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across the country take a stand and the president toughens his tone against white supremacist. >> racism is evil, and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs. >> we're gathering new leads on a story that's grabs the nation's attention and put race relations back in the spotlight. growing protests denouncing the violence in charlottesville. >> as people here take to the streets in trump motel in dc. we're learning more about the man behind the wheel who left more than a dozen others hurt. the driver, 20-year-old man from ohio, he faced a judge for the first time today on murder and other charges. he'll stay locked up before his next court appearance in a few weeks bl outside the courthouse, there were angry protests and tonight more tension amid demonstrations here in dc. we have team coverage on a story that cnu
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she's reporting live from charlottesville, megan. >> reporter: tensions continue to rise in this town. there's also a lot of mixed emotions. we've seen them coming out here all throughout the day. dropping flowers, to remember the life of 32-year-old heather heyer. a lot of folks say they're angry. we want to warn you, the footage you're about to see is difficult to watch. the community will continue to mobilize until we get nazis and white supremacist out of this town. a few neonazis clashed once again with residents in charlottesville. >> nazis go home. this time moments after a judge ruled that james field, jr. will remain in jail without bond. police say he drove the car that
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and injured several others. >> they were both hit by the car that everybody knows about today. >> two of the people injured are robin fetter's friends. >> but lisa did tell me in her initial phone call that she was the one that bounced off the windshield. >> she says her friend, who we're calling lisa, came to charlottesville to speak out against racism and to stand with the residents in town. on saturday afternoon. >> around 1 or 2:00, that was right around the time i didn't hear any more texts from lisa. i was checking in on her. >> lisa was on fourth street when investigators say fields plowed through the crowd. >> it's horrifying to watch now. she broke her hand and her wrist. >> lisa and so many others are lucky to be alive. but this community is still angry that this incident happened in the first place. >> it's traumatized the town. >> the people that came here for this rally, almost none of them and probably none of them l
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they're from out of town. people here are very resentful that they've chosen our city to use as their platform. >> many of the white supremacist and nazi group say they'll be back because they feel as though their right to protest was violated if and when they do, residents in this town say, they'll be ready to join the counter protesters. >> i know people who did not attend the rally, if they come back, i'm coming back in and i'm going to be one more person. >> now, robin fetter says both of her friends are out of the icu they still have several surgeries ahead. she tells us that the doctors are saying they have a long recovery to go but they are expected to be okay. back to you. >> all right, thank you, megan. as the nation tries to process those terrible events of saturday, a mother in virginia is trying to come to terms with losing her child. heather heyer grew up near charlottesville, she attended the counter protest and she was crossing the street when she was run over and killed by that
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encouraged her daughter to be strong and strong-minded. >> heather was angel, she was a person. she could make you laugh, the crook of an eyebrow. she could be the life of a party. she could be tough as nails and she could be as tender hearted as they come. she was all about family and friends and she's left a big hole. >> one of heather heyer's friends started a go fund me page that raised $225,000 within hours. she said the money will be released to the person who handles her estate. >> we're learning about the two state trooper who is died in that crash responding to violence. they were providing overhead surveillance on saturday's protests when the chopper crashed the charlottesville moments ago. the ntsb said there was no distress call from that chopper before the cr
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around the commonwealth. he had been promoted to unit commander earlier this year. he was just beginning his dream career as pilot. he transferred into the aviation just last month. >> protesters are gathering. tonight's rally in response, news 4 shomari stone is watching it all for us. what's happening there now? >> reporter: right now they're condemning white supremacy. they're saddened and they are upset with the white house, the trump administration, take a walk with me here. you can see they are gathering and talking about what occurred. they say that white supremacy has no place in america. you can come right back over here. they plan on moments from now going to the trump international hotel, that's where they plan on marching. they say that what happened in charlottesville is
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what they describe as the trump's administration refusal to condemn. they say that steve bannon, steven miller and donald trump they say represent white supremacy. you're now going to hear from one of the protesters. >> to say hey, we're mad, we're angry. we don't like what's going on in this country. >> right now we're back outside. many of the protesters moments from now plan on marching into the trump international hotel. we'll continue to bring you updates as they become available on twitter and facebook at nbc washington, back to you. >> thank you, shomari. today president trump condemned violence and called out the hate groups behind the rally. >> the president's failure to take a strong stand against the group on saturday sparked a bipartisan backlash. the team coverage continues now with blayne alexander. >> well
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white supremacist, he called them all out by name. so many people say that that strong language from president trump should have come much sooner. today in his strongest terms yet, president trump weekend violence in charlottesville virginia calling out the hate groups by name. >> racism is evil and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the kkk, neonazis, white supremacist and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear as americans. >> and stark contrast to his initial comments on saturday, suggesting everyone was responsible after white supremacist rally ended with a deadly car attack on a group of counter protesters. >> bigotry, and violence on many
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>> it's what president trump did not say that drew criticism from fellow republicans who wanted to hear language like this. >> we will not tolerate hatred and violence like white supremacist, kkk and neonazis. >> david duke gave this reasoning for the rally. >> we're determined to take our country back. we're going to fulfill the promises of donald trump. >> today the ceo of america pharmaceuticals ken frasier quitting the manufacturing council saying he's taking a stand against intolerance in to which the president immediately fired back on twitter. this afternoon president trump trying to move beyond the backlash, focusing on china trade and jobs. blayne alexander, nbc news, washington. >> what do you think about president trump's comments on the charlottesville violence. take a
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are saying no. although some are saying the president's comments were strong enough today but not on saturday. confederate statutes are not uncommon across the south, but thousands of school children and tourists walk by confederate images and statutes every day at the u.s. capitol. the statutes are part of the national hall collection. each state has donated two sculptures to honor people notable in the state's history. the federal government and capitol officials have no say on those sculptures. eight statutes in the collection are of confederate leaders or people who fought, virginia is one of them that's a likeness of general robert e lee. commander of the federal army. the statute is at the capitol. police call her death senseless, her teachers call it a huge loss. 17-year-old college bound teen loved by so many, shot in the head by a bullet that was not meant for her. news
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the people who knew her. >> she was a great kid and didn't deserve this at all. one of her students, jomari the 17-year-old recent graduate was murdered last week. teachers are preparing to start a new school year with heavy hearts. >> she was a wonderful kid. she was very studious, was up on all the current events, came to class smiling it was first period, which is always rough for all of our kids. >> when i heard that it was her, i think my heart sank, probably, about six feet. >> tina bradshaw smith also taught the bubbly teen who had the world at her feet. she was days away from starting college at florida a&m. >> just prayers for the family. prayers because it's going to be hard. it's a hard thing, knowing that
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>> mayor said the city needs to double its efforts to get illegal guns off the streets. >> it's sickening and there are no words for it. >> it grew harsh criticism, her mom as a sergeant on the force. >> this is one of the tragic things. >> she had been captain of the cheerleading squad and singer in the choir. she was described as the idea wilson high school graduate. i spoke to the principal here today at wilson high school, asking her, what are you going to say to students when they return to school here next week. she said that she's doing to tell them that it's okay to be sad, it is okay to be angry, but then you need to heal and be able to move forward. back to you. >> such a sad story. >> thank you, darcy. allegations on local
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firefighter may have been drunk on the job, but it's what happened afterwards as he responded to an emergency call that's now the focus of a criminal investigation. hundreds of people in our area dealing with brown water coming from their sinks, tonight on news 4 at 6:00, why wssc says the water is still safe. tracking a couple of showers out there across parts of our region, most of those around dc, i'm tracking more rain for the day tomorw and something ro
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we've got an update on the breaking news. the woman says a man grabbed her and dragged into the woods to try to assault her. news 4 jackie benson is where police are searching for a suspect. jackie. >> well, take a look over my shoulder. you can see those are the investigators over there processing what is a crime scene here on north shore drive now at about 2:30 this afternoon, police were called here, a woman said. she was walking along the sidewalk there and a man grabbed her from behind, dragged her into the woods and attempted to sexually assault her. grabbed her clothing, now, for reasons unknown at this point. the man fled the scene and the woman was abl
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position where she was able to call police. again, right now police are gathering evidence here trying to get some information that will help them lead them to this suspect. this happened right across the street from a small shopping center, half of which is empty. a residential neighborhood and there is a lot of concern about this. >> dc firefighter fs who was attacked after he responded to 911 call is now the subject of internal fire department investigation. he's accused of being drunk on duty. news 4 mark seagraves obtained video of the firefighter be confronted by a group of men just before he was beaten, mark. >> good evening, according to this report. the dc firefighter and his partner arrived around 12:00 for a call about a child who was injured in a fall. the firefighters partnered told police, the parents of the three-year-old ref
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them treat the child because they thought one of the firefighters was drunk. this cell phone video only captures the moments after the firefighter left the house and was confronted by neighbors on the street. and it ends before the firefighter was assaulted. neighbors could be heard taunting the firefighter in question rather he's drunk. the firefighter ten year veteran did not reply to the taunts. the video shows at least two men verbally taunting him and at times touching and pushing him. it's unclear where the firefighter's partner is during the 40-second video. moments after this video ends, the firefighter is attacked and suffered a broken jaw, amongst other injuries. he remains in the hospital. once the firefighter is released from the hospital. he will be placed on administrative duty while the investigation is completed. the police have not been able to identify the man who attacked the firefighter. now, a spokesperson for the fire department tells news 4, the fire firefighters
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focus of an internal investigation of that incident. the three-year-old child was treated and is okay. >> thanks. keep us posted. it's the last thing you want to see when you turn on the water in your sink, especially if you're there to brush your teeth. brown water. that's exactly what's happening for a lot of people out there, the utility company is saying it's aware of this issue and trying to reassure you that the water is brown, but it's safe. kristin wright is in bethesda and telling you what in the world is going on. kristin. the family that lives here woke up to discolored water. now their water is running clear. tomorrow morning it could be tented again. so that's what some people are dealing with, don't like it.
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county have brown water coming out of their faucets. wssc says the water is safe. we went out to the water treatment plan to find out what's happening. the utility says recent severe weather put more organic material from things like dead leaves, debris and vegetation into the patomic. that material, we're told, reacts with the clochlorine use disinfect. it creates that brown color. >> the water was brown, it looked dirty. it's most obvious in the toilet bowls. but also, you know, running to make -- like, you know, dish water to wash dishes in. it just looks brown and looks salty. >> wssc today admitted that the discoloration should be unacceptable to people. they say there's no health risk. >> let me be clear, it's not a health hazard. it is not regulated by the epa as d
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in fact epa considers it a second level for anesthetic reasons only. >> so wssc says, though, the discolored water could continue for the next few weeks while they try to balance things out. bottom line, wssc says the water is safe to use in the bathroom, safe to drink, safe to cook with, but that it could stain your clothing and the washing machine. so wssc is offering a free rust remover for that. back to you. >> i'm sure that will make folks feel a lot better, no. >> no, it won't. >> all right. thanks. >> there you go. >> some emergency repairs have to be made. take a look at these pictures. we've got these from the mount vernon facebook page. you can see the hillside,
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the paths around the historic site there. crews say some parts of the estate had to be closed off during the weekend so the repairs could be made. >> change on metro that could impact your commute this week and it might make you think about leaving a little earlier in the morning, tooch. there's a new restriction in place to reduce the restriction. it's in place on the tracks between medical center and union station on the red line and between rosland and minnesota avenue and binning road stations. last may, metro implemented a 45 mile an hour speed restriction, metro tells us most people won't notice the change, speeds may not return to normal again for a year. it made national news and the fallout is continuing tonight. we're taking you back to show you how it started and how things so quickly spiralled out of control in charlottesville. and it's a rare event, decades in the making, but
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to hear what doctors warning about next
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ing. grey dreary weather out there. >> some rain in the future and some rain in the past. >> yeah, we know about the rain in the past. >> don't get too philosophical on us. >> we have rain in the present,
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got some of that going on right now in parts of our area. first off, we've been dealing with cool temperatures, too, 80 degrees right now, sitting at 78 degrees. the showers will continue. we'll see some sprinkles through about 7, 8:00 tonight. but the numbers have been so cool, average high in the upper 80s, at 71 degrees in marti martinsburg. yeah, you've noticed that difference. as far as the rain is concerned most of it down to our south and west on the drier side. charlottesville, you haven't seen much in the way of rain. what we have seen, right on through parts of the district, you can see it right there on the beltway. hagerstown, down towards winchester, this is the area that sees pretty good rain. that's the heaviest rain coming into washington county, pretty good shower in portions of loudoun county, over towards, you see these showers moving on through, no thunderstorms, but, yeah, some rain out there this
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a system that's moving on through the region. we'll get a little bit of a break and another system moves in during the day tomorrow. we'll watch the moisture down to the south and west. something else i'm watching, north south and east, tropical storm which will become hurricane most likely by the next advisory. you can see a little bit of an eye trying to form here with this storm. this is tropical storm gert, currently winds of 70 miles an hour just to the east of florida. on the path it's going to move on up towards the carolina and you see it moving out to sea. it will bring winds well offshore, not going to have any direct p impacts on us. the only impact will be over towards the jersey shore beaches at maryland beaches, virginia, down towards the carolinas. but that's really the only impact in our area. future weather, i think the rain moves out and then moves back in by around midnight tonight, maybe some heavier rain in our southern zones by 2, 3:00, some heavier rain over
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surprised the morning commute, could be a little bit on the wet side. and could see a couple of showers in the -- before everything moves on through and we may end up with a little bit of sunshine. not a lot of sun, high temperature 84 degrees. mostly cloudy, humid on the warm side, too, as i mention a few thunderstorms, but better chance of storms later this week into friday and saturday, temperatures going up, and heat index going to be a little bit of an issue, next monday a week from today, that's the day of the eclipse, i'll talk more about this coming up. >> we're going to hear that over and over again. >> going to rub it in all week long. >> exactly. >> how people are coming to gather in the wake of that racially fuelled violence. >> taking a toll on your commute, while you could be
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drive to and from work. >> it's a story that has a lot of you talking and that thing that doug was just mentioning, but there's a warning about the
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racial tension, front and center after a violent, deadly
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virginia. tonight there are growing protests against groups like the kkk and neonazi. >> this as the man accused of driving a car into crowd of people. james fields, jr. was charged with second degree murder. meantime a memorial is growing for heather heyer a woman who was killed in that crash. today president trump singled out white nationalist groups calling them thugs. >> nbc jay gray, he is in charlottesville tonight, jay. >> reporter: hey, there, doreen, leon, this is where it all started the statute of robert e lee, the debate turning confrontational, ultimately deadly over weekend. this is where we are now. you can see a prayer vigil going on in this park, one of many that continues to pop up across the city after what was was a horrific weekend here. >>
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outside the courthouse, while inside, james alex, jr., the man police say used his car as a weapon during a deadly weekend attack appeared on closed circuit tv arraigned on charges that include second degree murder. we are learning more about the 20-year-old from ohio, a former high school teacher now saying, fields was out spoken about his political believes. >> he thought the nazis was great and what hitler did was great. this whole white supremacy, racial dominance, he was into that. >> he said little during the hearing and was not required to enter a plea. white nationalist matthew blamed authorities for the death of 32-year-old heather heyer. >> this is on the hands of the city government of the police and the radical left. >> do you have any accountability for the death at all. >> not at all. >> and continued saying the margers were the victims during a clash with counter protesters. >> we were
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his message was met that built into a frenzy, forced from the courthouse steps. >> while just a few blocks away, memorial continues to grow along with the community's resolve. >> tragedy. charlottesville will come back with love and compassion. >> a city working to erase the scars and honor the eninjured and lost. now, fields continues to be held. next hearing will likely come later this month. >> jay, what are police saying about the response, the criticism that they've been getting about the response and in the view, many said it was too slow. what are they saying about that today? >> that criticism coming there both sides in the confrontation here today, the chief of police
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he felt like the department acted within a timely matter. he said this is turned into clashes that were spread out across the city. that the protesters deviated from their plan to protest here in the park and scattered and that's what his officers did, as well. some of the protesters, he says, were heavily armed. he also was quit to point out no shots were fired during everything that happened here and that his department used no tier gas or anything else during the the melee here. there had been rumors of more marches in the city and they're monitoring that situation very closely as you might imagine. >> reporting live from charlottesville. thank you for that. >> your reaction to the last few days on social media has been poignant ranging from disbelief to down right frustration. it turns out, the seeds for this violence may have been planted back in february. charlottesville city council voted to
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confederate general robert e lee. chris lawrence is here tonight to walk us through the events that brought us to this point, chris. >> yeah, doreen, i mean civil groups soothed the council and protested the decision to remove that statute. just last month the area honoring general lee was renamed emancipation park. it's why these demonstrators came to charlottesville friday, saying, you will not replace us. the torches chanting, hundreds of white nationalists converge on campus, confronting by counter protesters and the university of virginia. by saturday morning, the anchor is boiling over. >> you will -- virginia's governor declares a state of emergency and where president trump tweets, there's no place for this kind of violence, he has no idea what's about to happen. not
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plows through a crowd of people. >> right now. >> 19 are injured and the impact kills. heather heyer, a paralegal to protest racism. >> and i have a message to all the white supremacist and the nazis who came into charlottesville today. shame on you. you pretend that you are patriots but you are anything but a patriot. >> when president trump speaks that afternoon, his words are vague. >> we condemn in the strongest possible terms, this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides. on many sides. >> critics sees one of the last three words and even republicans say the president made no distinction, protesters and neonazis but just like that,
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a helicopter providing over watch of the protest has gone down, killing two virginia state troopers on board. police identified the victim and then announced they've arrested a young man from ohio accusing driving the car in this haunt image. and as we sit here today. the lawsuit over that statute is still winding its way through the courts. you know, the violence we saw in charlottesville was pretty clear cut. robert e lee himself is somewhat di ves tif in that. he owned slaves. he waged war. he urged them to reject and engage peace. >> any number of references right here in the metro area. >> all right. >> thank you, chris. still ahead, nbc pete williams takes a closer look at the rise of right wing extremism
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media is playing. that's on nightly news right after this broadcast. five people in are in custody in connection with a violent home invasion. the suspects rage in age from 16 to 26. police say they knocked on the door of an apartment earlier this month and they went inside saying they were there to do inspections. once they got inside the victims were tied up and beaten. one was stabbed the suspects drove a victim to check cashing business where she works to try and get money from her. >> maryland's attorney general is reviewing is whether the governor is qualified to run. the candidate entered the race last week, but voter registration records show she was registered in maryland and also registered and voted in 2014 in the district of columbia. maryland law requires the candidate for governor to live in the state and to be registered there for five years. the maryland state board of elections asked for the review
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she insist that she's legally eligible to run. a quicker commute, but it comes at a cost, next, the debate over adding toll lanes around the entire beltway. you probably heard the eclipse sunglasses before, but just how important are they, really. i talked to an eye doctor about just how much eye damage that eclipse could cause. yeah, can't wait to see that one. the eclipse coming just a week away. fortunately it's not today, we have plenty of cloud cover across the region. we'll talk about the rain moving on through right now. and the chances of cloud cover from the eclipse next
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four things to know on this mou monday, tensions remain high. today the man accused of plowing his car into protesters was denied bond. he came from ohi
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in the rally. president trump called out white su prumist groups today and said racism is evil. >> how a group of protesters is walking from a white house to trump hotel, they tell us they're not satisfied with tt trump's reaction to what happened in charlottesville. news 4 shomari stone is with the group. look for an update tonight on news 4 at 11:00. she was getting ready to go off to college, now family and friends are mourning her death. recent wilson high school graduate was driving in broad daylight last week in the northeast when she was hot in the head by a single bullet that was meant for someone else. one of the teachers told news 4 she was one that can always remember. so far police have made one arrest. >> wssc wants you to know if you see discolored water coming out of the faucet over the next couple of weeks. don't worry, it is still safe to drink. recent severe weather led to more organic material like dead leaves are winding up in the
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patomic in the treatment process, that material increases a mineral that causes a slightly brownish color. >> it's okay. would you brush your teeth with it? >> maybe. >> wouldn't do white wonder in it, you know. toll lanes are popping up along your commute. they're meant to make the drive to work faster. but they do it at a cost, right. virginia's governor said he's wanting more tolls around the entire beltway. drivers will be able to pay to get around and as you can imagine, commuters had strong opinions about that idea. >> yeah. definitely. they're having those, they'll beat the traffic. >> and you're willing to pay a toll to get around. >> oh, yeah, i am. >> take the metro. be smart. i hate 495. >> now transportation leaders say that they're studying this and trying to decide whether or not this does make sense. the beltway, by the way, 64 miles around, less than a quarter of that has express lanes right no
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solar eclipse. the dangers of looking up with the
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great rates for great rides. well, perhaps you've already heard this news just one week to go until the big solar eclipse. we told you all about the special glasses that you'll need to protect your vision, but what exactly are the risks if you don't use them. aimee cho asked an eye doctor what could happen. >> when it comes to watching the eclipse, the sunglasses will be your best. if you decide to look up at the sun for even just a few moments without wearing these, your vision could start to look
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damage could be permanent. >> it will be similar to what you see here. >> eye doctor thomas clinch points out a chart in his office to show the dangers. >> i don't want to see people harm their eye by thinking they can get away with a short exposure. >> the damage occurs abruptly and quickly. it could occur within a day or so. >> he said you wouldn't feel any pain while your eyes are being damaged. so when you finally realize, it will be too late. >> you would be in the central part of your vision and that is the most important part of our vision. that's what allows us to see clearly. >> and there's no clear way for doctors to help once the damage is done. >> and a surgery an option with that or just this time. >> time. >> just time. >> that's correct. >> out on the street, we found many people already know how to stay safe. >> you have to wear the goggles, right. and if you look at the sun you go blind,
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>> i'm making sure i can see it and my students can see it too. >> not everybody had heard of the dangers. >> do you know anything about eye safety with the eclipse? >> no. >> and after we told her. >> wow, didn't know anything like that was possible. >> so you, too, want to be sure you have the right glasses, so your eclipse experience doesn't end at the eye doctor. aimee cho news 4. >> doctors say children are especially a ris, because the larger pupils make them more vulnerable. >> and it also prompted amazon to step up and take action. amazon has asked all of its third party vendors to provide proof that the eclipse glasses are safe. they have to send the glasses off to lamp. to get the tests run on them. companies that pass receive a company that serves that proof they are good. vendors then have not provide
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selling their glasses on sammon side. they're contacting customers who bought the unclear sunglasses and they're giving them refunds, so check it out, folks. our own doug kammerer he has certified glasses. >> nice pose there by the way. >> that's me looking at the sun. >> okay, i wasn't sure. >> we know you're for this. >> you've got to be psyched. >> the biggest thing, if it's cloudy, we're not going to be able to see it. what do you do? i don't know i'm going to have to drive west, i'm not sure. but that's something we'll have to watch. if you're here locally, there are so many great places that you can get glasses. the national zoo will have them that day. city of fairfax is giving them away. there are so many great places, of course y
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we'll have a whole list where you can get the glasses and check out the eclipse. i've got more on that coming up. rain right now, coming down in parts of the area, we're seeing some showers, but most of those have now dried up. we're looking at the rain back towards hagerstown and around frederick, that's the area where we're seeing the most rain. you can see what i'm talking about right here in and around this region, the heaviest rain just north and west, you see it here towards loudoun county, around sandy hook, right on up 81, seeing some pretty steady rain there. in the dc area, we saw a couple of showers. now temperatures have been held down because of the clouds and the rain. 78 degrees right now. tomorrow temperatures a little bit warmer. we get up to about 84 degrees and better chance of showers an thunderstorms. not the best pool day tomorrow. that's something i want you to reer
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near 90 on wednesday and thursday, better chance of showers friday and saturday. monday, a week from now, again, with the eclipse going from a high of 90 degrees. make sure you use the proper eye wear, it's going to be quite amazing, most exciting time, 2:20 and 3:00 in the afternoon. i'll be on facebook live. so exciting.
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i don't know who is happy about redskins wrapping up camp, them or you. >> you know, i speak from experience. the only happy campers i know are campers who are done camping, am i right. >> yeah, so the camping and the redskins training camp is over. they're wrapping up training camp today. but the preseason and you know all of that real work just beginning for the burgundy and gold. the enrichment from yesterday's walk through this is a picture of that through today. no uninvited fans allowed. the last moments of camp always fun to watch, though, so glad we got to catch this on camera. new safety, dj number 36 doing his best impression. and the kick is good. >> good. >> not much arc, but it gets the job done. a 25 yard field goal. and that's a wrap. everyone getting a kick out of the way
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middle school. i punted sometimes, so this took it back to middle school days, lining up, had to get me a nice little turn. >> all right. >> we were fortunate in that, you know, we didn't have a line trying to block it. in that aspect the trajectory was perfect. in game, i don't know, i'm glad, you know, it ended practice and in that aspect, it was perfect. >> well, right after that ending, a familiar site, all the volunteers at camp enjoying a meet and greet inside the ropes, the players and these most passionate fans, burgundy and gold, a lot of autographs and pictures and of course, thank yous. it would not be complete without the hat guy. where is the hat guy. there he is. the it's a messy every year. >> i love it. >> love it. >> the washington nationals are
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after three games in a 24 hour window. a lot of hammering tonight waiting for strasburg, he's taking the mound tonight. he left that game against diamondbacks after just two innings clearly in discomfort see. wo -- they're eager for his return to full health. strasburg is 10 and 3 on the season with 3.25 e.r.a. a crazy weekend for the nationals, though, hope owe guys got a chance to catch this, bryce harper, he provided the low and the high. this is the low, of course, yeah, you don't like looking at it again. baseball fans everywhere holding their breath. this is the high. this is the next day. did you guys see him walking out to the podium. you have hyper extended knee and
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he's expected back. here we go with the grand moment of the weekend and you know what this is, it's a grand slam by kendrick, hitting his first career grand and it was a walk off, some smiles to end the weekend last night. they're back at it tomorrow night against the angels. it's going to be here before you know it, wild weekend. we have basketball coming up. it's a scheduled release today. we'll take off the flip flops and put on the high tops. feels like the off season just ended, but, of course, we have it coming up in a little over two months. the wizards will open the season at home on october 18th against 76ers. the nba debut on the first overall pick. october 27th, wizards pay a special visit to kevin durant. christmas day, versus the celtics. >> good. >> all right. good stuff. thank you. >> all right. real quickly, breaking news just coming in right now. jury has sided with singer taylor swift i
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host who she said groped her was guilty and she now gets paid $1
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tonight, racism is evil. president trump finally finds the words to condemn white supremacists two days after facing an intense bipartisan backlash for blaming quote all sides for the violent unrest in charlottesville. naming and shaming. social media shines a light on faces caught on camera as hate groups rise out of the shadows. game on. the defense secretary's new warning to north korea late today over what could lead to war. tainted alcohol crackdown. raids targeting tourist hot spots and hotels in mexico after the death of a young american woman on vacation with her family. do you know what you're really being served? and hollywood stunt dangers. a day after tom cruise was badly injured on set, tragedy strikes another blockbuster sequel.

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