get started now for as low as $29.99 a month. a call, click or visit ore today. only on news 4 at 11:00. virginia lieutenant governor on his latest push to clear his name. >> i know the truth. >> tonight attorneys for his accusers say it's not his call

to make. >> sexual assault s should have the ability to decide whether they want to pursue criminal lity. the latest death in the fight over releasing a ntorious d. drug kingpin. he was sentenced to life in prison but now prosecutors say he deserves to be released. new tonight, washington mystics players take a stand on nun violence i our community. a lot of us saw some wild weather but the rain is moving out and giving way to a dry an cleaout. >> it's a change out there. sounds like things are looking up for friday.es >> y they are. it was a wild ride this afternoon. we had the severe thunderstorm warnings liging up like a christmas tree. pretty trin quiai tranquil out .

it's now booed itself over to the delar peninsula. andgood drying things out we'll clear them out overnight. temperatures are in the mid to upper 60s. it will be a cool night with the temps dropping into the low 60s. we should keep the pleasant weather. the question is, what about my weekend? we do have rain chances init stick around and i'll bring you the timing oen that for now. thank you. tonight virginia'seu lienant governor explains why he's renewing a push for prosecutors to investigate sexual assault claims against him. >> they call the latest move a political stunt. >> julie carey sat down with justin fairfax a lawyer for one of his accusers.

>> we want all the facts and details to come out. >> it's been four months since two women went public that justin fairfax sexuallyassaul assaulted them when he was a young man. these are the letters attorneys just sent to prosecutors in boston. asking them to open a criminal investigation to examin the accusation. >> i've been ready from day one to talk under oath with law enforcement, penalty perjury. i would hope the accusers would be willing to do the same thing. >> attorneys for accuser vanesss called it a political student. >> sending a six page letter instead of picking up the phone. it's political. he's trying to put himself out there in a more positive light.

>> he knows the potential target of an investigationoesn't get to initiate a criminal probe. a spokespemson se to underscore that confirming they got the letter but writing, quote, we normally don't discuss potential sexual assault investigations when criminal charges have not been issued no matter who is asking us to do otherwise. >> this isn't the way it's done. >> it's interesting. none of this should be the way it's done.ne if somants to make a serious criminal they should do so by going to law enforcement. >> legal teams for both accusers continue toip say atisan public hearing in the virginia general assembly is the best way to uncover the truth.>> f he wants to clear his name before the public which he says he wants to do, he would agree to a heari before the virginia >> fairfax and fellow democrats reject that idea. some sayingus hearings would be a political circus.

>> back in february, vanessa tyson's attorney said she would speak toprosecutors. has that happened? >> they said they have had na conversations. he has not brought a criminal complaint and he brought also rember from the very beginning the other accus said she had no interestngin bringi criminal charges in north carolina. >> okay. ncht thank you. newonight, a washington mystic star is calling out d.c. leaders over gunviolence. even calling for a media blackout if she doesn't get answers. this has taken off. >> she was realy agitated. she told her more than 20,000 instagram followers how upset

she is. this afternoon when she was out meeting kids, she learned about a bet that broke through a front window there yesterday. the wnba player says she's calling every one out. she's furious that a lbrarian old her several bullets have hit the schoolrecently. >> when you're talking about nganging a culture, when you're talking about endi cycle, when you're talking about empower our students and giving them opportunity, it starts with their education. our kidso can't go t school right now. >> we have to do better for the youth and community. that's why she's calling for solutions from the mayor and council member white. tomorrow cloud tells us she plans to start aia imedia black and will only talk about the violence in the district unless ty schedule a meetingith her to talk about solutions. we reached out to boeth white ad mayor.

the mayor shares the conscience concerns and will be reaching out to her soon. we'd love to cover that meeting. back to you. thank you. decades ago he was one of our areas most notorious drug kingpi kingpins. rayful edmond. s now hisntence could be reduced and the plic is on ting a chance to weigh in whether he should walk free. we heard from them tonight. >> he served life without parole based in d.c. linked to 30 murders. a judge could set him free. >> should rayf edmond be released? not. he should >> around 50 people who live in

the distric shoed uwed up at a community meeting. >> we're hear, all ear, ready to listen. >> reporter: they want to hear how they feel about the possibility of edmond release. >> our job is to understand your view and communicate what is suct will be the range of views on the resentencing of mr. edmond. h crack cocaine took ahold of our community bwas making a million dollars a week. >> reporter: edmond was never convicted any murders but he was sentenced for drug charges. he has spent time in prison helping federal prosecutor put other drug dealers behind bars. for that cooperation, prosecutors say a judge should e releas edmond for time served. >> mr. edmond may feel he's shar the scope of his criminal enterprise to meet early re ease. it must not be lost to the minds of others that communities were >> reporter: he says the judge should set him free.

>> i feel that 30 years is sufficient time. >> reporter: he still faces an additional 30 years in prison in pennsylvania for selling drugs in ison. prosecutors in pennsylvania are considering reducing that sentence. here in d.c., he's expected to appear before a judge in october. four armed and dang suspects are still on the run nearly 24 hours after police tell us they robbed this gun store in rockville. in thieves crashed an suv the united gun shop around 2:00 this morning. they used a second stolen vehicle to ram into a responding police officer. that's when the officer fired. the suspect second stolen car broke down blocks away on randolph road. that's when four suspts ran off. one suspect was found dead in the car and three guns were ditched behind the house.

>> anybody in the neighborhood sees anything or your back light mes on with your shed, whatever. don't check it out. call us and we' o check it for you. >> ael doocamera caught them getting into another car less than two hours away. police are ting to see if it's connected to similar gun shop burglaries in that case as many 20 guns were stolen. white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders isst ping down but she may not be done with politics. sanders says people have begged her to run for arkansas gornor. her bo backs that move. president trump said today he's urged her t contentious had ao relationship with the media. she hasn't had a press briefing in more than three months and has faced tough questions about the administration's il crediby. sanders is set to leave at the end of the month. a federal government watchdog ancy says white house adviser kellyanne conway broke

the l repeatedly and should be removed from government service. the hatch act limitsertain political activities for federal employees. conway's allegedn violat include publicly disparaging democratic candidates. conway will not face any disciplinary action according to a white house spokesman. a growing international a crisis halfworld aveay could ha major impact on the economy here at home. oil prices surge today after explosions on two oil tankers near the strait of hormuz. that i the busiest sea lane for oil shipments. mike pompeo blamed the attacks on iran. iran denies it. the u.s. navy rushed to help the vessels. the u.s. and iran have been engaged in a war of words in recent weeks over economic sanctions and iran support for extremist groups. a former university of

myland basketball player is looking forward to continuing his professional basketball career after a jury acq tted him of rape. dodd was accused of raping a woman back 2017. eis accuser had admitted to being drunk befor meeting him at a bar and leaving with him. dodd said they had consensual sex but prosecutors say she was too impaired to give her consent. he told us the accusations hurt his career. >> you look up my name and it's the accusation and they always ask what's going on with that.ys it's al been rough. >> prince george county state's attorney says sex assault cas are the most challenging but her office will continue to seek justice on behalf of all victims. a growing measles outbreak and new legislation aimed to stop it. why some say it's a violation of their religious freedom.

plus, did you keep up with kim kardashian west whereabowas. why she s paying a visit to the white house. she's a maryland girl whose story has inspired millions tonight we hear from this handwriting champion who was born without hands. w're back

mpblt new york is dealing with its worst measles outbrea in decades. lawmakers stripped the religious exemption for vaccine mandates for school children. governor andrew cuomo says he will sign the bill. parents areprotesting what they

call an assault on religious freedom. actress jessica biel joined an anti-vaccine. she says she supports children getting vaccine but the california legislation went too far. new videotonight of a smirking cuba gooding junior being led away in hanuffs. he was charged for groping a woman at a manhattan bar. she said he grabbed her breasts over the weekend. now another woman has come forward with allegations against him claiming she was the victim of a similar incident back in 2008. gooding junior's attorney denies both allegations.> >> kim kardasan west and president trump join forces again today. the pair announced progress on criminal justice reform. they want to makeat sure t people leaving prison can get jobs but that's not all. kardashian announced a ride sh partnership that will help former prisoners get around. >> formally incarcerated people

will be gifted gift cards so they can get rides to and from job interviews, to and from jobs, family members and that im so rtant, so needed. >> kardashian talked about how she was inspired by the first step act, a bipartisan bill that the president signed into law to reduce sentencing for thousands of prisoners. now to a story you saw first here on news 4. a frederick, maryland girl is being celebrated. >> the 10-year-old won a handwriting contest despite the fact she was born without hands. >> reporter: they say handwriting can reveal a lot about a person. that may never have been more true than with the perfect p penmenship of sarah.

today awarded a national prize for handwriting only made more amazing by the fact sarah was born wiout hands. >> having no hands mighthaseem but i try to do it and i persevere through what is difficult for me. >> reporter: whether it's w climbing al or playing ball. even the recorders is no match for the tiny10 ear-old. they have a family motto. >> do your best. >> reporter: for her fellow students and teachers it's pure inspirati inspiration. > when ever you think you can't do something or something is hard, i look at what sarah has to overcome. >> what do you want to be when you grow up? >> lawyer. then a president andecome a judge. >> reporter: a young girl with big dreams determined to write her own story. >> oh, my goodness. she's extraordinary. >> she reallyis.

just love her confidence. tonight, the national law enforcement museumost a panel to mark 50 years since the stone wall rides in new york city. i was invited to moderate t discussion this evening. panel has talked about the changing relationship between law enforcement and the lgbt community. it included first hand accounts from people who were at the scene when the rides began. also on hand police from d.c. and the nypd. june 28th marks 50 years since that pivotal moment in the gay o political ment. last week the nyd apologi for the raids that led up to the riots. the first gay pride marches in the country took place the following year. the nathsty stuff has passed us by and friday is looking pret a good. >> we. we're o looking really goodut there. i think it p will lookretty nice for the kick off ofndhe weeke

for now let's take a look at this radar. earlier it was lighting up. my goodness, we were busy. right now a few showers crossed the bay for us. we're ing to stay quiet. we're not only going to dry but clear out tonight as well. i do wantto put this on your radar. our threat for rain does returnv it may e creep in saturday night to be honest with you. i think that we are going to see some showers and storms on sunday, monday and tuesday afternoon and evening. current temperatures right now in the 60s opini. not bad. around 68 in the district. what we're lookingt tonight is we're expecting the temperatures to drop into the upper 50s r a lot of us. we'll bring it back up tomorrow.

highs for your friday afternoon 78 degrees. plenty of sunshine tomorrow. the one thing you'll notice, it's a bit breezy out here but it's gorgeous. a great day to be out and get some yard work done. tomorrow evening, all my evening revelers going out and hitting the town. it will be aice friday night. looking at the weekend forecast, this is what we'll break down by the numbers. at on sday. probably more like 90 on sunday. we should hit that 90-degree mark. duo have a chance for afternoon showers and storms. we're going to be pretty dry at the beach and on saturday we'll be in the s. that's the good news if you're headed toco the t. what's the best day for brunch. we'll be completely dry. it doesn't matter what time you get to brunch, you're still looking good. for the best day to go swimming, more likely on monday. i think the rain will be an issue. remember when we hear thunder roar, we rush indoors. yard work a go for tomorrow. just looking at the next four

days. a few things we'll notice, it's so beautiful outside. here comes the showers and the storms. it's so mild. it's getting hot. temperatures are gng to hit the 90s by sunday. if they do hit 90 degrees on sunday and they manage to hit 91 on monday and possibly 92 on tuesday, that's the heat wave. three days of 90 in a row. if you look at the icons on that ten day, it looks ominous. it's a lite bit dramatic. we have a chance of showers and storms every day next week. summertime pattern that's starting to kick in. >> a little bit, not an all day thing. >> all right. thanks. >> tykeiger woods looking to recapte the magicur

all right. nott the bes night. >> i was just getting used to being giddy. you're understatemenf the week. the nationals are due for a win against pchers. they havelonot since may of 2014. that's more than five years. that's a long time. who let the dogs out? it's been a long time. that dog looks like ahorse. my goodness racious. whatever he wants to eat i'm buying. he might say got dog. solo shot to center for the diamondbacks take a 3-0 lead. they just continue. in the fourth jared dyson at the

plato. hopinget out of it but he has other ideas. bats to right. a two run shot here. diamondbacks a 5-0 lead. nothing going right f the nationals. froze the first for the double play ranking teams.os he did l it in the 7th. the diamondbacks beat the nationals after rain delay. dogs got wet. all right. orioles hosting the blue jays. top of the six tied into two. bluejays still going. bases loaded. down the line and that scores 2. i'm losing count now.

bluejays win. orioles have not won a series since april 24th. some beautiful shots coming up here. first round, u.s. open. never sleep on this tournament. got some sea lionser th best seat in the house for shopping. this shot, it's going to cost him. the hole in one. just the 45 in u.s. open history. this is wh he's tied for 16. long putt to safe par. he s it. he's in the mix. justin is your leaderix at s under heading into tomorrow's second round. right now at game 6 the nba

finals. t blink the score will change. the raptors lead the warriors, 104-101. the warriors had to watch klay thompson clooeleave the game wi injury. the final game tonight in oakland. intense stuff. >> injuries are happening. no more time to spare with these guys. >> they bette get the serie

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