a homeless man was living here after breaking in to sleep in the attic. >> of course it's creepy to hear is someone's in your house. >> reporter: that's how she describes hearing -- she doesn't want to be identified, but told us what happened. >> i heard footsteps above me and i checked in with my landlord because he uses the storage above in the past. >> reporter: the landlord called

arlington county police. officers came and entered the sliding glass door in the back of the house and made their way up to the attic. there they found 60-year-old anthony jones had moved in with his belongings and bedding. officers arrested jones for unauthorized entry. >> this is definitely a story that would resinate with anybody, you know, you feel more secure at your home and somebody you're not expected to be there possibly in your home, that's very scarey. >> reporter: neighbors here are just learning that a man broke into this house and was suddenly into the attic. >> i don't think it's fair to the people who are tenants there to have somebody break in and take over their space above them. i think it's good the police are on it. >> reporter: this is not the first time that arlington county police have had to arrest a squatter. in 2015 they found a man who would attend mass at the catholic church and after everyone left for the evening, he would climb a ladder into the attic where he

police discovered him after an air conditioning repairman heard noises in the attic and reported it to the church. reporting from arlington virginia, chris gordon, news 4. it's new life in our area. reworked bill sets montgomery county on a path to $15 minimum wage. by the summer of 2020, the proposal increases if minimum wage over the next three years. it does give small businesses more time to phase in that increase. companies with 26 employees or less have until 2022 to get to the 15-dollar an hour mark and the bill also requires yearly impact studies. it also gives the montgomery county executive, the power to halt these increases if money gets tight. and still the sut is polarizing, people who live -- and still the subject is polarizing to people who live there. >> they'll be able

comfortably as opposed to living in a way in which they are very stressed. >> they may not be motivate themselves to really go to college or do something. >> county executive vetoed a similar bill in january, but he left the door open to consider a revised bill, this one cold, therefore, have legs. we also did a quick check to compare minimum wages across our area. the district is in the process of raising the hourly wage to $15 by 2020. virginia state minimum wage is $7.25 an hour and maryland is on the way to $10.10 an hour. that process will end next summer. prince georges county is ahead of the rest of maryland, the minimum wage goes up to $11.50 cents this october. a police officer in virginia still can't believe a mcdonald's employee refused to serve him. major scott has been an officer with t

inland fisheries for about 28 years, 23 years. but this is the first time he's run into something like this. he says last week at a mcdonald's driveway, an employee refused to give him his food, even after he paid. >> and i said, will you talk to me, he said i ain't serving no police. i said, excuse me. what was that? >> now, mcdonald's apologized for the incident and fired that employee. but they say that's not what he wanted. he said, he wants to talk to the former employee to teach them about the respect for all people, no matter who they are or what uniform they're wearing. the girl scouts today introduced 22 new merit badges to get the girls excited about stem subjects. the groups 1.8 million girls have more options now to explore science, technology, engineering and .

the badges are designed for scouts all ages and abilities. the youngest daisies can earn the what robots do badge while the older girls will work towards the programming robots badges. 18 more badges focus on cyber security. they'll be released over the next two years. dealing with presidential security is part of living in washington, we know. but some who boat and fish on the patomic say new restrictions have gone too far, the changes being made to plans to cut off accidents to two miles of the river. and a simple way you can check to s ifee

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er. you know some of those people in power do listen when you speak up. the coast guard says boaters and fisherman continue to speak up when president trump's virginia golf course, for safety reasons, a two-mile section of that water has been off limits when the president visits that property. recreational groups complain the restrictions are unreasonable. the coast guard said people using the river just need to stay on the maryland side when the president actually physically is there. the national park service is reminding visitors to keep unattended food stored in vehicles after wild horse died on the island. well, they've learned that the

seven-year-old mare died from eating a large amount of dog food. that dog food caused a blockage leading to the rupture of that horse's intestines. most dog food is too rich for horses, that they normally eat low nutrient and high fiber food and beach grass, as well. seaworld says, the final orca born as part of its breeding program has now died. she was born just three months ago at seaworld's park in san antonio. officials at the park say she recently contracted an infection. a veterinary team will look into it. they announced it will end its breeding program. it has about two dozen killer whales in captivity in the u.s. >> virginia is checking to make sure the national bridge arch is safe the next time you visit. crews will be using ground penetrating radar to look for

instructural voids and weaknesses in southwestern virginia. there is no evidence of any problems or concerns, but natural bridge does carry about 2,000 cars and trucks every day. so it's important to ensure that it remains stable into the future. it's like something you find at a sci-fi movie, a company introducing employees and customers to an implanted chip that would replace a worker id or even your wallet. >> and the nationals are getting ready to honor jim vance. carol is at the bal

prayers to everyone at channel 4 and the whole washington area who had jim vance in their lives. i knew jim when i was a freelance reporter. he was a picture of grace and goodness and class and dignity on that news desk. we have to all say, he also was one of the coolest people we ever knew. so my heart goes out to you and he'll be sorely missed. >> thank you, savannah. >> do you remember her? >> yeah, i remember her. >> before she took off. >> she's a sweetheart. the nationals are honoring vance tonight in a pregame tribute and moment of silence. >> it is also the first time the team has played at the park in a while since before the all star break, july 9th and carol maloney joins us live from the field. big night down there, carol, in a lot of ways. >> reporter: yep. for the team and for the fans. important night, first game at home in the second half can also be challenging.

behind me with batting practice, they're no joke. we'll be touching and memorable honoring jim vance with a moment of silence. i spoke with ryan zimmerman just an hour ago, he shared a very sweet tribute. >> my wife actually sent me a text because, you know, she grew up here and she was actually broadcast journalism major in college, so a lot of these people that have been on the news forever she kind of grew up watching. you know, she was crushed about it. and what kind of person he was and kind -- i didn't know, you know, what he went through in his life and to read up on that and makes it even more impressive, you know, what he's done and how long he's done it. i think i had a chance to meet him once or twice in passing and just a special guy, always smiling. we've watched the news and, you know, he had like a quick one liner. he's smart. and so any t

something like that, obviously, it's tough. especially who is on tv every single night and a lot of time people watch him before they go to sleep. you know, it's tough. you know, i think what he did for the community and, you know, who he was, you know, i don't think he would have it any other way. >> he would be so honored to know about the moment of silence tonight. one of the last times he was here throwing out the first pitch, he said it was my moment. my moment. >> sounds like him. just an infectious personality, i think. any time you lose something like that, it's tough. especially in a city like this that always has news and i will say breaking news good or bad. there's also so much of it. i felt like he delivered it with such grace. >> turn up in the clubhouse, no crying in baseball. ryan zimmerman, though, very well said. before we go, though, i do want to show you one other thing, noteworthy something they'll do tomorrow night.

it's this black curtain. it's the logo for next year's all star game that will be held right here at nats' park. we know vance was so excited with this event. that black curtain, you know, kind of illustrates the mood that some of us had right now. we're all excited about watching tonight's game and getting things back to normal. >> he didn't want to give that baseball back. that was a big night for him. >> he practiced that, he said i've got to get this ball across the plate. i can't -- remember that. >> true story, guys, i dropped off a glove in the ball at his desk a few days before that he was so nervous. he wanted to practice in the parking lot. >> funny. >> all right. thank you, carol. >> we'll see you in about an hour. we'll take that moment with everyone live. hey, in news 4 health today in presenting diabetes. almost a third of us are living with diabetes or at risk for it. and that's troubling. because there are lots of things you can do to prevent it and control

doreen gentzler is here to tell you about a new test. >> first you've got to find out about your own risk for diabetes. there's a big new campaign watching today with that goal in mind for all of us. watch these hedge hogs on vacation. yeah it was pretty cute. kind of like those animal interviews on the internet that we all can't look away from. well, the national add council and bunch of associations are working together to hope these videos will grab your attention like those animal videos on line and inspire you to take just a minute to take a quick test that could help millions of us. when her doctor told her she had prediabetes, jessica rogers pretty much ignored him. >> i was in that because being young, it kind of have this idea that your body will kind of pull through for you

older, but that did not happen. >> just a few years later, rogers would test positive for type 2 diabetes. it's also known as adult onset diabetes and it's the most common form of the disease. >> what we now recognize is that before they have diabetes, they do have subtle but easily detectable abnormalities that predict that their risk of going on to develop diabetes is actually quite high. >> but prediabetes can be pretty sneaky. >> people don't have symptoms. they're not necessarily feeling poorly in any way. >> there may not be symptoms, but there are risk factors, genetics, weight and level of physical activity. but now there's a quick and easy test you can take online. it's called, do i have prediabetes? you can do it in just one minute. you answer some lifestyle questi a

basic information like your height and your weight and if there are enough risk factors after you take the test, you can to your doctor and request a glucose test or a1c test to check your blood sugar levels. can you check my a 1 c, the range between prediabetes. >> if the test is positive, it is possible to prevent the full blown illness. >> interventions in vings with prediabetes can substantially lower their risks. >> some are watching diet and getting more exercise. important lifestyle changes, not only prevent the onset of diabetes, it can actually turn it back. >> i've seen it with my own mother who has, through diet and exercise, has lowered her a 1 c levels and has been

threshold of prediabetes for five years. >> that's something jessica is working toward. >> and my a 1 c this past june was 5.9. >> so you're going down. >> so i'm going down. >> it is possible to fight off diabetes. to find out more about the test and see more cute animal videos, go to our nbc washington app and search prediabetes. ♪ breaking news just into the live desk, u.s. attorney general jeff sessions has announced a new policy requiring sanctuary cities in the u.s. cooperate more with federal agents, this issued statement from the department of justice says the jag grant, this is a big pot of money for states and communities in maryland and virginia will depend on cities getting rid of their sanctuary city policies, keep those policies and keep information away from federal agents, they could los

department of justice. this may have been on going for months, some cities say they need to keep information away to help police their communities. at the live desk, i'm scott mcfarlane. and a break from the heat and humidity today we had a mix of clouds and sun, just a gorgeous day outside. currently, we're still holding at 82 degrees, take a look at your evening planner, we'll be following into the 70s before midnight, keeping it dry, too, over night tonight and throughout the day tomorrow, 78. 11:00 we're at 74. just beautiful outside. speaks of the outdoors, lauren, is it as beautiful as it looks out there. >> oh my gosh, amelia, i can't wait for you to come outside after a little bit of your dinner break. it's amazing, temperatures, as you know, just showed you in the 70s and low 80s, some areas didn't make it out in the low 80s today. comfortable, refreshing whatever you want to call it. let's show you what tomorrow is going to be like. i do

cloud cover around tomorrow as well, temperatures are going to be in the upper 70s, lower 80s once again. there could be a little bit of humidity that tries to creep in later on. but for the most part you'll start to see that humidity come up as we get towards the end of the work week. so thursday and friday, down right hot and humid. as we go right back into the weekend, we're talking more comfortable condition, so right in time for the weekend as compared to last weekend, we're looking at much better conditions. amelia. >> thankfully no thunderstorms really in the forecast for saturday and especially for sunday, tomorrow, though, a great day to take the kids to the pool. early on thursday, probably want to plan an indoor day with scattered thunderstorms in the forecast. you see that right there on your ten-day forecast. again, that high tomorrow, 83 with a mix of clouds and sun. pretty much a repeat performance of today, thursday, lauren was talking about the increase in humidity. also we're warmer, 94 high, and maybe some scattered thunderstorms, some thunderstorms in the forecast at timen

midday hours an even during the evening hours, heavy rain possible, with storms thursday and friday, maybe a lingering shower early saturday, but really nice for most of the day, 77 on saturday, 84 for your

well, everybody knows the name of cal rip kin, jr. today some lucky kids at prince georges county got a

mark seagraves reports. >> yeah. cal ripken is baseball royalty, even though he stopped playing before most of these kids were born, they all knew who he was and what he means to the sport. ripken's foundation in name honor of his program, badges to baseball, which helps youth group like police athletically all across the country. he wants to help change the negative perception that some young people have about police officers. >> the advantage of the police department they make end roads and they're seen as the good guys. so baseball is a unique sport. we like to teach baseball, we give a little instruction to the police officer who they trade with the kids and the kids' benefit is that they have someone that cares about them, they can develop sort of mentor relationship with them and then ask them about things that might not be about the sport. it's a wonderful thing for both sides. >> there you go. >> the

georges county cops like 13-year-old veteran, who has been coaching youth baseball for the past five years. >> bridging that gap with the community, it comes with the kids. you get the trust of the kids, you get the trust of the parents. that builds relationships, stronger relationships in the community. >> the kids agree while they're drawn to the summer camp, they hopes to follow in his footsteps one day. says this camp has done more than just improve his baseball skills. >> it's strengthen by relationship with police officers, it kind of shows you that outside of their toughest year. they have -- they're really nice people. they're great people to hang out with. >> for rip ken and the kids, it was hard to tell who was having more fun. i've been that way about baseball for a long time. it's fun sharing that with them. >> mark

>> now at 6 clob, serious concerns about safety -- crime inside this local apartment building that police feared there could be more victims. how a maintenance worker targeted a tenant shattering her sense of security. >> he's battling brain cancer but was back before congress to cast a decisive vote, the plea from senator john mccain and the fight over health care. first at 6:00, a truck driver accused of running over two pedestrians in two accidents several years apart. >> the victim survived and their families now want justice. the driver did not answer our questions as he left the courthouse today. we've been following this story from the start. >> the most recent crash happened along busy south dakota avenue in dc, but it doesn't end there. let's go to pat collins