new at. midd blaming d.c. leaders for canceled parade that would cost $90 million. reactions pouri in from the leader and other city leaders. >> mortgage call. call with the university of maryland to discuss possible personnel changes. the action today is the result of a football players death. >> and hum and conditions today will help lead to eve thunderstorms later. tiny earthquake overnight. did you feel it?te on that coming up.

good morning and welcome to news 4 midday. we begin with development of the kig military parade president trump has been t about. it's canceled for this year. word coming within the last fho s from president trump himself. cites the cost d.c. says it would incur and he is blaming city leaders. the event could cost more than $90 million. 80 million more than initially estimated. defense secretary jim mattis says he wasn't aware of the high estimate. >> we looked at approximate cost of certainlements of it. those were very premature and they made it very clear. >> president trump made the announcement on twitter calli out city leaders. he tweeted in part the local politician who run washington, d.c. know a windfall when they see it. when asked to give price for holding a gre celebratory military parade, they wanted a number soh ridiculously h canceled it.

endqu e. mayor replied to the tweet. yes, i w mayor ofhington, d.c. the local politician that got through the reality star and thh white house wf realities of parade events, demonstrations and cost in america. president trump is hoping the parade can happen in 2019. >> also have reaction on the the president's tweets. find those on the app. omarosa man default newman is not letting up pressure on trump. released another secretly recorded tape. this time with a trump family member. ws 4 susan mcginnis has more fromapitol hill. >> reporter: after a one daybreak, president's former adviser i back in the headlines releasing more audio clips she secretly recorded in. inhem she claims laura trump offered her a job on the trump campaign paying $15,000 a month days after she was fired.

>> that's $1080,010 $180,000. does that sound like a fair aal. >> i saw this a attempt to buy my silence. >> clearly if you come bonn board the campaign, we can't have it. >> she made it very clear that if i joined this campaign, that i would have to be quiet. >> thelips are among four she gave nbc news. the network has heard the full version and confirmed they're in proper context. laura trump responded thursdant in a state saying, we still wanted her on our team because we cared so much about her personally. the prosecute tweeted thursday thanking manigault newman and linking clips of her praising him. >> i don't think the president is helping himself getting down in the gutter with her.an >>ault newman says the president is threatening to arrest her and otherwiseda inti her.

she says donald trump has met his match. in washington, susan mcginnis, nbc news. >> right now. no reports of damage after a small earthquake was reported early this morning. u.s. geological survey reported 1.7 just after midnight. tweeted about it and said residents reported feeling a slight shake and rumble. switching gears now. let's talk a little more weather. pleasant weather today. storm team 4 meteorologist joining us now to talk more about the slight rumblelkor that may have felt it and talk about what's going to happen in the weekend. >> hey, are erica,y reainy earthquake happened around midnig midnight. today it's all about heat and the humidity this afternoon. it's going to feel like 100 to 105 degrees when you tack ffact

mugginess. that's going to lea to thunderstorms among other variables. some storms not looking widespread, someould be on the strong to severe side. latest on storm team 4mp radar tely dry across the area. again, we're dry during the day. as we hit the evening hours, start to see scattered showers and thunderstorms moving through from west to you can see some of this activity already back in west virginia and ohio. this is going to be moving through. and, again, a few c stormsld be strong to severe. main concerns being heavy rain and gusty winds. can't rule out h isolatel during even thing. going to have more on this with weather coming u in 15 minutes. all right. later today we could ee a big shakeup at the university of maryland. rightow, the board is in closed door meeting deciding what to do after death ofye football p earlier this year. there are reports of bullying by coaches and ignored warning signs.

joins us live from teg campus in co park with the latest on this. justin? >> erica, good morning. e board of regions held a teleconference this morning about an hour ago and quickly moved to have a closed door meeting. at they say will not be public. topics are expected to include the death of jordan as well as safetypr ocol. perhaps the future of high ranking staff at the university. you might recall 19-year-old acneman that collapse instead football practice in may and died a few weeks later in june. he had a case of heatstroke and deas preventable. heard from the family calling for coach to b fired and on tuesday, university president wallaceow said the university will accept legal and moral responsibili for jordan mcnear's death. we are also now hearing from the

region's board as well. chancellor robert releasing a stement reading in part that the board was shocked by the tragic death of jordan mcnear and found subsequent allegations related to the university of maryland football program, profoundly alarming. back out live, we now know the allegations include verbal and physical abuse leading to hd coach dj being placed on leave as well as three other members of the athletic staffer, which now include a coach lethi go week as well. the investigation into this is ongoing as is that meeting we understand at last check. we'll bring you more updates as we get them online and news 4. throwing a toddler in a creek.

part of a story that played out on nday. there is new cell phone -- there are new cell phone photos that shhe dramatic scene on fair child drive. police swarmed that neighborhood searching for 28-year-old kyle sunday. he was wanted f throwingis two-year-old son in the creek ftearlier in the day a police tried to pull him over. police eventually tracked him down in an attic of one of the homes on fair childdrive. neighbors were shocked to learn why police were looking for him. >> i literal through stood out here with tears in myyes to see it happen. makes you wonder what's going through pele's head, what's going on inheir lives to make them do that. >> little boy is not hurt. he is with his grandmother we're told by the mother was also charged with ling a false policereport. in attempt to cover sunday, she reported her caren had been st with her child inside. day two of jury

deliberations to decide the fata of paul mafort. yesterday failed to reach a verdict. panel recessed after submitting questions to the judge.ea redefinenable doubt. president trump's former campaignn chair faces accounts of tax fraud. sure to download the app for the very latest. in less than 30 minutes. national porait gallery add aretha franklin portrait to the first floor. portrait is a color with a graphic poster bydy se dd ddy d. created in 1968. it is one of hundreds of remembrances planned in the coming days for the queen of soul. nbc jay gray is i her hometown of detroit. very spot where aretha's extraordinary career began.

>> began here at new baptist church. father w legendary baptist and chief.ri mes continues to grow here and around the country in harlem and along hollywood walkf fame. fellow musicians and entertainers sharing memories and message of gratitude online. singer ariana grande opened the tonight show with this tribute. >> funeral arrangements are still pending. collide davis plans to host a concert later this year at madison square garden honoring the queen of jay gray, back to you. trouble on the tracks. the latest on rail repairs that deteyed a lot of com this is morning. and the bodies of a missing mom

and two daughters have been found in colorado. how police are linking ton loca to the husband who is w behind bars.no

seen for the first time as a murder suspect, chris watts in court emotionless.es facing cha of killing his family. the victims his pregnantd wife that you are daughters, three-year-old and four-year-old. >> my daddy is a hero. >> they were the happiest kids ever. she was -- she was born to be a mom. >> after playing the grieving husband andor father three days. >> i just want them home so bad. >>ocal media reports say watts led investigators to why he dumped his wife's body. isolated field at the oil and gas company where he works outside of denver. >> we have been able to recover a body that looked like we're certain is the wife's body. we have song reason to believe that we know where the bodies of the children are and recovery

efforts are in process. >> watts i said to havop fe confessed to the murders. >> this is absolutely the worst possible outcom any o us could imagine. >> what investigators do know is she was dropped off at home at 2:00 a.m. on monday morning after a business trip. her husband says he left work around 5:00 a.m. inbetween, watts said he and his wife had an emotion conversation. detectives have not released how sheasurdered or when he allegedly killed his chil aen, but the three were killed at home. >> he was definitely interested instead the ds. and a little shy, but other than that, he was a good guy. >> with the community and fame family in hmourning brother says she was pregnant with a boy. writing on facebook, i'm so distraught and in shock. my blood is boiling.

and the pain and anger and sadness i have in my heart. her family now making their way to colorado to sayood-bye to a mother and her two children. >> i love you. >> allegedly killed by the person who was supposed to protect them. >> hard to here. that was miguel areporting. now tour threer cases in the district of columbia that took years for families to find out what happened to their loved es. women have been identified as murder victims after going missing in 2006. now their families want to know if their loved ones could have been found alive if their cases had received more attention. we spoke with a family member of one of the victims identified earlier this week. didn't want us to show her face. take a listen tohat sheid. >> it's hard when you can't -- you know when know one hears your voice basically.

i don't think the family was really hurt. >> the bodies were found in an abandon building on wane place in southeast. police are trying to figure out if the three women were killed by the same person. there is now a $75,000 reward for information leading to arrest in cases. today new details from the vatican about this week's grand jury report on sexual abuse and coverups within the catholicn church pennsylvania. a spokesman for pope francis calls the abuses,quote, morally reprehensible. he goes on to say that since most of the alleged crime took place prior to 2002, the reforms in thec the catho church are working. the grand jury report details hundreds of acts of sexual abuse over sevenca des. also revealed alleg coverup by church leaders. >> several marked trains had to be canceled this morning because of track work uutsideon station. trains 841 and 840 were both

canceled this morning and then two other trains add add couple of stops. e rest of the day marked trains running 15-20 minutes blind. the pen lin line will honor tickets. had to do track maintenance on a switch where the camden line track enters union ation. a look at first alert traffic. 395 weekend work still underway. twes southbound l opened during the day. one southbound lane opened overnight. work hov lanes will be southbound only. as we take a look at the beltway. betweenhe beltway and georgia avenue. single lane closed each way. saturday from 9:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. in the district, in northwest, it's a huge move. going to maket very busy. have a good one.

see you monday morning forews 4 today. a dream home turns nightmare for a single mom and army ve veteran. she says the group known for gives thousands of pple a place to call home has abandon her in a flawed house. workingor you with how habitat for humanity should live up to commitment. >> that one right there is me. >> remembering her tim in boo camp and early years serving in the army, amanda ss maintaining her knew stafford home has become a battle she never anticipated. >> they kind of put us in the homes and then they dump us. there's no real partnership. >> it started last year as a dream offer. she could move from dlmer mobil nto a house built by habitat for humanity. ilt it in three days. blitz build. november of last year got the. ke >> the door as you can see has come apart. >> shortly after moving in,

amanda noticed several issues with the foundation. reached out to habitat for humanity. >> they t fixed major code violation probably within about a month or mtwo. >> be problems started flowing. >> and this tells exactly what'r with my water right here. >> the water while not contaminated turns brown and h an odor and stains the tile. >> she has to bathe in the water, but avoided drinking it for now. what does she drink, take a look at this, stocked up o all these containers of twater. why go empty. too expensive to buy new ones. takes the effort containers to a friend's house and fills them up. >> in a statement e-mailed to ews 4, habitat for humanity says they standby their work. adding that the water has been certifd as safe and promising to continue working with the homeowner. >> my concern is still, is myho e sinking? >> amanda frustrated, but

hopeful. in stafford county. habitat for humanity says homeowners purchase homes with affordable mortgages and have the samesponsibilities to maintain their homes as any other homeowner. adding thatthey, quote, repair them for the journey of homeowner ship including training in home maintenance, end quote. >> >> that can be confusing. coming . new study that may have you rethinking going

in the red skins second preseason game, impressive fst outing from quterback alex smith. first play, red ski fanning holding breath. smith takes the hard hit. leadsis team to 1-5 field goals. nice to get backden football . nice to be a football player again. lso making his red skins debut, in the first quarter he comes up with his first nfl sack. >> we see so far. we v feeleryonfident he's going to be a force in this

division for a lot of yess. >> this something i've been working for my whole life. just happy for the opportunity. >> i'm going go outend g my heart every chance i get. i hope there's more to come. >> red skins -- 13 through third preseason gameack here next friday against the denver broncos.

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anybody with infortion is asked to call police about this. working for your health this morning. fda has approved the firstge ric version of the epipen. move that could impact millions of americans are allergies and comes after the company that makes epipen starts nationw fe criticis hiking the price of the life saving drug. nbc 10 reports. live savin injections that reverse the effects of allergic reactions and watched the prices sore. >> the impact exponentially of this beingce jacked up in pri over and over and over again is taking such an incredible toll on american families. >> fda now approving the first generic version of epipen that says it will be cheape but the

price hasn't been revealed. epipen maker mylan come under fire for massive price hike hiking the price 500%. following public backlashof ring $300 generic. mylan ceo grilled before congress. >> by introducing a neric, which is unprecedented. we cut the price in half. >> it's unprecedented to raise the price $500. t> announcement likely to spark more low c alternatives. >> it's critical when it comes to protecting the lives of children that a device not only work, but also be affordable. >> a life saving drug at aower price. doctor john torres, nbcnews. parents, when you are feeding your child or what you are feeding your child, should say, could put them at risk. concerning amounts of heavy metals found in many baby and toddler foods.

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now and hopefully that will always work out. >> in georgetown, news 4. we wish them a great school year. meanwhile, big relief for cash strapped medical students. new york university will offer free tuition to allscedical ol students this upcoming school year. nyu medical tuition is $55,000 a year. ing this hop more doctors will chose lower paying spec slties. medicaool graduates often choose more lucrative specialties cause of student debt. >> plant based diets are best and -- i should s in moderate amount of carbs is okay. at's result of new study had the experts talking on the "today" show. >> talking now not about weight loss, but longevity. very large study compared low

carr ca 50% is best for overall health and life span and arlongevity. disease, cancer, stroke, all seem to be reduced if you have a moderate, not low carb intake. mostf the people on the low carb diet are replacing carbs with unhealthy things. animal fat and animal protein. what we're leaing from this study and most of the studies coming out now, plant based d bt is tt thing to do. >> all about replacing those carbs. correct. let's talk about what we have here and why the options. some of them a a goods some not so much. >> we're talking about what is not so good. animal based fats and proteins. have to take care. really does look the best. this is special occasion. don't want to be having animal fats and proteins often. even the white rice. this is a nerecash carb.

not what you want. then the healthy fats so avocado, something walnuts that you really want to be having on a daily basis because they're so good for you. so what about the bred. we talked about the carbs. ich one? if you pick a bread i thats 100% whole grain, that's key. you should be good with that. take a look. we are dealingee with t hs today. hazy, hot, humid. changes coming forwe next ek. goin to look ahead coming gup

unpredictable weather patterns have made fighting the fire extremely difficult. today in the city. once again try to move past devastating flood. throwing the main stet blo party from 6-9. tonight live food trucks. artwork shops. free.party i all the money that's raised goes rds rebuilding maintain street. we wish them a lot of luck with that. just ask that they stay safe out there. rain chances in the forecast for this evening. talking severe. like maybe severete iso thunderstorms in some areas. >> exactly. so unfortunately at that event, th do have the chance for stronger thunderstorms to move through.

take a look at headlines. dry today and hot and humid during the daytime hours. take it easy outdoors. if the kids are out playing, make sure in the shade and drinking a lot of water. then we'll have lat day thunderstorms around. we're not talking about widespread severe weather movugg th the area, but the pop-up showers and hunderstorms and a few of them could be on the stronger side with heavy rainfall and gusty wind. now there are storm chances in the forecast over the weekend. its not washout. especially during the morning and midday on saturday and sunday. it is staying pretty hum over the weekend. today's probably not the best idea to get your car washedt might wo take your chances if you really need to do it. midday hours by 5:00 p.m. we are tracking scattered showers and thunderstorms with

high tperatures near 90. still muggy out there. 30 f chance showers on sunday morning. otherwise mostly cloudy and the afternoon and evening hours. more scattered showers and a few rumbles of thunder and temperatures in the mid 80s. the rain possible over weekend. especially saturday. we are going to be on the lookout for isolated flooding concerns. again, can't say this enough. nationwide adoption at home. there's more to life than the climb.

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five. a black man becomes a white supremacist in black clansman. the film is based on a true story. joining us is entertainment editor. i could say so much about this. i've seen it. i will let you take the reigns. it's an excellent film. talk to us more about it,n. ja >> i'm glad you saw it. yes, i think it's one of spike lee's most inspired and energized movies in years. maybe inspired by recent political events. just seems to come out swinging in a way that i haven't seen in a couple of years. as you mentioned inspired by a true story of african-american cop. infiltrated the kkk back in 1972. colorado, starts denzel washington's son. john david washington. if you close your eye, it's freaky how similar their voices are. it's really cool. it's kind of a full circle.

denzel worked 26 years ago. great to see director working with son. he does a great job. to me t coolest spike lee thing here we get the staples of floating shaft we always expect. he leaves in archive footage here. opens with the same infamous confederate crane shot from gone with the wind. right before the credits go to real life rally down in charlottesville virginia. it really hits home. i think again, it's most inspired work in years., virgin. it really hits home. i think again, it's most inspired work in years. arriving theeek of actual white nationalist rally on the national mall. frankly, my dear, it's horrifically spot on. everyone should see it. hi parts in movie that will

make you uncomfortable. parts you laugh out loud. definitely a movie i would suggest getting a drink after with friends. you're going to want to talk about mit. l ask you about something different. d.c. black film festival back for a second ye. what can we expect with that. l startedt year by a guy used to run the rose bud festival. backec ford year. right by the market metro. caught up with kevin to talk about this year's highlights. goin to be there closing night segment. rise of superhero. both went really well. >> in is saturday. can't wait. >> in orr to qualify for this particular festival, one of your above the line talents which means writer, director,, producead actor has to be

an african-american or african decent. awesome way to include more diversity on thscreen which a t of festivals don't have. taken a daring way at it. i went last year. it's great. >> excellent. what about music. music is more your jam. no pun intended. couple of thingou can get into this weekend. give us the highlights. >> yes,f music is more your jam, sure you didn't mean to do that. trombone is goi to be at wolf trap. jeff daniels at bih. does good dumb and dumber quotes.ak we have with ben folds at mary weather. on monda 67so many great option for the weend. thank you, have a greet weekend. buy n bye now. if you are looking for a fur friend. we are at the rescue alliance with what you needw to k with

tomorrow's big event. >> well, we're talking about clear the tesh, we are less than 24 hours away. the big nationwide pdoion event and talk about everything you need to know before you come out and adopt ape pet. head of the rescuin at northwest washington. job.have a very hard first of all holding something before we get into what people need toknow. who is this. >> hechester. 's been here for about six mohs. came in longer than six months for august. came in in january, january 21. that's a long time. ry long length of stay. he's a really, really awesome afdog. favorite. 's a volunteer favorite. just hadn't had luckri finding e t match. >> what do people need to know coming out of the she tomorrow as far as pet adoption fees and what they need to bring. >> adoption fees are waived. doesn't mean all theees are waived. retail fees.

cat carriers, d.c. resident may have to pay a licensing fee. we give out free collars and leashes. if you don't have them to be prepared. as far as paperwork go v. just bringid photo id. we ask the person adopting the animal for the id to match the application. we ask your children are present as well. >> people com here tomorrow, now if they come early before you open, there's going to be a line because we were her last ar and there was a line. what can people expect though once that he get inside the shelter. guys ectic for you tomorrow. >> sure, it feels hectic out in the parking lot. what's nice is when the building, we are calling people in by nber and i'll talkth a little bit abou once you get in, it's busy and feels hectic to the adopts who are excited to adopt the animal. first arrive and people here before the staff and volunteers get here.

equity will have we will have a check in time set be. going to have a n based on what number and line they are. idea checkehr rungh database. have a conversation about the need for animals needs. and then their basically. do it's tomorrow one location and app.to nbc washingto you'll find the location near you. we have many shelters across the area participating with either waze or reduced pet adoption

fees. all part of nationwide effort to get animals out of shelters a loving homes. who need to find homes. make sure you head to nbc washington app. want really good turnout tomorrow. thank you so much. >> thank you. we have a lot going on this weekend. around for amilia's final update on rain chances. whats in the water. maryland man is bit not far from the chesapeake bay. what he thinks

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we are hearing from maryland man who believes he wasby bitte a shark. happened not far from cheese ek ba chesapeake bay. boeing called and sent a picture to maryland department natural resources experts there were not able to con brm a shark bi the photo, but sharks have been spotted in the chesapeake bay. >> a i sawfter it grabbed my leg, saw something flipping around. didn't know what it was at the time. i walked out and saw the tee marks. >> believe it or not, he's not scared and will be hitting the water again soon. sending back over to storm team 4. for a last check of the weather as we head on into this weekend. >> y, hot and humid out there this afternoon. mid 90s are feeling more like

100. 105. tracking scattered shors and thunderstorms for the evening hours. isolated activity back in virginia rights now. again, dry this afternoon. wand thenll have some thunderstorms moving through mainly during the evening hour doug and ire going to be tracking all of it starting on news 4 at 4:00. re's your ten-day forecast. 89 tomorrow with scattered fternoon showers and thunderstorms. heavy rain is possible again tomorrow. on sunday there's a chance for a few scattered showers and thunderstorms. otherwise plenty of clouds and mid 80s. erica the weekend is not a washout. all right. thank you. that's it for news 4midday. thank you for joining us. back on the air at 4 this afternoo news and weather updates any time with nbc washington app. have a great dayde and wul weekend. i'll see you here this weekends.

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