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indestructible. >> how one man isurning his smartphone into a support group r people all around the world. >> announcer: news 4 at 6:00 starts now. we begin tonight with the sudden resignation of a small town mayor.en >> she's be the victim of racist attacks and bullying, but the mayor claims that's not the reason why she's stepping down. >> prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins broke the story and joins us from upper marlboro with the exclusive details in this ongoing saga. tracee, what's going on? >> reporter: well, a lot has changed here inrince george's county over the years. it's now predominantly an african-american county, but there have not been a lot ofc nges here in the county seat of upper marlboro. some thing this new mayor was working on and her are saying that may have been part of the problem. >> no one as a whole in the entire community knew these things were happening until last night when she just resigned. >> reporter: the town of upper
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marlboro oh first african-american mayor tonga turner says she's beenhe target of racist attacks and bullying since she took office according to people at the town hall meet. >> she explained a lot about receiving threatening emails and being called certain words from her constituents. her tires have been slashed from what i understand. and then kind of like the kicker, and i think what mde it be a part of the meeting is that someone who attends very regully had been sketching swastika signs. >> reporter: the many allegedly drawing thes swastika a former town commissioner. monica wilson took these pictures of him in a meeting. >> i look a over see him scribbling swastikas over and over again. >> there have been some things that happened during her year and a half as mayor that she did talk about at the town meeting last night. there have been some incidents that she's had to deal with, but
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those were not incidents that had anything to do with her resignation. >> reporter: upov per marlboro spokesperson said whi-- he acknowledged that her progressive thinking got some ba push. >> she's about not accepting the status quo, shaking things up, and that has not been acceptable to a lot of people. >> reporter: very little has changed in this small historic town. it's the county seat of prince ge ge's. tongawas proposing plans for growth and expanding the town's limits. >> if you look at the county, everything is being developed excet for the county seat. we're no longer even the county seat other thany. geographica everything has moved out of here because they have had a long history of being difficult working with the county officials. >> reporter: now, part of the mayor's resignation letter reads in part i am writing to inform you thatffective friday, june
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21st, 2019, i will no longer be serving as mayor and president of the board of commissioners wnfor the to of upper marlboro. eye y i am trulxcited about what the future holds for the town and what the future holds for me. a lot of people i spoke to said they were happy with the work the mayor had been doing here and they are going to have to select a new mayor through aci spe election. people are also telling me that tonga has put her home up for orsale. repng live, i'm tracee wilkins. back to you all in the studio. >> all right, tracee.t nk you for that. tonga turner is the first african-american elecsid as prent of the board of town kmige km commissioners in the town of upper marlboro. she's a member of the maryland black mayors association. the incorporated town of upper marlboro is less than a mile across and half a mile wide. as of the8 200census, it has
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657 residents. a suspected isis sympathizer is locked up in d.c. tonight. news 4 i-poam reer scott macfarlane broke this story on our app today. he joins us now to tell us how a recent metro trip led to this arrest. >> it sure did, jim. the man's name is jaire kneremy stevenson. formally he's charged with selling drugs. in the court filing the prosecutor said stevenson showed videos of isis on his cell phone in a crowded d.c. bar. they say he made death threats and searched the internet for phrases of how to join isis and isis police head cut off. photos you're seing were submitted to the court saying drugs, phones, and images of stevenson making hand signals allegedly connected to isis. there are other crimes alleged in court filings. the feds say stevenson called 911 and threatened to shoot police in the seventh police district. he's accused and chged with dealing drugs and cheating the
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fare at a metro bus station at anacostia. that's when he came face-to-face isth law enforcement. no response from httorney, but a judge hearded stevenson held in custody pending the drug charges. scott macfarlane. back to you. >> scotyo thank u. now to the tragedy i paradise. the bodies of a prince george's county couple now back in the u.s. news 4 was first to report the deaths of nathaniel holmes and d cynth last month. their bodies were found inside a hotel room at the bahia prince resort in the dominican republic. preliminary autopsy reports said the couple died of organ failure. family members say they want another autopsy done because they are skeptical the dominican republic autrorities. a gwing number of people are coming forwardwn with their o suspicions after the dehs of half a dozen americans in the dominican republic within the past year. a widow from brandywine, maryland is among them. dawn mccoy's husband david harrison got sick and died
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unexpectedly at the hard rock hotel d casino in pun ta cana last year. mccoy said she was told the cause was pulmonary edema and a heart attacks, but following recent reports of other american deaths, mccoy has new questions. >> it's not something that's i know people die every single day. but of the same exact causes? it wasmi alar. >> the hard rock released a statement offering condolences to the family of harrison and another man who died athe same resort adding, quote, the safety and health of our guests is now and has always been our highest priority. tonight investigators searching for clu d the after that helicopter crashed into a new york city skyscraper. nbc's jay gray s reacti tonight fromh te pilot's family who say he died a hero. this building in the middle of manhattan is locked down. only essential personnelllowed side as investigators work through debris on the roof of
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the 54-story skyscraper less han 24 hours after a fatal chopper crash. >> the wreckage is confined to the roof top. it is highly fragmented and a post crash fire consumed much of >> a senior law enforcement official tells nbc news they believe this video shows the helicopter flying erratically moments before impact. that information still needs to be confirmed by the faa. the chopper slammed on building, it rattled those working inside. >> not like an earthquake. hundreds rushed to get out. >> we had people screaming at you, get outside, get outside. nos it'scary. >> fear for many sparked by memories of 9/11. >> as soon as you hear an airaft hit a building, i think my mind goes wh rker's mind goes. >> federal agents havee ruled nt terror as a motive. the family of pilot timothy
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mccormick says instead, he died saving others in the crowded downtown area. hisr brother wing by putting the helicopter on the roof of a building which took great skill and in my opinion he saved many lives by doing such. it is a true act of heroism. mccormick was the only person on the chopper at the time of the crash. jay gray, nbc news help. turning to politics now. we're still 15 days away from the first democratic presidential debate, but tonight it will be more like general election match-up.th e battleground, iowa. democratic front runner joe biden will be speaking in davenport. resident trump will speak at republican denier in des moines. the stage is set for pre-july 4th fireworks. susan minnis isracking the candidates. >> trump versus biden. both campaigning in this crucial first ccus state. each taking pot shots at the other. >>ee sl joe, he was someplace
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in iowa today and he said my name so many times that people couldn't stand it anymore. no, don't keep saying it. sleepy guy. >> eight years. eight years. he will fundamentally change the nature of who we are as a country.as folks, thisot to end. whether it's me or not, it's got to end. >> earlier the jabs came fast >>and furious. he is the weakest mentally. i like running against people that are weak mentally. >> the way he calls people the name he calls. no president has done something like that. >> trump got personal. >> joe biden is a dumb zbmy. >>n bideose policy. >> farmers have been crushed by his tariff war. >> trump is a great counter puncher. he loves to insult and draw people into these games. democrats should not get caught in the thop. >> it s biden holding the lead among presidential hopefuls. >> the polling got it completely
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wrong in 2016. >> while biden may hold the lead, he has been l ingme ground. 65% of iowa caulk cus goerant primarily someone whodoan beat ld trump. >> biden making his case that he's the answer to president trump. >> let's make america america again. >> but first he has to fight his way out of this crowd primary field. and with the iowa caucuses eight mohs away, all of the 2020 hopefuls are beefing up their staff andhencreasing tir focus hawk a state. >> susan, thank you. our political coverage northern tonight with virginia bureau chief julie carey. today's primary election in irginia, the results bring instant favorites come november. julie, what's the race that's getting the most attention day? >> reporter: well, the big race here in fairfax county is the democratic primary for fairfax and y board chairm because fairfax county is so blue, whoever wins tonight becomes the front runner in the
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fall to lead this county of more than a million people. right now there are four people who want that job. in fairfax county the marquis race bringing out voter it is, picking the democtic candidate for board chairman. the seat ispening up for the first time in nearly a decade. there are four candidates including current supervisor jeff mckay and school board mber ryan mcelvein. not a surprise in fairfax, voters have education andtr sportation on their minds as they make their decision. >> i have two kids, so the future of the schools is a big issue for me, so something that was on our mind. also there's so much development going on in this area right now, traffic, so those are all things that are kind of hot topics for us. >> other voters looking to add some diversity to the board. >> i think it's important to have a littleit more diverse representation. >> for this voter and mom of
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three, it's about a personal connection with a candidate. >> one of the candidates has made an open avenue for communication with the students. >> reporter: there are also high stakes for two long-time commonwealth attorneys in both fairf county and arlington. the veteran prosecutors facing challenges from fellow democrats who say they aren't moving fast enough on criminal justice reform. fairfax county voters also picking democratic nominees for four supervisor seats for the districts. at happens tonight, there is going to be a lot of change in that fairfax county board come fall. back to you in the studio. >> julie carey, we'll be covering those returns as they come in. do le can check our website get the latest. 4 also on news at 11:00. thank you, julie. well, still ahead, bas great david ortiz is resting in a boston hospital after undergoing a second surgery. all this has new questions swirl
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about a motive for his shooting. a double shooting turns into a case of double murder. the victims both rappers.g what's oing onre the story coming up. news 4. a comedian is giving a voice to the victims of nine 11 terror attacks. his emotionalessages to members of congress rchl. and it is simply a beautif y across our region right now. tomorrow not too bad, but i'm tracking a storm system that changes things again for tomorrow night and into thursday. much more when we come back. look at that. one today.ou gorges weather. i'll show you when the change g ves in. we're coverinom breaking news right now. a body has been found on the rock creek golf course in northwest d.c. policeol cihodemi there this afternoon. police say the body was found floating in a pond. officers say they're pulling it out now. we are working to find out how long the body may have been
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there and the circumstances surrounding the discovery. stay tuned
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after the murder of their son an apiring rapper, someone o shot ano walker earlier this month in district heights. he died last night. another man was also killed in the attack. news 4's pat collins is police headquarters in palmer park with details. pat. >> reporter: doreeapper tony vegas. they say he had a heart of gold. that he loved his musi that he
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loved his family. but most of all, he loved h little girl. he has a 7-year-old daughter? >> yes. >> reporter: that he loved to pieces? >> to pieces. who we have tohaell tonight her dad is never coming back. we're neer prepared fo that and it's not going to be easy because they were inseparable. that was his baby.o he would danything for her. >> reporter: a double shooting turns into a case of double murder. june 1st, early saturday morning, the scene, an apartment parking lot in district heights. two men inside a honda car. two rappers. they just recorded a song. shotsre f onean 26-year-old davion brandon dead on the scene. the other 28-year-old antonio
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walker, stage name tonys. ve severely wounded. taken to the help. he died last night. hear now from his mother. >> this is a horrible experience for anyone. i just wish it would just stop. they took someone's dad. someone's brother. someone's son. e can never get them back. our lives will never, ever be the same, ever. >> reporter: police say they spent hours working the scene, but to crack this case they need someone to call with a key clue. >> i want to encourage the public, definitely give us a call on our crime solvers line. >> last august tony's cousin pierre was shot and killed in d.c. he, too, was a rapper. he went by the name big 28. now, the family set up a go fund
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me page to help pay for expenses. look for justice for tony. go to the nbc ieapp for a link jim bahck to you. >> pat collins. sad story there.pa , thank you. beloved former red sox k gger david ortiz is binac ambushed and shot him at a bar in his native country, the dominican republic. nbc's ron motte is in boston tonight and joins uith the latest on his condition and the investigation. >> good afternoon to you both. david ortiz, the man known around boston as big pap bi is here at massachusetts general hospital. his wife confirms when he arrived last night they took him into surgery. it's the second ousurgery he ha had since being ohout out the dominican republic. news that a second suspect perhaps has been taken into custody and perhaps the alleged
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shoot shooter himself or herself. we have nobeen able to confirm it, but that is the news reports we're heafong. as far as in boston are concerned, they want to know about his health an his continued recovery. at fenway park last night and perhaps again tonight, they honor david ortiz. he means so much to thisty ot only for what he did on the diamond, but off the diamond, particularly after the boston marathon bombings. the tire city pulling for man they call big papi. ron motte, news 4. all this negative news from the appearsto be hurting tourism. a kayak survey found flight searches to the island dropped by almst 14% between monday and tuesday. they continued to decrease as news about the american tourists who dd developed. now, the biggest dip happened last thursday which saw a 22% drop fromhe week before. nbc nightly news is monitoring all the developments from the dr. stay tuned for there coverage tow ck, at 7:00
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the only question i have about today's weather is what d are weng inside the building right now? >> getting paid. i mean, that's kind of -- a you of people could have found a way to get outside. >> i was trying. i was out there doing a little instagram live and i'm thinking man, this is just so nice. >> why am i walking in the building? >> i went to our boss and i said hey, i really need a deck. letut and try and make that happen. >> you have the weather patio, u dg. >> but it's too far away. i want it right off my office. you guys know what i'm talking about. you just open the door and you get a day like that's exactly what we've got out there right now. just look at that, guys. it is just a picture perfect day. just a gorgeous afternoon. temperature wise we're back down into the 70s. 79. nds out of the north at 10 miles an hour. that's a drying cooling wind. that's whathe we've got out t
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right now. 77 leesburg. 75 culpeper. no rain to talk about. we're not going to see any rain over the next 24 hours. we have had a few clouds come in. you can see them. high clouds moving in. that's it. it's coming courtesy of our next storm system which right now is down io texas. look at this big storm in and around the minneapolis area. this one will combine with this one and they're coming our way during the day tomorrow into tomorrow night and into thursday. now, the rain really begins n tomorrow ht. not during the day tomorrow. actually a beautiful day tomorrow. again, 78. we will see a lot more clouds than we've seen today for sure. clouds, some sun.il stnice, though. the clouds will actually be on the increase late in the day. high temperatures the next couple days. 82 on again, some rain early on thursday. then a better chance of afternoon thunderstorms as well, so kind of a rainyur day thay. you need to keep the umbrellas handy. 80 degrees on friday. friday looks great.
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friday look it s just like toda. 86 degrees coming up on saturday. and then we get into a little bit of a heat wave. i'm going to talk abt the heat ve coming up. i'll talk more about thursday and take you hour by hour. that coming ut aknow? >> 47:30. >> okay. tune in. >> be sure you're on time, doug. still ahead, new outrage from a maryland mother who says police were called toga inves her 10-year-old son who was playing with toy money. >plus improving your commute. here's adam tusth traffic rolls inconext to the heavy construction. this is i-95 and it's what you're going to deal with for years to come as express lanes are put in. i'll tell you where you're goin and when they can improve your commute, coming up. i'm cory smith in fairfax where we have a summertime soldier surprise that you do not want to miss.
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right now 6:30, play money controversy in montgomery county. police were called after a 10-year-old african-american boy with a learning disabouity ht fake bills on board a school bus. >> his mother believes he was singled out because he's a minority. chris gordon with how school and police officials are responding. nd tiffany kelly said her son was excited a loved to count the play money they ordered from amazon.com. without her knowledge, she says, he brought its on to hi school bus and shared it with some ofh s friends. but after being questioned by police -- >> he said he'll never play with that money again. >> kelly started a ptition complaining that her disabled son is the latest victim of overpolicing of minorities. she says police questioned her son without notifying her after someone found a bill on the school bus floor and thought it might be counterfeit. >> it is not fair to believe that because he's a person of
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color perhaps that he's committed a crime. i do not believe that this would have happened to someone had they not been a minority. >> the montgomery county public schooys our practice is to call police if there is suspicion and/or evidence of a e udent trying to counterfeit money to purchase something, but that wasn't the case in this incident and the police should not have been calleco montgomerty police say there was no racial screening in this investigation. >> we're investigating an incident. we're not investigating anything. disability or race, we're basino everything the incident. once we figure that out, we moved on. >> tiffany kelly tells me she wants to end what she calls the school to prison pipeline. she uses the #callparentsnotpolice. reportg from montgomery county, chris gordon, news 4. for years, comedian jon stewart has come to washington to advocate for 9/11 first responders and when he lashed
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out at congress, todobody was laughing. the 9/11 victim compensation fund is set to expire next year. many first responders are suffering health effects from the time they spent breathing toxic air at ground zero. newart says they stilleed help and he shamed lawmaker whose did not show up today. >> there's not a person here, there is not an empty chairth o stage that didn't tweet out never forget the heroes of 9/11. never forget their bravery. never forget wdiat they what they gave to this country. well, here they are. and where are t y? i'm sor i sound angry and undiplomatic, but i'm angry. they did their jobs. courage, grace.
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t t tenacity, humiliat. 18 years ler. do yours. thank you. >> there are 15 members of tee subcommitthat held the hearing. all the democrats were there and a fe republicans. washington archbishop will don gregory is among the leaders attending the u.s. conference of bishops in baltimore. it opened today amid public scrutiny on the clergy sex abuse crisis. the bishops are under pressure to diffuse the scandal in part by buiing a new system of oversight and account aiability. there is also a proposal to a reviewllegations of abuse. express lanes allow drivers to pay a toll or car pool to get around traffic a they're growing along i-95. the lanes will stretch all the way to fredericks burg from the d.c. aline, but transportation reporter adam tuss found out, while some are happy about another travel option, there's
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also concern about the crowding the new lanes could bring. >> more express lanes are coming. the dirt is being turned. it is pretty incredible to think about fredericksburg basically all the way up tohe 14th street bridge and you take a look at all the construction that continues here as traffic rolls along . it is an intense jo but not everyone is happy about all this. >> it's just everyone is moving in. more people are coming. >> alexander a her friend christina have lived in the fredericksburg area for years. part of the charm here used be therelative quiet. while they welcome more travel choices coming here, they're concerned about moreeople moving into this area because there's now an easier road in and out of d.c. >> my family purposely moved here because it was 45 miles outside of d.c. and it wasn't that far from richmond. >> as far as traffic now, though, most people wll tell you something has to be done. >> it's definitely sothing you have to wake up in the morning and plan your whole day.
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>> take a look to the right. that's i-95 south most times of the day. the north bochd side not mu better. the only way to beat this traffic right now is with these express lanes right down the middle. >> that's really where we've seen a lot of improvement infl traffic in the corridor as folks that drive by themselves withonly one passenger nowe choosing on occasion to pay a toll and get a faster trip. >> perhaps the worst stretch in ll of this is right around fredericksburg where traffic can routinely crawl. now these express lanes will cut a path all the way to 395 and the express lanesthere. the trip to get to the district without a car pool could cost you, though. it could range between $30 to $40 during some rush hours. the lanes will be able to more than double the capacity in the rush hour direction. inredericksburg, adam tuss. news 4. coming up, how local high school students are honoring the dead at an african-american cemetery in the city.us
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plne young man is using this smartphone help people struggl changing lives around the world one text message at a time. but first here's uutif od butdog. racking two storms, one to the north, one to the south. watch how they come together to give us some potential for a lot of rain in here tomorrow night thursday. i'll break it down for you, take you hour by ho. we're urba password for the cable bil
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the big carriers are talking about their current 5g roll outs, but their efforts are limited to a few pockets in select cities or trying to convince consumers that 4g is actually 5g. they're neglecting small towns and rural communities, leaving them on the wrong side of the digital divide. mbif approved, only the ed availableresources of t-mobile and sprint can deliver on all the spectrum bands
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needed to quickly bring unprecedented 5g connectivity across theation. a young man i tuninrning hi smartphone into a souport grp to help people struggling with depression and mental health issues. diagnosed with bipolar schizophrenia and d depression,e ff felt aone and hopeless. he started leaving notes with motivational messages around his house and slowly his outlook started to improve. now he's turned that simple concept into an online business called cope notes. it's a text message service that sends a random text message each day to anyone who signs up. >> a soccer mom who is stressed or a college student who is in therapy and anyone in between.
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it's just one a day at a time when you least expect it and you get a different text than everybody else gets. >> johnny's company has already reached 8,000 people in 72 countries this year. therapy and medication helped hnny crowder cope with his own esmental il the cope notes text messages are intended to support traditional treatment. they're not to replace it. some local high school students cleaned up a historic african-american cemetery today in the hear of georgetown. the grass at mt. zion and female union band society cemetery was overgrown. grave stones are run down. it's the final resting place for 8 to 10,000 people, mostly african-american, who lived and rked in d.c. from 1808 to 1950. today stu onts put work gloves and pilled trh bags with debris and weeds. >> people work for all the people who established this country.
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congssional members and they built the buildings and it just feels so sad thate have not na. >> tt. m zion memorial park foundation is working to turn the cemetery in a memorial park so those buried here won't be forgotten. still ahead, the mystery reader at a local elementary joy.l who brought smiles and get ready for more rain tomorrow night. doug is back to break down the doug is back to break down the timing and you wknow when you're at ross and suddenly realize great minds shop alike? yes. that's yes for less. yep! yes, yes, yes ,yes, yes... yes. seriously, 20 to 60 percent off department store prices every day. at ross. yes for less.
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an accused isis sympathizer locked up in d.c. jeremy stevenson posted isis videos and made death threats online. formally he's charged with deang drugs, but court documents reveal information linking him to the terror groot. the mer of a 10-year-old african-american boy who has autism is upset with montgomery county public schools. tiffany kelly says the school employee called police after findi her son had play money on a school bus last month. they thought it was counterfeit money. kelly says her fourth grader was singled out because he's a minority. montgomery county police say there s no racial profiling. military deployment can be tough on families. it's especially hard on the children who count down the days when mom or dad will come home. >> for one little girl in northern virginia, the wait is finally over. news 4's cory smis takes u to et today's surprise in springfield.
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>> reporter: it's story time inside the kindergarten class. these youngsters are anxious to learn what story will be told. but there's an even bigger o mystery yet t unfold. who will be this week'sys mtery reader. spoiler alert. it's this guy. lieutenant commander andrew , yunkast guard member and father just back from a year ng deployment overseas ready to recommence his dad duties. >> we talked on face ti as much as we could when i was in middle east and every day she told me sheisses meand she can't wait to see 6-year-old k nothing can spoil the surprise. >> ear mystery rder today is kaley's dead. >> after so much time away, tha seem real. kaley made double sure. >> i'm so happy and it's a great day for our family. it's a great day to see my daughter. >> i was so exced to see daddy from a one year and three day trip.
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dad's deployment. >> i've been counting down the days. >> evenu at sch a young age, the sacrifices a young person and so many military families make is not lost on theseittle ones. every birthday, holiday, and bedtime story missed has an impact. >> when you become a parent, thh number one g you want to do is just be present in your child's life. so it's so hard to not feel to be there day in and day out. >> nowad with d home, kaley has big plans for the summer, including her 7th birthday. right now she's taking things one day at a time. >> what are you going to do? >> dad is going to sleep in my room with me. >> a guardsman home and back together again. that's a happy ending. cory smith, news 4. >> i loveat >> this wasn't the only surprise of the day. kaley also surprised her dad with news that there is a new dog in the house. making it a little more crowded. >> get it doe while h gone. >> why not?
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>> andhen he's really happy. >> exactly. see how long that lasts. >> that's great. >> i love thosestories. >> they never get old. >> no, they don't. beautiful weather like this never gets old ther. >> yeah. we're going to see another pretty good day tomorrow. we have another day just li this on friday. >> sweet. e> in the middle, though, we've got to squeez in a day kind of ke yesterday with thrain and clouds. we get that on thursday, but out there right now it's a beautiful day. we have had the clouds move in, but they're all the high variety clouds. if you walk outsiright now, you look up, you'll seehose white clouds. these are ice crystal in the atmosphere. some pretty scho stuff out there. 79 the current temperature dropping by around 10:00, 11:00. ifyou're going to eat dinner outside, i'm trying to figure out where i'm going to eat dinner outside. it's that nice. you've got to try to dohat
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you. 77 rockville, 76 gaithersburg. 77 manassous. calverty coming in at 77. now 77. 77. dropped to take a look at the country here. no real heat anywhere in our area. t.mpletely different story out to the wes san francisco hit 100 degrees yesterday. the first time they ever hit 100 degrees in june, july, or august. that's really quite amazing out towards the west. but the eastern part of the country,o real heat anywhere. we're not going to see anyheor ext couple of days. we stay on the cooler side of things, at least for us. the clouds are streaming in, but take a look the wider picture. we've got a couple of storms. here's one right here. this one downme here is sing to give us some cloud cover. then this one along the coast that formed along the cold front that came thugh yesterday. both of these are actually going to make their way in across our area during the day tomorrow. we're talking about of 59 degrees at the bus stop tomorrow morning. recess at 73. 77 by the time you're picking up
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kids. little bit on the cloudy side there. notice this. we'll take this hour by hour. we've got the cloud cover in the morning. cloud cover during thete afoon. 11:00 tomorrow night, plenty of clouds. we've got the rain moving in and look how it sticks around. i think thursday morning is going o be a wet morning. a little break around 11:00 a.m. another round of rain coming in around 3:00 in the afternoon. that can actually be with strongerst thunderms. notice even0 7lst:0ilt s thurs. friday 80. 86 on saturday. then we start a little bit of a heat wave. 92 sunday, 93 on monday and tuesday. aso father's day hot humid. chance of a couple of thunderstorms there. i noticed doreen brought me k water. thanu, doreen. i really appreciate it. >> it's going to be hot. you're going to need some water there as well. >> thank you, doug.
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coming u, the women make a huge statement in their world cup opener.p dave's next with sports. first here's lester holt with a look at what's ahead. >> doreen and jim, tonight our investigation into the widely used banking app meant to make senddsg money between frien easy, but also used by hackers to drain the bank accounts of unwitting victims. plus h falling asleep to your electronics can lead to
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this is the xfinity sports desk. >> after today they get a pretty good break. >> they do. as you pointed out, it's like a three day affair. i never heard ota referred to as that. three day affair. was it a seven day cruise on "gilligan'ssl id?" how am i failing thatg i rew up with that.n once upo a time, aned organiz team activity was just a golf .
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outing in these modern time, otas are part of the itff-season. makes it seem like there's not an off-season. ak is coming. the final otas under way. and then the count down to training camp is on. geor wallace receives at redskins park this afternoon. >> the off-season work here is almost done and the six week re break befo training camp is upon us. jay gruden feels his team has made great progress. as far as his message to the team before he sees them next? >> really most impressivero ies. they're in phenomenal shape. so the main thing is to maintain it. you've got to maintain it so when you come back to camp there's not a period of time where t you have to get ba into shape. you have to stay in shape. >> case keenum is in a new he system for t sixth time in his career. >> this is about the best i feel all year before trainingmp
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starts, then you just try to maintain throughout the season. but yeah, i'm going to do whatever i can to be in my best possible physical shape going in and review a little bit, throw. find some guys to throw to.ti enjoy some me with family. >> everyone has their responsibilities and to do list during the break before camp, and that includ rookie dwayne haskins. his pass comes at the request of moses. >> he asked -- i >> wonder if i can get a request in. george wallace. >> the pressure of being a rookie, a private jet. to be in france with enty of free time. e unofficial capital of the champagne wine growing region, we're told those ce tularurs are worth. . hee usa national team in town on business as t start of a journey they hope will be worth toasting. the defending champions with their first game in the women's
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wor cup. alex morgan and the u.s. women very confident. why not? great start. 12 minutes, kelly o'hara with the ball sends it for alex morgan. she comes up with the goal.gr t pass. usa gets their first goal of thr w cup. they lead 1-0. there's going to be more. second ha up 4-0. alex morgan gets her second goal of the game. usa on top- 5at this point. morgan has never scored a hat trick in the world cup until today. her a third goal, great finish. she scores five goals in a game, tied for the most scored by an american women's world cup history. what a day for the americans. >> we really jt came into this game. haally wanted to showcase ourselves and wt we've been preparing for and what we've been working on and i think we
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did that. evry goal matters in this tournament. that's what we were working on in this game. >> ceainly the work paid off. kevin drant returning to the warriors has missed a month with a calf injury. he was looking great before the ga. had 11 points in 12 minutes, but k.d. suffering an achilles juryn the second quarter. durant will have the mri today. it has been reported golden state believes it is a torn achilles. the warriors came up with a bitter sweet win to stay alive >> i'm so proud of them. just the amazing heart and grit that they showed. and on the other, just devastated for kevin. an incredible win and a horrible loss at the same time. e>> we just hav this in. the raiders will be on the show "hard knocks." it's jon gruden and not the
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wedskins. >> dodged that. > no.>
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you should be haasd. that powerful message as john stewart unloads and lashing out and slamming congress in an emotional fight to take care of 9/11 first responders. many of them sick and dying. >> they did their jobs. courage, grace, and tenn >> one person testified before his 69th chemo treatmes.ac david ortiz is now hospitalized in boston. tonight the deaths of two more american tourists from the bl dominican repu is coming to light bringing the total to six

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