tv News4 Today NBC June 9, 2019 6:00am-7:50am EDT
6:00 am
at that "oh, yeah" price? yes! that's yes for less. score the latest spring dresses at 20% to 60% off department storerices, every day. at ross. yes for less. "news 4 today" starts now. >> 6:00 on this sunday morning. here's what we're following for you. panic at theide parade. police say there is no evidence of a shooting, but hundreds of people at thee pride parad wednesday running when they say they heard gunshots. >> were aut 100eople at a house party when a deck gave way in montgomery county. now firefighters saying they know why the deck fell apart. >> and an update on a bizarre burglary the district. you're going to find out what led a shop owner to getting aze pri saxophone back on the shelves. that's a story we have been following closely. >> yes. >>dd burglary for sure.
6:01 am
want to welcome you on this sunday morning.u thank ry much for starting your day with us. i'm adam tuss. >> i'm molette green. 67 degrees now. you feel the crispness in the air. >> i will take crisp. i think we're dealing with some rain today too, lauryn. got that in your forecast? >> unfortunately, i do have it ast.y for rain showers throughout the day today. and throughout the day tomorrow. say good-bye to the dry weather we saw yesterday for your saturday. because rain is on the way. nothing on the radar right now. day, s we go through the we'll start to see some more rain and then it is going to be pretty green on that radar later on. bright.w, pretty sun coming up just about 15, 20 minutesago. gorgeous sunrise. throughout the day, we're going to have changes. nothing happening on the radar now. across the area, looking dry.
6:02 am
not doing too bad. eventually this little area of rain is going to rotate up into the region. and then areas to the south right here, that rain down in north carolina, that's going to push through. and then eventually the stuff out to the west in kentucky is h going to through the area. we do have chances of rain today, tomorrow and even into tuesday. so we're starting off onhe crisp side as molette and adam were saying, temperatures in the 60s now. we'll talk about the timing of the rain, when we finally dry 5ut more importantly. that's coming minutes. >> thank you very much. our coverage continues with some prtsty tense momenat the capital pride parade yesterday. day of love and inclusive ness overshadowed by the panic that sent people scrambling through the streets. >> police are disputing reports that shots were fired toward the end of the parade. darcy spencer spoke with officers about what they say happened. >> reporter: a man with a gun was arrested in dont rcle,
6:03 am
forcing the capital pride parade to be shut down, despite multiple reports of loud noisesa police no shots were fired. >> officers arrived at the location of the iividual was located. at that point, they stopped the individual, and they recovered a gun close by. >> the man was charged with possessing a handgun, a woman was arrested for allegedly assaulting an officer. it is unclear if the man and ne woman kone another. >> the nation's capital, this happens, you know, it is crazy. people can't come out and have a good time. >> false reports of shots fired caused a panic, hundreds of people began to run, causingm nuous injuries. >> i went inside and got on the floor with people whohad come from dupont circle.re and said the had been a shooting. you know, we didn't know . anything >> everyone was, like, coming up q street and down the other street, down there, just, like, in panic. everyone aming.
6:04 am
we didn't know what was going on. >> seven people were transported, this victim suffered an ankle injury.i >> ust -- i just had this guy at my back and he was, like, come on, get inside, get inside. i remember in school, you're told, get inside. so when i went to the bathroom, i felt the safest. >> reporter: the parade was forced to end early for safety reasons, but the head of the capital pride alliance says this weekend's events will still go on. >> we need everybody to understand we will continue to try to do everything to make sure we have safe events. to be honest, we had a great parade that was taking place. it was sad we had to close it and we're hurt to do that. >> reporter: police tell us thre were a lot of officers in the area where that incident happened. they were able to make a very uick response and get that suspect into custody. today's pride festival will go on as planned. in dupont arcircle, dcy spencer, news 4 today. >> just like darcy is saying,
6:05 am
the capital pride festival will continue today, starts at noon near the national mall at pennsylvania avenue and third streets in northwest. while you're down there, catch the capital pride concert and the sunset dance party. metro is going to be yr best option to get down there. get off at the archive station on the green ine. you can check out our nbc washington app. now to the latest on breaking news from la nigh several people were hurt when a deck collapsed during a party in germantown. firefighters and ems swarmed this home after getting the call last night. this is a home on liberty heights lane, just after germantown road. first responders say there were about 100 people at the house when that deck fell apart. firefighters say the deck showed signs of rot andwater damage. the whole house was evacuated as a precaution. while it was a big eparty, no seriously jured. >> tony rodham, hillary clinton's youngest brother has died. former secretary of state
6:06 am
clinton announced this weekend that he passed frida night. rodham leaves behind a wife and three children. he was 64 years old. now to the latest on thetr e deal between the u.s. and mexico. president trump started tweeting yesterday about the deal, saying it ll stop the flow illegal immigration, takes tariffs off the table. but with friday's agreementy alreada done deal, "the new york times" is reporting the actions that mexico agreed were decided months ago. the times says there were secret talks between the u.s. and mexico in miami and a deal was reached then. under the agreement, mexico will deploy its national guards throughout the country including the southernorder to help curb migration. >> both parties also agreed that in the event the measures adopted do not have the expected results, they will take further actions. >>xico has also agreed to let asylum seekers stay in the country while the courtsecide
6:07 am
their case. if you use metro, you're not going to be able to board the wheelie westin east station today.lo it is cd due to construction on the silver line extension. crews will start connecting the existing tracks. the six new stations are expected to open next year and mesho says free tles will be running between wiehle reston east. yesterday relatives who lost loved ones on indian head highway gathered for a remembrance. derrick ward has their reaction on the new safety improvements. >> reporter: 20 doves takewo the g, a symbol of remembrance of theos lives l on a notorious stretch of route 210 indian head highway. 66 people died on route 2 10 since 2007. >> so we are really making the
6:08 am
point, we want to personalize it. recently, : mos mobile speed cameras have been placed along the road, able to be moved like chess .pieces >> they go into changing behavior. >> it is a straight road. one of the straightest roads in the washington metro area t has become a magnet for people who have an addiction to speed. er: it is not only the main road that is notorious. the secondary road has its own place in the dark history of prince george's county. eight people died when a car plowed into a crowd during an illegal drag race in 2008. the beloved community church was here. rew the reverend and the congregation a raising the caution flag to slow people down. >> what is happening on 210 is not norm. it is inhumane. we must take action to change this for the better. thoughts and prayers are insufficient. >> reporter: there have been more police parols. last month, 9,000 picktickets h
6:09 am
been written. joe won't travel this road, painful memories of a student who died here 14 years ago but he says he may travel 210 again. ave ow that i know we legislation in place and speed came cameras, maybe it is time. >> reporter: derrick ward, news 4. findin a nho alyge>>e>icoled touc nhed al 4-year-old girl inappropriately. take a look at this picture here. police say the indent took place on may 29th along east/west highwa at the mall at prince george's. call police if you recognize this person. police in annapolis are working to find a shooter who killed a local rapper. our news partners report that edward montresc who goes by the name tre da kid died in the gunfire.
6:10 am
those who know himhir knew m say he worked with kids and was known as a family man. we're working to find out what the motive was in tha murder. 6:09. as d.c. grapples with the recent spike in shootings and homicenes, this we there are new calls to end the gun violence. members of the park view community and northwest held a march to end the violen yesterday, and paused tore mber 16-year-old brian austin. that teen died in april when someone killed him inside his home. police have not found the mhooter in that case. this orning, a look at a massive fire that engulfed a brand-new sky scraper in poland. thiwas the chaotic scene in downtown warsaw on friday night. look at that. the inferno sentrilaming deb falling hundreds of feet towards the ground, more than 125 firefighters battled this thing through the night. and finally contained the blaze by yesterday morning. thankfully nobody was inside the building or was hurt. >> yikes. >> it looks reallyscary.
6:11 am
>> totally. high up too. nearly 30 people were hurt after a fair ride apparently spun out of control in spain.k take a loo here. local spanish media reported the ride fell apart during a festival in a small town outside of seville. the city council says the ride had passed all of the safety inspections. authorities are looking into what caused that ride to fu maltion. kroger has issued a recall or som frozen berries possible hepatitis contamination. the berries were sold under the source private selection brand. the recall was issued after the fda told the company that a sample of the berries tested positive for hepatitis ap rige . thda is advising people to not eat this brand for now. recalled products are the 16 d 48 ounce private selection frozen triple berry medley and ction ounce private se frozen blackberries. the neighborhood near rfk
6:12 am
stadium is getting a half billion dollar makeover. and this weekend the project reached a major milestone. what is now known as the fields at r campus is now officially open. it is 27 acres on what used to be lot seven at theta sdium. space is three fields for soccer, baseball and lacrosse, h playground ere and a picnic area as well as walking and biking paths. this is the first in a fi-part redevelopment project at rfk ant here are big plans for that area. >> big changes there. a sea of purple turn out to walk and run in saturday's fight against pancreatic cancer. news 4's doreen gentzler emceed the event. since the first walk, it has o been the powerful organization, they held fund-raisers and awareness events across the country. donations and registration fees goes to wards fighting
6:13 am
pancreatic cancer and other personalities took part in the walk and run as well. sir winston has won the belmont st here live on nbc 4. triple crown surprise at the 151st belmont stakes in new york yesterday. sir winston, a 10-1 favorite, took the lead coming down the stretch and went on to victory. been kind of a seesawrs hoe racing year. >> yes, it has. we're working for you this morning with an encouraging update on the search for a special saxophone in the district. this one a kind of captured of our attention. a suspected thief stole that saxophone. now the owner of middle c music has her beloved instrument back. cameras captured the burglary thursday morning. mirnia tells us she sent a link of our story to everyone she
6:14 am
knew. someone called and said they spotted the $4400 sax outside of an apartme building. just left it outside. >> a thing of beauty too. look at that.is >> she thanking news 4 for helping her recover it. police are searching for the man who broke into her store but sax is back. >> i would have slept with that thing, even though it is not going to get out of my sight for one second. i'm glad that it turned out well for her. >> looks good. >> my goodness. it is not going to be the best of days. look at those -- look at the sky right there. my goodness. lauryn is talking about rain coming our way and goingst to here. >> yeah. change in the forecast on our sunday. coming u next, areou an early bird when you get to the airport?u or are yo sprinting through to try to catch yourgh flit? a new study says you're likely one or the other. but there might not be much of a difference. we'll explain that to you next on news 4.
6:15 am
6:16 am
leaving them o dthe wrong side of theital divide. if approved, only the combined availableresources of t-mobile and sprint can deliver on all the spectrum bands needed to quickly bring unprecedented 5g connectivity across the nation. and she's about 10 minutes from a hotel by wyndham. he's having the best. day. ever! and hwith over 6,000 hoes across the country,te a great hol by wyndham is closer than you think.t
6:17 am
visindhamhotels.com. compare comcast business to your current provider. my current service provider h does not providealf of what you provide. and to know that i could save money? i'd be thrilled. e is sounds like a wholbusiness package, re which would be incble. so what are you guys waiting for? let's do it. (laughs) comcast business gives you more. switch now and get fast, liable internet for a new low price of $39.95 a month. plus, get free installation. better, faster? i mean sign me up. call today at 1-800-501-6000. comcast business beyond fast.
6:18 am
back with you. 6:18. when it comes to the airport, do you get there? do you give yourself plenty of time? that's me. or do you wait until the last minute and walk right on that plane? > yes. love that part. >> it is a debate that can split a family apart. so this week i went to reagan national to talk to the early birds and the sprinting last minute flyers about this dilemma. take a look. t there are types of airport travelers in this world. those who geto the airport early, and those who don't. >> not going to make it. not going to make it. >> what is it? >> late. unfortunately. >> early, very early. my flight is 5:30, i'm here at
6:19 am
1:00. >> reporter: we wanted to scientifically collect information for ourselves, so of course we had to take a sampling here at reagan national airport. how early is early? hour, two hours? day before? >> i would say -- i like to get an hour and a half. >> reporter: donna's friend sue is the opposite. last minute. and listen to this situation she found herself in while racing . r a flight >> the cab locked my baggage in the trunk. they lost the car keys when they stopped to get gas. >> reporter: stop it? >> they lost the car key.ic the polan tried to shoot the trunk open. >> reporter: they say it is not that the early airport arriver is really any different than the last second airport sprinter we'all just trying to cope with the anxiety of a stressful situation like flying in different ways.
6:20 am
we heard from families where sbands and wives will take separate cars because one wants to be early and one late. maya is late arriver. she has nothing against the early birds, but she hasn't been burned yet. >> everybodyhinks i'm ridiculous. >> reporter: how close are we talking? do you walk straight to the plane? >> usually with five or ten minutes to boarding. >> reayrter: and let's just s that i don't disagree. as for me, don't be surprised if you see me running through the airport. >> you're ridiculous, because you have three kids. you can't do that. >> you know what -- >> i'm stressed. >> because i have,he kids i don't want to spend time at the airport. i want to go and get on thean plane time it perfectly. you're right, they throw a whole other -- i'll tell you, when you fly without kids, my gosh, it is whole different world. >> i mean -- >> is it? >> you're not going to fly without kids for a long time. i mean, really. and you're a last minute -- >> always.
6:21 am
my husband isy. super and i'm, like, why -- we're just getting there to wait in line. >> exactly. why are we doing that? >> why are leaving? >> i'd rather sit on my couch. >> i had my coffee and chill until it is time. >> really? >> yes. >> i giveie caroline a because i don't pack until we'ro about to she's, like, are you not ready -- >> my husband does all of that. >> we always need an opposite person. >> we can all agree that we're not happy about this weather that you're talkingabout. >> nothing happening right now. nothing is happening right now. people make tir way to church and even brunch earlyt 6:30, let's go breakfast. >> you're already thinking about brunch. >> i just did a brunch forecast. i realize it is 6:20 in the morning. so nobody -- if you're headed out to the diner for breakfast, we're having scattered showers moving in, nothing out there now, though. the clouds moved in. it was a beautiful sunrise this
6:22 am
early morning at about 5:43. sun came up, but now we're looking at oud cover. but maybe early this morning you want twash that car i wouldn. i wouldn't do it quite yet. scattered showers over our area. 10:00, 11:00, we'll see scattered showers pushing into the area. plenty of dry time out there today. but, again, we'regoing to have waves of rain from now until tuesday morning. so waking up this morning, temperatures are in t 60s right now. we have a mix of sun and clouds, depending where you are. ut by 9:00, 10:00, thos showers start pushing in from the south and east and then spread to the north and west. so, again, 60s, on the water in annapolis, quantico, marine bases, temperatures nearing 70 degrees. s we head over the next 12 hours, temperatures will top out in the low to mid-70s. we do have those scattereds showerround for the morning hours. and even into the afternoon. but as i said, nothing happening
6:23 am
on the radar right now. this is what i'm watching to kind of rotate in our area as we go through the midmorning. so down here, down in eastern shore, virginia, that wi push into our area from the south ae t moving north and west. and then we have got all of thre moiown to the south. that's going to be pushing north. and then eventually, the stuff to the west has got to push through. so, again, waves of rain as we go through the daer his the brunch time forecast. temperatures in the 60s and again that rain pushing in. not looking like the greatest pool day out there. we have scattered showers on your monday. for all the kds out of school, by tuesday afternoon, looking a-okay. timing it out for you, here comes the rain by 11:00, 12:00. s i said, not raining all day. we'll have clouds all day. we are going to have scattered light showers. it will pick up in intensity as we go through the overnight and through the day tomorrow. we'll have chances of showers at least through tuesday morning bere frontal system comes
6:24 am
through. over the next ten days, we have that rain cynce all the to tuesday morning. drying out by tuesday afternoon. rain chances return on and into thursday, i kept friday dry. we have a chance of rain as we get into saturday. guys? >> lauryn, thank you very much. she's one of the most powerful women in washington, there is aersonal side to nancy pelosi that the public doesn't often get to see. >> the speaker of the house is opening up to our barbara harrison about motherhood, religion and making history on the hill. >> i had a chance to sit down with nancy pelosi the other day. and we talked about a lot of things, personal and her political life. she is known around the countrn a around the world as the speaker of the house. a member of congress from san francisco, but we have each other a long time. we met when we both had children in the same school in san francisco several years back. nancy atthat time was already the mother of five, four girls and one boy.
6:25 am
i left for the washington area in 1981 to work at nbc 4. she came about fiveat years l elected to the house of representatives. as a daughter of a fmer congressman, i asked her in an interview if her parents would be proud of where she is today. she aid i wasn't the first person to ask that question. >> i remember when i was elected speaker first time by my caucus. nominated to are speakspeaker. as i came to the caucus room, it jolted me and i thought, they didn't have any aspirations for meeyo be speaker, th just want me to be holy. that's where it made them proud. >> she said as devout catholics, her mother would be most proud, she believes, of the way she raised her family. she thinks having gone from
6:26 am
kitchen to congress would have been okay too. be sureto tune in for the rest of my interew onvi♪ ♪ ♪ rhythm is a dancer ♪ it's a ul companion ♪ you can feel it everywhere ♪ lift your hands and vces ♪ free your mind and join us ♪ you can feel it in the air ♪ oh sorry, we were running late. no problem, come on in. ♪
6:27 am
6:27 is your time this morning. when the going gets tough, a change in attitude really can make all the difference. >> a local pastor t recentlyok her facebook followers on a year long journey to discover the power of gratitude. pat lawson muse has that story. >> for so many years i had to bury and hide the fact that my brother committed suicide. >> i would go back and replay the incidents i had in my life where i was raped and ploe ed a as a child. i was depressed, wanted to self-harm a i was suicidal. >> these women are trying to find the positive in some pretty tough circumstances. >> the deaths in my immediate family. i had four blings, my mom and
6:28 am
dad going back to back to back. >> reporter: they're part of a group learning to replace feelingings of loss, depression, anger andec insity with expressions of gratitude. >> it improves one's mental health. it improves one's physiological health. >> reporter: yolanda peoples put the principle into practice. >> don't forget. >> reporter: in january of 2018, she did a short facebook live broadcast, encouraging followers to practice gratitude as a way to change their response to the vercumstances in their lives. >> instead of ebody being angry and vengeful, let's startn a new cha of gratitude and holiness and love. >> reporter: after reading a letter from a woman in botswana, she knew she was on to something. >> she opened her phone and my video popped up and she watched it. she said in her litte etter, it
6:29 am
her hope to live. >> reporter: she went live for a full hour, sgearing messa of hope. >> get off the ferris wheel of pain. make love your first response and your first choice. choose forgiveness over all things. >> my name is denise homes. i joined the movement. >> reporter: the group grew with so-called gratituders logging in all over the world. and sharing their own posts. >> i can rise from it knowing that neither my injuries nor my wheelchair defines me. >> i don't know where to be to tell you how much this gratitude journey has really changed and alter my life. >> reporter: last january, peoples held a graduation ceremony, complete with caps, gowns and diplomas, for some 200 women who had faithfully tuned in to the daily broadcast. >> they didor homew they wrote in their journal, they showed up
6:30 am
for events, they deserved a graduation. > reporter: they also formed a close bond. grew stronger in their faith and learned to see themselves differently. >> every morning i look in the a mirrornd say, god, thank you, you gave me the eyes to see your uty which is me. >> i think i've gotten healthier, emotionally and mentally. i know i've gotten healthier physically. >> i learned to love myself and forgive the people that hurt me. >> reporter: and they sayic practng gratitude made life a whole lot better. ♪ i feel better when i'm dancing ♪ ♪ i'm better when i'm dancing ♪ >> oh, es. i think i'm better when i'm dancing aswell. okay. gthe gratitudeup is now some 15,000 strongand growing. and this year the pastor is ing the facebook gratitude u broadcast j twice a week.
6:31 am
"news 4 today" starts now. >> and let's all give thanks for being here. >> absolutely. >> thank you so much for being here with us. i'm adam tuss. >> thank you for having me. i'm molette green. in formeagan fitzgerald. thank you, again, for joining us. my gratitude there. >> let it all seep in. maybe you like a little bit of rain. you know -- i'm trying to stay positive. i'm trying to keep the positive. >> i like theemperature right now. feels good out there. >> actually i guess if you have anything to do today, now is the best time to go out. >> absolutely. we have no rain on the radar now. scattered showers throughout the day. we're getting plenty of dry time as well. i don't say we're going to ha a rain all throughout the day, .widespread, steady rain we're going to have little cells that pass through and then we'll be dry and then more cells will pass through and then we'reg goin be dry. this is the game we're going to play until tuesday morning.
6:32 am
if you saw us in last halfhour, we had sunshine, now that's overtaken by clouds. clouds increase as our rain as chances incre as we continue through the morning. you see nothing happening out there right now. we're dry out there right now. but we're seeing some rain showers down to the south and east. eventually these will rotate right into th area as we go through the day. and then all this rain from the south pushing north. pushing slowly to the north. we'll see more rain showers as we go through the midmorning and into the afternoon. so by noon, scattered showers, but i think up until 10:00, 11:00, you'll be dry. temperatures are in the 60s. that's where we're going to stay. we'll top out in the low to mid-70s for daytime highs this aftealoon. let's tabout the rain chances and more importantly let's talk about when we dry put. that's coming un the ten-day forecast. >> lauryn, thank you very much. back to our top story, a day of love and inclusiveness sort of overshadowed by panic at the
6:33 am
capital pride parade. >> numerous peop felt they heard shots being fired which sent hundreds of them scrambling for safety. here's a look at some of the tense scenes showing people running as fast as they could because of that panic there. despite multiple reports of loud noises, police say there is no evidence that any shots were fired. some of those people who took off running were injured. others had to be transported. the parade was forced to end early for safety reasons, but the head of the capital pride alliance says this weekend's event wil still go on. >> need everybody to understand we will continue to try to do everhing to make sure we have safe events. we cannot allow this incident to take away the pride we had going on. we had a great parade taking on. try sad we had to close it and we're very hurt do that. >> a man with a gun was arrested in dupont circle yesteay. another woman was arrested for allegedly assaulting an officer. it is unclear if they knew one
6:34 am
another. >> just like we saidr, earlie the pride events will go on today. the capital pride festival starts at noon. here, you candown catch the capital pride concert and the sunset dance party. metro will be your best bet to get around today. you got to get off at the archive station to go to this. for a list of local events going on for pride month, check out our nbc washington app. >> now to the latest on some breaking news werought you last night. veral people hurt when a deck collapsed durg a party in germantown. firefighters and ems swarm thet home after gting the call last night. this is the home on liberty heights lane just off germantown road. first responders say there were 100 people at that house when the deck fell apart. firefighters say the deck showed signs of rot and water damage. the whole house had to be evacuated as a precaution. while it was a big party, no e seriously hurt there. >> sad news for the clinton family. tony rodham, hillary clinton's h
6:35 am
youngest broer, has died. she announced this weekend that he passed friday night. rodham leaves behin wife and three kids. 64he was years old. now the latest on the trade deal between the u.s. and mexico. predent trump started yesterday tweeting about the deal saying it will stop the flow of illegal immigration. it takes tariffs off the table.f was day's agreement already a done deal? "the new york times" is reporting that the actions mexico agreed to were decided months ago. the times says there were secret talks between the u.s. and mexico in miami and the deal was reached then. under the agreement,l mexico wil deploy its national guard throughout the country including its southern border to help curb migration. >> both parties also agreed that in thesu event the ms adopted do not have expected results, they will take further action. >> mexico is also agreed to let asylum seekers stay in the country while the courts decide their case. republicans and democrats had feared the tariffs would slow
6:36 am
the economy. heads up in northern virginia. if youse metro, you won't be able to board the we'iehle rest east station. the six new stations are en expected to ext year. metro says free shuttle buses will be serunning. vice is expected to return to normal tomorrow. police in hyattsville need help finding a man whollegedly touched a 4-year-old girl inappropriately. want you to look at this picture. police say the incident took y place ma9th along east/west highway near the mall at prince george's. call hyattsville police if you recognize him. times 6:36. police in annapolis are trying to find a shooter who killed a local rapper. our news partners at wtop report that edward montre who goes by
6:37 am
the name tre da kid died. those who knewhe him say worked with kids and was kno as a family man. we're trying to figure out what the motive was in tis murder. as d.c. grapples with a recent spike in shootings and homicides, there are new calls g end the violence. members of the park view community in northwest held a march to end the violence saturday. they also paused to remember 16-year-old brian austin. the teen died when someone killed him inside his home. police have not f the shooter. kroger has issued a recall on some frozen berries for a possible hepatitis contaminat n contamination. the ber tes were sold under private selection brand. the recall was issued after the fda told the company that aam se of the berries tested positive for hepatitis a. right now there are no reports of anyone getting sick, but the fda is advising people to not
6:38 am
eat this brand right now. the recalledroducts are the 16 and 48 ounce private selection frozen triple berry medley and the 16 ounce private selection frozen blackberry. the neighborhood neark stadium getting a half a billion dollar makeover. they reached aj ma milestone. the fields officially opened. it is7 acres on what used to be lot seven at the stadium. the spe has three fields for soccer, baseball and lacrosse. the say playgroundthere, a picnic area and walking and bike paths. thise is th first in a five part redevelopme project at rfk. >> big things hpening ere. for sure. r> a sea of purple turned out to walk and in yesterday's fight against pancreatic cancer doreen gentzler emceed the event. purple stride has been the pancreatr cance action
6:39 am
network's most powerful organization. dotrations and regisation fees go toward fighting pancreatic cancer. some of our other nbc personalities, you can see there, took part in the run. barbara harrison. >> good turnout. yesterday was a great day for all the things happening outside. dperfect conditions anhen we turn to today. 6:39. and it feels different, looks offferent. a whole lot hange in the air. and we're going to have details from lauryn ricketts on that coming up. ♪ 1,2,3,4
6:40 am
6:41 am
so you can be in wech brilliantly connted devices in every room. and in with finding all your favorites on live tv and streaming apps with just your voice. this spring it's out with the old, and in with simple, easy, awesome. don't miss the xfinity spring sale. get started with this limited time offer and get your choicof dvr or speed upgrade free for a year. click, call, or visit a store today. with licensed agents available 24/7. it's not jussy.
6:42 am
it's having-a-walrus-in-goal easy! roooaaaar! it's a walrus! ridiculous! yes! nice save, big guy! good job duncan! way to go! [chanting] it's not just easy. it's geico easy. oh, duncan. stay up. no sleepies. within 15 minutes of the invasion,they lost 19 just from the small town of bedford, virginia, alone. >> wow, as you know, the nation
6:43 am
marks 75 years since the d-day invasionthat changed the tide ofworld war ii. after that speech in france, vice president mike pence traveled to bedford to pay his respts. during tnvasion and the days and weeks that followed, more than 20 people from bedford alone ga. their life more than any other town in america per capita. >> an increble week of remembrances. and there are fewer and fewer residents who actually remember eae day theyed their bedford boys were lost in that invasion. >> right. northern v julie carrie spoke to one sister determined to keepto this s alive. >> reporter: he's given the name john reynolds but everyone called him little jack, 5'5", 112, he joined company a as a teenager. >> i can remember the day he was getting ready to leave. that stuck in my head. >> marguerite reynolds was the youngest sibling wondering if
6:44 am
jack would acknowledge wher. >> last one he came over to and picked me up and he said i want you to be a good little girl until i get back. >> reporter: she distinctly remembers the day they learned jack had been killedwa she out in the yard watching her mom hang clothes on the line when a stranger's car pulled up the driveway. the man handed them a telegram. herther began to read, began to weep, then said they needed to get into town, into bedford. >> i kept saying, where are we going? she said, she told me, s said, jack is gone. onsaid, where has he gone to? she said, he'sto heaven. but he was just such a confusing and sad day after that. >> reporter: sad, nfusing, utterly heart breaking for 19 families whose bedford boys in company a died in the d-day invasion. some like jack in first few minutes. years later, here's what one of he survivors told the family happened. >> he said he made it to land.
6:45 am
and he was down on his knees. and said he never g a chance to fire it. he said, if it is any comfort at all that he di't suffer, he never knew what hit him. >> reporter: she says her mother was crushed, penning this poetic letter about her son's death. >> waves were riding high, by theut br enemy you were called to die. >> reporter: that letter stored in this box with other mementos like theocket bibleound with jack's body. marguerite had never opened it until just recently when some reporters came by to ask about the approaching 75th anniversary. >> i just picked up the bible and just decided to open it up. and i said, oh, my gosh. >> reporter: that bible now on display at the tribute center. >> this is from the war department. >> reporter: marguerite hopeful that sharing some her
6:46 am
family's painful story will ensure the bedford boys are never forgotten. >> i'm just hoping that, you know, that this will not be the end. i just hope that people will -- this will keep it fresh in crerybody's mind, just keep on remembering the saifice these boys made. >> reporter: and t enormous sacrifice, the change forever the small virginia mountain town. in bedford, virginia, julie carrie, news 4. >> such an incredible story. we put complete corage of d-day events in the nbc washington app including the president's speech and historic pictures from the day. >> true heroes. saved the world really on that day. so thanks for all of their service. >> yeah. >> i love that the flag is right there. >> on cue. >> that was beautiful. >> yeah. >> but we got some changeable forecast coming in here. >> little breezy out there as
6:47 am
you see from the flag. a little bitf a breeze out there throughout the day today. the winds out of the east. sh take the moisture off the atlantic and pu into our region, cloud cover. >> unusual, right? >> depends. >> i'mrying to play meteorologist. i don't know. usually goes to the west east, east to west? of>> we have an area low pressure, we're seeing easterly winds now. >> you have to study a little bit re. >> not out of the realm of possibility. >> you're an expert in traffic. stay in your ne. >> shocking traffic in d.c. >> i called him out. >> that is it go to be like today? >> worse than ever. get to the forecast. >let's talk aboutit. let's talk about it. a talkbout that traffic. >> partly cloudy, partly sunny, chance of rain. >> that's pretty much what i'm going to say today.
6:48 am
to the maps out there now, it is it was partly sunny. now it is partly cloudy. o>> we have a chance rain. > we have that chance of scattered showers. it is not going to be rainy all day. nly time to figure out the day today. it is coming from the south and east. again, we're going to see some showers out tre today. i love it. all right. scattered showers out there today. again, slipping in from the south and east and pushing to the north and west. and then eventually we'll see more rain moving from the south to the north. but just know that we're going to have scattered d showers, out there now. more rain on the way throughout the midday hours. modespread rain throughout the day on day. we'll have showers through monday. showers through tuesday morning. we start to dry out by tueay afternoon. then more rain returns as we get into your wednesday and thursday. looking like an unsettled pattern coming our way. this is the rain i'm talking about. look at this area oft rain t is rotating around, continues to spin up through our area. and then we have got a frontal system down to the south, warm
6:49 am
front, that's going to lift to the north, bring some of the rain chances. and then we alsorohave a fal system out to the west. a cold front. that will eventually move through. and push everything out. orat's not happening until tuesday mning. so, again, unsettled weather until then. breezy out there now, temperatures in the 60s to right around 70. we'll top out in the low to mid-70s. o you're headed out the door right now, only for another hour or two, you don't need the umbrella, if you're out after 10:00, 11:00, go aheadabnd gr that small umbrella. scattered light showers around as we continue through your sunday. let's time it out for you. light stuff, 6:30 looking good. we just have the cloud cover. here comes some of that rain by :00, 12:00, lunch time, we'll start to see showers. not everybody is seeing it. plenty of dry time out there today. we will have waves of rain that continue through the overnight. continue through yo monday morning commute, continue through much of the day on monday. an this b then by tuesday, fron system, sweeps everything out of
6:50 am
here. looks like we'll be dry as we continue through your tuesday morni . but nottomorrow. we're a little warmer despite the rain tomorrow because of tht rain that is in the north carolina area. warm front. that will lift through the area and then we'll be in t warm sector. temperatures in the low 80s tomorrow. will be a little bit muggy throughout the day tomorrow. we stay right aund 80 for tuesday. especially as we get more sunshine tuesday afternoon. wednesday afternoon, wednesday evening, ahance for showers and thunderstorms. we'll keep that chance on thursday. friday, dry, but more rain coming saturday. coming saturday. temperatures right around normal
6:51 am
6:53 am
welcome back. when you donate clothes, you often don't find out where they end up ornd who they up helping, right? this morning, leon harris is going to introduce us to a northern virginia organization that gives a name and story to every person receiving a piece of donated clothing. >> that's really interesting. i like that kind of connection there.
6:54 am
women giving back is all about women helping other women, with clothes they're able to provide a little light and fun in an otherwise tough situation. women giving back is this week's harris' hero. >> inside this store in loudoun county, you'll find dresses, shoes, purr purses and stories resilience like nicole. >> i struggled with year drug addiction and i was pregnant with my twins and tired of beine tid. i ended up out here in the shelter. and in return, i ended up here on women giving back. >> reporter: you're coming here with twins. >> when i first walked through the door, i was broken. >> reporter: even though many women who come here findms theves broken, the volunteers who work here are ready, willing and able to build them back up. >> u weerstand what clothing means, what it matters, how it can empower you and make you feel >>better. eporter: women giving back is a nonprofit organization that
6:55 am
lothing free quality to women and their children. case workers refer the clients to the organization, the entire staff is mde up of volunteers like rebecca gellar. >> helping women to look for clothes for a job, for their careers, for their lives, for their families, a lot of tase women who have been survivors odo stic violence. >> reporter: this organization is all about women helping women set each other up for success in their careers and in life. >> we oftentimes forget that professional colonilothing does come naturally for >> hope those work for you. >> yes. >> we were looking for a dress. i ended up getting for myself too. >> it just frees their mind to be able to go find a job, and g take care of housing and the other things that they need to do that are really important to get themselves on track. >> reporter: nicole now works for this organization as a
6:56 am
volunteer. she says this place was ane divi intervention for her life. >> for me it was everything. women givi back is part of my current foundation. after i came, they stuck with me. >> reporter: you came here, get clothes but you left here with something for yourself. >> exactly. exactly. th reporter: how cool is at? >> it is amazing. >> if you with like to learn more about the organization, visit our nbc washington app and search harris's. heroe >> very cool. 6:56. much more ahead for you on news 4 >> an hour by hour look at your forecast with lauryn ricketts who says the wind is coming from east today. you got it. stay with us. >> we'll be right back.
6:57 am
6:59 am
"news 4 today" starts now. >> headg into the 7:00 hour here on "news 4 today," this is with a we're foll what we're following for you. no evidence of a shooting, but people at the pride parade went running when they say they heard gunshots. >> about 100 people at a house party when aeck gave way in montgomery county. firefighters are saying they know why that deck fell arapt. >> and an update on arr bi burglary in d.c. find out what led a shot owner to getting a surprise saphone
7:00 am
ack on the shelf. happy that it is back in its rightful place. >> yes. some good news there. that is autiful. we're going to show it in a little bit. >> good story. want to thank you for joining us re on news 4 on this sunday morning. i'm adam tuss. >> i'm molette green. we are talking about some rchanging conditionsht now. feels really cool out there, looks gloomy behind us. >> see that? >> gray day, right? >> yeah, it really is. not much sunshine out there today, guys, whatsoever. we had sunshine when the sun first came up this morni at 5:43. now we're looking at cloud cover taking over the area. eventually rain will take over the area. scattered showers is not going to be raining all day, plenty of dry time. but we will have some scattered owers out there today, tomorrow and even into tuesday morning. have that umbrella handy with you. you'll need it. not too bad out there right now. but we are expecting some rain on the way. c youan see nothing happening on
7:01 am
radar. just at this point. i'm watching this little bit of rain that is going to continue to rotate up through our area. and that's going to happen probably after 10:00, 11:00 this morning. then we also have an area of rm front, more areas of rain down to the suth. that' going to lift through. so we have got several periods of rain today and again overnight and through much of the day tomorrow. 68, waking up tohat this morning, not feeling too bad out there. humidity will be on the rise as h the day. temperatures are g wego gug to be the th70s today, much cooler, below average for this time of year. let's talk about that timing of rain chances, not often talking about the temperatures. see how hot we with c get this week. that's coming up in 15 minutes. >> lauryn, thank you very much. >> our coverage continues with some pretty tense moments at the capital pride parade we have seen this, a day of love and inclusiveness overshadowed by panic that sent people scrambling thr >> police are disputing reports that shotsere firedoward the end of the parade.
7:02 am
news 4's darcy spencer spoke with officers with what they say happened. >> a man with a gun was arrested in dupont circle forcing the capital pride parade to be shut down. noises, reports of loud police say no shots were fired. >> officers arrived a the location of the -- where the the individual was located. at that point, they stopped the individual and recovered the gun close by. >> the man was charged with possessing a handgun, a woman was arrested for allegedly assaulting an officer. it is unclear if the man or w woman knee another. >> nation's capital, this happens, you know? crazy. people can't come out and have a good time then. >> false reports of shots fired caused a panic, hundreds of people began to run, causingou numer injuries. >> i went inside and got on the floor with people who had come from dupont circle and there had been a shooting.
7:03 am
but, you know, we didn't know anything. >> everyone is, like, coming up q street and down the other street, down there, and just, like, in panic. everyone is screa. we don't know what's going on. >> reporter: seven people were transported. this victim suffered an ankle injury. >> i just had this guy at my back, he was, like, get inside, get inside. i remember, like, in school, inside.t so actually when i went to the bathroom, i felt the safest. > reporter: the parade was forced to end early for safety reasons. but the head of the capital pride alliance says this weekend's event will still go on. > we need everybody to understand that will continue to try to do everything to make sure we have safe events. this is an incident, but we cannot allow this t incid take away the pride we had going on. we had a great pride taking place. it is very sad we had to close and we're very hurt to do that. >> reporter: police tell us there were a lot of officers in the area where that incident happened. so they were able to make a very quick response and get that suspect into custody.
7:04 am
today's pride festival will go on as planned. in dupont circle, darcy spencer, today. >> the capital pride festival will continue today. it starts at noon near the national mall at pennsylvania avenue and 3rd street northwest. while down there, catch the capital pride concert and the sunset dance party. metro is your best option today, just get off at the archive station on the green line and for a list of eventson going for pride month, check out our nbc washington app. now to the latest on breaking new we brought you last night. several people hurt when a deck collapsed during a party in germantown. firefighters and ems swarmed the house after getting the call last night. th is a home on liberty heights lane, just off germantown road. first responders say there were about 100 peoplus at the ho when the deck fell apart. rrefighters say the deck showed signs ofot and water damage. the whole house was evacuated as a precaution. it was a big party, fortunately no one seriously hurt.
7:05 am
we hear that a lot this time of year. sad day for the clinton family, tony rodham, hillary clinton's young of brother, has died. the former secretary of state hillary clinton announced this weekend tat he passed friday night. rodham leaves behind a wife and three children, he was 64 years old. we have the latestn the trade deal between the u.s. and mexico, president trump start tweeting yesterday about this deal saying it will stop the flow of illegal immigration. it takes tarffs off the table. but was friday's agreement already a done deal? "the new york times" is t reporting tha the actions mexico agreed to were decided months ago. the times says there were secret talks between the u.s. and mexico in miami and the deal was reached then. under the agreement, mexico will deploy its national guard throughout the country including southern border to help curb migration. >> both parties also agree that in the event the measures adopted do not have expected results, they will take further
7:06 am
action. >> mexico has also agreed to let asylum seekers stay in the country while t d courtside their case. republicans and f democratsear the tariffs would slow the economy. >> heads up in northern virginia, if you use metro, you won't be able to board the we'lly reston east station today. it is closed due to construction. cruise will start connecting the existi tracks of the silver line with the new part that will eventually take passenger into loudoun unty. thoseix new stations are expected to open next year. metro says free shutle buses will be running. service is expected to retu to normal tomorrow. police in annapolis areng worki to find a shooter who killed a local rapper. our news partners report that edward montre c who goes by the name tre da kid died after crashing a car. he was found dead inside the car. those who knew him s he worked with kids and was known as a family man. we're working to find out wh
7:07 am
the motive was in his murder. as d.c. grapples with a spike in shootings and homicides, this weekend there are new calls to end the gun violence. members of th park view colunity in northwest tel the march to end the violence yesterday. they also paused to rememb 16-year-old brian austin. that teen died in april when someone killed him inside his home. police have not yet fund the shooter in that case. kroger has issued a recall on some frozen berries for possible hepatitis contamination. the berries were sold under the store's private selection brand. the recall was issued after the da told the company that a sample of the berries tested positive for hepatitis a. right now there are no reports of anyone getting sick, but the fd fda is advising p tple not eat this brand for now. big changes nearrf stadium. the neighborhood there is getting a half billion dollar
7:08 am
makeover and this weekend the prect reached a major milestone. what is now known as the fields at rfk campus is officially open. 27 acre on what used to be lot seven athe t stadium, the space has three fields for soccer, baseball and lacross. there is also a playground, picnic area and walking and bike paths. this is first in a five-part re development project at rfk and there is plenty of parking there that needs to change. just empty parking lots. >> yeah, yeah. >> this is what's going on. >> making it better. more usable. a sea of purple turned out to walk and run in saturday's pancreatic cancer. doreen gentzler emceed the event in downtown d.c. since the first walk in 2008, purple stride has been the pancreatncer action network's most powerful organizatio they helped fu eheld fundaisers donation and registration feeo go fighting pancreatic
7:09 am
cancer. some of our other nbc 4 personal t ties were there and took part in the walk and run. we're working for you this morning with an encouraging n update o the search for a special saxophone. we toldou you ab this suspected thief who stole this saxophone from a music store in tenley town. now the owner ofide c music has her belovedn istrument back. cameras captured the burglary on thursday morning. myrma says she sent a link of our story to everyone she knew. someone called her yesterday and said they spotted the $4400 ax just sitting outside in an apartment building. she is thanking news 4 for helping her recover it. police are searching for the man who broke into her store. why would he leave it? >> i don't > ow. at is a great example of working for you. >> it is. >> that makes us happy. >> i agree. she's president trump's strongest opponent in
7:11 am
the world ise hanging at a rate lver before. so, why isn't education? raise your hand if you could use anducation that's actually morn, actually affordable, and actually personal? if you're one of 35 million americans, who hasn't finished your degree, well, strayer is here to help. welcome to the future of education.
7:12 am
big night of awards r the nbc 4 news family. last night at the chesapeake associated pr s banquetawards, news 4 took home five awards, they include best website, beste scast, and overall ex cellence. we thank you, the viewers, for allowing us into your homes and on your electronic devices every day. to bring you news coverage affecting you and your family. she is one of the most powerful women in washington. but there is a personal side to public si that the doesn't often get to see. t's right. speaker of the house is opening up tba our bar harrison about
7:13 am
motherhood, religion and makingn history apitol hill. take a look. >> i had a chance to sit down with nancy pelosi the other day. and talked about aot of things, her personal and her political life. she, of course, is known around the country and indeed around the world as a speaker of the house, a member of congress in san francisco, but we actually have known each othg a lon time. we met when we both had children in the sameoo schl back in san francisco, several years back. already that time was the mother of five, four girls and one boy. i lef1981 to workt nbc 4. she came about five years later, elected to the house of representatives. as a daughter of a former n, congressma i asked her in the interview if her parents would be proud of where she is she said i wasn't the first person t ask that question. >> i remember when i was elected speaker of the first time by my caucus, nominated for speaker, and in the caucus room people applauded, i came to the podium,
7:14 am
and the chair of the committee at the time, the caucus was rahm emanuel and he said to me, yur parents would be so proud of you becoming speaker. and it jolted me and i thought, no, they didn't have any aspiration for me to be speaker. they just wanted meo be holy. and that's where it made them proud. >> she says as devout catholics, her mother would be most proud, she believes, of the way she has ised her family. she thinks having gone from kitchen to congress would have beenkay too. be sure to tune in for the rest of my interview on monday eveng onews 4 at 5:00. >> looking forward to that. look at this live picture. how oftene will w need this umbrella over the next few days? lauryn ricketts is back with the answer in just few. stay with us on "news 4 today" at 7:14.
7:15 am
downtown warsaw friday night. the inferno sent flames debris falling hundreds of feet tward the ground. more than 120 firefighters battled through the night, finally contained that blaze sterday morning. that looks like the scene from a movie, you know? >> like diehard. >> yeah. thankfully nobody was inside that building or was hurt. some of russ a bus are a bit mog than others. if heights make you nervous, yot may wa to look away h20e. people bravely traversed a slack line out in the french alps. >> i would walk across a bridge, but not doing that. >> the courseused the 2600 foot long cords, set up at an altitude of nearly 1,000 feet in the air.
7:16 am
members had to use a drone to set up the course between the two cliffs in southern france. this aims to establish a world speed record for traversing a ack line. >> if i'm tethered, maybe. no, i would rather walk across. i don't mind heights. i le them. >> that's too much for me. >> for those of us having a less exciting day, there are free drink samples at baskin robinsaf this ernoon. that's exciting. the chain is launching a new drink inspired by the hit netflix series stranger things includi including elevenade toeeze. by for a sampling between 3:00 and 7:00 for a free taste of the refreshing drinknd for stranger things season three premiering july 4th on netflix. >> and then ifou can get me some baskin robins chocolate almond and they always have it,r because theyate it out. i'm in. i'm in. all right. it is not going to be the mst
7:17 am
ice cream wanting day. but, you know, anytime you get chocolate almond ice cream, even on a y like this, where the flag is blowing away, lauryn ricketts back with a look at the rain headedin the forecast. stayith us on "news 4 toda wy. compare comcast business to your current ovider. my current service provider does not provide half of what you provide. and to know that i could save money? i'd be thrilled. this sousss like a whole busineackage, which would be incredible. so what are you guys waiting for?
7:18 am
7:19 am
7:20 am
bed. >> that's right.t. all righ >> thank you so much for starting your day with us. i'm adam tuss. molette green i meagan fitzgerald. we're going to need our umbrellas over t next few days, but the rain hasn't started yet. just enjoy the breeze out there. >> changeable forecast. coming up earlier this morning, clouds rolling in. when the rain comes, one person i blame, one person i blame when the rain comes. >> this is what i have to deal with. >> this is what she -- >> i'm not getting involved in this, lauryn. >> more like a brother/sister thing. >> it is. >> what do you got? >> we got the scattered showers, you're right, adam. scattered showers out there today. an area of low pressure is asnging around after the southeastern coof virginia. you take some, you give some. showers in the forecast, not only today, but also tomorrow and into tuesday morning. let's take a look outside. cloud cover out there right now.
7:21 am
we had sun earlyh t morning, about two hours ago, 5:43 when the sun came up. we had butiful sunrise, tweeted it out, put it on my facebook page, instagram, all a it was gorgeous. now the clouds are taking over. good news is we're dry out there right now. we do have soctered showers throughout the day today. more widespread rain as we get into your monday. as we head into your tuesday, showers early in the morning. wednesday dry before ak. of more rain in the afternoon and evening. but we have rain on thursday, so we're in this settled ttern. you see nothing happening on the radar now. we have this area of lowre pressu hanging off the southeastern coast of you can see that spin right there. this is going to continue to rotate up into our area. rain from that, rain from the warm front to the south, scattered showers throughout the day today. let's time them out for you. that's coming up in 15 minutes. >> now back to our top story this morning. day of love and inclusiveness,
7:22 am
kind of overshadowed by panic at the capital pride parade. >> numerous people felt they heard gunshots or shots being fired which sent hundreds of them scrambling for safety. here is a look at some of the tense moments showing people running as f t as they can because of that panic. despite multiple reports of loud noises. police say there is no evidce tha shots were fired. some of those people who took off running were injured. and some had to be transported. the parade was forced to end early as aty result for sa reasons. but the head of the capital pride alliance says this weekend's event will stay go on. >> need everybody to understand we will continue to try to do everything to make sure we have safe events. this is an incident, we cannot llow it to take away the pride we had goion. we had a great parade taking place. it is sad wead to closet and we're hurt to do that. >> a man with a gun was arrested in dupont circle yesterday. another woman was rested for
7:23 am
allegedly assaulting an officer. it is unclear if they knew one anothik. >> just le we were saying earlier, the pride events will contiy.e toda while you're down there, you can catch the capital pride concert and the sunset dance party, metro is your best option today. just get off at the archive station along the green line. for a list of all of the events going on for pride month, check out our nbc washington app. now to the latest on breaking news we brought you lasnight. several people hurt when a deck collapsed. during a party in germantown, firefighters and ems swarmed the home after getting the call last night. this is a home on liberty heights lane off germantown road. they say there were about 100 people at the house when the ck fell apart. firefighters say the deck showed signs of rot and wer damage. the whole house was evacuated a a precaution. it was a big party, fortunately no one was seriously hurt.
7:24 am
sad news for the clinton t family,ony rodham, hillary clinton's youngest brother, has died. former secretary of state clinton announced this weekend that he passed friday night. rodhameaves behind a wife and three children. he was 64 years old.> >> have the latest on the trade deal between the u.s. and mexico. president trump started tweeting yesterday about the deal, saying it will stop the flow of illegal immigration. it takes tariffs off the table. but it was friday's agreement already a done deal? "the new york times" is reporting the actions that mexico agreed to were decided months ago. the times said there were secret talks between the u.s. and mexico in miami and a deal was ached then. up d >> both parties also agree in the event the measures adopted do not have the expected results, they will take further action. >> mexico is already agree to
7:25 am
let asylum seekers stay in the country while the courts decide their cases, republicans and democrats fear the tariffs would slowth economy. >> 7:35. if you use metro and northern virginia, you won't be able to board the wheelieeston east station today. it is closed because of construction on the silver line extension. crews will start connecting the isting silver lineracks with the new part of the line that will eventually take passeloers into oun county. the six new stations there expected to open next year. metro says free shuttles will ruwheel the wheelie reston east and spring hill stations. service is expected to return to normal omorrow. police in hyattsville need help finding a man who wiallegey touched a 4-year-old girl inappropriately. may 29th along east west highway near the mall at prince georg s george's. call police if you recognize him. police in annapolis are worth working to find out who killed a local rapper. n
7:26 am
ourews partners report that edward more seay died in gunfire friday night after crashin his car. officers found seay dead inside the car on forest drive. those who knew him say heth word wikids, he was a family man,e' wre working to find out what the motive in all this was. as d.c grapples with a recent spike in shooting and homicides, there are new calls to end the gun violence. members of the park view community in northwest held a march to end the violence on saturday. they so paused to remember 16-year-old brten austin. th died in april when someone killed him inside his home. n police havet found the shooter. kroger has issued a recall for some frozen berries because of a possible hepatitis contamination situation. the berries were sold under the store's private selection brand. mpat recall is issued after the fda told the y that a sample o berries tested positive for hepatitis a there
7:27 am
are no reports of anyone getting sick, but the fda is advising people not to eat this brand now. the recalled products are the 16 and 14 ounce private selection oozeny triple berr medley and 16ce private selection frozen blackberries. the neighborhood near rfk stadium getting a half a billion dollar makeover and this weekend the project reached a major milestone. the fields at rfk campus officially opened. it is 27 acres on what used to lot seven. the space has fields at three fields for soccer, baseball, there is also a playground and e picnic ara and walking and bike paths. this is the first in a five part redevelopment project at rfk. it is something that many of us already know. there is nothing like a great outfit that can make you feel so good. just ahead, lon harris takes us inside a loudoun county clothing store working to help women in need.
7:28 am
7:29 am
7:30 am
welcome back. when you donate your clothes, you often don't find out weyre end up, right? toaho tey leohnayriarvi hginisn every perason receiving a donated pieceof clothing. >> it is a cool idea to do it that way too. women giving back is all about omen helping other women with clothes they're able to provide, little light and fun in an otherwise tough situation. women givingack is thi week's harris' heroes. >> reporter: inside this sre w inside loudoun county, you'll find stories of resilncelike nicole's story. >> i struggled with drug addiction, i ended out here in theshelter. from the shelter, i ended up
7:31 am
here on women giving back. >> reporter: you're coming here with twin, three week old twins. >> when i firstalked through the door, i was broken. >> reporter: even though many women who com here find themselves broken, the volunteerewho work here ar ready, willing and able to build them back up. er >> we undand what clothing means, how it can empower you and make you feel better. >> reporter: won giving back is a nonprofit organization that prize free quality clothing tow en and their children. case workers refer the clients to the organization, the entire staff is made up of volunteers like rebeck wcca ellar. >> helping wom to look for clothes. a lot of them are women who have been survivors of domestic violence. >> reporter: this organization is all about women helping women set each other up for success in their careers and in life.nt >> we ofteimes forget th
7:32 am
outfits do not come naturally for everyone. >> reporter: they can pick up clothes and toys for their kids. >> hope those work you. >> yes. >> she had a prom. so we were looking for a dress for her. and then i ended up getting for myself. >> it frees their mind to be able to go find a job and gota care of housing and the other things that they need to do that are really important to get themselves o track. >> reporter: nicole now works for this organization as a volunteer. she says this place was a divini interven for her life. >> for me it was everything. women giving back is part of my current foundation. after i came, they stuck with me. >> reporter: you came here to get clothes, but left with something for yourself. >> exactly. exactly. >> reporter: how cool is that? >> it is amazing. >> leporter: if you wouldike to learn more about the organization, visit our nbc washington app and search harris' hees. >> time now 7:43 on this sunday morning. we get the day started here. little bit of sunshine out there
7:33 am
7:34 am
you eat right... mostly. you make time... when you can. but sometimes life gets in the way, and that stubborn fat just won't go away. coolsculpting takes you further. a non-surgical treatment that targs, freezes, and eliminates treated fat cells, for good. discuss coolsculpting with your doctor. some common side-effects include temporary numbness, discomfort, and swelling. don't imagine results, see them. coolsculpting, take yourself further.
7:35 am
we like drip coffee, layovers- -and waiting on hold. what we don't like is relying on fancy technology for help. snail mail! we were invited to a y2k party... uh, didn't that happen, like, 20 yearsgo? oh, look, karolyn, we've got a mathematician on our hands! check itduut! now you can schele a callback or,eschedule an appointment even on nights and weekends. today's xfinity service. simple. easy. eresome. i'd rath not. within 15 minutes of the invasion, they lost 19 just from the small town of bedford, virginia alone.
7:36 am
>> well, this week you probablya have noticed the nation was marking 75 years since the d-day invasion that changed t tides of world war ii. after that speech in france, vice president mike pence went to bedford, virginia, toay his respects. during the invasion in the days and weeks that followed, more than 20 people from bedford alone gave their lives. more than any other town in america per capita. and there are fewer and fewer residents there who actually remember the day they learned their bedford boys were lost in the invasion. >> northern virginia bureau chief julie carrie spoke to one sister who is determined to keep that story alive. >> reporter: he's given the name john reynolds, but everyone called him little jack, 5'5", 112 pounds, joined company a as aen teer. >> i can remember the day he was getting ready to leave. that was -- that stuck in my head. >> reporter: marguerite reynolds
7:37 am
was the youngest siblinging, wondering ifk j would acknowledge her. >> heu said, now, i want yoto be a good little girl until i get back. >> reporter: even though she was only 4, she distinctly remembers the day they learned jack had been killed. she was out in the yard at the family farm watching her mom hang clothes on the line when a stranger's car pulled up the driveway. the man handed them ara teleg marguerite's mother began to read, began to weep and said they needed to get into town. into bedford. >> i kept saying, where are we going? she tol,me, she said jack is saone. i id, where has he gone to? she said, he's gone to heaven. i butt was just such a confusing and sad day after that. >> reporter: sad, confusing, utterly heart breakingor 19 families whose bedford boys in company a died in the d.a-day invasion.
7:38 am
here is what one of the su wivors told the familyt happened. >> he said he made it to land, and he was down on hiss, knee and said he seen him when he raised his rifle, but he never got a chance tofire it. and he said, if it is any comfort at all that he didn't suffer, he never knew what hit him. >> reporter: marguerite says her mother was crushed, penning this poetic letter about her son's death. >> waves were riding high, by the brutal enemy you were called to die. >> reporter: that letter stored in this box with other mementos like the pocket biblefound with jack's body. marguerite had never opened it until just recently when some reporters came by tbo ask a the approaching 75th anniversary. >> i just picked up the bible and decided to open it up i said, oh, my god. that was jack's blood. >> reporter: that bible now on display at the newly opened
7:39 am
bedford boys tribute center. >> this isrrom the wa department. >> reporter: marguerite hopefuls that sharingome of her family's painful story will ensure the bedford buys are never forgotten. >> i'm just hoping that, you know, at this will not be the end. i just hope that people will -- keep this will keep itresh in everybody's mind, they'll just heep on remembering t sacrifice these boys made. >> reporter: and the enormous sacrifice tha changed forever this small virginia mountain in bedford, virginia, julie carrie, news 4. >> we put the complete coverage of d-day events in the nbc washington a including the president's speech and historic pictures from the day. >> great story there. absolutely. let's turn our attention to the weather today. we got more pride events going on. >> we do. >> kids birth day parties going on. >> a lot happening. >> what do you got going on tody? >> i have stuff going on.
7:40 am
mychildren, yeah. >> okay, cool. are you go to be outside? >> a little bit. little bit. >> plenty of dry time out there today. also a chance of scattered showers. they're going to be st rolling through the area, will rain for a second andhen stop for a couple of hours and more rain. scattered showers throughout the day today. >> keep the umbrella handy. >> today, tomorrow, even into tuesday, early, early morning before day break. but it is not going to be all that warm out there today. temperatures arenly going in the low to mid-70s. we will warm up into the low 80s tomorrow. and that humidity comes back through the day tomorrow. by the time we y,t into tuesda it goes back down. and temperatures are going to be back in the upper 70s. you can see the sun trying to fight those clouds right now. sun peeking through. we'll continue to see maybe some streaks of sun as we go through the morning. but by the time we get into the midmorning i ando the afternoon, more clouds. so this is about as much
7:41 am
sunshine as we will see out there today. we do have th scattered showers on tap today. more widespread tomorrow. not raining the whole time. not going to be a washout today and tomorrow. we'll start off tomorrow morning with a little fog. then we could ha showers early tuesday morning. i'm talking about before day break. showe and maybe a few thunderstorms by wednesday afternoon. we also have a chance for ran ursday. an area of low pressure hanging off the southeastern coast right now of virginia. you can see this rotation up and around that area of low pressure right around norfolk. it is going to continue to rotate up through our area. there is also stalled frontal system well down to the south. that is going to start pushing back north as a warm front. that's why despite the rain and the clouds through the day tomorrow, back around the 80 degree k.mar more humidity throughout the day tomorrow as we're going to be underneath that warm front on the south side of that warm front. temperatures will go up tomorrow, but we also keep those rain chances in through the day tomorrow. 60s and 70s as you walk outhe
7:42 am
door this morning. so if you're going to be out of the next hour or two, you won't need that umbretia. any after 11:00, that is when you start needing that umbrella and keep it with you throughout the day. headed to morning, the farm market, headed to church services, an hour or so, you won't need it. as long ase you're hom by 10:00, 11:00, should be good. scattered rain showers again throughout thele part of the morning and into the afternoon and evening. temperatures are going to be in the low to mid7 0s today. let's time it out for you. as we go through the morning, not raining the whole time, noti everybody gng to see rain throughout the day. few scattered light showers as we gothrough the evening, by the overnight hours, more rain, so you wake up to a little bit of fog. amp out there on your monday morning. showers throughout your monday here and there. we'll continue to keep that chance for some showers through night. maybe few thunderstorms as a frontal system comes through. that front will kick out this system, kick out the unsettledness and by tuesday, we start to dry out. so temperatures tomorrow as i
7:43 am
said, under the influence of that warm front, temperatures in the low 80s. again, a little on the muggy side tomorrow. temperatures back into the b mid-70s wednesday. we will have that chance for some rain showers in the afternoon. and then tuesday, sorry, thurs woman 1: i had no symptoms of hepatitis c. man 1: mine... n 1: ...caused liver damage. vo: epclusa treats all main types of chronic hec. vo: whatever your type, ask your doctor if epclusa is your kind of cure. man 2: mine was rare. vo: epclusa has a 98% overall cure rate.us man 3: i jfound out about my hepatitis c. woman 3: i knew for years. vo: epclusa is only one pill, once a day, taken with or without food for 12 weeks.
7:44 am
vo: before starting epclusa, your doctor will test if you have had hepatitis b, which may flare up, and could cause serious liver prlems during and after treatment. vo: teha your doctor if you ve had hepatitis b, other liver or kidney problems, hiv, or other medical conditions... vo: ...and all medicines you take, including herbal supplements vo: taking amiodarone with epclusa may cause a serious slowing of your heart rate. vo: common side effects include headache and tiredness. vo: ask your doctor today, if epclusa is your kind of cure. all right, welcome back.
7:45 am
7:46 am
more pride events. >> we're all going to be down there for the pride events happening later on afternoon. temperatures are going to be in the mid-70s for daytime highs tday. not thabad out there. we are going to have scattered rain chances. picking up after 10:, 11:00, so if you're outside over the next couple of hours, won't need the umbrella. we're going to ha waves of some rain showers rolling through the area. plenty of dry time today, plenty of dry time tomorrow. is going to be humid tomorrow. and tuesday morning, clears out. we're looking good. >> all right, thank you. lc>> you're wee! >> that will do it for "news 4 today." thank you for joining us. >> also, willie geist, he's coming up next. followed by the french open tennis. tune in this evening for news a6 hare 4suy, enjoy all the festivities around. hey babe, what's the password for the cable bill?
7:47 am
rollerbladeking22. pital "k". ok... what about the phone bill? it's the entire alphabet backwards. z y x w v... i got it. i got it... what about electric? shrimp. uh uh. lobster? it didn't work. try all seafood. the words "all seafood" or like different seafoods? no, just like work your way through the ocean. what? forget all your passwords. bill pay on the td bank mobile app ls keeps all your bil in one place.
7:48 am
7:49 am
7:50 am
i'm willie geist. after a long trip to europe thie week,dent trump has settled back into the white house and now is claiming victory for a deal that has mexico stepping up its efforts to stop the flow of migrants to our southern border. the president says his tariff threat did the trick. but did he actually win anything
171 Views
IN COLLECTIONS
WRC (NBC)Uploaded by TV Archive on
![](http://athena.archive.org/0.gif?kind=track_js&track_js_case=control&cache_bust=1920152667)