>> it's very unfair to our country. it's very unfair to our taxpayer. >> president trump's straight talk causing tension in a nato summit. how world leaders are reacting. >> we get a look at the 12 boys freed from a cave in thailand after two weeks. all of them still in the hoital. we g an update on how they ares doing thimorning. >> good morning and welme to news 4 midday. >> we begin with what h been contentious 24 hours ahead of the nato summit in brussels. >> president trump blasting key allies including germany which

he called a captive of russia. >> his comments and the rest of his orseas trip. >> president trump opened this morning's nato summit, attacking germany's energy deal with russia. >> germany is a captive of ss . they are paying billions of dollars. you me if that's appropriate. not.ink it's >> angela merkel responding to their country making the own decisions and president trump slamming nato countries for not paying enough for defense. it's very unfair on our taxpayer and these countri t ha step it up immediately. >> they admit pressure from mr. trump is working. >> last year we had the biggest increase in defense spending across europe and canada. >>s all meeting face-to-face defending the commitment.

>> we will have andditional 440 personnel in afghanistan. that shows the uk is know one of the first to step up. >> in the uk, there are anti-trump protests. awi sit dow russian president vladimir putin. they are getting too close to the enemy. the president will challenge yresident putin including on whether or not tnterfered in the u.s. election with russia has repeated done denied. >> president trump's supreme court justice nominee is back on capitol hill making the rounds with moerp republican lawmakers. judge brett kavanaugh's first appointment was with orenhatch. still on the schedule is lindsay

graham. mike pence escorted him to a meeting with top leaders and mitch mcconnell and chuck grassley. they need every vote to get him confirmed and senate democrats are fighting back. >> the president has put women's productiveights and vital health care protection, particularly those that protect families wh preexisting conditions at grave, grave risk. >> no word when aate will be set for judge kavanaugh's confirmationhearings. >>. >> a leader of the contingent t calls a once in a lifetime resc >> the have from the hospital hows them in their. ueresc beds today. doctors say the boys all lost weight, but they are in good health and are in strong mind and body. right now a quick warning for

people who live or drive on one part of d.c. power crews will be on the 1600 block of 18th street southeast for most of the day. the road is closed because of that work. >> a virginia familyhe hope teenagers survive following a bad crash. we want to show you the crash in clifton. you can barely me out t driver's side of the car. the teens were speeding when they lost contro their car slammed into a tree before crashing into the ftwce. were inon critical condi and a third had serious injuries. >> the two children at the center of an hours long amber alert are safe. dwight perryurned himself in at the firehouse afters after investigators stabbed his girlfriend in gaithers berg. heid not have his girlfriend

with him. re found her at a day center. the other was in hyattsville. >> the priority is making sure the kissed are okay. since they were taken from the scene after a violent encounter. >> his girlfriend is expected to survive and we are waiting to see what charg he will now face. >> police are going-over sueillance after a woman said a man tried to attack her. >> this happened after the university of maryland campus. we are in college park with the latest. >> is there a predator near marylandca us. a young woman said a man tried to attack her right here along the paper trail. he was outnd jogging so plenty of daylight outside. she was jog, she passed this

guy who came back around and came at her. somehow she was able to deflect him out of the way and took off ruing. she said he ran off into the woods. at this point police don't have much of a description. the young woman is wearing all dark clothingnd is a student at the university of maryland. this happened close to campus, about a quarter of a mile away. right now investigators are looking at the cameras in theea o see if that captured anything. studentsr anybody in the community can be vigilant and be aware of what'oi on around them. news 4. >> despite the warnings, police areaking it clear that the man did not touch the jogger and 's too early to be sure of his intent. we have newn information a deadly gas explosion in wisconsin.

>> it hit a local fire department especially hard. how they are ping. >> nascar just a few days away from all the all-star activities. i have a lis of tth

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of the deadly fexplosion. aefighter died in the blast that levelled at least two buildings. explosion started a fire and sent smoke billowingnto the air. another firefighter has critical injuries and said to be stable. the fire chief will come back stronger. >> theire department is strong and keep on building from this. we are b hurt, we will come back >> two oth firefighters, a police officer and seven others were hurt in thatio expl evacuations remain in place as re additionals investigate. you probably rememr the viral video showing this agent doing a black flip and shooting someone in the leg. he was charged with assault in colorado in a court hearing yesterday. the judge ruled it was okay for him to carry his gun until the case is resolved.

>> a bizarre act of vandalism it northe d.c. at least four people tossed giant chess pieces off buildings damaging pieces below. they came from the senate square apartments near i and second st et. they are part of the roof top amenitie one person said his wife's car was hit, but glad she was not hurt. i have a lack of words. it's so stupid and people can get really hurt. >> we a knowbout three vehicles haddamage. so far no arrests. >> city leaders are moving forward for the plan with the potomac nationals. the city council proved a letter of intend and calms for the finance bills andai mai a 5,000 seat stadium. no money or bonds would be

there, buthey will pay to use the stadium. it is approved by minor league baseball and the stadiumill be built off the celebrate virginia parkway and hopefully be rear opening day in 2020. they play in central prince william county. d.c. will be in the spotlight hosting the home run derby. crre creating space for thousands of fans. oansportation and security changes aren the way. we have what youeed to know. >> the an 'tis spagz building. packed to the brim with screaming fans for the home run derby. here we go.>> we are a baseball city, right, washington?

>> inside nats park, the fielde is wat down and the scoreboard getting a work out with all-star signage. outside a small village being created. all of this will start to create transportation challenges over the next week. >> we are preparing for loud .rowds and dela >> the yellow highlighted area showing vehicle and parking restrictions that go in place as early as friday. if you plan on ung uber or lift, they will have several ocks of k streets in that restricted zone. expecting any security issues. >> there are no t threao the nation's capital. >> uniformed officers will be ou in force. metro gearing up for many crowds, cancelling all track work and the gm has a message for all of those when it comes toscalators.

>> hold the railing. >> not stand right, walk left? >> hold the railing. >> they will be here for the home run derby and all-star game respectively. mastercard picking up the tab for the service.be remember t patient and have fun. at nats park, news 4. >> the nats can win or lose their series with the pirates this afternoon, o but they lace you see the game is on facebook. it's one of 25 streaming broadcasts. all you need t do is logon to facebook live page. there will be pittsburghrs announ that start at 12:30. >> a good day to be a soccer fan. the world is headingo te world cup final. they are leaping foroy after they beatbe lgium, 1-0. the hero of the game and the

ader is just enough to clinch the win. this will be france's first time in a world cup final in 12 years. the two teams will battle to keep the world cup teams alive. england squares off and the winner will play france on sunday. the nfl player's union filed a grievance over the new rules of having players stand for the national anthem. >> many players are angry about the new rule that said they must stand or stay in the locker room. that infringes on the player's rights. they agreed to sit down for discussions on thepo anthecy before going forward with legal action. >> smart phone danger. hear from a woman hearing for a series burn because of an overheated phone. >> it is not your average crock tile. the guy is big.

>> what a catch. check out this massive 15.5 foot crocodile. th is one of the largest on record. the rangers had bn hunting it since they spotted it. >> it took eight years to find this thing? >> i don't know. goldfish might take eight yearst his guy is big.

they wanted to stop it from reaching a populated area. he will live outis last days in a crocodile farm, the same place we will send aaron. >> hi, lauren. how are you? >> i'm good. >> where have you been? >> hanging i guess i will tell people about the weather. u can't find any. >> we need some rain and the to turn a tarting little brown. i don't have a lawn. >> they are concerned about me. we are looking at strong rain t ances. the bance of rape is on sunday night. that will be the next best chance of rain. we arearng up with temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s. we talked about mid 90s.

comfortable through the day ont sday. it's humid out there. we get into fray. with small rain chances fortunately or unfounately. s and nice in the shenandoah everybody else in the mid- to upper 80s. low 90s today. the humidity falls maybe a stray rainh.hower so otherwise we will be fairly sunny today. make sure you lather on the spf if you are headed to the pool. plenty of sunshine and low 90s as's head into the afternoon and evening. for the evening planner and with the exception of a few hour showers, we have nice and clear conditions. temperatures falling into the 70s and staying in the 60s and s. sunset goes down around 8:30.

now again, maybe a few strayis ated showers. closer to pull pepper, fredericksburg and out towards maryland. in the later hours and into the eving by 8:30. otherwise we are tried out and clearing out. nothing out there right nowex pt hurricane chris. we have hurricane chris. yocan continue to intensify a little bit. nothing interacting with it at all. a lot of rip currents across thr ea seaboard. be careful if you are headed to the beach. that will be lingering for a little while andpl in a c of days will get absorbed. 88 will be the daytimehigh. just a little bit cooler and a stray showerast of i-95. friday and saturday, plenty ofn ne. temperatures around 90. friday humid and saturdayid h and very humid on sunday.

we will have the chance ofain the evening. we have a chance of rain through next week. they are small ones. >> lauren, thank you. developments in the effort to reunite families s the border. someon reunispl are takace and what happens to the family oncehey are back together? >> we told you about a baby being found alive after being left in the woods. w information in the cneas

the top tax evaders inre maryland about to be put on. >> they owe millions in unpaid taxes and now they are being revealed. >> in somerset, maryland, we have details at the cente of this. >> aaron, that's right. the state comptroller t saidse are people his office has been and phone th lette calls and even phone calls to their lawyers and paid. have not some seeming to outright refuse to pay. as you mentioned, they are being put on black. wrapped up a press conference a short time ago. he has been doing this for 18 years running a caught in th web list online. this year the individual tax

evaders owe a collective in penalties in interests. this is the top tax evaders as well as the top individual tax evaders as well. their nam wille going on the site. we asked him why public shaming taxpayers and the answer is just simple. cause it works. >> since 2000, my agency collected more than $44 million from taxpayers who are not finished. my collection agency are tenacious. they are professional and will use every tool at their disposal to collect dielinquent money owd to the state. >> they expect to collect it in the coming months. it's one of several smallers tocross the state of maryland that rely heavily on theevenue for the budgeting

and also, too, the names on t lists will be public here. public record in case you wereg wonder and the top ones here. e is of clinton, maryland. $1,540 million. for the business taxpayer, they owe close to $1.7 million. news 4. back to you. >> thank you. a warning from a federal judge after the government missed i deadline to reunite very young children wit migrant parents. president trump's administration fell far short to return about 100 children under the age of the judge said in his words, these are firm deadlines, not aspirational goals. here's gabe gutierrez. >> this morning, a 3-year-old boy is back with his honduran father after spending nearly two

months apart. the father called the reunion an emotional moment. in michigan another little boy is all smiles back in his dad's arms. they are of the children the government had bee trying to reunite by tuesday's court ordered deadline, but an estimated 64 children are still sepa for reasons includingth parents criminal records. >> i have a solution. people not to come to o country illegally. >> nearly 3,000 separated children are in government custody. health and human services secretary defending the care of the kids. >> it is one of the great acts of charity what we are doing for theunaccompanied kids or come across illegally. >> separated families are left playing a heart breaking wai game. in l.a., this wants to celebrate his son's 7th

birthday. they are thousands of milest apn a shelter in new york. ede last time i tri to speak with him, he said, he was crying and asking don't you love me anymore. mario was able to briefly hold his 10-year-old daughter in an el paso a shelterer a month apart, but she still has not been released. >> what is the hardest part? not knowing how she is, he said. >> we still have to do our job. m w rodelong with the border patrol ase undocumented immigrants including mothers with children turnelves in seeking asylum. the government said arrests were down 18% last month. >> has zero tolerance been a deterrent. >>ge after another j denied the request to detain the families long-term, the ongoing battle at the border is far from

over. >> gabe also reports theudge is asking the government to provide an updated timeline for the kids by tomorrow. they are suppod to be reunited by july 26th. >> new details othe miracle baby found alive in montana. the man charged with leave ag i 5-month-old baby in the woods cried in his court appearance. he had buried baby in the woods after crashing a car. the child was in the woods for about nine hours before searchers heard it crying in the middle of the night. a picture of the child holding one of the first responder'sfi ers went viral after the rescue. >> when i heard that baby murmur, i was so happy. i was more happy than hearing my own daughters cry for the first time. >> crowley admitted he was high on meth and bath salts.d they questio the child's

mother, but she is f noting charges at the moment. the child is in protective custody. >> coming back to alexandria schools feels like a homecoming. theh school student is returning as superintendent. the northern virginiaureau explains how one local teacher put him on a path to success. >> summer session turning into a life lesson. >> i'm not going to condone violence. >> addressing everything from violence to expanding vocational programs. >> success means i will go into the military.i will go directly into the workforce. >> success coincides with a homecoming. the school board chair with good news a few months back. >> she told me i got the job and i was excited. >> a dream job in kindergarten

th his teacher. ms. dorothy kuenzie. >> she instilled that everything was possible. >> he graduated from high school and pursued education. first as a teacher and then as a principal. >> they said i want to do more uian touch the lives of an entire school bing. >> in 2013, he took over an entire school system. he invited his kindergarten teacher turned trusted mentor. >> this has bee an awesome experience for me to have poured into him and for him to be my leader and pour back into me. i am your superintendent. >> he brings his family and leadership to alexandria and joining the more than 15,000 student they will oversee. >> this is the only place that i ve to feel like i am home. it's pretty cool.>>

this is the prom king back home, eager to begin his newil a fr town. in alexandria, news 4. a virginia teen said she was seriously burned by her cell phone. >> she lives in norfolk and said iphone asleep on her while it was charging and a burning sensation woke her up. you can see why. she took to an apple store and said the h store not given her her phone back. >> that's t point that it's a blister. my skip is gone. >> apple said the best way to avoid overheating your phone is avoid using chargers made by other comhenies and use that comes with the phone that she said she was teusing. s couple is considering something drastic. >> jake and maria are happily married, but thinkin about getting a divorce so their daughter who has special needs

can qualify for medicaid. >> jake and maria are mor in love today than they were whened they got marn a florida beach years ago and now considering filing for divorce and the reason why might surprise you.ry >> you anything when it comes to your child. >> they have two daughters.en developmtally still a newborn. she suffers from a disorder requiring extensive care. >> she will not be able to be on her own ever and requires 24-7 care. >> they have beeng try get medicaid to help with medical costs. they fall into a crack. jake's 00$4 a year income is too high to qualify d assistance is available,ut there is an extremely long iting list. becoming a single unemployed mother may be the only way to get the help they need. >> we shouldn't have t make that sacrifice to get our child

medicaid. >> they haveen eve private insurance, but they have been spending about $15,000 a year out of pocket. >> it's drowning us to try to keep up with her medical expe e pense expenses. >> we are not looking for charity and we don't want a go fund me or anything like that. we want them to give us the benefits we need. >> there are no statistics on how ma have gone down this road, but desperate people are considering it. they know of other people with the same heart breaking dielements a they will do whatever theye h to for their daughter. >> we will reach a point where they can't do that. we don't know. >> she is a pure and beautiful soul. we are lucky to have her and i wouldn't change that. >> jake and mariareay they going public with their struggle

hoping others are in a similar situation will speak up and raise awareness. companies and governments are working to eliminate plastic straws. >> fact or fiion. we look at social

going viral on facebook, menthol shaving cream wh a sunburn. she said leaving the foam on for 30 minutes made his sunburn disappear in about a day. what do experts have to say? anything with menthol might do e trick to soothe a burn. >> there is no benefit with the shaving cream with another product. >> experts say there is no

evidence that anything can heal a sunrn faster. they c lessen the severity of the burns before going into the summer. m looking athe storm from the east, there goes hat. >> let it go, lady. the young lady you see there is crystal henderson. she went outside to cover the do. trying to use the umbrella to cover herself. obviously too much for the hat and umbrella. she said she held on to theel um. she let it go. best intentions.e did go back inside when the lightning started.

>> that's a rain jacket. >> here at home is dry. >> it's going to be more comfortable. through the day is comfortable. pretty dry, too. temperatures in the mid- to upper 80s and low 90s today. plenty of sunshine. again, still muggy heading to

the early part of the afternoon. by the lateafternoon, that's when the humidity starts to drop. temperaturesre 88 here in washington. you can see thehenandoah valley has come out. low 80s and noticed upper 80s across the board and into the low 90s with plenty of sunshinet the hum will drop through the evening. another great night to eat outside. clear and calm as we head into the overnight. if you want to head out to the pool, looking good for that. exercise later this afternoon and if you want to get the car s wash a few sprinkles for today. a few showers-tomorrow. we don't have any rain until sunday night. nothing happened on the radar. the clouds are clearing.

not interacting with anything. for east etcoast,ng rip currents and large swells. headed to theach between now and early next week. rely payattention. they continue to jet out into the sea and get absorbed by another system. maybe a few isolated swers. highlyat is. places like fred wicksburg. we will keep the chance as weou continue t the evening. temperatures are going to be in the upper 80snd less humid and maybe a stray shower to the east. let's focus on theokweekend. not g too bad. thick humidity unfortunately. low 90s and that will be chance of good rain on sunday night. low 90s. il talk about rain next week and warming up.

the seven-day forecast in a little bit. >> itous like another hot afternoon. after the break, we will you whereo get free frozen drinks to cool yourself down. >> we willp hel you impro

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begin welcoming new and returning artis this year. >> 11 different statements and different artists. >> they have shows on netflixal day long and people come to the french festival. >> the actor and director are bothng returnd are eager to meet their audiences. >> it's not the barrier between performer and audiences. we are all inth this to. >> something special this year. the new backdr southwest d.c. andrf want. this year is one of the best. justin finch, news 4. >> the capesalval runs until july 29th. ticket schedules and mn the nbc washington app. searchit c fringe. >> a d.c. lawmaker wants to outlaw plastic straws in the

district. a bill has en introduced to the counsel toil outlaw single use plastic straws. many switched to papertrs for environmental reasons. it could be sometime next year. landon dowdy reports on another no straw decision. gettingcan airlines rid of plastic straws and drink stirrers on flights and airport lounges. it will switch to biodegradable straws and getting rid of plastictensils and using ecofriendly flatwear. they start this month and in november they will eliminate 71,000 pounds pfstic per year. you can get a free brain freeze today. celebrating the 91st birthday by giving away free small slurp eeees. prepared to d be

wait in long lines. they gave away nine million slurpees on 7-11 day each year. >> maybe a glass of wine sounds better than a slurpee,out how muchou know about the wine you are drinking? >> susan hogan is breaking down the wine buzzwords and what they mean. >> sulfites, sugars, tanins, what do they mean when it come wine. we are here in georgetown to find out. let's go. taylor wallace is here to give us the buzz. let's talk about tanins. what are they? >> tny are the compound dry red wine that make them taste dry. what's interesting about tanins is they bind and block sugar from being absorbed in your body. >> let's talk about sugar. whatwe shoul look for? >> all these wines differ in sugar contents. the drier wines have less and

sweeter wines have a greater content. >> that meansoses wou have a high content.su ites, what are they? >> they are a preservative that the fsed industry and present in many fruits and vegetables, but you use them in higher concentration in white wines because it clarifies the wine. >> is that what causes headaches? >> for some, yes. some are sensitive to sulfitese and s are sensitive to tanins. the majority of the population you get a headache because you ssink too many g of wine. >> that might be my problem. let's talk about serving sizes. >> not all wines are created equally. if you have a 12% alcohol lie volumewine, get about five ounces. that's one drink. the 15% you get a little bit

less. here's the other secret. women only get one dri per day and men get two. it is based on body weight.>> that doesn't seem fair. men can handle it more is what you are saying. >> and we drink red wine. >> the red wine, we all love going out h inpy hour ask we go to the business dinner, you have the teas. you can take a sip of white wine and that will bleach the red color on you teeth. >> thanks so much, doctor. cheers. >> bathrooms on planes are g abt smaller. >> after the

just weeks after being named the ugliestdog, she died in her sleep tuesday morning. she was named the world's ug ugliest dog aboutwo weeks ago. her flopptongue, jagged teeth and huge wader bite. sh9 years old. >> it seems like every time you board an airplane, everything getting more cramped from leg

room to elbow space. there is no roomve to >> the bathroom is the next part of the plane to get smaller. tom ctello explains why airlines are shrinking t. lavatories >> it's not your imagination. the airbusve planes shrunk. >> turning it around to shut the door. >> so small they can beou to move to watch your hands, change a diaper or breast food. >> i'm 6'8" and i can't even fit in the bathroom. it's t nt good. >> not just passengers are explaining. less elbowoom contributes to shorter temperatus and airrage but just about every airline is doing it. the wall around the lab has shrunk. the newest lavatories are 22.4 inches across when seated.

3.1 inches narrower than earlier models with the st getting squeezed. >> this is about revenue. you can add an additional row of seats. they are looking at millions for the airlines. >> the industry told nbc news maximizest in ways to personal space while main taping t level of comfort perform exec. you may have to be a first class passenger to use it. nbc ne, washington. >> let me tell you what. trying to change a by as it is. it's ridiculousn >> w you adopt a baby, you have to bring them across state lines. you do.

>> standg by wit last check of the forecast. >> one more check of the a beautiful afternoon. in fact the humidity is dropping as we continue through the afternoon and into the evening. small ranges, but were into the low 90s. rain showers to the south and as we head into the weekend, looking goig. sunday will be the best chance of rain that we are going to see. agai a small chance today. small chance tomorrow. small chances. a warm, right around 90. >> thank you, lauren.ks tho much for joining us. we are back later this afternoon. news and updates any tim withe ♪

we're live in five, four, three, two, one. ♪ ♪ there's nothing that a hundred n or more would ever do ♪ ♪ >> let it in. yes. who doesn't love a little toto to get you in the mood. that was 160 men angels on agt. last night. >> i may play this song a little too much. my kids are like mom, again? like e wvery time