county state's attorney's office it alltarted at this bar with a chance encounter between dodd and an unnamed woman. what dodd is calling consensual se this woman and a grand jury is calling rape. >> so happy to be here. we're going to think of it as another game. >> reporter: formerniversity of maryland basketball game damonte dodd was considered a star on the court and ait of a team spokesman before graduating in 2017. now he's fing serious accusations for somhing he's accused of doing off the court. it supposedly started here at terrapin's turf bar months after graduating from umd. the victim was out celebrating at halloween, went to a bar where she encountered mr. dodd for the furs time and he apparently got her alcoholic beverages and she had numerous to thent intoxication. the state's attorney office said dodd took the young woman to

terrapin row apartments where he's charged with raping her. >> he t admitted to sexual activity but said it's consensual. >> my client looks forward to a quk resolution. >> reporter: thomas rooney, his lawyer, says he's on his w to mexico where he's playing professional basketball where he was arrested in relation to a warrant on this case. >> we think there's several facts that will come out in the future and, you know, he'll be it's just a matter of getting in front of a jumping or a jury and letting the irocess run course. >> dodd's attorney says he's g.en cooperating with this case from the beginn >> reporter: from the moment that we found out that a warrant existed we contacted thestate's attorney office and made the police and made every effort get him in turned as quickly as possible. >> dodd is going to be returned here to marylanis onwn and is expected for his first appearance in court on july 12th. inportive in college park, l tracee wilkins. back to you all.

>>e, meanwh another publicity headache for the university of maryland. todayhe school released document confirm it's gottenlt le subpoenas in relation to federal corruption. dave johnson wabl have more t the case later turning now to our forecast and an end to our stringf 90-plus degree days. ameliarar is in the storm center with a look at what we can expect for our fridayen g. good looking night, huh? >> beautiful, jim. relief isoving into the area, and can you see it moving in and on the maps i'll show first one isolated shower out there around the shady side and diehl area. this already petering out. the wider image, usually don't draw fronts on this, but this is a cold front and it's humid and muggy north of the front. it's more comfort and and this th the w that we want after what we've had for the last eight days around the

this front bringing more comfortable air to areas like frederick and herstown. these are the dew point temperatures and this is the humidity. we want dew point temperatus in the l to mid-60s and already getting that in hagerstown and fred rubbing. ill humid in areas like gaithersburg and washington and relief is coming in the section couple of hours. it's going to be fantastic out there by 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. by 11:00 p.m. we're a comfortable 72 and more on the weekend at 5:25. >> new developmes in a deadly crash involving a d.c. fire tr 4k. news have learned two firefighters in the truck have been went internally and that includes a fire captain. >> this was your aftermath of the fatal accident last march pat 12th and rhode island avenue northeast. engine 26 was responding to a cole in the brookland neighborhood whent slammed into this car in the intersection killing 32 yearly

teenage low green. >> now, four monthsater d.c. fire chief gregory dean has informed the captain and the firefighr who were in that truck at the time of the main underhat they investigation and could face internal charges and discipline despe prosecutors saying there could be no criminal charges. >> we're preserving our right to get all the information to be able t do the follow-up. >> at least one of the firefighters will facee s internal charges. >> reporter: after the accident news 4 reported there areg conflict policies telling firefighters what to do when approaching anct intern during an emergency call. >> one of the things that we're doing as we update our policy is making sur there's n conflict so it's very clear to everybody what your responsibilities are and how to manage your rig especially at an uncontrolled intersection. news 4 reported that the dashcam in engine 26 wasn't working, a problem that the chief acknowledges is widespread.

>> the last report that i saw said we had a high number of the cameras that were not operating. >> reporter: dean has hired a consultant to audit the dashcam race on all the fire department vehicles and added there's 25 new fe engines hitting the street this summer which all have working dashcam race. in the district, mk segraves, news 4. >> a spokesperson for the department tells news 4, the captain and the fire fighter in that incident remain on actived . they are not permitted to drive any vehicles until the investigation is resolved.ar the dent now has 60 days to charge the firefighters who could face penalties raking from reprimand to termination. a maryland trucker was crushed thion after at the weigh station on i-270n hyattstown. preparinger the r his brakes. the truck shifting on top of hobbes had not put the parking brake on. the trump administration is

asking for more time tonight to reunite formmigrant children separated from their parents at the southern bothered. this after a federal judge imposed a setf deadlines for their reunification. breaking right now. a judge hust agreed to that request. by the end of the day. every parent whose child was taken away supposed to have a way to contact him by tuesday, july 10th. k parents wit younger than 5 years old must be reunited and july 26th is the deadlineor reuniting parents with children 5 or old. the trump administration zero tolerance immigration policy resulted in thousands of children being separated from the parenem. theonstrations against the family a separatio not letting up. this small group of protesters gathered rig now outside the department ofit homeland sec buildings in northwest d.c. they a t calling on everyoneo keep the pressure on until all

of those families are reunited. >> it's a program they hoped would provide a path to citizenship and now the staff is in limbo a some who join the army and army reserves say they have been aprouptly discharged and an attorney tells the eassociated press they aware of at least 40 cases. some have not been given any explanations and others are told there's a security risk because ivere's relativesg abroad. some 10,000 immigrants are currently serving to be eligible anecruits need some kind of legal ltatuse a legal visa. >> relief from the heat and humidity at the start of the a weeken a couple of excuses to enjoy the outdoors with friends and family and tonight police fully encourage those gatherings and they launched a summer security video that they need their help with. >> david culver have live with us at gateway park in roslyn to explain. david?

>> reporter: jim, this is one of those public outdoor summer gatherings and a lot of folks will flock to tonight. this is setting up the screen back there and they are expecting people to be filing in here a short time from now and police want you to come to places like thi and want you to njoy it with your friends and family. when you come out here help him spot things that could help them lead to trouble. aumarm smer night settling in. no doubt you're eager to step ndto workut for the weekend. tonight arlington police suggest you do so with a vigilant eye. >> you know what's normal in your neighborhood, and we want to encourage people if you aee suspicioivity or see something you don't think is right to contact polic sw might think police have enough eyes already. there's 24/7 surveil,nce around he and it's exactly that xlas cihiumstances thenking that it,eone else will report that has police asking to you step up and help them out. >> so often peopleto can fall routines and not be as aware of

their surroundings, and not necessarily be paying attention to what we're seeing and that's really what we want people to be reminded that you should be observant always. >> reporter: police are gettingo specific things to look out for. if you see people taking pictures of secured sites or features, that's a red flag. in your own workplace if you see somebody stockpiling a lot of uniforms or company badges say that's suspicious, too. and we all know those people who are overlycu ous, asking a lot of questions about things, but they say if one person in particular is being very specific, persistent about security question well, that's somebody you might want to report. tonight they want you to refer to this poster so as to recognize the signs of terrorism-related suspicious it mentions everything from thwarting cyber attacks to spotting the recruiting an financing of terrorism. sure, arlington has overs focused on these potential threats each and every day but

it helps to have a fewore watchful eyes. bringing you back live here t arlington and roslyn's gateway park. police stressing tonight there's no specific threat that is prompting this summer campaign. pat, they't simply d want folks to be relaxed when it comes to security. >> all right, david you c never be too careful. thanks so much. a murky and desperate ordeal now a shadow over the rescue effort as the navy diver dives while trying to take them supplies. atest from thailand and the operation t get that soccer team out of that cave. >> plus, growing concern is we spend more time ou ooors. whilene local county is sending the warning about ticks. an 11-year-old girl was gruled by at in the face on the fourth july. it happened just behind me here in bethose houses in a back alley. coming up, wll telle' y

panic at a neighborhood fourth of julyon celebrahen gunfire mixes with fireworks and a little girl is rushed to the hospital. rsws 4's meagan fitzgerald is talking to neigh about what happened. i just walked down to see where they were shooting, and so that wute shootingde of the yard. >> reporter: this woman didn't want to appear on camera but says she saw several kids shooting off fireworks in his back alley near 46th place and southeast on the evening of the

fourth of july. but police say other people were shooting guns in the air. investigators say some 37 shell casings were found scattered around the area. one of those bullets grazing the face of an 11-year-old girl, a woman who lived nearby says that th child was her daughter's friend. shortly after she wastruck the young girl came backing on back door for help and got a call from her n saying police were outside. >> she called me and said aunty, there's a couple of fire trucks and police are outside. don't open your >> that little girl is expected to be okay. the itn't the kind of fourth fu july neighbors hoped for, but they are gra that no one was seerly hurt of the reporting in southeast. meaganfitzgerald, news 4. >> the 11-year-old was taken to the hospital but she is going to be okay. >> new complicationsn the effort to free the boys and

their coach who have been trapped for w nearly twoks in an under ground cave in thailand. overnight a former thai navy s.e.a.l. died as he tried to deliver oxygen tanks to his colleagues, and now there's coern that with all the rescue volunteers inside the caves, oxygen levels are falling, so crews are bringing in cables now to pump in air so the boys hav enough t breathe. there's also the forecasted rain expected this weekend. here's a lookhe at complexity of this mission. half ys are trapped about a mile underground and it takes the skill divers about s hours to reach them from the cave's entrance. the boys are weak and don't know how to swim. there's a thought drilling down to them and it might be a better option but that also poses its own risk >> some n milestones for a

county devastated by floods two months ago. >> in frederick county, pat. county and state records presented by news 4 showed te three-qu of the roads displayed by the county are now repaired or reopened. that includes thest har hit southwestern section of the county where drone footage shows thero devastationthe torrential rains in mid may. a handful of county roads are still onlyartially passable with one lane only shared byre dictions -- both directions of traffic. state highway admistrators ll news 4 this is the road giving them the biggest problems. it will be anoth two months before they expect to reopen state route 180, that's in jefferson an it's because the damage to roadside slopes was so severe and challenging to repair. people who live in the county have one more month to apply for their own federal aid themselves

if they call foy for the help. in the neroom, scott macfarlane, news 4. pat, back to you. >> thank you, scott. bighanges could be coming to people who own a town home in montgomery county. the county council will discuss a bill requiring carbon monoxide detectors in those homes. the council tak it up on tuesday. state law requires people who own rental units to install detectors. this law would expand the requirement of people who own or ve in town homes. county council records show a number of serbous c monoxide incidents this year alone. four people have been hospitalized due to carbon monoxide poisoning. as we spend more time outdoors this summer, there's a new warning about ticks. tick-borne diseases have more than double in the past 13 yearn acco to the centers for disease control and prevention. it will recommends use effective repellants that contain deet and

wear long sleeve shslts, ks, socks and hats when in grassy or wooded areas and another tip. after you come inside you should put your dry clothing in the dryer on high for about ten minutes. that will kill t anyks that might be hanging on >> the dryer does the trick with ticks. one. charms of our national zoo. can you just wk right in, no questions asked. that may be changing. ahead a 5:00, the security concerns tt have zoo official propose posing the anges. >>ch a

time for the forecast. just got the all clear from amelia. al fresco on my dinner break, bothoroing out >> we're both going out. >> we're looking at lower humidity levels looking into the area right now. you know hat imean, parts of frederick and washington countiesor and feeling comfortable there. before i talk about our weather locally i want to talk about our opics right now. tracking two systems out there. right now what i'm talking about is tropical depressions 3. just off theoast of somarra will have much more on this. we're tracking category 1 beryl

esser ant ards the lease, and that's going to be the first hurricane in the atlantic this season. again, more on that come up around 545. take a look at your weather headlines. it's turning more comfortable out there tonight. gorgeous weather for your saturday and sunday. next week generally you want to expect highemperatures around 90 degrees and the humidityre rns on thursday. storm team 4 radar. tracking a few isolated showers down in southern maryland and that's it and everyone else is dry. pressive move moving into the sunderland area and down towards eagle harbor and down towards mechanicsville. for most of us it's all about the temperatures cooling nicely and low fabulously tonight. take a look. we're going to be in the 80s by 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. we're down in the mid-70 hz and a mperature around 70 degrees. that's very, very

we've seen temperatures generally in the 80s and 90s. no 70s on theoard and take look at your planner tomorrow. this is fabulous weather. 7:00 a.m. it's comfortable with the temperature right aren't 68 degrees. noon we're breezy with a temperature of 76 and a high tomorrow of 83. not only is that cooler than it has been. it's cooler than normal b 5:00 and 7:00 in the evening it's sunny and gorgeous and al fresco dining out there. once again, 86, sunny and gorgeous out there and, again, as far as the allergy report goes, it'sot all that bad either. trees, weeds and grasses and mold spores, allergies bothering you, probably the mold. saturday again breezy, a high of 83. sunday a touch warmer andtill really nice. all sunshine with a high of 86. sunday, a temperature around 90

degrees and with low humidity it's still a nice day as we get back into the regular routine. tuesday this is when the humidity starts t i moveo the area with the high temperature of 92. another 9 for a high on your wednesday. here's thursday. you can see the rain and a few lightning bolts coming out of the cloud there, so a chance for a few thurserstorms on ty than will keep us in the 80s for the highs, and the i have t say towards the end of next weet and into neekend a great time to get to the beach and temperatures in the mid to upper 90s. >> enjoy theks break. thamelia frightening moment for a teen as he got stuck in the elevator. what rescuers say you sdouldn't significant changes could be coming to yourational zoo experience. i'll tell you all about i on news 4. they say it can work with pain and help withee

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>> one of the things we love about our natiol zoos that it's so open whether you go there to see the a malls or just wantul beaut place to jog. >> always been like that, but that open landscape could be

changing and zoo officials want to beef up security after a number of security scares. >> news 4's derrick ward tells us what's bng considered and what it could mean for visitors and for locals. throwback to the days when you can roam freely in and out of mostnmublic and govt venues in d.c. and like the residents of the zoo visitors will soon see their visitors more limited. the 13 existing pedestrian entrance points will be reduced three. connecticut avenue, the area near the bus lot and the lower zoo entrance. new limits on vehicular traffic will go into place. there will be more scrutiny of backpacs and metal detectors >> harder for kids to get in and out which makes sense, but just like anything else you never know these days which is sad. >> i'm not against the securit checks as long as they can keep

them moving in the line. >> reporter: there would be a urth entrance once a planned garage is built on the soothe ground. there have been temporary screeng events at the tent before as recent lip at last spring. what this would do. it would eentially bring the zoo in line with other institutio facilities. magnetometers and bag checks and most folks we tked to don't mind. we visited the african-american museum ae of days ago, and ad was very, very exciting. >> reporter: you to go through security? >> we did have to go through security and we did not have to stand in line for a long r:me. >> reporust a appropriate value, not in response to any specific threat. the idea has to be approved by the national capital planning commission and goes before that body late they are month. at the national zoo, derrick ward, news 4. >> some of that n i fenci designed to reduce the chances of a vehicle ramming vulnerable areas of the zoo. >> reporter: we've talked about green roofs wherein bui have plants growing up top.

well, now rooftop farms are becoming more common play, andge one of the lst ones is right here in our area. more than six storiesp here at ntgomery county's pike and rosalies a 17,000t square foo farming oasis. it's actually the largest of its kind in the mid-atlantic. the farm has been in place since early spring and has produce dozens of bed from cares to cucumbers to collar and kale and the manager calls it the future of urban living. >> as we see more people moving tito cities, i think this is really the dir that cities will kind of be inspired to go in the direction of. >> every time you get to look at a roof and there's something on t besides roofing material and hvac units it looks great and all t produce that gets grown is fanthttic. >> rigow the produce is sold through had a membership program that's sold out for the season. some produceva is alsoilable at the weekly farmer's market at

pike and rose. back down on the ground there's a push to rename this stretch of u street after ben's chili bowl and next wk you'll get a chance to tell city leadershat you think about this. the d.c. council is considering legislation, emergency gislation, to name the block in front of the restaurant ben'y chowl way. the landmarks d.c. restaurant is getting rea to celebrate 60 years on u street and city leaders want to speed up the name changecess so that all of the road signs will be changed in time before hearing next month. it's a thought that goes through the minds of so many i hour area who live in high rises, getting suckn an elevator. this happened at to a boy who got trapped at the height of the rush hour. news 4 gordon's reports.

>> i was kind of nauseous and my head was hurting. >> reporter: 13-year-oldtc michl wahed the video that his er moth's fiance took on his cell phone. michael was stuck on the hot elevator in their apartment ilding on bin ladensburg road on july 5. >> when it wasn't working, i was panicking. >> i could hear him yelling and screaming and panicking saying i'm stuck. help mean get out of herpl please, se. >> reporter: michael's mother called 1911. this d.c. fire res chew squad responded and got him out. michael was shaking. >> this is my new apartment building, not even a yea old and i just feel as though, you know, that shouldn't have happened at well. >> the company that manages the building is assessing thede inci that occurred with the firefighter. p. >> remain calm.

press that emergency button, call button and call 911 if you have to and we'll get you out. michael was afraid to get back on the elevator until today and did it to tlp us with story. better?u fee >> yes, i do. >> will you beetble to on an elevator again? >> yes, i will. >> reporting from washington, back to you. >> d.c. united playing their first home game at their new stadium and the highly anticipated w arrival ofayne rooney. rooneys expected to takehe field next saturday against vancouver. there's a hope that he c jen generate new excitement among fans and help turn around a team that's currently sitting last in their conference. more now on an investigagon involv the university of

merld and an fbi investigation into corruption in college basketball our dave johnson joins us to explain what's going on here. >> there's big moneye in big-t basketball and that caught the attention of the fbi as part of the fbi investments university of maryland did respo to two subpoenas. ing pop e, one conce and improper payments to a player and t f other recruit president of a player who didn't go to university of maryland. college and cooperation going to college mark but it's already the -- most notably the february fbi's prescribe let to the firing of ro.k p he's not been charged w anything but for hy now his hall of fame coaching career maryland released this about the investigation saying none of the recordshow any evidence of

applications by violations of federal law. it's ncaa rules. the university, coaching staff or planirs. thersity will continue to cooperate fully with the ongoina federal inveson so the university has been transparent throughout this process and right now it just appears to be a of paperwork and, of course, we'll stay on the story right now. >> thank you, dave. >> a night out drinking doesn't haved badly. ahead the new tool police are rollg out toelp keep you safe. a recordummer traveleans long lines at airports. a new push to ease the security crunch and lessen the time wen waiting. we're coming right back. and i'm tracking the tropic not one butwo s tys

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we have a breaking alert on what is a busy beach weekend. several people are dead after a terrible crash involving multiple vehicles along delaware's main artery to state beaches. debris is strewn all along delaware route 1 another pine tree road in townsend. these are live pictures from nbc philadelph's chopper. route is shut down right now in both directions, the highway serves as a link from i-95 to delaware and beach downs like rehoboth and dewy. drivers are b dngerted off the highway and are being told to use u.s. 13 which runs

parallel to route 1. >> we are taking eer look now at the ongoing crisis at the border.c' peter alexander reporting that a judge will allow the trump administration more time to reunite all separated migrant children and parents. the white house says more than 2,300 children were separated from their pents between may 5th and june 5th. yesterday the administration sailed that number was just under 3,000 families. last month the jud or that ha all families must be reunited by july 26th, but the deadline is next tuesday for any children under 5. the trump administration sought the extension saying it can't get the necessary testing and vetting done in time. there are also questions about how families are being detained once they are reunited. the trump administration wants to detain them indefinitely until trial, but the so-called flores agreement says children can only stay in i.c.e. custo

for 20 days. the justice department is pushing to have the agreement modified. finally the controversial zero tolerance policy for new people crossings the borr remains in effect. that means all single people cross the borde will be charged. right now families are being released because there just isn't any room to detain them.>> there will be funeral services or there were today for an army sergeant taken prisoner ven decades ago in the korean war. sergeant john hall is laid to west for houston's national cemetery. disappeared back in 1950. after the war a anrican p.o.w. reported sergeant hall had been captured and killed. sergeant hall's remains were returned to his family earlier week. the. when we come back at 5:00, a mother and daughter team up to turn a painful experience into a

positive. leon harris has their i story this week's harris' heroes. and the last remnants ofin rain m out today, but what rain m out today, but what does the rest weekend

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♪ these are a few of my favorite things ♪ ♪ ♪ the first hurricane at the atlantic season churning in the eastern caribbean. where it's headed and the impact it could have on the islan coming up in a few minute. how do we help our lovedon who are suffering from mental illness? >> it's a o question many us have been considering after some high-profile suicides last month. now a mother and daughter fro loudoun county are aiming to provide some answers with us with a new program. leon harris is here now with this week's harris' heros.

>> suicide o it turns is the second leading cause of death accordingges so to 2 to the cdc and those are more than just numbers. the statisticsecame reality for madeline jenkins and her family when she attempted suicide twice i 18 month. well, now, that family is using that experience to helpther families create a community of support and inclusion, and that's what makes 12 great dates this weeks harris' hero. >> you know, when you'reug goin th your thing, when you're suffering something that could be the smallest bit of loneliness or stress and there's seven other people in the house, you start to feel super unimportant. >> three years ago madeline jenkins tri to take her own life. it's hard to believe that this now confident 17-year-old was once in a place so dark. >> eventually i got to a point where iit rock bottom and i couldn't take much more. i felt luke there was no purpose.

>> she was struggling with depression and mental healthsu and so many other teens. >> through that process i ready fout there's a humongous community of people suffering right here in my own backyard. >> reporter: so they created 12 great dates. this program brings together 25 to 30 teens and their favorite adults for a date night. tonight's date is in leesburg. the girls achtd adults will talk about selfies and navigating otsocial media. r circus circus issues like beauty, self-confidence, body image, all while they are creating a community of support. >> like we're building a little family so if you come in, you're welcome. mat and feet on the come on in. >> through the dates they hope to reach other teen girls before they go through a crisis. >> you know, there's a lot of attention right now right now on suicide, but there are thousands more struggling with se-harm, with isolation, with depresdon,

ometimes those can lead to an attempt orci sde and sometimes we're just left lovely right where they are. >> danielle and maddy believe talking in a judgment-free zone is a first step to get rid of the stigma surroundi mental illness. >> mental shelt no different than diabetes or anything else.u et them support that they need and get them enthat they need. >> maddy knows all too well that providing someone with the friend or resource can make all the reasons for life and death. >> just that, being able like i said to take it off your shoulders and to come andave a good time and feel like, you know, you're normal. >> danielle says that they have gotten a lot of community support from local businses donating their time and event space. if you would like to help out or attend a date yourself search for great date at nbc news washington's app and there on the app we have resources for anyone struggling with mental

health issues or if you yourself are doing that, check out the website. >> good for them. truly making a difference. >> don't have to struggle isi nce anymore. >> those are such vulnerable years for tnagers so somethi like this to help n themigate the years and issues. it can be critical. >> leon, thank you. >> police in arlington county have a new eye-catching tool to help crack down on drunk iving. take a look. they justed add this bright pink police car to their fleet. has the oyft logo the back and will be parked in front of clubs and bars in thent cou arlington police are partnering with the ride-sharing company and soper ride, too, to remind people of their options if they have had too much to brink. >> there's so many options, t message is simple. choose a sober ride whether a tax,ride-chair, public transportation or a designated driver. >> made more than00 drunk

driving arrests during that same time period. sober ride provided me than 70,000 free rides home. >> good for them. >> yea good for them. turning now to the weather. amelia sees some red spots on that radar. >> the good news it's only one. one isolated shower out there arnd thehuntingtown area, elsewhere i'm dragging more into the e air moving region so we're seeing the humidity levels coming down and you're really going to notice lower humidity t outre and between 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. and you're actuay going to be notts that it's going to be very distinct and take looknd you can see down in calvert county, one area of rain out there. slowly sinking towards the south and that's all i'm tracking. everybody else is looking at tonight. i'm sure you dew point. ow s is the humidity and sticky it feels outside when the t'w point temperature is above 65 and feeling humid and when it's about 70 we say it's

feeling kind o tropical and oppressive outside and most ofn us that tropical area and up around hagerstown and back wards cumberland, wow. it is spectacular outside and really nice at j -- and this more comfortable layer will be acking to washington 7:00, 8:00 tonight. breezy tomorrow. ge's a gs start. we start off the day at 68 degrees. a high of 83. mostly sunny skies throughout the day and low humidity levels tomorrow, sunday and monday. high temperature sunday in the mid-80s and a high on monday around 90. quicklyointing out next weekend. it's a hot one. mid to upper 90s, but we have a lot going on in the troings so with more on that we'll send it over to somarra. >> hey, the tropics, they are alive in action and i'll take you down to that's the first one because we're tracking it as a hurricane status storm right now. do have another system off to

the carolinas and here's a look at byl. i kno it doesn't look like that ypical formation when we see a hurricane. it is in fact a hurricane. not very well dined and it's a very small system and a cat 1 nonetheless and our moderate speed there, and we are looking at 80per-hour winds are this storm. here's the thing. as it continues to push farther east, were going to see it strengthen just a by the right now and still keeping it as a cat 1 and initially see it strengthened to a c 2. it's especially weakened until it passes the lesr antilles. it rises to the lesser apt lees and by monday take a lk at the latest track that came out and pushed it even than puerto rico. it does not mean that they won't get on a little bit of rain and head for southern o portions espan ola. let's talk about what was invest 96l. remember i said they name it

invest because we're ecvestigating the stormse right now it's a tropical and we go tropical depression and tropical storm and then hurricane status. right now that's a tropical depression and winds at 30 miles per hour and really not much movement with this up. as you can see,e agaiern, now i a tropical depression, and it's off coast of the carolina, and this is expected to strengthen to a cat 1 hurricane and the latest track has it pushing out to. s we'll keep an eye on it if it changes. let's talk about those. i know it's summer and we've got cruises and people taking trips to lesser anti-lees, st. kitts and ves and montserrat. beryl will be impacting the lesser antilles. >> recordl summer traeans you could be stuck standing in line at airport. the tsa st's trying to helpg

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and finally, social media lit up today after what appears to be another case of racial >> this time out of north carolina where a white man called police on a black woman using a private community pool. >> police found the woman did have proper access to that pool. sh called it racial profiling. >> this incident reminiscent of another time inur country when pools were racially segregated. news had's aimee cho shows us how had a local playhouse is diving into history. >> reporter: as k psfect their swimming and complete their canon balls at the mt. olrainier po. >> shore lot, that was so goods

>> reporter: hard to forget just over four dades ago this pool wasn't open to people of color. actor keith herbie is part of a new group that's creating awareness. >> families whose stories need to be told. >> personal history. >> in the 70s they fought to have the mt. rainier pool open everyone. >> the director of the play says she also hopes to tace the racism that still exists today. racism that she's seen herself. >> we got in the pool and the patriots got out and complained that we were noising even though we were not. >> herbie sharing advice. >> don't cov itp. tell it. more people need to know. >> can't breathe. the play will run in mt. rainier for the next three

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