thank you. >> oh, my goodness. >> there's a reason why those people are in there. it's not just about the coffee. it's about the human interaction. >> miss dee, a big hug from us to you. >> thank you for what you're doing. >> that's right. our news continues now with jim and wendy. >> now at 5:00, nursing home horror. >> we're conducting a criminal investigation into the matter. >> six patients dead after irma knocks out power. but who's to blame? sf plus, a pregnant woman set on fire. new tonight, why her boyfriend's family are trying to blame the victim. and a move turns into a nightmare. susan hogan has the important lessons to protect yourself. good afternoon. we're going to begin with an

the suspect's mother is calling heinous. >> a man accused of trying to kill his pregnant girlfriend by lighting her on fire. >> and this evening, the victim remains in critical condition. laquinn phillips is facing a charge of attempted murder. but in court today, the suspect's family painted a very different picture. >> he's never been in trouble a day of his life. he's always been family oriented. >> our prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins was at today's hearing. she's been out in front of this horrific story and joins us now from capital heights. tracee? >> andrea grinage's apartment was on fire and she was as well. somehow she told police that her boyfriend was the one who set her on fire. today his family said that they don't believe

>> family and friends of laquinn phillips want to see him the way they do, as a personal trainer, friend and son. >> this is not my son. my son could not have done a heinous crime like this. >> 34-year-old phillips is accused of setting his pregnant girlfriend andrea grinage on fire. grinage and her newborn premature daughter remain in critical condition. phillips, who has no previous criminal record, is a personal trainer who run as boot camp and was recently accepted to be a firefighter with the d.c. fire department. a future that's now put on hold pending the outcome of this case. >> we've seen it enough to know again that even a person who's never been involved will make an irrational decision based on a temporary emotion. >> reporter: prince george's county state's attorney says phillips may also face charges for the attempted

newborn child who was prematurely born due to the fire. while phillips' attorney didn't discuss the specifics of the case, he says he's not guilty. >> the timeline is inconsistent with the information that we've been able to uncover thus far. we don't know what's going on. >> reporter: police say they don't take charges like this lightly. they say they have a strong case against phillips. reporting live, tracee wilkins, back to you in the studio. >> is the suspect's attorney implying that maybe she set herself on fire? twha is he doing with this defense so far? >> they wouldn't go that far to say but he said he wants to see what the state's attorney office and police have. they want to look at that evidence and then form their own defense but he says the timeline doesn't added a up and doesn't added a up to the character of this man as well. >>

we're working some breaking news in that recovery effort from hurricane irma. utility companies are working to help millions. 54 people in the u.s. and caribbean are now confirmed dead in the aftermath of this storm and that's not counting the eight senior citizens who died today after they spent days without power in their nursing home in hollywood, florida. right now, a second nursing home in north miami is being evacuated after one of the air conditioning units failed. >> this had us all enraged in the newsroom today. we're learning that it was 110 degrees inside the rehab center in hollywood hills. that's according to police this afternoon who were called to the scene early this morning. news4's erika gonzalez is tracking the story for us. >> this is a sad situation for all of the families involved

we have learned eight people who died are between the ages of 71 to 99 and there is now a criminal investigation as police try to figure out how they died and if this could have been prevented. the ac had not been working since the storm hit earlier this week. the staff was trying to keep patients cool with fans and cold towels and ice. first responders evacuated more than 100 other seniors. the nursing home is now closed for the investigation and police are taking steps to make sure this does not happen anywhere else. >> we're not ruling anything out. we need to make sure that they are in sufficient care of the elderly. >> the nursing home says that they are cooperating fully with the authorities. florida power and light say

did have power and that a hospital across the parking lot had electricity. jim, back to you in the studio. >> that is just hard to fathom. florida senator bill nelson will be at the nursing home in just about an hour. he has tough words about all of this today. >> that's right. senator nelson called this an inexcusable tragedy and that frail patients would die of heat exhaustion without someone recognizing this and taking them to that hospital, as we mentioned, that was located just next door. he's vowing to get to the bottom of this. as soon as we get an update, we'll bring you the details. >> erika, thank you. our team coverage is continuing as we look at how other people are being impacted by hurricane irma. residents are struggling to clean up and just get back to normal. news4's david culver is still in florida. he's in ft.

there, david? >> reporter: wendy, here's what i can tell you. tieing in to what erika was talking about with regards to the outages and the heartbreaking situation a few miles south from where we are in ft. lauderdale. all of these hotels, for the most part, are full. and it's filled with locals, which is interesting. because they are flocking here. a selling point is that they have a seat along the ocean front. you have a lot of locals here. at the home of many of the people who live here, we checked in with them today, they are cleaning up and they are doing all of this in the midst of the heat and humidity and as the sun goes down here, in the dark. driving through western broward county, sidewalks hiding under piles and more piles and more piles of debris. that's because of people like erin, the home she's lived in for 54 years, as weathered a lot. irma certainly leaving its mark.

in the back. that's what tore my yard up. >> reporter: a tornado? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: and you were inside at the time? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: unconfirmed, she thinks this had to have been from a twister. >> when you look at this, do you say we're pretty fortunate to be able to walk around afterwards? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: her husband is battling cancer. it's all on her to get this place cleaned up. >> that's why i couldn't start yesterday. we had to go out for chemo. so in between, i'm doing this. >> reporter: you have a lot going on it seems. thank you for sharing with us: inside their dark and humid plantation home, this family losing time. >> i think sunday is when we lost power. i don't know. the days are running together at this point. >> reporter: schools closed until monday. >> just simple things like for her, the

internet, she has no clue what life is like without electronics. so she's going stir crazy. >> reporter: and can you imagine actually missing going to work? these conditions will do that to you. >> well, i haven't been to work in a few days so that's a little abnormal and they actually have air conditioning there so i'd actually like to go to work. >> reporter: when we arrived here a week ago, businesses were already closing up ahead of irma. here we are a week later and they are just now trying to get back open. it's been a week without revenue. they are determined to get opened up as quickly as possible. jim, back to you. >> a long road for folks. jim, thanks so much. irma's remnants are making their way through our area now. doug is in the storm center tracking it all for us. we got a wetrt

as promised. >> that's right, jim. we walked outside and the roads were on the slick side and kids needed the umbrellas as they made their way into school. now, looking good across our area. notice what's happening just back to the west here. here's the rain that we saw earlier moving to the north and it's associated with irma. look at irma itself. look at the circulation here. you can see the spin in the atmosphere and it will move right across our region. no more severe weather or extremely heavy rain. a chance of showers and maybe a thunderstorm or two. that is irma. we still have to track the latest on jose. some of the latest computer models are trying to bring this now closer to the east coast. i'm going to have a closer look to that and let you know what my thoughts are on that as that storm system continues to meander out into the atlantic. guys? >> we're hoping it does meander out there. we don't need another hurricane. go, go. thanks, doug. in the next couple of week

republican plan to overhaul the country's tax code. this would be the first time they have attempted this in a generation. how speaker paul ryan says they will unveil an outline that will include cuts for both the middle class and for corporations. when asked if he'll need the support from house democrats, ryan says they will press forward regardless. >> on the other side of the aisle, vermont senator bernie sanders is putting health care back in the spotlight calling for medicare for all. more than a dozen democratic senators have signed on so far. this plan would create a government-run universal health care system and phase in over four years by lowering the age of eligibility for medicare each year. do you remember this story, she went missing on christmas and her body was found in the back of her car the next day. the murder of a local yoga instructor that shook this community. when we come back, new ve

man accused. i'm tom sherwood, in tacoma park, maryland. what's in a street name? there is a hearing tonight on whether some names in this

i'm erika gonzalez. we're learning more about the high school shooting in washington state. one

three others were injured. just a short time ago, hospital officials said three people injured are doing well. however, they did mention that one of them will need surgery later today. but they wouldn't go into any other details. the shooting happened at freeman high school in the counsel of rockford, washington. authorities say the shooter was, quote, neutralized. but it's not clear if that means the suspect is dead. the state's governor called the shooting heartbreaking. we're going to update you on any big developments that transpire with this story. back over to you guys. >> thanks, erika. new information in the freddie gray case in baltimore. there was a news conference held a few hours ago and lobbed a new, explosive accusation. one of gray's attorneys claims that some members of the baltimore police force deliberately sabotaged the prosecutor's investigation. yesterday the department of justice announced it was not

in gray's death. >> i have been legally made privy to documents that i believe once they are released to the public will show without question that in several significant ways the investigation was sabotaged. >> gray's attorney would not elaborate on where the documents came from or when or even if they would be released. gray suffered a broken neck and lost consciousness after he was placed in a police van during an arrest in 2015. he died a week later. the murder of a local actress and yoga instructor shook our community to the core last christmas. tonight, the man who killed her pleaded guilty in the case. duane johnson agreed to a 30-year prison sentence. he climbed into tci

then choked and sexually assaulted her. her body was later found in the back of her car on m street northwest. tonight, only on news4, d.c.'s police chief, peter newsham, talks about what the plea means to the victim's family. >> a young woman who was, by all regards, a wonderful person, lost her life and the parents have been so gracious. they have been extremely thankful with the prosecutors and the police department for everything we did. >> johnson will be back in court in november for the formal sentencing. some residents of little liberal takoma park are taking a look at some of the street names like lee and jackson, names maybe associated with the confederacy. the town council will discuss what, if anything, to do about those names tonight. >> sherman, lee, graham. >> reporter: diane cone

>> that's right here. jefferson is here. >> reporter: a form are staff editor for rolling stones, her and her husband have lived in takoma park since 1982. people started asking about the street names since the violence in charlottesville. they will host a public discussion tonight on the issue. cone says there's no information that con federal rated a cr adv lobbied for the names. >> there's no documentation that any confederate organization lobbied for this. >> reporter: people out and about had differing views on reconsidering street names. >> i think if they're confederate, they should be changed. >> i would say no. it's part of our history and we should remember.

always going to be in this country. it's not going to go away by changing names, getting rid of flags and all of that. >> reporter: takoma park manager says adding commemorative names will also be discussed. >> like many places around the country, they are concerned about buildings, streets, statues. >> reporter: the montgomery county council would have to weigh in if takoma park seeks any kind of change. tom sherwood, news4. well, the international olympic committee voted l.a. will host the 2028 games. paris will host 2024. today's vote is the first time it has granted two summer olympics at the same time. it will be the third olympics for each city. l.a. posted back in 1932 and 1984. still ahead, moving nightmare. a lot of us

before. feeling that we've been taken advantage of by the moving company. >> but when do their actions cross the line from questionable to illegal? what you need to know tonight. plus, are we done with this rain? back with what to expect tomorrow. and wendy was working on the reservation to the hottest restaurant coming to down. my favorite on

. another beautiful day but i asked doug during the commercial brake, are we going to get the summer weather, the heat that we had earlier? >> were you liking the cool? >> i love this. >> my brother came up from miami to get away from irma. >> it's so cool in here. >> that's my youngest brother. one out of five brothers. that's right. he went back to miami. no ac down there for him. >> he will be comfortable. >> we saw shower activity and it's moving to the north. winds out of the south and 5 miles per hour and around the rest of the area, warmer to the south, 80 in manassas. this is where

peaked out down around the cambridge area. no rain. we're all dry. storm team 4 radar. but notice the showers we saw earlier with the clouds that we saw earlier, those are moving up to the north and east. behind it, this big circulation is what is left of irma. now it's an extra tropical storm that is way up here. just normal area of low pressure making its way across the region. it's going to provide a good chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day tomorrow. that's what we'll watch out for. nothing to be concerned about. tonight, the clouds are out of here completely and really by 10:00, 11:00, we'll see the way in fog forming. not too much by morning, however. by tomorrow morning, one thing to watch, we could see a couple of showers and it's tomorrow afternoon and into tomorrow evening. here they come by the 5:00, 6:00 hour, they are through the region. not everybody is going to get the rain. if you get it, there could be a

keep the umbrella handy. once again, it's not a big scenario playing out with irma. this storm is meandering around parts of the atlantic. the track on jose is a little bit interesting. why? well, there's really no steering currents to bring in. an area of high pressure will slide it into the east or high pressure or low pressure brings it back out to the west. now, wind, currently at 75 miles per hour. it's going to turn around and then look what happens off the east coast. you keep going and it's out to sea. even if it does, it's only a tropical storm at this point. i do not anticipate any kind of a big impact here but we could have a tropical storm something in the middle of next week. that's something we'll watch closely. tomorrow morning, school forecast, take the ull

a couple of showers and thunderstorm after the 3:00 hour as the kids get back from school to do homework. 84 on saturday and 82 on sunday and most next week looking okay but we have to watch jose late next week. you know we're tracking it for you. >> yes, we know. >> thank you, doug. it's the most affordable way to fly but is it the safest? just ahead, why a judge says there is a life and death concern when you fly coach. a local man's move goes from bad to worse, way worse, folks, when he says the moving company he hired takes his belongings hostage. >> so he said, i've got to go. we have another job. you call me when you get the money. and then they left. >> with your stuff? >> with my stuff. >> the truck drove off? >> the truck drove off. >> what you need to know to protect your next move. stay with

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now at 5:30, we all know that moving is a pain. one way to make it easier, you hire a company. they'll do all of the heavy lifting for you. >> that's the way it's supposed to work. but a maryland man said he experienced the move from hell. all because of the company he hired. >> i said, well, are you

i spent $2800. you've got to be kidding me. >> he contacted nbc 4 responds and our consumer investigators found the troubles with this company may go far beyond this one complaint. >> yes, susan hogan is working for you tonight and joins us tonight with his story. susan? >> not only did this company violate the maryland law during the move, they've had legal troubles with the state in the past and there are important lessons that you can learn to protect yourself on your next move. you've got a mess. >> yes. it's a mess. >> reporter: al wilkins walks through his district heights home sharing his frustration and anger over the chaos of his recent move from ft. washington. >> down here in the basement, you'll see it's in disarray of which they put nothing where it is supposed to go. >> reporter: his nightmare started when he

lines llc. >> i asked if they wanted to take a look and he said that wasn't necessary. i said, well, great. >> reporter: he saw this estimate from the company's owner juan carlos martinez. it show as total of $590 for a four-hour move plus travel time. >> i knew that was not going to happen with the amount of stuff that i had in that house. >> reporter: so al budgeted for twice that amount. he says he put $118 down for a deposit on his credit card and told martinez he'd pay the balance on the card as well. >> and he said that would be fine. >> reporter: moving day arrived. that's when the troubles began. al tells us the movers showed up two hours late and there were only three men, not the four promised. they got to work and took one truckload to the new house and then came back for the second load. >> i think the last load was about 4:30 in the morning. >> 4:30 in the morning? >> yes. >> and they started at 2:00 p.m. the day before? >>

home and waited. an hour and a half passed. no sign of the movers so he called martinez. >> he said, well, let me reach out to them and find out where they are and i'll give you a call back. >> reporter: several more hours passed and no phone call. but around 10:30, the movers showed up at his house. this time, martinez was with him. >> he said we have a remaining balance. he said you have to have cash. >> that wasn't the only surprise for al. remember the estimate of 590 bucks, martinez said he now owed $2800. i said are you crazy? $2800? you've got to be kidding me. >> reporter: martinez agreed to reduce the total to $2400. al handed over 300 bucks in cash but martinez insisted on the full payment. >> he said, well, i have to go. we've got another job so you call men

and then they left. >> with your stuff? >> with my stuff. >> the truck drove off? >> the truck drove off. >> over the next two days, martinez called him repeatedly. >> he asked me, when are you going to have the money? when are you going to have the cash? i said, look, i already told you, i will make the payment with my credit card. and he said, well, no, that's not going to work. >> martinez finally agreed to a check. al made it out to swift van lines and met martinez at this citibamp citibank. >> they said, you can deposit that into your business account. >> reporter: he said, no, i can't do that. >> he wanted to cash the check so they went a few blocks away to bank of america. the teller had al add martinez's name to the check and cashed it. four days after the nightmare, al thought it was finally coming to be a end but --

saw stuff kind of in disarray, kind of everywhere. >> al had no idea that the movers were at his house unloading the truck. his furniture in boxes had been tossed into random rooms and several items were broken. >> these are my lamp shades that were crushed. they smashed the screen but of course we didn't realize that until comcast came. this is the part of the head board that was broken off in which we got nailed so i'm going to have to take it apart. >> reporter: al called and texted martinez to complain but never got a response. do you call this the move from hell, would that be an understatement? >> not at all. this was the move from hell because this company has done me wrong any way that you look at it. >> and yes, we also reached out to martinez several times. he hung up ons

did not return our text messages either. now, it appears the company failed to follow three maryland consumer protection laws that were broken during this move. first of all, it is illegal for companies to charge more than 125% of a nonbinding estimate and in this case they charged 400% more. companies are not allowed to hold your belongings hostage ever over a payment dispute, which they did. and al was never given any kind of receipt, which is also required by law. now, we wanted to know more about this company so we started digging and asking questions. our investigation found the state took legal action against the owner last year and we were even more surprised to find there is very little oversight of moving companies in general. so tonight at 6:00, we're going to take our concerns straight to maryland's state attorney general. we're working for you and helping you protect yourself during your next move. for a list of questions you nd

company, go to the nbc washington app and search moving tips. >> what an absolute nightmare. >> crazy. it makes you so mad. >> absolutely. >> and we tried so hard. >> so there's no enforcement, even though these laws are there -- >> and the oversight is just lax and people don't even realize it. there's no protection for any of us up there. >> really? so this is -- we look forward to more. >> yes. >> thank you. >> sure. fairfax county is making a coordinated effort to help seniors avoid scams. the silver shield campaign kicked off today in the senior center. while seniors are especially vulnerab e

from this information. >> be very cautious of agreeing to work that stems from door-to-door solicitation. if you actually need work, i would highly encourage people to get references, speak to family members, get multiple estimates for the work that you need and make an informed decision. >> in fairfax county, a salesman has to have a solicitor's license. it's looking more and more like a railroad. the milestone for the silver line and when you may get a ride. you now have a reason to hate flying coach. a judge is saying that it puts

he is 11 years old and this friday he'll have the biggest mowing job of his house. the white house. frank, just frank from falls church, is going to help the grounds crew do the rose garden. he wrote to president trump and said he'd like to cut the grass at the white house and so the president said, okay, why not? his mowing skills are only one of his specialties. he says he's also a whiz at weed whacking. >> we want to inspire and empower people

world and we hope you'll be a part of it. barack obama has been relatively off the radar since he left the white house. but the former president appears to be tapping into his community organizer roots as the foundation hosts its first ever global summit. the obama foundation will bring together hundreds of community leaders for an exchange of ideas of solutions late next month in chicago. there are openings if you're interested in applying through the foundation's website. so that legroom that appears to get smaller and smaller with each plane ride could be posing safety concerns for you. an investigation by "the daily beast" finds the current findings are not accounting for the shrinking space between the seats or the passengers are getting a wee bit larger. the average space has decreased from 35 to 31 inches. a flyer's right group is pushing for a

seat reductions and calling for a task force that would set the standards. "the daily beast" reports that a judge gave the faa until december to respond. and tennis star serena williams is back home after a difficult delivery. and now for the first time, we're going to see her baby. >> and we've got her name, too. and an act of kindness to the victim of flooding in houston. he's our pediatrician, dr. ralph northam. born and raised in rural virginia went to vmi. trained at johns hopkins. an army doctor who treated soldiers seriously wounded in the gulf war. eighteen years as volunteer medical director of a children's hospice. as lt. governor, he's fighting to expand healthcare in virginia. he'll get it done as governor. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, and we need to provide access to affordable healthcare for all virginians, not take it away.

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study of a very small group of pregnant women between the years of 2010 and 2012. they saw an uptick if miscarriages in women who had back-to-back annual flu shots. but the women who lost their babies were also more likely to be smokers, have diabetes or have other risk factors. this study does not prove that flu shots cause miscarriages. it's important also to note that many studies show flu vaccines are safe for pregnant women. and contracting the flu can be extremely dangerous. not only for the pregnant woman but also for the child that they are caring. many people are looking for ways to help those impacted by hurricanes harvey and irma. a local woman was moved by a picture of a texas resident who lost everything. beside it, a photo of a broken

to help. as news4's meagan fitzgerald reports, it started with a google search. >> reporter: it's become a routine for ann and her husband. every morning, they read different stories from around the world. >> last wednesday, there was this photo essay. >> reporter: but the article and picture she saw from "the new york times" about shirley hines from houston spoke to her in an unusual way. >> the belongings out on the sidewalk waiting for trash disposal. and there was this woman, shirley hines, and she showed a picture of dignity. >> reporter: hines is one of thousands of houston residents who lost everything when hurricane harvey ripped through the city, including these mugs that were given to her by her late mother. >>

down, she would get one of those mugs and she said, i'd drink me some coffee. and i just realized, she had to have a new one. >> reporter: so ann scoured the internet. >> i bought all three cups, actually, that were for sale, sent them to houston. >> reporter: they brought back so many memories. >> when i have my moments now, and i think about my mom -- >> reporter: the cup of coffee every morning gave her strength no matter what awful day was ahead and everybody needs a cup like that. >> reporter: thanks to a random act of kindness, a woman who lost so much has gained more than she ever expected. >> i knew god was saying to me, it's going to be okay. and i am so glad. >> reporter: meagan fitzgerald, news4. >> what an incredi s

story. >> and that she could find them. oh, my goodness. she just gets it. the woman just understands. she understands that sometimes it's just about a little mug. that's all it is. hey, are you ready for the hottest thing to come to town in a long time? >> yes, baby. >> we're talking about my favorite restaurant opening up here in washington in d.c.'s west end on m street. >> there are 37 locations around the world that the chef and oscar winner robert de niro have opened. it's sushi food and more unique dishes coming to the d.c. location. >> and doug, you get an invite. >> she has one in october. >> i'm in. >> it's not cheap. >> i'm going to have to wait tables that nig

pay for it. >> when does it open? >> it's opened next week but i couldn't get in until october. >> okay. we're going. taking the night off. >> you can get in ahead of me. >> your treat. >> you're taking me with you. >> you had the food right. sushi. let's tell you what is happening out there across the region. as you step outside for the bus stop, time to get the umbrella all right. 79 degrees. winds out of the south at 5 miles per hour. a pretty nice afternoon. 78 in twin brook and 80 in riverdale. no rain. it's going to change as

through tomorrow. it all comes thanks to irma. this are no longer winds associated with it. no longer extremely heavy rain. chance of showers and isolated storm. how big of an impact is it going to have? amelia, i'm going to do this to you for a couple of times. >> it's only been a little over a year now. we'll figure it out. allen's in his office. he's right by the weather center. isolated shower during the first half of the day. during the afternoon and evening hours, on the radar, we're only talking about scattered, light showers. plenty of clouds out there. 68 degrees. high of 80

here's how the weather will impact your day. dry at the bus stop. plenty of clouds out there. recess, likely outdoors tomorrow. by that point, a t-shirt will be just fine with temperatures in the mid-70s. however, the after school activities could be impacted with a chance of showers and maybe even a rumble of thunder. something to keep in mind as you get prepared for thursday. something we're also taking a look at it is jose. >> amelia draper, thank you very much. the latest advisories have it coming closer to the east coast. again, it's a possibility that it could hit us late next week. it's not going to be a big storm. i'm not worried about this almost at all. we have watching jose but that's about it.

jose could give us showers on sunday and monday as a result of the offshore weather. the weekend is looking good. highs in the low 80s. >> we'll take it. well, serena williams' new baby girl is a week old. williams and her fiance posted this sweet little picture on instagram today. their daughter's name is alexis olympia. she weighed in at 6 pounds and 14 ounces and williams revealed today that she did have some complications during the delivery which i'm sure a lot of women can relate to. her and her boyfriend man to get married in the fall. >> alexis. >> we know the sister is venus and serena by their first names now. >> and now we have alexis. >> welcome to the world. this sunday, friends turn foe. kurt cousins says

the other side of the field. carol? >> yeah, remember shawn mcveigh? you knee he was going to become a head coach but maybe not so soon. now they meet again. >> you want to see these guys have success, so many people in the organization have been instrumental in helping me get to this position. once the game starts, it's like any other game. >> i know he's a good football coach. i know he'll be ready. we have to try to figure out a way to get the first one out on the road. >> jay gruden with his protege on the other side. that's the challenge. kurt cousins saying this is more than a friend. >> i signed a

when he left and a lot of people i could say this to and certainly to him, i owe you my career and then signed it. four of the most powerful words to a player is i belief in you. sean said that to me over and over again when there weren't many people who did. >> that jersey is up in a room that is like a theater room in the house. kirk meant so much to me and i think it happened -- the good things that happened to us coincided together and i think there was a bond that was shared between us and guys like kirk are why you get into coaching. >> reporter: so they are part of the mutual admiration society. it's also an intriguing matchup and historic one. remember the last time

l.a.? this was the game book given to me by tony riley. he was working for the l.a. rams in the pr department. you recognize that guy, right? december of 1994. >> unbelievable. one of our all-time favorites. >> he's like -- he said don't ruin this. he's going to kill me. >> ah. that's great. by the way, your hair is rocking today, carol. looks great. >> we're loving it. >> we love your hair. >> it's the rain earlier. >> i know. let the rain get on your hair every day. well, capitol hill has a reputation of being stuffy. >> but not today. you'd have no idea if you've been following one of broadway's biggest stars. take a listen. ♪

"hamilton." he was riding around on the commerce train and shot videos with visitors, staffers and lawmakers. >> he visited the hill to keep the national endowment for the arts off the budget chopping block. what a treat. >> i love him. iove hi lm.

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florida. a man accused of lighting his pregnant girlfriend on fire. new tonight, a community desperate for answers after a maryland teacher disappears before the start of the school year. and find out why your new cell phone could impact the way police do their job. a surprise twist tonight in a disturbing crime. a pregnant woman was set on fire. >> and police say that her boyfriend did it but tonight the suspect's lawyer is sharing his side of the story as others, get this, come to his defense. >> you're watching tracee wilkins in capital heights tonight with conflicting accounts. what's the story tonight, tracee? >> reporter: doreen, let me tell you, here you can still smell the smoke where this all happened. the apartment has since been boarded up. today in court, phillips was crying when he was on the stand listening to the charges that

is saying he didn't do it. this was the inside of andrea grinage's apartment after police say her boyfriend set her on fire. she was pregnant and said the attacker was her boyfriend laquinn phillips. >> he's a coward. walk away. if you don't want the responsibility, walk away. >> today, family and friends say they can't believe the charges. >> this is not my son. my son could not have done a heinous crime like this. >> reporter: today a. judge held phillips on bond. phillips is a personal trainer who runs a boot camp and was recently accepted to be a firefighter with the d.c. fire department. a future now put on hold pending the outcome of this case. >> we've seen it enough to know that even a person who's never been involved