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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 years ago? oh, look, karolyn, we've got a mathematician on our hands! check it out! now you caschedule a callback or reschedule an appointment, even on nights and weekends. today's xfinity service. simple. easy. awesome. i'd ther not. right now at 11:00, family in grief. >> it's not right that he's not here with us. >> a local tenager struck and killed in a cross walk. tonight, how his parents areor hong their lost son.
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>> some showers will move through the area tonight but what's behind them. >> plus they're horn like growths poppin up on peoples' heads and they could be caused by a cell phone. >> it's really scary we're chang changing the physical aspects of human beings. first tonight, a grieving family honoring the life of this special 14-year-old boy, lost in a tragic acdent. kama went out for a run and never came back. >> the cross country runner and honor student died after being struck by a car. tonight in aninterview you will only see on news4, his parents told shomari stone how they want their son to be remembered. >> reporter: water pouring into ank ear-old kamall's fish
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is one of only few things you hear in this home. >> i miss my son. >> reporter: it's quiet and celine and his wife hold on to his memoryn ihis only on 4 interview in their living room. kamall had just graduated from 8th grade. he was an honor roll student, chess champ, jazz player, and cross country runner. >> i look at all of your n's accolades, his awards, what are you going to miss the most about him. >> the selflessnessn er once did i see him put himself before someone else. >> he was always, mom your hair looks nice. how are you doing today? d that's not just me. he does that to everyone. >> kamall was killed in a cross walk near his house saturday afternoon. the driver stayedon the scene, and she's cooperating. on charges have been filed. the family talk about the
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crash. it's still under investigation. >> what toll has this taken on your family? >> my daughter and baby son are crying, like sobbing, and i've never seen that before. my husband has sobbed. but to see your family hurt and you can't help them, that's not right. >> but they believe kamall would want them to continue to live, love, and laugh against one >> he is a light and will continue to be a light to this world. >> reporter: indeed kamall will definitely be missed. friday lelight vigil is near near the crash scene. his family says that the community is invited. i'm shomari stone, news4. >>ldgeorgetown day school he memorial for kamall today. his family thanks the school for their prayers, their love, and support. now to the storm team 4 weather forecast. the storms we've seen all week, well they're moving on out ofus
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here j in tame for the official start to summer. >> and that's tomorrow. amelia draper is here. tonds like friday have going be a beaut, amelia. >> it's going to be gorgeous.nt pley of sunshine. but right now showers moving through the area ahead of a cold front. that cold front on the doorstep. once that's through, the winds pick up and the humidity levels drop early friday morning. nothing too heavy out there. the heavier rain the moving toward the east, just scattered showers mainly until about 2:00 a.m. here's the cold front in west virginia. once this clears again, the winds pick up and it is refreshing. 7:00 a.m., still plenty of clouds but 69 degrees. creasing sunshine by the morning hours, breezy by 11:00 we'll be at 77. i'll have more what you can expect later friday and the weekend. we're almost there.
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i'll have that forecast coming up. >> thanks amelia. new tonight d.c. major responds to jack evans resignation. she says the city and the transit organization can focus on the needs of riders. evans vowed to political preure today and stepped down. he admitted to "the washington post" found violated code of ethics. two days ago he said the probe found no wrong doing. evans sent this letter to city council praising his tenure as chair.oard his last day on the board is one week from today. new tonight, a unique effort to make our streets safer for one of the area's most vulnerable communities. >> two trans gender women were killed within month of each other in the same neighborhood. now police is working across liebso t crack the cases.
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>> this partnership started tont. >> reporter: what happened here tonight was an unprecedented f sharing o information and resources. in what's described as a very frank, closed door session with d.c. lgbtq leaders, participants agreed to shareesources to help solve the morders of ajean tee carmen and zoe spears. they were both murdered in the same area of eastern avenue on the maryland side. >> we're not standing for this. you cannot come in our community and murder no matter who you are >> friends say zoe spears, murdered june 13th, had lived in fear since witnessing ashanti carmen's murder in march. some were worried the murder wouldn't be treated as important. >> i love the energy. i love the chance i was able be here. >> the discussion was what resources can we help them
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develop that th do not have. >> reporter: also present the director of the d.c. office of lgbtq affairs. >> it's iive we work with prince george's county. otherwise we will not be able to stop this. reporter: community activist considered zoe spears to be family, was overcome with emotion at the show of support. >> i want to believe that zoe's memory will not be in vain, and that her life will serve to save many more. >> reporter: on friday evening there will be a vigil in fair mont heights. theapeople taking p in that will leave, travel to the district of columbia, and join together with a second vigil for both victims. on 8th street northeast, jackie benson, news4. >> membs of the trans gender community often face higher rates of v tlence tha general population. those who are minorities are especially at risk. allo ten trans gendern killed across the u.s. this year have been black women.
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a total of 26 trans gender people were killed in 2018. >> now to a developing story tonight. iran releases video here that it says shows iut revolionary guard shooting a u.s drone out of the sky. tonight, president trump isre sing to take a military response off the table. our leon harris is trackies th new developments from our live desk. >> jim, an's boldness is a rising gap between the two countries. president trump is now his next move. iran says that drone violated the country's aerospace. the pentagon says that aircraft was in international territory. his is just the latest escalation between iran and the u.s. the u.s. has placed maximum pressure on iran with harsh economic sanctions. that combined with military build up in the region. >> shooting down aircraftin
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international aerospace, even if unmanned, is an act of war. >> don't see military confrontation. we recognize iran is a dangerous country, and they're the bad actor. >> in the oval office, president trump suggested the attack was o lish mistake. all signs point to tehran that attack being deliberate. >> leon, thank you. the failed u.s.te senaandidate in alabama who was accused of sexual misconduct is back for more, roy moore, the former alabama judge announced he's running for senate again. moore lost to democrat doug jones in 2017 afterth e women accused him of sexual assault when they were justee tgers. u.s. senate seats in alabama are usual i will a lock for republicans. the president has urged moore not to run.
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mitch mcconnell will oppose moore>lso. a former teacher is accused of recording girls undressing at herndon high school. he used to teach drama. he hid cameras in rooms to catch students undressing from may 2017 through june 2018. in a letter today, herndon high school told parents they found out yesterday that he allegedly recorded students. he faces new felony charges now and in a separate case he's secret secretly recorded husband okay pair. >> more protective netting will be going up at nats park. the nats joining a growing list of teams that will extend that netting. it will stretch to the rightft d le corners to protect fans. you may recal adler tollenson
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was struck whenis he med catching a ball.ba the nearly crushed his septum. he welcomes extra protection. >> if it means less people will get hurt, it's great decision. >> the way the theme is going, thean speed of the balls, the velocity they're flying at people, it's good they're going to take steps to protect their fans. >> adler is now on the mend and made it to his fifth grade gr graduation wearing this t-shirt that said "straight out of nose surgery." >> theizards helping to make history at tonight's nba draft. >> the wizards selecting hachimura with the 9th overall pick. he becomes the first japanese player ever selected in he first round. >> nate johnson is at the wizards draft party. >> reporter: a party for draft
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night and the wizards believe they have a reason to celebrate because of how hachimura approaches the game. >> iis love h work ethic, husband determination, his smile. he's a great kid. i can't wait to meet him. i just like everything about him. >> what sold you on him that you thought this is a guy i want to coach? >> well, ied talk to coach and he just said, coach, you're going to love the kid. he worked every singl day. he doesn't believe in days off. he comes into the gym early. a lot of players say that but don't do that. he does it. great teammate. he's going to be very respectful. he loves coaching. and brad's going to be a great role model for him. john is obviously going to be a good role model for him. and it's just a good opportunity for us. we picked a very good player. >> hachimura with several
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asons to be proud but now the first japanese player to be taken in the first round of the nba draft. we've got a heads up coming up, skull bumps, how your cell phone addiction could be causing bizarre body changes on your ed had. plus a surprise in the stomach of a family bet. you're going to want to see what was found in this bulldog's bella nd we'll be more comfowtable out there tomorr and statd. our average high is 86 degrees. we'll be below that for two days and then i'm tracking a major warmup. i' ♪ ♪ ♪ rhythm is a dancer
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mark for the u.s. supreme court in a 7-2 decision, the nation'ss hight court ruled the wirld war monument does not symbolize a state endorsement of religion. now, opponents argue the nearly 100-year-old cross separation of church and state because it sits on public land. a majority of justices disagreed saying the monument's primary purpose was to honor sacrifice. a restoration plan is under way foe cross. leaders of the washington v.a. medical center have told congress they're making changes to fix the hospital. a panel questioned about a series of recent patient deaths and staffing shortages. this comesfter a series of reports from scott mcfarland and the news4 eye team. >> leaders of the washington, d.c. medical center told a house panel they're dealing with a
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40jor staffing shortage. they have to hire people to fill a series of vacancies at the medical center. they've made progress fixing issues that plagued the issue p over tt three years, supply shortages, delayed procedures, and general mismanagement. the house oversight committee says it'll keep an eye on things to make sure more progress is made. >> today i'm here to put the leadership on. congress will not threaten the health and safety of our veterans at what ought to be the v.a.'s flag ship medical center. >> reporter: these hou oversight committee also showed a clip about a recent patient who escaped the psychiatric ward at the hospital. policies and procedures have been improved. scott mcfarlan, news4. okay. prepare to put the phone down. if'roue like us, you'll soon be reaching for the back of your head. >> yeah, this is a real head scratcher. new research says our cell phone
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addiction may beausing bizarre horn-like growths -- yeah, true examd hundreds of x-rays sh did hundreds of them -- they found 40% of people ages 18 to 30 who use their phones for more thanu 4 1/2 ho a day developed growths near the base of the skull. >> now, scitists say the bone spurs are typically seen in elderly people after decades of poor posture. they are not common for young adults. so, the lution, prop up tablets on a pillow, hold reens higher, or just put the phone down altogether. >> sounds like something -- some fake news from t internet, but it's a real study. >> it is. they've got the x-rays to prove it there. all right. a new story that may make you suspicious of the familydog next time something is missing at your house. >> they always get blamed, don't they?
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take a look at what veterinarians up in boston found inside this bulldog. 19 baby pacifiers. mortimer was taken to the clinic because he had stopped eating. his family thinks he stole the pacifiers from their two babies over the last several months. good news, mortimer is back home -- ooy -- and healthy. vets were able to remove all 19 pacifiers. you saw them intact. they don't digest. and that happened without surgery. my guess is that the babies saw him take them but didn't say anything. >> didn't rat him out. and it doesn't look like he chewed them up. >> i think mortimer wanted attention. the babies were getting it you will a. >> exactly. >> good theory. so, things arlo ing up from the weather perspective. >> finally. it's like chrimas eve night to me right now. we've been ttalking aboutis cold front moving through all week long. it's on our doorstep.
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and then we're looking at beautiful weather tomorrow, saturday, and sunday.ly especialtomorrow. a nice breeze throughout the day. low humidity. nd over all the weekend looking really pleasant well. especially when we think about what we're going to be experiencing next week. a big heat wave in the forecast, talking about highs in the loe 90s startin monday and lasting through the weekend based on the latest. that being said, appropriately timed because summer begins tomorrow right at 11:54. so, just before noon, summer officially starts tomorrow. as we take a look at your planner,tl maybe a lbit humid out there, but clouds willic requestly move out. we'll generally have partly s cloudy sk to mostly cloudy ski 69 to kick off the day with high of 84. tomorrow if you have time to eat o doors, i would recommend it. tomorrow night, fire up the grill or spendth outdoor time wi
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the kids. 78 degrees at 7:00 p.m. gorgeous weather for friday evening. that's going to lead to a really pleasant weekend. currently our temperatures are in the 70s, 74 in washington, 77 in frederick, 73 in culpeper. as we look to the weekend, a comfortable start both saturday and sunday with temperatures in the upper 50s to mid 60s starting on saturday. so, great for a run, bike ride, golf, whatever you have plan. plenty of sun throughout the day. low humidity with a low high of. 20% chance for shower later in the day. that's mainly in sou western virginia. so, think of the charlottesville area. in thed.c. metroarea, i'm seeing a completely dry weekend. that being said, weather having low impact oe weekend. pool looking awesome, cutting the grass, getting in the
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garden. i might ec are mend saturday because it's going to be cooler and humidity not an issue. maybe a little warmer in the afternoons, but for the most ju. we're really splitting hairs at that point. ook at the ten day forecast and the heat wave i'm talking about. low 90s on monday with thunderstorms late in theay. low 90 tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, maybe mid-90se e next weekend. right now i'm forecasting highs in the low to mid-90s. >> we're going to make the most of these next few day c >>oming up the wizards making know, y tonight as you know, y tonight as you plus the nationals not all water is created equal.
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what we don't like is relyin on fancy technology for help. snail mail! we were invited to a y2k party... uh, didn't that happen, like, 20 yrs ago? oh, look, karolyn, we've got ana mathematician on our hds! chn k it out! now you caschedule a callback nt or reschedule an appoint, even on nights and weekends. today's xfinity service. simple. easy. awesome. i'd rather not. this the xfinity sports desk. >> all right. the wizards could use a little ex tement. this the little shot in the
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arm they need. >> a lot of questions surrounding what the wizards were going to do toght especially without a full-time gm. so, who is hachimura? the first japanese born first round pick. never playedrganized hoops until age 13. he learned english from netflix and drake. his mom is japane. his dad is from westfr aica. he calls hims, quote, blackanese and wants to be a role model for kids stling with identity issues. he first team all america averages 19.7 points, 6'8" strong defender and if you want me to get the height machine go compared to lebron james. here's the newestis wizard and coach. >> first of all, i want to play in the playoffs and of course i want to help the team.
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and then i think, just, u know, championships. that's the up with thing i want to accomplish here. >> i really believe he could be a really talented two-way player in this league. young player. there's going to be a learng curve. >> plenty more notable draft picks tonight. vurj vir deandre hunter went to the hawks. atlanta really wanted him. they sent six draft picks including three potential draft picks to move up. they took nick keel ax lander. 24 ty jerome. and brunoernando. the nationals and phillies, that not going anymore.
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little over 30 minute rain delay because that's a prereq for baseball in d.c. this week. out lik cargo shorts. turner with the snow cone grab, then the r hkete. nice tag by kurt. the defense wasn't done. bases loaded in the fourth. score. comes in to brice harper looking to make it. harper out like low-rise jeans. nice throand tag there. suzuki had a nice run in there. the offense gettingit done. we're tied at three. breaks the tie. 17th home run of the season. that gives t nats a 4-3 lead. and later in the inning, victor robl, 3 run shot of his own. 11th home run of his own. the nattys won this one. a they took four games that
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