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girls written in lower case. it's a closed group with a deposition that reads men aho women busted some heads to settle pg county. these officers say it's an example of the racist and sexist examples within the prince george's countyntolice departhat no one seems to be doing anything about. how is morale right now inside the prince george's county department? >> racist, unfair and also a sexist community to work for. >> reporter: these a two current prince george's county police officers and one former officer. cause they fear retaliation, we've concealed their identities. >> within the last five years, i've never seen the prince george's county police department so separated. >> separated by how? >> by race, by sex, by discipline. nobody is given the exact same punishment for the exact same cause. >> reporter: tse officers are among the 120 prince george's
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police officers who signed onto a complaint by the u.s. department of thejustice. it claims racial discrimination in the department and unfair discipline practices based on race. >> the complaint alleges unequal opportunities for men and women of color. >> we do have minority women of rank, but they're pushing paper clips and getting paper cuts. prince george's county police chief responded last year after the doj announced its investigation. >> i won't stand for at. i won tolerate an unfair working environment --ew >> reporter: 4 was first to report some of what's in the doj complaint including images of a dummy in the police training academy with an afro wig with a black man's face tapedo it. also personal license plates
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that were banne due to offensive comments directed at president oba. >> the issue brought out last year in reference to the lockers, the dummies in training and the chief spoke out. was it investigated? was anyone ever charged? what has become of that investigation. >> reporter: have you taken your complaints to the chief? >> of course. >> reporter: what's t been?onse >> no response. you ask for a meeting with the chief. out won't get it. >> reporter: the chief did begin a fairness and equity panel for officers and rts to address concerns believed to be in the doj complaint. thatttee has not met since last december according to some of the officers who serve on it. >> for people who live in the utmmunity, why should they be concerned ahat's happening internally in the police department? >> what happens ise your eventually spills out into the street. >> reporter: it has before. for nearly a decade, the prince
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george's county police department was under federalec oversight bse of excessive force allegations including shootings and dog attacks. while the department interaction has improved, these officers say inside the department it's gotten worse. >> we can't come to work being afraid of our counterparts or sthe office deal with. we have to deal with the public -- we're here to protect and serve the community, but we have to go to work and protectr ves from the individuals that we work with. >> is there hope when you hear the department of justice is ynvestigating? >> i p for hope. i pray for change. >> we did reach out to the prince geoe's county police department and received a statement from the chief that reads in part, we are hopeful these officers also sred their concerns and either through our on going equality for promotions, discipline and practices panel or filed an eeo,
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if applicable, or filed grooefr vances with the fraternal order of police so we as an agency cat act upir concerns. if they have not shared such specifics, we hope they change their minds and bring their specific concerns to the department. the statement goes on to say, quote, we take any allegation of raimal disation very seriously. we have a proven track record of transparency and accountability as we continuously takee proacteasures to ensure a fair and equal working environment for all. so i should go on to mention, if you want to see that full statement from the prince george's county police department,e have it posted at nbc washington. these officers are among 50 ng officers sign to a class action lawsuit that is now being orrmed with civil rights attorneysng with the police on that as well. >> tracee wilkins, thank you. want to switch gears now. we have chopper 4 still flying
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over breaking news in rockville. this fire at a recycling plant burning. lawn still we're told this is cardboard. scene e trues are on the trying to put this out. smoken can be see for miles. no word on how it started. eight appears to be contained to itself. >> now to our forecast and a big change ahead just in time for your weekend. temperatures could climb to dangerous levels toward the lue. >> ably, jim. we're talki about dangerous trurz on monday and tuesday. currently 84 degrees. 7:00 p.m. falling to about 80. clear skies and comfortable tonight. no worries of rain tonight, throughout the day and on fat r fath's day as well. take a look. 76 at 9:00 p.m. in regards to the fire, thankfully the humidity levels are low and the winds are fairly
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calm. firefighters will be able to tackle that fire without the weather playing a role in helping to spread the here is why it's so comfortable. the dew pointur temper at 65 we say it's humid. ine, jhat low, we say it feels fabulous outside. it's spectacular out there now, erika. i'll have more on the heat wave, the hottest weather coming up around 5:25. we're going to stay on this topic because a hot weather warning for pet owners is what we have. it's against d.c. law for animals to be outdoors for than 15 minutes when the temperature is bove 90degrees. when the temperature is above t0 degrees a keptout side has to have access to adequate shelter. pleaseea never your pets in a walked vehicle. the humane rescue alliance recommends walking pets early in e morning and late in the evening and give plenty of water. if you're hot, your pet is hot,
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too. you can always get forecasts for your neighborhood by opening our nbc washington app. this isn't middle school, i can't take your phone. that's what a federal judge said to former trump campaign chair paul manafort today as she revoked his bail. the judge also arraigned manafort on new charges of conspiracy and obstruction. the special counsel has accused manafort of witness tampering by using erypted messaging apps to communicate with them. he pleaded not guilty before being taken into custody today. manafort will remainn jail until his trial in september. startling new numbers fm homeland security. 1,995. that's how manyn minors have b separated at the borders from their families over a time period of just 42 days. this is par of the trump administration's zero tolerance policy that separates the kids because the adults have been referred to dhs for prosecution
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for illeg entry into the country. speaking outside the white house, the president falsely accused democrats of enacting a law calling for the policy. he also called for them to change the law despite gop control in congress >> i hate to see separation of parents and children. the democrats c come to us, as they actually are, in all fairness, we are talki them, and they can change the security. r >> unfortunately every time we get close to a bipartisan agreement and compromise o immigration, president trump and the white house blow it up. >> that was maryland senator chris van hollen who says the united nations has accused the o u. violating international norms with this policy. van holle tells us he will head to the border this weekend to get a firsthandccount of what is going on there. tonight an investigation into gunfire outside the home of theu.s. marine corps' highest ranking officer.
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this happened this morning on capitol hill at the home of the commandant in southeast d.c. the home is located on g street. it turned out a marine suffered afl self-ted gunshot wound and was rushed to the hospital. news 4's mark segraves bro th story on twitter today. mark, what else do we know? r orter: good evening, jim. this still remains under investigatio i just spo to a marine corps spokesperson who says that marine remains at gw hospital in condition.table this happened just outside thea cont's home here on capitol hill right outside of that marine barracks guard post. that's where it happened. >> reporter: the marine was on duty assigned to this guard station at the corner of 9th and g street southeast. just before 8:00 this morning, the marine discharged his own weapon, injuring himself. >> as soon as that happened, d.c. metro police as well as and
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emergency services in the navy yard and the barracks responded. that marine was transported to george washington hospital. >> investigators combed the area trying to peace together what happened. the shooting happened in one of the most historic parts of capitol hill. just a half bck from the barracks row restaurant distr t district. a lot of unanswered questions. most importantly,hi was intentional or accidental. we don't know that. the marine in fair condition a local hospital, still recovering. we can also tell you we've asked and they have not been abl to tell us whether or not the commandant was inside the house when this happened. that's the very latest from capitol hill. jim, back to u. >> mark segraves, thank you. a dozen families forced out of an apartment by fire. one woman now hospitalized in critical condition. tonight we're learning new haformation about how fire may have started.
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i'm some marry stonet a hospital in georgetown. take a look, the champion himself, ovey, the stanley cup, meeting children at the abspital. i'll tell you alt it coming up. plus oprah and apple,al the b
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we have more breaking news on a very busy friday afternoon. the d.c. police officer who shot and killed an unarmed man f wil beed effective one week from today. officer brian treanor's appeal was shot down earlier this year. treanorilled 31-year-old terrence sterling during an attempted traffic stop in the district. this was in september of 2016. the police department found the shooting to be unjustified and announced today that he will be fired june 22nd.
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> developing this afternoon, a day-care employee is accused of sexuallylting a child at a day care center in the district. our jkie bensen is gathering details and joins us live from columbia heights with new details. >> reporter: jim, this is obviously very disturbing news. d.c. police say they have arrested a day-care employee for seally assaulting a child in his care. the metropolitame police depa arrested juan perez who is 65 years old. he lives in northwest. he'sharged with sex degree child abuse. he allegedly abused a child at centronia day care from december to march. court documts describe the victim as an 8-year-old girl. the documents say the man in custody is an assistant teacher and aused of fondling the child on multiple occasions. she finally told her mother who ca police. news 4 received a statement from the school saying the teaching
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assistant was suspended as soon as administrators became aware the allegations. school officials say they are cooperating fully with the police, and now after this arrest have also begun their o internal investigation to see if there are any procedures, anything they can take a second look at to prevent something like this from happening again. live in columbia heights, jace bensen, news 4. a woman critically hurt in an apartment firenhe district. 12 families forced to evacuate. now police s this is a case of arson. the fireou breakinlast night on r street. news 4's meagan fitzgerald is in theiborhood in shaw with new information. >> reporter: according to police, this woman sta fire herself, inside her a presidentment. if you look behind me, fire officials say she lived here where you see this boarded up window. if youreook down he you'll notice other windows were knocked out because be ear told
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intense. was so it was a frightening evening on thursday for neighbors who live inside this apartment building in shaw. >> i was inhe bed when it happened. somebody knocking on my door telling me fire, fire, fire. >> reporter: julia wilson says she ran out when a neighbor knocked on her door. meanwhile firefighters rescued a woman who was inside this bottom floor unit, but according t a police report, that same woman stted the fire inside. >> she has had some issues. >> reporter: geraldine fields says she's knownhe woman who lives here for years and says she was dealing with several sersonal issues. field s she wasn't home when the fire started buttuhe rned home today. >> the fire department had to break my window because of the smoke. >> reporter: she's grateful the fire didn't cause anymore damage, but knowing it w intentionally set is unsettling.
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>> it's scary, you never know and have to run out of the building. >> reporter: the woman who started the fire is in icueing treated for severe burns. so far no charges have been filed. jim? >> meagan, thank you. so many of us have seen the stanley cup from a distance. now the coveted cup has been making the rounds all over the district, arlington, too, tod surpri fans. s on homari stone takes the victory tour with the >>cap take a look at this room ovechkin is sharing the stanley cup with these kids, signing autographs and they love it. >> washington citals captain alex ovechkiet is gre like a rock star at med star georgetown university hospital. >> it was amazing. i haven't got the meet him in ml
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whe life. >> caps owner shared the cup with children at the hospital. >> how are you feeling to be able to give back to these kids? >> it feelsgreat. they wish us luck. i wish them luck and it's huge for our organization to bring it back. >> reporter: these kids saw ovechkin raise the cup at the parade. nou they get to touch it and take a picture. >> it's exciting. the cup t is a lot biggn i thought it would be. it's just really, really cool. >> it was great. >> earlier today leonys and ovechkin thanksed arlington police officers and took pictures with >> huge to meet the players who earned it. >> a lot of people describe you as husle. why that important to you? >> i don't know. i just try to be se, try to do the best for the people around. >> the caps will continue to share t stanleyup with the
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dmv because they realize it's all about theco unity. shomari stone, new>> 4. it's bigger than you think when you see it in person. they also brought the cup to the fort dupont ice tarena, home the oldest minority youth hockey program in north america. whooesn't love scooby doo? he'll be on a stamp next month that highlights aew initiative. the scooby doo do good campaign, promoting good deeds and acts of kindness. apple i poised to take on netflix and amazon when it launches its new streaming service. the ek the giant has big names coming on board. apple just inked a deal with oprah. she'll develop exclusive and original content for the streing service. director stephen spielberg and
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actress nicmae k are also signing deals with apple. kids hopefully graduateoorom high s knowing how to read, write and do math. how many are making good financial coices when they off to college? susan hogan explains ways for g them to on the right track. them to on the right track. a
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after about five straight rainy weekends, congratulations. you, sir, ma'am, are the winner of a lovely weekend weekend. >> it's going to be so nice. we're trading off the rain for the heat this sunday p at thisnt we'll take it. >> nobody is going to be complaining. >> hopefully not. it has been like erika said, rainy the lastive consecutive weekends. not just raining, but we've had flooding issues. take a lock at your weather headlines.
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we're not talking about rain. we're talking abouteat and dangerous heat as we look to next week.s but gorge weather tomorrow. that's your first weather headline. if you like today, you'll loveo tomo we'll be a few degrees warmer, but the humidity level still nice and if we hit 90 degrees tomorrow for a hig temperature, we're looking at a four-day weekend. i know that's splitting hairs. the definition of a heat wave is three consecutive days above 90. monday and tuesday are weather alert days. right now temperatures in the low to mid 80s. 82 back in lieu ray and barely a cloud out there in the sky. we're looking at similar cloud cover for the weekend on saturday and sunday as well. mostly sunny skies prettyth muc entire weekend. we're going to keep it dry. the only small chance for a ower is going to be saturday night. i'm onlyy seeing a v isolated
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chance of that happening. take a look at your weekend planner. 88 degrees. with low humidity, a nice dry heat that you hear about in other places but never really here in the washington area on sunday at 8:00 a.m., mild, 71. 96 for the high temperature on father's day. when you factor in that humidity, it's going to feel more like 100 degrees out there sunday thternoon. it gets worse. on monday and tuesday when you factor in the humidity, it's a feelingut 110 degrees. we'll likely be under heat advisories on monday and tuesday. that's why the storm team 4 has issued weather alert days. if you haveids playi outside monday and tuesday, limit their time outdoors. make sure they're drinking plenty of water. if you have an elderly neighbor with no air conditioning, you node to check in onn them monday and tuesday. we don't have a lot of rain in the forecast to bring down ournt pal len c over the weekend.
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our next chance of rain moves in on wednesday. that's going to help lower our temperatures. 85 for a high on wednesday. lower humidity as more shower or thunderstorm chances next thursday with a high temperature of 87. if you're already thinking about nextow weekend, right it's looking mainly dry and hot with a high temperature around 90 degrees. >> we're going to take this one and enjoy it it is known for blue crab, striped bass, now mussels have a home in the chesapeake bay fori the first in year. a toser look athe health of one of ouriggest waterways. just nine months ago ben kaplan couldn't walk or talk after a terrible accident that claimed his mom's life. today he's walking across a
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now a look at some of our top stories toy. columbia heights day care say it's cooperating with police in the investion of sex abuse thvolving a male employee and a child. at man was an assistant teacher in the pre-k program ato cea. he's now on administration leave. storm team 4 tracking dangerous heat in the next few days. temperatures in the 90s and itw ll feel even hotter. we've got weather alert days the forecast. the stanley cup is on its
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victory tour today. caps owner stanley onnis and alex ovechkin at georgetown . hospit nine months ago ben kaplan could not talk or walk. rhe was left n dead after his family's car struck a food truck that ran a stop sign. >> his mother waskilled. ke a look today, ben took an enormous step into the future as he walked across this stage at his high school graduation. ouru burea chief julie careyth s ere to witness this moving moment. >> reporter: gathetud in the el ready to march o the floor at eagle bank arena, ben kaanonfessed he was nervous. >> anxiety. i looked in there. there's a lot of people. >> reporter: last fall this day seemed unimag table. this w heartbreaking scene, the accident that claimed the life of ben's mom erin,
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badl injured him, his two sisters and his grandma. we first met ben in october, still confined to bed but speaking again. >> it's been tough. >> reporter: after 90 days in the hospital it was on to rehab, learning to walk again, brilding strength. through t intensity painful days ben wanted to know one fing. >> thest thing he asked is do you think i can graduate with my class this >> in late january he returned to high school, faculty and fellow students helping him reach his goal. today it all paid off. ben kapla walking onto the graduation floor with hiscl smates. >> it's still a big thing. i've been working most of my lifeor is, whether after an accident or not, it's still a big thing. >> reporter: ben's thoughts were on one person, thene who couldn't be here. >> my mom. i won't lie. i probably spent a half hour
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crying in the car because she's not here. > reporter: later ben's principal recognizing him for his determination. and when the big moment did come. >> benjamin william kaplan. >> reporter: there was a big smile and especially loud applause. and then the picture to mark a day some consider a miracle. in fairfax, julie carey, news >> congratulations to him and he wish him continued success. we know he' going to go on to his mom very, make proud. switching gear. thursday new relief for dozens ofeople forced out of an apartment complex after a fire gutted it. the small business administration will offer low interest disaster assistancean
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to residents. homeowners and aren'ters will be eligible for up to $40,000 for damaged personal property and they'll have until august topl investigators say improperly disposed smokingaterial ignited that fire. >> in just over an hour, the doors at minnieland academy in bristol will close for good. the day care is unable to stay in business because enrollments have droooed low. former teacher taylor boykin was indicted on 22 felony crges of inappropriately touching children. after earning failing grades for over a decade, the chesapeake bay isba bouncing . news 4's darrell ford explains why there are finly reasons to be hopeful. the chesapeakebay, arguely one of this country's most important bodies of water u
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of the most distressed as well. runoff runoffs. over the last few years it's improved. university of maryland center for environmental science has been tracking the bay's health issuing a yearly rort card this year there's some fairly good news for the bay. the grade once again is a c overall for the bay. >> reporter: while the grade a c wouldn't give most reason to celebrate, when it comes to the bay, that's encouraging. >> the bay for the first time is going in the right direction. we've turned the wecorner. e making improvements. >> reporter: some of the improvements can be traced to rivers like the potomac and anacostia. the signs are obvious that lif along the anacostia is improving. you can see that on the waterfront. below the surfacns other s are more encouraging for the
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anacosti and ultimately the cheese peak bay. >> compare the water in the tank with mussels to the water in the tank without mussels. it gives you an idea how these bottom dwellers filter thewa r. there's an effort to repopulate with mussels and do their part. >> you can get a fishing license in d.c. that helpsur fund biologists, helps fund restoration of our fisheries. >> derrick ward, news 4. kevin kamenetz diednl sud last month while campaigning for governor in maryland. now "the washington post" reports his campaign funds will go to charities in baltimore county. more than $1.3 million will be split up with most of itng suppor scholarship fund for baltimore county students. the rest will go to northwest hospital, the maryland so andth hippodrome foundation. early voting is under way.
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this week the six leading candorates governor squared off in the firstelevised forum. the forum was moderated by tom sherwood. among the topics discussed, the me, too, movement. the candidates were asked if e theyr settlss a sexual hant case or disclosure. take a list. >> t answer for me is absolutely not. in fact, earlier in the year i put out a policy that was about, as governor, how i will create an office of sexual harassment and violence at ther' gover level to address this issue. i asked all candidates to take a pledge ot exactly w you asked and no one had responded until this moment. so i appreciate forci the question. >> you can watch the forum with the democratic candidates for maryland gornor. that airs here on news 4 this
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sunday at 11:30 right after "meet the press." next on news 4, what to do with all that graduation cash. our consumer reporte susan hogan talks to an expert about strategies to get your grads off on the right financial foot. bill cosby back in the news. the changes coming to his legal team before hispe . temperatures out there right now 84 degrees, plenty of sunshine andcomfortable. as we continue through the tvening, that temperature will drop. hrough the weekend that temperature and humidity goes up. we'll talk about that weekend we'll talk about that weekend forecast inetail especially
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thefor montgomery county endorsesexecutive.ce "the best chf injecting a dose of vitality into a county that badly needs it." i
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"realistas for attracting new businesses, extending pre-k, improving traffic." "a progressive leader, for jobs, to fund schools withoumore taxes, to take on the nra and combat gun violence." "an eagerness toisten." "energy." "a passion for innovation." david blair, democrat for montgomery county executive, endorsed by the washington post. in the next couple months, he'll have an entirely newegal team representing him. cosby has hired his high profile attorney toms row and the rest of the team that represented him at his retrial.
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a jury convicted him in april for drugging and assaulting a woman at his philadelphia home in 04 cosby has been under house arrest since that verdict. he's scheduled to be sentenced in september. this week is baltimore pride. under armour, a big sponsor of the event, designed a specialty shoe for pride weekend seen here on its webbing site. under armour says it will provid volunteers with the shoe to wear courtesy of the company. net proceeds from the sale will bedonated. > next tonight, new information on that florida roller coaer scare. two vieders thrown out as it derailed. coming up, the past problems that wery cleared inspectors just hours earlier. dovers lindbergh a local soldier who died on d-day 74 year ago.
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no family members were eve able to visit his grave. th student aisnd
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whether'r ygraduating or know a graduate, chances are you're receiving or giving money as a gift. making good financial choices is easi said tha done. consumer repter susan hogan has ways for your student to get on the right financial track. it starts wit some of that graduation crash. that's right. it's graduation season. that means a lot of students getting a huge chunk of chivge from rel and friends. financial experts say students should avoid the urge to spend it all at once and use it to set themselves up for financial success. >> i'mxpecting hopefully
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around ba$1,000. >> py $500. >> i need everything i can get. >> reporter: it's perhaps the best part about graduating high schools, raking in hundreds of dollars of congratulations money from family and friends. students will often spend that money on a vacation, a way to reward thes for all their hard work. before your graduate books that summerip, you may want to pull the emergency brake and help them focus on saving. >> when it comes to graduation, congtulations to all the graduates. we're heading into adulthood. it's our ffst sign independence. so it's time to start doing i think adult things with our money. >> reporter: student a should sabout 75% of their graduation money and put i into a savings account. those funds should be seen as ayrainymoney, something he says many adults don't have. next h says parents should help their kids start off with a checking acsunt. >> thi much money went out ch how mucheo i hav left?
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>> reporter: the money in the account can be used for day today expenses, on a fun time with iends. >> y have this much money to last you the firstrsemester, the year. if you run out, you're on your own. >> reporter: this next one might make parents aou bit ne he strongly suggests signing your student up for a credit card. >> i tt's very important. eventually they're going to have one. credit card to many people feels like free money. getting in trouble at $200 or $300 s when your parents a low limit, versus maybe you get one for $3,000 in college without the parents knowing, it's a lot different debt. if they can learn that i early, think those are important lessons. >> reporter: he says parents should guide s theirtudents through the consequences of using a credit card lik penalty and interest, and worse, the credit carddebt. by helping guide them and teach them, you can help them learn those lessons less
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expensively. >> if you have money tucked yway for students like a trust fund -- >> set up an investment account. what a huge advantage it would be to possibly come out of college with ath net w versus a bunch of debt. >> reporter: tips to help parents set their students up foron success, lethat this group of students is catching on. >> i prefer to be debt free or as close to that as possible. >> we should all reall be monitoring our kids' finances pretty closely. we should be checking in on each account weekly and make sure our students are on the right path. back to you. >> where was that expert when i went to sc maybe i wasn't listening. a break for local college interns. the ones that work on capitol hill, a senatett commi has approved about $5 mlion to begin paying more u.s. senate interns. each office wouldut get a $50,000 to use every year beginning in 2019 if it's
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approved by the full congress in the coming months. a recent news 4 i-team investigation revealed questions about the diversity of u.s. senate staff. maryland's chris van hollen says paying interns will help diversify. >> because they come from families that don't have the ans to let them work for free all summer, and that d s mean that a lot of diverse students, minority students are not able to participate. this is a way to even the playing field. nowongress had to approve all its 2019 spending bills for this internship pay to te effect. a roller coaster passed a state insperks only hours before it derailed. it sent two riders to the ground, that according to florida officials. this happened at the mardi gras fun cente in daytona beach last night on right called the sand blaster last night. the front car went off the rails
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and was left dangling from the track. two riders fell three stories to the ground. another rider desperately held on for help. >> female's still on the car but hanging off of it. someone is holding on, pulng herin. >> it looked like it flipped upside down like it was part ofe the >> firefighters used ladders to pull everybody else to safety. fire department officls say the two people who fell suffered traumatic injuries. the cause of the derailment is still under investigation. florida officials say anybody who should be held accountable will be held countable. >> that is just precarious and darn right scary f aot of people. hate seeing that. what a spectacular day and a friday a, th amelia. it's just picture perfect. >> it doesn't get any better than this, gorgeous wit low humidity, plenty of sunshine. as we look to the weekend we'll keep it dry both saturday and sunday, but the heat and
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humidity will. a dry weekend, yes. i love that first dry weekend we've had because the last five in a row we've had rainfall. so the first droi weekend we'vem had in aboutth and a half. is it going to be nice tomorrow? yes. it's going to be very similar to today with low nthumidity, p of snoin and no worries of rain during the day. hot and humid on father's day. that's in the forecast. after that we're talking abouts dangerheat. we have storm team 4 weather alert days in the forecast. those will fall on your monday and your tuesday when it's feeling more like 110 degre outside. not the case right now. temperatures are in the low to mid 80s. 80 degrees over in annapolis, 84 in washington as well as frederick. 79 back in winchester. spectacular out there this evening to enjoy some fresh airw here is it's so nice. i mentioned this earlier. i want to show you again, these are the dew point temperatures, this is how we track humidity. we or forecasting humidity. we loo at dew point temperatures of 65 degrees or higher.
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to give you an ndidea, monday tuesday we'll have dew points in the 70s. right now dew points in the 4 and 50s means a gorgeous friday night. that's going t nice saturday. a for more on father's day weekend, we'll send it over to lauren. >> it's going to be great. the dew points are staying low throughour saturday. if you're gardening, not looking too bad. sunday the humidity starts to build back in. temperatures on sunday are going to be in the m to upper 90s. or gardening tip, experts out there and merryfield garden sten, con young emerging lawn weeds now. you want to apply weed killer when the temperatures are dry. the only time to do thatib po on saturday morning. the winds will be calm all through out the weekend. if you're not gardening, maybe you have a whole bunchti of ties. d.c. jazz fest at the wharf.
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vineyards dry and warm, maybe barbecuing or dad getting on thr l. perfection for that. again, sunday a little more humid than saturday. brunch, hot after 1:00. if you want to eat outside, maybe do it early before that lumeh hour. tee or father's day, if they want to play golf, do so. again, temperatures in the low to mid 90s by the time we head into the early afternoon. by late afternoon, it will feel closer to 100 degrees on sunda afternoon. get those tee times early for dad because it's going to n the hot and humid side. not only ansunday, we have the heatndex increasing through monday and tuesday which are weather alert days. >> that's why when we were forecasting this afternoon, when we had our daily weather meeting at 2:30, we said we'd already declare monday and tuesday storm team 4eaer alert days. with the mugginess, feeling closer to 110. that's heat advisory criteria as well as tuesday.
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sday withrives on wed showers and thunderstorms out there. temperatures in the mid 80s and r humidity. the chance for more showers and thunderstorms next thursday, erica and jim. >> if it's not one thing,t's another. thanks amelia. he was a local soldier who never made it back from normandy. >> with his grave overseas, the faly never got to visit his final resting place. next on news 4, the student teacher team inirginia that's making it their mission to finally bring a little
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stronger is rebuilding a newborn's heart... it's standing taafter one y father's faith. ...not six. pistronger is being a cal kid... despite a rare disorder. stronger is finding earlier... ancoming home sooner. stronger is seeking answers... and not giving up, until you find them. because we don't just want your kids to grow up. we want them to grow up stronger. a military honor for a local soldier 74 years after his d-day death. a loudoun county s and teacher make the trip to do overseas to do something his winchester family was never able to do.
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news 4's nicole jacobs shows hoh e two symbolically reunite aon mother and decades later. >> that's what connects 17-year-old haley and private del merlin berg.y ha recites the eulogy she'll perform for the local soldier who perished on d-day. >> he grew up in winchester as a farmer.te th repor she and her history teacher spent mon researching him, learning about the young man as a military paratr per. >> we have reports from hisco anding officer that he had a very good spirit, made his own history. >> reporter: from the one-room house where he lived to john henley high school where he studied before dropping out in enth grade. >> we think he enlisted when he was 16, not 18, in order to help
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his family during the great depression. >> reporter: this student-teacher team is one of several across the country for the student and teacher institute paying homage to those o made the ultimate sacrifice. in del her's case, no family members who visit his grave. >> he wrote, mother, in case something should happen to me, i want you to know you're the best mother in the world. >> reporter: he penned a letter to his mother june 4, 1944. he would die two years later at the age of 20. >> today we reunite mother and son. >> connecting the past to the present. >> i do hnte an iesting in serving in the united states military after high school. >> g bridging the decades apart now linked through the pages of local history. in loudoun un, nicole jacobs, news 4. now at 6:00, a story you'll only see on news 4.
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