right now, an entire community comes together to mon the life of a little girl gone too soon. >> reactions from family as the search continues. whatr president trump said didn't say on a secretly corded tape. you'll hear it next. the morning for most of us has been dryut the rain moves in. thanks for joining us this morning. >> let' get right to the

forecast on this gloomy storm team 4 weather lart dter today. >>his is our fifth weather alert day because of the potential for flooding across the area. right now i'm only tracking light showers in parts of southern maryland, southern prince george, charles and st. o mary ty. you can see a few showers in parts of norther montgomery county and up through carol county. all of this activity is moving toward the northeast. as we head throughout the afternoon and evening hours we'll continue to see more rain moving into the area. let's take a look widening out the image. actually, our computer is frozen. everybody is under a flash flood watch. that will go until tonight at 6: p.m. we'll see the rain pick up for the afternoon and evening hoursn monitoring p

the latest floodisks there. >> a lot of eyes will be on the r where water levels are already high. officials clocking them juster 2 feet which puts it under 3 feet, close to flood stage. 15 feet there which it's on track to reach by this afternoon. watching the creek here in baker park flow along the water here looking pretty high as well.e clos to overflowing its levels here too and going over the e ie ando the park flood control system which is designed to stem flooding into the greater frederick area. even this water way can be over tad as well. back in may we were here and saw what heavy rains can do in this area. the park was saturated. much of it flooded. flood waters over turning bencs andbleachers. parts of the park still recovering from the damage right now months later and also nearby

here in baker park you have a lot of homes impacted by flooding and happening here at this creek. also keeping an eye on a forecast and rain levels coming their way. justin finch, ns right now a local mother is having to do something no mot tr should havdo. she's saying good-bye to her little girl. this little girl, 10-year-old mikiyah wilson was killed while going to buy ice crea nicole, a difficult day for an entire community. the entire region, really. >> reporter: absolutely. this is something that isust so difficult to understand. no 10-year-old child should ever die this way. ou c see friends and family are gathering here to celebrate her life that ended so

sragically. >> reporter: it enseless and she was innocent. now hundreds are heartbroken as they gather.y >> we're trying to hold strong. this is a hard thing for us. >> reporter: they gather to mourn 10-year-old makiyah wilson. theyile in, each step heavier than the first. she was shot to death on her doorstep last monday. she died in her mother arm. her killers still at large. >> just came upn the car and just, bullets don't have a name. >> reporter: the community and members of the police department all here for support. momentw just taking this to be in the moment. to remember the little girl with the big smile who played ho basketball, loved ice cream. she was making her way to an ice cream truck when she was killed. at her funeral, one sits. hi>> i t of her almost every day. >> reporter: ten years, just not enough time. it was senseless and she was

innocent. you're taking a live look at that ice cream truck sitting in the parking lot here. really gives presence to the young shfe. was just a child and this says it all right here. i can also tell you in the program that is issued out to all those aending today is a poem, heaven's little angel. that's how many are seeing her today. back to you. >> a difficult day for so many. thank you. prince george county schools says report cards will take longererror. if you don't receive it by next fray then you're asked to contact the school system.

the families who survived a n massive apartment exploso years ago are demanding more lp from montgomery county. during a meeting last night the survivors ask for mental health support and housing assistance. in august of 2016, 17 people died in a gas explosion and dozens of people were hurt. the blast levelled two buildings forcing more than families out of their homes. a fairfax county teacher is in jail accused of tisoli sex from a minor.

he was a teacher at west field and wes springfield high schools last year. he's suspended without pay and being held without bond. lice are worried there may be more e'ctims. thnew developments surrounding the investigation into president trump's former attorney michael cohen. a recording between then candidate trump and cohen has been made public. we have reaction from capitol hill. n a secret recording aired by cnn cohen and then candidate trump discussed paying for kar mcdougal's story of an alleged affair that trump denies. >> when it comes time for the financing which will be -- >> we're planning to. we're haveto. >> no, no. >> reporter: theen tap abruptly. what's clear, mr. trump knew about the payoff plan. what's not clear, whether he suggested paying in cash. >> i'm hearing two criminal

co-conspi -- co-conspire tors. >> don't believe the crap you see from these people. the fake news. >> reporter: the fbi seized that tape during raid of cohen's office and tkere's more. th question, what if anything does itprove? >> you have evidence this was about concealing information for a campaign purpose. >> on the face of the ritording doesn't seem incriminating. >> reporr: mike pompe prepares to visit capitol hill. >> the biggest tng is what did we commit to in that private meeting with putin. >> reporter: putin has been invited to visit washington this fall. republican leaders here made it clear putin is not welcomed on capito hill. nbc news, washington. this just in, president

trump hollywood walk of fame star has been smashed to pieces. police say the suspect used a pick ax to destroy this star about 3:30 this morning. he's now in custody. in october of 2016, man smashed the star with a pick ax and a sledge hammer as well. that same year, somebody spray painted the star too. new details on the metro station w he been following. he was upset about the train running late. complain.o the box to he entered the booth and hit the metro employee in the arm.ce poay she pulled out a pocket knife and stabbed bond in the chest. the employee may have case for self-defense. no charges have been filed. recovery singer demi lovato aftern

apparent overdose. >> we'll look at the latest developments and the out pouring support from the entertainment communy. stay witith

pop star singer demi lovato is recovering in a hospital

following a drug overdose. it's no secret the 25-year-old has struggled with addiction. she's sought tatment in the past and co-owned a treatment center that once helped her get well. ♪ baby i'm sorry >> reporter: she's long spoken open about her a battle with alcohol and drug addiction and bipolar disease. this thought she had it under control. friends treated with 25-year-old with norcan. she was stable, alert and breathing when first responders transported her. a reprm con she is awake and with her family saying some of the information being rorted n't correct and the respectfully ask for privacy and not speculation. people magazine says their sources say this was not a

suicide attempt. >> demi has severed ties with a lot of peopleelho hd her maintain her sobriety over the years. >> this is what everyone around her was afraid of happening. >> reporter: last year in a documentary she gave fans a raw look at her life. >> i had anxiety around this interview. >> why is that? >> because the last time ian di interview this long i was on cocaine. >> reporter: in october 2016 a panel event, hoda asked lovato if sobrietyas sti a daily struggle. >> some days i forget i'm bipolar and other days there's times where i have to buckle down and call people and check in with my therapist. i would say it gets easier. some days i think about drinking and other days i don't. >> reporter: just last month the singer raised eyebrows releasing a new single caused sober.

the lyrics seeming to suggest a relapse ♪ i'm sorry so sorry ♪ i'm not sober >> reporter: the song coming months after she publicly celebrated six years sober. then sunday night she struggled to remember the lyrics on her late single. >> i forgot the words. >> reporter: friends and fans are praying for lovato. theell wish i trending on twitter all hoping this tragic turn of events is a small detour the long roado recovery. >> we're all pulling for her. if you or somebody y know is struggle with addiction. help is available. we'll put up t number. you see it there on your screen. 1-800-662-help. the line is4 staffed 2hours a day, 365 days a year. the owner of one o d.c.'s best known burger chains is

talking to news 4 apogizing for an offensive tweet. now they are ending the c ctract with tpany that handles the socialmedia. >> it made me fall out and almost made me cry. >> reporter: the d.c. based estaurant chain has come under fire after a controversial tweet. he says he's fiered the outside company responsible for it. >> they hurt my business. we have a lot of angry customers. >> reporter: it started with a tweet on saturday. it came from north carolina based valor immediate ymedia. a company he hired. >> i thought they would do a great job for our company. >> reporter: thehoto showed murdered journalist james foe lee before isis murdered him in 2014. it showedan holding a burger with the captioning, when you

say you want a burger let's hit mcdonald's. the tet was u for about an hour before it was deleted. >> once i found out what the picture was, i was devastated. >> reporter: michael valor sted an apology on twitter admitting. >> z burger had nothing to do with this at all. >> reporter: he will personally review tweets and donate to the james foleley foundation. >> we are sorry. we want topologize to their family and friends and anybody that knew mr. ley. let's switch to some lighter news. we have a winner. megamiion says somebody has won that jackpot. the ticket was sold at this store in san jose. we're talking about $522 million

prize. somebody matchix all of these numbers. this is the fifth largest jackpot in megamillion history. withe next d is friday with a starting value of $ million. > >> tonight's power ball will have a jackpot of $147 million. lots of chances to win. good luck. >> apparently there'sra colations in order for giraffes. >> her name is april. >> april. she's pregnant again. cause, that's what animals do. this is the se giraffe that gained fame last year for a live stream pregnhat was watched by millions, oddly enough. she's now expecting five at animal park in new york. i think this is the other kids, last year's kids down there. last year's kid. nice. >> april is not due for another 15 months. in case you're wondering,

oliver, thee giraffe, d. s >> you are the father. >> ye he's the same father of april's youngest child. there's questioat about >> that's odd that we had to specify that. >> he's not theather of all five. oh, i'm going to walk away from this story now. >> this gets more and morest integ. >> i'm done. >> i'm sure every woman that has been pregnantre like get the camera off the giraffe and t le her ha baby in ace. let's switch gears. here is a reminder that youhe should your receipt after an uber ride. some driversre being accused of vomit fraud. customers say they are staging scenes and leaving them wit unnecessary clean up fees. a transportation reporter h this story. >> reporter: uber vomit frauds. you heard that right.

you ever had an uber trip where it just seems a little fuzzy. atthhe end o trip you don't remember all of it. well, you should check yourber ceipt because it turns some uber drivers could be trying to take advantage. >> reporter: faking vomit for extra cash. >> what do you think vomit fraud is? >> a driver claims someone throws up and trying to get the money to clean it or charge the passenger. >> yeah. the miami heradl detailed numerouss accou where they faked vomit scenes and hit kus mirr -- customers with 80 to $100 fee to clean it. >> reporter: most drivers we tried to acted as if i was about to vomit in their car and pulled away. we didanage to talk to one driver.

>> vomit fraud. first time hearing this. >> he said it's real thing and clean up fees are justified. >> seetimes you have peo that are not quite already. >> reporter: in a confirmed case of fraud, appropriate action will be taken against the driver. with about 15 million trips taken every day, this kind of thing can happen. >> there you go. an out rageous robbery is caught on camera. >> we'll have the latest on the case of the stolen yoga pants. it has the store owner's scratching tir heads like he

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home repairs you have a couple of choices for where to go. oe big chains the smaller, local hardware store. >> recently 94 hardware stores were compared big andma sll to see which ones hammer homes are good. looking for a hardware store that checks all the boxes, je rice true value nailed it. consumers checkbook gave them top marks for quality and price. however, ratings of d.c. area stores reveal while big chains like home depot a lowe's chge lower prices around 20% less, the smaller independents hardware stoame out on top for customer servi especially when looking for the price.

>> we found one way to save is if you have a really big project, ask for a contractor's discount or a volume discount. some will offer you 10% off because theylnow you'l spend a lot in that visit or in the course of a month. that's one way to get your prices back down to wre the big box stores are. >> when it came to refound, most stores have reasonable return policies. be sure to ask if they accept returns. even if items o tir original packaging. if we canurve one more ugly weather day, things will sart to get better. >> it willrt to feel like the typical summer we're used to around here. we have a mix of clouds and sun. we might have a bubble up thunderstorm during the hoursoon that's pretty much what we're looking at it another cloudy, muggy day

out there with areas of rain at times. take a look at your weather headlines. some scattered showers at times during the day. as we move on into t evening hours, as the evening rush gets under way and we head toward dinner time, i'm seeing a more widespread heavier rain move through. some areas now closing in on over a foot. here is yr rain out let. of all everybody will see some rain at some point. we'll see widespread rain. tomorrow most of us are dry. as we look to fridayhe day is dry but friday evening, if you have plans out doors, you want to keep in mind i am seeing some scattered thunderstorms moving through the area. some of those storms could be on the song to severe side with

heavy rain with gusty winds being concerned. on saturday and sunday notice the yellow here. that means the cnce for some rain out there during the afternoon and evening hours. sst about everybody under a flash flood watch until 6:00 p.m. tonight. e district haseen about 8 and a half inches of rain so far. we could pick up isolatedou ams of one to two inches. that rain i'm track iing is fro the south today moving up from raleigh into our area. with the most rain durg the afternoon and evening hours. i'll have more on what you5 can

we're back with a developing story that led to delays this morning at metro's gallery anstation. liayeped cus the ter track. you can see officers trying to arrest him. sources say this man is suspected in a shooting yesterday. they say he tried to make a run for it when officers spotted him this morning and went to talk to him. we're getting a lookt chilling new video at a deadly

stand off and shooting at a trader joe's in los angeles. they reveal the friendly fir claimed the life of one of the store workers. warning that some of what you may see you may find disturbing. >> reporter: this nly released police body and dash cam video captureshe terry fieing moment l.a.p.d. oicers opened fire at shooter as he scrambles into a busy trader joe's market in la. now a shocking admission fro police. the victim hit inhe cross fire, an assistant manager at the grocery fire was killed an officer's bullet. >> one of the officers rounds struck hers ashe was exiting the market and wasn i close proximity to atkins. this is a heartbreaking reminder

of the split second decision officers must make every day. >> reporter: he began his shooting spree at this home where he shot his 76-year-old grandmother seven times after an argument and shot his 17-year-old girlfriend then kiapped her leadingolice on a wild chase into the streets of los angeles. >> shots fired. >> reporter: shooting out his rear window, he sideswipes oth cars, crashing in front of the trader joes. tradin gunfire with police as he ran into the store. the bulleou so close can hear them fly by. the stand off unfolding on live tv. tactical team surrounding the ste, guns drawn. children carried away in the arms of police. atkins finally surrendering after a three hou stand off.

mellie's loved ones left heartbroken. the shooter's family offering their condolences. >> my deepest sympathy. if i had all the mon in the world, i help them them keep her memory alive. >> reporter: an innocent victimh killedave the cross fire after ata gune that could have left evenore dead. survivors of the parkland, florid school shooting are in new zealand. they said that a person does not have to experience t something be passionate about it. as part of this visit, the students planted 17 trees yesterday. each tree honoring the stunts and staff members killed at their school this past valentine's da the organizers of unite the right rally in charlottesville will not be backor the one year anniversary.

that is because they want to bring a rally to d.c. he wants a permit on the one year anniversary of last year's dead rally. he claims thecity's refusalol viated his free speech rights. yesterday he abandoned the legal fight and posted a message saying he will be exclusively focusing on a rally outside the whe house at the park on august 12th. officers share stories of rescuing inmates who attempt to commit suicide. >> a series of cases in one local jail shows what the officers face and what's heing donep the officers and the inmates. scott mcfarland and the news 4 ey o team have changing minds report. >> reporter: it doesn't take long after the celllaoors

for some inmates to consider a drastic escape of sorts. >> i had already planned it outd i a plan. >> reporter: she did time in d.c. and virginiaails and tried to kill herself. >> i think if you take a person who never had mental health issues prior once their incarcerated the conditions are very conducive, almost encouraging one to not want to live and to die by suicide. >> reporter: she horded pills to dull the pain when she slit her wrist w plastic utensil. jail staff found her and rushed her to the hospital. >> it stayed in mnd no matter how bad it gets, i can always end my life. >> repter: a news 4 eye team investigate revealstaffers have responded to and rescued inmatesrom suicide 400 times since lu2014, ing a recent quick series of saves and rescues here at the montgomery

county jail. s >> how many of you have attempt? to a suicide how many of you have possibly saved a life on the job? >> reporter: they saved an inmate who tried t choke herself. >> she had it wrapped around her neck tightly. >> you could see the marks. >> reporter: officers found an inmate who tied a dead sheet around his neck. >> a thousands thoughts went through my mind. i couldn't grasp the fact it was real. >> reporter: this video shows officers in the facilitysc mbling to help. >> you were just four months into the job at that point. yes, sir. >> what was going through your mind? >> it seemed unreel. it did. >> reporter: a moment they guars hey will never forget when an inmate left from a high ledge inside the jail. was looked up and h jumping off the tier. >> rorter: he steps below the

inmate andt cau him. >> he was diving as if into a pool and you decided to step beneath him? >> yes. >> reporter: u.s. justice department record say between 40 and 60% o inmates have some mental health issues. >> america's jails and prisons have become mental health treatment facile tir:s. >> repor montgomery county corrections his officers trained to detect science of suicidal tendencie tendcies. >> when someone is intent on harming themselves, it's not about the sheet or the towel or a shoe lace. n individual can jp off a tier. >> reporter: earlier this month a convicted killer hung himself. they are paying inmates to perform scide watch. virginia stateequires mental health training for all employs. d.c. added suicide

cells with fewer choking hazards. >> whatan be done? >> be willing to see the peoe like your family. >> reporter: scott mcfarland, news 4 eye team. >> if you know somebody who may be in need of help we invite you the visit the changing mind section of our nbc washington app. in y there'll find links to resources in your area. we have seen a pretty steady stream of rain around here in our area. we're lucky when it comes to co. ree >> a look at the wild weather that's been sweeping the cou you ntknow when you're at ross and you're like... hello. ...and then the price is like, helllooo! that's yes for less. find the latest trends and styles at prices that are a perfect fit. it feels even better when you find it for less. at ross. yes for less.

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blazing hot. >> some states are dealing with le digit heat. we have a look at all of this wild weather. >> reporte dangerous weather wreakingoc h nationwide from the east coast to the west. >> temperatures not just hot for us, it's hot everywhere. >> reporter: in fairfax, virginia weather swallowing roads and covering cars.re uers going door to door. while in harrisburg hazardous water swept a 19-yeaold into a creek. >> it's extremely dangerous to go through the inin large trees to crash into roads. five people trapped in a flooded business were taken to safety by boat. down the coast treacherous rip currents making anything a typical day at the beach. >> as we started to swim back, i

couldn't find theom bo it got out of hand in a hurry. >> reporter: out west the intense heat impacting millions and claiming six lives in southern california. recordem settingratures in some areas reaching well into the triple digits. >> really hard to work with this weather. got to go little by little. heat fueling wildfires. a blaze near yosemite forcing rangers to evacuate and shut it down. the downside, the forecast is 0% of rain. >> we're talking about rain,

rain and more rain. feels like we c catch a break but it's followed up with more rain. >> all of this wild weather is happening because of how the jet stream is bengving. it's g way up into the north around the west coast and allowing extreme heat ithere. s very unusual to see something like this. i don't know how unprecedented it is but this time of year highly unusual that we would see the jet stream go well up into the north out in the west coast and well down into the south on the east coast. that's helping to bring tropical moisture into our area. that's why it's so humid out there. takee look another fut weather. 2:00 p.m. this afternoon, notice the rainround the corridor. only a few scattered showers in the area. we see more widespread rain. feeling some pockets of heavier rain moving through the area. by tomorrow morning we're finally waking up t sunshine out there. dare i say at 10:00 a.m. despite the humidity it'sli f pretty nice because the sunshine is

out. we don't need to grab our umbrellas. it's going to be oppressive humidity levels. it's feeting better especially on your saturday. sats it's a dry start and only a 30% chan a shower or thunderstorm later in the day. 88 for a high. a lit bit more cloud cover. a bit of a better chance for scattered late day showers and thunderstorms at about 40%. degrees for high temperature on sunday. here you see monday, tuesday, dnesday, thursday a friday. there's rain in forecast each

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brett went to a music festival in michigan to learn about the person making the show fun for everybody. >> reporter: as fans gathered to watch blues artist rock it out on stage, they were able to see another in front. >> reporter: jackie has been signing lyrics for main acts that come through the chey festival. motioning the lyrics and feelinm the rh >> then you have the rhythm of the music to deal with. r's challenging and an art form. orter: it requires lots of prep work. >> we get ds lthe lyrics and th music and practice, practice. >> reporter: as she learned everything goes according to plan. >> with everybody sha, there's surprise song that we didn't have a t chance practice. it's important that we can hear

the vocals. >> reporter: whether it's blues, rap, rock and roll, each has its set of channels. >> i had a young lady at the country show las year and she needed my services. she was just loving the band and loving that she could see the words to the mus that she loved. it was very rewarding. rding.e it's all about the head to head battle on nbc world of dance. d.c. based jam project group has got a win or go home. in the duel round competitors get to choose their opponent.

you can watch the jam project battle it out tonight at 8:00 right here on nbc 4. happening tonight, beyonce and jay-z hit the stage in the u.s. the power couple bringing their on the run 2 tour to the states. bey and jay kick off the american leg tonight in cleveland. don't forget to join us this afternoon at 3:00 for the ellen show and stick around for news

whoa. oh. goodness gracious. >> pretty scary stuff for the cyclist who jused fli right over that wall at the world's most famous bike race. he was leading the stage yesterday. he lost control while speeding down that hill. crashed into the wall, flippedo er. he edre-ent the race but forced to withdraw after suffering aractured kneecap. even though he didn't win, he was arded the most combative

rider of the stanl awage award . jumping on a backyard trampoline can be a good way to burn offer energy. i had one as a kid and had a lot of fun. >> doctors sayt can be an easy way to end up in ergency room we have a look at a way to avoid a trip to the hospital. reporter: 8-year-old miles butler spent most of last summer wishing he could run, play and even walk. >> i didn't do anything. i just relaxed all summer long. >> reporter: he spent times at doctors visits an rehappeb afte breaking part of hisotneecap. >> nng out of the ordinary. just straight up and down and i didn't imagine it would end up in major surgery. >> reporter: he's not alone. trampolines lead to more than 280,000 injuries every year and more than 100,000 er visits.

victims are frequently kids ages 5 to14. >> the number one message with families is don't own a trampoline at home. >> reporter: a pediatric orthopedic specialist sees kids with head trauma. he says safety equipment like netting or mats doesn't make a difference. >> different studies have found the use of safety t netting, cetera and trampolines is really to prevent injuries and give false sense of security. >> reporter: they got rid of the trampoline. >> knowing what i know now, the risk is not as t good as rewards. >> reporter: miles is planning oy this summer with two feet on the ground. how are we looking now? >> as the afternoon wears on, these scattered showers will chcome more numerous. bottom line, bettece

you're dealing with rain and especially during the evening hours. tomorrow, we finally get a break but still humid out there. a mix of clouds andghsun. of 88. friday and saturday evening at fedex field. there's the chance for some storms there on friday. tthink saturday should be okay. you do want be weather ready if you're going down either night. hot and still humid. lower humidity levels on saturday. sunday there's chance for late day thunderstorms. next week more rain at times monday through friday. >> like two weeks of summer. gone. all right. that's it for news 4. thank you for joining us. we'll see you to mo

. we a, live in five, four, three, two, one! ♪ i am so sorry i am not sober daddy forgive me for the spill on the floor, i am so sorry ♪ ♪ i am not sober anymore ♪ >> that's demi lovato anymore performing her song "sober,"ft e relapsed a six years of sobriety. now we know the drug overdose and our heago