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>> "news 4 today," starts now. >> good morning, thanks for joining us for "news 4 today." i'm eun yang. >> i'm angie goff in for aaron. we want to look at the weather. >> jack taylor is standing by with a look at your commute, as well. first, chuck bell and sheena parveen are here with yourfo cast. what's going on, guys? >> the one good thing i'll ay abouday, it's not going to be too hot. nobody can complain about the heat today. >> the last day of july will not be theotst day of the month. >> you have to do that. >> what? >> you remind me that tomorrow is august 1st. >> i did hear angie say it earlier this morninti >> i have so much to throw under the bus that i'm going to throw aaron under the bus even though he's on vacati m. >> heht be watching. >> no. >> cloudy skies overhead this morning. it's probably not raining at your house right now.
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but i would keep the umbrella within arm's reach of your plans for today, asmaain chances very, very high. it's 72 degrees here in washington, with aight northeasterly breeze. rain drops not much around to. a few drops there aroundla ma. 60 to 70 degrees. sheena mentioned not going to be a hot one today. afternoon high, 81 degrees. rain chances at 60%. and rain chances creep upwards around 7:00 this evening. we'll show you future weather to plan all that out. let's go to the glass-enclosed news center. sure have our c northwest, along river road. it is blocked between ellic t street a44th street. we have a tree down in the roadway. authorities have taped everything off. i'm not sure if a crew has arrived yet. branch avenue, cleaning up the
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crh before brandywine. that's caused some early slowdowns. and near our work zone in the george washington parkway, in the northbound direction, up near the scening overlook. we have a broken down vehicle in the roadway. riding through the traffic pattern. two lanes southbound for morning rush hour. your speed limit is 35 miles per hour. >> thank you. your time is 6:02. begin with a developing story of the violence that's caused d.c.'s murder rate to increase dramatically this year. >> two more families los loved ones and deadly shootings in the district. a man was shot and kileed be 14th and benning road northeast. police have not released the victim's name. >> a man was shot and killed on 19th street southeast. a man was also shot and took himself to the hospital. d.c. police blame many of the shootings on illegal guns. d.c.olice hope an increase
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in reward money will lead to formation about makiyah wilson's murder. that reward is at $45,000. she died on her front step in northeast. surveillance cameras caught the gunmen shooting in all directions. atching that video, reminded rents of this 2015 murder. they hope that they get justice for their daughter. >> the killers hav never been caught. a $45,000 reward is still available in her case. designs for 3d printed guns are set to go public tomorrow.w, no several states are suing
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the trump administration to stop it. arting tomorrow, a website will be permitted to publish the blueprints online.or 21 ays general across the country sent a letter to the administration, asking for the mo to be blocked. they say allowing the plans to be published puts americans in danger. g >> thes are produced without a serial number. the guns themselves aren't registered, nor are ammunition, nor are the owners. that means the owners haven't goneack to print the guns. >> while the blueprints to print a gun will be available this week, order to make a 3d gun, you need anced 3d printer that could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. in a few hours, jury selection will start against president trump's former campaign manager, paul manafort's case is the
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first criminal trial to move forward from robert mueller's investigation. don't expect to hear anything about russian collusion in the courtroom. manafort faces charges for financial crimes he's accused oc committing whisulting for companies in ukraine. he's also charged with witness tampering.bu none of it is connected to his time with the trump campaign. meanwhile, we could be just one month away from another federal government shutdown. president trump the threatening the shutdown if he doesn't get the money for his border wall. he issued that threat during a presconference yesterday. just weeks after telling republican lawmakers, quote, e,'s a waste of time, end to tackle the issue before the midterms. >> i would have no problem doing a shutdown.'s ime we had proper border security. f we're the laughing stocke world. >>op gop leaders are vowing to avoid a shutdown. the deadline is october 1st. the clock is ticking.
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in a matter ofll hours w learn if bryce harper will stay with the team or go. adam tuss is outside of nats park this morning. >> reporter: thiss setting off panic here because you're going to lose the face of thech fre if he gets traded away. the trade deadline is today. and the nationals have signaled to the rest of major league baseball that they're listen to offers for bryce harper. why does this make sense? he is a fret agent a the end of the year. the nationals are thinking they could get somealue for harper and possibly at the end of t year, go and re-sign him again. loan himway for a couple of months. and any offer coming in for bryce harper would gh. you could get pitching pros b
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speblgtsa prospects. fans are reacting outside of nats park this enmorning. lio what they have to say. >> real sad to see him go. if they dece it's not going to happen, i would get it. a little disappointed. >> re. it would completely disappointing. harper is not having the best season. 25 home runs this year, which is close to the top in major league baseball. he just won the home run derby. that's another establishment. it would be hard for the sentimental value of losin bryce harper he is up with alex ovechkin and others lrae that. the deadline is today, the yankees, the dodgers, the indians have bn linked to possible talks with bryce harper. we'll see where it ends today, guys. back to you. >> really hoping he stays with
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the nats. adam, thanks so much. lit's 6:07. we have breaking news in calirrnia. the cire is continuing on its path of destruction. chris lawrence is at the live desk with the latest. >> look at some of the aerial shots. you see how the carr fire is history. top fires in one of the victims is a great grandmother named melody bledsoe wrapped a blanket around her grandchildren. re engulfed their home. the search crews have found their bodies this weekend.e ire has burned for more than a week and the numbersen a frigg. take a look. the carr fire has killed six people. the fire has burned 1,100 structures. it burned through more than 103,000 acres. that's an area well er twice the size of d.c. thousands of firefighters are walking into a dangerous path, some of them cled in from all
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over the country. this morning, crews have this about 23% contained, which is an thprovement where they wer time yesterday morning. >> chris, thank you. a suspected burglar is in the hospital because he picked the wrme in centreville. >> the homeowner was a retired federal agent and he turned his gun on the burglar. police say the suspect tried to break into the back of the housn yesterday g. the homeowner, a retired d.e.a. agent, shot him in the forearm. the suspect ran to a nearby home for help but the family did not open if door. residents tell news 4, they hope n is shooting puts an end to recent break-inse area. >> it is a deterrent. like, wow. he kind of leaed a lesson this time. n word on whether the homeowner will be charged in that the shooting. new information in a deadly
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crash. the driver under arrest has e previous cha drinking. da d tobol was charged on d manslaughter. he rear-ended another car on saturday. this is a picture of the victim. kaitlyn taylor of maryland. taylor's car flipped and caught fire and she died at the scene. tobol could face more charges in her death. the manth charged with ma mass shooting inside "the c capital gazette" newspaper is going to get a speedy trial. more legal woes surrounding the duck boat accident in missouri. the state's attorney general is opening ariminal investigation. in comes after an attorney filed a $100 million federal lawsuit two weeks ag the boat capsizedk and s in
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severe weather. 17 people died and 9 from the same family. both yng victims of last week's shooting in toronto have been laid to rest. they were killedhen a gunman shot into busy restaurants into city's greektown. 13 others were injured before police reached the shooter. canadian prime minister justin trudeau attended services and layed flowers at a public memorial. pressure is mounting on les moonves to resign following allegations ofduexual misconct. in a "new yorker" rticle published last week, six women ccused the ceo of sexual misconduct, between the '80s and 2000s. the cbs board met for hours yesterday. so far, they have not taken any action against moonves. >> it's like thenare afraid to the ceo in any of the communications.
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>> why? >> i think they want to leave leslie moonves to decide for himself if he is going to step down. >> cbs hired outside counsel to conduct an independent investigation into the allegations. a former top official at fema is facing disturbing allegations of sexual misconduct. the former personnel chief, cory coleman, moved female staffers to offices so male friends he hired could try to have sex with them. the looking into claims anether col hired college fraternity brothers and women who met at bars and dating websites. coleman resigned two weeksago. or> now, shocking video, raising safety concernside shares like uber. chris lawrence has more from tve desk. >> showing you something in new york city. an uber driver is accused of juing over a curb and running
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into a cell phone store and a restaurant. you're about to hear a witness be what happened and see the aftermath. we have to let you know that everyone is expected to be okay. >> he kujumps a cu, went ai airbor airborne, and, boom, hits that. it's like a bomb. >> this is how chaotic it was, moments after the crash. this is along 6th avenue in chelsea. now, the driver is accused of driving with a suspend license. and uber is telling our nbc sister station, it has suspended the driver's account. he won't be able to pick up more fares. 6:13 right now. ar for penn state fraternity brother wil be sentenced in the pledge. ryan burke is the first of 20
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defendants tolead guilty in charges connected to the death of timmy piazza. piazza had a dangerous amoun of alcohol and suffered a head injury after a series of falls.> wo minneapolis police officers who shot and killed ag flee suspect, will not face any charges. this body camera video shows the officers chasing thurmond blevins down the street. the officers cursed at blevins, warn him to stop a runningnd put his hands up. blevins can be heard saying he has not done anythi. and the county attorney says blevins posed an immediate threat to heofficer's safety. the family said he was not a reat and called for the officers to be arrested. you may save some gas the next time you fill up. gas dropped 3en per gallon.
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the average for adregular- gas is about .9 per gallon. in virginia, the lowest is $2.60. the decline is tied to crude prices. right now, there's an emergency need for blood donati donations. it's so urgent, the red cross will give you an amazon card for donating. he red cross also needs platelets and plasma. donors will be e-mailed a $5 amazon gift card. that offer runs through august 30th. and look at this incredible video outf of miami a dadly-injure ed construction worker being lowered to the ground on a stretcher. he was struck on the head while working on the 49th floor of a
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high-rise yesterday. the worker's condition was not known. but he wasovg before being put into an ambulance. a shark week-like encoun for some fishermen when they accidentally caught a great white. take a look at this. a group of rhode islan fishermen were sailing along the coast. and they realize the latest catch was a great white shark. the men were able to hoist the animal in the air and release it back into the ocean. they're vicious creatures but beautiful. a florida family is outraged a new mother died at home just days after giving birth. they say paramedics refused to take her to the hospital, ass e .ssuming she could not affordle the ambulance ri
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her mother called 911 and said two fire medics arrived. instead of getting her and her a , and asked if she could afford the ride. >> they didn't do any vitals, no temperature. m y as s damebecrggeredd theeam to take hospital. >> crystal's mother drove her to the hospital and she slipped into a coma and died. the medics face disciplinary hearing later today. even though nba star lebron james is heading to sunny california to play for the lakers this season, his t hometown is where his heis. yesterday, kids walked through the doors of i promise sool. it's a public noncharter school opened by james and his foundation. it's for at-risk third and fourth gradersgg who stru at school and at home. parents can find an onite food pantry.
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james says, he knows where the kids come from and wants to leave a legacy of hope. sounds great. parents will be able to shop in maryland tax-free. the comptroller promoted the week by visiting a cou long-time businesses in college park. during tax-free week, shoppers won't pay sales tax on clothing and footwear iced at $100 or less. that includes a first $40 of a backpack purchase.ar this year,yland college students can win a scholarship participating in a social media contest. tax-free week runs from august 12th through august 18th. >> hard to believe we're talking about back-to-school when i'm t tryi enjoy the last few weeks of summer. >> it's hard to believe. july coming to an end. august right around the corner. that means, pretty seaso -- >> i like the. summer >> kids are getting a workout.
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they're going to get an advance. degree shor piling up the rainfall amounts the last two wee. we had no rain at all the first half of july. now, it's more impressive. we're in fourth place. fourth rainiest july on record. all of that rain coming,f including h an inch of rain wednesday 16.2 for the month.th we get a quarter today. we move into third place. that's a possibility. maybe not a likelihood. a little weather front to west. most of the steady rain is across parts of the ohio it will make some progress our way later on into the evening. a lot of clouds this morning. you may get a few slivers this morning. hit and miss rain chances
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between 2:00 and 3:00. after 5:00, the rain chances becoming more likely. you see the heavier, steier rains from washington southbound. we'll see if that can leave a quarter of an inch of rain or not. it's a close call. high rain chances remain in the forecast for tomorrow. here's tomorrow night. another wave of rain tomorrow in the area. and a chance to dry out. rain chances are in every day of the forecast for the rest of the week. you can find andlo f me on social medi help keep you ahead of the weath pand use our nbc washington app to do that. temperature-wise, we're comfortable, 70s and 60s. a likelihood of scattered showers and thunderstorms this evening. if you're headed down to e nats game, playing host to the mets, there's a chance of some rain. but they shod be able to speak
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that ga squeak that game in. it's worth aherip to ballpark in hopes they play ball. tomorrow, another dayh wlot of dloclouds around. only about 81 toy. and mid to upper 80s through the weekend. look at all of the day more rain chances. jack taylor, looks like august ispoing to pick where july is leaving off. >> just leave the top on the jeep for now.'s th fine. beltway, virginia, youter loop. accident activity. on the right shoulder. have the crash causing slowdowns in maryland. northbounnu headed near brandywine road. rthwest.a closure in river road is blocked. a tree branch in the roadway. hopefully authorities are there now. back to you.
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>> jack, thankyou. still ahead, fighting those wrinkles. warding off the gray hairs. we're not talking about skin crms or hair dye.ea
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you're watching news 4 outoday. >> are a parent of a picky eater? we have research out of tf universitychigan. it says pressuring kids to eat
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things they won't want to is onuseless. kids get over the aversion to the foods they don't like, no matter how much mom and dad try to get them to eat it. picky eating rarely leads to problems of vitamin deficiencies or poor growth. it's weird how kids are so different. a study says it's possible to reverse the effects of aging. let's hope it's >> researchers from the are rsity of birmingham testing this study with mice. recently published how he reversed wrinkles and hair loss in mice. the reversal agent is in a lotion that turns on the function that restores smooth skin and hair. he tested this on his own hair hes the only human he has tested this on so far. doctors say it can be used for chemotherapy patients battling cancer. comin up, mind blown over this story.
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a shu shark stolen, snuck out of an rauarium. and the only thinger than the story itself is how the thieves did it. >> you have to really wanthat thing. as we go through, the temperatures in the 70s for the most part. but the rain will come up the second half of your tuesday. i'll bre up next.wsming coming
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" today" starts now. >> your time is 6:29. thanks for joining us on this tuesdain mo take a live look right now from this view. you can sayo good-bye july with some fog and rain. pretty bleak out there, as continue this rainy pattern. i'm eun yang.
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>> i'm angie gf, aaron has the rning off. very busy traffic, larry taylor in a moment. >> we begin with our forecast with chuck bell and sheena parvee >> another high chance for rain. but if you turn around, you can see atle bit of sun. a bright spot in the sky for you before everything falls down on us later. >> come on. >> not going to fall dow that hard. >> i'm in a glass half-empty mood. >> you're glowing butou have a smile on your face. >> i'm tan and grumpy. >> usually when i'mtan, i'm happy. when i'm back from vacation. >> did you call me an oxymoron? >> did i? the morning, have a little bit of sunshine back there, breaking through the clouds.
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72 degrees right now. e don't have rain aroun currently. but we are looking at the clouds, the fog, a little bit of drizzle. we have showers to our south. it's unsettled. if you're exercising, this morningooks good. as we go through the day, cloudy ies and not too hot with the showers later on today. xh chk will have a look at your forecast. we go to jack taylor, who is watching the ads. >> 270 southbound, before you activity trose, clearing it from the right side of the parkway. on the george whington parkway, beyond that work zone, a broki down vehicle on the right lane. we're keeping an eye on it. on the branch avenue stretch, longstanding accident along the left side of the roadway, aving the right lane getting by. this has caused some delays
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coming uput of waldorf to brandywine. your time is 6:32. now, to the latest information on the controversy surrounding theodore mccarrick's resignation from the catholic church. his name is no longer on a building in springer spring. the theodore marrick center is now the catholic charity center. mccarrick faces accutions of sexual abuse. over the weekend, pope francis accepted his resignation from the college of cardinals. gun viole is causing d.c.'s murder rate to increase ly this year. >> two men were shot and killed in two deadly shootings in day. justin finch is live at police headquarters with more on the ooting and how the community is responding. good morning, justin. >> reporter: good morning. well,angie, police are pointing out they are working to target
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illegal weapons and those who carry tthem. fose communities who live close to gun violence, there is fear and frustration. neighbors feel they have to lied in their homes for safety. tho more shootings and two more dead. first happened close to 5:30 yesterday evening, on the 1400 block o maryland avenue, right around the corner where there is sha shooping and restaurants and bars. as killed in daylight hours. then, in southeast, the 1500 street.f 19th two men shot, one killed. the other got himself to the a week and a half ago, maybes say a woman was raped and killed in that searea. yis constituents not only need safer streets, teed outlets for the youth. >> when you don't have itductive stuff going on, leaves a lot of productive stuff happening in the community. it's the brubt nt of it coming k
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to t communit >> reporter: and homicide rates are ticking up. this time last year, the number was 62. right now, it's closer to 90 at this time. and police reporti some progress in getting guns off the street. illegal guns overhe weekend, they made nine seizures and made rests, as well. life in northwest, i'm justin finch, news 4. >> nkjustin, tyou. it's 6:34. here are the other top stories we're working for g.u this morn d.c. police hope an increas in rewney will lead to information about makiyah wilson's murder. the 10-year-old died on her front steps in northeast, two wes ago. rveillance video captured the four gunmen shooting in all directions. that reward stands at 5,000. two people are charged in the deathf giovani little. police say he was shot and killed in front of his home in washington. they say two robbed little
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before the soting. today, patients, family and frie say good-bye to a beloved local door killed in a t ski accident in delaware. his funeral will h bed later this morning. he was a doctor at shady grove fertility center. we'll hear how he will be remembered in a few >>minutes. don't forget to give teurself some extra time for your commu in the next two weeks. it's day two of the g.w. parkway construction project. there's three lanes open instead of four. the work i expected to wrap up some time this fall. ean doolittle is not taking tweets from trea turner lightly.
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sean doolittle's take on controversy surrounding his teammate. this was after turner's tweets surfaced, containing racist and homophobic language. some have urged turner to get off of twitter. sean doolittle doesn't think that is the answer. >> doolittle went on to say that a lot of the tweeds that surfre from several years ago, at a time in their lives where they may not have realized the impact the words have. as you grow out of the ythful indiscreti indioretion delete the posts reflect that growth. another nationals star making big headlines for reasons no fans want to hear. coul we be saying good-bye to bryce harper? first, aquarium robbery. a shark stugmuggled out in a stroller. e crazyth
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you're watching "news 4 today." >> welcomeback.
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it's 6:39. the next time you go through security at washington duls o marshal airport, you may be takingin parcutting-edge security technology. the tsa announced its plan to test state-of-the-art 3d scanners. nair they're designed to detect explosives better. this morning, this shark that was stolen from the san antonio aquarium is back home. aquarium staff says the shark, who they call doss helen, is g well.ow here'san antonio police found the shark and the suspect. they had surveillance video showing one of the suspects removing the shark from the tank right there. he man and his partner hit that shark in a stroller. walked out of the aquarium. the surveillance cameras captured it all. you see them there with their
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fake baby. they were spotted taking off in an orange truck. one confessed to the crime. another person was also arrested in this shark-nabbing. it's just wrong. >> i'm glad miss helen is back home and is okay. >> she's a fiter, theysay. >> she is. >> i liked your eleric eel comment. >> of course she's a fighter. she's a shark. doubt. high rain chances for today. it won't be a complete washout. it will be cooler with the clouds around. many more soggy days ahead. sheena has the ten-day coming >> up. delays in rockville. an accident after montrose roadn it's b moved to a single it's b moved to a single right lan e
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special counselt mueller and the russian probe. >> kristen welker it the white house for us, following the latest. >> good morning to both o you. it is a major milestone. president trump's former campaign stairman, the fir person to go t toal as part of the inquiry. this istw the first of trials scheduled for manafort. he is charged with crimes stemming for business dealings in ukraine, before he was wit t thmp campaign. while russia is not the focus of this trial, guys, it will give us the closest look yet of what mueller and the team h in terms of evidence in the investigation. as you noted, the president's team is on defense agast mueller. rudy giuliani accusing him of building evidence that'stiased agaihe president. also, a new strategy on cable
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news yesterday, saying that collusion isn't a crime. we'll look at that. we'll have much more on all of thisater today. >> kristen welker live at the white house for us. thanks so much. we'll see kristen's full report on "today." the group behind the white supremacist rally in charlottes will rally here in two weeks. they will protest inreafayette sq across from the white house. the officers are experienced at keeping the peace during high-tension rallies and protests. will keep say they the two sides apart. designs for 3d printed guns with going online tomorrow. starting tomorrow, the trump administration is allowing one website to publish those plans. 21 attorneys general sen a
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letter to the administration asking for the move to be blocked. to make the gun, you would need an advanced 3d printer. developing out of north korea, u.s.py satellites were a detect a facility that was known for making ballistic missiles. there's vehicles moving in and out o that facility but don't show how advance the north korea missiles may be. if you're just joining us, we're staying on top of the breaking news out of iacalifo the carr fire is now the ninth-most destructiveildfire in the state's history. the fire has burned for more th a week. in that time, it killed sixpe
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le and destroyed 1,100 structures, many of those homes. this morning, the crews have the fire 23% contained, which is an improvement from 17% yesterday. the massive fire is now device the size ost the ct. it's a monster. today, patients, families and fries will say good-bye to a local doctor killed in a jet ski accident. he died over the weekend after being in a jet ski crash. he helped thousands of people start families over the years. he even gave out his personal cell phone and e-mail so patients can reach him at all hours. >> incredibly passionate about helping people. it drove him. it brought him to work ery day.ne fural services will be held this morning at 11:30 n rockville. body camera video of police
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officers shoing andilling a man is expected to be released me this week. the officer will not be charged. yesterday, prosecutors cleared the officer in last month's shooting. cell phone video captured the aftermath. police say robert white charged to officer, causing him fall. a > metro and union leaders are trying to prevenrike. the largest union threatened to go on strike over custodian assignment. that would have allowed custodians to remain in their ti pos. this relies on the contract between metro and the union, ss concernings tied to wages and benefits. the next story is one you may see at some point, somewhere today.
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residents in blandford, massachusetts, are waking up without a police department.li the blandford department posted this last nreht. they toldents that 911 will still work. it was only four people. the sheriff's departmentas assigned six deputy sheriffs and cruisers to that town. they have someone to go to. still trends online, nats fans are on the edge of their seat. will bryce harper stay or go? it's 50/50. >> rumors are swirling around the star and the trade deadline fis only a hours away. adam tuss, w fh reactionm fans. i know one fan that does not want to see bryce harper go anywhere. >> reporter: yeah. it's interesting. people can see the value both
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ways. bryce harper is a free agent at the end of the year. and the nationals have signaled they're willing to listen to offers for him to be traded today. the trade deadline is coming today. this is going the be an g intereinterest ing day for the nationals. the yankees, dodgers and the indians in talks to trade him. and they think they can get a lot of value for him. maybe more pitching. and in return, at the end of the year, you can re-soin hign him bring him back. fans are weighing in. listen to those that we were talking to this morning. >> mixed i like bryce. i'm afraid he's not affordable run.his team for the long >> you have to look at the long- >> tim: interests of the team. if we're being honest, they're
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not so great this year. i would be sad to s them go. i would understand if they pulled the trigger. >> at the end of the day, this is a business. and bryce harper is looking for a contract into the future that would range from $300 million for that contract. that's a lot tofo look ou he's not having the best season. he has 25 home runs. he did just win the home run derby. but theon nas, as a people, are six games out of first place. so, the team could b willing to listen to offers. if theynd do thatrade him away, you're throwing up the signal that this season is done. it could be an interesting one for the team and nat fans. it's going to be hard to think of the fras o the franchise and him leading here. >> adam tuss, live for us. thanks so much. for millions of families, it
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would be hard to imagine an evening without alex tremendous back hosting jeopardy. cue the fngous wai music because he could soon be retiring. tmz reports there's a 50/50 chancehat trebek will retire in two years. he has a couple ideas for who could replace hi trebek said to consider alex fast. and he suggested laura coates. >> the 78-year-old has been at the helm of the game show since 1984. growing up in seoul, korea, we had one english speaking channel and one show that was on that oo ch channel, "jeopardy!" 6:53. we see more rain as we close out this july. sheena is here with your forecast. >> good morning.
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if i had to d choose, i wo rather take pat sajak's job. i love "wheel of fortune." what about if bob barker was back on tv. we have cloudyskies. don't leave home without the umbrella. then, we're going to see the rain moving in the afternoon. we have rain to our west and south. there, you see the unsettled weathe pattern still in place. it's 72 in washington. 79 quantico. most of the areas are around 70 degrees. if you're walking the dog, nice day to do it. if you need a dog to walk, benson is availahie. 8:00 morning, a little bit of drizzle and patchy fog. about 73 degrees by 8:00 a.m. maybe a long walk by the afternoon. a high of 83 with the scattered
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.owers moving and coming up, august 18th, that's our clear the shelters event. here's future weather as we get lunchtime. a couple showers are possible. cloudy skies later this afternoon and evening. we have more rain that will be moving into the area. for your wednesday, mostly cloudy skies again. late-day showers and storms, especially in the evening thursday. a very similar setup. the rain chances will stay high. it will be warmer tomorrow and thursday. into whe weekend, have high rain chances. we're not going to be drying out muchntil next week. let's get a check on your roads with jacktaylor. >> hey, sheena, good morning. we had a couple three things goin on in the beltway. interloop, there's a broken down vehicle and it's cleared. on bradd braddock, wead one tha moved now.
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on the out loop of the beltway, the one to go west on ad, the es toll accident was put to the right shoulder. the delay that came from the george washington parkway, georgetown toward the toll road and away, completely east. here's the four things to know. two more d.c. families have lost loved ones to deadly shootings in the district. a man was shot and killed on maryland avenue northeast. man was rs later, a shot and killed been 19th street southeast. police blame the shootings on guns. theodore mccarrick center is now the catholic charity center in silver springs.cc mrick faces accusations of sexual abuse. he recentlyresigned from the college ofin cards. >> pressure is mounting on les
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moonves to resign, following claims of sexuaemisconduct. board met yesterday but has not taken action against moonves. cbs has hired outside counsel t take an independent investigation into the allegations. jury selection gets under way in the trial ainst paul manafort. president trump's former campaign manager is the first to face trial on chargesil by robert mueller. that's not connected to te time with tmp campaign. our final day of july. ypical in july, it's 90 degrees or raining. today, it's raining. temperatures in the low 80s today. could be drier next week. good morning.s.
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